Brooklyn X Pittsburgh: The Industry of Art

Curated by Eric Shiner
July 19–August 24, 2025
BWAC Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition
481 Van Brunt St Door #7A, Brooklyn, NY 11231

As one of the world’s most prolific centers of art production, Brooklyn is host to countless artists, studios, arts institutions and fabrication facilities that fuel New York’s cultural production. Pittsburgh, too, plays host to all of the above, set within a long history of industries like steel and aluminum production, much of which literally built New York and Brooklyn’s physical infrastructure so many decades ago.

For this exhibition, artists from Pittsburgh, as well as those in Brooklyn who are connected to the region, have shared works that celebrate the innovation and industry of these two cities and capture the spirit of creativity and making.

BWAC is open for regular viewing hours Saturdays–Sundays, 1:00pm–6:00pm and by appointment. To learn more about their work, visit https://www.bwac.org/. You can also call BWAC at 718-596-2506 or email info@bwac.org

Juror x Artist Talk

5:00pm–7:00
Thursday, August 7, 2025
Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition
481 Van Brunt St., Door 7A Brooklyn NY 11231

Join exhibition juror Eric Shiner and artists featured in Brooklyn x Pittsburgh: The Industry of Art for an artist panel. Eric will lead artists Cory Bonnet, Andrew Jowdy Collins, Dan Roth, Mia Tarducci, and Jillian Van Volkenburgh in conversation and introduce you to their work, process, and influences, as well as connections they see between their work and others in the show. Eric will also share more about the show's concept, his curatorial framework, and the relationship he sees between our region's arts, culture, industries, and more.

Light snacks and drinks will be provided by Patterns of Meaning. Please register using the form below.

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Exhibiting Artists:
A.W. Allison, Maggy Aston, Tony Balko, Jennifer Baron and Nicole Czapinski, Shelle Barron, Donovan Baxter, Pati Beachley, Julia Betts, Richard Bignell, Cory Bonnet, John Broyles, Alan Byrne, Asha Cabaca, Theo Caloyer, Ana Carvalho, Elizabeth Myers Castonguay, Ashley Cecil, Stu Chandler, Josh Chefitz, Brian Cohen, Oreen Cohen, Molly Davis, Sean Derry, Dan Droz, Norman Ed, Dara Etienne, April Friges, Fabrizio Gerbino, Sarika Goulatia, Doreen M. Grasso, Trever D. Crush, Alice Heimbuch, Adrienne Heinrich, Lori Hepner, Tazio Hilbert, Christine Holtz, Joshua Challen Ice, Luther Cosmo Ickes, Alyssa Kail, Eunsu Kang, Linda Roman Kauffman, Renee Keil, Mandy Kendall, Eli Kessler, S Kessler Kaminski, Lynda Kirby, Christianna Kreiss, Emily Krill, Alli Lemon, Scott Lloyd, Christine Lorenz, James Louks, Branda C. Maholtz, Christopher Miller, Bill Miller, Dennis P. Moran, Kenneth Nicholson, Jane F. Ogren, Cathy Olivar, Morgan Overton, Patterns of Meaning, Lewis V. Pell, Sandi Pfeifer, Marian Phillips, Robert Raczka, Lisa Tarkett Reed, Leslie Robbins, Bobbi Rose, Christopher Ruane, Evan Rumble, Jason Sauer, Patrick Schmidt, Ryan Schrmack, Barry Shields, Sarah Simmons, Martha Hopkins Skarlinski, Carol Skinger, Talon Smith, Kathryn Scimone Stanko, Randi Stewart, Mia Tarducci, Sam Ticknor, Michel Demetria Tsouris, Mark E. Weleski, Elizabeth Wells, Suzanne Werder, Quaishawn Whitlock, Tina Williams Brewer, Will Wilson, Madonna Yoder, Hisham Youssef, Kathleen Zimbicki, and Stefanie Zito. Included from Brooklyn are Sean Burns, Ron Chereskin, Cynthia Egle-Grant, Amy Kao, Arturo Rosales, Dan Roth, Grace Tarducci, and Jillian Van Volkenburgh.

About the juror:
Eric Shiner is the President of Powerhouse Arts, a Brooklyn not-for-profit committed to creative expression that hosts a network of art and fabrication professionals and educators who work together to co-create and share artistic practices. Shiner has served as the executive director of Pioneer Works in Brooklyn, artistic director of White Cube New York, and Senior Vice President of Contemporary Art at Sotheby’s. Shiner was also the director of The Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh (2010-2016) and the Milton Fine Curator of Art at The Warhol (2008-2010). A leading scholar on Andy Warhol and Asian contemporary art, he lived and worked in Japan for six years and was assistant curator for the inaugural Yokohama Triennale (2001). He has curated notable exhibitions internationally, including The Warhol Museum’s Andy Warhol retrospective that traveled to Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing, and Tokyo (2012-2014). Shiner is the immediate past President of the board of Visual AIDS, a NYC-based nonprofit promoting the artistic legacy of those artists lost to and living with AIDS, and a board member of The Romare Bearden Foundation and Art at a Time Like This. He lives in New York with his partner, Dr. Ishaan Kumar, and their long-haired dachshund, Juno.

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Getting to BWAC
Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition is located in Brooklyn's Red Hook Neighborhood. If driving, put 481 Van Brunt St, Brooklyn, NY 11231 into your map application. Parking is limited, so please include that in your travel time. If coming from Manhattan, you can take the ferry: take the south Brooklyn Line from Wall Street Pier 11 for two stops to the Red Hook Atlantic Basin stop. You can also take the subway to the Jay St. MetroTech station and then hop on the B61 bus. Please note that public transportation fees apply. You can learn more about the ferry route at https://www.ferry.nyc/routes-and-schedules/south-brooklyn/ and the subway+bus route at https://www.mta.info/.

Programming support for Brooklyn x Pittsburgh: Industry of Art is provided by:

The Pittsburgh Foundation, established in 1945, works to improve the quality of life in the Pittsburgh region by evaluating and addressing community issues, promoting responsible philanthropy and connecting donors to the critical needs of the community. Learn more at pittsburghfoundation.org.

H2R helps clients and teams prosper through industry focused tax, assurance, and consulting services that deliver business solutions while generating meaningful opportunities through growth and long-term relationships. Learn more at www.h2rcpa.com/.

Additional supporter to the Brooklyn x Pittsburgh campaign. Without their support, this exhibition would not be possible.