Roundtable Discussion Series begins this Wed. August 8 at 7pm

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Please join us this Wednesday, August 8, for the roundtable discussion "Art and Community Development" starting at 7pm with reception from 6 to 9pm.

Art and Social Activism on view August 1 - 25, 2012.

Boyce Cummings, Monkey Rider, 2012

Roundtable Discussion Series:

Wednesday, August 8 from 6 to 9pm: Art and Community Development
Panelists: Artist duo Eve Biddle and Joshua Frankel, Groundswell Mural Project founder Amy Sananman

Wednesday, August 15 from 6 to 9pm: Art and The Environment
Panelists: Artist Dana Levy, Earth Day President & Executive Director Pamela Lippe

Wednesday, August 22 from 6 to 9pm: Art and Identity
Panelists: Artist Jen P. Harris, Facing History and Ourselves, Senior Program Associate Tracy Garrison-Feinberg

Moderated by Nicholas Cohn

Artist Talks and Performances:

Please join us on Saturdays from 1 to 6pm for BBQ, exhibition tours, and artist talks.

Closing Party: Saturday, August 25 from 1 to 9pm with Performance piece by Joshua Seidner

Nicholas Cohn Art Projects is pleased to present Art and Social Activism, a group exhibition featuring an international roster of artists working in a range of media, from painting and sculpture to video and performance, connected by their focus on social issues of national and global concern.

In collaboration with chashama, Nicholas Cohn Art Projects has transformed an industrial building in Long Island City into a venue for socially motivated visual art. Art and Social Activism will highlight issues of community development, identity, discrimination, and the environment.

Participating artists include: Eve Biddle and Joshua Frankel, Boyce Cummings, Parastou Forouhar, Jen P. Harris, Karrie Hovey, Lawrence Lek, Dana Levy, Seema Nusrat, Christopher Robbins and Aaron Krach, Joshua Seidner, and Ali Van.

For a full exhibition description please visit: www.ncartprojects.com

Dana Levy, Florida Store, 2012

Directions:

Long Island City is adjacent to Midtown Manhattan, and the venue is easily accessible by subway and car. Below are directions and links to Google maps.

Exhibition Address:

26-15 Jackson Avenue, Queens, NY

Subway:

E/M (From 53rd Street & Lexington to Court Sq./23 Street Ely Avenue. 1 stop)

7 (From Grand Central Station to 45 Rd. Court Sq. 3 stop)

G (From Brooklyn get off at Court Sq.)

Driving:

From Grand Central Station take I-495 E

From 59th Street take Queensboro Bridge

Associate Curator: Jessica Lott

Operations Manager: Colin Winkelman, Handle My Art, LLC.

Advisory Committee: Eve Biddle, Joshua Frankel, Michael Cohn, Gabe Ponce De Leon