Announcing our inaugural Summers at the Starr!
We’re so excited to launch our very first summer season at our new permanent home—and we’re celebrating all month long! This August, join us for a vibrant lineup of fun, FREE, community-rooted events designed to bring neighbors together, uplift local artists, and showcase the creative spirit that makes our community so special. From movies & markets to participatory talks & performances, there’s something for everyone. Come be part of this joyful new chapter—we can’t wait to welcome you!
SUMMER ARTS FESTIVAL TALKS:
We warmly invite Bushwick Community Members to The Bushwick Starr's Summer Arts Festival Talks series, as part of our Summers at the Starr programming. This series seeks to bring community members together to discuss and to collectively dream about programming for the Summer Arts Festival, which the Starr has traditionally hosted in collaboration with Bushwick-based arts/performance organization ¡OYE! Group. This summer, we decided to pause the festival to hear from our community members about how it can be refreshed & envisioned for the future!
Refreshments will be served! Please, bring your appetite for food and for community arts programming! Feel free to share with others and RSVP to our Education Director, Cassandra Brown: cassandra@thebushwickstarr.org with your name, organization, and amount of people you would like to bring on any of the dates and times listed below:
Saturday, August 2: 12-2pm
Monday, August 4: 6-8pm *This talk will take place at ¡OYE! Group: 214 Starr Street (Jefferson L)
Monday, August 18: 5:30-7pm *Movie after the talk
STARR BAZAAR: AUGUST 10 from 12-6pm
Join us for a vibrant artist market featuring local artisans + makers. Find handmade treasures, zines, jewelry, prints, and more while supporting your creative community.
VENDOR LINEUP:
Butter & Lye - Natural Soaps and Accessories @butterandlye
Byas & Leon - Pre-loved apparel and wares, with complimentary accessories @byasleon
Cosmic Crab - Amulet style jewelry & hand rolled incense @cosmic_crab
datiedyetoothfairy - tooth gems, tie dye goods and handmade accessories @datiedyetoothfairy
Ella Pennington - Totes and wearables @ellpenn
Estuary Tattoo - T-shirts, artist prints, stickers, tattoo promo of local studios & artists @estuarytattoo
Len Throws - Hand made pottery, wheel thrown and hand built @len_throws
Mimi Murals - Paintings, prints, and custom hand-painted clothes @m0mi_art
Part O.T. Plan - Bags, clothing, textiles & trinkets @partotplan
Queer Candle Co. - Hand poured with non-toxic candles decorated with pressed flowers and herbs @queercandleco
Ravishing Admire - Crochet Plushies & Accessories, stickers and keychains @ravishingadmire
Ruth Lewis - Risograph prints, small drawings & paintings, stickers, and zines @kendall_gender
Stolen Magnolia - Flowers, Plants and spiritual goods @stolenmagnolia
Summit Nail Art Studio - Nail tips and services @nailstudio_summit
TeiShoku: Gromply Skewer - Fermented Pickles, Skewers, and Rice @selectall
Theater Workers for a Ceasefire - Info table @theaterworkersforaceasefire
MOVIE MONDAYS: AUGUST 11 + 18
Join us for free films by your neighbors + emerging voices you’ll want to brag you saw first. The popcorn is on us!
ANNOUNCING OUR MOVIE MONDAY LINEUP FOR AUGUST 11:
JANET PLANET (1 HR 53 MIN)
Directed by Annie Baker
REST (12 MIN)
Directed by Caitlin Ryan O’Connell + Hannah (@caitlinryanoc + @mhannahmyers)
LET ME KILL MY MOTHER FIRST (12 MIN)
Directed by Mei Ann Teo (@teo.meiann)
SIGNS HE MADE AT HOME (9 MIN)
Directed by Charlie Cole + Machel Ross (@charcolevision + @machellovesyou)
The event begins at 7:30pm. Shorts will begin at 7:45pm, promptly followed by our feature film. Seating is first come, first served!
We are so excited to share we’ll be screening…
TRACES: AUGUST 31
A participatory project/performance by Elise Vigneron with a group of up to 40 people -- and feet cast in ice. “Traces” represents a human community, featuring participants of all ages, through the image of a choir made of ice feet. A plastic and choreographic project that connects us and makes us sensitive to the world we live in. Through an ephemeral and collective performance conceived for a public space, Élise Vigneron in collaboration with circus artist Eleonora Gimenez question the ecological stakes and the traces left by human beings as they pass through the world. The participants, their feet cast in ice by the artistic team, are the actors of this choreographed installation. The singularity of each member, their bodies and the individual stories, form a chorus and discover their collective identity. The ice mirrors the fragility of the world and its transformation into water, the ephemeral nature of human experience and narrative.
Traces is part of the DOWN TO EARTH FESTIVAL - New York City's First International Festival of Multidisciplinary Creation in Public Space. The festival aspires to democratize cultural expression, bringing world-class international cirque and IN SITU performances—absolutely free—directly to New York City's vibrant, diverse communities.