Thomas has work included in the star-studded “Seven Year Anniversary Group Show” at English Kills, one of the first galleries in Bushwick. —— Two Coats […]
Tag: Austin Thomas
Quick Study: Pocket Utopia’s first anniversary, the new neighbor
This Friday, 6-8pm, our favorite gallery, Pocket Utopia, will be celebrating its one-year anniversary on the Lower East Side with “Club Pocket Utopia,” a big […]
The lives of artists
In addition to many other projects, artist Sharon Louden spent the last two years editing Living and Sustaining a Creative Life: Essays by 40 Working […]
Drink, Draw, Discuss in DC
UPDATE (February 29, 2012): At 4pm on Saturday, March 3, Austin Thomas will wrap up her exhibition and salon series with a talk about her […]
Social practice: Austin Thomas and Julie Torres
I stopped by Austin Thomas’s studio yesterday where she and Julie Torres were deep into a twelve-hour artmaking session.
Austin Thomas: Consummately visual
In The Brooklyn Rail, Thomas Micchelli reviews Austin Thomas’s remarkable solo show at STOREFRONT, which closes this Sunday. “The installation, which is divided […]
“Artists have to chart their own path”
At Art21, Hrag talks to Austin Thomas about making art, being an artist, and her latest project, Art Stumbles. “After completing Pocket Utopia, a 2-year, […]
My other blog: Bushwick & Main
In July 2009 I started a blog called Sharon Butler@ Bushwick & Main to document my Artist Residency at Pocket Utopia. Since the residency ended, […]
So long Pocket Utopia
Today is my last day of the residency, and Pocket Utopia’s last day at 1037 Flushing Avenue, too. When Austin Thomas opened the space in […]
A weekend in Bushwick
Don’t forget that this weekend is Bushwick Open Studios, with performances and parties in every nook and cranny. On Sunday afternoon, look for me lurking […]
Twitter notes
Kevin Regan in his studio. Photo by Mimi Luse Kevin Regan profile at Bushwickbk.com http://bit.ly/17tPTo about 9 hours ago Austin Thomas “Practice Space” opens at […]
January Residency at Pocket Utopia
I spent the week-long residency exploring the point where words and images intersect in my work. On Sunday, January 18, Austin Thomas and I led […]
Pocket Utopia Salon report: Moving beyond ObamArt
After suffering through eight years of dangerously misguided Bush administration policies, we all heaved a sigh of relief when Barack Obama was sworn in as […]
Studio update: January Residency at Pocket Utopia
Contributed by Sharon Butler / I spent the week-long residency creating circle charts, which represent the point in my work where words and images intersect. […]
Andy Piedilato in Bushwick
Settling in to Bushwick yesterday, I stopped by English Kills to see Andy Piedilato’s paintings. The most obvious thing to report is that the paintings […]
Residency at Pocket Utopia this week, Habitat for Artists goes indoors
I’ll be setting up shop at Pocket Utopia in Bushwick this week if anyone wants to stop by. Here are the topics I’d like to […]
Art Blogger Think Tank on January 18 in Brooklyn, NY
Austin Thomas and I are planning to have a Blogger Conference/Think Tank/Pre-Inauguration Party at Pocket Utopia (Brooklyn, NY) on Sunday, January 18 at 4pm. Bloggers: […]
Holiday shopping guide: Buy art for everyone, even small children
In New York, facebooking Jerry Saltz reports that the last time money left the art world, intrepid types maxed out their credit cards and opened […]
Lost in space: Art post-studio
The June issue of The Brooklyn Rail has gone online today. My contribution examines studio space, and how some artists making traditional art objects (painting, […]
Studio update: Itinerant painter
Contributed by SHaron Butler / Every professor has a wildly optimistic, first-day-of-summer-vacation “List of Things To Do.” Here’s mine. The most significant decision has been […]
