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Bronx River Art Center - March 2023 Newsletter
Arts and Entertainment
March 20, 2023
From: Bronx River Art CenterEducation
SPRING 2023
April 17th to June 26th
Register for Classes
Get ready to start your Spring 2023 season creatively!
* DISCOVER THE ARTS AT BRAC *
Join us at BRAC and take classes in various media with our experienced educators. Classes in drawing, painting , cartooning, digital illustration, ceramics, pottery, printmaking, digital animation for children, teens, young adults, adults, families, and older adults. Classes run April 17th to Monday, June 26th.
FRIDAY OPEN STUDIOS
Fridays, 3:00 - 7:00 pm
Registered students in BRAC’s education program are now able to make use of BRAC's Ceramics Studio, Digital Media Lab and Fine Arts Studio on Friday afternoons from 3:00 to 6:00 pm. Non-registered students are also welcome with permission. Minimum donation fee of $10 to help us with cost of materials and the management of equipment and space.
Exhibitions
P E R E M O H A
VICTORY / UKR
March 22nd to April 23rd, 2023
Opening Reception with Live Performance
March 22nd, 6:00 PM
On the occasion of the one-year anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Bronx River Art Center is pleased to present the exhibition PEREMOHA, Victory / UKR featuring five Ukrainian women artists responding to their experiences of the war.
The opening reception will take place on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, 6PM - 9PM, with a Live Performance by artist Daria Koltsova who now lives in exile in England.
Curated by artist, Irina Danilova, the exhibition features the works of Olia Fedorova (Kharkiv), Daria Koltsova (Kharkiv), Maria Kulikovska (Kerch, Crimea), Natalia Lisova (Vinnytsia), and Maria Proshkowska (Kyiv).
Participating artist belong to a generation that was raised in independent Ukraine after the collapse of the Soviet Union. The Russian occupation of Crimea and its military invasion of the Donbass occurred when they just entered adulthood. These tragic events shaped their perspectives on the human condition and motivated them to take a stand for Ukraine’s autonomy. These five women artists have become known in Ukraine for their courageous outspokenness and are now becoming renowned throughout Europe for their strength in the face of oppression and atrocities.
GALLERY HOURS:
Tuesday - Friday: 2:30 - 6 PM
Saturday: 12 - 5 PM
Gallery hours are only in effect during the exhibition dates.
Public Programs
IN COVERSATION
Artist Talk & Presentation
Featuring Artists in the Exhibition PEREMOHA
Wednesday, March 29th, 6:00 pm
Bronx River Art Center continues with the monthly Artist Talk & Presentation series IN CONVERSATION. For the month of March, the program welcomes curator Irina Danilova who will introduce the works of Ukranian artists featured in BRAC's current exhibition, PEREMOHA. Danilova will engage in conversation with Gail Nathan, BRAC’s Executive Director. The program will be moderated by Hector Canonge.
IN CONVERSATION is a monthly Artist Talk program created last October by BRAC's Education Manager, Hector Canonge. The program was envisioned to foster dialogue, exchange and reflection about Contemporary Art issues by featuring local, national, and international guest artists working in various disciplines and creative practices. The monthly program consists of the presentation of selected works followed by an open forum with attending audience members.
Upcoming
FRIDAY CREATIVE WORKSHOPS
Friday, March 31st
Once a month, on Fridays, BRAC is offering Professional Art Workshops for the general public interested in the Creative Industries. Next workshop will take place on Friday, March 31st, time and details to be announced. Enrolled students can also take these workshops. For more information information and to receive update on Professional Art Workshops, please email us:
Opportunities
MTA Arts & Design Call for Images
MTA Arts & Design seeks images of artists’ previous work to review in consideration for a new permanent Percent for Art project, in conjunction with construction of a new Jamaica Bus Depot in Jamaica, Queens, to be fabricated in durable materials, such as glass and mosaic. Eligibility is based upon artistic merit as evidenced in previous work, exhibition history, awards, honors, and publications, and demonstrated proficiency and technical knowledge of the medium(s) in which the artist regularly works. Artists must be available to work in New York during the required design and construction period (2023-26). Application Deadline:2023-04-07
Works On Paper - Call to Enter - New Jersey
The Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts & Sciences, Loveladies, New Jersey, invites applications to "Works on Paper" 2023, our 25th Annual National Juried Competition & Exhibition. Works on Paper includes Drawing, Painting on Paper, Prints, Photography, Digital Works on Paper, and wall hung Paper constructions. A printed catalog of selected artwork is planned to accompany the Gallery exhibition. LBIF welcomes entries of original work, created within the last two years, which explore the varied media which utilize Paper. The Competition and Exhibition is open to emerging as well as established artists working in the continental US.
Sixty-five artworks will be selected. Three cash Prizes and three Honorable Mentions will be awarded by the Juror, and artists do not need to attend to receive their awards.
Deadline: Mar 31, 2023 - Deadline to apply on CaFE
Digital, Mixed Media, Painting
A portal can be a large entrance, a grand and imposing doorway, or a futuristic passageway to another world. Besides being an opening to new places, portals can also serve as openings to new experiences and sensations. Maryland Federation of Art (MFA) is seeking artists’ interpretations of portals – whether literal or metaphorical. Share your artistic perspectives and representations of the concept of portals as you see it. Entry is open to all artists residing internationally. All original 2D or 3D artwork in any media is eligible for our second annual online show. Works selected by juror Melissa Oresky, Professor of Painting and Drawing at Illinois State University, will be on display in MFA’s online gallery from June 15 – July 31, 2023. Deadline April 5, 2023.
Conceptual, Drawing, Installation
Isla de Crear is a creative centre, combining a range of different disciplines in order to explore creating and crafting in a new method, away from commercial constraints or industry guidelines, based on the principles of the Fantasism manifesto. We are open to people of all ages and backgrounds, and only ask that you have a keen interest in pro-actively seeking the strange and unique connections, through interdisciplinary and international collaboration. The centre is located in Úbeda, in the Jaén region of Andalusia, southern Spain, where the sun is out 300 days of the year, in the middle of the Sea of Olives, with no neighbours for miles, but we are by a main road (so it can get noisy sometimes), just outside Úbeda, a UNESCO world heritage site and home to a buzzing community of artisan craftspeople and a lot of cultural events. Deadline March 31, 2023.
Li Tang Gallery
Open to all visual artists
From vivid colors and patterns to those who work in black and white or monochromatic approaches, Li Tang Gallery wants to invite artists who explore the areas of abstractions with no limitations on media in their upcoming exhibition Abstract, Distortion & Fragmentation. Taking from art's historical lineage or blazing new paths in the field of abstraction, Li Tang Gallery wants to include artists who find new ways to connect with audiences beyond the figurative.
BRAC COVID-19 Protocols
Proof of vaccination will be required upon entering building for all persons over age 6. Use of masks during classes is required. For general questions about classes, please email [email protected].