Registration is now open for a free 2021 Comic Culture Legends online Zoom program in the Bronx thanks to a special grant by the Bronx Council on the Arts. Hosted by Planet Bronx, participants will use the powers of cartooning and manga-making to explore the global and local legends that flavor their lives and communities. The program is for kids ages 9-14 and will meet on Zoom over five Saturdays
Starting Saturday, October 2, Wave Hill’s Family Art Project returns indoors to its home in the Kerlin Learning Center in Wave Hill House. Saturdays and Sundays from 10AM to 1PM, families can head to Wave Hill for their weekly Family Art Projects. Family Art Projects take place every weekend where families can experience stories and create art inspired by nature and culture while building community. Projects incorporate a range of
The BDC Films Fellowship Program invites traditionally underrepresented documentary filmmakers to participate in a free year-long documentary filmmaking fellowship at the BDC. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis through Tuesday, September 21, 2021. The Bronx Documentary Center (BDC) created BDC Films in response to the lack of support for traditionally underrepresented documentary filmmakers in the Bronx, as well as the changes in storytelling professions that require a broader skillset for
Looking for a summer art program for your teen? Applications are open for the upcoming Bronx Museum Teen Summer program. Teen Summer is a four-week intensive arts program for NYC teenagers. Teens work collaboratively to explore, showcase, and contribute to the culture of the Bronx and New York City. The 2021 program will be held virtually. This program is paid. Participants of the program will: Make art. Interview professionals engaging in
Virtual or hybrid Spring classes at the Bronx River Art Center begin on Saturday April 10th and run through Monday June 21st. See more information below: BRAC is pleased to offer new and familiar art and digital media classes for all ages this spring 2021 semester. Our class listing also includes BRAC’s FREE “TPS+2.0 Project Studio” course in the Creative Industries for youth ages 15-26. Teen Project Studio is available
At the end of November, the Bronx Museum unveiled #SeeMeBronx, a new interactive project about visibility, intersectionality, and identity. The project kicks off the Museum‘s 50th anniversary, which is thematically oriented around visibility as a tenet of social justice. As the museum takes off into their next fifty years, the museum hopes to reaffirm their mission as an admission-free, liberated space for communities to come to enjoy art and have important
If you’re looking for some virtual activities for this Fall, the Bronx River Art Center is once again offering online classes for the fall season. There are even some youth and parent classes available for a fun bonding experience! Classes start October 5th and run through December 19th on Zoom. See the Fall classes below: Fall Virtual Classes October 5th – December 19th Mondays 4pm to 6pm: Learn To Draw
The Family Art Project team at Wave Hill is thrilled to be able to begin to welcome families back onsite–carefully–in October, with projects closely tuned to the season. Guests will be exploring plant myths, what it means to love the land and giving special attention to Indigenous People’s Day (October 12) and Remembrance Day for Lost Species (November 30). As always, the program will be offered Saturday and Sunday mornings,
Are you looking for art or design classes in the Bronx for kids? Registration opens for Spring classes at the Bronx River Art Center on Saturday February 29th. From drawing to cartooning to ceramics, there is a great selection of classes at BRAC. To learn more information and to register, visit www.eventbrite.com.
Last week we stopped in at the new Bronx Council on the Arts (BCA) building in Westchester Square to tour the new facility and enjoy one of their Artists Talks. Located at 2700 East Tremont Avenue, the new headquarters will be a resource for local artists and writers, and host various events each month. To check out upcoming events, visit www.bronxarts.org/events. The facility is three floors- with modern touches. The
Bronx Arts Ensemble and the Children’s Theatre Company at Lehman College will perform several performances of each of three musicals this spring at local branches of the New York Public Library in a newly official and ongoing partnership. These musicals have a long history with the Bronx Arts Ensemble, going back to the first performance of Peter and the Wolf in 1980, and in recent years the musical series has
Looking for something to do with the kids during winter break right here in the Bronx? Pack a lunch and head to the Bronx River Art Center to make art for the whole day with classes from 11am to 4pm. Classes are open to all ages and run from 11am – 1pm and from 2 – 4pm with a break for lunch at 1pm. PRICES: Take just one class or
