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BCA E-News Update

Volume 5, Number 8 / June 2007

JUNE 2007
What's Happening this month...

BX1: The Second Bronx Artist Bienniel on June 6th
18th Annual BRIO Awards Presentation Ceremony on June 6th
BX1: The Second Bronx Artist Biennial Exhibition Opening Reception on June 6th
The Bronx Culture Trolley Returns on June 6th
First Wednesdays at the Bronx Library Center continues with a Concert of Scandinavian Songs on June 6th
Bronx Food & Arts Festival is Sunday, June 24th, and Table Reservation Forms are available (see below)
News from the Bronx Writers' Center (see below)
News about Upcoming BCA Grants (see below)
June Calendar of Bronx Events
June Listing of Opportunities for Artists
Health-Related Information for the Arts Community
BRIO Artist Sightings in June

BX1: The Second Bronx Artist Biennial is the highlight of the June 6th Bronx Culture Trolley showcasing the talents of Bronx artists who are featured winners of the borough’s BRIO (Bronx Recognizes Its Own) Individual Artist Fellowship, a product of the Bronx Council on the Arts’ mission to support and nurture Bronx artists. The BX1 Festival is a celebration of these artists’ continued dedication to excellence as well as to honor those who have continued to live, work and produce art in the Bronx. Click here for details.

2007 BRIO Awards Presentation Ceremony

Twenty-two Bronx artists will be recipients of the Bronx Council on the Arts’ (BCA) prestigious BRIO (Bronx Recognizes Its Own) Award for artistic excellence at a June 6th award presentation ceremony at 5:45pm at the Longwood Art Gallery at Hostos Community College. This ceremony is one of many activities that make up BCA’s BX1: Second Bronx Artist Biennial. This event will coincide with BCA’s First Wednesday/Bronx Culture Trolley. Click here for details.

BX1: The Second Bronx Artist Biennial Exhibition

"Ponder Far Places" and "Best Theatre," two works by 2007 BRIO winner Peter Cabot on view at BX1: The Second Bronx Artist Biennial Exhibition (on view at the Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos June 6th thru August 25th) featuring eighteen 2006 & 2007 BRIO winners who are visual and media artists. Click here for details on the show.

Bronx Culture Trolley rolls again on June 6th

Click here for information on June 6th's trolley attractions

Click here for a printable flyer of this month's trolley attractions

First Wednesdays at The Bronx Library Center continues on June 6th with An Afternoon of Scandinavian Music

A free concert of Scandinavian songs by soprano Elly Erickson, BRIO winner for vocal performance.
Click here for information.
Click here for printable PDF of series workshop descriptions.

Bronx Food & Arts Festival
Sunday, June 24th, 2007 / 12:00 noon to 6:00 pm

Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrion, Jr., The Bronx Council on the Arts, and The Bronx Tourism Council invite Bronx-based Artists & Arts Groups to take part in the Bronx Food & Arts Festival, the Grand Finale of the Bronx Week 2007 Celebration.

Click here for more information and a reservation form

News from The Bronx Writers' Center

Literary Arts Fellowship and Residency
Guidelines, Requirements, and Application are now available

Literary Arts Fellowship and Residency program awards two nine-month fellowships annually to fiction writers, poets, playwrights, and screenwriters who reside in the Bronx.
A $5,000 award is given, and a residency at the Bronx Writers' Center is required as part of the fellowship's community service component.
Applications must be received by 5:00pm on Friday, June 15, 2007. There is no entry fee.
Click here for details.

News about Upcoming BCA Grants

NYSCADEC / BCA Community Arts Grant
Application Deadline for the 2007-2008 is September 21, 2007!
Click here for more information.

NYSCALCB / BCA Arts-in-Education Grant
Application Deadline Is October 11, 2007!
Click here for more information.