BRONX RIVER ART CENTER 

Celebrating 37 Years of Bringing Arts & Cultural Programs to the Bronx

OCTOBER 2024 at BRAC

Party with us on October 16!

Join us for a gala celebration honoring Gail Nathan, Executive Director Emerita of the Bronx River Art Center, who retired earlier this year after twenty-five dedicated years of service.

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Education Free Program for Middle Schoolers MSCreate Begins October 21 Looking for a free and safe space for your middler schooler to explore the arts and prepare for high school? Check out MSCreate, BRAC's new and free after-school program designed to build critical thinking skills in a safe and supportive environment through engagement with a wide array of visual arts. Read about MSCreate in The Riverdale Press, Bronx River Art Center launches free after-school arts program with $100K grant, recognizing the competitive Aim High grant award from the New York Life Foundation in partnership with the Afterschool Alliance.  Find out more about MSCreate  Free Program for Teens + Young Adults Teen Project Studio+2.0 The Fall 2024 session will meet from October 21 to December 16, meeting Mondays and Wednesdays from 4:30pm to 6:30pm. This program is a unique opportunity to learn about the role of the visual arts in addressing environmental and social justice concerns. Taught by professional artists and designers, it is also an occasion to interact with fellow students with similar interests and an eagerness to learn and create together. Apply for TPS+2.0 Last Call for Fall Classes! Fall Semester runs until December 20 Registration is now open for BRAC's Fall Afterschool and  Saturday Classes! Our 2-hour classes meet once a week for  ten weeks in our state-of-the-art studio art and ceramics  spaces. Classes are taught by professional teaching artists  with fine arts degrees and multiple years of teaching  experience. Space is still open in: Thursday afternoon watercolor painting Thursday afternoon ceramics class Saturday afternoon digital art and animation  course. Please note we have changed our price structure. We have  reduced class prices for our Bronx neighbors in priority zip  codes. Register for Fall Classes "Finally, It's Friday" Drop-in Art Workshops! In addition, starting this Friday, October 11 we're offering  three-hour evening art workshops running from 5:30pm to  8:30pm, covering a range of activities from dyeing textiles  with the batik technique, to mixed-media painting, to ink  drawing. Workshops are $15 per session and are open to  everyone ages 11 and above; with the exception of the  Figure Drawing workshops, which are $20 and adults only.  Head over to bracbx.eventbrite.com to register! Register for Friday Workshops Go to our Education Page for class and workshop descriptions and full schedule. Email info@bronxriverart.org with questions.