We know it’s short notice but if you’re looking for something to do tonight from 6:00 – 9:00 there is a panel discussion addressing the crisis of diminishing availability of artists space in NYC, with a special focus on the fate of 475 Kent Street, The Artists Settlement in South Williamsburg Brooklyn. Residents of the Chelsea should be especially interested in this since the artists living at that address were recently forced out of their homes due to what they feel to be somewhat bogus building code violations. They have organized to fix the violations and to fight this unjust verdict, and they may yet be allowed to return.
Panelists will include: John Jasperse and Jonah Bokaer, Founders for the Center for Performance Research, a new affordable space in Williamsburg for rehearsal and performance; Guy Buckles, Founder & President of the Art Building a new company dedicated to real estate solutions for artists; and Luis Garden Acosta, Founder and President of El Puente, A community human rights institution.
The second part of the evening will showcase films illustrating Williamsburg’s changing landscape, and in general the forces of displacement wrought by gentrification. As part of this mini film festival, Producer Jen Gatien will premiere a short clip from Abel Ferrera’s “Chelsea on the Rocks.” Legends of the Chelsea Hotel author Ed Hamilton will also be on hand to discuss the film and answer questions about the present and future of the Chelsea Hotel.
{Room for Creativity: A Community Roundtable on Real Estate Strategies for the Arts, @ Greenbelt, 361 Manhattan Ave, Brooklyn NY. Greenbelt is located near the “L” train at Graham or “G” train at Metropolitan. Consult hopstop.com for walk, bus or subway route. March 27, 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.}
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