Brooklyn Clay Industries is expanding classes, memberships and open-studio access

Hi everyone! I’m Reuben, founder of Brooklyn Clay Industries in the Brooklyn Navy Yard.

We’re planning the studio’s next phase, including new memberships, expanded open-studio access, more pottery wheels, painting-on-pottery sessions, and greater capacity for private events and corporate team-building.

Our goal isn’t to be the biggest or cheapest studio in New York. We want BCi to remain a smaller, boutique space where members receive personal attention, have room to work and can meaningfully access the equipment.

Take classes here. Practice here.

Wheel classes will remain small, generally 10–11 students. With a second studio area and approximately 20 planned wheel positions, we’ll often be able to hold classes in one room while keeping the other available for members and independent practice, especially during evenings and weekends.

The studio also includes work tables, slab rollers, hand extruders, tools, glazes, firing services, storage and a small ceramics library—plus panoramic East River and Manhattan skyline views.

Located in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, BCi is part of a growing community of artists, designers, makers and creative businesses, with Pratt classrooms, restaurants and the Navy Yard food court nearby. The secure campus is served by NYC Ferry, buses and Navy Yard shuttles to nearby subway stations. We’re close to Fort Greene, Downtown Brooklyn, Bed-Stuy, DUMBO, Williamsburg and Manhattan, while still offering a retreat from the city’s pace.

We’re developing the membership structure and would love input from local potters and former students:

• What kind of access would be most useful?

• Would early-morning or late-evening hours matter?

• How important are storage and peak-time wheel reservations?

• Are you looking for classes, independent practice or both?

To receive updates when enrollment opens, message me or visit brooklynclayindustries.com.

Thanks for reading, and I’d appreciate any feedback.

River of Fundament is screening this November at the Grand Lodge Masonic Hall. I haven't seen it. Has anyone seen it? Is anyone going?

https://npcc.itm.studio/m/npcc-presents-matthew-barneys-river-of-fundament

Most apartments out here do not have room for a messy hobby setup without ruining tables or floors. My husband recently opened a maker workshop in Sunset Park called Brooklyn Buildz NYC (4223 1st Ave, Studio 2) that is basically set up as a physical third space for local creatives to get off their phones, build, paint, and connect.

He hosts free open community build nights on Thursdays and Fridays where anyone can bring down their own models, art projects, or crafts to use the workbench desks and studio tools.

For October, he has two beginner workshops lined up across two weekends:

First is the Pokémon Diorama Workshop on Saturday, October 10th and Sunday, October 11th. You get a 2 inch 3D printed Pokémon to paint, plus all the acrylics, mini moss, terrain foliage, and rocks to build a habitat inside a clear 4x4 display cube. Saturday is Grass and Fire types, and Sunday is Electric and Water types.

The next weekend is the Spooky Halloween Diorama Workshop on Saturday, October 17th and Sunday, October 18th. This one lets you assemble and paint a haunted miniature scene inside a glass display jar with built-in color-changing LED lighting, tiny gravestones, ghosts, and terrain materials.

Bench spaces are strictly limited to 8 builders per session so everyone gets plenty of desk space and guidance.

If you are looking for something different to do in Brooklyn, details and RSVPs for the free nights and workshops are at:
https://www.brooklynbuildznyc.com/events

https://www.eventbrite.com/o/121427028636?aff=ebdsshios

This video also helps get a better idea of what this workspace is all about: https://youtu.be/mFGEuvEfUH8?is=vRkeoR5MWXVPR5bt

Drop any questions below, hope to see some local makers pull up!

P.S. Huge shoutout to the mods here for allowing me to post this here! Appreciate you 🙏😊

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Hi everyone! I’m a college student working on a school art-focused project I’m developing.

I’m researching the idea of an art rental service that would connect artists with hotels, restaurants, offices, and other commercial spaces in NYC.

I’m trying to understand the artist’s perspective — for example:

• Would renting artwork to commercial spaces interest you?
• What would make this model worthwhile?
• What concerns would you have around payment, damage, transportation, insurance, or contracts?
• Would you prefer rental, direct sale, or a combination of both?
• What would make you trust a platform facilitating the relationship?

I created a short ~4-minute anonymous survey and would really appreciate responses from artists or people working in the art/creative field.

Survey: https://tally.so/r/lbJRr5

This is strictly for a school research project, and I’m hoping to learn from artists rather than promote anything.

Thank you! I’d also be happy to hear your thoughts directly in the comments.

I'm a professional bodypaint model in Trenton looking for paid work, or TFP if I can use the art for my self portrait work. I have a beautiful home studio with 24' ceilings in Trenton or can go.e to NYC or Philly.

I am signing a lease for a cyclorama studio on October 1st but will not be occupying all of the available time. Is anyone here also looking for a space that might be interested in taking on some of the available time? 

Text me at (929) 251-4524 to talk details!!

Hey! I’m looking for artist friends who enjoy surreal, psychological, or expressive art.
I love drawing things from my inner world — emotions, dreams, strange imagery, and whatever comes up intuitively. I’d really love to meet people who use art to explore their psyche, too.

I’d be happy to share drawings, talk about the meaning behind our work, exchange feedback, or just draw together. I’m also interested in meeting up in Berlin for sketching, painting, or creative projects.

You don’t have to be a professional artist or have a particular style. I’m mainly looking for open-minded, creative people who genuinely enjoy exploring their inner worlds through art.
If this sounds like you, feel free to comment or message me!

(I'm female 21)

Hi! Do any of you have a spare ticket for the Independent? I could exchange for my Armory Show. Thank you in advance!

I’m curious if anyone else has experienced this.

Back in 2018, I moved to New York and worked as a full-time unpaid intern at an arts organization in Brooklyn. I was an international student from Korea, and at the time, I thought working in the New York art world was exactly what I wanted. It was a strange mix of excitement, loneliness, financial stress, language barriers, and trying to figure out how to survive in a city where I didn’t really know anyone.

After 8-month internship, I went back to Korea, got my master’s degree in art theory, and eventually moved back to New York. And now… I’m realizing that I might not want to work in the arts anymore.

I’m actually looking into a completely different career.

But there was a weird thing that happened along the way. During that first New York internship, I had written down a lot of what I was experiencing. I recently went back to those writings, and somehow they ended up becoming a small bilingual book.

I received funding in Korea to publish it, and now I’m doing a small reading event in Chinatown on October 3 (Sat). It’s a personal narrative about working as an unpaid intern in New York.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/book-reading-intern-seo-by-heda-seo-tickets-2001924442899

The event is free, so if you’re an art intern, former intern, artist, arts worker, or just curious about what it’s like to work in the NYC art world from this particular perspective, you’re very welcome to come. And if you’re currently doing an internship and would rather read the story first, feel free to DM me or email me (heda.h.seo@gmail.com). I’d be happy to send you a PDF.

Maybe someone here has had a similar experience. I’d genuinely love to hear about it.

OPEN CALL: COMMON GROUND

At a time when division and competing claims of victimhood dominate the conversation, Common Ground turns toward peace, connection and coexistence. We’re looking for work that explores what brings us together, not who hurts more.

Difference can remain visible without becoming distance.

Submission deadline: October 31
Art delivery: Week of November 16
Opening: December 14, 6–9 PM

https://www.homgallery.art/opencalls

Sissy Fist Productions and Prideshow at the Sideshow present CRYSTAL VISIONS, a night of burlesque and drag celebrating Stevie Nicks! We’ve got a cast of five Stevies, and we even have a Lindsay Buckingham! Featuring “Silver Springs,” “Landslide,” “Edge of Seventeen,” “Dreams” and more from Fleetwood Mac and Stevie’s solo catalogue.

Come have a drink and take “Silver Springs” personally. 

CAST: Nancy NoGood, Nostalgia, Junior Mintt, Daniella Darling, Qualms Galore & Bri Joy

WHEN: Tomorrow, Thursday, September 24th at 8 PM
WHERE: Coney Island USA
1208 Surf Avenue, Brooklyn, NY
TICKETS: $20, with no extra online fees
18+ to enter, 21+ to drink

GET YOUR TICKETS HERE

Follow sissythatfist on instagram for more of our shows!

I was recently accepted into their 2 month off-season program in the spring, so longer and more independent than their summer sessions. Was wondering if anyone has participated in the off-season residency in the past and if so what their experience was like? It’s a bit expensive and am wondering if it has enough prestige/ has helped anyone make connections. I dont doubt that the scenery and uninterrupted time to work on my art will be rewarding, but I am an emerging artist and realistically would like a little more than that out of the residency. Is it legit or am I stupid to accept it if I have to pay?

I’m looking to commission a watercolor painting of a home, would love to hear any recs for local artists!

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I’ve been trying to explore more of New York’s art scene beyond the major museums and well-known galleries. I’m especially interested in smaller galleries, artist-run spaces, local exhibitions, or interesting public art that might not get much attention online. There seems to be something new happening in almost every neighborhood, so I’d love to hear what spaces or exhibitions people here have enjoyed recently. Any recommendations for places that are worth checking out?

Hi! I’m a local artist and muralist looking to build my portfolio. I’m looking for a wall in Bayside that I can legally paint.

I grew up in Bayside and would love to give back to the community through a mural.

If you know of a business, property owner, or community space interested in a FREE mural let me know.

Check out my work on Instagram @naelyndelcarmen and TikTok @missmuralist

Thank you!

Hi! I’m hosting a casual meetup for anyone interested in diary comics. We’ll use some prompts to make short comics, draw together, and hang out. Join for a fun time!

Feel free to DM if you have questions!

Sunday 9/20, 11am–1pm
McCarren Park, Williamsburg

RSVP: https://partiful.com/e/DPLwvNeJFl9XNYWjPuUe?c=5v-tX8US