Press Room
BRIC JAZZFEST, THREE-DAY ANNUAL NYC JAZZ FESTIVAL, RETURNS TO THE BRIC HOUSE FOR IN-PERSON PERFORMANCES OCTOBER 20-22
Aug 4, 2022 • 11:00 AMHeadliners include: Lizz Wright, José James, and more!
BRIC Announces Fall Project Room Exhibition Sophia-Yemisi Adeyemo-Ross: Earth & Iron: Archival Visions of Land and Struggle
Jul 27, 2022 • 12:00 PMImages of Black and Indigenous agricultural labor are repurposed, creating a counter-narrative that blends fiction and history to present an alternative future.
BRIC Announces Fall Gallery Exhibition Rodrigo Valenzuela: New Works for a Post Worker’s World
Jul 27, 2022 • 11:30 AMValenzuela’s first New York institutional exhibition explores industrial and post-industrial concepts of work and the contemporary realities of laborers.
BRIC CELEBRATE BROOKLYN! KICKED OFF 2022 SEASON WITH ELECTRIFYING PERFORMANCES BY KAMASI WASHINGTON, RAVYN LENAE AND DJ REBORN ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8 AT THE LENA HORNE BANDSHELL AT PROSPECT PARK
Jun 9, 2022 • 12:00 AM
The Festival season will continue with upcoming performances by Third World, Phoebe Bridgers, Vic Mensa, Erykah Badu, Teyana Taylor, Davido, Deborah Cox, Yemi Alade and more! Celebrating 44 years in the 44th District!
WES JACKSON NAMED PRESIDENT OF BRIC, THE PIONEERING BROOKLYN-BASED ARTS AND MEDIA INSTITUTION
Jun 7, 2022 • 10:00 AMAccomplished Entrepreneur and Innovator, Civic Leader, and BRIC Arts Media Alumnus
BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! and The Robert Randolph Foundation Announce JUNETEENTH UNITYFEST Concert for Summer 2022, a national experience uniting diverse voices in commemoration and celebration of Juneteenth and Black culture
Jun 1, 2022 • 10:00 AMHeadlined by Tye Tribbett, the event will also feature performances by Deborah Cox, Israel Houghton, Mali Music, and more.
Intergenerational Community Arts Council Announces Its Third Cohort
May 24, 2022 • 12:00 PMTeam of NYCHA residents and neighbors produces values-driven public art programming in Fort Greene and Downtown Brooklyn.
Re: generation BRIC’s 33rd Annual Student Exhibition
May 11, 2022 • 12:00 PMOn view: May 19 - June 12, 2022. Family Day: May 21, 2022, 11am-2pm.
BRIC TV PREMIERES SEASON TWO OF THE PODCAST SERIES, M TRAIN TODAY, TUESDAY, MAY 3 ON ALL PODCAST PLATFORMS
May 3, 2022 • 11:00 AMJoin Host Ahmed Ali Akbar and other American-Muslims as they explore different facets of Muslim life, culture, and diversity in New York City. The 6-part mini podcast series premieres on the heels of Eid Al-Fitr and start of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (AAPI).
44th ANNUAL BRIC CELEBRATE BROOKLYN! ANNOUNCES FULL ARTIST LINEUP FOR THE 2022 SEASON BEGINNING WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8th THROUGH SATURDAY, AUGUST 6th
May 3, 2022 • 10:00 AMPhoebe Bridgers, Erykah Badu, Kamasi Washington, Vic Mensa, Davido, Yemi Alade, Maxi Priest, Chicano Batman, Fantastic Negrito, Crumb, Fonseca, John Cameron Mitchell, Kronos Quartet and Sam Green, The Beths, Khruangbin, and more to perform at the Lena Horne Bandshell at Prospect Park.
Tiny Desk Contest and BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Announce Special Joint Showcase For Summer 2022
Apr 20, 2022 • 2:00 PMThe two legacy institutions will team up for the last concert of the Tiny Desk Contest On The Road Tour in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park on June 18.
BRIC TV Premieres Season Two of the Queer Storytelling Podcast Series TELL Today, Wednesday, April 13 on All Podcast Platforms
Apr 13, 2022 • 12:00 AMJoin comedian and storyteller Drae Campbell weekly for compelling queer stories on queer terms.
Legendary Brooklyn Poetry Slam Returns to BRIC House with Hosts Mahogany L. Browne and Jive Poetic on April 26
Apr 12, 2022 • 11:00 AMThe beloved Brooklyn institution has virtually endured during the pandemic, attracting hundreds of devoted poetry lovers for a two-round poetry competition every single month.
44th Annual BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Returns to the Lena Horne Bandshell at Prospect Park This Summer With Opening Night Headliner, Legendary Saxophonist, Kamasi Washington
Apr 12, 2022 • 10:00 AMInternational Afro-Pop phenom Yemi Alade confirmed for closing night. Festival Kicks off Wednesday, June 8th through Saturday, August 6th.
BRIC TV Premieres New Series Dislabeled Today, Monday March 23
Mar 23, 2022 • 12:00 AMJoin comedian Brian McCarthy and other disabled designers, creators, and advocates who help him navigate his sudden vision loss with humor, innovation, and authenticity.