Wednesday, february 1, 2012

*note: programming and venue information subject to change

 

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THIS MONTH's VENUES
Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos   bronxArtworks Artisans Collective   Bronx Museum of the Arts   BRAC on the Block @ BronxArtSpace   Bruckner Gallery at the Bruckner Bar & Grill
Preceding the Bronx Culture Trolley
4:00pm	Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos 450 Grand Concourse at 149th Street Bronx NY 10451 718-518-6728 NOTE: The BCA/NYSCA/DCA Awards Presentation listed below has been re-scheduled for Wednesday, March 7th. BCA/NYSCA/DCA Awards Presentation The Bronx Council on the Arts (BCA) is proud to announce the recipients of both New York State Council on the Arts' (NYSCA) Decentralization and New York City Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA) Greater New York Arts Development Fund grants. The ceremony will be attended by representatives of recipient organizations, artists, local legislators, and members of BCA’s Board of Directors.For additional information, call 718-931-9500 x19 or visit www.bronxarts.org.
5:00- 9:00pm	Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos 450 Grand Concourse at 149th Street Bronx NY 10451 718-518-6728 Toys & Games with a Twist Toys & Games with a Twist is a multi-media exhibition of paintings, drawings, sculpture, video, and board and video games that investigates and comments on issues of construction of gender roles and stereotypes, consumerism, hierarchies of power, globalization, migration, memory and loss, fantasy, the environment, love, war, violence, urban and popular culture. Participating artists include: Jennifer Bakalar, Amir Bey, Chris Bors, Peter A. Brinson, Nick Black , Melissa A. Calderon, Hector Canonge, Gigi Chen, Regina Farell, Orlando Franco, Rory Golden, Andrea Gunraj, Jessica Kaire, Zoe Keramea, Reiko Kawahara, Zaun Lee, Cecilia Mandrile, Lawrence Mascia, Nao Matsumoto, Ashley McClennon, John Meza, Ira Merrit & Aaron Olshan, Niu Miao and Dong Lai Wei, Ricardo Miranda-Zuniga, Chalice Mitchell, Alfonso Muñoz, Shervone Neckles, Margaret Roleke, Jamel Shabazz, Tattfoo Tan, Jose Antonio Vicenty, Bree Westphal, Mary Wharmby, George Zabala. (on view in the Main Gallery thru Feb 1, 2012). Curated by Longwood Director Juanita Lanzo and Vanessa Gonzalez. Stations of the Lost Stations of the Lost is a mixed-media installation by Sean Paul Gallegos that explores the growing disconnect from traditional religious iconography and belief systems in modern culture. Inspired by the biblical Stations of the Cross, Gallegos’ 14 stations become interactive meditations on our obsessions with material goods and commercial icons. He explores and unpacks how the traditional ‘sacred’ is being replaced with kitsch, toys and profit icons, elevating them as objects of adoration and desire. (on view in the Project Room thru Feb 1, 2012). Curated by BCA Executive Director Deirdre Scott. Interactive Games in the Gallery Toys & Games with a Twist includes a variety of Interactive Games in the Gallery so you can enjoy the exhibition and get your game on! An additional component to Toys is an Online Exhibition of Digital Media, an online interactive game room from where you can actually play a half dozen games on two computers set up in the gallery. The Game Room is an online portal and archive created to synergize videos, games, images, and other forms of digital media with the work exhibited in the Longwood Art Gallery. The Game Room is a continuation of BCA’s commitment to digitally-based artist through the Digital Matrix and BRIO (Bronx Recognizes Its Own) programs.
	Outside the Gallery
5:00- 8:30pm	bronxArtworks Artisans Collective Imaginative bronxArtworks creations in all price ranges are available for browsing and buying. BCA’s bronxArtworks Artisans display and sell their imaginative creations in all price ranges. A variety of items are available for browsing and for the buying. Illustrations, cards, and scarfs Knit artwear Drawings, pins, and crafts Metal works Handmade silver jewelry Ethnic jewelry and crafts Handmade jewelry and crafts
	The trolley bell rings at 5:30, 6:30, and 7:30pm, just before the Bronx Culture Trolley departs for other destinations. View First Wednesdays Bronx Culture Trolley in a larger map
along the trolley route
5:45 - 7:45pm	Bronx Museum of the Arts 1040 Grand Concourse at 165th Street Bronx, NY 10456 718-681-6000
5:45 - 7:45pm	Guided Tour of Urban Archives: Our Town Pictures of the Bronx by Emilio Sanchez This exhibition will present a group of fourteen paintings and twelve works on paper by Cuban-born artists Emilio Sanchez recently donated to the Bronx Museum Permanent Collection. Sanchez's works depict commercial buildings in the Hunts Point area of the South Bronx. With their colorful palette and rigorous architectural design, these works depict the bodegas and auto shops of the Bronx in an almost idyllic style that make a stark contrast with preconceived views of the borough. The exhibition is also accompanied by a display of related archival material and a resource guide for educators. Lobby-For-The-Time-Being A project by Acconci Studio (ongoing exhibition). Artists: Vito Acconci, Adam Jakubowski, Taylor Levy, William Mowat, Brad Rosenberg, Che-Wei Wang, and Marina Zurkow.
5:30 - 8:30pm	BRAC on the Block @ BronxArtSpace 305 East 140th Street Bronx NY 10454 718-589-5819 or 718-401-8144
	Shifting Communities: The Work Office TWO); Publicworks Office (PwO); Work Progress Collective (WPC) Shifting Communities highlights dynamic initiatives in culture and the arts currently at work in the margins of the art world and American society. The Work Office (TWO) is a multidisciplinary art project disguised as an employment agency. Modeled on the Works Progress Administration (WPA) of the Great Depression in the 1930s, TWO is a gesture to "make work" for visual and performing artists, writers, and others by giving them simple, idea-based assignments to explore, document, or improve daily life in New York (on view thru Feb 18, 2012). BRAC on the Block @ BronxArtSpace is located at 305 East 140th Street. Information: call 718-589-5819, 718-401-8144, or info@bronxriverart.org.
5:30- 8:30pm	Bruckner Gallery at the Bruckner Bar & Grill 1 Bruckner Blvd Bronx, NY 10454 718-665-2001
	Botanic HD Botanic HD, an exhibition by fine artist John Goodman, was inspired by natural history’s golden age and vertical gardens. The art is two- and three-dimensional handmade flowers and plant materials that are made of plaster and painted in bold primary colors. Goodman was drawn to the natural beauty of plants and flowers since his childhood when he gardened with his grandparents. John is certified in floral design and horticulture by the New York Botanical Garden.
The Bronx Council on the Arts thanks Capital One Bank, Crown Trophy of the Bronx, Fox Networks, Montefiore Medical Center, and The Throgg's Neck Merchants Association for supplying the give-aways we used this past trolley year for our Bronx Culture Trolley Bronx Trivia Contest
A Special Thanks to our Funders and Supporters
The Bronx Culture Trolley is a program of: The Bronx Council on the Arts’ South Bronx Cultural Corridor, The Bronx Cultural Card, and The Bronx Tourism Council. It is made possible with funding from: Bloomberg Philanthropies Lambent Foundation The Scherman Foundation, The New York City Department of Small Business Services, The Bronx Empowerment Zone, The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, The New York State Council on the Arts, and Council Member Maria del Carmen Arroyo.