Press Room
BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival To Begin Requiring Proof of Full Vaccination or Negative COVID-19 Test for Entry
Aug 16, 2021 • 11:45 AMThe policy will begin this Thursday, Aug. 19 and remain in effect until the festival’s end on Sept. 18.
BRIC JazzFest, Acclaimed Three-Day Marathon Jazz Festival, Returns to BRIC House for In-Person Blowout This Fall
Aug 12, 2021 • 10:00 AMBRIC JazzFest will return to BRIC House in-person this October, featuring Cecile McLorin Salvant, Sun Ra Arkestra, Madison McFerrin and more!
Kristina Newman-Scott to Step Down as President of BRIC
Aug 3, 2021 • 11:30 AMBRIC, a leading arts and media institution anchored in Brooklyn, today announced that President Kristina Newman-Scott has informed the organization that she will be stepping down from her role effective August 31, 2021. After working closely with the Board of Directors through her transition, Ms. Newman-Scott will become a consultant to BRIC as the organization continues to bring cutting edge new programming to the Brooklyn community. BRIC'S Executive Committee will work with the senior staff while the Board searches for the next leader.
BRIC Announces Seneca Mudd As Chief Operating Officer And Executive Vice President
Dec 9, 2020 • 10:00 AMBRIC is pleased to announce the appointment of Seneca Mudd as their Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President. Mudd will build upon his vast experience in business development, operational strategy, and digital media, as well as his passion for the arts, to oversee BRIC's strategic growth and daily operations.
BRIC Announces New Contemporary Art Exhibition: Latinx Abstract
Nov 18, 2020 • 10:30 AMBRIC, a leading arts and media institution anchored in Brooklyn, is pleased to announce Latinx Abstract, a groundbreaking exhibition that asserts the enduring legacy of abstraction among Latinx artists.
BRIC Announces the 2020 Colene Brown Art Prize Recipients, To Award $100,000 to Ten New York-Based Artists
Nov 11, 2020 • 12:00 PMBRIC, a leading educator, incubator, and presenter of arts and cultural programming in Brooklyn, is pleased to announce the 2020 recipients of the Colene Brown Art Prize, an unrestricted $100,000 grant awarded in amounts of $10,000 each to ten New York-based visual artists.
BRIC Announces Cohort for 2020 BRIClab: Film + TV Residency
Oct 22, 2020 • 10:00 AMBRIC is pleased to announce the inaugural cohort of its new BRIClab: Film + TV residency track. The track offers unique resources designed to meet the needs of film, tv, and media practices including financial support, mentorship, skills-based learning opportunities and resources, and documentation of their work. A public presentation of their work will take place at the conclusion of the six-month residency, details to be announced.
BRIC and the american vicarious Present A Live Staging of DEBATE: Baldwin vs Buckley
Oct 14, 2020 • 10:00 AMIn the run-up to the 2020 Presidential Election, BRIC and the american vicarious restage the historic 1965 debate between intellectual heavyweights, James Baldwin and William F. Buckley Jr. Live on YouTube and Cable October 22-24, 2020, 7:30PM EST
BRIC’s Fifth-Annual Media Maker Weekend Focuses on How to Create and Succeed in This New Reality
Oct 12, 2020 • 10:00 AMBRIC, the Leading Arts and Media Institution Presents Media Maker Weekend x Home: Creating in a New Reality. A Free, Three-Day Event of Workshops, Panels, and Lectures.
BRIC and Prospect Park Alliance, in Partnership with NYC Parks, Announce New Commission by Brooklyn Artist Collective Brooklyn Hi-Art! Machine at Prospect Park Bandshell
Oct 5, 2020 • 10:00 AMBRIC and Prospect Park Alliance, in partnership with NYC Parks, have commissioned the collaborative duo Brooklyn Hi-Art! Machine to create a public art project at the Prospect Park Bandshell, on view from October 3, 2020 through May 2021.
Jack Walsh Steps Down as BRIC SVP of Performing Arts and Executive Producer of the BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival
Aug 27, 2020 • 1:45 PMAnnouncing that Jack Walsh has departed as Senior Vice President of Performing Arts and Executive Producer of the BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival.
BRIC Expands and Reimagines Annual Artist Residency Programs
Aug 26, 2020 • 1:00 PMAnnouncing the 2020 Cohort for three of the four BRIClab Residency Tracks and the Launch of the New BRIClab: Film + TV Residency Track.
BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival: Live Everywhere Press
Jul 27, 2020 • 1:30 PMWe had the opportunity to re-imagine our beloved festival this year and share a new, immersive, visual experience with everyone. Read more through these press articles.
Variety: Common, Questlove, Lila Downs, More to Perform at Celebrate Brooklyn Virtual Event
Jun 30, 2020 • 12:30 PMRead Variety's announcement of the 2020 BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival.