Month: September 2025

WNYC | Clanks, whirs, creativity: Kids’ ingenuity drives invention for Brooklyn’s South Slope Derby

WNYC | Clanks, whirs, creativity: Kids’ ingenuity drives invention for Brooklyn’s South Slope Derby

Every summer, KoKo NYC — the program that runs the race — organizes workshops where kids design and build their vehicles, applying the nonprofit’s “trash is treasure” mission of teaching kids to use their creativity and reclaimed materials to build anything possible. Visit WNYC for 

Shane Charles: Redbird

Shane Charles: Redbird

Redbird | Press Release | KoKo Press Release | Installation View September 6 – October 12, 2025 Opening Reception: Saturday, September 6, 7-9pm Artist Talk with Shane Charles: Saturday, October 4, 6-8pm Open Source Gallery is pleased to present Redbird, an exhibition by Shane Charles. Redbird 

Shane Charles: Redbird Installation View

Shane Charles: Redbird Installation View

Redbird | Press Release | KoKo Press Release  | Installation View  

HTBAF: Desire Lines

HTBAF: Desire Lines

When: Friday, September 26, 7-9pm Where: Open Source Gallery (306 17th St., Brooklyn, 11215) RSVP Now! There are maps and coordinates, patterns, and delineations. There are designated spaces, pathways, and landmarks. And we, creatures of desire, and ease, perhaps even more than habit, disrupt, erode, shift, 

Artist Talk: Shane Charles – Redbird

Artist Talk: Shane Charles – Redbird

When: Saturday, October 4, 2025, 6–8pm Where: Open Source Gallery, 306 17th St, Brooklyn, NY 11215 RSVP Join artist Shane Charles for an in-gallery conversation with Emma Lewis on his exhibition Redbird. Redbird is a sculptural system built from engineered steel and hemlock, activated through 

Open Call for 2027 Exhibitions

Open Call for 2027 Exhibitions

Our Open Call for 2027 Exhibitions is now closed. Check back in fall of 2026 for the next open call!     Application Due: November 1, 2025 Application Fee: $10 *To guarantee consideration of your proposal for the Open Call, please review and meet all