What is the creative potential of an empty box? See how area artists answered this question in Case Study, the latest project from your friends at Gowanus Night Heron!

More than two dozen artists were invited to reimagine simple acrylic cases, and the results will be on view during Gowanus Open Studios, this Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021, and Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021, from noon to 6 p.m. both days.

The Case Study locations are as follows:

Case Study: Social Structure
Treasure Island
183 Lorraine St. / GOS map location 108

Case Study: Faith, Healing, Feeling
Shapeshifter Lab
18 Whitwell Pl. / GOS map location 49

Case Study: Organica/Gowanus
Makeville Studio
125 8th St. / GOS map location 89

Case Study: Light and Obscurity
Arts Gowanus Offices
540 President St. / GOS map location 43

A portion of Case Study sales will go to Arts Gowanus and Gowanus Mutual Aid.

If you can’t make it to all four locations, no worries! Unsold Case Studies works will be on view at the Gowanus Open Studios closing party, 6:30-9:30 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 17, at the Gowanus Dredgers Boathouse at 165 2nd St.

Participating artists: Natale Adgnot, Johanna Aenderl, Nora Evita Aresti, Tania L. Balan-Gaubert, Lauren Bierly, Emily Chiavelli, Jessica Dalrymple, Yvena Despagne, Valeria Divinorum, Miska Draskoczy, Keith Duquette, Arielle Jennings, K Haskell, Karen Mainenti, Hermann Mejia, Stephanie Norberg, Avani Patel,  Anne-Sophie H. Plume, Sean Qualls, Bonnie Ralston, John Richey, Rick Secen, Andrew Smenos, Sonjie Feliciano Solomon, Tamara Staples, Johnny Thornton, Marlene Weisman, and Kasia Zurek-Doule