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Thank you to everyone who came to the opening of “Charting The Narrows & The Harbor” Art work by Jennifer Jo McGregor! @jennifer_jo_mcgregor It was a beautiful day to open a beautiful show! Don’t miss it! Note: the person responsible for taking the pictures spent too much time talking to all the wonderful guests. Forgive the sparse documentation :) It was a lovely day!

The stage is set! Join us Saturday for the opening of “Charting The Narrows & The Harbor” Artwork by @jennifer_jo_mcgregor Opening Saturday, May 16th! CHARTING THE NARROWS & THE HARBOR May 16 - June 27, 2026 Opening Reception - Saturday, May 16, 3 - 6 PM Special programming: May 23, 3:00 - 4:00 Nicole Peyrafitte @peirahitta artist and poet, reads from Interglacial Narrows by Pierre Joris June 13, 3:00 - 5:00 Go Fly a Kite / Air Trust with Jan Mun @fairyoring June 27, 3:00 - 5:00, Artist Talk and Closing Stand4 Gallery and Community Arts Space is pleased to announce Charting the Narrows & The Harbor, a solo installation by artist Jennifer Jo McGregor. This is McGregor’s first exhibition as an artist at Stand4 Gallery. She was the curator of Stand4’s first and second public art biennials, Bay Ridge Through an Ecological Lens and Essential Shore, Permeable Future, which focused on the community and ecology of Bay Ridge. McGregor’s immersive biennial work with Stand4 is the inspiration for this place-based installation. Collaborations with past biennial artists, Jan Mun and Nicole Peyrafitte will be included in the exhibition’s programming. CHARTING THE NARROWS & THE HARBOR Search with curiosity and questions, assemble materials at hand, evoke memories rooted in place and time. #stand4gallery #artinstallation #jennifermcgregor #thenarrows #artgallery #artistrunspace

Opening Saturday, May 16th! CHARTING THE NARROWS & THE HARBOR Artwork by Jennifer Jo McGregor @jennifer_jo_mcgregor May 16 - June 27, 2026 Opening Reception - Saturday, May 16, 3 - 6 PM Special programming: May 23, 3:00 - 4:00 Nicole Peyrafitte @peirahitta artist and poet, reads from Interglacial Narrows by Pierre Joris June 13, 3:00 - 5:00 Go Fly a Kite / Air Trust with Jan Mun @fairyoring June 27, 3:00 - 5:00, Artist Talk and Closing Stand4 Gallery and Community Arts Space is pleased to announce Charting the Narrows & The Harbor, a solo installation by artist Jennifer Jo McGregor. This is McGregor’s first exhibition as an artist at Stand4 Gallery. She was the curator of Stand4’s first and second public art biennials, Bay Ridge Through an Ecological Lens and Essential Shore, Permeable Future, which focused on the community and ecology of Bay Ridge. McGregor’s immersive biennial work with Stand4 is the inspiration for this place-based installation. Collaborations with past biennial artists, Jan Mun and Nicole Peyrafitte will be included in the exhibition’s programming. CHARTING THE NARROWS & THE HARBOR Search with curiosity and questions, assemble materials at hand, evoke memories rooted in place and time.

Amazing opening night at @piace.italamer.club FESTA DE LAVORATORI at @stand4gallery : a magical night of readings, performance and socializing. Join us today, Saturday, May 2, for a day full of events celebrating Italian culture, including a member showcase by @italianamericanwritersassoc writers. Events start today at 1pm! 🇮🇹💪✨ +++++++ #brooklyn #italian #poetry #tarot #brooklynevents

Join us this weekend for a very special May Day Festival! PIACE Festa dei Lavoratori (May Day Festa) @piace.italamer.club Friday May 1, 6–9 PM Opening Celebration and Dance Performance Saturday, May 2, 1–6 PM with a DJ set by Malu Dan from 6-8pm PIACE (Progressive Italian American Cultural Exchange) presents its first Festa dei Lavoratori (May Day Festa), a two-day, street fair–style event transforming Stand4 Gallery into a lively gathering of artists, makers, performers, and writers. Rooted in the history of May Day and its ties to labor movements, migration, and working-class life, the festa reflects the enduring role of Italian and Italian American communities in shaping New York City’s cultural and political landscape. Through contemporary art, performance, and storytelling, PIACE brings forward new interpretations of that history while creating space for connection and exchange. The program includes artist and maker tables, live performances, talks, poetry, music, and a pop-up bookstore alongside food, drink, and community.

Closing Today! (A)Mending Hope Closing out this Earth month and the exhibition (A)Mending Hope with April showers inside and out. Closing day schedule: Gallery viewing hours:12:00-3:00 Artist talk: 3:00-4:00 Please join artist Jeannine Bardo @jeanninebardo and Joanie Flickinger @joanieflickinger in a conversation about the possibilities of hope and the superpowers of community and collaboration. Closing reception: 4:00-6:00 HOPE to see you there!

Let’s talk about fallen dragons and… Closing Saturday! (A)Mending Hope Closing day schedule: Gallery viewing hours:12:00-3:00 Artist talk: 3:00-4:00 Please join artist Jeannine Bardo @jeanninebardo and Joanie Flickinger @joanieflickinger in a conversation about the possibilities of hope and the superpowers of community and collaboration. Closing reception: 4:00-6:00 HOPE to see you there!

Don’t miss Dear Laila, closing this Sunday and (A)Mending Hope closing next Saturday! Note: Dear Laila is meant to be viewed by one person at a time. Purchase tickets on Stand4’s website. Dear Laila is presented by @playcompany

The beach isn’t open, but the gallery is! Stop by today 12-3 to view (A)Mending Hope Video: Anam Cara 3 screen loop (A)Mending Hope An installation by Jeannine Bardo @stand4gallery March 21 – April 25, 2026 Gallery hours Saturdays, 12:00-3:00 and by appointment Artist talk and closing reception Saturday, April 25, 3:00 – 6:00 (A)Mending Hope a new light each day eternally forgotten beautiful, always mending hope, I pray possibilities anew imagination flaring air, water, fire, clay elementally forming a new world order -Jeannine Bardo Please join artist Jeannine Bardo in a conversation about the possibilities of hope and the superpowers of community and collaboration. #stand4gallery #jeanninebardo #videoart #swimming #ocean #art #artgallery #artinstallation

SPECIAL EVENT AT STAND 4! Dear Laila By Palestinian Artist Basel Zaraa will be presented by @playcompany in Stand4’s THRESHOLD space from April 11-April 19. Note: Tickets are available on Stand4’s website. Sign up for a 15 minute personal viewing. Basel Zaraa is a UK-based artist born in the Yarmouk refugee camp in Damascus, where his family lived after being exiled from Palestine in 1948. He is the second generation of his family to be born and grow up as a refugee outside Palestine. Zaraa created this installation in response to his young daughter Laila’s questions about his now-destroyed childhood home. Unable to take her there, he decided he would bring the place to her. In Dear Laila, Zaraa addresses his daughter, recalling sights and sounds of his childhood home via Walkman audio that audiences listen to over headphones—placing them in the perspective of a child having a parent’s precarious past gently explained to them. Attendees enter the 15-minute experience alone, sitting face-to-face with a detailed miniature of Zaraa’s former home as they encounter a story of displacement suffused with memories of joy, family, and the beauty of community. The recorded audio in Dear Laila will be available to audience members in English and Arabic. Two of the venues hosting our presentation of Dear Laila, Stand4 Gallery and Salam Arabic Church, are nestled within Bay Ridge, a South Brooklyn neighborhood alive with Palestinian culture, and we’ll provide community maps at the installation that highlight nearby restaurants, grocers, bakeries and small businesses—all within walking distance—to enrich your experience and help support what makes Brooklyn’s “Little Palestine” so remarkable.

When PlayCo decided to present DEAR LAILA in NYC, Bay Ridge seemed a natural fit. This cozy, South Brooklyn neighborhood is home to NYC’s largest Arab community, as evidenced by the many Arabic storefronts, Yemeni coffee houses, and, of course, rich Palestinian culture and cuisine—a reputation that earned this area its “Little Palestine” nickname. In sharing this show with Bay Ridge, we want to make sure that we, in turn, share some of Bay Ridge's amazing warmth and hospitality with you all. To that end, we've collaborated with local Palestinian businesses and created a map of nearby restaurants, sweet shots, and coffee houses--all within walking distance. Grab some fresh falafel and hummus at Al-Aqsa for a waterfront picnic at Shore Road Park, or dine-in with a party at Tanoreen or the newly-opened Soul of Palestine. Wherever home may be to you, it’s impossible not to appreciate the beauty found in Little Palestine’s solidarity. Visit playco.org or our link in bio to learn more and buy your tickets for DEAR LAILA today!