BRIC Blog
Meet the 2017 Media Arts Fellows
Wednesday, December 21, 2016 - 4:30PMBRIC is pleased to announce the 12 artists who have been selected to receive the 2017 Media Arts Fellowship, an award which makes BRIC's state-of-the-art media facilities and training programs available to professional Brooklyn-affiliated visual artists who have an interest in furthering their practice through multimedia and technology.
BRIC Biennial II Venue Spotlight: Weeksville Heritage Center
Tuesday, November 29, 2016 - 2:45PMTake a closer look at The BRIC Biennial: Volume II satelitte exhibition presented at Weeksville Heritage Center, Brooklyn's largest African-American cultural institution and a multidisciplinary museum dedicated to preserving the history of the 19th century African American community of Weeksville, Brooklyn - one of America’s first free black communities. Located at 158 Buffalo Avenue in Crown Heights, the subtitle and theme of the portion of the exhibition at Weeksville is The Lived City, and it is on view through January 6, 2017.
Artists presented at Weeksville include: Chloë Bass, The Black Lunch Table, Adrian Coleman, Adama Delphine Fawundu, Russell Frederick, Duron Jackson, Olalekan Jeyifous, Mckendree Ke, Stan Squirewell, and sol’sax.
BRIC Biennial II Venue Spotlight: Brooklyn Public Library
Tuesday, November 29, 2016 - 2:45PMBRIC's most ambitious exhibition to date, the BRIC Biennial: Volume II, Bed-Stuy/Crown Heights Edition not only features the work of over 40 visual artists, it is also spread out over four venues local to the neigborhood spotlighted. Here, we take a closer look at the work presented at the Brooklyn Public Library's Central Library, located at Grand Army Plaza, and on view through January 31, 2017 in the building's main lobby and Children's Wing.
A smaller outpost of the BRIC Biennial, the show consists of the work of five artists: Kumasi J. Barnett, Aaron G. Beebe, Asuka Goto, Hidemi Takagi, and Chris Nosenzo.
Bone-chilling Events at BRIC
Monday, October 31, 2016 - 1:15PMFrom witches to singing corpses, we've got something for you!
Kenneth Pietrobono: 31 Shirts, 31 Days
Wednesday, October 12, 2016 - 3:15PMArtist Kenneth Pietrobono, whose piece Terms and Conditions (On Wanting), was part of BRIC's Whisper Or Shout exhibition last spring, shares his reflections and observations from the completed public cycle of that project, in which, for 31 days, he wore shirts containing a somewhat abstract word or phrase – academic and analytical language about our environment, but a level removed.
See Night 2 & 3 of the BRIC JazzFest Marathon for only $45!
Tuesday, October 4, 2016 - 5:15PM
BRIC JazzFest Celebrates Latin Jazz
Monday, September 26, 2016 - 12:45PMThis October, we kick off our second annual BRIC JazzFest with over 50 heavy-hitting jazz artists. And no celebration of jazz would be complete without a big helping of Latin jazz!
BRIC Announces BK Live Specials
Friday, September 23, 2016 - 2:00PMBK Live is known for its compelling hyperlocal coverage of life in Brooklyn and capturing the complexities of today. This fall we are launching themed weeks, aptly titled BK Live Specials. Each designated week, at noon, the BRIC TV crew will examine the many angles and issues connected to one central theme.
Member Spotlight: Sandy Jarrett
Tuesday, August 30, 2016 - 4:00PMDo you have any stories for us? Any memorable stories?
Sandy: Only of just pure joy, because music makes me so happy. And this makes me happy. I’m so glad that I get to enjoy this with my best friend!
Member Spotlight: John Tebeau
Tuesday, August 30, 2016 - 3:30PMHow long have you been a Friend of the BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival?
John: This is my first year. The chance to support something so special about Brooklyn, share it with friends with our four seats and get an ad for my art business was too good a combination to pass up.
