BRONX RIVER ART CENTER
Celebrating 37 Years of Bringing Arts & Cultural Programs to the Bronx
July 2025 at BRAC
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BRAC Summer Art Classes
BRAC Kids: Art Explorers and Evening Adult Classes
July 7 - August 5
Join us for 5 weeks of hands-on creativity this summer!
Young artists will dive into painting, sculpture, drawing, mixed media, and more through BRAC Kids: Art Explorers. Running Monday through Friday for ages 5-12, with flexible full-day, half-day (AM or PM), and weekly options, each session is led by professional teaching artists who create a fun, age-appropriate, and creative learning environment.
Daily Schedule:
- Drop-off: 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM
- Morning Art Class: 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
- Lunch (bring your own): 1:00 PM – 1:30 PM
- Afternoon Art Class: 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Bronx residents may qualify for a 35% discount!
Full Day, 5 Weeks (July 7 - August 5)
- Monday - Friday
- 11:00 AM - 3:30 PM
- $1,250.00 / $812.50
AM Only, 5 Weeks
- Monday - Friday
- 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
- $750.00 / $487.50
PM Only, 5 Weeks
- Monday - Friday
- 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
- $750.00 / $487.50
Full Day, 1 Week
- Monday - Friday
- 11:00 AM - 3:30 PM
- $320.00 / $208.00
Mondays Only - AM
- Mondays (July 7, July 14, July 21, July 28, August 4)
- 11:00 AM - 3:30 PM
- $175.00 / $113.75
Wednesdays Only - AM
- Wednesdays (July 9, July 14, July 21, July 28, August 4)
- 11:00 AM - 3:30 PM
- $175.00 / $113.75
Thursdays Only - AM (July 7, July 14, July 21, July 28, August 4)
- Thursdays (July 7, July 14, July 21, July 28, August 4)
- 11:00 AM - 3:30 PM
- $175.00 / $113.75
Meanwhile, adults can enjoy evening art classes in pottery, ceramics handbuilding, painting & drawing, and mixed-media on Mondays or Wednesdays: perfect for beginners and returning artists alike who are looking to relax, build skills, and try something new.
MONDAYS (July 7, July 14, July 21, July 28, August 4)
- 4:00 – 6:00 PM: Pottery w/ Matthew Burcaw
- 6:30 – 8:30 PM: Pottery w/ Matthew Burcaw
WEDNESDAYS (July 9, July 16, July 23, July 30, August 6)
- 4:00 – 6:00 PM: Pottery w/ Matthew Burcaw
- 6:30 – 8:30 PM: Painting & Drawing w/ Shawn Hill
- 6:30 – 8:30 PM: Pottery w/ Matthew Burcaw
Pottery | Painting & Drawing |
$300.00 / $195.00 | $100.00 / $65.00 |
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Teen Project Studio
Classes run from July 7 - August 15
Thank you to everyone who applied for the summer session of Teen Project Studio. Please check your emails for your acceptance letters. TPS will be meeting twice a week on Mondays and Wednesdays from July 7 to August 15. Participants will dive deep into creative projects, collaborate with peers, and explore new techniques. Plus — enjoy getting paid for your participation! 
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MSCreate ft. JJGrant
Classes run from July 7 - August 22
Thank you to everyone who applied for the summer session of the BRAC MSCreate ft JJGRANT "I See Me" Program. Please check your emails for your acceptance letters. The program will run five days a week, exploring innovative art projects, develop new skills, and collaborate in a dynamic creative space. Plus — enjoy getting paid for your participation!
Gallery
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Arboreal Ethereal
Capturing the Entropy of Nature
On view from July 10 - August 16
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Opening Reception: July 10 from 5 - 8pm
Artist Talk: July 31 from 6:30 - 8pm
The Bronx River Art Center is proud to announce Arboreal Ethereal: Capturing the Entropy of Nature, a solo exhibition by Michele Brody, on view this summer as part of the BRAC Artist Studio Program Spotlight Series. Through an immersive installation of paper-based sculptures and community-centered programming, Brody confronts the urgent themes of environmental degradation, memory, and migration in The Bronx and beyond. The exhibition is produced with curatorial support from Fulbright scholar Alena Alekseeva and will be on view from July 10 to August 16, 2025, with an opening reception on July 10th from 5 - 8 p.m. An artist talk and discussion with independent curator Jennifer McGregor, scheduled for July 31st from 6:30-8 pm.
Michele Brody’s practice merges environmental activism with material poetics. Trained in fibers and material studies, she is known for creating mixed-media installations and public works of art that interweave local flora and community stories to deepen an understanding of the surrounding ecology and history. At its core, her focus is on crafting sustainable site-generated environmental installations that illuminate the subtle beauty of the everyday while grappling with the challenges of globalization, over-development, and more extreme weather events. Her exhibition at BRAC will feature new and recent works from her series Nature in Absentia and relevant past and ongoing projects.
The exhibition is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and the Bronx Council on the Arts.
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In The Community
City of Water Day
July 12 from 10am - 2pm
Come celebrate City of Water Day on NYC's only freshwater river -- the Bronx River! Join the Bronx River Art Center, Drew Gardens, and Bronx River Community Garden for a day of art immersion with free art activities and stewardship of the river!
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Community Mobile Mural
Thank you to everyone who joined artist Marta Blair over the past three months to create a beautiful mural that celebrates the Earth and cultural diversity in our community. The completed mural will be on display at BRAC all summer.
This programming was made possible by the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Immigrant Initiative, with support from Council Member Oswald Feliz and Community Board #6.
- 10am - 4pm: Bronx River Art Center is open all day as a cooling station with refreshments.
- 10 - 11:30am: Nilka Martell of Loving The Bronx will give a tour of the West Farms neighborhood and its history, including River Park, Drew Garden, and the BRAC building, with a tour of our newest exhibition Arboreal Ethereal.
- 11am - 2pm: Drew Garden will have a FREE art workshop, give away art kits, and show what plants along the river can be foraged.
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