Longwood Arts Project is the contemporary art center of the Bronx Council on the Arts with the mission to support artists and their work, especially emerging artists from underrepresented groups such as people of color and women, through Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos, Digital Matrix Commissions Program, and public programs that provide opportunities for free and open dialogue.

Longwood Arts Project presents solo and group exhibitions of works of art produced in various media or through interdisciplinary practices that connect artists, communities, and ideas within and beyond the Bronx.

A Program of Bronx Council on the Arts, Longwood Arts Project is funded, in part, by National Endowment for the Arts, New York State Council on the Arts' Visual Arts Program, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, The Jerome Foundation, The Andy Warhol Foundation, The Greenwall Foundation, Krasdale Foods, Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrión and the Bronx Delegation of the City Council of New York and the member ship of the BCA. Longwood Arts Project is a member of the National Association of Artists Organizations, the National Alliance of Media Arts and Culture, and Media Channel.

The Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos
Hostos Community College
450 Grand Concourse at 149th Street
Bronx, NY 10451
718-518-6728
Gallery Hours: Mon - Sat: 10:00am to 6:00pm

Directions to Hostos: Hostos is located at 450 Grand Concourse at 149th Street and is easily accessible by the #2, #4, and #5 IRT Trains. Click here for additional directions. Click here to view a map of the area. The Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos is wheelchair accessible.

OUR NEXT EXHIBITION

Aires de Loiza, Culture & Nature:
A Retrospective of the Work of Samuel Lind with Masks by Raul Ayala
(September 22 – November 8, 2008)

Aires de Loiza, Culture & Nature:
A Retrospective of the Work of Samuel Lind with Masks by Raul Ayala
Aires de Loiza, Culture & Nature, co-organized by the Hostos’ Center for the Arts & Culture, focusses on the town of Loiza, Puerto Rico, and its music, folklore and traditions, through painting, traditional crafts and bomba music. Loiza, (known also as Loiza Aldea) was founded in 1692 and is populated by the largest community of African descendents on the island of Puerto Rico. In its beginnings a town of runaway and freed slaves that settled in the north costal section, it is known by its Santiago (St. James) Apostle 10 day celebrations at the end of July with Vejigante masks and its bomba music. Featured artists for the Aires Loizeños Exhibition are prominent Puerto Rican painter Samuel Lind and craftsman Raul Ayala, both native of Loiza.

Mr. Lind has produced a great number of works celebrating dance, carnival and other aspects of Puerto Rican experience. Lind emphasizes the African dimensions of jibaro life. He also paints the mangroves and coconut palm forests, so much a part of coastal Puerto Rico. Mr. Ayala’ vegigante masks maker, has been making these pieces for more than 40 years, following in the footsteps of his late father. This exhibition will be on view through November 8, 2008.

OUR PREVIOUS EXHIBITIONS

OTHER, OTHER…
Diversity within Diversity

OTHER, OTHER…
Curated by Wanda Raimnudi-Ortiz, OTHER, OTHER... features works by 18 artists of African, Asian, Latino, and Native American ancestry working in drawing, installation, mixed media, painting, performance art, photography, sculpture and video, and represent a sampling of 2007 and 2008 Urban Artist Initiative Grant (UAI/NYC) recipients visual arts and media. Participating artists include established and emerging artists like Konrad Aderer, Karina Aguilera-Skvirsky, Keith Anderson, Tomie Arai, Cat Chow, Nicolás Dumit Estévez, Edwin Gonzalez-Ojeda, Skowmon Hastanan, Wennie Huang, Janelle Iglesias, Duron Jackson, Teru Kuwayama, Jessica Lagunas, Alfonso Muñoz, Juan Sanchez, Dread Scott, Shen Wei, and Injoo Whang. This show was on view June 4 - August 7, 2008.

Congos, Guloyas y Altares: Afro-Dominican Images
The Congo, Salve and Cocolo Traditions of the Dominican Republic

Congos, Guloyas y Altares: Afro-Dominican Images
Presented by the Longwood Arts Project and Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture, this exhibition will consist of video footage, paintings, drawings, costumes and photographs, as well as the installation of an Afro-Dominican religious altar. Prominently featured in the exhibition will be paintings and drawings by Nadal Walcot, the dean of cocolo artists. Congos, Guloyas y Altares: Afro Dominican Images is part of a wider celebration of Dominican History Week. It is also linked to performances in the Hostos theaters on March 13, 14 and 15 by masters of Afro-Dominican traditions and a seminar on the effects of development and globalization on traditional cultures. This show was on be view February 27 - May 10, 2008.

Cultural Connections
An Exhibition of Works by Members of BCA's Artisans Initiative

The Bronx Council on the Arts celebrates Immigrant Heritage Week with the exhibit Cultural Connections at Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos. A showcase of craft based art and objects that express our cultural connections as immigrant artists/artisans. The featured artists are members of the Artisans Initiative and the local Bronx artisan community. Join us in the celebration! Discover talented local makers of traditional ethnic art and contemporary craft forms. This show was on view April 14th - May 10, 2008.

Material Culture
Material Culture showcases unique art objects by contemporary artisans, outsider and fine art artists using craft media. Craft is personal, political and powerful, bringing to the table a different perspective, self empowered and emotive. This exhibition questions mindless consumerism turning to the artisan/artist to provide context as we delve into the human desire for material things. Included are the exquisite bronze works of master sculptor, Taal Mayon; bold ceramic percussion instruments – the creations of ceramist Rei Yao; and acclaimed textile artist Xenobia Bailey who will present her canvas sails titled Tall Ship Sails of Mystical Mothership, Material Culture, sponsored by the Bronx Council on the Arts, was co-curated by Lisa Curran and Juanita Lanzo. This show was on view December 5, 2007 - February 7, 2008.

Painted Skateboards entitled “Apache Ramos” and “La India” by Douglas Miles, 2007

The Fort Apache Connection
With a special digital media presentation of Joe Conzo Jr.’s.(Boricua) photography, as a historical introduction, this exhibition includes work by contemporary Apache artists including drawings by renown sculptor Bob Haozous (Ft. Sill - Chiricahua Apache), photography by Carm Little Turtle (Apache/Tarahumara), mixed-media photography by Pena Bonita (Apache/Seminole), wallpaper and media installation by emerging socio-political mixed-media artist Jason Lujan (Chiricahua Apache) and Douglas Miles (San Carlos Apache/Akimel O’odham) with his Hip Hop inspired drawings and painted skateboards. This show was curated by Nadema Agard (Cherokee/Lakota/Powhatan) and is co-sponsored by the Bronx Council on the Arts and the Hostos Center for Arts & Culture. This show was on view September 17 - November 10, 2007.

BX1: The Second Bronx Artist Biennial
This show was a visual and media arts exhibition featuring work by eighteen 2007 & 2006 BRIO winners: Blanka Amezkua, Melisa Firelei Báez, Timothy Blum, Toby Buonagurio, Reina Mia Brill, Peter Cabot, Marisol Díaz, Juan Doe, Ruth Marshall, Josh Millis, Joel Neff, Danny Ramón Peralta, Wanda Raimundi-Ortíz, Silvia Romero, Pam Sporn, Ron Terner, José Antonio Vicenty, and Lois Weingarten. This show, curated by previous Longwood Art Gallery Director Edwin Ramoran, was on view June 6 - August 25, 2007.

New Works #10
Sponsored by the Bronx Council on the Arts, this exhibition celebrated the 10th Anniversary of En Foco’s New Works Photography Awards. Artists included Meg Escudé, Diya Murthy, Stephen Marc, Sonya Lawyer, Emilio Banuelos, LaToya Frazier, William Willson. Also included were artists who have participated over the past ten years including Ana de Orbegoso, Terry Boddie, Annu Matthew, and Larry McNeil. Juror: Alison Nordström, Curators: Miriam Romais, En Foco, Inc., and George Eastman House, Rochester, NY. This show was on view April 4 - May 19, 2007.

Many Hands, Many Places
Originally created by BCA’s Artisans Initiative for Immigrant History Week, Many Hands, Many Places is an exhibit of crafts and art celebrating the work of 25 immigrant artisans who are living and creating in the Bronx. The featured artisans were all members of BCA’s Artisans Initiative. Click here for information on the show. This show was on view April 16 - May 5, 2007.

South Bronx Contemporary
This major exhibition commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Longwood Arts Project, featured four distinct curatorial projects by Longwood’s past directors and current director Edwin Ramoran. The show was on view from December 6, 2006 - March 10, 2007.

• Fred Wilson's Black Now presented the artist’s observations about the contemporary meaning of the word "black";

• Betti-Sue Hertz's Street Disturbance included work in the public sphere with a penchant for humor and agitprop to address political issues;

• Eddie Torres' Iconoclasmic featured works that employ visual forms found in mass culture;

• Edwin Ramoran's Everyday Is Like Sunday broke down the professional/non-professional binary with works by intergenerational Bronx artists.

Ritmos Sureños / Bomba, Plena y Ponce
An exhibition of over seventy photographs by Felipe García, which together constitute a loving portrait of his hometown, Ponce, Puerto Rico. It depicts the city’s landmarks, festivals, people, performers and especially the practitioners of the bomba and plena traditions as they are manifested in and around Ponce. It includes a series of video-taped interviews of seven of the great living masters of the bomba and plena traditions.The exhibition was part of BomPlenazo 2006, a biennial of Afro-Puerto Rican culture produced by the Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture. This show, a presentation of Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture and curated by Wallace I. Edgecombe, was on view from October 4 - November 10, 2006