Exhibitions
Innovative. Vanguard. Experimental.
HOME IS WHERE THE HIP HOP IS
The “Home is Where the Hip-Hop Is” Exhibition is LIVE NOW at Weeksville Heritage Center, so come check it out!
Explore the power of hip-hop through a collection of images from Ralph McDaniels, Ernie Paniccioli, Delphine Fawundu and Jamel Shabazz—photographers who have captured the spirit of NYC's urban culture for over 30 years.
Black Exhale NEST
Beginning June 1, a human-sized nest will be constructed out of natural materials at Weeksville by a gathering community and young creatives from Recess Art’s Assembly program to build sanctuary space for those entering the Black Exhale “NEST”. The exhibition will be on view through June 29.
Cash Rules Everything Around Me:
So let’s start a got damn revolution
Brooklyn-based performance artist Ayana Evans presents a site-specific, public art project on Weeksville Heritage Center’s exterior windows from April 9–May 15, 2022. The installation is a series of videos with images from Ayana’s performance archive combined with text highlighting statistics on mass incarceration and economic inequality in New York City.
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Our Story
Experience Our Story, an exhibition presented by Fulton Art Fair. The exhibition features individuals who lived in and maintained the history of Weeksville. Works by nine artists highlight the core values that ground our historic community: self determination, ownership, self empowerment, racial equality, and social justice. Learn more and watch a virtual tour.
Black Joy Is Radical
Stop by the WHC Fence on Bergen Street across from Kingsborough Houses and get inspired by the work of artist Jazmine Hayes. Then share your vision for the future on either of two additional banners. Click below to find out how you can participate in this community art project! Learn more
DISPOSITION
Join us for the opening of DISPOSITION by Marcus Jahmal. Jahmal is an artist based in Brooklyn, New York. His paintings depict domestic scenes and landscapes built from memory and imagination. In his images, which are both theatrical and quietly intimate, Jahmal showcases exuberant brushwork and his particular strengths as a colorist. Learn More
COLLAPSE: Black Wall Street Study
Join us on Friday January 24th 2020 for the opening reception to artist Damien Davis’ solo exhibition COLLAPSE: Black Wall Street Study showcasing his new art series which ignites the conversation surrounding currency, community and the effects of hyper visibility for the black body. Damien Davis’ practice explores historical representations of blackness by seeking to unpack the visual language of various cultures and question how these societies code/decode representations of race through craft, design and digital modes of production. Learn More
M E M O R Y
Join us to celebrate the opening of MEMORY, here at Weeksville. MEMORY is a solo exhibition of paintings and drawings by Artist Dr. Fahamu Pecou. MEMORY speaks to a conscious, nonlinear step into all periods and styles of Blackness. It is a shift away from Western notions of Black identity and a look towards a decidedly Black aesthetic through a new lens and fresh perspective. Learn More
Divine Mother
Please join us to celebrate our new exhibition by Komikka Patton, Divine Mother. Martian (Komikka) is a 2D media artist based in New York City. She uses ballpoint pen, ink, paper and assorted printmaking techniques to create works that are centrally based on the human condition. Each illustration and print tells a different story, reflecting life, death, and the tribulations of characters that are symbolic of the stereotypical black identity. Learn More
In Our Own Words
Join us on Wednesday, June 26th for the opening of "In Our Own Words". Curated by Author, Writer and Artist, Keisha-Gaye Anderson, this experience brings together a diverse group of immigrant poets and writers to share work that centers the multi-faceted immigrant narrative and reflects the wider world through their unique lenses vs. imposed narratives of the dominant culture. The event is set against the backdrop of an art exhibition, Co-Curated by Larry Weekes and Rey Naldo, that showcases works that echo this theme and bring light to underrepresented, and often unexplored, perspectives of the immigrant experience.
Mendi + Keith Obadike: Utopias
This Fall, Mendi + Keith Obadike explore the role of African-American cities and towns, much like Weeksville, founded on the principle of FUBU, for us-by us. Learn More
I AM SHE Imani Shanklin Roberts
“I AM SHE” by Imani Shanklin Roberts is a collection of works that explore her journey to self-discovery through her personal experiences outside of art-making and her journey to deepening her understanding of what self-discovery is. Learn More
From Africa to Weeksville
Over 50 artifacts from one of the largest private collections of African art in the world is coming to Weeksville! 'From Africa to Weeksville: The Eric Edwards Collection' highlights cultural throughlines between continental Africans and the diaspora. Learn More
In Pursuit Of Freedom Now!
This Spring, Weeksville opens its doors to two blockbuster exhibitions; ‘In Pursuit of Freedom Now!’ a pop up public history exhibit amplifying the roots and wings of activism and ‘Forward Ever! Sacred Ground & Sovereign Space’ a contemporary art exhibit. Learn More
A Ballast Garden
In collaboration with Vera List Center at The New School, Pioneer Works, and The Highline, we welcome artist, Maria Thereza Alves and her traveling ecological installation, Seeds of Change. Learn More
In Pursuit of Freedom
In collaboration with Brooklyn Historical Society and Irondale Theater, Weeksville's In Pursuit of Freedom, a thought-provoking collection-based exhibition that explores the origins of one of the first free Black communities in the country. Learn More
Past, Present, Future
Past, Present, and Future is a public art exhibition presenting visuals by artist Barron Claiborne that express and encompass the African-American experience. Learn More