Current Exhibits

Public Perspectives Exhibition Series

The Public Perspectives Exhibition Series in the Independence Community Gallery provides a creative forum for Brooklynites to have an active voice at the Brooklyn Historical Society (BHS) by presenting community-curated exhibits. In the Spring, BHS issues an annual open call for exhibition proposals from Brooklyn-based individuals, school and community groups, and non-profit organizations. Three recipient groups are selected per season by a panel of cultural and community representatives. Public Perspectives enables BHS to encourage community involvement not only in the content of exhibitions, but also in the selection process. The awardees collaborate with BHS staff to develop and mount their exhibitions.
 
Public Perspectives has been made possible by a generous grant from the Lily Auchincloss Foundation. The Independence Community Gallery is sponsored by the Independence Community Foundation.

Application Process
The next round of applications will be accepted in spring 2009 for the 2009-2010 exhibition season. Click here for a PDFwith full guidelines and the application form from the previous year for your reference.

BHS congratulates our awardees for the 2008-2009 exhibition season:

James and Karla Murray, Counter/Culture – The Disappearing Face of Brooklyn’s Storefronts. A vibrant photographic and narrative collection of Brooklyn’s rapidly vanishing neighborhood storefronts. September 10 – December 28, 2008.

Rebecca Layton, Sarah Bostwick and Karla Wozniak, From Hand to Eye: Drawn Views of Brooklyn. Three Brooklyn artists depict the visual and societal complexity of the borough’s urban built environment. January – April 2009.

Andrew Urban and David Madden, Brooklyn and the History of Chinese Immigration. Investigates how Brooklyn residents responded to Chinese immigration in the 19th century, and the 20th century development of a Chinatown in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. May – August 2009.

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