Brooklyn Arts Council

📣 📣 Introducing Our 2024 Social Innovation Fellows!

Brooklyn Arts Council (BAC), with support from New York State Council on the Arts, is launching a six-month pilot of the Social Innovation Fellowship, a professional development program for creatives and cultural entrepreneurs. Beginning in Fall 2024, a cohort of 12 artists will receive coaching, training, technical assistance, and additional funding while critiquing and supporting each other to build their individual and collective capacity for transformative change and abundance.

The 2024 Social Innovation Fellows are Emma Alpert, Multitude Films; Asmaa Amadou; Danielle Brown, PhD.; Ragnhild (“Ragz”) Bruland, Flex Dance Program; Chief Baba Neil Clarke; Rochelle Jamila; Tilly J. Lapidos, Vers :: Clothing for People; Harvey Leon, Byas & Leon; Sirlenda Maxwell; Shaun Neblett; and Vong Pak.

Each year, a Senior Fellow will lead the cohort through a self-developed, individualized curriculum. This year, BAC welcomes cultural entrepreneur, artist, and educator Jeremiah O. Ojo as the pilot’s Senior Fellow.

🔗 Read the Full Announcement: brooklynartscouncil.org/news/meet-our-fellows-2024

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Image: “Where the Women Dance” featuring Rochelle Wilbun, 2024 Social Innovation Fellow & CEF Grantee. Photo by Lisa Buser, 2023.

Introducing Our 2024 Social Innovation Fellows! — Brooklyn Arts Council Brooklyn Arts Council to Pilot Social Innovation Fellowship Program This Fall

We're thrilled to introduce our 2024 Community Arts Grants, Creative Equations Fund, and SU-CASA Creative Aging awardees!

This year, a total of $1.7 million will be given to 317 Brooklyn-based artists, creatives, and cultural organizations—the most BAC has ever distributed! Of this, $1.3 million will be distributed to 268 Grantees and $400,000 will be allocated to 49 SU-CASA Teaching Artist Awardees. Also of note, 42% of this year’s funding recipients are first-time BAC Grantees. We thank the 84 panelists for joining us in reviewing Grants and SU-CASA applications and participating in the selection processes for these funds.

Read More: https://www.brooklynartscouncil.org/news/meet-our-grantees-2024

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Brooklyn Arts Fund (BAF) & the Charlene Victor & Ella J. Weiss Cultural Entrepreneur Fund are supported by the Greater New York Arts Development Fund of the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA); the New York City Council, and the Office of the Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso

Creative Equations Fund (CEF) is supported by The Howard Gilman Foundation, The Mertz Gilmore Foundation, and the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA).

Local Arts Support (LAS) is supported by the Statewide Community Regrants (SCR) Program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the New York State Gov Kathy Hochuls and the New York State Legislature.

SU-CASA Creative Aging is funded by the New York City Council and administered by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA); and the NYC Department for the Aging (DFTA).

Image: Alisha Desai, 2024 BAC Grantee. Photo by Ananta Cuffee.

Meet Our 2024 Grantees & Awardees! — Brooklyn Arts Council Brooklyn Arts Council Distributes $1.7 Million to 317 Brooklyn-based Artists & Cultural Organizations

Rasu Jilani, our Executive Director, spoke with Fern Gillespie of Our Time Press about BAC's impact on Brooklyn's creative community and his leadership experience in the arts.

Read the full article: https://ourtimepress.com/brooklyn-arts-councils-rasu-jilani-is-granting-social-justice-in-the-arts/?amp=1

BAC’s June Newsletter is here! 🏳️‍🌈 📰 Check out this month’s news, events, and artist opportunities.

Read: https://www.brooklynartscouncil.org/news/june-2024-news

What's Top-of-Mind?
⭐️ Happy Pride from all of us at BAC!
⭐️ The Ethics of Participation Workshop (*Rescheduled* for June 20)
⭐️ AIE Summer Open Call for Teaching Artists & Students (Deadline: June 23)
⭐️ SU-CASA: Creative Aging Culminating Events
⭐️ Bryce Peterson: The Hanging Gardens of Brooklyn (Now - Oct 31)
⭐️ “P.O.A.: Portrait of a Muslim Artist” (June 20-23)
⭐️ Brooklyn FAM: Festival of Arts and Music Canarsie FAM 2024 (June 23)
⭐️ Coney Island Reggae: Reggae Under The Bridge (July 7)

Image: Crys Matthews performing at the 9th annual Brooklyn Americana Music Festival Founder Jan Bell is a multi-year BAC Grantee. Photo by Quincie Hydock, 2023.

June in Brooklyn — Brooklyn Arts Council Happy Pride Month! At Brooklyn Arts Council, we proudly recognize the profound impact of LGBTQIA+ artists, creatives, and cultural trailblazers. We celebrate their commitment to authenticity and self-expression as they challenge the status quo, create visibility for marginalized communities, and in

📣 BAC is piloting a new summer program for elementary and middle school-aged students in Brooklyn this year! 📣 The program will offer a one-week deep dive into an art form for students to hone their artistic skills while developing additional transferable skills like collaboration, critical thinking, environmental awareness, and technology skills.

We are looking for both prospective students and Teaching Artists to join us this summer. All applications are due by Sunday, June 23, 2024.

Learn More: brooklynartscouncil.org/what-we-do/arts-in-education

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⭐️ Eco-Textile Art
Students entering 1st-4th grade in Fall 2024
Windsor Terrace: July 15-19, 10am-1pm
Brownsville: July 22-26, 10am-1pm

Taking place both indoors and outdoors, students will explore and create amidst nature's wonders. Through textile art, nature journaling, and eco-art, students can expect to hone their artistic skills through weaving, sketching, collaging, and more while also fostering a deep connection with our environment, both locally and globally.

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⭐️ Eco-Tech Art
Students entering 5th-8th grade in Fall 2024
Windsor Terrace: July 15-19, 1pm-4pm
Brownsville: July 22-26, 1pm-4pm

Students will engage with various aspects of technology such as digital media, coding, and game design as a way to explore the natural world around them. By blending outdoor excursions with tech-based workshops, students will discover how technology can be a tool for understanding, preserving, and appreciating our local environment.

**UPDATED: NOW ON JUNE 20, 2024** 📣 The Ethics of Participation 📣
A Professional Development Workshop
Co-facilitated by Chris Heller & Kati Koerner of Lincoln Center Theater Education Department

🗓️ **UPDATED** June 20, 2024
🕛 11am - 1pm EST
📍 Zoom
🔗 RSVP: https://bit.ly/4c0hEMn
💲 Free!

The power of the facilitator and the agency of the participant is dynamic and ever-changing. As facilitators, we want to create immersive artistic experiences for students that are relevant to their lives and that frame their learning. This session will consider the ethics of facilitation through hands-on drama and dance activities appropriate for all participants, as well as discussing problems of practice, so that our teaching doesn’t unintentionally end up reproducing the oppressive structures we’re trying to critique.

⭐️ Meet Neel Murgai, CHAG member, co-founder & co-artistic director of Brooklyn Raga Massive ⭐️

Neel Murgai is a sitarist, overtone singer, daf player, composer and teacher from Brooklyn, NY. He is a co-founder and co-artistic director of the South Asian music collective, Brooklyn Raga Massive. Neel has studied sitar for over 25 years from Pundit Krishna Bhatt. He learned overtone singing from Batuvshin of the Buriyat performance group Uragsha and from Timothy Hill of the Harmonic Choir. He is a graduate of Goddard College's MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts Program.

Neel has performed around the world with numerous artists from varying disciplines including, Bill T. Jones, Cyndi Lauper, Wyclef Jean, Andre DeShields, Karsh Kale, Vijay Iyer, Adam Rudolph, Daniel Bernard Romain, Dana Leong, Ellen Stewart, Laraaji, Yuerba Buena, Baba Israel, Raz Mesinai, Mission on Mars, Akim Funk Buddha, Loren Conners, Suzanne Langille, Louis Bellogenis and Cosmo Vinyl. He has performed at venues ranging from Lincoln Center and Kennedy Center to Late Night with David Letterman to jazz clubs such as the Blue Note and at festivals around the U.S including Art Wallah, Arts Plosure, Masala! Mehndi! Masti! and many others.

Neel was the music director for Brooklyn Raga Massive’s recording of Terry Riley’s classic “In C” and composed their homage to the maestro, “In D”. Neel played in the orchestra for Disney’s musical theater adaptation of “The Jungle Book” directed by Mary Zimmerman. Neel has composed music for many film, TV, video, theater, and dance projects including the features, “The Yes Men Fix the World" and "A Decent Arrangement". His music has been featured in the BBC series, “Holidays in the Danger Zone", and TBS programs, “Women of the Ink", and “Spotlights".

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BAC’s Cultural Heritage Advisory Group (CHAG) consists of members whose artistic practice, expertise, insights, and perspectives contribute to our efforts to preserve and promote Brooklyn's rich cultural heritage and help inform our future programs with a focus on diversity and inclusivity.

Meet Our Staff! ⭐️ : M’Kina Tapscott (she/her), BAC Arts in Education Manager, Community & Equity

🪄 Why do you work for BAC?
"My passion for the Arts: The BAC is deeply involved in promoting and supporting the arts within the Brooklyn community. Working there allows me to engage with and contribute to a vibrant cultural scene.
Community Engagement: BAC focuses on connecting artists with the local community through arts education programming and events. It is fulfilling to foster community relationships and make a positive impact in access to arts education."

🪄 What Brooklyn neighborhood do you feel most connected to and why?
"I feel most connected to Prospect Park. Prospect Park is a beautiful green space that has a strong sense of community. I love participating in local events, farmers' markets, and going to the summer concerts, this all helped foster a feeling of belonging. One of my fondest memories was finishing up a run in the park to be greeted by one of the goats there to help restore the park woodlands."

Meet Our Staff! ⭐️ : Didintle Ntsie (she/her), BAC Grants & Artist Engagement Manager

🪄 Why do you work for BAC?
“As a South African that was born during Apartheid, I am driven by the value of the arts to humanity. The arts and creativity are the lifeblood of my country of birth, this can be clearly seen in any form of protest that we employ. I grew up in a household where we didn’t always know what was for dinner, if there was dinner, but our love of music and dance kept us fed and nourished beyond the flesh. There is no way for me to separate myself and what makes life rich from the arts and the contributions of artists. I consider this work part of my calling. Artists give so much in seen and unseen ways, and I consider myself truly fortunate and wealthy for being in a role that allows me to support artists and arts organizations in little and big ways daily. It is an honor.”

🪄 What Brooklyn neighborhood do you feel most connected to and why?
“Bedstuy – it is the first place I called home when I moved to New York. The memories of braais, gardening in the pocket park, dancing in the street, exchanging music recommendations, giving and receiving care packages are still vivid. The bond I share with those neighbors has remained despite many moves.
Bayridge – Brooklyn’s best kept secret.
Dumbo – I've always dreamt of having a cozy-chic apartment there.”

Photo by Manyatsa Monyamane.

⭐️ Meet CHAG Member & President of Panamanian Day Parade/Desfile Panameño en USA, Enrique R. Small! ⭐️

Being a Panamanian citizen and having the experience of being part of folkloric groups, music bands, and plays in Panama, the seeds of leadership and a desire to serve the Panamanian community were birthed in Enrique R. Small.

For over 30 years, Enrique has collaborated as a musician, director, and writer of plays at the Mt. Zion Tabernacle Christian Mission of Panama, Inc. in Brooklyn. In 2014, Enrique began his journey with the organization, Day of Independence Committee of Panamanians in New York (DICPNY) which hosts Brooklyn’s annual Panamanian Parade. He has held several positions at DICPNY including serving on the board of directors, business coordinator, cultural liaison, and vice president. In 2020, Enrique became president of DICPNY where his main duties and functions include fundraising through different programs and activities such as parties, educational events, and community donations. He also coordinates the various committees involved in producing the parade. Currently, Enrique is also a Superintendent of Safety and Training at the New York City Transit Authority.

Maintaining Panamanian culture has been DICPNY’s primary work, the parade being a manifestation of that. When bands, tipico groups, artists, food, and delegations participate, Panamanian culture is highlighted in NYC. Over 15,000 people attend the parade each year and many Panamanians from other states travel to participate. Those born here as well as children of Panamanians learn the legacy of their parents. These are children who, in turn, are part of the tipico groups and bands; This participation whets the appetite of all who want to know more about their parents’ native country.

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BAC’s Cultural Heritage Advisory Group (CHAG) consists of members whose artistic practice, expertise, insights, and perspectives contribute to our efforts to preserve and promote Brooklyn's rich cultural heritage and help inform our future programs with a focus on diversity and inclusivity.

BAC’s May Newsletter is here! 📰🌼 Check out this month’s news, events, and artist opportunities: brooklynartscouncil.org/news/may-2024-news

A few highlights:
🌼 Teacher Appreciation Week
🌼 Join the BAC Team! We’re hiring two positions: 1) Head of Fundraising and Institutional Storytelling (Deadline: May 10); Director of Artist Programs, Learning & Engagement (Deadline: May 17)
🌼 Dumbo Improvement District: The Six Foot Platform (Deadline: Jun 3)
🌼 SU-CASA: Creative Aging Culminating Events (May-Jun)
🌼 Center for Art Law: Art Law Conference (May 29)
🌼 What Will the Neighbors Say?: “Third Law” presented by Culture Lab LIC (May 9-26)

Image: Modesto Flako Jimenez, Founder & Artistic Director of Oye Group NYC, 2023 BAC Grantee, with vehicle used in “Taxilandia.” Photo courtesy the artist.

May in Brooklyn — Brooklyn Arts Council Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! During this Teacher Appreciation Week, Brooklyn Arts Council extends our deepest gratitude to our dedicated Teaching Artists and Arts Educators. Your passion for creativity, patience in nurturing talent, and commitment to fostering imagination enrich the lives of co

⭐️ Meet CHAG Member, Chief Baba Neil Clarke! ⭐️

Chief Baba Neil Clarke is a highly respected, award-winning, and internationally-noted, culturally-grounded percussionist, bandleader, producer, scholar, spiritualist, and educator. His involvement in African-centered percussive arts and his prolific professional music career span sixty years. Born, raised, and trained in Brooklyn NY, Clarke has studied with percussion masters throughout the African diaspora. Rooted in traditional spiritual practices as a creative artist, his overarching work tends to be centered around exploring possibilities. He seeks to create opportunities for cultivating an understanding and appreciation of global African heritage through the embedded aesthetics of the drum as a musical instrument on its own merit. He approaches exploring varied applications, incorporations, and inclusions in as many artistic and creative contexts as possible, purposefully intent on dispelling stifling stereotypical misconceptions and unproductive biases.

Chief Clarke’s relationship with BAC goes back to his teenage years being encouraged in his artistry by the Council’s founder Charlene Victor. He continues to pursue this adventure of the creative communicative process in his ongoing artistic explorations.

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BAC’s Cultural Heritage Advisory Group (CHAG) consists of members whose artistic practice, expertise, insights, and perspectives contribute to our efforts to preserve and promote Brooklyn's rich cultural heritage and help inform our future programs with a focus on diversity and inclusivity.

Photo by H. King.

Join the BAC Team! We're hiring for TWO open positions:

🧩 Director of Artist Programs, Learning & Engagement
Deadline: May 10, 2024
The Director of Artist Programs, Learning & Engagement will lead BAC’s efforts in nurturing Brooklyn’s rich creative community through innovative public programming, educational initiatives, and engagement strategies. This role is pivotal in driving BAC’s mission forward, ensuring our programs not only support but also catalyze the growth of Brooklyn’s diverse arts landscape. The Director will strategically oversee the development and ex*****on of artistic programs, foster learning opportunities, and deepen community engagement.

🧩 Head of Fundraising & Institutional Storytelling
Deadline: May 10, 2024
The Head of Fundraising and Institutional Storytelling is a dynamic and visionary individual, capable of enhancing BAC's narrative and securing the financial support essential for our mission. The ideal candidate will possess a deep understanding of the arts, a commitment to social justice, and the ability to integrate these principles into BAC's fundraising and communication strategies.

Learn More & Apply: brooklynartscouncil.org/who-we-are/work-with-us

⭐️ Meet CHAG Member, Vong Pak! ⭐️

Vong Pak is a Korean folklore, teaching artist, and theatre practitioner. His creative works are deeply rooted in the traditional Korean performing arts, such as pungmul, samulnori, masked dance, folk song, and pansori. Mr. Pak is interested in not just preserving the tradition but also wants to make it live in the here and now.

His music has expanded into the field of contemporary world music and is celebrated on the album, “Blue and White: Electric Shaman Live”. Mr. Pak has performed at Lincoln Center, Jalopy Theatre, National Folk Festival, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Symphony Space, Roulette, among others. He has also performed around the world in over twenty countries. Mr. Pak has been featured on Good Day New York, Pix11 Morning News, ESPN commercial, and in the documentary “Rhythm in Motions”. He is a Grant Awarding Artist for Creative Rebuild New York. He is currently developing a storytelling musical, “BK-Guts”. He holds an MFA in Theatre Directing from the University of Essex, U.K.

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BAC’s Cultural Heritage Advisory Group (CHAG) consists of members whose artistic practice, expertise, insights, and perspectives contribute to our efforts to preserve and promote Brooklyn's rich cultural heritage and help inform our future programs with a focus on diversity and inclusivity.

Image courtesy Vong Pak

Artists who are inspired by climate issues, we're looking for you! Waterfront Alliance invites you to submit your proposals for Art at the Edge, our climate-art installation at the South Street Seaport during Climate Week NYC 2024. This is a unique opportunity to spotlight your climate-inspired creations, which will be displayed from September 23 to October 6, 2024.

We're offering grants up to $7,500 for selected artists to help with the costs of materials, installation, and artist fees. Additionally, we're specifically seeking a piece from a graduate student attending a NY/NJ college or university, and projects focusing on environmental justice themes are highly encouraged.

If you're ready to make an impact and inspire awareness and action, be sure to send in your proposal by April 26, 2024!

More info and application instructions: https://bit.ly/3Pxq3OT

Meet Quenia Ribeiro sambasambasamba⭐️ CHAG Member & Founder of Grupo Ribeiro!

Quenia Ribeiro is a dancer, choreographer, and instructor from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. With over 25 years of experience in the field, Quenia has performed and taught in Brazil, Greece, Canada, and throughout the United States.

Quenia has been teaching Samba and Afro Brazilian Dance in NYC since 1997 at schools including Jose Limon Studios, Hunter College, Djoniba Dance and Drum Center, and Harlem School of the Arts. In addition to teaching adults and visually impaired seniors, she has worked in the public and private school system with children and teens teaching Afro-Brazilian Dance and Creative Movement. Her work and instruction have also become widely recognized through her series of instructional Brazilian Dance DVDs as well as her self-produced instructional Samba Dance app, “idancesamba”.

Currently, Quenia choreographs and directs Grupo Ribeiro, a performing arts company that presents workshops, residencies, and shows featuring the music and dance of Brazil. Grupo Ribeiro’s main goal is to produce performances that are often highly interactive events incorporating the audience into the overall program and breaking down the wall between spectator and performer.

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BAC’s Cultural Heritage Advisory Group (CHAG) consists of members whose artistic practice, expertise, insights, and perspectives contribute to our efforts to preserve and promote Brooklyn's rich cultural heritage and help inform our future programs with a focus on diversity and inclusivity.

Image courtesy Quenia Ribeiro

Meet Clarivel Ruiz ⭐️ CHAG Member & Founder of the Dominicans Love Haitians Movement!

Clarivel Ruiz (we, us, you) child of the African/Indigenous Diaspora; ancestors are from Ayiti Kiskeya (aka Hispaniola, aka the Dominican Republic and Haiti), first-generation immigrant raised in NYC on the ancestral bones/covered shrines of Lenapehoking.

Our artist work honors Black Indigenous people whose histories are marginalized, subverted, and consigned to the fringes of memory. In 2016, we initiated the Dominicans Love Haitians Movement to celebrate our commonalities to forge a future free from tyranny. We are an arts-based nonprofit using the arts as a foundational tool to decolonize and increase tolerance, belonging, and dignity for all.

As an Artist, Activist, Educator, and Cultural Worker, we support Educators in the transformative work of cultural responsiveness and unlearning racism work. In 2020, we conducted a public performance called "SuperHuman 91", attaching 91 pieces of sugar cane to protest the continued state of statelessness and immigration rights.

We are alumni of Hemispheric Institute's EmergeNYC, Culture Push's Utopian Fellow, a Civic Practice Seminar participant at the Metropolitan Museum, The Innovative Cultural Advocacy Fellowship at CCCADI, a Brooklyn Arts Council award and Unicorn Fund recipient through New Media Democracy. Clarivel is an MFA graduate of CUNY, City College.

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BAC’s Cultural Heritage Advisory Group (CHAG) consists of members whose artistic practice, expertise, insights, and perspectives contribute to our efforts to preserve and promote Brooklyn's rich cultural heritage and help inform our future programs with a focus on diversity and inclusivity.

Image courtesy Clarivel Ruiz.

BAC’s April Newsletter is here! 🍉 📰 Check out this month’s news, events, and artist opportunities: brooklynartscouncil.org/news/apr-2024-news

A few highlights:
🍉 Join the BAC Team! We’re hiring a Head of Fundraising and Institutional Storytelling (Deadline: May 10, 2024)
🍉 Art in DUMBO Open Studios (Apr 13-14)
🍉 CreativeStudy Live Q&A: How to Surpass Your Goal: Crowdfunding with Daniel Sharp of DSCS (Apr 16)
🍉 Center for Art Law: The O-1 Visa & the Impact Elections Have on Immigration (Apr 16)
🍉 Stoop Stories: Stoop Chat with Jimmy & Shanaya (Apr 21)

Image: Mark Zlotsky & Karyn Lao of Mookntaka, 2023 BAC Grantee, in front of “Hedgehog” at Old Stone House. Photo by Anna Robertson, 2023.

April in Brooklyn — Brooklyn Arts Council Join the BAC Team!

Join the BAC Team! We're hiring for a Head of Fundraising & Institutional Storytelling.

Deadline: May 10, 2024

The Head of Fundraising and Institutional Storytelling is a dynamic and visionary individual, capable of enhancing BAC's narrative and securing the financial support essential for our mission. The ideal candidate will possess a deep understanding of the arts, a commitment to social justice, and the ability to integrate these principles into BAC's fundraising and communication strategies. This position will supervise the Development Manager and Communications Manager and have the opportunity to shape the growth of the department in line with the organization’s new strategic vision and leadership.

Learn More & Apply: brooklynartscouncil.org/who-we-are/work-with-us

Meet Our Staff! ⭐️ : Stanley Delva (he/him), BAC Development Manager

🪄 Why do you work for BAC?
“I work for the BAC because I am inspired by the mission and in the transformative power of the arts to inspire, connect, and uplift communities. The team’s dedication to fostering artistic expression and cultural enrichment resonates deeply with me both personally and professionally. By contributing my skills and passion to BAC, I see myself playing a meaningful role in nurturing Brooklyn's vibrant creative ecosystem and making the arts more accessible to all.”

🪄 What Brooklyn neighborhood do you feel most connected to and why?
“Maybe a cop-out answer, but all of them! I have a story or experience in just about every corner of Brooklyn that has influenced me so much in life. I grew up around Flatlands and went to schools in Midwood, Park Slope, and Downtown Brooklyn. I also worked in Greenpoint, Williamsburg, and Crown Heights. I have spent time with friends everywhere from East New York, to Dumbo, to Bay Ridge, and to Coney Island. But if I had to pick one, I’d say Flatbush for the culture, vibrancy, and community.”

Meet Victor Sirelson ⭐️ CHAG Member & Founder of Dancing Crane Company - Georgian Cultural Center!

Victor Sirelson (he/him) is the president and prime mover of the Dancing Crane Georgian Cultural Center, the first Georgian cultural center in the greater New York area. The organization provides professional Georgian arts performances, children’s classes, and events centering around the cultural life of Georgian immigrants.

Victor began to work with Georgian culture when there was almost no Georgian presence in the rich New York art scene. During more than 25 years of his activities, Victor has truly showcased “Georgian” as one of the major cultures in New York. He has worked with three major areas of focus: 1) the development of professional-level performing arts of dance,
song, and theater; 2) the establishment of the highest level programs for Georgian children to help Georgian immigrant families sustain a traditional life in New York; and 3) working in cultural circles in New York and throughout the United States so that Georgian culture is recognized and loved as a high-level rich tradition.

Victor is also currently an adjunct professor of mathematics at CUNY’s City Tech College and the University of Connecticut.

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BAC’s Cultural Heritage Advisory Group (CHAG) consists of members whose artistic practice, expertise, insights, and perspectives contribute to our efforts to preserve and promote Brooklyn's rich cultural heritage and help inform our future programs with a focus on diversity and inclusivity.

Images courtesy Victor Sirelson

TWO DAYS! ⭐️ Join us this Saturday for Thrive Fest 2024, presented with BRIC Arts Media!

🗓️ Date: March 23, 2024
🕛 Event Time: 12-7:30pm
📍Location: BRIC Arts Media, 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY 11217
🔗 RSVP: thrive-fest-2024.eventbrite.com
💲: Free!

Thrive Fest stands as the premier day-long symposium uniquely dedicated to enriching, empowering, and elevating Brooklyn's amazing creative souls…like you! Thrive Fest is breaking the mold by tackling the real issues we, as artists, face daily. It's not just about showcasing our work (though that's important, too); it's about building a sustainable future for our creativity and well-being. This innovative event pioneers a holistic approach to the challenges faced by artists, focusing on nurturing financial resilience, professional growth, and personal wellness, all tailored for the creative mind.

Thrive Fest 2024 Community Sound Bath & Cyphers is made possible by the support of the Open Society Foundations. Additional event support is provided by New York University (NYU) and Bloomberg Philanthropies.

Image: “Octopus” organized by Moriah Evans, featuring Anh Vo, 2023 BAC Grantee. Photo by Maria Baranova, 2022.