Press Room
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.
A PROGRAM OF RECENT WORK FROM AILEY II AT THE BRIC CELEBRATE BROOKLYN! FESTIVAL
Jul 16, 2019 • 12:00 PMBRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival, now in its 41st season, presents a program of recent work from Ailey II, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s exceptional second company of breathtakingly skilled young artists.
COMING UP AT THE BRIC CELEBRATE BROOKLYN! FESTIVAL AT THE PROSPECT PARK BANDSHELL
Jul 15, 2019 • 12:00 PMUpcoming shows at the BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival.
COMPAGNIE HERVÉ KOUBI’S WHAT THE DAY OWES TO THE NIGHT AT THE BRIC CELEBRATE BROOKLYN! FESTIVAL
Jul 11, 2019 • 12:00 PMBRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival, now in its 41st season, presents Compagnie Hervé KOUBI’s astonishingly kinetic evening-length signature work, What the Day Owes to the Night, Saturday, July 27.
BRIC ANNOUNCES INITIAL LINEUP FOR FIFTH ANNUAL BRIC JAZZFEST
Jul 11, 2019 • 12:00 PMThe three-night Marathon, with 21 groups performing overlapping sets in the BRIC House Ballroom, Gallery, and Artist Studio, features Ravi Coltrane, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Makaya McCraven, Kneebody, and more.
COMING UP AT THE BRIC CELEBRATE BROOKLYN! FESTIVAL AT THE PROSPECT PARK BANDSHELL
Jun 25, 2019 • 12:00 PMUpcoming shows at the BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival.
BRIC Announces 2019 Finalists for BRIC ArtFP
Jun 21, 2019 • 10:45 AMBRIC is pleased to announce the six artists selected to receive the 2019-20 ArtFP commission: Joey De Jesus, Oasa DuVerney, Adama Delphine Fawundu, Christie Neptune, Jamaal Peterman, and Padma Rajendran. With the award, BRIC will support the selected visual artists in creating and presenting exhibitions in spaces throughout BRIC House.
BRIC and Brooklyn Historical Society Announce Fall Exhibition
Jun 20, 2019 • 7:45 PMBRIC and Brooklyn Historical Society are pleased to announce Beyond Geographies: Contemporary Art and Muslim Experience, a group exhibition that explores the dimensions of the contemporary Muslim experience with works by nine New York-based artists.
COMING UP THIS MONTH AT THE BRIC CELEBRATE BROOKLYN! FESTIVAL AT THE PROSPECT PARK BANDSHELL
Jun 10, 2019 • 12:00 PMUpcoming shows at the BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival.
Metro NY: A Conversation with BRIC's Kristina Newman-Scott
Jun 7, 2019 • 2:00 PMBRIC President Kristina Newman-Scott speaks with Metro NY about diversifying the arts.
ARTFORUM on BRICworkspace 2019 Residents
Jun 5, 2019 • 11:00 AMRead the Full Article
ARTFORUM: BRIC selects artists for summer 2019 residency program
BRIC, the Brooklyn-based cultural nonprofit organization, has invited nine emerging and mid-career artists to participate in its summer 2019 BRICworkspace residency program. Participants include Zalika Azim, Shelly Bahl, Mimi Bai, Julian Chams, Dain DeltaDawn, Sareh Imani, Mei Kazama, Nsenga Knight, and Gustavo Prado.
BRIC Announces Summer 2019 BRICworkspace Artists-in-Residence
May 17, 2019 • 10:00 AMBRIC is pleased to announce the nine artists-in-residence for the summer 2019 BRICworkspace residency program. BRICworkspace provides emerging and mid-career artists with essential resources and support as well as critical feedback and exposure of their work. The residency offers free studio space in the Artist’s Studio at BRIC House (647 Fulton), the Project Room at BRIC House, and in classroom space at Saint Ann’s School (33 Clinton St), all located in Downtown Brooklyn
DAZED Interview with The Portrait is Political Artists
May 9, 2019 • 3:45 PMRead the Full Article
Three artists speak on how to create portraits that make an impact
Jaishri Abichandani, texas isaiah, and Liz Collins speak about how they are making portraits to create space for those who have previously been marginalised, misrepresented, or erased
Text by Miss Rosen
BRIC Announces Their 31st Annual Student Exhibition
May 3, 2019 • 2:15 PMBRIC is proud to announce its 31st annual student exhibition, WINDOWS: Framing the Future. On view from May 24 - June 16, 2019 with an opening reception on May 23 from 6-8pm, this exhibition enables the students creating visual and media art through BRIC’s extensive educational programming to showcase their work in a professional setting in BRIC’s gallery. It brings together 34 schools, 5 community centers, 14 academic grades, and the works of more than 500 students from all over Brooklyn in one cohesive exhibition at BRIC House.