The Six Foot Platform
Painted Poetry by Vanessa Alvarez, 2022; Non-Duality 2 by Kevin Kelly, 2022; Sundae Day Daze by Hannah Lillevoy & micca, 2022; Untitled by Melissa Diaz, 2023; How I Disappeared by Tianding He, 2023. Images courtesy the Dumbo Improvement District.
Deadline: June 16, 2025
Presented by Team Dumbo in partnership with BAC, The Six Foot Platform is an experimental art and performance program inviting Brooklyn-based artists to activate a 6’x6’ platform at the intersection of Washington and Water Streets. Washington Street is Brooklyn’s most iconic street, photographed over 100 times per minute by visitors across New York City and the globe.
Six chosen artists will be afforded a single-day residency on the platform to show off their creations and will receive a $1,250 honorarium. Brooklyn-based artists, working in all mediums, are invited to submit proposals. Submitted work must invite continuous engagement and interaction, be appropriate for all ages, and be suitable for public space.
Consider Culture: Art, Advocacy, and the Gowanus Way
In Gowanus, creativity isn’t just about making art—it’s about shaping the future.
Through public installations, rezoning advocacy, and deeply local programming, Arts Gowanus is building a neighborhood where artists aren’t just surviving—they’re leading. From rent-controlled studios to community parades, their work proves that when art and activism come together, the impact runs deep.
In our latest Consider Culture blog, writer Vittoria Benzine sits down with Arts Gowanus Executive Director Johnny Thornton and Program Director Emily Chiavelli to explore how creative leadership can reimagine policy, place, and community from the ground up.
Social Innovation Salon: Ideas in Action was a success
2025 BAC Social Innovation Salon. Photo: Redens Desrosiers/Réx Services.
Thank you to everyone who joined us for Innovation Salon: Ideas in Action! Together, we celebrated the visionary work of our 2024 Social Innovation Fellows with an evening full of creativity, connection, and community. From powerful presentations to an inspiring panel conversation, the Salon was a vibrant showcase of what happens when bold ideas meet collective action. The night radiated with Brooklyn’s cultural brilliance and the spirit of social change.
Special thanks to the collaborators who helped bring the evening to life:
🏛️ Venue — Weeksville Heritage Center
🎶 Music — DJ Sabine Blaizin & Mario Castro
🎞️ Photo/Video — Redens Desrosiers/Réx Services
🍽️ Food & Bar — Palenque
🎚️ Production — Mars Neri (stage manager), Michael Toperzer (sound & visuals), Robin Denzer (lighting & visuals)
📸 Want to relive the night? Check out photos from the event here!
Gratitude from a packed house at BAC Unlocked: An Open House for Creative Minds
Bedford Dance Ensemble perform as part of JKing Dance Company (JKDC) mini tech workshop. Choreographed by JKDC, 2024 BAC Grantee. Photo: Eric Bandiero.
This program was presented as a part of Art in Dumbo Open Studios event.
Thank you to everyone who joined us for BAC Unlocked: An Open House for Creative Minds!
The space was full—really full—and we’re so grateful to everyone who showed up with curiosity, questions, ideas, and warmth. Whether you came for the art supplies, stayed for a workshop, talked with staff, or just hung out and connected with other artists, you helped make the day what it was. It’s not every day we get to be in a room full of artists, sharing knowledge, resources, and support without pressure—just real conversation and creative exchange. That kind of energy is hard to come by, and we’re thankful to have shared it with you.
Stay tuned for more ways to connect. See you all soon!
BAC Grantee & Partner Events
ABCirque: Cirque Rising Stars
ABCirque is a BAC Grantee.
May 17 | 11:30am | 145 Brooklyn Avenue, BK
ABCirque returns to Brooklyn Children’s Museum for a day of incredible performances and interactive hands-on experiences! This year, the main performance will take place outside on our rooftop to ensure everyone has a good view. Swing on silks, try your hand at juggling, test your balance, take a spin on a gigantic wheel, and more during this expanded day of programs. Main performances for Brooklyn Circus take place from 11:30 am – 12:10 pm and 2:30 pm – 3:10 pm followed by 20 minutes of interactive circus stations around the second floor of the Museum.
Stephanie Pierre: East Flatbush Rising - Revisiting the 1990 Haitian March Against the FDA
Stephanie Pierre is BAC Grantee.
May 17 | 1pm | Brooklyn Public Library - Clarendon Branch, 2035 Nostrand Avenue, BK
Come join us at the Brooklyn Public Library - Clarendon Branch for a special event where we revisit the impactful 1990 Haitian March Against the FDA. Learn about the history, significance, and the community's resilience during this time while connecting with others who share an interest in Haitian culture and history.
Stoop Stories: Old Skool Street Games Festival
Stoop Stories is a 2024 BAC Grantee.
May 18 | 12pm | Sol Lain Playground, 271 Henry Street, NY
Street games are coming back to the Lower East Side! Join Stoop Stories and Henry Street Settlement’s Old Skool Street Games Festival—a free, all-ages celebration of classic pavement games. Learn skelly, stoop ball, Double Dutch, and more from neighbors ages 17-77!
Chia-Ying Kao: Into the groove
Chia-Ying Kao is a 2024 BAC Su-Casa Teaching Artist.
May 23 | 12pm | 545 60th Street, BK
Into The Groove is a dance and music program accessible to seniors in-person. This program will feature cultural dance forms including Square dancing, Kung Fu, Chinese fan dance, and Chair dancing with the goal of bringing the community together for improving their self-expression, physical and emotional well-being.
Mónica-Ramón Ríos: The Letter Podcast - Live Readings
Mónica-Ramón Ríos is a BAC Grantee.
May 23 | 8pm | 770 Hart St, BK
The Letter Podcast is now turning Live! Join your cohosts writers @monica.ramon.rios and @carloslabbej at Molasses Books in Bushwick for our take on Latino Poetry, edited by Rigoberto González and published by @libraryofamerica.
Asia Stewart: any experience with men and alcohol
Asia Stewart is a BAC Grantee.
May 29, 30, & 31 | 7:30pm | 20 Putnam Avenue, BK
Any experience with men and alcohol is a participatory performance about service and power. Adapting Allen Jones' highly controversial "Table" sculpture, Stewart spends the majority of the performance on all fours with a panel of glass balanced on her back. While on the floor, Stewart leads random members of the audience through a series of questions, instructions, and challenges. Considering tables to be sites of exchange, the performance unfolds as an absurd study of the conversations and interactions that happen at and around them.
Sound Bridges: Harmony in the Heart - Brooklyn Concert Series
Sound Bridges is a BAC Grantee.
June 11 | 1pm | 630 Mother Gaston Blvd, BK
Harmony in the Heart is a free live performance initiative by Sound Bridges, designed for Older Adult Centers across Brooklyn. This concert series seeks to enrich the lives of seniors through the transformative power of music and dance. Founded in 2019, Sound Bridges is a Brooklyn-based multicultural collective that blends the rich traditions of West African music with the improvisational spirit of jazz and the expressive energy of tap dance. Our ensemble of six seasoned musicians—originating from South America, the U.S., Africa, and Europe—collaborates to create original compositions and choreographies centered around the balafon, a traditional wooden xylophone central to Mande culture.
The circle Keepers: The 2025 Peace and Justice Youth Conference
The Circle Keepers are a BAC SU-CASA Teaching Artist.
June 14 | 10am | BK
The Circle Keepers will present the second annual Peace & Justice Conference on Saturday, June 14th, 2025 in Downtown Brooklyn, from 10am-5pm. The conference is an in-person, full day of learning and community building by youth, for youth, supported by adult allies who are committed to youth leadership, agency, and voice. It will showcase youth-led artistic and social justice performances, workshops at the intersections of restorative justice, transformative justice, arts-based practices, youth participatory action research, mental health, self-defense, healing practices, peer mentorship, social justice media making, youth organizing, and abolition.
Volunteer with Divine Times Collective at POW Fest!
Divine Times Collective is a BAC Grantee.
Aug 14 & Ongoing | Multiple Times | BK
Join Divine Times Collective on Sunday, August 17th at POW Fest (Pan-Afro Wisdom Festival), a free, all-ages festival centered on inner-child healing, cultural exchange, and community connection. Rooted in diasporic joy, POW Fest brings together therapists, cultural practitioners, and artists to play and intergenerational connection through performance, workshops, and interactive installations. We’re seeking volunteers to support this powerful day of collective healing and celebration. Shifts run between *9am–8pm*, and internship opportunities are also available for those interested in ongoing involvement from June until August.
Events, Workshops, & Professional Development
Schomburg Center Centennial Launch and Exhibition
May 8 | Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, 515 Malcolm X Blvd, NY
The Division of Negro Literature, History and Prints—the forerunner to today’s Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture—opened on May 8, 1925 as a special collection of the 135th Street Branch Library. Join on May 8, 2025 as we celebrate the centenary of the Schomburg Center. During this launch, visitors are invited to an open house of our archival divisions, important dialogues contextualizing the center’s development and evolution, and close with a public celebration marking its historic past and vital future. Get there early to enjoy tours of 100: A Century of Collections, Community, and Creativity, an exhibition exploring the library’s history through the prism of place, people, and material culture.
TABLA RASA GALLERY’S 20TH ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION: IDIOSYNCRATIC IDENTITIES - Opening Reception
May 8 | Tabla Rasa Gallery, 224 48th St, BK
In celebration of its 20th Anniversary as a cornerstone of Brooklyn’s richly diverse cultural community, Tabla Rasa Gallery is pleased to announce a new exhibition titled Idiosyncratic Identities, curated by Izzy Nova and Giustina Surbone. The exhibition’s featured artists, Christina Schlesinger, Giustina Surbone, Grace Graupe-Pillard, Robin Tewes, and Sandra Cavanagh, explore the complexities of individual identity through the framework of contemporary art.
Over the past two decades, Tabla Rasa Gallery has established its own “idiosyncratic identity,” shaped by the wide variety of artists and stories it has presented to the public. Continuing this rich narrative tradition, Idiosyncratic Identities showcases work that engages with themes of personal experiences, cultural heritage, and the continually evolving understanding of self. Viewers can expect to see paintings that examine the intersections of individuality and collective identity.
CONDUCTOR Art Fair of the Global Majority
May 8 - 11 | Powerhouse Arts, 322 3rd Ave, BK
By bringing together esteemed exhibitors and artists, sponsors and cultural partners, CONDUCTOR seeks to build a foundation for a landmark event that redefines engagement with art of the Global Majority. In a world where margins are shifting—and long-overlooked perspectives demand their due—this initiative stands as both a celebration and an examination of the forces shaping contemporary artistic expression.
Join in welcoming this new incubator for trailblazing galleries and artists powering the future of global art discourse—a platform that does not merely include, but centers, cultural diplomacy in the arts ecosystem. As cultural narratives shift and global conversations evolve, there exists now more than ever an opportunity to cultivate a vital platform to build bridges and foster trans-cultural dialogue as a vibrant tool to harness the growing arts economy in New York.
Show Brooklyn Some Love Fest
May 10 | City Point BKLYN, 445 Albee Square West Brooklyn, BK
Brooklyn Org, City Point, Downtown Brooklyn Partnership, Stardust Fund, and Brooklyn Bridge Parents will unite the community, leading cultural organizations, and nonprofits with the second free “Show Brooklyn Some Love Fest” at City Point in and Albee Square.
Free Mother's Day Flower Bar (make a custom bouquet for mom), face painting, performances including Hopalong Andrew and African drumming, #selfies with the Green Lady of Brooklyn and kids activities in partnership with Stardust Fund & Monuments to Motherhood. The event for all ages will take place at City Point and Albee Square in Downtown Brooklyn on Saturday, May 10 from 11 am to 2 pm.
FAD Market: Mother’s Day
May 10 & 11 | 55 Water Street, BK
This Mother’s Day, FAD Market brings together over 35 independent designers, makers, and artisans at Dumbo’s Empire Stores. Shop handmade jewelry, apparel, body and skincare, tableware, and more—find the perfect gift for mom or spend the day together discovering one-of-a-kind finds.
Atlantic Avenue ArtWalk
May 10 - 18 | Fourth Ave, BK
Brooklyn’s Atlantic Avenue ArtWalk, a 1.5-mile, self-guided event returns May 10-18, 2025 from Fourth Avenue to the Waterfront. The annual walk combines the vision of local artists and merchants who add life, soul and beauty to Brooklyn’s most dynamic commercial thoroughfare.
ArtWalk will showcase the work of over 125 emerging and established Brooklyn artists at 70+ participating shops, galleries, salons, restaurants, and businesses. Visitors can stroll along the charming tree-lined Atlantic Avenue through the historic neighborhoods of Brooklyn Heights, Cobble Hill, Boerum Hill and Downtown Brooklyn to see art of various mediums including paintings, drawings, three-dimensional art, mixed media, and photography. This event is open to all ages and will be held rain or shine.
Monuments to Motherhood: Mother’s Day Celebration
May 11 | Prospect Park, Grand Army Plaza Entrance
Join Prospect Park Alliance and artist and activist Molly Gochman for a Mother’s Day celebration in Brooklyn’s Backyard! At the site of Monuments to Motherhood, a 15-foot bronze sculpture honoring and celebrating caregiving in all forms, enjoy family-friendly activities to honor the mother figure or caregiver in your life. This event will be held at the sculpture site near the Grand Army Plaza Entrance.
Grandma's Hands Exhibit Virtual Artist Talk
May 13 | Virtual
Please join The African American Heritage Center at Macon Library as we discuss the connection to the Mother of Mothers, the Grandmother. Grandparents are often seen as "stress buffers," family "watchdogs," "roots," "arbitrators," and "supporters." Research suggests that children find unique acceptance in their relationships with grandparents, which benefits them emotionally and mentally. In our talk, we will discuss the process of honoring these figures and the grace they have created in the works.
IndieSpace Together
May 14 | Brooklyn Art Haus, 24 Marcy Ave, BK
IndieSpace Together is a community-powered gathering space for artists to connect, recharge, and grow. Whether you’re coming to get some work done, meet new people, or just be in the mix, here’s what you can expect:
Support with IndieSpace applications and guidance on how to access our year-round resources
Opportunities to connect with our team and special guests—like grant writers, development consultants, producing collectives, elected officials, and foundation partners
Activities that energize and inspire, from advocacy conversations and documentary chats to games, books, and creative exchanges
A rotating venue series, with sessions held at different theater spaces across NYC, giving folks a chance to discover new artistic homes
Coworking, an opportunity to get work done outside of your home, in community with other indie theater makers.
Creatives Thrive NYC | Get Shameless about Retirement & Investments!
May 15 | Virtual
Retirement planning can feel overwhelming, especially for arts educators juggling unpredictable income and immediate needs. But don’t feel bad if you don’t have a huge nest egg put away or don’t know the difference between a Roth or traditional IRA and a 401k or whatever new acronyms they’re coming up with these days. This workshop will provide language and tools to help you decide what’s for you at this moment, what you can take your time on, and what you can leave on the table!
Brooklyn Navy Yard Design Day
May 17 | Brooklyn Navy Yard, Building 77, 141 Flushing Ave, BK
Design Day is back again at the Brooklyn Navy Yard! Held in collaboration with the NYCxDESIGN Festival, this year’s event celebrates the manufacturing fields of the future, including robotics, engineering and technology. From open houses to demos to curated conversations, we invite you to come explore the ground-breaking design studios across our campus.
Brooklyn Navy Yard Public Art REveal
May 17 | Brooklyn Navy Yard, Building 77, 141 Flushing Ave, BK
As a culmination to Design Day activities, be the first to see the Yard’s 2025 public art commission, “Our Brooklyn,” created by Brooklyn-based artist Phoebe Lo. Her installation celebrates the community and connection of Brooklyn and will span over 200 feet in front of Buildings 3 & 92 on Flushing Ave. From 5-8pm, meet the artist and other fans of creativity in Brooklyn while enjoying food, drinks, and art-making activities.
Sankofa Film Club Presents: SAY MY NAME
June 21 | Macon Library, 361 Lewis Ave at Macon St, BK
In a hip-hop world dominated by men and noted for misogyny, the unstoppable female lyricists of SAY MY NAME speak candidly about class, race and gender in pursuing their passions to be female MCs.
SAY MY NAME takes viewers on a vibrant tour of urban culture and musical movement, from hip-hop's birthplace in The Bronx, to grime on London's Eastside, to Philly, Detroit, Chicago, Atlanta, L.A. and anywhere in between. Featuring interviews and musical performances from a diverse cast of women that includes Remy Ma, Rah Digga, Jean Grae, Erykah Badu, Estelle as well as newcomers Chocolate Thai, Invincible and Miz Korona, this powerful documentary delves into the amazing of women balancing professional dreams with the stark realities of poor urban communities, race, sexism, and motherhood.
BAX 2025 Drag Summer Arts Program
July 21 - 25 & July 28 - Aug 1 | BAX Annex, 80 Hanson Place, BK
In this week-long summer arts program at BAX, teens will explore the colorful and transformative art form of Drag through the principles of drama and creative movement.
Monday, July 21 – Friday, July 25: Ages 11 - 14
Monday, July 28 – Friday, August 1: Ages 14 - 18
Taught by Kelindah bee Schuster at the new BAX Annex, located in Downtown Brooklyn's Cultural Arts District. With a focus on self-discovery, community connection, and the power of Drag as a tool for social change, this program offers a joyful and affirming space for all.
Participants will dive into dramatic play, character work, authentic expression, and community connection as they create unique drag personas. Using tools like facial expressions, body language, costume choices, and the art of lip syncing, students will build skills to bring their personas to life.
*This program centers queer and trans wisdom and is open to all teens ages 11–18 who identify as queer, trans, gender-expansive, fluid, curious, questioning, or in allyship with the LGBTQ+ community. No prior experience is necessary—just a willingness to express yourself, connect with others, and embrace the magic of Drag!
Opportunities
Brooklyn Waterfront Coalition For the Arts: Open Call
Deadline: May 16
The Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition & Brooklyn Mushroom is proud to announce its open call for the international juried art exhibition “FUNGI.”
Fungi, one of the most mysterious and least understood realms in biology, holds the power to influence, sustain, and kill us. This multimedia art show brings together diverse creative expressions — such as but not limited to visual art, sculpture, sound art, video, and performance-all inspired by the enigmatic world of fungi.
We welcome both emerging and seasoned artists to apply. The show will exhibit approximately 40 works. Join us in exploring a realm that bridges art, science, psychedelics, and biology.
New York Community Trust: Edward and Sally Van Lier Fellowship Program
Deadline: May 22
The New York Community Trust invites applications for grants to support talented young professional artists (aged 18 to 30) from historically underrepresented populations in the performing, visual, media, and literary arts. Grants awarded through our Edward and Sally Van Lier Fellowship Program will help arts groups provide young professional artists living and working in New York City with paid opportunities to create and present new work, as well as training, mentorship, and other support. Fellowships are intended to help young artists achieve a significant professional credit that will advance their careers.
Curatorial Program for Research (CPR)
Deadline: May 31
Our artist program in New York is a professional development and networking program that aims to assist resident and non-resident artists in getting to know the complex and vibrant art scene that exists in New York City. Part workshop providing the keys to navigate the local and global art world and part meeting between colleagues around a number of urgent issues, this program serves as a platform to share knowledge and approach new perspectives.
HNY 2025! will take place from July 7th to July 18th, 2025, and it is carried out with local partners in New York City. The program content is developed in response to the needs of the participating artists.
A Space Gallery: Call for Artists
Deadline: June 1
We are living in a time of rapid change and structural looseness. The once-clear, linear sense of time is unraveling, and perception is becoming increasingly unstable. In a posthuman context, perception is no longer exclusive to human individuals—it is co-constructed by machines, organisms, code, and the environment, all participating in how we experience and make sense of reality.
Symbiosis is no longer a distant ideal but the blurred reality we already inhabit. Instead of seeking fixed answers or solutions, we are learning to sense new possibilities amid uncertainty.
Breath in Collapse is a collective exploration of transformation and reconstruction. We envision the exhibition as a cross-section—where diverse artistic practices converge, collide, and resonate, leaving behind traces and reflections of the present moment.
We welcome submissions in any medium or format and encourage artists to respond in their own way to this unstable world—responding to crumbling orders, shifting perceptions, and the shared terrain we inhabit.
Independent Projects grant program
Deadline: June 4
The Independent Projects grant program is a partnership between the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) and The Architectural League of New York, awarding grants for New York State-based individuals and teams to explore a design topic through creation or research.
For the 2025 cycle, this program will award 25 grants of $10,000 to proposals in design fields including architecture, landscape architecture, historic preservation, biodesign, community-centered design, fashion, graphic, industrial, and interior design.
NYC Jewelry Week Open Call
Deadline: June 30
We invite designers, artists, makers, and organizations to be part of this curated program, celebrating the creativity and craftsmanship that define jewelry today. While we always welcome traditional and contemporary jewelry practitioners, we also encourage visual artists—including sculptors, mixed media artists, and photographers—as well as historians, researchers, and performers to apply with their ideas. We embrace art in all its forms as it relates to jewelry—through context, concept, representation, materials, or techniques.
DCLA CDF Panelist Submission
Deadline: Rolling
DCLA is currently inviting submissions for panelists who can bring a wide range of perspectives, expertise, and professional backgrounds to advise the agency on public funds awarded to support New York City cultural public services.
Eligible FY26 CDF applications will go through a competitive panel review during summer and fall of 2025. Peer panelists with current and relevant expertise in New York City’s nonprofit arts and culture ecosystem will independently review and score approximately 20 designated CDF applications per panel. Independent evaluation will then be followed by a one-day virtual panel meeting where panelists will discuss and confirm scores for each application assigned.
Panelists are paid an honorarium of $480 in recognition of their time and participation.
Asian American Writers' Workshop: Call for Submissions
Deadline: Rolling
The Margins seeks pitches and submissions to Open City, its journalism section devoted to chronicling the pulse of Asian America. Through articles, features, interviews, and profiles, Open City covers Asian immigrant and Muslim communities with an emphasis on social, racial, and gender justice issues.
Since its inception in 2010, Open City has told the lived stories of Asian communities in the boroughs of New York City. Starting in 2025, we are expanding our coverages to cities and towns all over the United States.
We welcome shoeleather reporting, hybrid essays, personality and place profiles, features, narrative storytelling, and … you get the drift.
We pay all writers and translators.
Foundation for Contemporary Arts: Emergency Grants
Deadline: Rolling
Created in 1993 to further FCA's mission to encourage, sponsor, and promote work of a contemporary, experimental nature, Emergency Grants provide urgent funding for visual and performing artists and poets who:
Have sudden, unanticipated opportunities to present their work to the public when there is insufficient time to seek other sources of funding
Incur unexpected or unbudgeted expenses for projects close to completion with committed exhibition or performance dates
Emergency Grants is a year-round, multi-disciplinary program that offers immediate, project-based assistance to artists living and working anywhere in the United States, for projects occurring in the U.S. and abroad.
Each month FCA receives an average of 100 Emergency Grant applications and makes approximately 15-20 grants in the range of $500 to $3,000 each. Applicants may request any amount in that range and, if granted, may receive full or partial funding. The average grant is currently $1,900.
The Creative Center: Hospital Artist-in-Residence Program
Hospital Artist-In-Residence Carmen Rios at BronxCare Health System, Family Medicine, and her art cart.
Deadline: Rolling
The Creative Center's Hospital Artist-In-Residence (AIR) Program serves patients, families, caregivers, and healthcare staff in the New York City Area and beyond. The 10 current Hospital AIRs serve over 3,000 patients each year at multiple hospital sites and develop supportive relationships with countless staff and caregivers. AIRs are professional artists trained by The Creative Center to work in a multitude of healthcare settings.
JFNY Grant for Arts & Culture
Deadline: Rolling
This program provides support to non-profit organizations in the U.S. that organize projects that will further the understanding of Japanese arts and culture within the 37 states east of the Rocky Mountains, plus Washington D.C.
Successful projects generally take the form of performances, exhibitions, film screenings, and workshops. This grant also supports online projects related to Arts & Cultural Exchange that incorporate issues pertaining to the COVID-19 global pandemic such as virtual exhibitions, virtual performances, film streaming, online conference as well as webinar. Priority will be given to those projects that have secured additional funding from sources other than the Japan Foundation, as well as projects that take place in areas where access to Japanese cultural events are relatively limited.
Art On Loop & New York Open Art: CALL FOR ARTISTS
Deadline: October 28
This is a unique and extraordinary chance for artists from every corner of the globe to showcase their work to an international audience. Whether you're an emerging artist or an established one, this exhibition is a platform for all forms of artistic expression—from painting and photography to video art, sculpture, mixed media, poetry, and beyond!
The Theme: OPEN!
There are no limits to what you can submit—this is your opportunity to express your artistic vision in the way that feels most authentic to you. Submit your work that reflects your creativity, passion, and style!
Resources
Clemente’s Discounted Rehearsal Space Program
Prioritizing BIPOC artists and performing arts entities from underserved and under-resourced communities, The Clemente’s Discounted Rehearsal Space Program will provide discounted rentals to artists and entities in New York City, for $15/hour at our 3rd Floor studio space, Room 309.
The days and times the space will be available will be during these hours: Monday-Sunday, 10am-10pm, excluding Federal Holidays and weeks when The Clemente uses the space.
The Clemente strives to provide accessible rehearsal spaces for the creative performing arts as a vision and advocacy platform for equitable funding and structural support for culturally specific artists and performing groups in New York.
The opportunity is open until we reach capacity. Emails confirming booking and rehearsal dates will be sent directly to the registrant and proof of payment will be requested when entering The Clemente building.
American Alliance of Museums: Grant Terminations, Appeals and Other Activities
Federal agencies, including IMLS and NEH, have continued to send large numbers of grant termination letters to awardees. This Advocacy Alert shares resources on the appeals process, contacting your members of congress, advocacy to the public and state lawmakers, and more.
Entertainment Community Fund Housing resource CEnter
Looking to educate yourself on housing topics such as finding affordable housing, finding an apartment on the open market, tenants’ rights and homeownership? Explore our seminars, resources and join our mailing list to learn more.
What We're Reading
“Institute of Museum and Library Services Shutdown Stopped in Federal Court”
by Francesca Aton | Artnews
“The Debt Gala Returns to Brooklyn, Blending Fashion, Protest and Healthcare Justice”
by BK Reader Staff | BK Reader
“‘axes, herbs, and satchels: open the archives’ connects Black maternal mortality crisis with the erased history of Black midwives”
by Gabriele Holtermann | Brooklyn Paper
“‘Because, Roots’ brings Brooklyn voices together through storytelling, New York City subway map” by by Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil & Paul Frangipane | Brooklyn Paper
“The National Endowment for the Arts Begins Terminating Grants”
by Michael Paulson | New York Times
“I Attended My First ‘Plant Funeral’ in New York City”
by Maya Pontone | Hyperallergic
Cover Image: 256 Isese Festival NYC led by Chief Awosanmi Sekou Alaje, BAC Grantee. Photo: Ace Murray.
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.