NEST Arts Factory
UPCOMING EVENTS!
3rd Annual Earth Day Celebration
Sunday, April 21, 2023 | 4:00pm-8:30pm
SAVE THE DATE!
Join our Nest Arts Factory community with ou 3rd annual celebration of Earth Day featuring open studios, visual art from local creatives, live music, film screenings and a cocktail reception!
Complimentary snacks and beverages will be available plus free street parking!
Suggested Donation of $10 will be accepted.
Don't miss an unforgettable performance by jazz singer, Melissa Newman and a celebration of artist John Carnright!
Plus we will close out the evening with the east coast premiere of the environmental documentary film "The Last Resort" directed and produced by Mike Fleischner who will complete a post screening Q+A!
Reggae, Arts, Poetry & Pop Up Music
a celebration of Black History Month
Sunday, February 25, 2024 | 4:00pm-8:00pm
SAVE THE DATE!
Join us for a vibrant celebration of Black History Month at the Nest Arts Factory!
Indulge in an afternoon of reggae art, live poetry, and pop-up music on Sunday, February 25th, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. hosted by Imasiah from WPKN Radio! Immerse yourself in multiple performances, captivating live poetry readings, and a mesmerizing extravaganza of art and culture honoring Black History Month.
🅿️ Free street parking available
💰 Donations accepted for musicians
🎟️ Event entry is otherwise FREE!
Poetry and Music Collective of Rick Reyes, Ras Iyaba, Asher Delerme, Ras Isido, Natty Congo
6 PM to 6:45 PM
Live Music by
7 PM to 8 PM
Live Music by
Black Art in America
a non-restrictive history of Black Art in Bridgeport and Beyond
Saturday, February 3, 2024 | 4:00pm-8:00pm
SAVE THE DATE!
Join our Nest Arts Factory community for a non-restrictive history of Black Art in Bridgeport and Beyond. Featuring an evening celebration with visual art from local creatives, live music, local vendors, film screenings and a cocktail reception!
Complimentary snacks and beverages will be available plus free street parking!
Artists Include:
Danielle Jea
Wesner Bernadel
Alicia Cobb
Majestic Paul [@majestik_99]
Nicole Paul [@unicole_artistry]
Lance Edward Jr [@earthlyhue]
Sharon Smalls [@smallsdesign]
Elisha Brockenberry
Jean Benoit
Will Corprew
Performers Include:
Mambo Rose
Imusiah
Luke Rodney
Vendors Include:
Gus Bradford
Laurie Rivera [@azizidesignsjewelry]
Park City Harvest [@park.city.harvest.llc]
Film Screening Include:
"IT WAS ALL A DREAM” [23:19]
directed by Aidan Un
produced by Laneshe Miller-White [Bridgeport Native]
Screening at 7pm | Community Room
Follow West Philly based theatre company Theatre in the X
on their journey to present the hit musical Dreamgirls in
a whole new way.
Complimentary snacks and beverages will be available
plus free street parking!
art by Sharon Smalls
art by Nicole Grant Paul
art by Jean Benoit
"It Was All A Dream" film poster
Earth Day Celebration
Saturday, April 22, 2023 | 5:00pm-9:00pm
SAVE THE DATE!
Join our Nest Arts Factory community with a celebration of Earth Day featuring visual art from local creatives, live music, film screenings and a cocktail reception!
Complimentary snacks and beverages will be available plus free street parking!
Suggested Donation of $10 will be accepted.
NEST Open Studios
COMING SPRING 2023!
Open Studios, art sale, hands-on activities, great family fun! The NEST Arts Factory is the longest-running working artists studio in Bridgeport, marking over 30 years. Meet the artists, tour their studios, and experience the variety of art and music created in this working studio space. The weekend program offers several hands-on, interactive programs; many are great family-fun activities. Artists’ work of all sizes and materials will be on sale, just in time for the holidays. Also view the work of guest artists, including the Black Rock Art Guild #36, the Bridgeport Portrait Project, and artists in the exhibit “Reconstructed/Deconstructed Still Lifes.” Activities taking place throughout the NEST include busker-style music, hands-on art activities like aromatherapy, mosaic, demos of the ‘lamp work’ technique of glass-blowing, and screenings from the Bridgeport Film Fest #28.
Artists of the NEST
Vic Mulaire
Nest Executive Director
Lori Bloom, #32/33
Mixed media/paper flower artist bloomingcolorsart.com / blooml@hotmail.com
Instagram @bloomingcolorsart
Gussie Bradford, #24
Crafts
Bridgeport Film Fest, #31A
Jason A. Coombs, Artistic Director
Filmmaker, Writer, Photography
Elisha Brockenberry, #6
Garment Specialist & Community Organizer
righteouspath2002@gmail.com www.righteouspath2002.life
Instagram @righteouspath.2002
John Carnright, #2
Mixed Media Photo Chemical primitivefuturisms.com
Will Corprew, #1
Painter, Designer
Instagram: @80byDesign
Quinn Costantini, #25
Multi Media Artist
Kat Evans, #30
Abstract Painter
kevansart.com
Francine Fanali, #29
Painter / Sculptor
francinefanali.com
Jane Gilman Fleischner, #23
Painter, Prints, Pen & Ink
Instagram: @JaneGilmanFleischner
Robert Foley, #22
Musician
Kerry Gale, #5
Murals/painting
kerrygale.com / hellofloraco.com Instagram @kerrygale_ @hellofloraco
Carolina Guimarey, #22
Contemporary Fine Artist
carolinaguimarey.com
Jimmi Glass, #8
Glassblower / Lampworker
Instagram @strive_glass
Kat Jetson, #25A
Mosaics, Enamel Pins, Stained Glass, Commission
marvelousmrsmosaic.com/
Guest Artists
Suzanne Kachmar, #15
Painter / Curator
Rebecca Kaplan-Stone, #12
Printmaker
Igor Kuznetsov, #28
Jewelry Designer, Goldsmith & Writer
Instagram: @igorkuznetsovdesigns
Luis Lopez, #31
Painting / Murals/ Photography / Graphic Design
Instagram: @luis_lopez_art
Sabrina Lewis, #7
Music
Brett Masterson, #32
Abstract Artist, Acrylic, Spray Paint, Upcylcer
Instagram: @Brett.Masterson.Art
Eliana Mesa, #21
Painter
Instagram: @ellie_messsa
Trish Monahan, #1
Painter
trishmonahan.com
Caitlin O’Brien, #27
Oil Paint, Mixed Media, Paper Arts
Rick Reyes, #39
Latin World Musician
Instagram @rickreyesmusic
Laurie Rivera, #18
Jewelry Artist
azizidesigns.com
Instagram @azizidesignsjewelry
Sharon Smalls, #34B
Mixed Media Artist
Instagram @smallsdesign
Linda Smith, #34A
Mixed Media Artist
LindaCSmith.com
Instagram @Laughing_linda
Kristopher Studebaker, #4
Musician
Instagram @Krisstudebaker
Swamp Hogs Musicians Catfish
Instagram @swamp.hogs / bcaseyksc@gmail.com
Diane Tate, #2A
Painter
Black Rock Art Guild #36
the Bridgeport Portrait Project
Artists in the exhibit:
“Reconstructed/Deconstructed Still Lifes.”