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Why Not?
Why not? It’s hard to ask why and scrutinize over answers, and it’s nerve-wracking to try and find a ‘why’. Yet a group of select few that have the courage to simply answer ‘why not’, they stand out from the crowd. In Pop Goes The Weasel, there seems to be no boundaries. Nothing is out […] more...

JART8th at the WAH Center
On Friday March 2nd, despite the terrible cold and the storm, the exhibition space of the Williamsburg Art and Historical Center was filled with art lovers as well as artists themselves. Some only came from the next borough over, some flew all the way from Tokyo, Japan, to participate in and witness the JART8th show, […] more...
18th Annual WAH Salon

18th Annual WAH Salon
The 18th Annual Salon Show was one of the biggest and busiest for the WAH Center. It features 60 artists and over 100 pieces of artwork, ranging from paintings, photographs, sculptures and more. I think one of the important things to recognize about this show is how it brings all these different artists, and their […] more...
The Yuko Nii Foundation Permanent Collection from the COVID-19 Period

The Yuko Nii Foundation Permanent Collection from the COVID-19 Period
“The Works Acquired in the Yuko Nii Foundation’s Permanent Collection” exhibit preserves precious records of a period that changed our lives on a deep level. Beside the Covid-19 related issues, the works on display testify the pathways through which we, as individuals and as a community, question our beliefs in order to achieve a better existence. more...

Women Forward, Part 3: Women Artists Who Have Helped Us Grow 
Special Guest Artists: Judy Chicago (White American artist), Faith Ringgold (Black American artist), Toshiko Takaezu (Asian American artist), Yoko Ono & Yayoi Kusama (Japanese women artists) Bridge Makers: Samia Halaby, Susan Jacobs,  Cornelia Jensen, Sonomi Kobayashi,  Mieko Mitachi, Renee Radenberg, Kayo Shido, Kiriko Shirobayashi, Linda Smith, Ellie Winberg, Mary Westring more...
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The Works Acquired in the Yuko Nii Foundation’s Permanent Collection from the Three Consecutive Exhibitions Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic
Opening Reception: Saturday, December 4, 3-5pm Show Dates: Saturday, December 4, 2021 – February 12, 2022 Catalog available 104 Artists in the Exhibit: Gwen Adler, Julianne Ahn, Ellen Alt, Silvia Aviles, Christopher Baker, Ayako Bando, Bienvenido Bones Banez, Jr., Doug Beube, Beryl Brenner, Orin Buck, Clay Burch, Linda Butti, Nan Cao, Pamela Casper, JinYong Choi, […] more...
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When The Buildings Cheered – Jay Goldberg
When The Buildings Cheered from The Memory of America on Vimeo. This video is included in the Works Created During the Lockdown Period exhibition, Nov. 7, 2020 – Sun. Jan. 17, 2021. Here is the poem that Jay Goldberg wrote to accompany the video. stricken do you know i am terrible i know, that i am […] more...
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