
Press Room
BRIC Announces Robin Jenkins as Interim President, Melissa Sandor as Interim Senior Vice President, Development
Oct 26, 2021 • 12:00 AMJenkins and Sandor bring combined decades of experience and leadership within the nonprofit sector as BRIC continues the search for our permanent President.
2021 BRIC JazzFest RECAP
Oct 25, 2021 • 12:00 AMSold-out seventh annual BRIC JazzFest at BRIC House in downtown Brooklyn represented a moment of community rebirth after almost two years without indoor live performances.
BRIC and NYC Campaign Finance Board To Host Town Hall Focused On Voting Rights & Access For Historically Disenfranchised Groups
Sep 29, 2021 • 12:00 AM“Know Your Voting Rights” will explore a myriad of barriers to voting in America, from folks with disabilities to those who have experienced incarceration.
BRIC JazzFest, Acclaimed Three-Day Marathon Jazz Festival, Finalizes Lineup with Addition of Nick Hakim, Fred Wesley & The New JBs, Adam O’Farrill & Adi Meyerson
Sep 22, 2021 • 12:00 AMArtists join already impressive lineup featuring Cecile McLorin Salvant, Sun Ra Arkestra, Madison McFerrin, Kurt Elling feat. Charlie Hunter, Hailu Mergia, L'Rain, Thana Alexa, Stas THEE Boss, Linda Diaz, Sasha Berliner, Sean Jones, Jaimie Branch & more.
BRIC Announces Athena LaTocha: In the Wake of... Fall Exhibition With Largest-Ever Single Work Presented at BRIC House
Sep 21, 2021 • 12:00 AMLaTocha’s monumentally-scaled works explore the tenuous relationships between natural landscapes and human-made urban environments
BRIC Announces Koyoltzintli Miranda-Rivadeneira: The mountain I am, Urku ñuka kani Fall Project Room Exhibition at BRIC House
Sep 21, 2021 • 12:00 AMMiranda-Rivadeneira’s work, created in upstate New York during quarantine, explores indeginious ways of relating to the land through video, ceramics, and sound.
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.