Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation Presents The Coup d’etat Arts Collective “Live to Change Something Through Art” Exhibition

 

(BROOKLYN, NY) November 2, 2009 – Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation’s Center for Arts and Culture and The Coup d’etat Arts Collective are honored to announce the opening of “Live to Change Something Through Art,” a mixed media exhibition of works created by 14 local artists including Alzo Slade, Molaundo Jones, Ana Bravo, Livingroom Johnston, and Stephanie Land. Please join the artists for the opening reception on Saturday, November 21, 2009, from 4 p.m.– 6 p.m. at the Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation’s Skylight Gallery, 1368 Fulton Street, 3^rd Floor, Brooklyn, New York.

 

“Live to Change Something Through Art” features work that is reflective of the current Brooklyn arts movement and underscores Coup d’etat’s thought-provoking brand principle, “Live to Change Something.” Highlighting a multicultural collective of artists across several disciplines, the exhibition encompasses painting, photography, sculpture, video and installation.

 

“The voices of Urban image makers have too often been dismissed as inarticulate and underexposed,” says Rasu Jilani, co-founder of Coup d’etat Brooklyn, and “Live to Change Something Through Art” Creative Director. “This exhibition was developed to help my fellow creators build positive awareness of their work while exposing our youth to the many vehicles of self-expression.”

 

For nearly four decades, Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation has served as a fertile ground for emerging and established artists throughout Central Brooklyn. Through its Center for Arts and Culture, Restoration continues to present, promote, and preserve the artistic legacy of artists from the African Diaspora.  

 

“We know the transformative power of art,” says Lisa Yancey, Interim Executive Director of the Center for Arts and Culture. “It is our responsibility to continue to nurture artists and communities with provocative exhibitions that are aesthetically dynamic and culturally relevant. Restoration’s Skylight Gallery is a gallery for the community—where some of the best Brooklyn artists come home.”

 

About Coup d’etat Arts Collective: Coup d’etat Arts Collective is a Brooklyn-based collaboration of highly respected artists who produce various art-related events throughout New York City. The Collective's annual exhibition features a never-before-seen assembly of New York City’s most sought after visual artists. With music as the backdrop, the Coup d’etat Arts Collective provides a unique platform for creative synergy while filling an undeniable void in the arts community.

About Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation: Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation, the nation's first community development corporation, partners with residents and business to improve the quality of life of Central Brooklyn by fostering economic self sufficiency, enhancing family stability and growth, promoting the arts and culture and transforming the neighborhood into a safe, vibrant place to live, work and visit. The Skylight Gallery is open to the public Wednesday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and on Saturday from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Exhibitions are free of charge. For additional information please call 718.636.6949.
 

Skylight Gallery exhibitions are made possible by the generous support of the New York State Council on the Arts, Department of Cultural Affairs, Brooklyn Community Foundation, and Bloomberg, Inc.

 

For media inquiries or interview requests, contact Renae Bluitt of Crush Media, 917.622.1386 or renae@crush-media.com.