Exhibition Dates: September 21 – October 13, 2024
WEEKENDS 1‐6 P.M.

Opening Reception: Saturday, Sept 21, 2024, from 1‐6 P.M.

In 1863, the Paris Salon held its annual exhibition of academic arts. Thousands of artists applied but were rejected and were unable to display their work in the official Salon exhibition. It was determined that their work did not fulfill academic standards of the time. Emperor Napoleon III, who wanted the public to make the decision, organized a simultaneous exhibition of all the rejects in the Palace of Industry.  This exhibition included artists such as Manet, Cezanne, Pissarro and Whistler. The exhibition of “rejects” became famously known as the Salon des Refusés 1863.

It is with this in mind that the Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition welcomes 200 Brooklyn artists who have received the rejection notifications from the highly anticipated "Brooklyn Artists Exhibition" at Brooklyn Museum, to exhibit in their gallery...as it was then...let the public decide.

Our group will be well-represented with twenty members in this wonderful exhibit (with their IG profiles):

Robert Lurz @robertlurz221
Sandra Giunta @sangiunta
Amaia G. Marzabal @marzabal_art
Lloyd G. Campbell @lloydgc88
Lynn Cole @lynncole.design
Darcy Lynn @artistdarcylynn
Ella Yang @ellayangstudio
Janie Samuels @janiesamuels3
Jan Orzeck @jkorrzeck
Susan Greenstein @susangreensteinart
Phil Desantis @pdesantis58
Janet Pedersen @janetpedersen1243
Cindy Zaglin @czaglina
Howard Skrill @skrillhoward
John Paul @john_spencer_paul
Joyce Riley @joyceriley99
Judi Aronson @judivarnai_jvapottery
Judith Eloise Hooper @hooperjuditheloise
Mari Renwick @marirenwickstudio
Robin Roi @robroidesign
Steve Ettlinger @steveslogs

Read about it on Hyperallergic: An Art Exhibition That Makes Rejection Look Good

Thank you, BWAC for thinking of this!