About BRIC
LEARN MOREWe are a leading arts and media institution anchored in Downtown Brooklyn whose work spans contemporary visual and performing arts, media, and civic action. For over forty years, our institution has shaped Brooklyn's cultural and media landscape by presenting and incubating artists, creators, students, and media makers. As a creative catalyst for our community, we ignite learning in people of all ages and centralize diverse voices that take risks and drive culture forward. BRIC is building Brooklyn's creative future.
Our main venue, BRIC House, offers a public media center, a major contemporary art exhibition space, two performance spaces, a glass-walled TV studio, and artist work spaces.
Some of BRIC’s most acclaimed programs include the BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival in Prospect Park, a renowned contemporary art exhibition series, and two distinct media initiatives: Brooklyn Free Speech, Brooklyn's Public Access initiative, and BRIC TV, a nonprofit community TV channel and digital network. BRIC also offers education and other vital programs at BRIC House and throughout Brooklyn.
In addition to making cultural programming genuinely accessible, BRIC is dedicated to providing substantial support to artists and media makers in their efforts to develop work and reach new audiences.
BRIC is unusual in both presenting exceptional cultural experiences and nurturing individual expression. This dual commitment enables us to most effectively reflect New York City’s innate cultural richness and diversity.
Learn about BRIC's impact in our 2019 Annual Report >>
Latest From BRIC
Celebrating Black Music Month 365: Joy as a Weapon + Playlists
Tuesday, June 30, 2020Celebrating Black Music Month 365 with music that sparks joy and uplifts Black history and legacy performed by alums of BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival, BRIC TV's B-Side, and BRIC JazzFest.
Juneteenth to Freedom, My Grandmother and Me
Friday, June 19, 2020“As my mother would tell me and her mother’s mother told her, Juneteenth was the day we received our freedom. It’s a way to honor my grandparents, and my great-grandparents, and my great-great grandparents who were slaves. We must honor the ancestors. That is why we celebrate.”
Juneteenth: Then and Now
Thursday, June 18, 2020Today, as the Movement for Black Lives continues to gain momentum and affect change, Juneteenth has attained mainstream recognition as the official end of slavery in America. It is imperative that the stories of Black Americans be acknowledged, preserved, and celebrated at the level of validity that they deserve.
A Letter From The President
Wednesday, June 3, 2020Arts and Cultural institutions face an uncertain future. This moment behooves us to rebuild and reimagine our arts and cultural sector, centering, celebrating, and acknowledging Black Excellence in all artistic forms.
Our ask is not for Black communities to come up with solutions for a problem that it had no participation in creating. Instead, we will continue to take inventory of our contribution to the field, and invite our partners to do the same.