eyewash ARTWALKING:Bedford Avenue April 27 through June 8, 2008 OPENING RECEPTION: Sunday, April 27th, 2008, from 2-8 in the afternoon ARTWALKING features two evenings of video art by Brooklyn artists at SpikeHill on May 8 & 22 at 8pm. All activities are FREE to the public. Linda Ganjian @ Catbird ARTWALKING:Bedford Ave New Brooklyn Installation Art ARTWALKING:Bedford Ave is an invitational exhibition featuring over thirty storefront installations between North 3rd and North 9th. This is a marriage of ART + COMMERCE creating a bridge to a Williamsburg neighborhood in transition from a new generation of store owners to an artist community over twenty five years old. Over thirty Brooklyn-based artists have created storefront installations often in collaboration with respective store owners. This exhibition featuring over thirty completed storefront installations can be seen simply by walking up & down Bedford Ave. without ever having to enter a space. This is a Springtime celebration for all of New York City and is accesible seven days a week (with the best times being noon to 8). Bedford Ave. will be sprinkled with all shapes & colors & mixed media including video monitors, neon & computer graphics. This event is curated by Larry Walczak & Donna Kessinger. Opening on Sunday, April 27th from 2-8 various street performers will be on hand to kick-off the celebration. The Bedford Circus of Fools bcfools.com featuring Matthew Silver (a.k.a. Silverwack) will be frolicking up Bedord Ave. and at 8 pm The Thirsty Pirates with their own brand of art rock appear on the stage of SpikeHill (186 Bedford Ave.) conveniently located at the corner of North 7th and Bedford Ave. Two sets of Delta/Gypsy/Swing by Wormwood featuring guitarist/vocalist Michael Gomez kicks off the on stage music around 4pm. Performance artist Lisa Levy will be artwalking herself at the event with her own video crew, doing interviews and offering her own brand of commentary. Look for street performers all along Bedford Ave. Volunteers will be on hand at the Bedford L subway stop passing out maps with complete lists of all festivities. Also, ARTWALKING features two evenings of video art by Brooklyn artists at SpikeHill on May 8 & 22 curated by Donna Kessinger & Phong Bui of the BrooklynRail at 8pm.. All activities are FREE to the public. This is a project of eyewash, celebrating its tenth anniversary creating exhibitions & events for Brooklyn & beyond. eyewash is a migratory gallery based in Williamssburg, Brooklyn. For images & additional information on ARTWALKING:Bedford Ave. contact: Larry Walczak larryeyewash@gmail.com or call eyewash at 718-362-9813 Artist and Artwork Locations Thomas Broadbent @ The Bagel Store Tom Brumley @ Bedford Fruits & Vegetables Peter Fox @ Earwax Asha Ganpat @ Blackbird Parlour Linda Ganjian @ Catbird David Kramer @ Trojanowski Liquors Peter Krieder @ Bedford Cheese Shop Hiroshi Kumagi @ Bliss Yuliya Lanina @ Mini Mart Jeesoo Lee @ Kings Pharmacy Lisa Levy @ The Health Food Store Nora Ligorano & Marshall Reese @ Reel Life Rebecca Major @ Peters since 1969 Ben Marxen @ Northside Pharmacy Sebastian Masuelli @ Spike Hill Ondi McMaster @ Ella's Shari Mendelson @ Uva Wines Vikki Michalios @ Angelicas Beauty Shop Jonas Mekas @ Spoonbill MTAA @ Amacord Diane Nerwen @ Ugly Luggage Rune Olsen @ Victoria's Coffee Shop Catya Plate @ Eyeco Vision Bob Seng & Lisa Hein @ NYC Pet Amanda Thackray @ Bagelsmith Ishmael Randall Weeks @ Oculus 20/20 Sante Scardillo @ Kasia's Tamika Kawata @ N7 Deli Gandalf Gavan @ Brooklyn Industries

About eyewash Visit eye on Brooklyn blog Starting in January of 2002 eyewash actively returned to the Williamsburg art community with an exhibition at Figureworks gallery located at 168 North 6th Street. This location is only one and a half blocks from eyewashs original home. In February 2002, eyewash opened a group exhibition titled 'TOUCHY FEELY' on Valentines Day at the Front Room exhibition space. Eyewash has organized several exhibitions in Brooklyn and NYC. This was done in a collaborative arrangement with host galleries inviting eyewash to independently curate selected exhibitions. Additionally it organized & hosted the largest public arts exhibition ever in Williamsburg with WINDOW SHOPPING. This six-block long exhibition featured thirty window installations on Bedford Ave. on the northside of Williamsburg, Brooklyn. eyewash also completed an 18 month window installation project showcasing emerging talent at the Girdle Factory Building on North 5th St. and Bedford Ave. eyewash also co-sponsored an evening of performance art at Union Pool with Pierogi Gallery in Fall '02. Additionally eyewash was invited to exhibit their artists at APEX Art in 2001. eyewash was founded in 1998 on the third floor of a residential building at 143 North 7th St. in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. In the fall of 2000 the NYC Dept. of Buildings inspected the exhibition space and ruled the rent-stabilzed building off-limits to non-living situations. It was decided to eyewash function as a migratory gallery in collaborations through out NYC.