Fridays At Five: Artists Build Community
“Fridays at Five” is a virtual exhibition commemorating the one-year anniversary of Flushing Town Hall’s weekly Artist Zoom Hangs and the community of multidisciplinary artists that have created a supportive network. Prior to the pandemic, Queens-based artists had begun to gather regularly hosted by Flushing Town Hall, initially brought together in celebration of Queens’ historian Jack Eichenbaum’s birthday.
The weekly Artist Zoom Hangs began in March 2020 as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown. At a time when the world had to quarantine in isolation, these weekly calls provided a place to come together and build community, connections and support. Hangs began with Queens-based artists and now include artists from across the country.
“Fridays at Five” showcases the artists who have regularly taken part in the Artist Zoom Hangs, supporting each other throughout these uncertain times.
Artists: Kevin Augustine (Brooklyn, NY) - Olga Alexander (New York, NY) - Rick Allred (Santa Fe, NM) - Stacey Burgay (Astoria, NY) - Katha Cato (Jackson Heights, NY) - Karen Fitzgerald (Woodside, NY) - Nancy Gesimondo (Sunnyside, NY) - Audrey Gottlieb (York, ME) - Robyn Jamison (Austin, TX) - Aloma Marquis (Nacogdoches, TX) - Renee Radenberg (Rockaway Park, NY) - Cindy Ruda (Sedona, AZ) - Dori Sankowich (New York, NY) - Anthony Schmitt (Santa Monica, CA) - Janet Schneider (Flushing, NY) - Jeff Schneider (New York, NY) - Priscilla Stadler (Jackson Heights, NY)
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Join FTH for a Public Gathering on Zoom Friday, April 23 from 5 PM ET to 8 PM ET. Join FTH and the exhibition artists as they will gather, chat and hang out and celebrate over one year of weekly calls! For Zoom details, visit HERE
Artists in any discipline and from any part of the globe are welcome to join Fridays at Five Artist Zoom Call – to receive the private zoom link, contact Ellen Kodadek, Executive and Artistic Director of Flushing Town Hall at ekodadek@flushingtownhall.org

Kevin Augustine
Kosmic Kid, 2020
Olga Alexander
Blue Goddess, 2020
Olga Alexander
Ghosts, 2021
Olga Alexander
Untitled, 2020
Rick Allred
Let It Be Heard, 2019Rick Allred
Voodoogood Dolls (Use Your Powers for Good!), 2020Rick Allred
Whispers of Sadako, 2020
Stacey Burgay
The Mountain Wins Again, 2020
Stacey Burgay
Looking at You, 2020Stacey Burgay
Reclaimed Wooden Art Work #2, 2020
Katha Cato
sHatTerEd: An ongoing triptych, 2001
Karen Fitzgerald
Fog Light, Remembering Gay, 2020
Karen Fitzgerald
All The Light We Cannot Hold, 2020
Karen Fitzgerald
This Ocean of Light, 2020
Nancy Gesimondo
Tree of Life No. 1, 2019
Nancy Gesimondo
Tree of Life No. 3, 2019
Nancy Gesimondo
Tree of Life No. 5, 2019
Audrey Gottlieb
See The Light, 2016
Audrey Gottlieb
Pink Clouds, Blue Horizon, 2018
Robyn Jamison
Tricycle Sentence, 2019
Robyn Jamison
She's a Doll, 2021
Aloma Marquis
Prophecy, 2018
Aloma Marquis
Pray/Prey, 2018
Aloma Marquis
What Happens if I Spring a Leak?, 2019
Renee Radenberg
Resilience, 2018
Renee Radenberg
Memories - Doll Box, 2018
Renee Radenberg
7 Up Box, 2016
Cindy Ruda
Pandemic, 2020Cindy Ruda
Gnawa Musicians, 2018Cindy Ruda
Dusk at Erfoud, 2018
Dori Sankowich
Green Mallet Series, 2015
Dori Sankowich
Red Chisel Series, 2015
Dori Sankowich
Red Level Series, 2015
Anthony Schmitt
Inside Shopping Cart Tree, 2020
Janet M Schneider
Coming Around, 2018
Janet M Schneider
Not Dark Yet, 2021
Janet M Schneider
The Race, 2020
Priscilla Stadler
Rooted 68, 2021