AUGUST 3 - SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

MAS! PAN! CALYPSO!

a plus/space installation by

PAT NURSE

Pat Nurse presents an installation of her hand-made larger-than-life carnival costumes.

The exhibit’s central costume, MASQUARADE, is mostly black, white, orange and gold. It stands ten feet wide and twelve feet high. This costume represents the Halloween character that tells the story of all the characters in the MAS, PAN and CALYPSO festival. 

about the artist

Pat has been a costume designer and producer of her children’s band, Carican Costumes, for the past twenty years.  She produces costumes from New York to many states including Miami Carnival and also Trinidad. for the MAS, PAN and CALYPSO carnival festivals. Pat Nurse an author of three books and she teaches English at Medgar Evers College.

GALLERY HOURS:

Installations are on view 24/7 through the Plus/Space gate, or by appointment - 347-534-6776

DIRECTIONS:

Take 2, 3, or 4 trains to Franklin Avenue. Walk two blocks against the traffic on Franklin. Walk ¾ block to 558 St. Johns Place. FiveMyles is within easy walking distance from the Brooklyn Museum.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:

FiveMyles is in part supported by the New York State Council for the Arts, Public Funds from the New York City Dept. of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, Council Member Crystal Hudson, The Jacques and Natasha Gelman Foundation, the Joseph Robert Foundation, and the William Talbott Hillman Foundation.