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Exhibitions

Throughout the year, Brooklyn Public Library displays artwork from local and international photographers; book illustrations; and in addition, exhibitions related to cultural themes, books and ideas.

Brooklyn Public Library accepts artists' proposals throughout the year.

2011

(Un)Still Life
(Un)Still Life
September 27, 2011 - February 18, 2012
Street Scenes / Visual Narrative
Street Scenes / Visual Narrative
September 27, 2011 - December 3, 2011
The Art of Charles Tang
The Art of Charles Tang
September 27, 2011 - December 3, 2011
Various Bookworks
Various Bookworks
September 27, 2011 - December 3, 2011
An Artist's America
An Artist's America
June 28, 2011 - September 18, 2011
Brooklyn's Bridges
Brooklyn's Bridges
June 28, 2011 - September 18, 2011
Elegies / Faces
Elegies / Faces
June 28, 2011 - September 18, 2011
Spill: Drawings and Books
Spill: Drawings and Books
June 28, 2011 - September 18, 2011
Botanica / Embracing the Beauty and Color of Nature
Botanica / Embracing the Beauty and Color of Nature
April 19, 2011 - June 25, 2011
Jewish Family Life in Crown Heights and Elsewhere
Jewish Family Life in Crown Heights and Elsewhere
April 19, 2011 - June 25, 2011
Memories of Home / Memories & Daydreams
Memories of Home / Memories & Daydreams
April 19, 2011 - August 4, 2011
Reading Faces / The Authors
Reading Faces / The Authors
April 19, 2011 - June 25, 2011
Attitude: Brooklyn Portraits by Brooklyn Photographers
Attitude: Brooklyn Portraits by Brooklyn Photographers
February 8, 2011 - April 9, 2011
Drivers, Dancers, Mice and Moon
Drivers, Dancers, Mice and Moon
February 8, 2011 - April 9, 2011
Letters from Wallsend / The Life of a Book of a Life
Letters from Wallsend / The Life of a Book of a Life
February 8, 2011 - April 9, 2011
Uninterested Europeans / Behind the Rain
Uninterested Europeans / Behind the Rain
February 8, 2011 - April 9, 2011

2010

Drawn in Brooklyn (Foyer Cases)
Drawn in Brooklyn (Foyer Cases)
September 21, 2010 - January 23, 2011
Drawn in Brooklyn (Grand Lobby)
Drawn in Brooklyn (Grand Lobby)
September 21, 2010 - January 23, 2011
Drawn in Brooklyn (Second Floor Balcony Cases)
Drawn in Brooklyn (Second Floor Balcony Cases)
September 21, 2010 - January 23, 2011
Drawn in Brooklyn (Youth Wing)
Drawn in Brooklyn (Youth Wing)
September 21, 2010 - January 23, 2011
Greenpoint & Williamsburg / Unexpected Brooklyn: Neighborhood Landscape in Transition
Greenpoint & Williamsburg / Unexpected Brooklyn: Neighborhood Landscape in Transition
June 9, 2010 - September 10, 2010
Capturing the Spirit of the Book / Interpreting Nature: A Collection of Artists Books
Capturing the Spirit of the Book / Interpreting Nature: A Collection of Artists Books
June 8, 2010 - September 10, 2010
Dance, Nana, Dance / Baila, Nana, Baila
Dance, Nana, Dance / Baila, Nana, Baila
June 8, 2010 - September 10, 2010
Interpreting the Brooklyn Landscape: Four Artists
Interpreting the Brooklyn Landscape: Four Artists
June 8, 2010 - September 10, 2010
Piety, Independence, Desire
Piety, Independence, Desire
June 8, 2010 - September 10, 2010
'Over Here!' New York City During World War II
'Over Here!' New York City During World War II
March 9, 2010 - May 30, 2010
Ordinary Wonderful / Brooklyn Blacktop
Ordinary Wonderful / Brooklyn Blacktop
March 9, 2010 - May 30, 2010
Seven Miles To Freedom
Seven Miles To Freedom
March 9, 2010 - May 30, 2010
Subway Journey / A Brooklyn Bestiary
Subway Journey / A Brooklyn Bestiary
March 9, 2010 - May 30, 2010
BPL Exhibition, Jewish Life in Brooklyn
Exhibition : Jewish Life in Brooklyn
February 8, 2010 - May 15, 2010

2009

Sesame Street: A Celebration of 40 Years of Life on the Street - Foyer Gallery Cases
Sesame Street: A Celebration of 40 Years of Life on the Street - Foyer Gallery Cases
November 14, 2009 - February 21, 2010
Sesame Street: A Celebration of 40 Years of Life on the Street - Grand Lobby
Sesame Street: A Celebration of 40 Years of Life on the Street - Grand Lobby
November 14, 2009 - February 21, 2010
Sesame Street: A Celebration of 40 Years of Life on the Street - Youth Wing
Sesame Street: A Celebration of 40 Years of Life on the Street - Youth Wing
November 14, 2009 - February 21, 2010
BPL Exhibition, New York Waters by Randy Duchaine
New York Waters by Randy Duchaine
October 16, 2009 - February 28, 2010
BPL Exhibition, Held
Held / Ka kelen kelen wili (May we wake up one by one)
September 15, 2009 - November 5, 2009
BPL Exhibition, Richard Golden
Nature Seen in Brooklyn, Now and Then / An Artist's Sketchbook Journals
September 15, 2009 - November 5, 2009
BPL Exhibition, Melrose and Jacobson
Partners in Art and Life
September 15, 2009 - November 5, 2009
BPL Exhibition, Transplanted Ornament
Transplanted Ornament
September 15, 2009 - February 21, 2010
BPL Exhibition, New York Waters by Randy Duchaine
New York Waters
July 1, 2009 - September 30, 2009
Brooklyn in Transition: A Photographic Essay of the Gowanus by Jose Gaytan
Brooklyn in Transition: A Photographic Essay of the Gowanus by Jose Gaytan
June 16, 2009 - September 11, 2009