Myra Mimlitsch-Gray will be offering an artist talk In The Gallery at Brooklyn Metal Works on October 26 from 2-3pm. This talk is in conjunction with her solo exhibition Conduit, on view from September 21 - November 10, 2024 at Brooklyn Metal Works.

Mimlitsch-Gray will discuss the premise of Conduit and how it relates to her current creative practice, followed by a question and answer session. Open to all, this lecture is free with a suggested donation of $5 - $10.

Please join us in welcoming Sulo Bee on their solo exhibition, makeshift [gardenz], on view in the gallery from July 12, 2025  through August 25, 2025.

Sulo Bee will be offering an Artist talk in the Gallery at Brooklyn Metal Works on August 24, 2-3:30pm.

In conjunction with the exhibition, Brooklyn Metal Works invites the public to attend a closing lecture by Sulo Bee In the Gallery (640 Dean Street, Brooklyn) on Saturday August 24, at 2pm. Bee will discuss the premise of  makeshift gardens and their current creative practice, followed by a question and answer session. Open to the public, this lecture  is free with a suggested donation of $5 - $10, and will include a selection of tea and sweet treats along with a presentation of the works on view.

This event is free, open to the public, and will be held on the 4th floor of Brooklyn Metal Works.

640 Dean St, Brooklyn, NY 11238

On Saturday June, 15 at 5pm, in conjunction with our current group exhibition Spoons, join us for a special art activation.

Artists Brian Weissman, Hilla Shapira, and Naama Levit will bring their featured works to life in and around the Brooklyn Metal Works studio, showcasing the multifaceted nature of this quintessential utensil. 

This event is free, open to the public, and will be held on the 4th floor of Brooklyn Metal Works.

640 Dean St, Brooklyn, NY 11238

Brian Weissman is the Co-Founder of Brooklyn Metal Works and Specific Gravity, a jewelry and objects retail store that supports the artist community of Brooklyn Metal Work. Weissman received his MFA in Metal from SUNY New Paltz and his BA in Technical Theater and Art studio from SUNY Geneseo. In the past Brian has taught at the University of the Arts, the 92nd St. Y, SUNY New Paltz, The New England Craft Center and at The Fashion Institute of Technology. Brian’s artwork has been exhibited both nationally and internationally and his work can be seen in Silver Magazine, Metalsmith magazine, 500 Judaica and most recently the 16th Silver Triennial catalog.

Hilla Shapira is a wearable and textile artist. Originally from Tel-Aviv, Israel, and is currently based in Brooklyn, NY. Her work deals with the relationships between common design and body regimen. By making functional mundane objects she questions design norms and the political aspects of things. She has presented her work in Israel, Europe, and the USA including: Art Basel (Miami, FL), Jerusalem Design Week (Jerusalem, Israel), Depo2015 (Pilsen, Czech Republic), and the Textile Arts Center (Brooklyn, NY) amongst others. She was AIR in Carrizozo residency (Carrizozo, NM), Popps Packing (Hamtramck, MI), Makerspace (Brooklyn, NY) and Neve Schechter center (Tel-Aviv, Israel). Shapira's work had been featured in different publications including: Hyperallergic Magazine, NY Jewish Week, Metalsmith Magazine, Portfolio Magazine, Haaretz, and the Jerusalem Post.

Naama Levit is a jewelry artist, a material maker and an educator. She makes jewelry, objects, installations and performance.  Through her multidisciplinary and experimental approach Naama explores the intimate relation she has with objects, materials, landscape and memory. Born In Jerusalem, Israel, She received her BFA with honors from the department of jewelry and fashion at Bezalel Academy Of Art in Jerusalem, Israel (2013), and her M.F.A in Metals from Cranbrook Academy of Art, MI (2020). Levit has taught at Bezalel Academy, The Israel Museum, (Jerusalem, Israel) and Brooklyn Metal Works, (Brooklyn, NY). Her work in exhibitions in Israel, Europe, and the USA, including Philistine culture Museum (Ashdod, Israel), The Israeli Craft Biennale (Tel Aviv, Israel), Galerie Marzee (Nijmegen, Netherlands), Jewelry week (Schmuck, Munich, Germany), and NYC Jewelry week (Brooklyn, NY), amongst others. She received several awards including Designer in residence at Emma Kreativezentrum (Pforzheim, Germany), Mercedes Benz emerging artist award, Cranbrook Merit award and Haystack Mountain School of Craft AIDA award.

Please join us in welcoming Emily Culver on her solo exhibition, PRELUDES, opening March 16. 

Emily Culver will be  offering an Artist talk in the Gallery at Brooklyn Metal works on April 20, 2-4pm.

“Even when current conditions echo the past, or possibly because they do, the body defies all attempts to return to a former state. Our current selves perpetually mutate and are replaced by renewed identities, making the body completely incapable of U-turns.”

- Emily Culver