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A huge thank you to this awesome guy for going way above and beyond—helping with the heavy lifting, bringing the fun, and co-curating our sculpture exhibition! 💪🛻🕺@andrew_logan_projects

RHOS sculpture exhibition opens tonight!
@redhookbarrelyard, Oct 8th, from 6-9pm

@willkurtz
@megansuttlesartist by @4heads_nyc

What a day for a waterfront view 🤩!

@willkurtz is one of 12 sculptors showing in our Red Hook Open Studio Sculpture Exhibition. Opening tomorrow!

Please join us at The @redhookbarrelyard on Thursday, October 8th, from 6–9 PM. 185 Van Dyke Street. Ground level.

Opening night will expand into the speakeasy—a side room with a waterfront balcony, cocktails, and live jazz by the Bill Malchow Trio. by @4heads_nyc

RED HOOK OPEN STUDIO SCULPTURE EXHIBITION

Please join us at The @redhookbarrelyard on Thursday, October 8th, from 6–9 PM for the opening reception of the second annual Red Hook Open Studio Sculpture Exhibition!

On view in the distillery October 8th–18th. Come check out the Red Hook Barrel Yard’s new distillery, with its stunning industrial equipment surrounded by a selection of sculptures by Red Hook artists.

Opening night will expand into the speakeasy— a side room with a waterfront balcony, cocktails and live jazz by the Bill Malchow Trio.
@malchowbill @pkdrumz

Featuring sculptures by:
Liliana Ruiz @ramona__chan
Faye Harnest @fayeharnest
Scott Pfaffman @scottpfaffman
Dave Cortes @cortesstudio
Risha Gorig @rishagorig
Norbert Kimmel @norbertkimmel
Will Kurtz @willkurtz
Pasha Radetzki @ra_detzki
Raphaele Shirley @raphaele_shirley
Andrea Stanislav @andreastanislav.studio
Kaputar @kaputar
Max Heiges @maxheiges

Curated by @andrew_logan_projects , @andreastanislav.studio, & @megansuttlesartist

📍 The Red Hook Barrel Yard
Distillery: Sculpture Exhibition
Speakeasy: Waterfront jazz & cocktails
185 Van Dyke Street — Ground Level
Brooklyn, NY

In conjunction with Red Hook Second Thursdays Artist Hangout. This is going to be our biggest party yet! 🎉

Graphic made by the amazing @_lobbin 👏 by @4heads_nyc

🎹 SECOND THURSDAYS ARTIST HANG OUT 🎨
(Poster sculpture by @willkurtz)

Please join us for a very special Second Thursdays Artist Hang Out in the speakeasy at the Red Hook Barrel Yard, featuring cocktails, a waterfront balcony, and live jazz by the Bill Malchow Trio!
@malchowbill @pkdrumz

@redhookbarrelyard
185 Van Dyke Street — Ground Level
Thursday, October 8
6–9PM
music begins at 7PM

This month’s hang out is in conjunction with the opening reception of the RHOS Sculpture Exhibition, on view in the distillery October 8–18.

Featuring sculptures by:
Liliana Ruiz @ramona__chan
Faye Harnest @fayeharnest
Scott Pfaffman @scottpfaffman
Dave Cortes @cortesstudio
Risha Gorig @rishagorig
Norbert Kimmel @norbertkimmel
Will Kurtz @willkurtz
Pasha Radetzki @ra_detzki
Raphaele Shirley @raphaele_shirley
Andrea Stanislav @andreastanislav.studio
Kaputar @kaputar
Max Heiges @maxheiges

Curated by @andrew_logan_projects, @andreastanislav.studio, & @megansuttlesartist

Come celebrate Red Hook artists, sculpture, music, and community with us! ❤️🪝

We switch up our Second Thursdays location each month, so follow our instagram or website for monthly locations. REDHOOKOPENSTUDIOS.COM by @4heads_nyc

PROUD SPONSORS OF RED HOOK OPEN STUDIOS!

4heads is thrilled to support this year’s Red Hook Open Studios, taking place October 10–11 in Brooklyn.

For one weekend, artists and makers across Red Hook will open their studios and workspaces, inviting the public inside to discover their work, meet the people behind it, and experience the creative community that makes this neighborhood so special.

We’re proud to stand alongside the artists and organizers who continue to make opportunities like this possible.

Come explore, discover something new, support local artists, and spend the weekend with us in Red Hook.

We hope to see plenty of familiar faces along the way!

RED HOOK OPEN STUDIOS 2026
October 10–11 | 1–6 PM
Red Hook, Brooklyn
Free and open to the public.

More information: redhookopenstudios.com
@redhookopenstudios

#RedHookOpenStudios #4Heads #RedHookBrooklyn #BrooklynArtists #OpenStudios ArtistRun NYCArt by @4heads_nyc

YOU SHOWED UP. 🙏

Together, this community raised $6,235 for Portal 2026.

To every artist, friend, visitor and supporter who contributed: thank you.

To everyone who shared the campaign, reposted the reel, forwarded an email, sent the link to a friend or helped spread the word: thank you, too.

Every contribution mattered.

And once again, this community reminded us what 4heads is made of.

Portal has never been about a building.

It’s about what happens when artists show up for one another.

You showed up.

Now we get to work.

There’s plenty more to come. Stay tuned for the announcement of where Portal 2026 will land—and for our upcoming open call for artists.

We can’t wait to share what’s next.

See you at Portal 2026!

Artists and artworks in this post:
@nixlaemmle @rosavalado @tamsenheath

#Portal2026 #4heads #ArtistRun #NYCArtists by @4heads_nyc

WHAT IF 25 PEOPLE SHOWED UP TODAY?

We’re at $4,615 toward our $8,000 goal for Portal 2026.

That leaves $3,385 to go.

It sounds like a lot.

But look at it another way:

2 people give $500 = $1,000
5 people give $250 = $1,250
8 people give $100 = $800
5 people give $50 = $250
5 people give $20 = $100

That’s 25 people raising $3,400.

Twenty-five people could get us there today.

For years, Portal has happened because artists show up for artists.

Today, we’re asking our community to do exactly that.

Give $20.
Give $50.
Give $100.
Give what you can.

And if you’ve already contributed—or giving isn’t possible—send this post directly to someone who knows what Portal means.

Portal has never been about a building.

It’s about what happens once the doors open.

Let’s get them open.

Back Portal 2026 today.

LINK IN BIO TO DONATE!

Image: Our beloved Jack wearing @tinekindermann ‘s artwork on Governors Island in 2021

#Portal2026 #4Heads #ArtistRun #NYCArtists #IndependentArt NewYorkArt by @4heads_nyc

THREE DAYS.

This community has already raised $3,690 for Portal 2026.

Thank you.

But we’re not at our $8,000 goal yet.

So for the next three days, we’re asking everyone who knows and loves Portal to give this one final push.

Give $25.

Give $50.

Give $100.

Or send this post directly to someone who has exhibited with us, visited Portal or believes artist-led culture still has a place in New York.

Portal has never been about a building. It’s about what happens once the doors open.

Let’s get those doors open.

Back Portal 2026.

LINK IN BIO!

Artists and artwork featured in this post;
@eturnerinstal
@cynthia.reynolds
@gigichen.art
@tamsenheath

#Portal2026 #4Heads #ArtistRun #NYCArtists IndependentArt NewYorkArt by @4heads_nyc

LOOK WHAT YOU’VE DONE.

We’re halfway through our Portal 2026 campaign and together we’ve raised:

$3.220 of $8,000.

To everyone who has contributed so far: thank you.

Every contribution gets us closer to having the resources we need to move Portal 2026 forward.

We’re still working behind the scenes, following leads and figuring out where this year’s Portal will land.

There’s more to do.

If you’ve been meaning to contribute, now’s a good time.

Already contributed? Send this to someone who knows what Portal is all about.

Let’s keep it moving.

LINK IN BIO!

P.S. If you happen to have a connection to a landlord or property owner who may be interested in donating temporary space, let us know through the campaign page.

#Portal2026 #4Heads #ArtistRun #NYCArtists #IndependentArt NewYorkArt by @4heads_nyc

YOU KNOW THE FEELING.

You walk into Portal and immediately see someone you know.

Someone pulls you over to see an artist’s work.

You lose the person you arrived with.

You find them an hour later talking to someone they’ve just met.

You stay longer than you planned.

That’s Portal.

And that’s what we’re working to make happen again in 2026.

If you’ve exhibited with us, visited, volunteered, brought a friend or simply found your people here, you’re part of what makes Portal what it is.

Now we’re asking our community to show up again.

Back Portal 2026.

LINK IN BIO!

#Portal2026 #4Heads #ArtistRun #NYCArtists #IndependentArt NewYorkArt by @4heads_nyc

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PORTAL 2026 NEEDS A HOME!

We’re working to make the next Portal happen, and this year we need our community behind us.

4heads is raising $8,000 to help secure a venue and cover the essential costs of producing Portal 2026.

Portal has never been about a building. It’s about what happens once the doors open.

Artists showing up for artists. New work being discovered. Old friends finding each other. New connections being made. And a room full of people who believe independent, artist-led culture still matters in New York City.

If you’ve visited Portal, exhibited with us, volunteered, brought a friend, bought an artwork, stayed too late at an opening—or simply believe in what we do—show up for Portal.

Every contribution gets us closer.

BACK PORTAL 2026.

LINK IN BIO TO DONATE!

Artists and artwork in this reel:

@willkurtz @timfite @ethanminsker @helixxwashere @kateclarkstudio @jpnart83 @tamsenheath @gigichen.art @swiggstudio @amybutowicz @eturnerinstal @tinekindermann

#Portal2026 #4heads #ArtistRun #ArtistLed #NYCArtists NYCArt ContemporaryArt IndependentArt SupportArtists NewYorkArt by @4heads_nyc

Because things are a bit shit at the moment.

@foodbank4nyc for more details. by @4heads_nyc