Skylight Gallery

The 2,000 square foot Skylight Gallery is Central Brooklyn's premiere visual arts exhibition space, featuring a wide range of established and emerging artists from throughout the African Diaspora. Located on the 3rd Floor of Restoration Plaza, the Skylight Gallery also serves as a unique gathering place and resource for aspiring artists, artist organizations, and community groups. In addition to its regular exhibit schedule, the Skylight Gallery hosts a number of special monthly events from book signings to artists talks.

The Skylight Gallery is open to the public from Wednesday to Friday from 11AM to 6PM and on Saturday from 1PM to 6PM. Exhibitions are free of charge. Call (718) 636-6949 for details on exhibitions and events. The gallery is also available for rent. For more information on space rentals at Restoration plaza call (718) 636-6953.

Upcoming Display- Her Word as Witness: Women Writers of the African Diaspora
December 1, 2011- March 31, 2012
Her Word As Witness: Women Writers of the African Diaspora will open at the Skylight Gallery, December 1, 2011. The exhibit will feature 35 photographic portraits by Brooklyn-based photographer, Laylah Amatullah Barrayn, of some of today's most compelling writers, along with excerpts from their works. Those featured, include award-winning Haitian novelist and essayist Edwidge Danticat; who the New York Times credits with increasing America's understanding of the Haitian immigrant; President Barack Obama's inaugural poet, Elizabeth Alexander; soul-stirring, singer-songwriter-bassist and Grammy award recipient, Esperanza Spalding and 32 other equally noteworthy literary and performance giants. The exhibition will promote.. click here to read more!