ADAPTABLE APPLES PILOT PROGRAM

BROOKLYN STUDIOS FOR DANCE | BROOKLYN, NY | SUMMER/FALL 2017

Adaptable Apple was a series curated by Remi Harris and Michelle Golden in Brooklyn, NY in 2014. Initially focused on dance and theater, the curated series expanded to include artists and the pilot program became the first of its kind, serving as a pilot program where artists who worked in different mediums were brought together to explore artistic collaboration and the creative process. The pilot series showcased three artists from June-December 2017, including artist-led workshops where each artist taught friends, family, and members of the local community about their artistic process and the medium(s) they love to work with.

The gallery space was on the second floor of Brooklyn Studios for Dance, with each artist having two months to display their work, with the next artist coming in to install their pieces throughout the summer and fall season. The gallery was accessible to the public during BkSD business hours.

Each artist was inspired by the other two artists over the course of six months and elements of photography, lighting, and mixed media inspired unique pieces the artists created for the Adaptable Apples series and showcased alongside older works.

Adaptable Apples culminated with a closing show featuring all three artists in December 2017.

FEATURED ARTISTS:
Matt Hefferon (June + July)
Ashley Mendolia (August + September)
Amanda Kelly Espiritu (October + November)

ADAPTABLE APPLES - FALL 2017 RESIDENCY ANNOUNCEMENT:

“I’ve been creating pieces non-stop for my #AdaptableApples art residency in Brooklyn over the last couple months since Remi Harris and Michelle Golden reached out to me in March and tomorrow I’ve been given the opportunity to teach people about the art I create and provide them with space and materials to create something of their own for a larger on-site installation.

We’ll be kicking off the afternoon with some spoken word performances courtesy of Christian Baxter and Jemy Francillon and let ourselves be inspired by their poems while throwing paint at a photos, coffee filters, magazines, and cardboard afterwards. As a poet and artist, I often find poetry influences my mixed media paintings and vice versa. You’re invited to come create with us!!

Much thanks for Brooklyn Studios for Dance, Remi, and Michelle for providing this space and opportunity. Much love to Matt Hefferon and Ashley Mendolia for providing some kickass inspiration for me during their Adaptable Apple residencies over the summer.”

— Amanda Kelly Espiritu, NOVEMBER 2017

ADAPTABLE APPLES GALLERY

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*All pictures captured by Amanda Kelly Espiritu during Adaptable Apples Residency throughout installation process and during all artist-led workshops organized by Remi Harris, Michelle Golden, Matt Heffernon, Ashley Mendolia, and Amanda Kelly Espiritu from June-December 2017.

PEARL PAINT OPEN HOUSE & LAUNCH PARTY

(A COLLABORATION WITH BLUMSTEIN GROUP & CORCORAN REALTY)

PEARL PAINT LOFTS | 57 LISPENARD STREET | SOHO, NYC | SPRING 2017

Amanda was one of several featured artists during the launch party and Open House showcasing the luxury refurbished loft units atop the old Pearl Paint building. Amanda was chosen to participate in the pop up by dynamite real estate agent and art lover Sydney Blumstein from Blumstein Group and Corcoran Realty. Artists were granted space with temporary installations in dedicated rooms of each of the four loft units on every floor of the building while the loft units were open to the public for the Pearl Paint Open House, with Amanda’s works showcased in one of the bedrooms on easels and tabletops. Each artist’s style and chosen medium ranged from oil and acrylic paints and spray paint, to resin and gold leaf and more.