JANUARY 2025 at BRAC
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Register for
Winter Classes & Workshops
Winter Session starts January 6th!
Registration is still open for BRAC's Winter 2025 Afterschool and Saturday Classes! Our 2-hour classes for children, teens, and adults meet once a week in our state-of-the-art studio art and ceramics spaces, as well as our digital media lab, and are taught by professional teaching artists with fine arts degrees and multiple years of teaching experience.
Returning Classes:
Painting, Printmaking, Ceramics/Pottery, Cartooning, Digital Art and Animation, and Photography
New Classes:
Intro to Stained Glass for Adults
2D, 3D, and More! for Youth and Families
Digital Videography for Teens and Adults
New for the Semester:
- We're now offering five week classes in addition to our usual ten week classes. This covers not only new classes such as Intro to Stained Glass, but also new sections of returning classes such as ceramics and photography.
- Our Friday workshops have been restructured: - $20 Adult Sip Workshops are drawing and painting open studios held under the guidance of one of our studio artists. These workshops will meet on January 10, February 14, and March 14 from 6-9pm. - Free Family Fridays offer activities ranging from learning graffiti art to creating origami for children and families. These workshops will meet on January 24, February 28, and March 21.
Please visit our Education Page for class descriptions, schedule, and pricing information. Email education@bronxriverart.org with any additional questions.
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Gallery
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Between Inspiration and Collecting:
The Artist's Cabinet
On View from January 10 to February 15
Opening Reception: January 10 from 4-7pm
In the grand narratives of art collecting, we often encounter stories of wealthy patrons and prestigious institutions. Yet there exists another, more intimate history of collecting—one that unfolds in artists’ studios, homes, and personal spaces. This exhibition turns our attention to artists not only as creators but as collectors, revealing how their gathering of objects shapes their creative vision and practice.
Curated by Alena Alekseeva, The Artist's Cabinet will see visitors transported beyond the conventional white cube gallery space into something more akin to an artist’s private domain. Each installation functions as a personal cabinet of curiosities, where artworks coexist with collected objects in arrangements that follow the artists’ own internal logic.
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Artist Studios
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Last Call for Studio Artists!
Application Deadline — January 15th
Professional artist studios in BRAC's recently renovated building are now available for up to two year residencies, on a year to year basis, for artists working in various visual art disciplines including: painting, photography, sculpture, video, installation and new media. Selected artists will have the opportunity to produce new work and make use of BRAC’s extensive resources in support of their creative practices.
As part of BRAC’s Artist Studio Program, residents have the opportunity to be considered for inclusion in BRAC's annual exhibitions schedule, connect with local and international curators, art critics, and other artists from BRAC’s creative network. Residents are required to contribute six hours a month in community service to support BRAC's programs and participate in BRAC's annual Open Studio Event.
Please visit our Studios page for more information about the application process and how to apply.
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And More...
Pledge Your Support!
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Vote for BRAC to receive the Flourishing in Community Grant
We have some exciting news! BRAC has been nominated for a Flourishing in Community Grant from Fordham University — and we need your vote to get it.
The FIC grant would allow us to expand our focus on environmental stewardship by activating the park / rain garden behind BRAC with cleanups and artistic projects, training current teaching artists to better integrate environmental justice into our curriculum, and using art and art-based messaging to promote environmental awareness for NYC’s only freshwater river, the Bronx River.
BRAC was born out of the movement to restore the Bronx River, and we hope to continue that work to be a leader in art and environmental education for our community. Will you take a moment today to sign up and vote for BRAC?
Vote for BRAC in just 4 steps:
- Visit bit.ly/FIC-NY
- Register with FIC (for entity or business name, list your employer or feel free to write Bronx River Art Center).
- In the Search List toolbar, enter 588.
- Click into our profile page (you’ll see a picture of BRAC when you do), and select Vote at the top of the screen.
A 2024 BRAC Recap!
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Thank you for all your support throughout 2024!
Last year, we...
- Launched MSCreate, our free after-school arts program to help middle schoolers prepare for the transition to high school!
- Held our 21st Annual Bronx River Sounds Performing Arts Festival celebrated an array of Latin, African-American, and multicultural music with Rhythms of the Diaspora.
- Hosted our first ever Sustainable Fashion Show, featuring designs by our teen students.
- Welcomed over 100 artists into our Main Gallery — from The Bronx and beyond — across 6 different exhibitions.
This is just a glimpse of the incredible year we had — and none of it could have happened without you, our community of artists, teachers, students, and supporters. Thank you for helping us create a safe, affordable place for artists and students across The Bronx and NYC!
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