AT LIFE CAFÉ
Bushwick and the East Village
Life Café has its roots in the art scene of the early eighties in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan. Today, as then, community creative life was and is such an essential aspect of our existence that in the last couple of years we’ve revitalized our artistic related roots.
Now, monthly art shows and performances are regular features of both cafes. Overall, our policy and our mission is to support artists of all genres; through offering food and drink to act, as a meeting place or by hanging their work on our walls!
To that end we’re part of the “Café Salon Movement” providing an alternative opportunity for artists to strut their stuff outside the conventional strictures of New York commercial galleries and venues.
Art Life Salon East Village
Artist of the Month for MAY
In May, Artist Anneli Curnock, Will be showing a small selection of her work at Life Cafe in the East Village.
‘I paint raw emotion. These are feelings that i don’t always understand,
but they are honest. I paint from the core. And only when i am moved.’
Born in Painesville OH. Ani moved to New York in 2004 to attend the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Although she has been somewhat of an artist since she can remember, she began to seriously paint in 2007. Her Art work has been shown at Twist Hair Salon in Orlando Florida, The Brooklyn Tea Lounge, The Brooklyn Bike Shop, MUSE Skate Shop in New London Conneticut, The Dumbo Arts Center. and most recently at Imhotepstudio and Sucre Jazz Cafe in Bedstuy.
Her artwork was also featured at the Essential Music and Art Event in SoHo in January.
Life Cafe 983 Salon Artist for MAY
JANINE DUPREE
Photography has been a hobby for as long as Janine Dupree can remember and for the most part is entirely self-taught. She credits her ability to learn the craft to her father, who always challenged her to look at the world from a slightly different perspective.
In addition to taking photos whenever she can, Janine works full time as a corporate event manager, organizing conferences and meetings throughout the United States. Although she has stated that she will always be a Philadelphian at heart, she currently claims New York City as her home.
Life with… Figit & the Weed
New Riddle Raffle @ Life Cafe 983
Can you guess what menu item this represents? Come in and submit your answer and you may win a bottle of champagne or other prizes.
