Happy Teacher Appreciation Week!
During this Teacher Appreciation Week, Brooklyn Arts Council extends our deepest gratitude to our dedicated Teaching Artists and Arts Educators. Your passion for creativity, patience in nurturing talent, and commitment to fostering imagination enrich the lives of countless students and older adults across Brooklyn. Thank you for inspiring the next generation of artists and for making the world a more vibrant place. National Teacher Appreciation Week is May 6-10, 2024.
Join the BAC Team
Head of Fundraising & Institutional Storytelling
Deadline: May 10, 2024
The Head of Fundraising and Institutional Storytelling is a dynamic and visionary individual, capable of enhancing BAC's narrative and securing the financial support essential for our mission. The ideal candidate will possess a deep understanding of the arts, a commitment to social justice, and the ability to integrate these principles into BAC's fundraising and communication strategies. This position will have the opportunity to shape the growth of the department in line with the organization’s new strategic vision and leadership.
Director of Artist Programs, Learning & Engagement
Application Deadline: May 17, 2024
The Director of Artist Programs, Learning & Engagement will lead BAC’s efforts in nurturing Brooklyn’s rich creative community through innovative public programming, educational initiatives, and engagement strategies. This role is pivotal in driving BAC’s mission forward, ensuring our programs not only support but also catalyze the growth of Brooklyn’s diverse arts landscape. The Director will strategically oversee the development and execution of artistic programs, foster learning opportunities, and deepen community engagement.
The Six Foot Platform
Painted Poetry by Vanessa Alvarez, 2022; Non-Duality 2 by Kevin Kelly, 2022; Sundae Day Daze by Hannah Lillevoy & micca, 2022; Untitled by Melissa Diaz, 2023; How I Disappeared by Tianding He, 2023. Images courtesy the Dumbo Improvement District.
Deadline: June 3, 2024
Presented by the Dumbo Improvement District in partnership with Brooklyn Arts Council, the Six Foot Platform is an experimental art and performance program inviting Brooklyn-based artists to activate a 6’x6’ platform at the intersection of Washington and Water Streets. Six chosen artists will be afforded a single-day residency on the platform to show off their creations as well as a $1,250 honorarium. Submitted work must invite continuous engagement and interaction, be appropriate for all ages, and be suitable for public space. We’re open to all mediums and are particularly interested in works in progress.
BAC Grantee Events
Third Law
Featuring performer James Clements, BAC Teaching Artist.
May 9-26 | Culture Lab LIC at The Plaxall Gallery
Showtimes: Thursdays & Fridays, 7pm & 8:30pm | Saturdays, 2pm, 4pm, & 7pm | Sundays, 2pm & 4pm
Third Law is an interactive theatrical experience, working to maximize audience agency and bring them into the heart of art making using technology. Through a digital game board, the audience has the unique opportunity to shape the world of the play and the characters in it, collaborating with the artists and each other to co-create a performance that can only happen live and in person. Combining high-concept art installation design with performance and gameplay, Third Law brings us together in space in a visceral and dynamic way - and it’s never the same twice.
Art Law Conference 2024
Center for Art Law is a 2022 BAC Grantee.
May 29 | 12-6pm | Brooklyn Law School
Join the Center for Art Law at Brooklyn Law School and Online (hybrid) for Art Law Conference 2024. The event will feature a series of dynamic panels, each offering invaluable insights into the multifaceted world of art law. Gain firsthand knowledge from a distinguished lineup of speakers, comprising esteemed judges, seasoned journalists, and experienced art litigators. Dissect the intricacies of defending artists' rights, delve into the nuances of reporting on art law cases in the media and the court of public opinion, and analyze pivotal judicial rulings that have shaped the landscape of art law. The event will also feature exhibitors and a silent auction aimed at raising funds to support artists' rights initiatives and bolster the Center's efforts to provide accessible and affordable legal resources to the artistic community.
SU-CASA: Creative Aging Culminating Events
“Painting together” a COLLABORATIVE creation WITH LIVE MUSICAL ACCOMPANIMENT
Rusty Zimmerman is a BAC Teaching Artist. Illustration Credit: Rusty Zimmerman & Joan Chiverton.
Mondays | May 7-June 24 | 2-3:30pm | Jasa Warbasse Norc
Culminating Event: June 24 | 2-3:30pm | Jasa Warbasse Norc
Join Rusty Zimmerman at Jasa Warbasse Norc for live musical accompaniment to collaborative painting classes.
Exhibition of Mosaics Artwork, Tea Party, and Performance
Viktoriya Basina is a BAC Teaching Artist.
May 14 | 1-3pm | Homecrest Bensonhurst Community Center
The event will present a visual art exhibition of participants' mosaic art work created during the program. There will be a tea party with sweets and a musical performance. Each artist will give a brief artist talk. Friends, family, and members of the local community are invited to participate in this event.
Mural About Our Neighborhood
Doba Afolabi is a BAC Teaching Artist.
May 15 | Eileen C. Dugan Older Adult Center
Join the culminating event of BAC Teaching Artist Doba Afolabi at Eileen C. Dugan Older Adult Center. Afolabi’s residency led participants through the process of making mural on a canvas on 50”x84” in which the class would stretch canvas, treat the surface , illustrate stories using the neighborhood as the muse, and prepare and apply colors and finishing.
“COLORS OF LIFE: EMBRACING CREATIVITY THROUGH SERIGRAPHY AND PAINTING”
Adela Navarro is a BAC Teaching Artist.
June 7 | 1pm | Hope Gardens Multi-Service Senior Center
Come join us for a vibrant and inspiring event where we celebrate the beauty of life through the art of serigraphy and painting. Let your creativity flow as you explore different colors and techniques to express yourself. This in-person event will be held at 195 Linden St, where you can immerse yourself in a world of art and imagination. Don't miss this opportunity to unleash your artistic side and connect with like-minded individuals. See you there!
“Paper and Fiber Crafts” Community Exhibition
Iviva Olenick is a BAC Teaching Artist.
June 13 | 10:45-11:30am | JCCGCI Midwood Older Adult Center
On Thursday, June 13th, from 10:45-11:30am, participants in SU-CASA's Paper and Fiber Crafts weekly sessions will share their creations with the older adult center and local community. Come join us for an artwork viewing and light refreshments. Our last craft session will take place right before the event from 10-10:45am. You can also join the craft-making to learn more about our art processes!
“Here We Are/We Are Here”
Created & edited by James Clements, BAC Teaching Artist.
June 14 | 11am-1pm | Independence Neighborhood Center
“Here We Are/We Are Here” is the culminating event of James Clements’ Brooklyn Arts Council SU-CASA residency with the seniors at the Independence Neighbourhood Center in Williamsburg. Clements, an immigrant artist and documentary theatre maker, has worked with the primarily immigrant seniors participants at the centre over the past several weeks on a verbatim audio play, accompanied by a photography series by Puerto Rican photographer Pablo Calderón-Santiago. The play, built from interviews conducted by Clements with the seniors about their lives, their memories and their hopes for their future as well as the future of Brooklyn, will be debuted at the event, alongside an exhibition of photographs of the participants, followed by a reception. This multilingual documentary theatre project is a testament to the vitality, dignity and diversity of the seniors in our borough, honouring their words, perspectives and experiences. It is Clements' third consecutive project with the SU-CASA program.
“The Mending Quilt”
Photo by Mike Durkin, BAC Teaching Artist.
June 20 | 10:30am-12pm | Pete McGuiness Older Adult Center
Let us mend together.
Performance artist, mike durkin, will unveil The Mending Quilt. This is a culmination of the time mike spent at the Pete McGuiness OAC in Greenpoint. mike conducted story-sharing circles focusing on mending bodies and communities. He used this as inspiration to work with the older adults to create a collaborative quilt together. The sharing session will consist of the unveiling of the quilt, stories from participants, a sample mending session, and refreshments.
“The Image and Zine Project” Exhibition
Nancy Siesel is a BAC Teaching Artist. Image: Spreading Vines at a Community Garden, Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Photo by Margaret.
June 21 | 12:30-2:30pm | Krakus Senior Center
An exhibit of street photography utilizing analog, Polaroid and digital photography, several completed Zines created from personal and found images, that explore memory, music, and the natural world.
“South Brooklyn Revisited” Community Exhibition
Jennifer Wade is a BAC Teaching Artist.
June 24 | 2pm | JASA Trumps NORC at Neptune & 5th St.
A visual arts mixed media exhibition of artworks inspired by the community of Coney Island and Brighton beach created by older adults at JASA Trumps NORC program, lead by Jennifer Wade. Objects from the sea will be utilized.
Events, Workshops, & Professional Development
Atlantic Avenue Art Walk
May 4-12 | 12-6pm | Atlantic Ave.
Brooklyn's Atlantic Avenue ArtWalk is a celebration of local artists and merchants who both add life, soul and beauty to our communities. The ArtWalk is a 1.5-mile, self-guided tour along Atlantic Avenue from Fourth Avenue to the Waterfront, and its immediate side streets, featuring art from different mediums while showcasing approximately 150 emerging and established Brooklyn artists at 70+ participating businesses. Enjoying Atlantic Avenue ArtWalk with its eclectic shops, diverse restaurants, galleries and wide range of vital businesses and organizations.
“DEVOTED: RELIGION IN ASIAN AMERICAN ART” exhibition
On View: May 9-June 4 | EFA Project Space
Opening Reception: May 9 | 6-8pm
Asian American Arts Alliance is pleased to partner with EFA Project Space, a program of The Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts, to present Devoted: Religion in Asian American Art, a group exhibition on theological influences in work by Zain Alam, Shelly Bahl, Baseera Khan, Dew Kim, Heesoo Kwon, and Sunnie Liu. Whether practicing or non-practicing, the featured artists draw upon tensions arising from making work as Asian Americans in the context of the United States as a de facto Christian nation.
Nonprofit New York: “Building Positive Organizational Culture: A Foundation of Success”
May 14 | 10-11am | Virtual
Why do some organizations thrive while others struggle? Have you ever heard the saying, "Team culture eats strategy for breakfast"? Indeed, a nurturing organizational culture significantly impacts success more than strategic planning. Without it, even the most impactful goals might remain unachieved. This session will provide an overview of the elements of adaptive organizational culture, tangible strategies to assess your current culture, and techniques to build one that best fits your organization and its people's needs. We will also explore strategies for cultivating an inclusive environment that supports mental health and overall well-being.
“In Between 48th Street” presented by Brooklyn Art Haus
May 17 | 7pm | Brooklyn Art Haus
May 18 | 2pm & 7pm | Brooklyn Art Haus
Come see the first staged reading of a new musical "In Between 48th Street," a period piece, based in NYC on 48th Street in the late 1980's written by Andy Cagnetta & Steve Sloane. The musical tells the tale of two rival music stores located next door to each other on 48th Street. The characters interplay with one another, most notably in the break room "in between" the two stores. But the title of the show, In Between, is really more of a metaphor for life; you are born, you eventually die but what you do with your life "in-between" is what really matters.
Company Rouge Presents "BORN TO BE"
May 18-23 | TRISK
"Born to Be" reimagines Simone de Beauvoir's exploration of womanhood through a vibrant contemporary ballet, merging movement, music, and art into a narrative that dissects gender constructs and amplifies the voices from the margins. This work is a homage to resilience and transformation, inviting a journey into the depths of identity and rights across eras. "Born to Be" stands as a contemporary ballet, a canvas where the fluidity and precision of dance meet the defiance of silence. Amidst a world where the essence of freedom is currently questioned, how does the body speak when words are restrained?
Creatives Thrive NYC
Creatives Thrive NYC (CTNYC) helps NYC artists and creatives build the financial skills to meet big challenges. CTNYC is a series of free, informative online workshops aimed at providing NYC’s creative workers with real-world financial tools tailored to their specific needs.
May 22 | 6-8pm
Thrive in Place: A guide to affordable housing options for NYC creatives, jointly presented three times per year by ArtBuilt and the Entertainment Community fund. Learn about rent stabilization, city housing lotteries, affordable home-ownership opportunities, and how to qualify for these programs.
May 23 | 1pm
How to Heal Your Relationship to Money: Uncover your current relationship with money and discover how your money personality helps you survive and thrive. Create a spending plan that gives you the freedom to spend money on things you love while also taking care of your needs. Create a savings plan that covers why to save, how much to save, and how to save automatically.
May 30 | 1pm
How to Run Your Creative Business Like a Machine: Usually, most of us go into business to solve a problem or fill a need. We never anticipated we’d also have to be our own accountant, bookkeeper, human resources, insurance specialist, and personal assistant too! This workshop will help you set up your business to run like a machine. We’ll go deep on topics around taxes, business structure, bank accounts, etc. You know, the fun stuff!
UrbanGlass: “The Bead Project” 2024 Trunk Show
May 29 | 3-7pm | Agnes Varis Art Center at UrbanGlass
The Bead Project invites you to a viewing of graduates' amazing lampwork jewelry projects. The Trunk Show will take place downstairs in the Agnes Varis Art Center at UrbanGlass. Friends, family, and the public at large are invited to shop for jewelry, beads, and art pieces.
The Bead Project is a scholarship program designed for creatively inclined, economically disadvantaged women. Over the course of ten classes at the UrbanGlass studios, students learn the art of glass beadmaking, simple jewelry fabrication techniques, and the entrepreneurial skills to develop a business plan. The Bead Project offers students a transformative experience, new tools for self-expression, and the skills to turn glass bead making into a viable form of income, while becoming a part of a dynamic creative community.
Dumbo Drop
May 31 | 3:30-7:30pm | Washington Street
Dumbo Drop is an Annual Tradition where thousands of toy elephants parachute down from the skies of Dumbo onto our cobblestoned Washington Street - Brooklyn’s most iconic block. Plus, there's an epic block party with kids activities, restaurant row and more! All proceeds from ticket sales go directly to Dumbo’s Title 1 public schools, PS307 Elementary + The Dock Street Middle School.
Please note, you MUST have a ticket to be on Washington Street during the drops!
DEMO2024
June 5-7 | WSA & Water Street Projects (161 Water Street)
Welcome to DEMO2024, the second year of NEW INC's annual festival presented by the New Museum. Taking place June 5-7, engage with NEW INC's community to explore experimental contemporary art, culture, and technology. Over three days at the dynamic WSA and Water Street Projects space in Downtown New York, the event will showcase a series of leading-edge talks, performances, multimedia art installations, panel discussions, and parties featuring our incubator members and extended community shaping the next wave of creative practice. DEMO2024 marks NEW INC's 10th anniversary - we can't wait to host you for the celebrations.
LMCC’s 2024 River To River Festival
June 7-23 | Governors Island
Celebrate LMCC's 50th anniversary with the 2024 River To River Festival, Downtown NYC's Free Summer Arts Festival! From June 7-23, join LMCC for 13 innovative projects of live art, performances, and participatory events in Lower Manhattan's vibrant public spaces. Experience works by artists in the Extended Life program, exploring the themes of resonance, reconsideration, and resistance. Showcasing dance, music, video, installation, and exhibitions that reflect LMCC's diverse and interdisciplinary spirit, this year’s festival invites participation, creativity and community!
“PRESENCIA”
June 11-29 | The Connelly Theater
Tuesdays - Saturdays at 7pm | Finale: June 29 at 2pm
Ticket Sales Starts: May 14
“Presencia” is a tender and comedic millennial music theater piece that reshapes the Moses story for women of color grappling with the hazards and challenges of leadership, told with Bible-fan-fiction vibes, varying degrees of reverence and satire, and a vibrant anthemic musical score rooted in jazz/R&B. Expect miracles, magic, divine feminine energy, and the healing power of presence and intuition in this ultimately joyous new piece of music theater. Book, Music & Lyrics by Michelle J. “Micha” Rodriguez. Directed by Mei Ann Teo. Produced in association with ¡Oye! Group and The Sol Project with support from Musical Theatre Factory.
Grace: a reception and fundraiser for Youth Justice Network
Youth Justice Network is a 2021 BAC Grantee.
June 12 | 6-8pm | Trinity Place & Restaurant
“Grace: a reception and fundraiser for Youth Justice Network” will honor the journey, leadership, and grace of City Councilman Yusef Salaam. As a member of the Exonerated Five, he has dedicated his life to activism and education about the impact of mass incarceration and police brutality. For almost 35 years, Youth Justice Network has impacted generations of young people and the systems they intersect with by reducing harm and trauma and replacing it with pathways to healthy social networks, education, work, joy and economic independence. All proceeds from this benefit will help young people stay out of harm’s way, out of jail, and on a path to lasting personal growth and economic stability.
BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Benefit Concert: “Michael Brun Presents BAYO”
June 15 | 7pm | Lena Horne Bandshell
Michael Brun is a music producer and DJ from Haïti who makes music to bridge the world. A talented multi-instrumentalist, Brun shifted from a medical career path to music, embracing DJing and EDM production at 16. Gaining acclaim with tracks like “Rise,” “Burn Forever,” and “Synergy,” and collaborations such as “Rift” with Dirty South, Brun’s work has consistently charted in Beatport’s top ranks. Now with “It’s Better Management” and “William Morris Endeavour,” Michael continues to rise in the music scene.
This is a ticketed BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Benefit Show that supports BRIC’s free programming. BRIC’s free 2024 lineup will be announced soon.
Artist Opportunities
Emergency Funds for Undocumented Persons by Mixteca
Deadline: May 10
Mixteca has created an Emergency Fund to help immigrant families alleviate some of the economic stress exhibited during this pandemic with a little financial support. Filling out this form does not guarantee the award of money. Priority will be given to members of the undocumented community who are unable to work, have lost part or all of their jobs due to the coronavirus (COVID-19), and who cannot access federal funds.
More Art Engaging Artists Fellowship
Deadline: May 10
More Art’s year-long (August 2024 to July 2025) Engaging Artists Fellowship is designed to help emerging NYC artists and community organizers develop and sustain a socially engaged and public art practice. The Fellowship program curriculum includes mentorship, peer feedback, community building, workshops and artist talks tailored to the interests/needs of the cohort, and access to programming opportunities in New York City.
The CultureHub Residency Open Call
Deadline: May 12
The CultureHub Residency program will offer one-week residencies to artists September 9–December 13, 2024. Artists will receive one week of studio access with full technical support at CultureHub New York or Los Angeles to target specific areas of their project’s development and engage the CultureHub community around their work. These residencies are designed to support artists as they get new work on its feet and in front of an audience.
THE BANDUNG 2024-25 RESIDENCY
Deadline: May 14
The Bandung 2024-25 Residency, presented by the Asian American Arts Alliance (A4) and The Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts (MoCADA), is an opportunity designed to uplift the work of organizers, artists, educators, and waymakers whose practice is intended to foster solidarity between Asian American/Pacific Islander (AAPI) and Black communities. The Bandung Residency aims to cultivate a dynamic safe space for a diverse cohort of changemakers interested in engaging in social justice discourse, restorative healing, cultural placemaking, expanding the narrative between communities, and cross-community allyship, whether participating in the program for their personal transformation, in service to the communities identified, or both.
the Hopper Prize
Deadline: May 14 | $3,500 & $1,000
The Hopper Prize was established to provide grants, visibility, and career enhancing validation to artists who demonstrate a serious commitment to their work. The Hopper Prize provides unrestricted cash grants in the amount of $3,500 and $1,000 to artists around the globe. The Hopper Prize views the field of visual art in its broadest and most inclusive sense and therefore make awards available to artists working in any media.
NewFest: The New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival
Deadline: May 15
NewFest gives voice and visibility to the full spectrum of LGBTQ+ experiences by championing films, supporting storytellers, and engaging audiences in order to inspire dialogue, shift cultural bias and empower our community. NewFest seeks narrative, documentary, experimental, and animated films (both features and shorts) inclusive of–and of interest to–the LGBTQ+ community. Festival submission fees for Black filmmakers with LGBTQ+ stories centering Black characters and perspectives will be waived.
The Andy Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant
Deadline: May 15 | $15,000 - $50,000
The Andy Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant supports emerging and established writers who write about contemporary visual art. Ranging from $15,000 to $50,000 in three categories—articles, books, and short-form writing—the grants support projects addressing both general and specialized art audiences, from short reviews for magazines and newspapers to in-depth scholarly studies. The program also supports art writing that engages criticism through interdisciplinary methods and experiments with literary styles.
New York Public Library Dance Research Fellowship
Deadline: May 15 | $10,000
The Jerome Robbins Dance Division at the Library for the Performing Arts, which houses the Mikhail Baryshnikov archive, invites applications from dance scholars and practitioners interested in exploring the legacy of Baryshnikov. Fellows receive a $10,000 stipend, dedicated support to work with a dance librarian as they work in the archive, and an opportunity to present their projects at our annual Dance Symposium in January 2025.
Circ Artist Grants
Deadline: May 15 | $1,000
The Circ Artist Grants are open to emerging, mid-career, and professional artists in an international open call, several times throughout the year. The Circ Artist Grant provides unrestricted funding to artists with a demonstrated commitment to their art. For the Spring 2024 cycle, three artists will be awarded $1,000 each to enhance and further their creative practice.
Rauschenberg Dancer Emergency Grants
Image Detail: Robert Rauschenberg, “Untitled [Cunningham dancers],” 1961, Copyright: Robert Rauschenberg Foundation
Deadline: May 17 by 5pm ET | Up to $3,000
This national program provides one-time grants of up to $3,000 to professional dancers in need, who are in a dire financial emergency due to the loss or lack of recent/current live performance work, because of circumstances outside of their control. You must demonstrate an urgent and critical need for emergency support in your application, and live in the United States, the District of Columbia, a Tribal Nation, or a U.S. Territory.
Rauschenberg Medical Emergency Grants
Image Credit: Robert Rauschenberg in front of his Vydock series photographed in Rauschenberg’s Laika Lane studio, Captiva, FL, 1995, Photo Credit: Ed Chappell, Copyright: Robert Rauschenberg Foundation
Deadline: May 17 by 5pm ET | Up to $5,000
This national program provides one-time grants of up to $5,000 for recent unexpected medical, dental, and mental health emergencies to artists in financial need who are creating in the visual arts, film/video/electronic/digital arts, and choreography and live in the United States, the District of Columbia, a Tribal Nation, or a U.S. Territory. In Cycle 24, funds may be requested for emergencies occurring October 1, 2023 and later. Grants may be requested for expenses already paid, pending, or for treatment the artist is putting off due to lack of funds.
From Roots to Arts: Celebrating NYCHA’s Cultural Heritage
Deadline: May 19
The Public Housing Community Fund, in collaboration with the NYC Housing Authority (NYCHA), NYC Public Design Commission, and the NYC Department of Youth and Community Development and its funded cornerstone programs, and NYCHA residents, is seeking talented artists for the From Roots to Arts: Celebrating NYCHA’s Cultural Heritage artist-in-residency pilot. The program designed to enrich and expand culture, heritage, and art narratives within public housing by placing local artists and residents at the forefront of this endeavor. The program aims to redefine how stories are told and the type of art produced and featured in public housing.
JGS Fellowship for Photography
Deadline: May 21 | $8,000
The JGS Fellowship for Photography is a $8,000 cash grant open to New York State photography artists living and working outside of New York City. The Fellowship is awarded to five artists working in traditional and experimental photography or any form in which photographic techniques are pivotal. The support for this funding is provided by The Joy of Giving Something (JGS).
Art in Odd Places 2024 – CARE
Deadline: May 26
Art in Odd Places CARE invites artists, performers, agitators, and caretakers to enact notions of care along 14th Street NYC. The CARE curatorial team (Patricia Miranda and Christopher Kaczmarek) seek individuals, collectives, collaborators, and those interested in joining forces with like-minded folks to design new team projects for the festival. CARE invites artists to offer stations of care across the festival, where all are invited to stop, to rest, to CARE.
"Body Politic" Live Storytelling: Call for Submissions
Deadline: May 31
Bellevue Literary Review is producing a live storytelling event in New York City this fall on the theme of “Body Politic.” We are seeking true, personal stories about the fraught intersection of the body, healthcare, and society. We encourage people of all backgrounds and ages to submit a two-minute recorded pitch below. You might not think of yourself as a storyteller right now, but you do not need any prior writing or performance experience to participate.
B.J. Bespoke Gallery pAPERWORKS 2024
Deadline: June 5
Paperworks 2024 is an online competition with a two-month long exhibition on their website for finalists, small cash prizes for winners and an online reception. Juror Julian Sanchez Gonzales is a Research Fellow at the Museum of Modern Art. B.J. Bespoke Gallery will promote the virtual show and display the finalists work on the gallery website and social media platforms. The virtual show dates will be July 1 through August 31, 2024. Cash prize for First Place is $300, $200 for Second Place and $100 for Third Place. A Zoom Reception and Awards Presentation will be held on Thursday, July 11, for artists, their guests and the public, at which time the award winners will be announced.
2025 Vilcek Prizes for Creative Promise in Visual Arts and Curatorial Work
Deadline: June 10 | $50,000
The Vilcek Foundation will award three Vilcek Prizes for Creative Promise of $50,000 each to young, immigrant visual artists and three Vilcek Prizes for Creative Promise of $50,000 each to young, immigrant curators who demonstrate outstanding early achievement in their field. Applicants must have been born outside the United States of America to non-American parents.
KUNSTRAUM 2024-2025 Artist-in-Residence
Deadline: June 15
KUNSTRAUM is a community of artists by artists with the goal of redefining the collaboration between artists and curators. Through this program, KUNSTRAUM aims to explore the relationships between artists and curators by opening our gallery spaces to those interested in exploring unconventional, engaging ideas and taking risks. KUNSTRAUM’s Artist-in-Residency program offers three-month residencies for national and international artists on a quarterly cycle.
The Ryan Hudak LGBTQ+ Dramatic Writing Award
Deadline: June 18 at 5pm ET | $8,000
The Ryan Hudak LGBTQ+ Dramatic Writing Award is an annual $8,000 cash grant awarded to one (1) New York State-based playwright or screenwriter who self-identifies as LGBTQ+. The Award honors the life and work of Ryan Hudak. Ryan was a gay playwright, theater maker, filmmaker, and a valued member of NYFA’s staff who served on the executive and development teams. Tragically, Ryan passed away in May 2022 after a long battle with Leukemia at the age of 32.
Film Submission: Nou Akoma Nou Sinèrji Haitian Dominican Transnational Film Festival and Symposium
Deadline: June 28
Nou Akoma Nou Sinèrji Haitian Dominican Transnational Film Festival and Symposium aims to showcase art and films from emerging and accomplished industry professionals of the Haitian Dominican African Diaspora to authentically reflect our community’s diverse experiences and backgrounds. Its four-day programming Oct 2024, promotes cultural diversity through various art genres, including dramatic, documentary, experimental, short films, podcasts, and panel discussions.
Queer | Art: The Illuminations Grant for Black Trans Women Visual Artists
Deadline: June 30 | $10,000 & $1,250
The Illuminations Grant for Black Trans Women Visual Artists is an annual $10,000 grant awarded to provide critical support to Black trans women whose work has often been under-recognized in the visual art field. The grant sheds light on the under-recognized contributions of Black trans women visual artists and provides critical support to their continuing work.
Queer | Art: Robert Giard Grant for Emerging LGBTQ+ Photographers
Deadline: June 30 | $10,000 & $1,250
The Robert Giard Grant for Emerging LGBTQ+ Photographers supports the creation of work by emerging LGBTQ+ photographers whose projects address issues of sexuality, gender, or LGBTQ+ identity. This grant provides an award of $10,000 for the winner and $1,250 for distinguished finalists.
ArtsBergen Public Art Roster Call for Artists
Deadline: June 30
Northern NJ Community Foundation ArtsBergen is one of the largest producers of public art in Bergen County, NJ, and is seeking to grow its roster of artists who create public art that is relevant to community and accessible to the public. This is an opportunity for artists to be included in a pool for potential paid work opportunities. ArtsBergen is looking to learn more about artists in the area available and interested in creating public art. We will compile this list of talent into a roster of artists we can call upon to help us develop and implement projects. The roster will also become the main tool for choosing artists for public art projects, as well as a resource to match municipal interest and artist disciplines, styles, and foci.
Adobe Creative Residency Community Fund
Deadline: Rolling | $10,000
The Adobe Creative Residency Community Fund provides support to creators during times of extraordinary hardship. The Community Fund aims to respond to global events that directly impact the wellbeing of creators, focusing its support on an ongoing issue in order to drive positive impact over a period of time. The Fund may shift its focus to a new issue after this sustained period of support. Current Fund efforts are focused on supporting creators who have been directly impacted by the 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
Serve as a NYSCA Panelist
Deadline: July 22
Each year, more than 150 artists, nonprofit leaders, and arts and culture administrators from all over New York State serve as NYSCA panelists, making our grantmaking possible. With their individual experiences and perspectives, they are responsible for reviewing each grant application and are essential to the evaluation process. Are you ready to serve? If selected, you can serve for up to three years, meeting virtually in late summer/early fall to review applications. Your service is essential for a fair and unbiased evaluation process to support the arts.
“The Right to Have Rights” Open Call for Artwork & Proposals
Deadline: August 5
Dominicans Love Haitians Movement is presenting its second annual Nou Akoma Nou Sinèrji Haitian Dominican Transnational Symposium with the theme, “The Right to Have Rights.” The symposium invites artists, performers, panels, and podcasts to submit artwork and proposals related to the underpinnings of rights and their divestment: belonging, disallowance, invisibility, dignity, exclusion, uprootedness, vulnerability. Dominicans Love Haitians Movement invites artists, performers, panels, and podcasts to submit proposals related to event topics.
Resources
State of NYC Dance 2023 Report
Photos by Emmanuel Agbeble, APMWorld.
State of NYC Dance 2023: Findings from the Dance Industry Census, is Dance/NYC’s most recent sector-wide study. It includes a first-of-its-kind effort to gather a critical mass of information on the economic realities of individuals and entities working in the sector, to better understand their relationships to one another, and to more accurately capture their stories.
CELEBRATE ARTS MONTH MAY WITH DBAA!
Each May, the neighborhoods of greater Downtown Brooklyn come alive with the arts—from exhibitions to artist talks, from outdoor performances to screenings, classes, and festivals. DBAA assembled a searchable calendar including 100+ events, attesting to the beauty, diversity, and community spirit that makes Downtown Brooklyn an especially vital hub for the arts.
What We're Reading
“The Diary of a Rikers Island Library Worker”
by Medar de la Cruz | The New Yorker
“Brooklyn Museum’s American Art Reinstallation to Center Black Feminist Perspectives”
by Marissa Guthrie | ARTnews
“Mayor Adams Walks Back Budget Cuts Many Saw as Unnecessary”
by Jeffery C. Mays and Dana Rubinstein | New York Times
“A Venice Show Centers Disability Justice”
by AX Mina | Hyperallergic
“Indigenous Artists, including Jeffrey Gibson, Join New Steering Council of Forge Project”
by Maxwell Rabb | Artsy
Park Slope’s Open Streets Will Return to Fifth Ave — With Big Changes”
by Staff | Brooklyn Magazine
Cover Image: Modesto Flako Jimenez, Founder & Artistic Director of ¡Oye! Group, 2023 BAC Grantee, with vehicle used in Taxilandia. Photo courtesy the artist.
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