BIG BIG CITY: Brooklyn A Pop-Up Art Market and Workshops with Brooklyn Skillshare! Brooklyn, NY (February 2, 2012) – Brooklyn Skillshare and San Francisco-Bay Area arts & culture blog, BIG THINGS are teaming up to bring you BIG BIG CITY: Brooklyn, an afternoon of mini-skills workshops and pop-up art market featuring local artists. Join us on Saturday, February 11th from 10:30 – 3:30pm at (LaunchPad 721 Franklin Avenue) in Crown Heights while we learn and share skills.The workshop schedule:11 am – 12:30 pm   Confetti egg tutorial with Tessa Watson of The Textile Utility12:30 pm – 2 pm Bookmaking with Elise Pelletier from Foreshadow Press2 pm – 3:30 pm Japanese tea ceremony and matcha-making with tea expert and photographer, Johnny Fogg. A donation of $5 is suggested to participate in classes.A marketplace of artists will include handmade goods by West Coast artists in the BIG THINGS SHOP; prints by Foreshadow Press; tiny terrarium jewelry by With Roots, work by illustrators Tuesday Bassen and Pete Gamlen; Capricious Magazine, and photo prints by Meg Wachter.This event is the second installation of BIG BIG CITY, a yearlong series of events celebrating and connecting the vibrant arts communities in the USA.Questions? Ask Rebecca Goldschmidt: rebecca@bigbigbigthings.comWe appreciate your support!Thanks to Dante Carlos for our amazing poster.About UsBIG THINGS is an art & culture blog, online shop, and series of events curated by Rebecca Goldschmidt that supports artists and arts communities around the world. BIG THINGS has had lots of fun in San Francisco, Oakland, Portland, and Chicago, as well as Berlin, Istanbul, Vienna, Athens, and other equally amazing places.The Brooklyn Skillshare is community-based, community-led, and community-building learning events organized and taught by Brooklyn residents. It is for learning, making, sharing, and doing! We know that Brooklyn is an endless supply of artistry and talent, and we all have something to teach and to learn from each other. We believe that education is a right - not a commodity, and hope this inclusive project will grow and foster a reciprocal community in Brooklyn.
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BIG BIG CITY: Brooklyn

A Pop-Up Art Market and Workshops with Brooklyn Skillshare!


Brooklyn, NY (February 2, 2012) – Brooklyn Skillshare and San Francisco-Bay Area arts & culture blog, BIG THINGS are teaming up to bring you BIG BIG CITY: Brooklyn, an afternoon of mini-skills workshops and pop-up art market featuring local artists. Join us on Saturday, February 11th from 10:30 – 3:30pm at (LaunchPad 721 Franklin Avenue) in Crown Heights while we learn and share skills.

The workshop schedule:
11 am – 12:30 pm   Confetti egg tutorial with Tessa Watson of The Textile Utility
12:30 pm – 2 pm Bookmaking with Elise Pelletier from Foreshadow Press
2 pm – 3:30 pm Japanese tea ceremony and matcha-making with tea expert and photographer, Johnny Fogg. A donation of $5 is suggested to participate in classes.

A marketplace of artists will include handmade goods by West Coast artists in the BIG THINGS SHOP; prints by Foreshadow Press; tiny terrarium jewelry by With Roots, work by illustrators Tuesday Bassen and Pete Gamlen; Capricious Magazine, and photo prints by Meg Wachter.

This event is the second installation of BIG BIG CITY, a yearlong series of events celebrating and connecting the vibrant arts communities in the USA.

Questions? Ask Rebecca Goldschmidt: rebecca@bigbigbigthings.com

We appreciate your support!

Thanks to Dante Carlos for our amazing poster.

About Us

BIG THINGS is an art & culture blog, online shop, and series of events curated by Rebecca Goldschmidt that supports artists and arts communities around the world. BIG THINGS has had lots of fun in San Francisco, Oakland, Portland, and Chicago, as well as Berlin, Istanbul, Vienna, Athens, and other equally amazing places.

The Brooklyn Skillshare is community-based, community-led, and community-building learning events organized and taught by Brooklyn residents. It is for learning, making, sharing, and doing! We know that Brooklyn is an endless supply of artistry and talent, and we all have something to teach and to learn from each other. We believe that education is a right - not a commodity, and hope this inclusive project will grow and foster a reciprocal community in Brooklyn.

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