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We place strong emphasis on public, socially engaged artwork, sustainable communities and social justice.

Open Source is a participant-driven art initiative in Brooklyn, NY that provides space, community and conceptual context for creative play and critical commentary. Open Source is a Brooklyn based non-profit that serves as a nexus for contemporary art and local neighborhood cultures, with a history of supporting emerging artists who, through the development of new works, challenge how, when and whe

re contemporary art intersects and integrates with the everyday lives of everyday people. Open Source supports a cross-disciplinary and participatory approach to art and art-making as a way to promote artistic dialogue and critical commentary. Impacted by the open source movement—which promotes freely shared, educational software and information—Open Source Gallery applies a similar philosophy to create an approachable space, dedicated to the dissemination and accessibility of contemporary, visual art. Since opening our doors, we have served hundreds of artists, both local and international, through our exhibits, events, and programs. Our gallery creates an alternative space that eschews the traditional, and often intimidating, notion of the “white cube,” creating an environment that is inclusive and welcoming for an intergenerational and multicultural audience. Our programs include:

Exhibitions: monthly conceptually-driven exhibits in a wide array of media from both local and international artists

Church of Monika: a monthly, non-denominational lecture series designed to promote active critical thinking and discussion about art, community involvement and cultural understanding. December Soup Kitchen: a yearly program that invites the community to cook, eat and converse. How to Build a Fire: a monthly storytelling series that explores the course of a narrative, not only as it is heard, but how it is experienced

Adult and Family Workshops: several times a year, workshops are offered at the gallery space in conjunction with exhibits. KOKO Open Source: our children’s program that offers workshops at the intersection of art, technology and sustainability

09/03/2026

From 6-7pm on Saturday, September 5th, Michele Jaslow will moderate a panel consisting of Kimberly Fulton Orozco, Seneca Brand, and Leana Pardo about art as a spiritual technology for integrating adversity and how our inherited cultures provide us strength to make meaningful changes.

Leana Pardo is Executive Director of the North Brooklyn Coalition Against Family Violence, bringing a graduate background in public policy and lived experience as a survivor to her work advancing trauma-informed, survivor-centered care for those affected by domestic violence and sexual assault.

Seneca Shahara Brand is a visual artist and astrologer who runs the coaching practice Soul to Sol, blending training in art history, interior design, anthroposophy, and trauma-informed care into her work guiding others through healing and spiritual development.

Michele Jaslow is a NYC-based independent curator, writer, and art advisor whose work spans institutions like Brooklyn Artists Gym, MIT Media Lab, and Mana Contemporary, with a curatorial focus on the intersection of art and technology through her platform ThinkFiner.

When: Saturday, September 5th, 6-7pm
Where: Open Source Gallery, 306 17th St., Brooklyn
Details: https://open-source-gallery.org/event/7thtimeopening/

09/02/2026

Join us on Friday for September’s storytelling session as part of How to Build a Fire Season 12! Storytellers will include Dennis Slade, Mitch Applebaum, Mariposa Fernández, and Ruth Love.

When: Friday, September 4, 7-9pm
Where: Open Source Gallery, 306 17th St., Brooklyn
RSVP

Impossible though it may seem, we’re coming to the end of summer. Can you feel it? Each day, the sun is setting a few moments earlier than the day before. Time cycles ever onward, but wait! Let’s linger while we can. The night air still holds a bit of that enchanting summer mystery. On September 4th, we’ll gather under a full moon and harvest the ripest, campiest stories we can recall to preserve the flavors of the season. Tell us about summer love (or summer lust), a bad tan, a bold stand, or a grand plan to reinvent yourself.

Learn more and RSVP: open-source-gallery.org/htbaf-september/

08/31/2026

"This week's Open Sound Concert features the Diamond Spur Rodeo - join us on Wednesday September 2nd at 7pm!

The Diamond Spur Rodeo is an all-girl alt-Americana band based in Brooklyn, New York. Weaving together cascading four-part harmonies and storybook lyrics, they draw on influences as diverse as Chappell Roan to Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. A supergroup of individual songwriters, the Spurs are Amanda Salguero, Belle Shea, Hannah Lynne Miller, and Selena Tibert. Their first studio album is forthcoming in 2026.

Past NY venues include: Our Wicked Lady, Purgatory, Maindrag Music, The Jalopy Theatre, Westerleigh Folk Festival, Americanafest

Learn more and RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/open-sound-the-diamond-spur-rodeo-tickets-1991722667113?aff=oddtdtcreator

Everyone is welcome to attend, and donations are appreciated but not required.

Open Sound is a weekly music series taking place on summer Wednesday evenings at 7pm! Typically, these concerts are in front of Open Source Gallery, but we are hosting a special kick-off at the KoKo Lot (440 19th St.) for the first concert of the season! Curated by Lily White, Open Sound features a variety of musicians and genres. These weekly performances attract members of the neighborhood of all ages and backgrounds and dancing is strongly encouraged! View the full lineup at open-source-gallery.org/open-sound-2026-lineup/

When: Wednesday, September 2nd, 7PM
Where: Open Source Gallery, 306 17th St, Brooklyn, NY 11215

08/27/2026

We are seeking donations for our upcoming installation, The 7th Time, by Sáandlaanaay (Kimberly Fulton Orozco). If you would like to contribute, we are looking for:

- Coffee mugs – quirky/funny/smart, NOT generic or boring
- Boom boxes/tape players – must work
- Headphones – must work
- House plants – any kind
- Books – all kinds: art books, cultural books, poetry, novels, text books, children’s books, etc.

If you have any of the above that you would like to donate or lend to us, please contact us at [email protected].

The 7th Time tells the story of the labor of leaving and the interior strength required to imagine a different life before that life exists outside a person’s own body. Learn more about the installation and how these objects will be used on our website: open-source-gallery.org/saandlaanaay

08/24/2026

"This week's Open Sound Concert features Pam Flemming & Fearless Dreamer - join us on Wednesday August 26th at 7pm!

Known as a “Musicians’ Musician,” Pam Fleming’s lyrical and soulful trumpet sound has enriched the vibe of many bands and recordings. You may have heard her with Hazmat Modine, Isle Of Klezbos, Metropolitan Klezmer, Gov’t Mule, Warren Haynes (of the Allman Brothers), Reggae star Burning Spear, T***s & The Maytals, Mighty Sparrow, Natalie Merchant, Meredith Monk, Rachelle Garniez, and Swunky Z Brass Band.

Pam Fleming – Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Peter Hess – Saxes, Flutes
Jim West – Piano, Keys
Peter Calo – guitar
Leo Traversa / Greg Jones – Bass
Todd Isler – Drums

Learn more and RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/open-sound-pam-fleming-fearless-dreamer-tickets-1991722574837?aff=oddtdtcreator

Everyone is welcome to attend, and donations are appreciated but not required.

Open Sound is a weekly music series taking place on summer Wednesday evenings at 7pm! Typically, these concerts are in front of Open Source Gallery, but we are hosting a special kick-off at the KoKo Lot (440 19th St.) for the first concert of the season! Curated by Lily White, Open Sound features a variety of musicians and genres. These weekly performances attract members of the neighborhood of all ages and backgrounds and dancing is strongly encouraged! View the full lineup at open-source-gallery.org/open-sound-2026-lineup/

When: Wednesday, August 26th, 7PM
Where: Open Source Gallery, 306 17th St, Brooklyn, NY 11215

08/19/2026

Open Source Gallery is pleased to announce The 7th Time, a fully inhabitable installation by Sáandlaanaay (Kimberly Fulton Orozco). The exhibition will be on view September 5 – October 11, 2026, with an opening reception on September 5 from 7-9PM

Seven is the number of times, on average, it takes a person to leave an abusive relationship. The 7th Time is an installation by interdisciplinary artist Sáandlaanaay. It tells the story of the labor of leaving and the interior strength required to imagine a different life before that life exists outside a person's own body.

The gallery is transformed into a room that looks familiar. A relative's kitchen. A friend's living room. The house of a neighbor whose door you could knock on. Visitors are invited to sit, to make coffee, to handle the books on the shelf, to listen to the tapes left playing. The room asks nothing of anyone who enters it. It does not require an audience to decode it to experience familiarity.

Sáandlaanaay, Kimberly Fulton Orozco, is a Kaigani Haida Raven of the Yakhw' Jaanaas clan and a citizen of the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska. Working across Mexican, Haida, and Scottish inheritance, her practice transforms objects of memory into statements of cultural endurance and self-determination. She holds an MFA in Studio Arts from the Institute of American Indian Arts and a BFA from Georgia State University. Learn more atopen-source-gallery.org/saandlaanaay

08/17/2026

"This week's Open Sound Concert features the Bennett Paster Group - join us on Wednesday August 19th at 7pm!

Bennett Paster will debut a new group at Open Source Gallery on August 19, 2026. Featuring master Brazilian musicians Guillherme Monteiro on guitar and Alex Kautz on drums, versatile bassist Adam Chilenski and Paster on keyboards, the band will perform a blend of classic 60s-80s Brazilian groovy jazz alongside originals by band members. Expect a fun and funky evening in the Slope.

Learn more and RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/open-sound-the-bennett-paster-group-tickets-1991722510645?aff=oddtdtcreator

Everyone is welcome to attend, and donations are appreciated but not required.

Open Sound is a weekly music series taking place on summer Wednesday evenings at 7pm! Typically, these concerts are in front of Open Source Gallery, but we are hosting a special kick-off at the KoKo Lot (440 19th St.) for the first concert of the season! Curated by Lily White, Open Sound features a variety of musicians and genres. These weekly performances attract members of the neighborhood of all ages and backgrounds and dancing is strongly encouraged! View the full lineup at open-source-gallery.org/open-sound-2026-lineup/

When: Wednesday, August 19th, 7PM
Where: Open Source Gallery, 306 17th St, Brooklyn, NY 11215

08/10/2026

"This week's Open Sound Concert features Dawn Drake () and ZapOte () - join us on Wednesday August 12th at 7pm! Drake & ZapOte

Dawn Drake & ZapOte is a female “Global Groove” ensemble which celebrates women in world music and incorporates Afro-Cuban and Brazilian rhythms, pop and funk into a mix that is meant for dancing! With original lyrics that focus on love, empathy, environmental and social justice themes, the band offers a chance to celebrate life and create community through shared experience. A genre bender, ZapOte has a unique sound based on Dawn’s musical influences which draw from Cuban salsa and timba, Haitian kompa as well as Congolese ndombolo and Nigerian Afro-beat. You’ll find some of New York’s finest female musicians playing in this band!

Learn more and RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/open-sound-dawn-drake-zapote-tickets-1991722360195?aff=oddtdtcreator

Everyone is welcome to attend, and donations are appreciated but not required.

Open Sound is a weekly music series taking place on summer Wednesday evenings at 7pm! Typically, these concerts are in front of Open Source Gallery, but we are hosting a special kick-off at the KoKo Lot (440 19th St.) for the first concert of the season! Curated by Lily White, Open Sound features a variety of musicians and genres. These weekly performances attract members of the neighborhood of all ages and backgrounds and dancing is strongly encouraged! View the full lineup at open-source-gallery.org/open-sound-2026-lineup/

When: Wednesday, August 12th, 7PM
Where: Open Source Gallery, 306 17th St, Brooklyn, NY 11215

08/03/2026

This week's Open Sound Concert features AMARYLLIS II - join us on Wednesday August 5th at 7pm! Perform at Open Source Gallery!!!

“Ambient art songs for a new era,” AMARYLLIS 2 is the nom de guerre of Brooklyn couple Paula Jeanine Bennett and Richard X Bennett. They will play pieces from their upcoming Ropeadope Records release “Songs of Ache and Rapture”. Singer/lyricist/percussionist Paula Jeanine conveys the complicated moods of hope amidst the wreckage of modern society while pianist rXb contributes joyful and soulful splashes of color on the piano. Emotionally grooving catharsis at twilight.

Learn more and RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/open-sound-amaryllis-2-tickets-1991722285973?aff=oddtdtcreator

Everyone is welcome to attend, and donations are appreciated but not required.

Open Sound is a weekly music series taking place on summer Wednesday evenings at 7pm! Typically, these concerts are in front of Open Source Gallery, but we are hosting a special kick-off at the KoKo Lot (440 19th St.) for the first concert of the season! Curated by Lily White, Open Sound features a variety of musicians and genres. These weekly performances attract members of the neighborhood of all ages and backgrounds and dancing is strongly encouraged! View the full lineup at open-source-gallery.org/open-sound-2026-lineup/

When: Wednesday, August 5th, 7PM
Where: Open Source Gallery, 306 17th St, Brooklyn, NY 11215

07/30/2026

Join us tomorrow (Friday, July 31st) at 7pm, for the second HTBAF Storytelling session of Season 12, featuring storytellers Aida Zilelian, Aditya Mayya, Jude Treder-Wolff, and Wendy Lee Vazquez.

This summer has made everyone reluctant to have anything to do with building a fire so we’re extending the challenge. Give us your best “Cooling Off” story! The feel of a cool beverage going down your throat. That first breeze of relief when you enter an air conditioned room. Standing with your eyes closed, fists clenched trying to control your breathing. The realization when that hot date two months ago hasn’t kept your temperature elevated. Whatever cooling off means to you, we want your story to bring us the chills we need.

When: Friday, July 31st, 7-9pm
Where: Open Source Gallery, 306 17th St., Brooklyn
Learn more and RSVP: https://open-source-gallery.org/htbaf-cooling-off/

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306 17th Street
Brooklyn, NY
11215

Opening Hours

Saturday	12pm - 6pm
Sunday	12pm - 6pm

Telephone

+16462793969

Website

http://open-source-gallery.org/

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