Yesterday we braved the heat again and set out to find the Brooklyn Renegade Art Fair in the Greenpoint area. It was a bit of a trek but we found it in the end. The funny thing was the directions said that it was at the McCarren Park Pool but we didn't expect it to be in the pool itself! That is, the pool was drained of water and you stepped down into it to walk around and look at the stalls. I'm not sure if the pool is actually used anymore as it looked quite old. But what a great venue for a craft fair! The posters pictured above are screen printed ones advertising the fair over the past few years. They were really gorgeous.
Etsy had a prominent stall there which is good to see. And I also recognised some etsy sellers there like Tugboat Prints and Fun Cupcake. There were lots of really cool screen printed tees being sold and the vibe of the market generally was great. It reminded me of the Rose St Artist Market in Melbourne but about 5-6 times the size!
And we went to DUMBO in Brooklyn on Saturday, which stands for Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass because it really is. It's also right near the beginning of the famous Brooklyn Bridge so I had to take a few pics of that. That's Manhattan in the background, in case you ever doubted it.
Those posters look great. I love posters have many and varied. Love that the fair was in a pool, just to make it that much more cooler.
ReplyDeleteI've been hearing about that fair since I joined etsy, so it's great to see your pictures. Those posters do look great. Did you get one?
ReplyDeletei so wanted to buy one of the posters but you know how it is with traveling.....and posters are hard to keep well. i can't tell you the number of times i've traveled with those poster tubes on planes. i just didn't want to face it this time. how slack is that?
ReplyDeletei would have loved to go to the renegade art fair. did you buy anything amazing? looks like a good show.
ReplyDeletesuch a lucky girl visiting all these cool places, seeing all these cool things. enjoy...it's cold here ;)
ReplyDeleteFirst time visiting your blog and it's great! I've always wanted to go to Renegade - thanks for sharing your pics and impressions of it! NYC and Brooklyn are so inspiring - haven't been in a long time...
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