Press Room
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.
BRIC TV Premieres Three-Part Scripted Series The Memories Trilogy on Tuesday, March 15th at 10am ET
Mar 15, 2022 • 10:00 AMBRIC TV original scripted series that explores the ways we process trauma, grief, and unexpected tragedy.
BRIC Announces Na’ye Perez: What You Know Bout Love…, A New Mural at BRIC House
Feb 10, 2022 • 12:00 AMTitled after the song by Pop Smoke, this mural speaks to the overlooked, the everyday, and the celebrations of life
BRIC TV Premieres Season Six of the Podcast Series Brooklyn, USA Today, Wednesday, February 9 on All Podcast Platforms
Feb 9, 2022 • 12:00 AMThis season will take an in-depth look at six different languages spoken in Brooklyn and showcase the ways in which Brooklynites build community through language.
BRIC Announces Applications for the 2022- 2023 BRIClab Artist Residency Are Now Open
Jan 25, 2022 • 12:00 AMBRIC offers a multi-disciplinary residency program created to advance opportunities for visual artists, performers, and media makers.
BRIC Announces Jonathan González: The Smallest Unit Is Each Other, A Spring Exhibition in the Project Room at BRIC House
Jan 13, 2022 • 6:15 PMThe installation directs the visitor through various aural, visual, and haptic experiences to stimulate otherwise representations of the ‘catastrophic’ and genres of the human.
BRIC Announces Spring Gallery Exhibition Suné Woods: Aragonite Stars, A Five Channel Video Installation
Dec 16, 2021 • 12:00 PMThe immersive video installation utilizes waterscape scenes to speak about concepts such as existence, intimacy, healing, and aquatic ecology.
BRIC TV Premieres The United Space of America, First-Ever Animated Series Produced By The Network
Nov 15, 2021 • 12:00 AMThe BRIC TV production is a witty satire on current events in America set against a wacky sci-fi backdrop.
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.