Brooklyn Creative League » News http://www.brooklyncreativeleague.com Workspace + Community Thu, 23 May 2013 15:50:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 New BCL Virtual Membership http://www.brooklyncreativeleague.com/2013/05/new-bcl-virtual-membership/ http://www.brooklyncreativeleague.com/2013/05/new-bcl-virtual-membership/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 15:00:49 +0000 Neil Carlson http://www.brooklyncreativeleague.com/?p=1931 BCL is pleased to announce its new Virtual Office membership. Just need a mailing address and someplace nice to meet your clients? We’ve got you covered. For $79/mo., you get mail handling, meeting space, and access to BCL’s community of creative professionals.

Hurry! Sign up before June 1, and get $50 off membership at One Medical Group, an innovative boutique primary care practice designed around patients’ needs. Join now!…

]]> http://www.brooklyncreativeleague.com/2013/05/new-bcl-virtual-membership/feed/ 0 The Gallery@BCL Presents: Caroline Hill http://www.brooklyncreativeleague.com/2013/03/the-gallerybcl-presents-caroline-hill/ http://www.brooklyncreativeleague.com/2013/03/the-gallerybcl-presents-caroline-hill/#comments Tue, 12 Mar 2013 19:59:39 +0000 Neil Carlson http://www.brooklyncreativeleague.com/?p=1884 Brooklyn Creative League and AKArt are delighted to welcome Caroline Hill’s “Mad Hen Hosts the Game Series” to The Gallery@BCL. Hill’s multimedia works, which examine the relationship between objects and the space around them, appear initially to be made with preliminary sketches, but are exercises in spontaneity. Using her first response to the shape of random vinyl scraps, Hill constructs an elaborate—and often humorous—narrative around isolated forms. Combinations of abstract shapes within an understandable visual narrative provide a balance that allows …

]]> http://www.brooklyncreativeleague.com/2013/03/the-gallerybcl-presents-caroline-hill/feed/ 0 The Gallery@BCL Presents: Robert Saywitz http://www.brooklyncreativeleague.com/2013/01/the-gallerybcl-presents-robert-saywitz/ http://www.brooklyncreativeleague.com/2013/01/the-gallerybcl-presents-robert-saywitz/#comments Fri, 04 Jan 2013 15:12:12 +0000 Neil Carlson http://www.brooklyncreativeleague.com/?p=1845 What do you look at when you’re on the subway? Where do your eyes go and what do you hear? The Gallery@BCL’s new exhibit by Robert Saywitz explores a modern form of the human journey—the underground commute through New York City, people’s dependency on music to escape from this often harsh reality, and the resultant isolation. The works also investigate what happens when one cannot escape through music and is forced to engage. Please join us for the opening on …

]]> http://www.brooklyncreativeleague.com/2013/01/the-gallerybcl-presents-robert-saywitz/feed/ 0 BCL Featured on WNYC’s New Tech City http://www.brooklyncreativeleague.com/2012/11/bcl-featured-on-wnycs-new-tech-city/ http://www.brooklyncreativeleague.com/2012/11/bcl-featured-on-wnycs-new-tech-city/#comments Fri, 02 Nov 2012 18:42:18 +0000 Neil Carlson http://www.brooklyncreativeleague.com/?p=1826 Check out BCL member Manoush Zomorodi’s awesome piece on coworking in NYC. Her story (featuring BCL) originally aired on WNYC’s New Tech City program, but you can find it on their blog right here. Also, be sure to check out Manoush’s web site–it’s filled with great advice on public speaking, moderating, and reporting.…

]]> http://www.brooklyncreativeleague.com/2012/11/bcl-featured-on-wnycs-new-tech-city/feed/ 0 The Gallery@BCL Presents: Michelle Han http://www.brooklyncreativeleague.com/2012/08/the-gallerybcl-presents-michelle-han/ http://www.brooklyncreativeleague.com/2012/08/the-gallerybcl-presents-michelle-han/#comments Thu, 30 Aug 2012 17:33:04 +0000 Neil Carlson http://www.brooklyncreativeleague.com/?p=1785 The Gallery@BCL is pleased to present an encore exhibit by Michelle Han, a Brooklyn based artist and printmaker whose hand-pulled woodcut and linocut prints are among our favorite pieces. She works out of her home studio in Fort Greene, where she is inspired by the city, the country, and the slow and meditative process of relief printmaking. This exhibit includes new work that showcases her imaginative side, her love of Brooklyn, and old “wisdom sayings” reborn in contemporary style. Han’s …

]]> http://www.brooklyncreativeleague.com/2012/08/the-gallerybcl-presents-michelle-han/feed/ 0 The Gallery@BCL Presents: Matt Easton & Deb Klein http://www.brooklyncreativeleague.com/2012/05/the-gallerybcl-presents-matt-easton-deb-klein/ http://www.brooklyncreativeleague.com/2012/05/the-gallerybcl-presents-matt-easton-deb-klein/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 18:38:43 +0000 Neil Carlson http://www.brooklyncreativeleague.com/?p=1711 The Gallery@BCL is pleased to present new photographs by Matt Easton and Deb Klein. Join us on Friday, May 11th, 5-7pm, for the opening of our latest exhibit. The show features new photographs by Klein and Easton, and the opening will feature drinks and light snacks.

The Gallery@BCL is a way for Brooklyn Creative League to showcase the work of local artists, and to make original artwork more accessible and affordable for all. 50% of proceeds from the sales of …

]]> http://www.brooklyncreativeleague.com/2012/05/the-gallerybcl-presents-matt-easton-deb-klein/feed/ 0 BCL Allocates 5% of Profits for Nonprofits and Social Investing http://www.brooklyncreativeleague.com/2012/01/bcl-allocates-5-of-profits-for-nonprofits-and-social-investing/ http://www.brooklyncreativeleague.com/2012/01/bcl-allocates-5-of-profits-for-nonprofits-and-social-investing/#comments Tue, 03 Jan 2012 20:30:32 +0000 Neil Carlson http://www.brooklyncreativeleague.com/?p=1633 When we started Brooklyn Creative League, we set out to create a company that embodied our conviction that we’re all better off when we’re all better off. We’ve spent the past three years building an organization whose economic value was rooted in community, collaboration, and mutual benefit. Now that we’re out of the start-up phase, it’s time to start giving back to the broader community: Beginning in 2012, we will allocate 5% of BCL’s profits to nonprofits and mission-driven investing …

]]> http://www.brooklyncreativeleague.com/2012/01/bcl-allocates-5-of-profits-for-nonprofits-and-social-investing/feed/ 0 The Story of Brooklyn Creative League http://www.brooklyncreativeleague.com/2011/09/the-story-of-brooklyn-creative-league/ http://www.brooklyncreativeleague.com/2011/09/the-story-of-brooklyn-creative-league/#comments Thu, 22 Sep 2011 15:02:01 +0000 Neil Carlson http://www.brooklyncreativeleague.com/?p=1515 We hired BCL member StoryKeep to produce an audio slideshow about Brooklyn Creative League. StoryKeep did a great job of telling our story and capturing what we’re all about. (For real, people: You should check out StoryKeep’s work. They do an amazing job of helping families, small businesses, and individuals tell the stories that matter most.) Dig it:

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]]> http://www.brooklyncreativeleague.com/2011/09/the-story-of-brooklyn-creative-league/feed/ 0 The Gallery@BCL Presents: NEW MESSAGES: An Exhibit of Four Artists http://www.brooklyncreativeleague.com/2011/09/the-gallerybcl-presents-new-messages-an-exhibit-of-four-artists/ http://www.brooklyncreativeleague.com/2011/09/the-gallerybcl-presents-new-messages-an-exhibit-of-four-artists/#comments Tue, 20 Sep 2011 15:16:56 +0000 Neil Carlson http://www.brooklyncreativeleague.com/?p=1527 The Gallery@BCL is please to announce the opening of NEW MESSAGES: An Exhibit of Four Artists. Please join on Saturday, October 1, 6-8pm, for the opening featuring the work of Areta Buk, Henrietta Mantooth, Erica Harris, and Shannon Holman. The reception will be held in the 3rd Floor Lounge. The work will be up through the Fall.…

]]> http://www.brooklyncreativeleague.com/2011/09/the-gallerybcl-presents-new-messages-an-exhibit-of-four-artists/feed/ 0 Veneration Project http://www.brooklyncreativeleague.com/2011/05/veneration-project/ http://www.brooklyncreativeleague.com/2011/05/veneration-project/#comments Fri, 13 May 2011 14:37:46 +0000 Neil Carlson http://www.brooklyncreativeleague.com/?p=1386 The Veneration Project is dedicated to helping people and families confront the complicated realities of aging parents and loved ones — the good, the bad, and the inevitable. www.venerationproject.org.…

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