Brooklyn Bridge 130th Anniversary Group Art Show

Urban Folk Art® Gallery will be honoring the 130^th anniversary of the opening of the Brooklyn Bridge with a group show of over 30 local artists of varying mediums. In their fourth show of this type, artists will be showing their homages to the bridge with one common element. In February 2013, curator and contributing artist Adam Suerte acquired five 5 gallon buckets of surplus paint from the NY Department of Transit that was used to do touch ups on the Brooklyn Bridge (http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/02/05/surplus-paint-from-the-brooklyn-bridge-now-could-be-yours/). Each artist in the group show will be using the

“Chocolate Brown Enamel” in some way within their piece. Painters, comic artists, graphic designers, photographers, screen printers, tattooers, graffiti artists, toy designers and artists of other mediums will be contributing. Suerte, as one of his pieces has repackaged some of this paint in a limited edition quart size cans that will be for sale at the show. If you ever wanted to own a piece of the bridge, this could be considered pretty close.

The show opens May 24^th from 7-10 and will remain up until the end of June.

Adam Suerte's repackaged surplus paint cans signed and numbered will be for sale at the show

 

Sara Antoinette Martin's piece 

                                                                

Dave Tree's piece

Steven Weinberg's piece

Paul St. Savage aka Angry Eel's work

Facebook event page click here

 write up from Brooklynbased.net

From dnainfo.com

Brooklyn Tattoo will also be doing the Brooklyn Bridge Tattoo special on Thursday May 23rd (the actual anniversary). Come to the shop between 12-7 , Coose from our flash and get a $30 Brooklyn Bridge Tattoo. First come first served.

More info on everything at 

info@urbanfolkart.com

718 643 1610

PEOPs #8 FANZINE RELEASE PARTY THIS THURSDAY

UFA® Old friend Fly is having a release party for her 8th issue of he PEOPs zine. 
Its a great project where she interviews a subject while drawing them, then combines the 2 into a great piece of art. The zine's are compilations of the countless interesting people she comes across. 

PEOPs #8 features Portraits & Stories of Such Illuminaries as

PEOPs #8 features Portraits & Stories of Such Illuminaries as
Kembra Pfahler • Winston Smith • Eileen Myles • Peter Missing • Chino Garcia • Mikel & Elu Monkeymeat • Elliott Sharp • Dawn Crandell • Stanley Cohen • Katrina Del Mar • Noah Landis • Trina Robbins • Pookie Rodriguez • Jsn Mit • Puma Perl • Sascha Scatter • Dumpy • Mr Pants • Duv • & Many More !!

Thursday May 9th from 7-9 at the gallery

The work will be up til the 19th

come check out the originals and grab a copy!

for more on the project check out 

PEOPS.ORG

and Fly's work

flyspage.com

Fly putting up her work

UFA® Founder Jason S#!+#3@D checking out a copy while standing in front of his portrait

Nu Hotel Perpectives project opening/artshow

UFA® founder Adam Suerte was fortunate to take part in downtown Brooklyn's 'Nu Perspectives' project where local artists were invited to paint some of the guest rooms. Here's a time-lapse of Adam painting his room filmed by Jason Shaltz.  This thursday, Feb 21st will be the opening of this project and all are invited. Read below, and be sure to rsvp if you'd like to come check it out. On thursday from 6-7, join UFA® founder's Adam and Jason $#!+#3@D Mitchell at the gallery for a reception of their current UFA® 2nd anniversary show, the head over to the Nu Hotel from 7-9 to check out the local artist painted rooms, and have a drink on the NU. 

From the press release

NU Hotel Brooklyn and its neighborhood partners are  hosting an art opening, where friends and neighbors of the hotel are invited to tour the rooms and meet the artists, on February 21.

(Brooklyn, N.Y. – February 7, 2013) Local artists have invaded NU Hotel Brooklyn with their creative touch, literally, transforming four of the hotel’s 93 rooms with floor-to-ceiling murals as part of the NU Perspectives project. To celebrate their completed works of art,  NU Hotel is hosting a NU Perspectives art opening on February 21, 2013 with neighborhood partners Urban Folk Art, Brooklyn Republic Vodka and Bar Tabac. 

The evening festivities kick off at 6 p.m. with a gallery reception at Urban Folk Art/ Brooklyn Tattoo, an art gallery and tattoo shop, located down the street from the hotel. The gallery is co-owned and co-operated by one of the NU Perspectives Artists, Adam Suerte. Immediately following,  guests are invited for an art opening and open house from 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. at NU Hotel on the corner of Smith Street and Atlantic Avenue in Downtown Brooklyn.  NU Perspectives artists will be in attendance to discuss their art and creative process for the duration of the event.  Misdemeanor, NU Hotel’s lobby bar and lounge, will host the reception featuring light bites and Brooklyn Republic Vodka. Complimentary vodka  will be provided by liquor sponsor Republic Vodka from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

“The NU Perspecives project epitomizes NU Hotel’s dedication to art and the community,” said Javier Egipciaco, NU Hotel Brooklyn’s general manager. “The NU Perspectives guestrooms have already gotten a great response with our guests – now it’s time to showcase them to the larger community with an event that travels around the neighborhood with NU hotel at its core.”

Bar Tabac, Smith Street French restaurant and NU Hotel neighbor and partner, invites NU Perspectives party attendees to join them for an after party featuring live music from 9 p.m.  Attendees will receive a complimentary glass of champagne with the purchase of a dinner entrée. 

Learn more about the NU Perspectives project and the artists by visiting NU Hotel’s website.  The February 21, 2013 NU Perspectives party is open to the public, but RSVP is required. RSVPs should be sent to: events@independentcollection.com. At this time, guests can request to reserve a NU Perspectives room by calling the hotel for availability.

UFA® Gallery 2nd Anniversary Show, Jan 18th, 2013

It's crazy that 2 years have gone by already. January 18th we'll celebrate these 2 awesome years with an art show featuring Urban Folk Art® Studio founder Adam Suerte and Co Founder Jason S#!T#e@D Mitchell. 
   
‎"In 1991, Adam Suerte founded Urban Folk Art® Studios, in Bushwick Brooklyn (currently operating out of South Brooklyn). UFA® is an artist collective whose endeavors have included Guerilla art projects, Self publication of underground comics, curation or art shows group and solo, teaching art to children, murals, and at the time an in house silkscreen operation that printed for artists, musicians, non for profits, small businesses, and their own UFA® Tshirt line. 
In 1992, Jason Mitchell was in the first wave of UFA® interns (already friends and associated with the UFA® from art school.
For Over the past 20 years, Suerte and $#!T#E@D's work, collaborative and solo, including illustrations, sticker graphics, paintings, t-shirt designs, merchandise design, silkscreens and much more, have predominantly represented the face of the UFA® Studios, it's brand, and merchandise. "

The 2nd anniversary show will have current solo and collaborative work by both members, as well as some blasts from the past spanning the over 2 decades they have been working together." Sponsored by our good friends at Bar Great Harry, the opening will be Jan 18th from 7-10, and look for notice of the closing party in Feb, which will coincide with NuHotel's  opening of their Nu Perspective's project ,where local artists were invited to paint guest rooms, and which Adam Suerte contributed to.

Facebook event page HERE

Limited edition silkscreen posters designed and printed by S#!T#E@D and Suerte available at the show

Urban Folk Art® Gallery gift guide 2012

Here are a few things you can use to check off your list this holiday season from the gallery's shop. You can order online here, or come into the shop and save on the shipping. Wether you need stocking stuffers, or want something more substantial, check out what we suggest, as well as the rest of what we have in the shop. There are also a lot of prints we don't have listed in the shop, come by and check it out, and stop by our holiday party sat dec 8th and grab the stuff in person while hanging out with the BKT2 and UFA® Crew!, Cheers!

Nothing says love like tattoo time! Gift certificates come in $25 increments, you don't have to pay for the whole thing, just get them started! buy em here

 The infamous Brooklyn Landmark Pint Glasses by Adam Suerte. There are now about a dozen of these out now including all 4 bridges leading to Brooklyn, The Williamsburg Savings Bank, The Brooklyn House of Detention and many more, $10 each. Check them all out here. For every 4 bought you can have a hand pridnted by Suerte gift box, or have them all boxed separately, cheers!

Gift box is printed all the way around, and when assembled, separates the glasses for no clinking!

Give the gift of concealed drinking, this set comes in the Brooklyn Tattoo logo as well! you can buy the shot glasses separate for $5, and they come free with the $20 Flask. check em out here

Urban Folk Art® Gallery hosted the release party for this book by the well renowned photographer Martha Cooper.  Coverage on that show here.We still have a few left, beautifully Japanese bound and signed by the artist. $35 Check it and the description out here

New limited edition tshirt as part of Suerte's Urban Mandala series, $25, check it out here. Along with tons of other shirts.

Limited edition button pack depicting the 4 bridges that lead to Brooklyn, great stocking stuffers, $5.00.

Here

420 piece puzzle of the cover of Mark Bode's latest Miami Mice Comic, by tools of the Trade, $24

Here

And lastly Limited edition of 86 (many are already gone!) silkscreen from the it's Alive2 show, coverage here. Signed by legendary artists Mark Bode and Dr. Revolt, these will not last, $30 see details here.

From everyone at Brooklyn Tattoo and Urban Folk Art®Studios, Have a great and safe holiday season!

Brooklyn Tattoo® Urban Folk Art® Holiday party staff art show

This Saturday, Dec8th  from 7-11pm is our annual holiday party, and first time staff art show. 

We'll be showcasing artists who work at Brooklyn Tattoo® and Urban Folk Art® Studios.
There will be a raffle for anything from original art to Tattoo gift certificates, and shop merch. All proceeds from this raffle are going to our friends and neighbors down in Red Hook whose businesses were affected by Hurricane Sandy. We will hand over all proceeds to restoreredhook.org (or feel to contribute directly to them HERE).
Hope to see you all!, Have a great holiday season!

Adam Suerte X Nu Hotel

Adam Suerte Founder of Urban Folk Art® Studios, and curator of the gallery tamed up with Downtown Brooklyn's Nu Hotel and The Shaltzes were there making a time lapse of  it check it out! 
                
NU HOTEL PRESENTS: Adam Suerte from THE SHALTZES on Vimeo.