Four Shows, Music, a Reading, and a Mushroom Café!

--The spring season at the Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition continues, with four new art exhibitions that push the natural world to the forefront bursting forth on Saturday, June 7:

Fungi, an international juried exhibition in cooperation with Brooklyn Mushroom, focuses on the mycological. One of the most mysterious, least understood realms of biology, fungi hold the power to sustain, influence, and even kill us. This show brings together a wide variety of creative expressions in all media, inspired by the enigmatic world of mushrooms. Brooklyn Mushroom is an experiment in mushroom culture and mischief. They host educational, cultural, artistic, and social mushroom events with the goal of creating a fungi community nationally.

Biophilia is a national juried show that investigates the natural world through art. From the canopy of the forest to the carpet of organic matter beneath our feet, the tapestry our biosphere weaves around us has always been raw material for the artist. This exhibition explores the beauty and pleasures found in nature. Delicate or untamed, fleeting or enduring, organic life connects us all.

Creating With Sustainability is the theme of 2025’s second BWAC members exhibition. Artist members have incorporated repurposed and recycled materials into their work. This show examines themes of ecological responsibility, reuse, and upcycling a range of elements, including found objects, recycled media, and reclaimed resources and is presented in cooperation with Materials for the Arts (MFTA), a NYC nonprofit that provides arts nonprofits, public schools and city agencies with access to free materials.

Also on view, BWAC hosts an exhibition titled, New Yorkers Capturing Nature. This special presentation by Sierra Photo NYC is a photography exhibit that highlights the thriving natural world within the five boroughs of New York City. Sierra Photo NYC is a group within the New York City Sierra Club that brings together nature photographers and enthusiasts who support the Club’s environmental goals. The show can be found in the second-floor café area.

All four shows open Saturday, June 7, and will remain on display through Sunday, June 29, each weekend between the hours of 1:00 to 6:00 p.m., at the BWAC Gallery**.**

Also on Tap This Weekend

On Saturday, June 7th, from 2:30 – 4:30 p.m., BWAC member Tim Brewer and his jazz band, the Tim Brewer Trio with special guest Jessi on sax, will be playing on the BWAC stage in the upstairs café.

On Sunday, June 8th, from 2:00 – 5:00 p.m., Brooklyn-based duo the Prolificators will be playing and recording their immersive, experimental music. If you haven’t yet heard it, you’re in for an experience. Tickets are $15, and includes a download of the album when it is completed. Click here for info and ticketing.

In conjunction with the Fungi show, Brooklyn Mushroom is manning the ground floor café, and will have a mushroom-based menu that includes mushroom tea and coffee, and sparkling water infused with mushrooms and fruit flavorings. More than an art exhibit, it's an experience!

Also on Sunday, from 3:30 – 4:30, Authors Heather Sanderson and Janet Morgan will be on hand to read passages from their latest published book, What Art Can Do.

Finally, in conjunction with the Fungi show, there will be a pop-up Mushroom Café, with a menu that includes mushroom tea and coffee, and sparkling water infused with mushrooms and fruit flavorings.

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