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BRONX CULTURAL VISIONS FUND (BCVF)

DEADLINE EXTENDED - AUGUST 7TH

The application deadline for the Bronx Cultural Visions Fund (BCVF) grant has been extended! Don’t miss the opportunity to obtain a grant ranging between $10,000 and $20,000 for the development of new concepts and the production of new work in the performing arts, including but not limited to live dance, music, theater, performance art, and multi-disciplinary performance work. The new application deadline is August 7th at 11:59 PM.

SEPTEMBER 29TH DEADLINE - OPEN CALL FOR YOUTH JOURNALIST

LONGWOOD ART GALLERY @ HOSTOS

Attention young writers in the Bronx! BCA is seeking a youth journalist to write commissioned articles about Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos exhibition themes, individual artists, and artworks.

Interested? The deadline to apply is Friday, September 29th at 11:59 PM. Don't miss out!

ANNOUNCING THE WINNERS OF

THE 2023 ARTS ON THE BLOCK GRANT

Photo credit: Hip Hop Blvd and ABBA, Jazzy Jay HipHop Festival, 2023 Arts on the Block Winner

BCA is delighted to announce the 2023 Arts on the Block grant recipients. This grant, designed to cover artist fees for block parties and single-block festivals, embraces the transformative power of the arts to strengthen the Bronx community.

Below are the 2023 Arts on the Block Recipients:

• Bangladesh Academy of Fine Arts (BAFA)
• Boone Avenue Walls Foundation
• Building 13 Association
• Hip Hop Blvd and ABBA
• The James Baldwin Outdoor Learning Center
• The Soundview Reunion Committee

AUGUST 22ND - GRANT APPLICATION CYCLE OPENS

2024 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT GRANTS (CEG)

Photo credit: IAH Studio, Ode to the Black Fiddler (OBF) Music Festival, 2023 Arts Fund Winner

The 2024 Community Engagement Grant (CEG) application cycle opens on August 22nd! Bronx-based artists, collectives, and arts organizations are encouraged to apply for New Work, Arts Fund, and Community Arts grants worth up to $5,000. Stay tuned for more details on upcoming info sessions in the fall.

Guidelines will be available on our website starting August 22nd. To get ideas for your application, take a look at our website where you can find last year's guidelines and winners.

BRONX MEMOIR PROJECT VOLUME VII

AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE

"Everything, everything, has been different since I've found you.

My life has found a new meaning, a new purpose.

There is now clarity where there was once confusion.

The sky has become bluer.

Birds rise higher.

The air tastes sweeter."

The Bronx Memoir Project (BMP) Volume VII Anthology is now available for purchase! The Anthology weaves together the experiences of a diverse group of Bronx-based writers through poetry, essay, and personal narrative memoirs. The powerful stories contained in this Anthology draw the reader into the personal, yet universal themes of love, family, friendship, identity, childhood, and memory. Support BCA and fellow writers by purchasing your copy today.

BCA BRONX ARTIST REGISTRY

JOIN OUR GROWING LIST OF BRONX-BASED ARTISTS

Are you looking to give your practice more visibility or gain more commissioned work? Join the growing community of artists already listed on BCA's Artist Registry, a free comprehensive directory featuring artists across disciplines that serves as a direct resource for anyone looking for their next Bronx-based artist to work with. Creating a profile is free and easy to do!

BCA IS HIRING

JOIN THE BRONX COUNCIL ON THE ARTS!

BCA is looking for a Full-Time Director of External Affairs, a Part-Time Regrants Program Associate, and a Part-Time Administrative Assistant. Check our website for more information on these roles and apply now!

2023 BRONX CULTURAL VISIONS FUND (BCVF) GRANTEES

Davalois Fearon

Armando Pacheco Matos

Angela Reynoso

Davalois Fearon is a renowned choreographer working on the concept development of a solo dance piece called "Up/right." The multidisciplinary dance piece blends gymnastic and natural movements while incorporating non-western African diasporic dance forms. Learn more about Davalois.

Armando Pachecho Matos is a poet, writer, and actor working on the production of “Anton: Una Ópera Boricua / Anton: A Puerto Rican Opera," an opera telling the story of a Puerto Rican boy's journey to the Bronx in 1967 through Afro-Puerto Rican music including Bomba, Plena, and Música Jíbara. Learn more about Armando.

Angela Reynoso is an actress, playwright, director, and multimedia artist born and raised in the Bronx. Angela is working on the concept development of "The Lambs of the Bronx," a play set in the year 3000 that explores themes of survival through the eyes of two teenagers. Learn more about Angela.

The Bronx Council on the Arts is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council; New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature; Arts Midwest and the National Endowment for the Arts; the Coalition of Theaters of Color; the Cultural Immigrant Initiative; City Council Members Eric Dinowitz and Marjorie Velázquez; Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson; NYS Assemblymember Michael Benedetto and the NYS Division of Criminal Justice; and the Hispanic Federation, the City of New York, and the Department of Youth and Community Development. Also supported in part by the Howard Gilman Foundation, the Booth Ferris Foundation, the Altman Foundation, the Mertz Gilmore Foundation, Amazon, the Lily Auchincloss Foundation, the New Yankee Stadium Community Benefits Fund, the Tiger Baron Foundation, and Con Edison. Special thanks to Hostos Community College and the Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture for their support.