Kamate Traders Dance Company | 2024 BX Expressions Performance Series
St. James Park
Saturday, June 1st from 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM St. James Park Rain Date: June 2nd, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Performing in elaborate masks to the explosive percussion of brilliant drummers, Kamate Traders Dance Company brings to life the ancient stories and legends of Africa’s Ivory Coast. Under the artistic…
OPENING RECEPTION: Black Shedding(s)
Longwood Art Gallery | BCA Headquarters in Westchester Square
Featured Artwork: Our Earth Will Remember Us Again Someday Series, 2021-2022, Gouled Ahmed Black Shedding(s) is a group exhibition where each artist's work comes together to tell a collective story. Through visual art, sound production, literary reflections, and educational resources, the viewer…
Wabafu Garifuna Dance Theatre | 2024 BX Expressions Performance Series
Pelham Bay Park
Featured: Wabafu Garifuna Dance Theatre. Photo Credit: E.B.Gallardo/Bronx Music Heritage Center Sat., June 8th, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Pelham Bay Park Rain Date: June 9th, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM The Wabafu Garifuna Dance Theater is dedicated to preserving and sharing the rich Garifuna culture nationwide…
Nimíipuu Beading Bracelet Workshop | Youth Engagement Program
Longwood Art Gallery | BCA Headquarters in Westchester Square
Tuesday, June 11, 2024 - 4:00 - 5:30 PM at the Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos Create your own bracelet using the Afro-Indigenous Nimíipuu beading technique! Led by Mikailah, an Afro-Indigenous (Nimíipuu) artist and entrepreneur, this workshop invites participants to learn how to bead a bracelet using…
Learning the Foundations of Indigo Dyeing | Youth Engagement Program
Longwood Art Gallery | BCA Headquarters in Westchester Square
Featured: Pigment Series, 2021 - 2024, Jaleeca Yancy Tuesday, June 18, 2024 - 4:00 - 5:30 PM at the Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos Craft a one-of-a-kind piece of art while exploring the rich history and vibrant pigments of the indigo plant. Led by Jaleeca Yancy, participants will have hands-on experience…
PUBLIC PROGRAM: A Hair Journey through Black Remembrance | Black Shedding(s)
Longwood Art Gallery | BCA Headquarters in Westchester Square
Featured: Image of tasha dougé laying down with "Justice" on the sacred grounds of Weeksville Heritage Center. Photo by Ralston Smith. In this interactive performance and conversation, the audience is invited to to discuss the history of Black hair in the United States, the fibers of hair within…
Bronx Memoir Project Volume VIII Anthology Book Launch
Longwood Art Gallery | BCA Headquarters in Westchester Square
Thursday, June 27, 2024 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos Don’t miss this unprecedented celebration of Bronx storytelling! For the first time ever, BCA is publicly hosting the Bronx Memoir Project (BMP) Anthology book launch and you’re invited! Join us for this one-of-a-kind event…
Hip-Hop Dance Class | Youth Engagement Program
Longwood Art Gallery | BCA Headquarters in Westchester Square
Featured: Janice Tomlinson. Photo credit: @ak47division Hip-Hop Dance Class Tuesday, July 2, 2024 - 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM Come enjoy a high-energy, open level-friendly, Hip-Hop Dance Cass with teaching artist Janice Tomlinson on Tuesday, July 2nd from 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM at the Longwood Art Gallery…
CLOSING RECEPTION: Black Shedding(s) | Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos
Longwood Art Gallery | BCA Headquarters in Westchester Square
Join us for the Closing Reception of Black Shedding(s) on Wednesday, July 10th, from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM. Black Shedding(s), the last exhibition of BCA’s season, is a group where each artist's work comes together to tell a collective story. Through visual art, sound production, literary reflections,…
Bronx Cultural Visions Fund (BCVF) Info Session
Virtual Offering
The Bronx Cultural Visions Fund (BCVF) grant seeks to support the development of new ideas and the production of new work in the performing arts, including but not limited to dance, music, theater, performance art, and multi-disciplinary performance work. Open to Bronx-based emerging and mid-career…
Bronx Cultural Visions Fund (BCVF) Info Session
Virtual Offering
The Bronx Cultural Visions Fund (BCVF) grant seeks to support the development of new ideas and the production of new work in the performing arts, including but not limited to dance, music, theater, performance art, and multi-disciplinary performance work. Open to Bronx-based emerging and mid-career…
Bronx Cultural Visions Fund (BCVF) Info Session
Virtual Offering
The Bronx Cultural Visions Fund (BCVF) grant seeks to support the development of new ideas and the production of new work in the performing arts, including but not limited to dance, music, theater, performance art, and multi-disciplinary performance work. Open to Bronx-based emerging and mid-career…
Bronx Cultural Visions Fund (BCVF) Info Session
Virtual Offering
The Bronx Cultural Visions Fund (BCVF) grant seeks to support the development of new ideas and the production of new work in the performing arts, including but not limited to dance, music, theater, performance art, and multi-disciplinary performance work. Open to Bronx-based emerging and mid-career…
Bronx World Film Cycle @ BCA Headquarters
Bronx Council on the Arts
Calling all film enthusiasts! Join us for a day of short films at BCA HQ! BCA is proud to partner with Bronx World Film to host this event on Saturday, August 24th, from 12:30 PM to 8:00 PM. Drop in anytime to enjoy a curated marquee of works by young filmmakers of color, women, and Bronx creators. RSVP…
