Victorian Flatbush Artist Studio Walk (Oct. 18)
Details
PLEASE READ THE INFORMATION BELOW CAREFULLY, ESPECIALLY THE BOLD TYPE.
If you are registered for this walk and can't attend, please change your RSVP online from "YES" to "NO". There is no need to post why you can't make the event. Thank you.
Some of the route and artists will be different from last year.
If you have any questions for me, please contact me through my private Meetup inbox. The organizer for this Meetup event is John, who is listed on the top of the "going list" with a photograph. Thank you again.
Description: Victorian Flatbush Open Artist Studios has about 40 participating artists. These artists are opening their doors to the public and sharing their work. The artists don't charge admission to their art studios. We'll stop in some of these art studios and get a rare, intimate view of the artists' working environment. We can also talk to the artists about what they do. This art walk features painting, photography, ceramics, mixed-media, sculpture, and printmaking.
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Below is a painting titled Social Contract by Laolu Senbanjo, who will be part of the Victorian Flatbush Open Artist Studios.
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Below is a Self-Portrait (2012) by Laolu Senbanjo.
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Below is a painting of a Victorian house by Arturo Garcia, who will be part the Victorian Flatbush Open Artist Studios. (In 2012, Arturo Garcia was being interviewed by the Ditmas Park Corner [a daily newsletter] while he was painting the green Victorian house on Beverley Road between Westminster and Argyle Streets.)
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Below is a Self-Portrait (2010) by Auturo Garcia.
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We'll also be walking down streets in the Victorian Flatbush's historic districts, which have free-standing Victorian houses in various architectural styles (Arts & Crafts, Colonial, Japanese, Queen Anne, Swiss, etc.) with turrets, bay windows, stained glass windows, finials, and ornamental wreaths. Below are photos of houses in this area. We'll be visiting art studios in some of these beautiful houses.
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Cost: The cost of this event is $2 per person, which is paid at the start of the walk. This is for the organizer's Meetup preparation costs and fees.
Meeting Time: The meeting time is (after lunch) at 1:45 PM.
Meeting Place: The meeting place is outside of the entrance to Duane Reade Pharmacy. The address is 1517 Cortelyou Road (at the north west corner of Cortelyou Road and East 16th Street), Brooklyn, New York. The Duane Reade Pharmacy is about one short block from the subway station, which is the Cortelyou Road station. Before the walk, a restroom is available in Duane Reade Pharmacy. There also will be restrooms available during the walk.
Below is the Duane Reade Pharmacy at 1517 Cortelyou Road.
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Transportation: Take the "Q" subway train southbound to Cortelyou Road in Brooklyn, New York. Duane Reade is less than a block from the "Q' subway train stop. You can also take the 2, 3, 4, D, N, or R subway train to the Atlantic Avenue subway station and then switch at this Atlantic Avenue subway station to a "Q" subway train to Cortelyou Road. You can also take a LIRR train to Atlantic Avenue station and then switch to a "Q" subway train.
Finishing Time/Place: This art walk, which is a one-way walk, will finish at about 5:10 PM at the Newkirk Plaza and East 16th Street subway station for the "Q" subway train.
This walk is about 2 1/2 miles.
If you are registered for this walk and can't attend, please change your RSVP online from "YES" to "NO". There is no need to post why you can't make the event. Thank you.
Only heavy rain will cancel this walk. Therefore, if it is heavy rain, I will post a cancellation notice on Sunday morning. If I don't post a cancellation notice, I plan to be at the meeting place. If it is raining, I will just bring an umbrella. (We will be spending half of the time inside these artist studios anyway. Plus, this event is held only once a year, so there is no rain date to reschedule it.) If I do cancel the art walk, I will post a cancellation notice in the Discussion Board.
Below are photos of one of the beautiful Victorian houses on the tour. We will be visiting this house on the last stop.
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