Contemporary Art Programs
Public programs in conjunction with BRIC's Contemporary Art program and the art exhibitions on view.
Adama Delphine Fawundu: Joyful Blues
Jul 31, 2021 • 11:00 AM - Sep 18, 2021 • 10:00 PM @ Prospect Park BandshellAdama Delphine Fawundu’s Joyful Blues is a banner and pole installation that combines photographs taken in the late 1990s of Black girls in Brooklyn as well as garra, a fabric design from Sierra Leone, West Africa
Together and Apart: 32nd Annual Contemporary Art Education Exhibition
May 26, 2021 • 11:00 AM - Jun 25, 2021 • 6:00 PM @ Gallery at BRIC House · FREE AdmissionAn exhibition celebrating the work of young artists and media makers from BRIC's Youth Education residency programs in public schools and community centers across Brooklyn.
Latinx Artists in the Art World: Marketplaces and Museums
Mar 24, 2021 • 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM @ Zoom · FREEScholar Arlene Dávila discusses the strategies Latinx artists pursue to create platforms for their work with Latinx Abstract artists Glendalys Medina, Mary Valverde, and Sarah Zapata.
A Focus on Latinx Abstract
Mar 12, 2021 • 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM @ Zoom · FREEJoin curator Elizabeth Ferrer and exhibition artists Candida Alvarez, Karlos Cárcamo, and Vargas-Suarez Universal for a discussion about the exhibition Latinx Abstract.
A Conversation with Emily Oliveira and Sarah Zapata
Feb 17, 2021 • 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM @ Zoom · FREEJoin us for a conversation between Latinx Abstract artist, Sarah Zapata, and ArtFP artist, Emily Oliveira, where they discuss their work, influences, and inspiration. Moderated by scholar Macarena Gómez-Barris.
BRIClab Information Session
Jan 28, 2021 • 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM @ Zoom · FREELearn more about the BRIClab Residency opportunities at BRIC (Contemporary Art, Video Art, and Performing Arts).
Latinx Abstract (Online Only)
Jan 21, 2021 • 11:00 AM - Aug 31, 2021 • 6:00 PM FREELatinx Abstract is a groundbreaking exhibition, focusing on the work of ten contemporary artists who work with varied media and approaches, and are united by their dedication to abstract languages.
Emily Oliveira: I Saw God and She Wasn’t Made of Money
Jan 21, 2021 • 11:00 AM - Jun 13, 2021 • 6:00 PM @ Project Room at BRIC House · FREEI Saw God and She Wasn’t Made of Money is an exhibition by BRIC ArtFP artist Emily Oliveira that transforms BRIC’s Project Room into a devotional space using embroidery, quilting, beading, and rug tufting.
2020 Colene Brown Art Prize Exhibition
Jan 4, 2021 • 11:00 AM - Mar 14, 2021 • 6:00 PM @ Virtual Exhibition · FREEThis virtual exhibition is presented to honor the 2020 recipients of the Colene Brown Art Prize, an unrestricted grant that has been awarded in amounts of $10,000 each to ten New York-based visual artists. This year’s recipients are: Caitlin Cherry, Zachary Fabri, Scherezade Garcia, Nate Lewis, Joiri Minaya, Kambui Olujimi, Erwin Redl, Christophe Roberts, Naomi Safran-Hon, and Michelle Segre.
Death &: Framing the Invisible
Nov 5, 2020 • 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM @ Virtual Event · FREEHow can photographs make visible the invisible? How do artists conjure the absent or the deceased in their images? How can we engage with such work during the current pandemic?
