End of Fall 2022 Classes
Students to present their work on December 17th
BRAC’s education program has been running for 10 weeks since October 3rd, holding afternoon, evening and Saturday classes for children, teenagers, youth, and adults. Classes have been meeting in person once a week for two hours in our Fine Arts Studio, Ceramics Studio, and Digital Media Lab. BRAC’s education program in Visual Arts (painting, drawing, ceramics, printmaking, mixed media and cartooning) and in Digital Media Arts (illustration, animation, photography, and web design) is led by professional artists and educators who work one-on-one with participating students. To celebrate the accomplishments of our students and to see what they’ve been up to for the past several weeks, come and join us for the Student Exhibition Show on Saturday, December 17th.

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Exhibitions

KEEP IT IN FICTION
A Study of Fictional Narratives and Visual Arts
On view through December 10th
Bronx River Art Center is pleased to announce KEEP IT IN FICTION, an exhibition that explores how artists disguise truth with fiction in order to arrive at a number of different conclusions. Through visual explorations artists seek out unlimited possibilities to distort reality in order to cope, reinvent, or escape their daily realities. Through visual arts, featured artists explore to engage in a fictional form of truth.

The eleven artists chosen for the exhibition will present narrative inspired work that range in media from paper and book arts, sculpture, prints, paintings and digital media. To expand the exhibition's intent each artist created a narrative excerpt, poem or video to accompany the pieces.

Participating artists: Marcy Brafman, Jason Bryant, Jennifer Deppe Parker, Molly Goldfarb, Sally Jerome, Kerry Lessard, Marianne Petit, Zoia Skorodapenko, Mark Torres, Chao Wang, and Natalie Collette Wood.

Curated by Stephany Young

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Public Programs

HOLIDAY MART
Closing Reception and Celebration

Saturday, December 10th, 4:00 to 8:00pm

Take advantage of your last chance to see our current exhibition KEEP IT IN FICTION, and buy affordable handmade items for sale from some of the artists featured in the exhibition. Among the unique items you can buy are: limited edition prints, Christmas ornaments, hand decorated candles, open edition pop-up books, mechanical cards, and small sculptures. 25% of all sales will be donated to BRAC. Help support local artists and their work.

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STUDENT EXHIBITION SHOW
End of Fall 2022 Classes

Saturday, December 17th, 2022 at 1:30 to 6:30pm

Support and discover the works of BRAC’s talented students and creatives who have participated in our classes in drawing, painting, ceramics, printmaking, digital illustration and web design. We will also unveil this session’s Teen Project Studio works led by teaching artist Kayla Weisdorf, and works by students from the Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom High School enrolled in our Printmaking, Ceramics, and Digital Production classes.

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Upcoming

Image: Participants in our Winter Recess program. February 2022.Photo: Ruth Marshall, 2022.

Winter 2023 Classes
Registration Begins Monday, December 12th

BRAC invites you to register for our upcoming session of classes that will run from January 17th to April 3rd, 2023.

Holiday Gift Giving
The perfect gift for the holiday is the Gift of Art !

Select any number of classes for that special, creative person in your family and give them the opportunity to express themselves. We have an array of classes for all ages. Our gift certificate would make an exceptional, memorable, and priceless Christmas present.

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Opportunities

Image: Off-site mixed-media art workshop at CREO College Prep taught by Jonathan Berry. Photo: Ukari Bakosi, 2022.

For Artists / Curators / Educators

As part of our commitment to further nurture, support, and encourage the development of artists from the Bronx and New York City at large, BRAC will compile a list of opportunities in the arts and related fields. Artists and organizations are welcome to send us and share their listings and future opportunities.

NYC METRO AREA

The Untitled Space
Open call to all visual artists

The Untitled Space invites artists to apply for a solo exhibition that will be presented as an in-person show at the gallery on Lispenard Street located in NYC's Tribeca Arts District in 2023. The opportunity includes a $500 USD honorarium for the selected artist, with an Artsy Exclusive Online Solo Show for the runner-up. The deadline for application is December 30, 2022.

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Alice Austen House
Open to all photographers

The Alice Austen House is currently accepting photography and multimedia submissions for Ecologies #3, a juried exhibition exploring contemporary themes and narratives regarding the changing social and natural environments of Staten Island. A shortlist will be honored on the gallery's social media, while the selected artists will be exhibited in the final exhibition in March. The deadline for submissions is January 1, 2023.

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School of Visual Arts

Open to all fine artists
The School of Visual Arts is offering an online artist residency program for fine artists working across various disciplines, mediums, and platforms. Running from February 15 to March 17, participants will be able to work with SVA's faculty and develop their practice without the limitations of location or the necessity for travel. The priority deadline for application is January 5, 2023.

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Dieu Donné

Open call to visual artists
The West Bay View Foundation Fellowship is a full-time, six-month studio position for a visual artist. Fellows will study with Dieu Donné master papermakers and gain practical experience working in a professional papermaking studio that focuses on artistic collaboration, receiving a stipend of $25,000 to support transportation and living expenses in NYC for the duration of the fellowship. The deadline for applications is January 18, 2023.

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BRAC COVID-19 Protocols

Proof of vaccination will be required upon entering building for all persons over age 6. Use of masks during classes is required. For general questions about classes, please email [email protected].