June's featured shop artist is Karen Warren of Wrenknits! Karen has been a longtime part of the Gallery North community, having first attended the Outdoor Art Show and Music Festival in 1980 and almost every year since. Karen started knitting at age 10 and has knit thousands of items over the years. Most of her creations have been donated to diverse causes that are local as well as US-wide. While working at Stony Brook University, Karen became familiar with Terence Netter and eventually met his wife and her now friend Therese Netter. In 2024 Karen attended the opening reception for the Terence Netter exhibition where she was first introduced to Gallery North's fundraising Campaign for the Terence Netter Creative Center. With her prior experience supporting local causes with knitting , she began contributing knitted items to The Shop at Gallery North in support of the Terence Netter Creative Center. Therese Netter formally introduced Karen to Gallery Staff and now the emotional support chickens are our best selling item! Karen has 100 Emotional Support Chickens underway or completed and that number continues to grow. Karen's entire collection can be found in our shop and online. We are currently hosting a raffle for an emotional support chicken and TNCC mug on our website! Purchase a raffle ticket directly through the link in our bio before June 17th to be entered! (fb)

The Queens Museum has announced the Open Call for the 2026–2027 QM-Jerome Foundation Fellowship for Emerging Artists in New York City! Application Deadline: September 22, 2025, 11:59pm EST "Two visual artists will receive $20,000 each, professional development consultations, and close mentorship from QM staff members working toward an artist’s project. The fellowships will culminate in solo project exhibitions at the Queens Museum in 2027. The duration of each fellowship is one year, culminating with the opening of the fellow’s exhibition." Please visit the Queens Museum's website for more information. https://queensmuseum.org/program/open-call-qm-jerome-foundation-fellowship-for-emerging-artists-2026-2027/ @queensmuseum (fb)