Artist Placements Announced for SPARC:

Seniors Partnering With Artists Citywide

The Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA) and the Department for the Aging (DFTA), along with BCA and the City’s other arts councils, have announced the selection of fifty artists for SPARC residencies in senior centers across the five boroughs. SPARC will provide participating artists with studio space and a stipend in exchange for the creation and delivery of arts programming for seniors.

Each residency will also include a public program component with an open house, performance, exhibit or other cultural interaction open to the surrounding community. Artist proposals were evaluated by representatives of the arts councils, DCLA and DFTA. The deadline for applications was September 30, 2011 and the residencies will run from January to July 2012.

Bronx Artists-in-Residence 2012 Recipients

Artist: Michael Ferris Jr.

Media: Visual arts/mixed media
Senior Center: JASA Van Cortlandt

Artist: Jacqueline Flowers

Media: Choral
Senior Center: Thomas Guess Senior Center

Artist: Zeretha Jenkins

Media: Performing arts
Senior Center: PSS Highbridge

Artist: Yoni Oppenheim

Media: Music
Senior Center: Riverdale YWHA Dora and Harry Simons

Artist: Jose Ortiz

Media: Folkloric music
Senior Center: Bronxworks-Heights Center

Artist: Gail Sharbaan

Media: Visual arts / mixed media
Senior Center: Sister Annunciata Bethel

Senior Center

Artist: Anna Tonna

Media: Choral
Senior Center: Riverdale Senior Services

Artist: Milteri Tucker

Media: Folkloric dance
Senior Center: Casa Boricua (Neighborhood Shopp) Senior Center

*All other photos courtesy of the Artists.

Stay tuned for updates about the artists-in-residence, and for a schedule of exhibitions and performances coming in June.