BOOK ARTS Students assemble a book in a variety of formats, from traditionally-bound books to more experimental layouts, incorporating unconventional materials and/or designs. Students can compose t... 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
BAC Arts in Education (AIE) provides a wide array of programming for students, teachers, parents, and community members in digital, literary, performing, and visual arts. Our collaborative process al... 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
BAC's Arts in Education assemblies educate and entertain through performance, narration, and student participation. Study guides are available for many performances, and follow-up student workshops an... more
BAC Gallery Film/Video Screening
Michelle Provenzano has exhibited her drawings, watercolors and interactive-event based works both nationally and internationally in the Netherlands, Japan, Belgium and Ireland. Recently, she has sho... 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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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
Cultural after School Adventures (CASA), a citywide after-school arts enrichment program led by New York City Council’s Committee on Cultural Affairs, just completed its fifth year. CASA offers a ric... 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
Classroom Management Stories and Strategies from the Field
This seminar, presented by BAC's Arts in Education program, is aimed at teaching artists of all disciplines. Many teaching artists are faced with the challenge of maintaining an attentive and engag... more
Although the administrators of brooklynartscouncil.org will attempt to ensure that event descriptions and dates below are valid, Brooklyn Arts Council will not be held responsible for the content of a... more
Arts in Education Community Programs Arts learning and participation vitalize communities and the individuals within them. While working to instill understanding of and value for the arts in NYC st... more
Contemporary and Historical Performances
Aerial Acrobatic Entertainment Merril and Emmet, (almost) famous actors from Hollywood, have traveled all the way to NYC to become famous circus superstars! As Merril and Emmet guide the audience th... more
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
THE MOVING IMAGE Includes Film/video, Television/Broadcasting and Animation. Students learn to work in the medium of the moving image from pre- through post-production, both in front of and behind th... more
Is Anyone Not Ready? dirs. Shaun Irons and Lauren Petty (shaun_irons@hotmail.com/lalapetty@gmail.org) Experimental Documentary, 12mins, 2007 World Premiere Director Will Be In Attendance Is An... more
Folk Feet is made possible, in part, by Mertz Gilmore Foundation, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, The Mary Duke Biddle Foundation, and The New York Community Trust.
ABOUT THE EXHIBITION There are many theories of humor which attempt to explain what humor is, what social function it serves, and what would be considered humorous. Artists sometimes use humor to ... more