BAC Grantee & Partner Events
CreativeStudy Live Q&A:
Taxes for Creatives with Hannah Cole of Sunlight Tax
Creative Study is a 2022 BAC Grantee.
February 13 | 5-6pm ET | Virtual
Join Hannah Cole of Sunlight Tax for a Live Q&A on taxes for creatives. Tax expert Hannah Cole will get you ready for the upcoming tax deadline by answering all of your tax-related questions whether you are freelance, W-2’d, or a combination of the two. Based on her years of experience working with creative individuals and being a creative herself, she understands the unique circumstances surrounding creatives’ taxable income, budgets, expenses, Schedule Cs, and yearly versus quarterly filings.
Brooklyn Children’s Museum: “Black Future Festival: WE DA PEOPLE”
Brooklyn Children’s Museum Black Future Festival 2021. Photo by Winston-Williams. STooPS is a 2023 BAC Grantee.
February 18-25 | Brooklyn Children’s Museum
Black Future Festival at Brooklyn Children's Museum is a week of reflection and future-forward fun, inspired by the national celebration of the African Diaspora and Black History Month. Taking place during the DOE Midwinter Recess, join us for a one-of-a-kind experience featuring live performance, wide-ranging workshops, cultural experiences, art exploration, and more.
Together with guest curator, Kendra J. Bostock and STooPS, this year BCM is celebrating Black History Month by paying homage to the role of art-making in the Black-led social movements that have shaped Brooklyn as we know it today. Join STooPS and their team of esteemed teaching artists for a week full of vibrant workshops featuring dance, storytelling, music, poetry, and visual art based in Afrocentric values and principles.
THRIVE IN PLACE!
BAC is a proud supporter of Thrive in Place!
February 28 | 6pm ET | Virtual
Focused on affordable housing, homeownership, and building knowledge to improve personal finances, Thrive in Place! is designed to help creative sector workers understand the relationship between housing choices and their financial wellbeing. ArtBuilt and the Entertainment Community Fund are partnering to present this unique class that uses artist-centric tools and straightforward language to help artists of all disciplines navigate their financial life with creativity, clarity and strength.
Events, Workshops, & Professional Development
Americans for the Arts & the Arts Action Fund — “Earmark$ Webinar”
February 9 | 3pm ET | Virtual
Join Americans for the Arts and the Arts Action Fund to learn about Congressionally Directed Spending Requests, also known as “Earmarks”. Historically, arts and culture organizations have benefitted from member-directed spending, receiving funding for local museums, theaters, arts education programs, community and cultural centers, and public arts spaces. The webinar will explain the process and how local arts leaders can work with their Senators on proposing arts-related projects for FY’2025 funding. Participants will also hear from local groups who have received an earmark in the past and how that process worked.
Hot Glass Hangout with Shuhei Fujii & Studio Sale
Shuhei Fujii
February 10 | 6-8pm | UrbanGlass Studio
Join UrbanGlass for Hot Glass Hangouts with Shuhei Fujii! See the skills and teamwork that go into shaping molten glass, meet friendly local artists, and shop a pop-up Studio Sale featuring beautiful glassware crafted by UrbanGlass artists and staff. Seltzer and snacks are on the house.
Hot Glass Hangouts is a free glassblowing demo series starring our multi-talented team of Studio Technicians. Shuhei Fujii is a Japanese glassblower who works out of UrbanGlass. In a loud, bustling Brooklyn, Shuhei tries to imbue each glass vessel with the subtlety and simplicity, and the beauty and quietness, of Japanese craft-making.
2024 INCLUDEnyc Fair
February 10 | 9am ET | Virtual
The INCLUDEnyc Fair is New York City’s largest annual fair for young people with disabilities, where you can connect with summer camps, recreational programs, supports, and services from the safety and convenience of your own home. Airmeet’s online platform makes it easy and fun for you to participate. After registering, you’ll be able to explore the available information and opportunities, and participate in group and 1-on-1 text-based, audio, or video chats with representatives from participating organizations.
The Field — “Financial Well-Being for Artists” with Amy Smith
February 13 | 6-7:15pm ET | Zoom
Noted financial consultant Amy Smith will guide you through learning more about the barriers that often prevent artists from achieving financial well-being, as well as practical tools and tips for moving closer to (or staying in) financial well-being. Topics include: Self-employment & Entity types; Budgeting; Taxes; Credit; Debt; Long-term saving.
Nailing the Application: A Guide to Artist Open Calls
February 22 | 12-1:30pm ET | Virtual
To be an artist is to constantly apply for things such as exhibitions and residencies. Many creative opportunities start with an open call. How can you ensure you’re putting your best foot forward when submitting these applications? Drawing upon the perspective of arts decision-makers who run residencies, jury exhibitions, and review project proposals, this panel discussion will cover:
Where to find open calls for art exhibitions, residencies, and more
How to determine if an opportunity is right for you
Tips for compiling and presenting your work samples
What reviewers like to see in the application statement/narrative
Insights into the behind the scenes review process
“SELF PORTRAITS (DELUXE)”
Now - February 24 | Tuesdays - Saturdays at 7pm | JACK, 20 Putnam Ave., Brooklyn
The Bushwick Starr partners with JACK to present “Self Portraits (Deluxe),” the newest work by playwright Phillip Howze and directed by Dominique Rider. “Self Portraits (Deluxe)” is an inventive, impressionistic new work that blurs the lines between personal and collective memory, refracting and reframing how we spectate in America. Suspended at the edge of confrontation and contemplation, when put together these discursive theatrical portraits – performed in promenade – invite an expansive vision of Blackness and civil society in today’s age, while also opening new portals into the possibility of our greater, shared and speculative futures.
Tickets available starting January 9.
Natalie Steiggman-Gall & Tim Connor “If I Had the Words” Exhibition
Now - February 25 | Established Gallery
Established Gallery presents a very special exhibition, “If I Had the Words,” a two-person show by artists Natalie Steiggman-Gall and Tim Connor. “If I Had the Words” brings together dozens of Tim's drawings, collages, and enhanced photographs, as well as oil paintings and pastels by Natalie that depict her clients and scenes from their time together. This exhibition offers a window into the homes of New York City’s elderly population, and the deeply collaborative relationship of two artists 50 years apart in age.
City Lore: “The Calling: The Transformative Power of African American Doll and Puppet Making”
Akuaba Dolls by artist Cynthia Sands. Photo by Camila-Bryce.
Now - March 2 | Friday, 2-6pm & Saturday-Sunday, 12-6pm | City Lore Gallery
"The Calling: The Transformative Power of African American Doll and Puppet Making" celebrates elder Black visual storytellers who chronicle the history, identity, and culture of their communities. The exhibition conceived and curated by Camila Bryce-Laporte, in partnership with scholar Phyllis May-Machunda, includes dolls and puppets created by a national group of 26 multi-media artists reflective of the African Diaspora of the Americas who came of age in communities in the United States during the height of the Civil Rights Movement. Using mix media, these visual storytellers chronicle the history, identity, and culture of their communities.
Emmanuel Knight exhibition: "Magna Ax: A Creative Odyssey"
Now - March 29 | Bronx Library Center
Emmanuel Knight, a Brooklynite and rising manga artist, is thrilled to announce the unveiling of "Magna Ax: A Creative Odyssey," an intimate, family-friendly exhibition at the Bronx Library Center. Kicking off Black History Month at the library’s Latino & Puerto Rican Cultural Center, the exhibition is now open on Fridays, closing on March 29. This solo exhibition features Emmanuel Knight's original manga, Magna Ax, and tells the story of Knight’s artistic journey, from creating his first characters at the age of eight to the completion of the first volume about 20 years later. The exhibition will also offer a detailed look at the artist's creative processes.
The field — “Building a Home Base: Websites for Artists” with Nnenna Loveth
March 21 | 6-7:30pm | Virtual
Using social media sites can be a great way to share our craft and express our individuality. But what happens when the sites we rely on for our marketing and expression go down? In this workshop we will be learning what makes a good, sustainable website for an artist to use as their home base in case their work is erased elsewhere. Participants will learn: The benefits of having an artist website; How to make your website and work easy to find across social sites; What makes a professional website; Creating and keeping a domain name.
Artist Opportunities
Queens College School of Arts: Artists in Residence (AIR)
Deadline: February 10 | $15,000 (unrestricted)
Queens College invites proposals for its prestigious Artist-in-Residence (A.I.R.) for the 2024 Fall and 2025 Spring Semesters. We are excited to host two exceptional artists during the 2024–25 academic year, supported by The Thomas Chen Family / Crystal Windows Endowment. The primary focus of this A.I.R. program is to champion Asian visual artists and promote Asian visual art within the contemporary art landscape.
MacDowell Fellowship
Deadline: February 10
MacDowell encourages applications from artists of all backgrounds and all countries in the following disciplines: architecture, film/video arts, interdisciplinary arts, literature, music composition, theater, and visual arts. About 300 artists in seven disciplines are awarded Fellowships each year and the sole criterion for acceptance is artistic excellence.
KUNSTRAUM EXHIBITION PROGRAM SPRING 2024 OPEN CALL
Deadline: February 15
KUNSTRAUM is calling for submissions for our 2024 Exhibition Program. Emerging and mid-career artists are invited to submit their work for consideration in our group exhibition in the spring, curated by our upcoming 2024-2025 Curator-in-Residence, Emireth Herrera Valdés. KUNSTRAUM is a community for artists by artists, aiming to redefine the way artists and curators collaborate. Our program seeks to explore the relationships between artists and curators by opening our gallery space to those interested in exploring unconventional, engaging ideas and taking risks.
Forge Project 2024 Fellowship
Deadline: February 15 | $25,000
The Forge Project Fellowship is a cohort of six Indigenous individuals that represent a broad diversity of cultural practices, participatory research, organizing models, and geographical contexts that honor Indigenous pasts as well as build Native futures. Each Forge Project Fellow receives a total of $25,000 toward their practice and will have full access to the Forge Project site, libraries, and lending collection of living Indigenous artists during a residency stay of up to three weeks.
CUNY Dance Initiative Residency
Deadline: February 15
New York City choreographers and dance companies are invited to apply for residencies via the CUNY Dance Initiative (CDI). Designed to take advantage of underutilized facilities while integrating New York City’s dance community with the public university system, the CUNY Dance Initiative provides local artists with rehearsal and performance space on 13 CUNY campuses across the five boroughs.
CloudTop Comedy Festival: Festival Stage Design Open Call
CloudTop Comedy Festival 2022, “pillow stuffing design” made by volunteers.
Deadline: February 15 | $4,000
CloudTop Comedy Festival is commissioning an artist to design its stage(s) for the spring 2024 festival. This special project is underwritten by a grant from the City of Santa Fe’s Arts and Culture Department. Whether its clouds made from neon, wire, or acrylic - perhaps a whole skyscape - we want to offer audiences a stage befitting of the City Different. All are encouraged to apply, but especially New Mexico artists, or those with strong ties to New Mexico.
Japan Parade Art Contest 2024
Deadline: February 16
Japan Day at Central Park has three objectives: to promote cultural exchanges between Japan and the U.S., to express appreciation for New York City, and to strengthen the solidarity of the Japanese-American community. The Japan Day Art Contest began in 2012, first inviting the public to submit illustrations for Japan Day official posters, flyers, and programs. The contest was such a success, resulting in so many splendid entries and yielding such wonderful winning artwork, that the art contest has become an annual part of the Japan Day event. The Grand Prize winner will receive two (2) economy class round-trip tickets between New York and Tokyo (ANA / All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd.). Some restrictions apply.
2024 VoM III: Environmental Justice Artist Residency Program Open Call
Dominique Paul (2012). Migrations of the Arthropods DUMBO [photography, 101.6 x 152,4 cm]
Deadline: February 16
In partnership with Residency Unlimited, Voices of Multiplicity (VoM) is pleased to announce the 2024 Open Call for VoM III – An Environmental Justice Artist Residency Program. The residency will take place from April 3 – October 31, 2024, in collaboration with RU Guest Curator Ayelet Danielle Aldouby.
VOM III will place a new focus on a transdisciplinary approach to environmental justice, aiming to unpack the historical structures of environmental justice in underserved neighborhoods while developing site-specific creative responses to community needs. Artists and cultural workers are uniquely positioned to blend these diverse knowledge areas to visually foster activist movements within their local and international communities.
Brooklyn botanic garden — Art in the Garden: Performing Artist in Residence 2024
Deadline: February 29
Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s Performing Artist in Residence program allows artists and visitors to experience the Garden through a different lens. The theme for the 2024 residency is Natural Attraction, celebrating the plant-pollinator relationship through the lens of BBG’s vast and varied collections and the native insects to which they are inextricably linked. One artist will be selected for a residency in 2024. During the residency, the artist will spend time creating work in and inspired by the Garden. They will host one or two public classes, seminars, or activities, then showcase their final work in September 2024.
NewFest’s New Voices Filmmaker Grant
Deadline: February 22 | $25,000
NewFest’s New Voices Filmmaker Grant, in partnership with Netflix, supports emerging LGBTQ+ directors by providing funding to make new work, assisting in getting their work more widely shared, and propelling their careers forward through mentorship, networking and professional development opportunities.
The Grant seeks to support underrepresented voices in the film industry, and provides a $25,000 unrestricted grant to 4 emerging directors. Fellows will also participate in events and have their work showcased at NewFest’s New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival, one of the largest queer film festivals in the world. Fellows will also have the opportunity to travel as guests of NewFest to other North American film festivals.
KEYHOLDER RESIDENCIES
Deadline: March 1
The Keyholder Residency Program offers emerging artists free 24-hour access to printmaking facilities to develop new work and foster their artistic careers. It takes place in Lower East Side Printshop’s shared Artists’ Studio, including the solvent/etching area and the darkroom. Keyholders work independently, in a productive atmosphere alongside other contemporary artists. Artists from all disciplines are eligible to apply; printmaking skills are not required, but some familiarity with the medium is recommended.
NEW INC Incubator Members OPEN CALL
Deadline: March 8
NEW INC is a shared workspace and incubator program supporting a multidisciplinary community of individuals and small teams. The year-long program is designed to support creative practitioners as they pursue a sustainable practice or bring a new business to life. In Year 11, running September 2024 - August 2025, each member or small team is invited to join a Track to build intentional communities around common themes and concentrate on relevant opportunities. This year, there are five Tracks for members to participate in: Art & Code, Creative Science, Extended Realities, Social Architecture, and Cooperative Studies.
Creative Climate Awards 2024
Deadline: March 10 | 11:30pm ET
The Human Impacts Institute’s Creative Climate Awards (CCA) are an annual series of events that showcase artists creating climate-inspired, public works. The CCA program uses the arts and creativity to share knowledge, broaden the climate conversation, educate, and incite action. The CCA are a month-long festival of virtual conversations, screenings, artist talks, and a citywide exhibit in New York City.
The 2024 CCA will take place from April 22-May 20 with the theme “Solutions from the frontlines”. Through a month-long exhibition in the different boroughs of NYC, local and international artists will try to answer that question: how does art amplify solutions from communities most impacted by climate change?
National Endowment for the Arts: Creative Writing Fellowships
Deadline: March 13 | $25,000
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Literature Fellowships program offers $25,000 grants in prose (fiction and creative nonfiction) and poetry to published creative writers that enable recipients to set aside time for writing, research, travel, and general career advancement. Through this program, the NEA seeks to sustain and nurture a diverse range of creative writers at various stages of their careers and to continue to expand the portfolio of American art.
The Franklin Furnace FUND for Performance Art
Deadline: April 1 | $2,000 - $10,000
Initiated in 1985 with the support of Jerome Foundation, Franklin Furnace annually awards grants to early career artists selected by peer panel review to enable them to produce major performance art works in New York City. Artists from all areas of the world are encouraged to apply; however, artists selected by the panel are expected to present their work in New York City. Full-time students are ineligible.
Jacki Apple Award in Performance and Artist Projects
Deadline: April 30 | $10,000
Franklin Furnace is honored to present the inaugural Jacki Apple Award in Performance and Artist Projects, celebrating the enduring impact of Jacki Apple on the New York art scene. This award will be an annual award given over the next ten years and reflects Jacki Apple’s commitment to championing artists, demonstrated through her multidisciplinary career as a writer, educator, radio host, and artist since the early 1980s.
Resources
Whistle’s Free Curriculum: “Disrupting Harm in Dance”
Whistle workshop at Taz im August. Photo by Dajana Lothert
Whistle, an international platform that aims to confront gender-based violence in dance, has released “Disrupting Harm in Dance,” an online self-directed course offering information and tools for dancers, performers, and adjacent professionals to work more safely together. Created by dancers, it serves as a starting point for individuals and communities to instigate change—drawing from real-life experiences, professional research, expert opinions, and trial-and-error applications.
Turnout NYC report: Celebrating nyc’s diversity with hyper-local arts and culture
In response to the pandemic, the Turnout NYC project provided infrastructure support for New York City-based cultural organizations, while expanding access to local arts programming in public spaces across the five boroughs. What can the city learn from creating new venues and empowering community anchors?
Creatives Rebuild New York: “Access Access” Videos & Resources
Recordings and other materials from Creatives Rebuild New York’s “Access Access” event series focused on accessibility, organized by artist and activist Kevin Gotkin. Topics for this series include:
Access as Artistry, Access for Organizing
Tools for Access Design: An Introduction to Access Ecologies
A Survey of Contemporary U.S. Disability Aesthetics
Tools for Access Design: Plain Language and Easy Read
What We're Reading
“Unexpected Ways A.I. Might Rewire Art”
by Artnet News
“Soulful Celebrations: How to Commemorate Black History Month in Brooklyn”
by Shara Levine | Brooklyn Paper
“Some New York Schools to Get $100M to Address Learning Loss, Mental Health”
by Luke Parsnow | NY1
“Overlooked No More: Henry Heard, Tap Dancer and Advocate for People with Disabilities”
by Meisha Rosenberg | New York Times
“Bold Spaces For All Ages: Brooklyn Museum's Education Center Transformation Unveiled”
by Shenal Tissera | BK Reader
Cover Image: “The Bridge: Real World Mentoring” presented by ASMP NY & BKC, 2023 Brooklyn Arts Fund Grantee, featuring the class of 2023 with Jusitn Lin, Liam Alexander and Eli Edwards. Photo by Alex Sgobbo.
Empowering Artists. Empowering Communities.
The arts are a lifeline to sustain wonder, inspiration, healing, and a sense of community in our lives. Please join Brooklyn Arts Council in our mission to empower Brooklyn artists and arts organizations that bring life and joy into our home borough.