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Red Hook Open Studios Recap by Jane Herro

I’m still smiling from this year’s Red Hook Open Studios! We had a full house from 1 – 6pm at the Red Hook RC office where we hosted local photographer Bryan Archbold and painter & lighting designer Eric Tu. With over twenty five studios opening up their doors for the day, the neighborhood was full of both Red Hookers and […]

Congrats to Former RC Team Member Artists.

As we’ve mentioned in the past, Realty Collective has made an emphasis on hiring creative types so it’s no wonder so many of our former agents and office staff are doing well in the art world. We recently shared on our social media pages a special congrats to Elizabeth Castaldo, who used to work for […]

BRUTUS Pop-Up Art Exhibit at our Red Hook Office this Weekend.

Realty Collective’s Jane Herro will be hosting an event out of our Red Hook office this weekend.  She’s curating an artist’s mixed media exhibit.  To learn about the artist, check out his website here. This Saturday evening is the opening and RC will be open for the Barnacle Parade on Sunday, October 29th, as well, beginning at 2pm.  So […]

Bed Stuy Biggie Mural No Longer Being Eliminated

A couple of weeks ago we read this DNAInfo article about a Biggie Smalls mural in Brooklyn that was set to be destroyed so that the landlord could install new windows in his building.  The neighborhood of Bed Stuy, where the the Notorious B.I.G hails from and where this commemorative wall is located, was not happy […]

A.I.R. Gallery Event in Dumbo on Sunday

We wanted to inform you about an event at AIR Gallery this Sunday that we are sponsoring! Artist, and former Realty Collective agent, MaryKate Maher will be hosting this “afternoon of readings and performances about identity, language and gender.”  A.I.R stands for Artists in Residence and is located at 155 Plymouth Street in Dumbo.  They […]

Kentler Gallery Benefit Coming Soon.

This is the 15th year that Kentler, which has been around for 27 years now, will be holding this “100 Works on Paper” benefit and you still have plenty of time to purchase your tickets! More than one hundred artists “generously donate original drawings & works on paper in support” of this night. To learn more […]

A Day at Brooklyn Museum and Upcoming Exhibits.

We spent a lovely day at the Brooklyn Museum the other day and wanted to share some photos in the gallery below.  Beyond looking at their extensive collection of art and historical items, we enjoyed reveling at the immensity of the architecture and details of the interior.  It is a gorgeous building inside and out and […]

Calling on Artists for Red Hook Project.

The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, Mayor’s Office of Recovery and Resiliency and Council Member Carlos Menchaca are accepting submissions from professional artists for a temporary art commission in Red Hook, Brooklyn.  The focus of this project is “climate change” and the deadline to apply has aptly been set for Earth day, April 22nd. […]

German Performance Artist Ulay coming to Red Hook.

Cloaked in secrecy, the opening reception for Cutting Through the Clouds of Myth, an exhibition at Red Hook’s Kustera Projects, will include a performance by German performance artist Ulay and Slovenian artist Jasa.  Not much has been said about what to expect.  The only details we’ve heard is that ii is “a series of actions, an […]

Artist’s Talk this Saturday at Kentler.

This Saturday, March 5th at 4pm Kentler International Drawing Space in Red Hook will be having an event.  An Artist’s Talk, with two very different artists.  Both K. Saito (work above) and Orlando Richards (below) currently reside in New York but are originally from different parts of the world and their bring their cultural understanding […]