Saturday, July 11th is Family Fun Day, a free day of events and activities for children. Bring the family to Pelham Bay Park’s Playground for Children from 12:00-4:00pm. A fun time is guaranteed for all. Click here for printable flyer.
Call for Submissions for the next issue of crossBRONX– For its next issue, the online literary journal crossBRONX (crossbronx.org) is seeking short stories, creative non-fiction, poetry, and photography on the theme of HOME. Submissions are welcome from Bronx-based writers, as well as work that takes place in the Bronx. NOTE: SubmissionDeadline for the summer edition has been extended to July 15, 2009.Click here for details.
BCA's Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos presents Bangin' and Linger on view through August 6th and curated by BRIO winner Wanda Raimundi-Ortiz. Click here for information on these exhibitions.
Materials for the Arts, NYC helps artists realize their visions, provides students with a richer educational experience, and furnishes businesses with a simple and efficient way to enhance the cultural life of their city while promoting environmental awareness and reuse. Click here to learn more about this wonderful resource for the arts community.
ReBuilders Source – A Creative Bronx! Black Book Listing: A worker-owned cooperative in the South Bronx, ReBuilders Source rescues used and surplus building supplies and other materials from contractors, businesses, and property owners, as a green alternative to landfill disposal, and offers these often brand-new materials as retail to the public at substantial savings.
A special discount card made especially for BCA artists can be downloaded by clicking here. Click here for more.
Submit your MP3s and WMAs! BCA just upgraded its phone system and we now have the capacity to place your work on it. Your music, poem or performance can be heard by people that call our office. Click here for more.
Support BCA While Searching & Shopping Online! What if the Bronx Council on the Arts earned a penny every time you searched the Internet? Or how about if a percentage of every purchase you made online went to support BCA's cause? Well, now it can! Click here to read more.
Creative Economy
News Brief This new publication of the Creative Economy in the South Bronx highlights the arts and economic initiative programs organized by the BCA Development Corporation and the Bronx Council on the Arts. Click here to view.
BCA's MySpace page has over 1,000 friends. Thanks for being part of BCA's MySpace community and more importantly thanks for your support of the arts in the Bronx.
The Bronx Culture Trolley is Considered the "Most Successful of the City's Trolley Routes" according to a recent Report by the Center for an Urban Future. Click here for details.
South Bronx Cultural Corridor This mile-long strip along the Grand Concourse has been dubbed the “Gateway to the New Bronx,” a theme that repeats throughout new cultural and arts events occurring in the area. Click here to read more.
Our Artists
BCA has supported a number of award-winning artists over the years, many whose work appears on our website. Click on the awards below and meet the artists who received them.
BRIO Winner Daniel Hauben Honored
Painter and eight-time BRIO winner Daniel Hauben was recently honored for his stained glass installation, The El, which is on permanent display at the Freeman Avenue Subway Station. Click here for more.