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Bronx Council on the Arts News - April 9, 2025
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April 15, 2025
From: Bronx Council on the ArtsHAPPENING NOW...
MAY 10TH - SAVE THE DATE! BCA SPRING FESTIVAL
SPRING AWAKENING
SAVE THE DATE! Join us for the first BCA festival, Spring Awakening, on Saturday, May 10, 2025, at Williamsbridge Oval. This dynamic event will activate The Bronx with live performances by local DJs and musicians, showcasing the best of Bronx talent. Curated by Kiara Cristina Ventura of PROCESSA, attendees will enjoy a day filled with high-energy music, from hip-hop to salsa, as well as live performances from rising Bronx artists who embody the rhythm and soul of our community.
APRIL 24TH - PUBLIC PROGRAM: "WORKS-IN-PROGRESS"
ANCESTRAL WISDOM - LONGWOOD ART GALLERY
Join us at the Longwood Art Gallery on Thursday, April 24, 2025, from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM for "Works-in-Progress", an evening of free presentations exploring lineage, survival, and cultural inheritance through experimental and interdisciplinary performances by asmara and Penelope Montilla (whatitisliketobealive) and The Ballroom Arts Collaborative (She Wasn’t Looking Beautiful Tonight). Light refreshments will be provided.
APRIL 30TH - CLOSING RECEPTION
ANCESTRAL WISDOM - LONGWOOD ART GALLERY
Join us for the Closing Reception of Ancestral Wisdom on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM in the newly relocated Longwood Art Gallery at BCA Headquarters in Westchester Square (2700 East Tremont Avenue, Bronx, NY, 10461).
Ancestral Wisdom is part of the 2025 Longwood Art Gallery season titled The World We Want To Live In, which examines art’s role in social and political movements—not only raising awareness but catalyzing public discourse and bringing new audiences into activism. The act of imagining alternate ways of being is, these artists believe, the beginning of creating the many worlds we want to live in.
The gallery is open Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM. Walk-ins welcome. To schedule a tour, please contact the gallery at [email protected] or call 718-931-9500 Ext. 22.
APRIL 12TH - WRITING AS WITNESS
BRONX MEMOIR PROJECT (BMP) WORKSHOP SERIES
Writing as Witness
In this hybrid workshop with Nancy Mercado, participants will be encouraged to write Poetry or Prose that is based on what they have witnessed or are witnessing in their lives, in society, and in their dreams.
Saturdays from March 22nd through April 12th from 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM at Wakefield Library and via Zoom.
APRIL 18TH DEADLINE EXTENTION - OPEN CALL FOR VISUAL ARTISTS
BRONX MEMOIR PROJECT (BMP) BOOK COVER
BCA invites Bronx-based photographers and visual artists to design a cover for Bronx Memoir Project Volume IX, a multi-genre anthology written during the 2024-2025 Bronx Memoir Project (BMP) Workshop Series. The selected artist will receive a stipend of $500.
The application deadline has been extended to Friday, April 18, 2025, at 11:59 PM.
STAY INFORMED WITH BCA'S RESOURCES PAGE
BCA is dedicated to being a connector, resource, and advocate. Our Resources Page offers valuable information to assist artists and cultural workers including resources on policy changes, immigration rights, funding and financial assistance, affordable housing, and more.
OPPORTUNITIES FOR ARTISTS...
APRIL 2025 ARTIST OPPORTUNITIES
BCA's Opportunities Page is a free public resource for artists to list and take advantage of opportunities in The Bronx and beyond. Listings include open calls for artists, studio space, grants, residencies, and more. Check out some of the featured listings below:
- 2025-26 Jacki Apple Award in Performance and Artist Projects
- 2025 SOZO Fellowship
- LGBTQ+ Visual Artist Residency 2025 | Velvetpark
- Request for Proposals: NYC DOT Art Partners (formerly “Arterventions”)
- Writing Fellowship | Sesame Workshop Writers’ Room
FEATURED GRANTEES...
2024 BCA Community Arts Grantees
Ruth Marshall's fine art textiles explore the creative possibilities of crochet and knitting with an emphasis of interpreting the nature of flora and fauna. The Art For Habitat program creates outdoor crocheted temporary art installations along the Hutchinson Parkway in the Pelham Bay area to beautify and make visible the preservation of local habitats for species survival made possible by working alongside NYC agencies. Learn more.
The purpose of The Bardekova Ensemble is to perform music written or arranged for the woodwind quintet. Currently, the ensemble contains flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, and French Horn. The Bardekova Ensemble Concerts plans to bring 400 years of classical woodwind quintet music to all. Learn more.
ONGOING...
YOUTH ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM (YEP) TOURS
Longwood’s Youth Engagement Program (YEP) is designed to engage Bronx youth with the rich visual arts scene that surrounds them. We welcome students and schools serving youth ages 12-24 to book a free guided tour of the next exhibition, Ancestral Wisdom.
To schedule a tour, contact the gallery at [email protected] or call (718) 931-9500 Ext. 22.
BCA IS HIRING - JOIN THE TEAM!
We’re hiring! Explore a variety of exciting opportunities with us. Visit our website to learn more and apply today.
OFFICIAL BCA MERCH
NOW AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE
BCA needs your help to continue supporting the work of Bronx artists who represent traditions and cultural practices most often underrepresented by mainstream venues. Your purchase of BCA merchandise means you’re openly representing the only Arts Council in The Bronx!
Proceeds from your purchase will help:
- Support BCA programs for underrepresented artists
- Subsidize the cost of rental space for upcoming Longwood Art Gallery exhibitions
- Support free arts and culture programming across The Bronx
Get your keepsakes today and be a proud supporter of BCA!
OPPORTUNITIES FOR ARTISTS: Post opportunities and stay informed about recent ones such as residencies, call for artists, studio space, grant opportunities, and more.
EVENTS CALENDAR: Post your events and find out what's happening around the borough on BCA's Events Calendar, the one-stop destination for community arts events.