LOCATION:
Convent of St. Cecilia, 21 Monitor St, Brooklyn, NY 11222, USA
OPENING:
Friday, August 28th, 2009,
6pm-9pm with performances by Bulbs and Sister Big Stuff
OPEN TO PUBLIC:
August 29th and 30th: 12:00 - 5:00
September 5th and 6th: 12:00 - 5:00
An exhibition reflective of our contemporary atmosphere, Room Tones is also a return to an earlyand influential site of western art. The Catholic convent of St. Cecilia in Greenpoint was once a robust institution, home to a steady then slowly decreasing number of nuns until it was closed and vacated in 2008. Like many empty storefronts throughout New York City, the situation of this particular convent is a barometer of the complex social and economic changes taking place in Greenpoint and its neighboring L train enclaves. Spiritual views and orientations aside, Father Krische, pastor of St. Cecilia, has generously worked with organizer Nathan Spondike and his team making Room Tones an event that will reinvigorate this unique 97-year-old building into a testament of the new thoughts and ideas emerging from artists around it.
Room Tones is a collaborative exhibition of 25 highly diverse artistic peers within the vacant Convent of St. Cecilia. Reflections of the nuns' former usage of the space permeate this momentary rehabitation. Inside this once highly private and exclusive residence, the artists have each been given an individual room to provide an intimate and singular view of their work. In addition, a selection of further pieces will be displayed in dialogue throughout the dining hall, parlor, basement, bathrooms, and hallways. Various video works from selected contributors will be screened along with opening night music performances by the San Francisco based “Bulbs” and Brooklyn duo “Sister Big Stuff” in the convent’s unique prayer chapel.
For more information please visit www.roomtones.org
ARTISTS:
Rebecca Adams, Paolo Arao, Jason Bartell, Nathan Dilworth, Brock Enright, Aaron Frank, Chris Georges, Julio Cesar Gonzalez, Colt Hausman, Adam Henry, Colin Hunt, Brian Kain, William Latta, Qing Liu, Molly Lowe, Owen McAuley, Susan Sabiston, William Sabiston, Mike Schreiber, Emily Mae Smith, Nathan Spondike, Ryan Sullivan, Kristina Williamson, Leah Wolff, Katherine Wolkoff,
An exhibition reflective of our contemporary atmosphere, Room Tones is also a return to an earlyand influential site of western art. The Catholic convent of St. Cecilia in Greenpoint was once a robust institution, home to a steady then slowly decreasing number of nuns until it was closed and vacated in 2008. Like many empty storefronts throughout New York City, the situation of this particular convent is a barometer of the complex social and economic changes taking place in Greenpoint and its neighboring L train enclaves. Spiritual views and orientations aside, Father Krische, pastor of St. Cecilia, has generously worked with organizer Nathan Spondike and his team making Room Tones an event that will reinvigorate this unique 97-year-old building into a testament of the new thoughts and ideas emerging from artists around it.
Room Tones is a collaborative exhibition of 25 highly diverse artistic peers within the vacant Convent of St. Cecilia. Reflections of the nuns' former usage of the space permeate this momentary rehabitation. Inside this once highly private and exclusive residence, the artists have each been given an individual room to provide an intimate and singular view of their work. In addition, a selection of further pieces will be displayed in dialogue throughout the dining hall, parlor, basement, bathrooms, and hallways. Various video works from selected contributors will be screened along with opening night music performances by the San Francisco based “Bulbs” and Brooklyn duo “Sister Big Stuff” in the convent’s unique prayer chapel.
For more information please visit www.roomtones.org
ARTISTS:
Rebecca Adams, Paolo Arao, Jason Bartell, Nathan Dilworth, Brock Enright, Aaron Frank, Chris Georges, Julio Cesar Gonzalez, Colt Hausman, Adam Henry, Colin Hunt, Brian Kain, William Latta, Qing Liu, Molly Lowe, Owen McAuley, Susan Sabiston, William Sabiston, Mike Schreiber, Emily Mae Smith, Nathan Spondike, Ryan Sullivan, Kristina Williamson, Leah Wolff, Katherine Wolkoff,