FEBRUARY 2024 at BRAC

Education

Mid-Winter Break Art Camp
February 19 - February 23
11am - 1pm & 2pm - 4pm

Bronx River Art Center (BRAC) is excited to announce this year's Mid-Winter Break Art Camp, featuring special two-hour classes for children, teens, and adults.

From Monday, February 19th to Friday, February 23rd, join us for daily art workshops in both the morning and afternoon. Classes will take place from 11am to 1pm in the morning, and from 2pm to 4pm in the afternoon.

Interested participants can register for individual half-day classes ($10 each), or buy discounted full day ($18) and full week ($90) tickets.

Register on Eventbrite

Black History Month Workshop
Mixed Media Collage/Drawing
February 19, 20, 23, 24
2pm - 4pm

As part of Black History Month, we are hosting a series of art workshops to explore the process of making portraits using collage materials. This four-part collage and drawing class with local artist Gregory Mills will meet February 19, 20, 23, and 24 from 2 to 4pm during our Mid-Winter Break Art Camp week. Participants will learn the basic techniques of color theory, design, and the use of art materials to create original hands-on collage art pieces in observance of Black History.

A final collage workshop on Saturday will lead into our Black History Month musical performance by Juneteenth LP at 4:30pm.

Register for Black History Month Workshops

"Finally, It's Friday!" Art Workshops
Winter Series
Fridays from 5:30pm - 8:30pm

Join us at the end of a busy work or school week in our three-hour art workshops, and learn a variety of art mediums and techniques in a relaxed environment. You will have the opportunity to sharpen your artistic skills in drawing, painting, and mosaic art. Our next class for the month will be:

February 16th - Live Model Figure Drawing with Douglass Guy

Workshops are $15 per session and are open to everyone ages 7 and above; with the exception of our monthly Figure Drawing sessions, which are $20 and limited to ages 18 and older.

For more information about available workshops, visit our Education Page.

Register for Friday Art Workshops

Teen Project Studio +2.0
Mondays & Wednesdays from 4:30pm - 6:30pm

Teen Project Studio + 2.0 is an intensive, eight-week interdisciplinary arts program for teens and young adults ages 14 to 25. TPS is a FREE program limited to 15 students and is available by application ONLY. The program is a unique opportunity to experience and learn about visual arts & the creative industry in an interactive and challenging way. It is also an opportunity to meet other participants with similar interests and eagerness to learn and create.

TPS for Winter 2024 began on January 29th and runs until March 25th, meeting twice a week on Mondays and Wednesdays from 4:30pm to 6:30pm. In this session, participants will learn a wide array of artistic modalities and disciplines using the five senses, technologic tools and skills to investigate the impact of the environment on our lives and cultures. This session is now closed, but keep your eyes out for the Request for Application (RFA) for the Spring 2024 semester.

Exhibitions

INGENUITY
ART & ENTREPRENEURSHIP OF THE BRONX

February 23 - April 6
Opening Reception: Friday, February 23rd at 6:30pm
Curated by Jordan Horton

This month, BRAC is proud to present Ingenuity: Art & Entrepreneurship of the Bronx, an exhibition that showcases the relationship between photography and the business of art in New York. This exhibition will feature the works of Bronx-based professional photographers, who use innovative business acumen and skills to thrive as working artists.

Featured in this exhibition are the works of Stephanie Ayala, Michael Paul Britto, Lisa Dubois, Zanin Lindsay, Edgar Santana, Jose “Tutes” Tutiven, and Jomar “MSVDA” Velez.

During the opening weekend, we will also highlight and celebrate the life-changing inventions and culturally defining moments of Black artists through a performance by the classical music group "Juneteenth LP".

RSVP for Opening Reception

GALLERY HOURS:
Tuesday - Friday: 2:30 - 6 PM
Saturday: 12 - 5 PM
Gallery hours are only in effect during the exhibition dates.

Performances & Events

JUNETEENTH LEGACY PROJECT

FEATURING STERLING STRINGS

February 24

4:30pm

As part of Black History Month, BRAC welcomes back the Juneteenth Legacy Project, who last performed in our event space during the Bronx River Sounds 2022 concert series. Their performance on Saturday, February 24th, starting at 4:30pm coincides with the opening of our new exhibition, Ingenuity: New York Photography & Entrepreneurship.

The Juneteenth Legacy Project (Juneteenth LP) is a musical collaborative based in NYC, whose mission is to share the music of the African Diaspora through the unique lens of Black classically trained musicians with a focus on access, outreach and community building through music. Continually pushing boundaries in their musical and lecture offerings, Juneteenth LP brings together unexpected classical music and brilliantly crafted arrangements of more popular repertoire for a refreshing take on live performances and educational music experiences.

During the preceding week, BRAC will also offer a series of collage art workshops with a focus on Black History as part of our Mid-Winter Break Art Camp, culminating with the Saturday workshop and pop-up artwork. Check our Eventbrite page to register for these classes.

Purchase Tickets for Musical Performance

Upcoming

Teen Art Week
March 11 - March 17

#TeenArtsWeek is back in NYC, March 11-17! Hosted by 92NY, the Bronx River Art Center and other collaborating organizations across the 5 boroughs will be offering free art workshops, exhibition tours, music jams, writing workshops, filmmaking opportunities, dance classes, theater performances & college/career readiness programs.

Stay tuned to see what BRAC will have to offer during this week.