Bushwick is going to be more insane than usual this weekend thanks to Bushwick Open Studios 2015. Not in its 9th year, the three-day fete is the largest open studios event in New York City and finds upwards of 450 artists welcoming strangers into their work spaces and homes. Additionally, the weekend features gallery exhibitions, bands, block parties, and art-inspired ragers that go to the wee hours.

The Arts in Bushwick folks have put together a printed guide that is available at official BOS hubs and there is also a online directory you can search. A mind-boggling amount of things are happening, so we’ve gone ahead and put together a few recommendations, all are free to attend. Hopefully this list will come in handy as you chart your BOS 2015 course.

Events/Parties/Music:

BOS 2015 Launch Party and Seeking Space Exhibition
Friday, 6/5 7pm-12am
Be Electric Studios, 1298 Willougby Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11237
Presented by Tumblr, this is the official launch party of BOS 2015. It also doubles as the opening of Seeking Space, the official group art show of the weekend. The evening features music, a bar by Pine Box Rock Show, beer from Brooklyn Brewery, mixers from Bruce Cost Ginger Ale, a digital photo booth and projections by Rhizome NYC.

Roll Up Brooklyn at BOS
Friday, 6/5 6pm-11pm
Roll Up Brooklyn, 382 Jefferson, Brooklyn, NY 11237
Roll Up Brooklyn is a motorcycle garage that recently opened in the neighborhood. Their BOS event also serves as their grand opening party. The evening features art, free booze, live music by JACKIE, Loud Boyz and Guerrilla Toss, and food (to purchase) by Little Mo’s.

Meryl Meisler’s Purgatory & Paradise: SASSY ‘70s Book & Exhibit Launch
Friday, 6/5 7pm-4am
BIZARRE Bushwick, 12 Jefferson Street, Brooklyn, NY 11206
This party, which is being thrown by Bizarre Publishing and Black Box Gallery to celebrate Meryl Meisler’s photography book, promises drag queens and kings, go-go dancers, DJs, dancing, open bar and more.

Maps-N-Mimosas/Hecho en Bushwick
Saturday, 6/6 11am-2pm
Norte Maar, 83 Wyckoff Ave, Brooklyn, New York 11237
An official BOS party, Maps-N-Mimosas has been around since the beginning of Bushwick Open Studios and is hosted by apartment gallery Norte Maar. This year, the booze-filled, brunch-time event, doubles as the opening of Hecho en Bushwick, a historic survey of over thirty artists who have contributed to the growth of Bushwick.

Bohemian Grove at Bushwick Open Studios
Saturday, 6/6 12pm-late
64-66 Grove Street, Brooklyn, NY 11221
The DIY performance/art space is getting in the BOS act with an afternoon into evening soiree with live painting, tarot card readings, roaming performers, a group art show and performances by local musicians.

Bushwick Collective Block Party
Saturday, 6/6 11am-late
Troutman at Saint Nicholas Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11237
Fat Joe is playing this outdoor party, so it’s going to get crowded. It features 2 stages, over 30 live street and graffiti artists painting live, food trucks, a beer tent and more.

Phony Island Carnival
Saturday, 6/6 1pm-9pm
Scumbags & Superstars yard, 16 Wilson Ave Brooklyn, NY 11237
This day-long happening is billed as the weirdest art carnival you’ll ever see. It has a line-up that includes an evil magician, a bearded lady contortionist, a crazy clown, live animals, rap by Napkin Killa, Espolon margaritas and more. RSVP: phonyisland.eventbrite.com

House of Yes Sneak Preview of Everything
Saturday & Sunday, 6/6-6/7, 2pm-8pm
408 Jefferson St, Brooklyn, New York 11237
Priced out of their last home, House of Yes signed a 10-year lease on a new space in Bushwick last year and raised over $90,000 on Kickstarter to fix it up. The space isn’t quite ready for primetime, but that’s not stopping them from throwing an open house during Bushwick Open Studios. The festivities includes an art market, aerialists, art installations and much more. Join House of Yes at The Keep on Saturday for their event’s official after-party.

Roberta’s Art Party
Saturday & Sunday, 6/6 11am-7pm, 6/7 11am-6pm
Wonton Foods 220-222 Moore St, Brooklyn, New York 11206
Bushwick’s best known pizza joint Roberta’s is throwing a massive outdoor soiree during this year’s BOS. Sponsored by big wigs like Vans, Munchies and Bluepoint Brewing Company, the party’s agenda includes pizza, beer, wine, art, ice cream and a set by DJs Spliffington and Trice Cat. There are some VIP tix available, go here to snag ‘em.

JunXion at BOS
Saturday & Sunday, 6/6 & 6/7
X Marks The Lot, 39 Knickerbocker Avenue Brooklyn NY 11237
JunXion invites you to join them as they christen their new space in Bushwick. They have a loaded schedule planned for both days. Artists will be creating a zodiac-inspired mural, and there will be art cars (like you find at Burning Man), vendors, food, and music supplied by the likes of DJ Dirtyfinger, 2melo, Joro Boro, Nickodemus and Dirty Looks. They close out Sunday with a film screening.

Color Me Bushwick II
Friday, Saturday & Sunday, 6/5-6/7, 2pm-11pm
61-63 Wyckoff Ave, Brooklyn, New York 11237
This massive BOS-inspired event is billed as a music, art and hair festival. There will be food, drinks (Sailor Jerry, Pabst, Red Bull), shopping, mural art, a hair styling booth, flash tattoos, and performances by the likes of Sunflower Bean, Desert Sharks and Honduras. This fest also comes with afterparties, Friday at Montana’s Trail House, and Sunday at Amancay’s Diner.

D1G1TAL SP1R1T TEMPEL
Friday, Saturday & Sunday, 6/5 starts at 5pm, 6/6 starts at 6pm until whenever
Torus__porta, 113 Stockholm Street, 1A Brooklyn, NY 11221
If you’re up for something a bit more otherworldly at BOS, then we suggest checking out VV/LD TØR∇S’s D1G1TAL SP1R1T TEMPEL. Housed in their underground Bushwick bunker that’s perfectly climatized for breeding creative expression, spirituality and digital penetration, this happening promises to be unlike anything you ever experienced before. Immersive and psychedelic with sounds, live performances, art-consumables and a chance to meet a shaman. Plus, there’s free wifi too. This one goes until the wee hours and should get suitably weird.

SLIDELUCK Bushwick IV
Sunday, 6/7 1pm
The Living Gallery, 1094 Broadway Brooklyn, NY 11221
SLIDELUCK is invites you join them for a brunchtime happening featuring locally sourced art and potluck. Bring a dish or something to grill in the Living Gallery’s courtyard and then catch a spellbinding slideshow inside.

BOS 2015 Closing Party and CinemaSunday
Sunday, 6/7 2pm-2am
Bushwick Community Darkroom, 110 Troutman Street, Brooklyn, NY 11206
This good weekend wind-downer is BOS’s official closing party. The event features two innovative short film programs filled with films by local filmmakers. Post-screening a mingle will ensue with bar provided by Pine Box Rock Shop, beer from Sixpoint and snacks by Mominette and Bushwick Bakery.

Group Art Shows for BOS 2015:

Spread Art Summer Group Show VIII: Transplant: Own Your Dirt
Saturday & Sunday, 6/6 & 6/7 1pm-5pm
16 Harrison Place, Brooklyn, NY, 11206
This group show finds Brooklyn and Detroit artists taking over a vacant lot for the weekend and filling it with visual art, performance art, music, artist talks and more. The theme of the show is physical and psychological placement and replacement.

NEWD
Saturday & Sunday, 6/6 & 6/7 12pm-7pm
The 1896, 592 Johnson, Brooklyn, NY 11237
NEWD calls itself an art show, but it’s actually more like an art fair. It premiered concurrently with BOS last year. For 2015, the event inhabits a 7,000 sq ft open warehouse and brings together 11 exhibitors and over 50 artists. Among those participating are American Medium, NURTUREart, and Signal. In addition to the art, NEWD also hosts a series of talks dealing with such topics as the representation of girls in art, and how to make it in the NYC art world.

Group Show at Livestream Public
Saturday, 6/6 6pm-10pm
Livestream Public, 195 Morgan Avenue, Brooklyn NY 11237
This show brings together the work of 16 NYC-based artists. It features a range of styles including post-graffiti abstraction, collage, and line drawing. Among the artists presenting are Michael Alan, Brandon Sines, Joseph Meloy and Liz Emirzian. Livestream Public is also playing host to live mural painting earlier in the day.

The Schoolhouse
Friday, Saturday & Sunday, 6/5 9:30pm, 6/6 1pm-6pm & 9pm, 6/7 1pm-6pm
303 Ellery Street, #3
If you like holography, this group show by resident artists will be of interest. It also features illuminated works, projections, photography and performances in the evening.

Home Improvement on Rock Street
Saturday & Sunday, 10am on 6/6 to 6pm on 6/7
Outside – Boar’s Head Company, 26 Rock Street at Morgan
Returning for the third year, this project is a site-specific outdoor sculpture show. Curated by artist Deborah Brown and Manhattan gallerist Lesley Heller, this year’s exhibit is organized around the theme of home and features the work of 18 Brookyn artists. Included in the show are: Ian Cochran, Julie Tremblay and BroLab, among others.

Open Studios:

Andrew Erdos
Friday, Saturday & Sunday, 6/5 5pm-8pm, 6/6-6/7 12pm-6pm
195 Morgan Ave. Suite 314A, Brooklyn NY 11237
Andrew Erdos is a new media artist and sculptor who creates over-the-top installations that are often experienced as sensory overload. He believes his work is just a reflection of everyday life in urban culture.

Julia Sinelnikova
Saturday & Sunday, 6/6-6/7 12pm-7pm
Nonbinary Studios, 1717 Troutman St. #205, Ridgewood, NY 11385
Julia Sinelnikova aka The Oracle creates large scale light sculptures and projections. In addition to having her elaborate multimedia works on display, her studio plays host to ‘Conjuring Rebirth’, a performance featuring Culttastic, which takes place Saturday, 6/6 at 8:30pm.

Alexandra Rubinstein

Alexandria Rubinstein
Saturday & Sunday, 6/6-6/7 12pm-7pm
910 Grand Street, Brooklyn, NY 11211
Best to leave the kids at home if you end up venturing to Alexandria Rubinstein’s art lair. The figurative painter has been busy at work on a series of paintings featuring male celebrities in compromising positions. According to the BOS website, Rubinstein “playfully explores the weight of political and social patriarchy on female sexuality and the resulting consequences on relationships between men, women and their bodies.” Beer will be served.

Kim Holleman
Saturday & Sunday, 6/6 & 6/7 12pm-6pm
1200 Myrtle Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11211
Kim Holleman is an interdisciplinary artist who explores themes of environment, design, science, nature, urban planning, architecture, and aesthetics. Her award-winning Trailer Park: A Mobile Public Park has been featured at several art happenings around town.

Mother Pigeon

Mother Pigeon
Saturday, 6/6 12pm-6pm
865 Hart St. #3R Brooklyn NY 11237
Mother Pigeon aka Tina Trachtenberg (mother to Rachel Trachtenberg) is really into pigeons. She makes soft sculpture pigeons and sets them up in parks for people to enjoy. During BOS, she is inviting people inside her workshop so they can see her collection.

Hotel
Friday, Saturday & Sunday, 6/5 7pm-9pm, 6/6 & 6/7 12pm-7pm
796 Broadway, Brooklyn, NY 11206
Originally a single room occupancy hotel, Hotel is now a habitat for artists. Currently, it’s home to 10 permanent artists and several exhibition spaces. During BOS, the building will be a popular destination.

Performance:

Rockin Granny Love
Saturday & Sunday, 6/6 & 6/7 2pm-5pm
56 Bogart Street, Brooklyn NY 11237
Get a cuddle from Grandma during BOS. This interactive performance piece by Lisa Levy, finds the artist dressing up like a Grannie and sitting in a rocking chair. As people pass by she will offer to rock and comfort them. Her theory is that people of all ages desire this type of interaction, but mask their feelings in public.

Other:

Luhring Augustine Book Sale
Thursday-Sunday, 6/4 11am-6pm, 6/5 11am-8pm, 6/6 & 6/7 11am-6pm
25 Knickerbocker, Brooklyn NY 11237
The gallery is holding a book sale to coincide with BOS. Select publications as well as gallery posters are available for purchase. And while you’re there, you can check out the Christopher Wool exhibit.