Alliance of African American Artist & Art Forms
The Alliance of African American Artist & Art Forms is committed to advocacy, coalition-building, and information- and resource-sharing among African American artists.
Attitude: The Dancers Magazine
Attitude: The Dancers' Magazine was launched in 1982 as an artist-initiated trade journal and audience development tool. Attitude profiles diverse dance artists from both the New York region and the g... more
Founded in 1979, Dance Giant Steps, Inc. is a service organization and presenter that documents the diverse dance community of New York while exploring ways to obtain parity and leadership for artists... more
Christiana Drapkin has been performing jazz standards with her small combo around New York and the Eastern seaboard for twenty years. The group intersperses original material with standards from the G... more
Underbridge Pictures is a fine art gallery located in DUMBO, focusing on architectural images, with an interest in traditional and historic photographic processes and an emphasis on images of Brooklyn... more
Established in 1994, Troika Ranch produces live performances, interactive installations, and digital films, all of which combine traditional aspects of these forms with advanced technologies. The dire... more
Shostakovich Music, Arts, and Sport School, Inc.
Established in 1981, the Shostakovich School of Music, Art and Sport has grown from a dream envisioned by a small group of Russian immigrants to a vibrant multifaceted institution with three centers i... more
Brooklyn Alternative Small Press Fair
A six-hour annual event, the Brooklyn Alternative Small Press Fair provides a marketplace for local small presses, poets, and writers; increases public awareness of the quality and diversity of contem... more
After starting out as a small literary magazine in the mid-1980s, Spiral Thought has evolved into an ongoing monthly reading series based in a number of Brooklyn cafes.
The Errol Grimes Dance Group seeks to explore, through contemporary dance, themes that are informed by an American as well as Afro-West Indian perspective. The Errol Grimes Dance Group also aims to co... more
InterDance is dedicated to preserving and promoting traditional dances from around the world. Through its i-Dance awards program, the Foundation offers scholarships and grants to individuals and compa... more
A non-profit professional school of Russian ballet and folk dance, Brighton Ballet Theatre (BBT) is dedicated to providing the highest quality dance education for children ages 2-19. Established in 19... more
The Glass Contraption is a theater company and arts outreach organization that produces lovingly handcrafted clown theater. The company promotes clown theater and its related forms (commedia, physical... more
Community Theatre Internationale
Dedicated to creating community through performance, across borders both local and global, Community Theatre Internationale develops multi-media collaborative productions between ensembles in differen... more
A “living art center” founded in 1986, Micro Museum hosts weekly art exhibits year-round, along with monthly special events on Saturdays. Micro Museum also offers public access broadcasts and houses a... more
Marmara's Dance of the Nile Revue
Marmara's Dance of the Nile Revue is a Middle Eastern dance performance group that also teaches and offers both public and private demonstrations.
Committed to art as a path for transformation, theater group Dzieci blends work on performance with the work of service. Dzieci presents performances and creative interactions in schools, hospitals, t... more
Galleries at Long Island University Brooklyn Campus
The Humanities, Salena, and Resnick Galleries of Long Island University's Brooklyn Campus host new art exhibitions of work by emerging and established artists every month throughout the school year.
Mixed Bag & Company, Inc. was formed in 1985 as a performing arts non-profit organization under the direction of Niambi Keyes. The organization preserves traditional and contemporary styles of music, ... more
A unique Williamsburg art space with a sister branch on the island of Paros, Greece, the Holland Tunnel features special exhibitions by international and local artists at select times of the year.
Through lectures and demonstrations/performances, Bahia Kao provides a comprehensive introduction to Afro-Brazilian culture—its dance and music, its language, traditions, deities, and more.
In DUMBO in 1989, Goloborotko's Studio is a printmaking center established to encourage individual visions within a nurturing environment that supports the creation of works that push the boundaries o... more
The Bushwick Starr is a full-scale performance venue dedicated to bringing a continuum of art and artists to the Bushwick community. Focusing on the presentation of theater, dance, and music, the Bush... more