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MAY 14th - ARTISTS SUSTAINABILITY WORKSHOPS ONLINE
VIEW ALL UPCOMING OFFERINGS BELOW
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BCA’s Artists Sustainability Workshop Series (ASWS) continues to offer relevant themes to our community. The upcoming webinars blend information, skill building and wellness themes to support artists during these difficult times. If you missed the first series of webinars,
view them on our site.
Please RSVP below for current offerings.
WEBINARS
Artist Bio as Self Portrait
led by artist and educator, Ximena Izquierdo Ugaz
Thursday, May 14, 2020, 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Navigating a Career in the Visual Arts
a conversation with Yancey Richardson, founder of Yancey Richardson Gallery, and Gail Albert Halban, American fine art and commercial photographer, moderated by Cathy Kaplan, Sidley Austin LLP Senior Counsel
Tuesday, May 19, 2020, 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Shadows & Inner Scenery|Transmuting through Art
with Nathalie Flo of The
Sweetness Circle
Thursday, May 21st, 2020, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
The Profitable Side of Nonprofits
led by NYCON
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2020, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Web Design 101 Crash Course
led by web developer and educator at BCC, David Ulloa
Thursday, June 4, 2020, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
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MAY 14th – BCA PRESENTS THE SHED INFO SESSION
OPEN CALL OPPORTUNITY FOR ARTISTS
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BCA is partnering with The Shed on their 2021 Open Call Info Sessions. The Shed serves as an incubator for unrepresented artists across NYC. Together, we are providing an online session on
Thursday, May 14th from 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
o
ffering
Bronx artists a chance to learn more about The Shed’s current commissioning
Open Call
that will provide individual artists or collectives a fee of up to $15,000, if selected. RSVP below or
learn more about the Open Call here.
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MAY 20th – RESURGENCE OF MAGIC
WEBINAR SERIES BY RESIDENT ARTIST BLANKA AMEZKUA
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Resurgence of Magic is an invitation to collectively create a variety of art objects and a text, taking into consideration materials that you have readily available in your home, while contemplating the effects of Covid-19 in our lives. These virtual workshops,
every Wednesday and Friday
until June 12th from
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
, will invite you to reflect on your current state of mind, how you think of others, what has given you strength during these times, about the things you are missing, and much more.
RSVP for the workshop here.
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MAY 21st – DISRUPTION & RESILIENCE:
AN ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT SERIES
WEBINARS FOR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS OF ALL SIZES
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The Bronx Council on the Arts (BCA) and the Center for Bronx NonProfits (CBNP) are partnering to offer a webinar series dedicated to BX non-profit organizations. In this series, led by Molly Penn of Penn Creative Strategy, participants will learn about tools and resources that will aid their organization's crisis management. The first webinar will take place on
Thursday, May 21st from 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM.
RSVP and learn more about the series here.
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MAY 28th – ARTISTS ENGAGE CONVERSATION
SOLUTIONS AND RECOVERY: THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX
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As we look towards the future, we will gather together in a community conversation to share and discuss solutions and strategies to move forward in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. What are some creative ways we can devise to continue our artistic practices in the future? Can we use technology in new ways? How can we work to collaborate and support one another? What artistic initiatives are making an impact in your community now? Join us in virtual conversation on
Thursday, May 28th
from
5:00 PM to 6:30 PM
For more information or to RSVP click here.
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MAY 15th – EARN $100 WHILE HAVING FUN
CREATIVE QUARAN-TIME - CREATIVITY CONTEST
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Tomorrow,
May 15th
, marks the end of our creativity cont
est
. If you haven't entered yet for your chance to win $100, then learn how to do so below:
1. Post an image/video on your socials of how you're passing quarantine time creatively.
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BCA COVID-19 RESOURCE PAGE
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Visit the continuously updated page of resources and information for artists and arts organizations. We hope that this compilation is helpful to all of you. If you have additional resources you’d like to see included, write us at
contact@bronxarts.org
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View the resources page here
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VOTE FOR THE BRONX COUNCIL ON THE ARTS
FORDHAM TOYOTA - BRONX LOYALTY CAMPAIGN
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Voting ends in
5 more days
and we need your help to vote for us! The winner of this campaign will receive the highest prize to help us advance Bronx cultural programming.
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PARTNERSHIPS & ORGANIZATIONS...
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CENTER FOR BRONX NONPROFITS
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The Center for Bronx Nonprofits (CBNP) is a convening, training, and resource-sharing organization, which strengthens the capacity of local community leaders and organizations serving the Bronx and other boroughs. CBNP functions as an important support organization to Bronx nonprofits, facilitating opportunities for leadership and organizational development, and technical skills training. CBNP brokers dialogue on resource-sharing so that Bronx-based and Bronx-serving nonprofits strengthen their individual and collective effectiveness.
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OPPORTUNITIES FOR ARTISTS:
Post opportunities
and stay informed about recent ones such as residencies, call for artists, studio space 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.
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The Bronx Council on the Arts is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council; New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature; Arts Midwest and the National Endowment for the Arts; The Coalition of Theaters of Color and City Council members Andrew Cohen and Vanessa Gibson. Also supported in part by the Booth Ferris Foundation, Ovation, the New Yankee Stadium Community Benefits Fund, Con Edison, the Hispanic Federation, the City of New York, and the Department of Youth and Community Development. Special thanks to Hostos Community College and the Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture for their support.
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BCA and Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos locations are ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) compliant.
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