Community Arts Grant

Eva Lopez

Act4Change proposes to present virtual forum theater performances to youth, adults, and seniors from South Bronx neighborhoods. We use theater… more

Leslie Lannon

Barefoot Dancing will bring 4 performing arts troupes to engage audience members in traditional forms of ethnic dance and music. Teaching artists explain the historical… more

Anita Lee

The “Bent But Not Broken - “Dance to Bond” Project, proposed by The Paige Fraser Foundation (TPFF), is a workshop series for mothers… more

Jane Gabriels

Pepatian’s Bronx Artist Spotlight 2021 features five projects (Hip-Hop Academy, Dancing Futures residency, Bronx Artists Now APAP Showcase, Dancing la… more

Lorraine Currelley

Poets Network & Exchange, project Bronx Book Fair is the premiere literary event in the Bronx. Through readings, creative writing workshops, panel discussions and… more

Frances Ciurcina

BCS, professional singers and orchestra perform two concerts. Spring’s ‘MUSIC OF THE BRITISH ISLES’ features Handel’s Coronation Anthem,… more

Amanda Cardona

Come one, Come all to the Dance With Us Live Danceathon!  This project aims to bring dance artists & the dance loving community together in a fresh… more

Renee Briggs

di.vi.sion concerts is a series of four professional classical music concerts in the Bronx. Celebrating eight years of presenting programs… more

Husein Yatabarry

Our project will consist of a series of youth art classes and workshops centered around portraiture and positive self-image of Black and Brown youth. Students will produce… more

Juan Ramirez, Jr.

Flip The Script Anthology Series will be a published book of selected works by Bronx based literary writers from many disciplines of poetry, playwriting… more

Benjamin Spierman

In 2021, the OoTB plans three free concerts on Sunday afternoons. Two (in June and October) will take… more

Mildred Tucker

Free Virtual Bomba dance, drum and sewing classes for the Bronx Community. These classes are available… more

Catherine Cudjoe

Ghana Fest-NY 2021 is the 12th annual public installation and celebration of Ghanaian culture and heritage to residents of and visitors to New York City. Held… more

Margia Shiriti

BAFA's IMLD event presents a catalytic platform where education meets performing arts. Following an early morning walk to commemorate… more

William Littleton

The KHCC Poetry and Music Enrichment program involves two components: a) poetry workshops for typically developing youth in our Teen Center, and… more

Randy Mason

"La Caja" A Book About a Box is a children's historical fiction book & community event that tells the story of the Cajon drum- a world… more

John Banks

The Lighthouse Opera Company will present a favorite of the standard opera operatic repertory to our communities, La Traviata (The Fallen Woman). Premiered in 1863,… more

Ishrat Aishee

This art program is dedicated to reviving a dying Bengali art known as nokshi katha. Due to Covid-19,… more

Daniel Senes

Members of BronxWorks senior centers will create a gallery of individual art projects in a variety of media around the theme of “Living… more

Dolores Alcaide-Mendez

MazArte Contigo- "More Art With You" is our company's traveling and online dance program for audiences in the Bronx. It offers energizing, vibrant, and celebratory… more

Kim To

Mekong NYC proposes to enhance the rich cultural assets in the Bronx through the organizing, promotion, and… more

Brendan Vail

Our plan is to expand capabilities of the creative space that has been built out in the park house. We took the unused space and cleaned it out and utilized it… more

Amira Mustapha

Poetic Affair seeks to draw artists and art lovers from the community. We produce a bi-monthly showcase to encourage community involvement and exposure to… more

Jacqueline Henderson

The workshop will provide older adults with the opportunity to study a wide variety of traditional and contemporary poetry with the goal of developing their skills… more

Joy Leonard

PROJECT V.I.P. combines acting training with the development of original creative work based on themes encountered… more

Daniela Del Giorno

Silver Shoes Dance Club is a health and wellness program for active senior citizens that uses the benefits of social dancing to encourage longevity, creativity.… more

Joseph Zamplione

This project includes the Annual Spring and Winter concerts in 2021. The performances are planned to occur in May and December at The First Lutheran… more

Kathryn Dowd

The City Island Film Festival and Art Walk will create a public art showcase for Bronx artists and filmmakers to sell, exhibit and promote… more

MaryAnn Santiago

Rhythms from the Caribbean and South America that blend in a fusion of European and African musical ancestry spiced with North… more

Lynn Fischer

The Solid Ground Project involves 3 productions: "Solid Ground: A Play about Landing on your Feet, Power Myths, & Freeze". Each of these productions offer… more