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BRIC CELEBRATE BROOKLYN! FESTIVAL OPENS WITH FREE BRITTANY HOWARD CONCERT, JUNE 9, 2020
Feb 18, 2020 • 2:00 PMBRIC is pleased to announce that Brittany Howard , frontwoman and guitarist for the chart-topping, GRAMMY Award-winning band Alabama Shakes, will open the 42nd annual BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival with a free concert on June 9 at the Prospect Park Bandshell. Preceding the concert, BRIC will hold its beloved annual opening night REVEL fundraiser, an immersive artist driven experience from day to dusk to dark.
BRIC and The Green-Wood Cemetery Announce Public Programming for Death Becomes Her
Feb 13, 2020 • 3:45 PMThe Programming Will Explore the Politics of Death and Dying Through a Series of Immersive Performances, Artist Talks, and Family Workshops.
BRIC Announces 2020 Season of BRIC House Sessions
Jan 14, 2020 • 10:30 AMBRIC announces the 2020 season of BRIC House Sessions (March 5–April 23, 2020). The exhilarating concert series, held annually, brings the spirit of the BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival into the organization’s Fort Greene headquarters through world-class performances on Thursday evenings. BRIC House Sessions draws its talent from a bold and eclectic array of musical genres, featuring both local treasures and internationally-renowned artists.
BRIC and The Green-Wood Cemetery Announce Death Becomes Her
Jan 8, 2020 • 12:00 PMCo-Curated contemporary art exhibition and joint programming to explore what remains after death.
BRIC Announces the 2020 BRIC Media Arts Fellows
Dec 17, 2019 • 11:00 AMNine Visual Artists Have Been Selected to Participate in the 2020 BRIC Media Arts Fellowship.
BRIC Announces Oasa Duverney: Black Power Wave
Nov 22, 2019 • 2:00 PM2018-19 BRIC ArtFP Artist Oasa Duverney Creates Large-Scale, Allegorical, Graphite Drawings to Explore Cultural Networks and Forms of Protest.
BRIC and Dieu Donné Announce Present Bodies: Papermaking at Dieu Donné
Oct 16, 2019 • 12:30 PMGroup Exhibition Harnesses Papermaking to Examine Underrepresented and Misrepresented Bodies.
BRIC JazzFest 2019 Press Coverage
Oct 8, 2019 • 10:15 AMCelebrating the fifth year, BRIC JazzFest welcomes people to enjoy live music and exciting performances by a wide range of great artists from October 19 to 26.
BRIC Announces First Recipients of $100,000 Colene Brown Art Prize
Oct 1, 2019 • 3:00 PMTen New York-based Artists To Receive $10,000 Unrestricted Grants Each and Celebrated at BRIC’s Annual Gala on November 7, 2019.
Colene Brown Art Prize Press Coverage
Sep 20, 2019 • 5:30 PMOn Wednesday, September 18, BRIC was pleased to announce the inaugural Colene Brown Art Prize, an unrestricted $100,000 grant that will be awarded in amounts of $10,000 each to ten under-recognized New York-based visual artists.
BRIC Announces $100,000 Colene Brown Art Prize for Ten Under-Recognized New York-Based Artists
Sep 20, 2019 • 4:15 PMBRIC is pleased to announce the inaugural Colene Brown Art Prize, an unrestricted $100,000 grant that will be awarded in amounts of $10,000 each to ten under-recognized New York-based visual artists. The recipients will be announced on October 1, 2019 and celebrated at BRIC’s annual gala on November 7, 2019. The Colene Brown Art Prize is underwritten by artist and BRIC Board Member Deborah Brown in memory of her late mother, Colene Brown, and is funded through the Harold and Colene Brown Family Foundation.
BRIC Announces Free Outdoor Concert, Headlined by Soul Singer Bettye LaVette, to Kick Off BRIC JazzFest
Sep 3, 2019 • 2:45 PMBRIC announces a free outdoor concert, headlined by soul singer Bettye LaVette and co-presented by Downtown Brooklyn Partnership, to kick off BRIC JazzFest. The acclaimed Festival continues BRIC’s 41st Season, bringing together globe-trotting jazz legends and groundbreaking emerging jazz artists from Brooklyn and beyond.
BRIC Announces The Feel of a Place
Aug 23, 2019 • 2:45 PMBRIC is pleased to announce The Feel of a Place, a solo presentation by 2018-19 ArtFP recipient artist Gail Biederman in BRIC’s hallway exhibition space, curated by Jenny Gerow. Through mapping and topographies of Brooklyn landscapes, Biederman examines our relationship with physical terrains. The Feel of a Place consists of materials ranging from yarn and felt to nails, each arranged to evoke different elements of Brooklyn’s waterfront.
BRIC ANNOUNCES FULL LINE-UP FOR FIFTH ANNUAL BRIC JAZZFEST MARATHON
Aug 7, 2019 • 1:00 PMBRIC is pleased to announce additional programming, marathon daily lineup, single day tickets, and other details for the 2019 BRIC JazzFest, the fifth annual edition of the celebrated Brooklyn jazz festival, which continues the 41st season for the pioneering NYC arts-and-media organization and leading presenter of free cultural programming in Brooklyn.
WHAT’S GOING ON FEATURING FELICIA COLLINS, TOSHI REAGON, SIEDAH GARRETT, KECIA LEWIS, AND OTHERS, AT THE BRIC CELEBRATE BROOKLYN! FESTIVAL
Jul 18, 2019 • 12:00 PMBRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival, now in its 41st season, presents acclaimed guitarist, vocalist, and bandleader Felicia Collins, a host of friends, and an all-star band performing Marvin Gaye’s What’s Going On in its entirety.