2019-2020 Visual Artist AIRspace Residence Exhibition

2019-2020 Visual Artist AIRspace residents Elliott Jerome Brown Jr., Arisleyda Dilone, Alicia Mersy, and Charisse Pearlina Weston share work they developed during their residency period at Abrons Arts Center. The exhibition will be presented at Abrons, at Henry Street Settlement Campus sites, and online. In accordance with public health guidelines, we are welcoming 2 visitors at a time in the gallery. You can reserve your appointment online here. Appointments are not required, but are highly recommended.

In Abrons Arts Center’s Main Gallery, Charisse Pearlina Weston presents her new series of work, nine physical poems, which incorporates colored glass into investigations of “the fold” as a spatial realm for/of Blackness. nine physical poems will be on-view from Monday – Friday, 10 AM – 5 PM.

Elliott Jerome Brown Jr.’s photography will be presented outdoors on the exterior of Abrons Arts Center in partnership with the Photoville Festival 2020. His photographic works visualize moments of contemplation, self-possession, and intimacy.

Alicia Mersy presents photographs from her project NURSES on the windows of Henry Street Settlement Workforce Development Center at 178 Broome Street. NURSES is a documentary project about the daily lives of New York City nurses.

In order to protect the health and safety of Abrons’ patrons and staff, we ask that you honor the following Community Agreements when in the space:

• Wear a mask over your mouth AND nose at all times.

• Maintain 6 feet of physical distance from others at all times.