MEMBER SHOW PREVIEW // Beril Gulcan: Home at 3rd Ward

When Beril Gulcan first moved to New York, she heard about a place in Brooklyn where folks creatin' things could all hang out. Bonus: that place also gave away free bikes. As a photographer, Gulcan found herself immediately drawn to 3rd Ward.

Her sources of inspiration? Other than her Hasselblad camera: watching documentaries, immersing herself in the work of Irving Penn and Alice O'Malley, and meeting interesting people. Being surrounded by creative doers is the key to her productivity, she says, and advises prospective or new members to “Just hang out at 3rd Ward. You’ll be surrounded by creativity. A lot of inspiration will follow.”

Gulcan's most recent creation, ''Between You and Me,'' is a portrait-based project built around the intimacy and distance between mothers and daughters, mothers and sons, and siblings. That work will be on display Friday at the 3rd Ward Member Group Show.

So come raise a glass to Beril and her fellow exhibiting members! It’ll be good for you, as she knows well after getting “a little drunk” (and having a blast) at a recent Wine: For Your Health! course.

-- Cara Cannella