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MARCH 27TH - I STOOD MY GROUND
OPENING RECEPTION - LONGWOOD ART GALLERY @ HOSTOS
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Featured Artwork: It goes one ear and out the other, 2024, Jeong Hur | |
Save the date for the Opening Reception of I Stood My Ground to be held on Wednesday, March 27th from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM. This new exhibition is part of the 2024 Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos season titled Against the Grain, which seeks to challenge hegemonic narratives and advocate for the restitution of overlooked stories to build up a more inclusive historical account. | |
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APRIL 1ST DEADLINE - OPEN CALL FOR ARTISTS
BRONX MEMOIR PROJECT VOLUME VIII COVER ART
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BCA invites Bronx-based photographers and visual artists to design a cover for Bronx Memoir Project Volume VIII, a multi-genre anthology written during the 2023-2024 Bronx Memoir Project Workshop Series. The selected artist will receive a stipend of $500.
The application deadline is Monday, April 1st at 11:59 PM.
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MARCH - ARTIST SUSTAINABILITY WORKSHOP SERIES (ASWS)
THE ART OF PRESENTATION: A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO BUILDING, CRAFTING, AND PERFECTING YOUR PORTFOLIO
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In The Art of Presentation, performing artists, media practitioners, and visual artists will learn how to build a compelling portfolio that will make a lasting impact on prospective clients, employers, or collaborators.
This three-part virtual Artist Sustainability Workshop Series (ASWS) will take place on Tuesdays, between March 12th and March 26th from 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM via Zoom.
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Workshop Schedule:
Session I: Performing Arts
Facilitated by Davalois Fearon
Tues., March 12th from 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Session II: Media Arts
Facilitated by Gregory Hernandez
Tues., March 19th from 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Session III: Visual Arts
Facilitated by Yeon Ji Yoon
Tues., March 26th from 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
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FEBRUARY AND MARCH - BRONX MEMOIR PROJECT
WORKSHOP SCHEDULE
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BEYOND THE BIOS
Saturdays, February 24th – March 16th
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Hybrid | Wakefield Library
In the final BMP workshop series of the season, novelist and hypnotherapist Sofia Quintero introduces writers to unconventional ways to uncover additional layers to the people who live in their story world – including the authors themselves.
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Workshop Schedule:
Session II: Developing Characters
Sat., March 2nd from 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Session III: Characters in Conflict
Sat., March 9th from 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Session IV: Impact on Narrator
Sat., March 16th from 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
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BCA IS HIRING
JOIN THE TEAM
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Check our website for more information on available employment opportunities and apply now! | |
ART ALL AROUND US BY JORDAN MOSS | |
Featured: Jordan Moss. Photo credit: Jeffrey Mower. | |
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Art All Around Us is a biweekly newsletter by Bronx-based artist Jordan Moss. The newsletter captures what's happening in the art community within the Bronx and beyond through first-hand accounts and curated event roundups and artist opportunities.
Check out the latest newsletter, Bronx Art with Meaning, where Jordan describes his experience attending the Closing Reception of Against the Grain: The Stories We Tell Ourselves at the Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos, among other stories.
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Kareema Hussein
Meet Kareema, new Director of Programs at BCA!
"I am extremely excited to join the Bronx Council on the Arts and their team of passionate advocates for inclusion in the arts."
Before joining BCA’s team, Kareema served in the public sector as Director of We Speak NYC, an English language learning and conversation program developed and administered by the City of New York, Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs (MOIA). During her 6 years at MOIA, Kareema advanced her experience in program strategy, operations, and expansion, focusing on designing sustainable programs for social impact and inclusion. Before this, Kareema worked as a Studio Director and a Textile Designer for Le Studio Anthost. Kareema graduated from the Macaulay Honors College at Lehman College where she studied Studio Art concentrating in Photography and Sculpture.
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OPPORTUNITIES FOR ARTISTS: Post opportunities and stay informed about recent ones such as residencies, call for artists, studio space, grant opportunities, and more.
EVENTS CALENDAR: Post your events and find out what's happening around the borough on BCA's Events Calendar, the one-stop destination for community arts events.
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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 Services; 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, Claire and Theodore Morse Foundation, and Con Edison. Special thanks to Hostos Community College and the Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture for their support. | |
BCA and Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos locations are ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) compliant. | | | | |
