05/07/09
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2007: September 11th Remembered in Film
Each year BAC Folk Arts addresses New York’s September 11th anniversary with a special memorial project. For the sixth anniversary we presented September 11th Remembered in Film, a screening of indepe... more
BAC@The Archway is presented in partnership with the Dumbo Improvement District and is made possible, in part, by support from the National Endowment for the Arts and Brooklyn Experimental Media Cente... more
3rd Wave: The Planet of Brooklyn Transitions
OPENING RECEPTION: Friday, October 13, 6 – 8pm OPEN HOUSE: Saturday, October 14, 1 – 5pm CURATORIAL TALK: Thursday, December 7, 6 - 8pm 3rd Wave: The Planet of Brooklyn Transitions, an exhibitio... more
A Glitch Music Event features performances by the electronic music duo Aerostatic, who will perform alongside vade (visuals) and the electronic collective Love Like Deloreans. This event will be held ... more
OPENING RECEPTION: Thursday, February 1, 6 – 8pm CURATORIAL TALK: Thursday, March 1, 6-8pm
DUMBO FIRST THURSDAY ARTIST TALK On Thursday, November 6 at 6pm, guest artist Caleb Smith gives a talk in conjunction with the exhibition Creative Cartographies, curated by Jeanne Gerrity, now on-vie... more
Artists in Residence Screening
Brooklyn's visual art scene is more vibrant than ever before. In this program, animated and experimental works screen alongside intimate profiles of artists who live right next door. This screening... more
Ashes to Oil Series 2010: Ruth C. Jones Art Exhibit at Benefit Gala
Ruth C. Jones, extraordinaire, woman of color, poet, sculptor, writer, artist, and painter, will feature her works of art at Revelation Performing Arts Studio Benefit Gala with a well-known contempora... more
Best Film with recognition of Excellence in Directing, Producing, Editing, and Original Score Manhattan, Kansas dir. Tara Wray Best Film, Sixth Annual Women of African Descent Film Festival with r... more
BAC Gallery is located in the heart of the vibrant DUMBO arts district at 111 Front Street, Suite 218 and offers artists an opportunity to show their art in an environment frequented by a host of arts... more
BAC Gallery Presents 2008 NYFA Fellows
When: Thursday, June 4, 2009 at 6:30pm Where: BAC Gallery, 111 Front Street, Suite 218 (alt. entrance at 55 Washington St.)
FEBRUARY Sunday, February 28, 2-5pm African Dance/ Brooklyn Style Presented by BAC... more
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Three documentary films explore some of the most important issues facing Brooklyn and its residents today. From gentrification to the subprime mortgage crisis, intimate accounts from those affected sh... more
Calling all Brooklyn Filmmakers! Scene: Brooklyn invites you to join us for our first filmmakers meet up of the new year. Enjoy drink specials, music videos and short films by Brooklyn-based filmm... more
Brooklyn Museum, Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Auditorium 200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn
Brooklyn Transformations (Outdoor Film Screening)
An outdoor screening of shorts by Brooklyn filmmakers, with many that focus on issues affecting Black Brooklyn and African-Americans. Fiction and documentary films explore dying industries, gentrifica... more
Call For Proposals: City Walls
Brooklyn Arts Council (BAC), in partnership with the MetroTech BID seeks proposals for artwork to be installed on construction fences in downtown Brooklyn. Proposed works should have strong visual im... more
Carnival Masqueraders in Brooklyn
This exhibition featured a photographic essay by Anthony Bonair that chronicles Carnival in Brooklyn from 1974 to 1994, showcasing examples of costumes and Carnival music alongside Mr. Bonair’s images... more
FIRST THURSDAY EVENTS Thursday, November 3, 6:30–8:30pm Art/is/an/Eating tasting event featuring local, artist-made food items Thursday, December 1, 6:00 - 8:30pm Dispense/Re-Spool, a dual cha... more
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PARTICIPATING ARTISTS Rachelle Cohen, Gina Dawson, Samantha Fox, Katherine Gressel, Katarina Jerinic, Meirav Leshem, Caitlin Masley, Lucas Monaco, Ben Pinder, Jie Qi, Rebecca Riley and Natalia Szosta... more
Creative Cartographies: Exhibition Images
Creative Cartographies September 26, 2008 - January 9, 2009
Compelling stories of survival, goodwill, and community are captured by Brooklyn filmmakers shooting in India, South Africa, and at home. This screening is part of Scene: Brooklyn, Independent Film... more
Cultures Collide Community Film Festival
Presented by American Theater of Harlem Click here for more info WHEN: Thursday, March 4 - Saturday, March 6, 8pm; Sunday, March 7, 3pm WHERE: South Oxford Space 138 S. Oxford St. (Fort Gree... more
Documentary Film: Catching the Critics Eye
Panel Discussion Hosted by UnionDocs $7 suggested donation. UnionDocs, 322 Union Ave. PURCHASE TICKETS The past decade witnessed an explosion of documentary film production. Non-fiction film... more