Wednesday, June 5, 2013

*note: programming and venue information subject to change

THIS MONTH's VENUES
ccc Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos 2013 BRIO Award Presentation Ceremony Bronx Museum of the Arts Andrew Freedman Mansion Pregones Theater Bronx River Art Center at BronxArtSpace Clock Cafe & Martini Bar ccc
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
New Works #16: An Exhibition of En Foco's 2012-2013 New Works Photography Fellowship Awardees
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. Mercedes Dorame Play Station, 201,  from the Experimental Relationships series, Digital C-Print, 11 x 14”, Edition 1 of 5     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.
Also in the Gallery
6:00pm: 2013 BRIO Awards Presentation Ceremony
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.
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
Bronx Museum of the Arts 1040 Grand Concourse at 165th Street Bronx, NY 10456 718-681-6000
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.
5:15-7:45pm: Free Guided Tours of the Museum’s Exhibition
Joan Semmel: A Lucid Eye
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).
Andrew Freedman Mansion 1125 Grand Concourse (between 166 & 167 Streets) Bronx, NY 10452 718-293-8100 / 917-297-2418.
5:45-7:45pm: Outdoor Installation
Collective Energy: Skate the Bronx
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.
Pregones Theater 571-575 Walton Avenue Bronx, NY 10451 718-585-1202
7:00pm: Film Screening
Masters of the Sea
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.
Bronx River Art Center at BronxArtSpace 305 East 140th Street Bronx NY 10454 718-589-5819
5:30-8:30pm: Art Exhibition
Exhibition TBA.
5:30-8:30pm: Art Exhibition
The Clock Café & Martini Bar 112 Lincoln Avenue (off Bruckner Blvd.) Bronx, NY 10454 718-684-2338
Art Exhibition TBA. View the exhibition and enjoy the Clock’s full menu and signature drinks.
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.
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 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.