BRIC Blog
Artist Opportunities: May 2020
Monday, May 4, 2020 - 2:30PMA curated selection of open calls, residencies, and exhibition opportunities for visual artists.
BRIC's Brooklyn Free Speech TV Network Wins Big at the 63rd Annual New York Emmy® Awards
Tuesday, April 28, 2020 - 7:00PMBRIC is proud to announce that it won its 12th Emmy® on Saturday, April 25, 2020 at the 63rd Annual New York Emmy® Awards. Your Voice. Your Vote. tells an incredibly poignant and timely story about the importance of voting. Watch the Emmy-winning piece now!
Daughters Rising: Art Auction for Scholarships Affected by COVID-19
Tuesday, April 28, 2020 - 12:30PMWant a chance to bid on incredible artwork while helping secure emergency funding for critical scholarships serving at-risk indigenous women? One of our ArtFP alums, Johannah Herr, organized an online art auction to fundraise for her NGO, Daughters Rising, an anti-human trafficking, women’s empowerment organization.
BRICxHome: How to Make A Personal Face Mask
Tuesday, April 21, 2020 - 2:00PMVisual artists Mimi Bai, Padma Rajendran, and Muriel Stockdale share tips and tricks for making a cloth face covering at home.
BRICxHome: An Update on the BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival
Friday, April 17, 2020 - 6:00PMFor 41 years, we've been gathering at the Prospect Park Bandshell to sing along, dance, and revel in show-stopping performances by artists from around the world and around the block. Each year 200,000 people come together to be part of the beautiful and unique community of our BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival, but sadly this year, we will not be reunited at the Bandshell.
BRICxHome: Fort Greene/Clinton Hill/Downtown Brooklyn COVID Resources
Wednesday, April 15, 2020 - 11:00AMA series of resources available in our immediate BRIC House neighborhoods of Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, and Downtown Brooklyn.
BRICxHome: Tasks for Social Nearing
Tuesday, April 14, 2020 - 11:30AMThe Future Historical Society offers weekly creative tasks to connect with each other despite social distancing.
BRICxHome: A Letter From The President
Wednesday, April 8, 2020 - 5:00PMAt BRIC, we envision a Brooklyn where all people have meaningful connections to artistic experiences, the tools and opportunity to express their creative potential, and the agency to transform their world. We have continued to put that vision into practice to take care of each other during this global health crisis.
Artist Opportunities: April 2020
Tuesday, April 7, 2020 - 2:00PMA curated selection of open calls, residencies, and exhibition opportunities for visual artists.
BRIC Coronavirus Update: B Free Awards Postponed, Class Cancellations, Equipment Checkout, TV Upload
Wednesday, March 18, 2020 - 11:45AMWe appreciate your support and patience in the upcoming weeks, as the health of our community is of the utmost importance. Part of our mission is to unite Brooklyn through art and creativity, so this was an extremely hard decision for us to make and we will strive for a future date to reschedule the B Free Awards and classes.