When: Friday, October 24, 7-9pm Where: Open Source Gallery (306 17th St., Brooklyn, 11215) RSVP Now! From Edgar Allan Poe to Lovecraft from Stephen King to Brian Evanson and everything in between, even those childhood moments, maybe at summer camp around a fire when someone told …
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 …
Image by Miho Suzuki Mark Your Calendar: The Annual South Slope Derby will be Saturday, August 23, 2025! What: South Slope Derby Date: Saturday, August 23, 2025 Time: 12 – 3 PM Where: 17th Street between 5th Ave. and 6th Ave., Brooklyn KoKo NYC presents …
When: Saturday, May 3rd and Sunday, May 4th @ 1PM-3PM Starting point: Open Source Gallery, 306 17th St, Brooklyn, NY 11215 Join us for Waste Not, Want Not: Creative Resilience in South Slope, a guided walking tour facilitated by Open Source Gallery in collaboration with Jane’s …
When: Friday, May 30, 6-9pm Where: The KoKo Lot, 440 19th St., Brooklyn RSVP Now! Remember how fun the Spring Party was last year? We are having the great and funky AJOYO back and want to invite you, your friends and your family again! Join us at …
When: Saturday, May 31st @ 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Where: The KoKo Lot, 440 19th St, Brooklyn, NY 11215 RSVP here! Mark Stilwell presents Safety Bear at the KoKo Lot! During Safety Bear, see larger-than-life creatures constructed from recyclables and other reclaimed materials battle to …
Join us to celebrate 18 years of Open Source Gallery and KoKo NYC Gala and Art Auction | Saturday, December 14 from 6 – 9pm | BrooklynWorks at 159 20th St., Brooklyn TICKETS On Saturday, December 14, 2024, Open Source Gallery will host our …
Open Kitchen 2024 sign up View Open Kitchen Calendar —— A partir de diciembre, @opensourcegallery organizará una serie de comidas gratuitas, cocinadas por chefs voluntarios. Las comidas serán las noches del 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 y 10 de diciembre. La comida está disponible …
November 17, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm @ Open Source Gallery Join us for this activation of Noah Fischer’s New York 2044 at Open Source! In the wake of the 2024 election and its associated churning cycle of fake, disturbing, and distracting news, we look to …
When: Wednesday, November 20 @ 7pm Where: Open Source Gallery (306 17th Street, Brooklyn) RSVP Now! Through intimate cinema vérité, UNION chronicles the extraordinary efforts of an unlikely group of warehouse workers as they launch a grassroots union campaign at an Amazon fulfillment center in Staten …
Saturday, August 24 17th Street between 5th Ave. and 6th Ave., Brooklyn Open Source Gallery and KoKo NYC present the annual South Slope Derby, a celebration of creativity and innovation! For over fifteen years, KoKo NYC has offered week-long Soap Box Workshops all summer long …
Thank you for coming to our Spring Party and making it so special! We had such a blast at our Spring Party last weekend, and we hope you did too! We had over 150 attendees, ate a lot of empanadas, and danced to AJOYO! Our …
How To Build A Fire: Stitches When: May 30th, 7pm Where: Open Source Gallery RSVP Now! What holds us together, binds us to one another? What dissolves us into side-aching laughter? How do we put ourselves back together after trauma or tragedy or adorn ourselves …
cHURCH OF MONIKA Sara Bouchard: Aural Ecologies Where: Open Source Gallery When: Sunday, May 19, 11am – 1pm RSVP Now! Sound artist Sara Bouchard will present a performance and discussion based on her current research: building live-coded, immersive soundscapes in collaboration with the local environment. In …
*cHURCH OF MONIKA | Limit is the limit: projectarians against lat(t)e capitalizm When: Sunday, April 28th, 11am – 1pm Where: Open Source Gallery RSVP Now! The limitless aspiration is one of the driving forces of artistic projectarians – people who make one project after another …
Join us for a multi-drummer performance at the KoKo Lot in which each drummer at their own kit arcs and flows with dynamics and grooves, curated by Chris Moore (teacher, mentor, drummer for Detroit’s Negative Approach, solo musician, and visual artist). Proceeds from this event …
When: Thursday, June 6, from 6-9pm Where: The Lot, 440 19th St., Brooklyn RSVP Now! The Spring Party is the time of year when we throw a party to thank all of you who make our work possible! Join us at The Lot for live …
Join Jody Wood at the Gallery on Saturday, March 23rd from 11am – 1pm for a final remedy giveaway and breakfast as she begins to deinstall Collecting Health! We want as many of the remedies as possible to find new homes and uses. Bring your …
When: March 17, 11am – 1pm Where: Open Source Gallery RSVP Now! In the setting of Jody Wood’s Collecting Health, Jaykumar Menon and Aleks Mehrle will discuss Open Source Pharma’s mission to develop affordable new therapies in areas of great health need, by using open …
For every show the Open Source Gallery team works closely with the Exhibiting Artist(s) to prepare hands on activities for the entire family. Family Sunday at Collecting Health: March 3, 3:00 – 5:00pm RSVP is not required, but encouraged. Bring your kids and join us …
Open Kitchen 2023 | And you’ll know its done when the oil stops bubbling —— A partir de diciembre, @opensourcegallery organizará una serie de comidas gratuitas, cocinadas por chefs voluntarios. Las comidas serán las noches del 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 15, 16, 17, 19, …
Open Kitchen 2023 | Story Circle | And you’ll know its done when the oil stops bubbling | view cookbook October 28, 12-2pm @ KoKo Lot 440 19th St, Brooklyn, NY 11215 Join us for a story-sharing circle facilitated by mike durkin around the role …
compos(t)ing spaces | Installation View | co-experimentation lab | PR for KoKo kids | Press Release Friday, October 27th: 6:30-8pm Get Tickets Here The workshop will be @ Genspace 132 32nd St. Suite 108. Brooklyn, NY 11232 Calling all makers! Whether you decorate cakes, embroider …
October 7, 6pm 5-6pm Jam session with Tahir Karmali (bring your instruments or digital files) @ Open Source gallery, 306 17th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215 A visionary musician who, with voice and ancient African instruments, channels sound as a universal healing force. Together, breathing rhythms …
MULTI-DRUMMER PERFORMANCE WHEN: Sunday, October 22, 2023 • 4:30pm RSVP here WHERE: @ MAMA TRIED, 787 3rd Avenue @ 27th St CELEBRATE FALL WITH A DRUM PERFORMANCE A multi-drummer performance in which each drummer at their own kit arcs and flows with dynamics and grooves. …
2023 Gala & Art Auction | 5 things to think about when buying art by Michele Jaslow | Art Auction Gallery | buy Tickets GALA: Sunday, December 10, 2023 5-8pm BrooklynWorks at 159 (159 20th St, Brooklyn) STANDARD TICKET: $150 VIP TICKET: $250 KIDS WORKSHOP …
STORYTELLING Thursday, November 30th, 7-9pm @ Open Source Gallery 306 17th St, Brooklyn, NY 11215 Theme: Grace This month, How to Build a Fire will be surrounded by Gwenyth Chao’s, Compos(t)ing Spaces. Chao is interested in biomaterials, in taking what is seen as refuse and …
STORYTELLING Thursday, October 26th, 7-9pm @ Open Source Gallery 306 17th St, Brooklyn, NY 11215 Theme: Compose This month, How to Build a Fire’s stories will be told as Gwenyth Chao’s project, Compos(t)ing Spaces is installed in the gallery. The exhibition will include an experimental …
WHEN: OCTOBER 22, 2023, 11:00AM – 1:00PM WHERE: OPEN SOURCE GALLERY In preparation for her exhibition at Open Source Gallery in February 2024, join artist Jody Wood for a workshop to explore and discover the home remedies that exist in the cupboards, refrigerators, and cabinets …
WHEN: NOVEMBER 12, 2023, 11:00AM – 1:00PM WHERE: OPEN SOURCE GALLERY Inspired by the rice dispenser that lived in her maternal grandparents home, Bella Kiser will discuss her latest work in progress, “Rice Box”, a remembrance of Lola and Lolo, who gave so much and …
September 27th, 7pm @ Open Source Gallery, 306 17th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215 Laura Lizcano is a Colombian-born singer-songwriter based in New York. Influenced by artists like Norah Jones, Natalia Lafourcade and Caroline Shaw, Lizcano combines her formal training as a jazz vocalist with her …
STORYTELLING Thursday, September 28th, 7pm-9pm @ Open Source Gallery 306 17th St, Brooklyn, NY 11215 Theme: Unity – I Am You, and Vibrations The exhibit at Open Source this month is “Valley of Unity,” which is based on a passage from Attar of Nishapur’s The …
September 23, 6pm 5-6pm Jam session with Tahir Karmali (bring your instruments or digital files) @ Open Source gallery, 306 17th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215 Born in Athens, Greece and based in New York guitarist and composer Achilles Kallergis is a versatile and dynamic artist …
September 30, 6pm 5-6pm Jam session with Tahir Karmali (bring your instruments or digital files) @ Open Source gallery, 306 17th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215 video by Street of Sound A native of Kobe, Japan, Naoya Ogura started playing Jazz in the school Jazz band …
September 9, 6pm 5-6pm Jam session with Tahir Karmali (bring your instruments or digital files) @ Open Source gallery, 306 17th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215 Waelviolin is a New Orleans based violinist who travels across the world to spread his visceral light. Defying the classical …
Help Create Roving Gardens for NYC Climate Week! @ the KoKo Lot: 440 19th Street, Brooklyn, NY Saturday, September 23rd: 12pm – 5:00pm Help us build Roving Gardens at The Lot on Saturday, September 23rd! This is a FREE workshop for families; NO REGISTRATION NEEDED, …
Valley of Unity | Installation View Join us for a series of live performances produced and recorded by Street of Sound where musicians will activate Tahir Karmali’s installation at Open Source Gallery. The goal of these performances is to create a mixed auditory experience that …
September 20th, 7pm @ Open Source Gallery, 306 17th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215 New York based guitarist, Guillaume Muller released his debut album in the Fall 2019, entitled “Sketches of Sound”. Guillaume’s original music draws influence from bebop and hard bop but with its own …
Saturday, August 26 12-3pm 17th Street between 5th Ave. and 6th Ave., Brooklyn Open Source Gallery and KoKo NYC present the annual South Slope Derby, a celebration of creativity and innovation! For over fifteen years, KoKo NYC has offered week-long Soap Box Workshops all summer …
Thursday, August 17th, 7pm-9pm Where: Open Source Gallery 306 17th St, Brooklyn, NY 11215 What: Theme: hiatus/ breathe 4 x 15 min Stories This month, the gallery is an open space – no installation, just us and our tall tales. It’s August, there’s a chunk …
July 12th, 7pm @ Open Source gallery, 306 17th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215 Pete Galub and the Annuals (Tom Gavin on bass, Chris Moore on dums) create a unique brand of guitar-pop that embraces melody, dissonance and humor. Author Rick Moody says, “… sort of …
When: June 1, 6-9pm Where: KoKo Lot (440 19th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215) Free admission RSVP here! Join us for an Open Source and KoKo celebration with live music by Ajoyo, performing for the 3rd year in a row at our Spring Party! What are …
June 14th, 7pm @ Open Source gallery, 306 17th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215 Groovy mix of Brazilian Jazz and Jazz fusion. Bassist Gregory M. Jones hails from Boston. He studied music at the New England Conservatory of Music. He has played all around the world …
June 21th, 7pm @ Open Source gallery, 306 17th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215 WAYNE TUCKER is a trumpeter, composer, arranger, violinist and vocalist based in New York City. He has released 5 albums under his name and performs regularly with his band, The Bad Mothas …
Thursday, July 27th, 7pm-9pm Where: Open Source Gallery 306 17th St, Brooklyn, NY 11215 What: Theme: Evolution 4 x 15 min Stories This month, the gallery is all about “Precipitate,” a project by SCOPE, and our HTBAF theme is “evolution.” How will the future unfold? …
JUNE 28th, 7pm @ Open Source Gallery, 306 17th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215 G2G4 features vocalist/composer/lyricist Paula Jeanine Bennett’s new and dynamic song cycle. Her compositions are inspired by the architecture of Fes and Meknes, Morocco and infused with jazz, global and storytelling elements. A …
Precipitate | Installation View | Untitled Sludgescapes | Press Release | Precipitate Live! Friday, July 28, 7-9pm Join us for a performance, artist talk, and Q&A with Nola Sporn Smith. Nola Sporn Smith is a Brooklyn-grown movement performer. She will improvise in response to the …
July 5th, 7pm @ Open Source gallery, 306 17th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215 Dawn Drake is an active musician in NYC’s eclectic music scene. She is a percussionist, bass player, singer and composer/songwriter who leads the band ZapOte, a “Tropical Pop” ensemble which breaks down …
Thursday, June 22nd, 7pm-9pm Note: HTBAF happens USUALLY every last Thursday of each month! Just this month it is a week earlier. Where: Open Source Gallery 306 17th St, Brooklyn, NY 11215 What: Theme: Scope 4 x 15 min Stories An open gallery.* A space …
Spectre | Creative Print Making Workshop | The Lot Residency | Artist-in-Residence Martyna Szczęsna Saturday June 17th and Sunday June 18th: 2-4pm FREE workshop, RSVP required (see below) KoKo Lot Artist in Residence Martyna Szczesna will lead a two day workshop for kids 5th through …
SNAILEIDOLIA | Installation View | Earth Day Snail Safari with Matthew Wills | A Confluence of Snails | Snails in the Future Perfect | pdf press release | On Hyperallergic Saturday May 06, 6pm at Open Source Gallery 306 17th Street Join us at Open …
Multi-drummer Performance When: Sunday, May 7, 2023 • 4:30pm Where: @ MAMA TRIED, 787 3rd Avenue @ 27th St CELEBRATE SPRING WITH A DRUM PERFORMANCE A multi-drummer performance in which each drummer at their own kit arcs and flows with dynamics and grooves. Featuring Chris …
Thursday, May 25th, 7pm-9pm Note: HTBAF happens every last Thursday of each month! Where: Open Source Gallery 306 17th St, Brooklyn, NY 11215 What: Theme: Interwoven 4 x 15 min Stories We continue to find ways to push back against the isolation and separation created …
At The Lot: 440 19th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215 Date & Time: May 16, 6-8pm Tickets: $10 suggested donation RSVP here! This event is 21+ Ever wanted to be part of a KoKo workshop even though they’re just for kids? Now’s your chance! Join us …
At The Lot: 440 19th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215 Date & Time: May 9, 6-8pm Tickets: $10 suggested donation RSVP here! This event is 21+ Ever wanted to be part of a KoKo workshop even though they’re just for kids? Now’s your chance! Join us …
SNAILEIDOLIA | Installation View | Earth Day Snail Safari with Matthew Wills | A Confluence of Snails | Snails in the Future Perfect | pdf press release | On Hyperallergic When: April 22, 2-4pm Where: Brooklyn Bridge Park: Pier 6 entrance (westernmost end of Atlantic …
SNAILEIDOLIA | Installation View | Earth Day Snail Safari with Matthew Wills | A Confluence of Snails | Snails in the Future Perfect | pdf press release | On Hyperallergic May 27th, 2023 On Zoom, 4pm EST (Honolulu: 10:00am, Europe: 22:00/10:00pm) https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85280416133 Meeting ID: 852 …
When: Thursday March 30th, 7pm-9pm Note: HTBAF happens every last Thursday of each month! Where: Open Source Gallery 306 17th St, Brooklyn, NY 11215 What: 4 x 15 min Stories How to Build a Fire is a community storytelling series where a diverse group of …
WHEN: May 14, 2023, 11:00AM – 1:00PM WHERE: OPEN SOURCE GALLERY Romina Chuls will present her most recent project on view at Real Art Ways from April 20th until July 16th. In this last project, Romina imagines abortion as part of a collective interdependent reproductive …
WHEN: MARCH 12, 2023, 11:00AM – 1:00PM WHERE: OPEN SOURCE GALLERY Join us for a joint conversation between artists Matt Peterson and Vanessa Terán, who will speak about their collaborative work around indigeneity and American Indian reservations, from their participation in the Standing Rock movement …
In Union | Artist Talk moderated by Lou Cornum | press release Opening Reception: February 11, 6-9pm Artist Talk moderated by Lou Cornum: 7:30-8:30 In person at Open Source Gallery or on Zoom (Meeting ID: Meeting ID: 819 6549 4708) Join us for a conversation …
February 19th: 11am- 1pm excerpts from the book TIN CANS, objects and new impressions Stephan Wittmer lives and works in Lucerne, Switzerland. He studied at the School of Design SfG in Lucerne. Since graduating (1982) he has been working as a freelance artist and as …
When: NOTE: corrected date: Friday Feb 24th, 7pm-9pm Where: Puffin Cultural Forum 20 Puffin Way, Teaneck, New Jersey 07666-4111 (167 Bus from Port Authority) What: 4 x 15 min Stories How to Build a Fire is a community storytelling series where …
When: February 26th, 2023, 2pm-3:30pm Where: Open Source Gallery, 306 17th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215 Who: Families, All Ages What: hands-on jewelry making workshop How: Registration is required. 2pm-3:30pm Suggested Donation of $20 per Family and $10 for Individuals Tecumseh Ceaser, creator of Native Tec, …
Jan. 28, 2023, 4-8pm $10 suggested Donation RSVP here hosted at Open Source Gallery 306 17th Street, Brooklyn Support Artists from Bakhmut, Ukraine + Fundraiser In collaboration with: Oberih Creative Workshop of Bakhmut (@OberigTM) & The Ukrainian American Coordinating Council (@UACCusa) ————————- Artists from Bakhmut …
We raised $30,000 at our Fundraiser this year! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR GENEROUS SUPPORT Thanks to all who purchased artworks and attended the event, Thank you to all the artists who generously donated, to the Open Source Gallery Board of Directors and to …
When: Thursday, October 6th, 5pm Where: KoKo LOT (440 19th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215) What: Mac & Cheese dinner w/ crickets This Thursday, please join Koko/Open Source for a farm to table dinner, featuring our very own Brooklyn-raised crickets! We’ll have a Mac & Cheese …
WHEN: November 13, 2022 11AM-1PM WHERE: CHURCH OF MONIKA @ OPEN SOURCE GALLERY, 306 17TH STREET, BROOKLYN, NY 11215 Care taken in advance through informal dialogue about community engagement in arts – sharing different perspectives and experiences to find motivation and reasons behind social practices …
