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2012 Arsenal Gallery Exhibits
The Arsenal Gallery is located at 64th Street and Fifth Avenue inside Central Park, Third Floor of the Arsenal Building. Gallery hours are 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. (Closed municipal holidays.) Admission is free. For further information please call (212) 360-8163.
Current Exhibit
April 26 – June 6, 2012
A Window on Nature: Art of Asuka Hishiki
A Window on Nature: Art of Asuka Hishiki exhibits over 35 watercolors illustrating a poetic and painstakingly detailed observation of plants and insects. Hishiki’s paintings of vegetables from New York City’s celebrated Greenmarkets–most notably her heirloom tomatoes–and her imaginative series of plant–like insect mutations are influenced by Charles Darwin and others who advanced the scientific documentation of the evolution of species, as well as her fascination with the work of 18th century naturalist and scientific illustrator Maria Sibylla Merian.
Past Exhibits
March 8 – April 19, 2012
Nature’s Return
Nature’s Return, curated by Omo Misha, explores the growing dissonance between humanity and the natural world. Through creative works of wonder, integrity and beauty, sixteen contemporary artists present works that examine our fragile relationship with the planet. Each offers a unique perspective, with some drawing attention to specific landscapes, industrial conflicts and urbanization, and others simply seeking answers to perplexing environmental concerns. Nature’s Return is a vivid call to focus on the planet, recognize our oneness with the earth and to respond, with action, to the occurrence of environmental injustice the land throughout.
January 18 – February 28, 2012
Faith, Courage & Purpose: Artists of the Diaspora
In commemoration of Black History Month, the Arsenal Gallery is pleased to present Faith, Courage & Purpose: Artists of the Diaspora, an exhibition of 29 paintings by Betty Blayton, Stacey Brown, Leroy Campbell, James Denmark, Essud Fungcap, April Harrison and Charly Palmer. Curated by Karen and Sharon Mackey, founders of Mackey Twins Fine Art, this exhibition is sparked by their unyielding commitment to educate and expose people to artists of color. These Diaspora artists’ “faith” and “courage” have enabled them to continue on course in spite of racial adversity and exclusion.
