So, new (old) plan, see all the galleries in Brooklyn. So, across the canal, down 7th street, next to The Bell House is Site: Brooklyn Gallery a large well lighted space with two exhibition rooms - one large, one small - ringed and backed by studio spaces (which I am finding is quite common in outlining galleries - a way for the owner of the space to provide a community and make money). There is a large roll-up window in the front and a door to get buzzed through to the left. This is how they work - based on my chat with the owner or minder of the gallery and their website. The shows are done by open calls and curated / juried from the caFE website - one of those listing sites where artists put up images of their works, and look for shows to enter, like the one at The Drawing Center's "viewing platform or artist archive," etc. (also a way for organizers to make money). The gallery runs in good curators - folks I've heard of or folks affiliated with places I've heard of - the artists pay to enter a show, the curator chooses works, the artists ship them in, and they get to show in NYC - yay. They get reviews, the openings are huge, and it's a way to network. It's the way folks have been showing their works in the rest of the country for years - and sometimes the best way to get your stuff out there - different from the usual / but rarified NYC system of a curator seeking out artists and promoting them and their works. But, hey, whatever works. But when someone asks the artist to pay them to show their works it bothers me - just saying - I'm that kind of snob. The two current shows were interesting - if only curated by media. The first is titled Art on Paper and consists of just that, various media - watercolor, chalk, print, photography, etc. on…paper hung salon style. Standouts include - The well-composed photography by Ben Cricchi titled Switchman, Julia Justo's America (Patricia Stephens Due), Lori Crawford's Brown Paper Bag Portrait, and Khalil Charif, American Flag (To color) that had me giggling. I really wanted to query the artists about the work - as there were no informational labels. The second, better show, is titled Contemporary Sculpture and the like the first is a bunch of…3-D works. Brandon Smith's Outrage II: Indulge the Other paper mache figure with false teeth was jolting and Jill Bell's ceramic with glass beads titled Always with Me was touching and lovely. The gallery has been there for five years and I look forward to their future openings and exhibitions.