Gallery Tour: The Dinner Party by Judy Chicago
Saturday, June 3, 2017 1–2 pm
Meet in the Rubin Lobby, 1st Floor
Join a Museum Guide for a free tour of the installation The Dinner Party by Judy Chicago.
Gallery Tour: We Wanted a Revolution: Black Radical Women, 1965–85
Saturday, June 3, 2017 2:30–3:30 pm
Meet in the Rubin Lobby, 1st Floor
Join a Museum Guide for a free tour of the exhibition We Wanted a Revolution: Black Radical Women, 1965–85.
Black Queer Brooklyn on Film
Saturday, June 3, 2017 Various dates and times in June
Enjoy new releases by young, black, queer, female-identified, and gender-nonconforming artists and filmmakers working in Brooklyn. The series kicks off during Target First Saturday, on June 3, and continues on subsequent Thursdays.
Gallery Tour: Georgia O'Keeffe: Living Modern
Saturday, June 3, 2017 3–4 pm
Meet in the Rubin Lobby, 1st Floor
Join a Museum Guide for a free tour of the exhibition Georgia O’Keeffe: Living Modern; free with exhibition admission.
Music: New York City Gay Men's Chorus
Saturday, June 3, 2017 5 pm
New York City Gay Men's Chorus performs works from their latest season.
DisOrient: Queer Arab Film and Discussion
Saturday, June 3, 2017 5:30 pm
Enjoy new releases by queer Arab filmmakers during Ramadan and Pride, including the Brooklyn premiere of Breaking Fast (Mike Mosallam, 2015, 18 min.). Tarab NYC hosts a conversation with filmmakers on gender, homophobia, Islamophobia, and Orientalism across Arab art-making communities and identities. 330 free tickets in Auditorium line at Admissions at 4:30 pm.
Hands-On Art: Crown-Making
Saturday, June 3, 2017 6–8 pm
Celebrate yourself! Create a royal headdress or crown to honor your unique personal identity. 330 free tickets in Hands-On Art line at Admissions at 5 pm.
Curator Tour
Saturday, June 3, 2017 6 pm
Join Rujeko Hockley, former Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art, for an inside look into the exhibition We Wanted a Revolution: Black Radical Women, 1965–85.
Performance: D'hana Perry
Saturday, June 3, 2017 6:30 pm
D’hana Perry performs selections from LOOSE, an immersive documentary blending music, audio, and video to explore issues of race, gender identity, and sexuality. Part of our Black Queer Brooklyn on Film series, on upcoming Thursdays in June.
Music: SassyBlack
Saturday, June 3, 2017 7 pm
Self-proclaimed “space aged singer/songwriter” SassyBlack fuses electronic, psychedelic, soul, and hologram funk with a jazz-infused tribute to black radical women musicians.
New York City Legacy Ball
Saturday, June 3, 2017 7 pm
Kick off Pride Month at the New York City Legacy Ball with Icons, Legends, Statements, and Stars of the ballroom community, hosted by father Sydney UltraOmni. Come ready to compete in categories celebrating the old and new, and catch footage of balls past from the U.S. and around the world.
Pop-Up Gallery Talks
Saturday, June 3, 2017 7–8 pm
Teen Apprentices host ten-minute discussions about works of art by LGBTQ artists in our collection.
Community Resource Fair
Saturday, June 3, 2017 7–8:30 pm
Become more active in your community and connect with vital resources offered by community-based organizations, including Gender Empowerment Movement (GEM) Program, Health and Education Alternatives for Teens (HEAT), Brooklyn Zen Center, Diaspora Community Services, PERCENT FOR GREEN, Well Read Black Girl, Brooklyn Pride, and Audre Lorde Project.
Black Queer Brooklyn on Film Preview
Saturday, June 3, 2017 7:30 pm
Celebrate the premiere of our Black Queer Brooklyn on Film series with new releases from Frances Bodomo, Dyani Douze, Ja’Tovia Gary, and Chanelle Aponte Pearson—members of film collective New Negress Film Society—and Brooklyn-based artists Lindsay Catherine Harris and Isabella Reyes, and with actor Ash Tai. Followed by a Q&A. 330 free tickets in Auditorium line at Admissions at 6:30 pm.
Performance: Taja Lindley
Saturday, June 3, 2017 8 pm
Taja Lindley performs an adaptation of her upcoming work The Bag Lady Manifesta, debuting at Dixon Place in fall 2017. Lindley’s film This Ain’t A Eulogy will screen later in June as part of our Black Queer Brooklyn on Film series.
Pop-Up Poetry
Saturday, June 3, 2017 8:30 pm
Saretta Morgan and Alysia Harris read poems that pay tribute to artists in We Wanted a Revolution: Black Radical Women, 1965–85. Presented in partnership with Cave Canem. Cave Canem Foundation is committed to cultivating the artistic and professional growth of black poets.
Music: Tamar-kali
Saturday, June 3, 2017 9 pm
Tamar-kali delivers intense, melodic rock centered around her soulful voice.