Hop on the
trolley and enjoy attractions at some of the hottest cultural
spots along the lower Grand Concourse |
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Catch
the trolley on
the first Wednesday evening of each month
(except January & September) at Longwood Art
Gallery @ Hostos, on the campus of Hostos Community College at
450 Grand Concourse. The
trolley departs at 5:30, 6:30, and 7:30pm for other venues in
the South Bronx Cultural Corridor. The
trolley ride and admission to participating venues along its route
are free. The Bronx Culture Trolley vehicle is wheelchair
accessible. |
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Directions:
Hostos Community College is
located at 450 Grand Concourse near 149th Street in the Bronx.
Take the 2, 4 & 5 trains or Bx1, Bx19 buses to Grand Concourse
and 149 Street. More detailed directions.
Group
Reservations: Call 718-931-9500 x33 or e-mail
trolley@bronxarts.org
Flyer | Press Release |
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*note: programming and venue information subject to change
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Longwood
Art Gallery @ Hostos
450 Grand Concourse
at 149th Street
Bronx NY 10451
718-518-6728 |
5:00-8:30pm: Opening Reception for our Current Exhibition |
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New Works #16: An Exhibition of En Foco's 2012-2013
New Works Photography Fellowship Awardees |
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Yijun (Pixy) Liao
Smoke to Water, 2013, from In the Beginning: Imagined Origin Stories series, Archival pigment print,
20 x 20”, Edition 1 of 5. |
Play Station, 201, from the Experimental
Relationships series, Digital C-Print,
11 x 14”, Edition 1 of 5 |
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En Foco and BCA are excited to an exhibition of En Foco's 2012-2013 New Works Photography Fellowship Awardees, featuring Mercedes Dorame, Yujin Liao, Daniel Ballesteros, Jared Soares and Rodrigo Valenzuela, who were selected by Guest Juror Natasha Egan, Director of the Museum of Contemporary Photography in Chicago. Each artist's work is unique in form.
Liao explores the roles of sex and power in a heterosexual relationship while Dorame dissects ceremonial spaces and cultural memory of what was once her ancestor's land. Ballesteros’ work is about the search for identity without the aid of histories and the need for self-invention where assimilation has effectively erased cultural influences. Soares’ work documents hip hop in small towns in Virginia and North Carolina, while Valenzuela creates his own version of nostalgia by documenting land and structure in desolated areas throughout the U.S.
For more information regarding the exhibition and artists, please call 718-518-6728.
On view through August 30, 2013, this exhibition is presented by Longwood Arts Project, the visual arts program of the Bronx Council on the Arts. |
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| Also in the Gallery |
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| 6:00pm: 2013 BRIO Awards Presentation Ceremony |
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2013 BRIO Awards Presentation Ceremony recognizing the twenty-five Bronx artists/winners of BCA’s prestigious BRIO (Bronx Recognizes Its Own) award. This year marks the 24th anniversary of BRIO. All winners, past and present, are invited to socialize and network while welcoming the 2013 winners into the fold. |
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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 |
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along
the trolley route |
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Museum of the Arts 1040
Grand Concourse at 165th Street
Bronx, NY 10456
718-681-6000
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| 5:30-7:30pm: Book Signing |

Readings and Conversations with Bronx author James Gillard in the North Wing Lobby.
Hop off the BCA’s Bronx Culture Trolley at BxMA and hear Bronx filmmaker and author James Gillard discuss his recent book If Harlem Could Talk It Would Scream!
In this provocative, witty and uncompromising collection of short stories James Gillard takes you on a journey into the lives of men who scream because they can’t be heard.
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| 5:15-7:45pm: Free Guided Tours of the Museum’s Exhibition |
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Joan Semmel: A Lucid Eye |
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| Organized by Antonio Sergio Bessa, Joan Semmel: A Lucid Eye features a recent group of self-portraits that are revealing of the artist's unique vision and process. Bronx-born Joan Semmel is widely known for works that explore the political and emotional implications of representations of the body (on view thru June 9, 2013). |
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Andrew Freedman Mansion
1125 Grand Concourse (between 166 & 167 Streets)
Bronx, NY 10452
718-293-8100 / 917-297-2418. |
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| 5:45-7:45pm: Outdoor Installation |
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| Collective Energy: Skate the Bronx |
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A collaboration of seven Bronx-based artists, each with diverse backgrounds and specialties, featured in a large-scale, outdoor installation on the front lawn of the Andrew Freedman Mansion on the Grand Concourse. Featured artists include Patricia Cazorla, Nancy Saleme, Elena Bouza, Xavier Figueroa, Valarie Irizarry, Melissa Calderon and Jeanine Alfieri, who also curated for this project. The aim of the project is to incorporate fine art, technology and design. Click here for more. |
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Pregones Theater
571-575 Walton Avenue
Bronx, NY 10451
718-585-1202 |
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| 7:00pm: Film Screening |
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| Masters of the Sea |
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Jules Verne's animated film Masters of the Sea follows the adventures of Mathias Sandorf who comes back to Austria after being marooned in a mysterious remote island for 20 years. Armed with amazing technology, accompanied by a crew of amazing individuals with superhuman powers and aided by the Austrian Secret Police, he is bound to defeat old enemies (21 minutes). Produced, written and directed by Max Resto with original music by David Rios, arranged, orchestrated and produced by Raymond Torres-Santos. This film received honorary mention at the 38th International Boston Sci-Fi Film Festival. This event is free, but seating is limited. Call 718-585-1202 to reserve your seat. |
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Bronx River Art Center at BronxArtSpace
305 East 140th Street
Bronx NY
10454
718-589-5819 |
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| 5:30-8:30pm: Art Exhibition |
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| Exhibition TBA. |
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| 5:30-8:30pm: Art Exhibition |
The Clock Café & Martini Bar
112 Lincoln Avenue (off Bruckner Blvd.)
Bronx, NY 10454
718-684-2338 |
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Art Exhibition TBA.
View the exhibition and enjoy the Clock’s full menu and signature drinks. |
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The
Bronx Council on the Arts thanks Bronx Tourism Council, Barefoot Wines & Bubbly, Capital One Bank,
Crown Trophy of the Bronx, En Foco, Fox
Networks, MAS Marketing & Advertising Solutions, Montefiore Medical Center, the Throgg's
Neck Merchants Association, and Wellcare for supplying
the give-aways for our
Bronx Culture Trolley nights. |
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A
Special Thanks to our
Funders and Supporters |
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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 Fund of Tides 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
- National Endowment for the Arts
- Council Member James Vacca
- Council Member
Maria del Carmen Arroyo
Bronx Delegation of the City Council
Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. |
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FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION about the Bronx Culture Trolley, email trolley@bronxarts.org or call
718-931-9500 x33
Visit the South Bronx
Cultural Corridor
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The Bronx Culture Trolley runs on First Wednesdays, but these venues have a lot to offer between trolley nights. Call or check web sites for more information.
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BronxArtSpace
305 East 140th Street
Bronx NY 10454
718-401-8144 |
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Bronx Academy of
Arts & Dance
842 Barretto Street (between Garrison & Lafayette Avenues)
Bronx, NY 10474
718-842-5223 |
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Bronx Museum of the Arts
1040 Grand Concourse
(at 165 Street)
Bronx, NY 10456
718-681-6000 |
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| Bruckner Gallery Bruckner Bar & Grill
1 Bruckner Blvd, Bronx, NY 10454
718-665-2001 |
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Gordon Parks Gallery
The College of New Rochelle School of New Resources
(John Cardinal O’Connor Campus)
332 East 149th Street
718-665-1310
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| Hostos Center for
the
Arts & Culture
Hostos Community College
450 Grand Concourse
at 149 Street Bronx, NY 10451
718-518-4455 |
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LDR Studio Gallery
137 Alexander Avenue, Suite 10 (4th floor), Bronx, NY 10454
917-558-2389 |
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| Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos
Hostos Community College
450 Grand Concourse (near 149th Street) Bronx, NY 10451
718-518-6728 |
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| The POINT
940 Garrison Avenue (at Manida Avenue) Bronx, NY 10474
718-542-4139 |
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Pregones Theater
571 Walton Avenue
(btwn 149th & 150th Sts)
Bronx, NY 10451
718-585-1202 |
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