Last weekend I jumped out of NYC and up to Wassaic, NY for their annual art festival. The overall-excellent artwork held your attention amidst the surrounding architectural quirkiness of the once mill and animal auction house. Tough northbound traffic made for a long trip to the event, but all stress released after one drink from a children's lemonade stand, one tea from an uber-organic local, and one beer from the event's keg. Looking back at the event, it could be a more sustainable way for art fairs to grow and spread in a way that is more about artists and community and less dependent on flashy headlines and huge sales.

In the spirit of summer / artists / fun, join us Saturday at White Slab Palace where Artcards Review Editor Helen Homan Wu curates an evening of live music, visuals, performances and installations. It's free, in the Lower East Side, and going to be a great time for artists and friends.

You may already know what you want to see, but if you're looking for a chance run-in with Artcards staffers, check out the Camera Club of New York on Wednesday, Ramiken Crucible (and perhaps Broadway Gallery) on Thursday, and White Slab Palace on Saturday.

Online, there's new work on Artcards Review:
- The Wassaic Project's Summer Festival Photo Recap
- 100 Records 100 artists: A Community Effort at the Cinders Gallery

Enjoy the summer, find something on our most comprehensive art events list, and see you out!

Thursday:
+ Allie Avital Tsypin, Beach People, Bridget Regan, Frank Traynor, Jeremy Earhart, Lauren Bahr, Machinedrum, Marissa Hinds, Natalie Weiss, R. Stevie Moore, riderhood, Tom Sawyer, Wheat Wurtzburger "Jesus In Our Lives" at Ramiken Crucible

Saturday:

+ Anavelyse, Dalot, David Bernstein, Doom Trumpet, Driphouse, Jack Kubizne, Matthew Mcauley, Metal Rouge, Sam Hamilton, Suzette M Lee "Paradise Now!" curated by Helen Homan Wu at White Slab Palace

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Tuesday, August 17

Workshop: Steven Assael at Salmagundi Art Club
11 street: 47 Fifth avenue, at w 11 street, 7pm

Performance: "NUMU Arts Collective - 1 Year Birthday Show!" at The Knitting Factory
Brooklyn, Williamsburg: 361 Metropolitan avenue, $5, 7pm

Wednesday, August 18

Open Studio: David Friedman, Emilie Selden, Jason Kass, Lauren Smith, Liz Atzberger, Yea Jin Song "ARTcamp: Studio Residency Program" at NY Studio Gallery (NYSG)
Chinatown/LES: 154 Stanton street, at Suffolk street, 6-9pm

"Spirit Tours 11: Merchandise, Waterfall, Hothouse" at Recess Activities, Inc.
Soho: 41 Grand street, 7:30am

Alexander Perrelli, Anne Lai, Arturo Acosta, Azikiwe Mohammed, Carissa Pelleteri, Chris Nadziejko, Christina Thurston, David Taub, Garett DeLuca, Jasmine Gregory, Jesse Cesario, John Stanley, Lindsey Castillo, Maki Ueno, Marissa Herrmann, MengLing Hsieh, Nataly Levich, Nataly Levich, Ryan Foerster,, Sam Branman, Sean Ellingson, Tessa Hutchcroft "Behind the Scenes: New Staff Work at CCNY" curated by Jesse Chan, John Stanley at Camera Club of New York
37 street: 336 W 37 street, 6-8pm

Thursday, August 19

+ Allie Avital Tsypin, Beach People, Bridget Regan, Frank Traynor, Jeremy Earhart, Lauren Bahr, Machinedrum, Marissa Hinds, Natalie Weiss, R. Stevie Moore, riderhood, Tom Sawyer, Wheat Wurtzburger "Jesus In Our Lives" at Ramiken Crucible
Chinatown/LES: 221 East Broadway, at Clinton street, 7-10pm (performances at 8pm)

Screening: "Constructing Views: Experimental Film and Video from Brazil" at New Museum of Contemporary Art
Soho: 235 Bowery, 4-9pm

Amanda Lechner, and Christopher Ulivo, Emet Sosna, Jan Mollet, Jaqueline Cedar, Jeanne Jo, Jeff Hutchison, Jon Meyer, Kelsey Harrington, Laura Greengold, Lauren Luoff, Matthew Schreiber, Rebecca Sherman, Ryan Russo, Yuka Otani "The Business of Aura" curated by Kelsey Harrington at Broadway Gallery
Soho: 473 Broadway, b/w grand & broome, floor 7, 6-8pm

"Two Special Exhibitions" at Agora Gallery (chelsea)
25 street: 530 W 25 street, 6-8pm

Parris Jaru "Mixed Media at MIDOMA" at Midoma 37 street: 545 Eighth avenue, suite 750, 6-8pm

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Bobby Davidson, Geoff Smith, Michal Kawecki, Rowan James, Shea Naer, Tribble & Mancenido "Naked Judging: The 2010 Canteen Awards in Photography" judges: Arnold Lehman and Matthew Porter at Powerhouse Arena Brooklyn, Dumbo: 37 Main street, at water street, Free with RSVP to rsvp@canteenmag.com ($5 at the door), 7-10pm

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Friday, August 20

"The Accretion of Events//NYC" inaugural exhibition for new location at Volume Black
Downtown: 89 Washington street, 6-9pm

Benefit: "Skateistan Fundraiser NYC 2010" at Red Bull Space
Soho: 40 Thompson street, $40, 9pm-midnight

"ICI Summer Book Sale" at Independent Curators international (ICI)
11 street: 799 Broadway, suite 205, 10am-7pm

"The August Edition of the Art Bazaar" at Lyons Wier Gallery
20 street: 175 Seventh avenue, at W 20 street, 6-9pm

Screening: Amy Lockhart, Barry Doupe, Bruno Dicolla, Casey Jane Ellison, Clara Kim, Erin Dunn, Jim Trainor, Kathleen Daniel, Lale Westvind, Lauren Gregory, Martha Colburn, Sarah Chacich, Seth Scriver, Steve Emmons "Aboveground Animation" at Louis V E.S.P. Brooklyn, Williamsburg: 140 Jackson street, suite 4D, $5 (includes food/drinks), 7pm reception, 8pm screening

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Screening: "Gordon Matta-Clark's Day's End + Arch Brown's Pier Groups" at Light Industry
Brooklyn, Misc.: 177 Livingston street, $7, 7:30pm

Friese Undine "Substructure Superstructure" at Observatory
Brooklyn, Misc.: 543 Union street, at Nevins street, 9:30pm

"6th International Outdoor Series: India" Dance, Music, and Film at Queens Museum of Art (New York City Building)
Queens: Flushing Meadows Corona Park, 6:30-10pm

Cristian del rio "Levitando" at QbaVa Gallery
Union City: 508 42nd street, 7pm

Artist Talk: Matthew Jensen "Searching for Something Previously Forgotten or Unknown on Governors Island" at Governor's Island various: Governor's Island, LMCC at Building 110, Free with RSVP, 11:30am-12:30pm

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Saturday, August 21

+ Anavelyse, Dalot, David Bernstein, Doom Trumpet, Driphouse, Jack Kubizne, Matthew Mcauley, Metal Rouge, Sam Hamilton, Suzette M Lee "Paradise Now!" curated by Helen Homan Wu at White Slab Palace Chinatown/LES: 77 Delancey, 9pm-midnight

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Ali Banisadr, Amy Longenecker-Brown, Andy Piedilato, Ariel Dill, Carlos Roque, Dan Kopp, Erik Benson, Eulas Pizarro, Francesco Longenecker, Gina Magid, Greg Lindquist, Guillermo Creus, Jeffrey Gibson, Megan Bisbee-Durlam, Nathlie Provosty, Tom Sanford, Vera Iliatova, Wendy White "New Paintings" curated by Renee Bovenzi at Staley / Wise Gallery
Soho: 560 Broadway, 6-8pm

"ICI Summer Book Sale" at Independent Curators international (ICI)
11 street: 799 Broadway, suite 205, 10am-3pm

? "Parsons MFA Photography Thesis Exhibition" at Parsons (Sheila C. Johnson Design Center)
13 street: 66 Fifth avenue, (time not confirmed, check with gallery)

Miguel Cordera "Summer Snapshot #1" at Eyelevel BQE Brooklyn, Williamsburg: 364 Leonard street, 6-9pm

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"On the Grid" curated by Chris McGee, Rob de Oude at Camel Art Space Brooklyn, Williamsburg: 722 Metropolitan Avenue, 6-10pm

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Benefit: "Reclaiming Space" at Gallery House
Brooklyn, Clinton Hill: 272 Clinton avenue, 7:30pm-midnight

Anna Mytko, Jen Kaplan, Kseniya Kapitka, Malissa Williams "Images NYC" at Open Source
Brooklyn, Misc.: 255 17 street, b/w 5th & 6th avenue, 7-10pm

NYX Rizing, Tosha Grantham, Voodo Fe' "Art Viewing" at Art House North
Brooklyn, Misc.: 324 E 8 street, 1-6pm

Artist Talk: Jeong Min Park, Lo Ching, Qin Feng, Quan Handong, YoYo Xiao, Zheng Lianjie "Metamorphosis of Ink" at Crossing Art Gallery
Queens: 136-17 39th avenue, 2pm

Performance: "Warm Up" at P.S.1
Queens: 22-25 Jackson avenue, at 26 avenue, $15, 2-9pm

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