What's New at BCA
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BCA to Hold Artists' Town Hall Meeting on Monday, May 12th
7:00-9:00pm / Savoy Room at Hostos Community College
Click here for details.
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SAVE THE DATE! BCA Celebrates in 45th Birthday on June 4th. Click here for details.
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It’s not too late to take out an ad in BCA’s 2008 Journal which will mark the Bronx Council on the Arts’ 45th anniversary as the official cultural agency of Bronx County. You can show you support to BCA and leave your mark in this special 45th anniversary issue of the journal. Click here for a printable form to take out an ad in this year’s journal. |
BCA presents “Get it Together 2008”, an Arts-in-Education Round Table Symposium on May 6th at the Lehman College Art Gallery. Click here for details. |
Three Bronx Indie Performers kick off BAAD!’s Boogie Down Dance Series on May 9th. Click here for details.
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Pen World Voices Festival of International Literature, a celebration of world literature featuring 170 writers, 51 countries, 82 events, and endless possibilities. New York, April 29th through May 4th. Click here for details. |
2008 Make Music New York, a free citywide musical celebration, takes place on June 21st. Click here for details. |
First Wednesdays Bronx Culture Trolley Returns on May 7th
Click here for details on May 7th's trolley activities. Click here for a printable flyer of the night events. |
Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos
Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos presents Congos, Guloyas y Altares: Afro-Dominican Images, an exhibition of video footage, paintings, drawings, costumes and photographs, as well as the installation of an Afro-Dominican religious altar. The show is co-sponsored by the Bronx Council on the Arts and the Hostos Center for Arts & Culture and will be on view through May 10th. Click here for details.
Docent tours of this exhibition are available by contacting Hostos Community College. Click here for information. |
| Cultural Connections, an exhibition of works by members of BCA's Artisans Initiative, is on view at the Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos through May 10th. Click here for details. |
The 2008 Food & Arts Festival is being held on Sunday, June 22nd, from 12:00 noon to 6:00 pm., and all Bronx-based Artists & Arts Groups are invited to take part in this Grand Finale of Bronx Week 2008. Exhibit and sell your work to thousands of Bronxites and visitors who will gather for the borough’s annual celebration of pride.
Click here for reservation form. |
The First Issue of CrossBRONX, BCA’s new online literary journal, is now available. It will be published three times per year encompassing the best writing and digital art with a primary focus on Bronx writers and artists, both emerging and established writers. Click here to view the first issue. |
The BRONX BLACK BOOK is BCA’s new directory of creative business resources located in the Bronx. It is available online here
A fine arts shortlist is available as a PDF or as a printed brochure free of charge by calling 718-401-7866 or emailing LauraN@bronxarts.org. The Bronx Black Book is a project of the South Bronx Cultural Corridor.
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| Bronx Artist and 2007 BRIO winner Blanka Amezkua created the Bronx Blue Bedroom Project,
a new gallery space which is open it to the public and a new Bronx Culture Trolley Venue. Click here for more. |
| Between the Trolleys – Bronx Culture Trolley night venues freely open their doors every first Wednesday, but are you aware of all the events and activities offered by these venues all month long? Click here to check out what goes on between trolley nights. |
Submissions Sought from Bronx Arts Organizations and Artists
The Bronx Council on the Arts is seeking submissions from Bronx arts organizations and artists for new projects that have not taken place due to lack of funding or already scheduled projects for which additional funds would have a significant impact. Projects must end by June 30, 2008. Click here for more information. |
The Bronx Culture Trolley Celebrates its 50th Run
Click here to read about the trolley’s first five successful years. |
The Bronx Culture Trolley is Considered the "Most Successful of the City's Trolley Routes" according to a recent Report by the Center for an Urban Future. Click here for details. |
South Bronx Cultural Corridor
This mile-long strip along the Grand Concourse has been dubbed the “Gateway to the New Bronx,” a theme that repeats throughout new cultural and arts events occurring in the area. Click here to read more. |
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