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Six Queer and Trans Artists We Love

June 26, 2020

From Brooklyn, with Pride…

Sparking a Light in Bushwick

June 17, 2020

Installation artist Jonathan Sparks talks to Brooklyn Arts Council about reclaiming the skyline from Bushwick’s high-rise apartments for the neighborhood’s residents.

Dancing By Herself, With Others

June 02, 2020

Marina Celander, a veteran dance instructor through Brooklyn Arts Council’s SU-CASA creative aging program, delves into how she and her senior students transcended the generational and digital divides that have become the hallmarks of COVID-19.

Guiding Through Gourds With Cheryl Thomas

December 17, 2018

In some grade-school hallways, she’s known as The Gourd Lady.

Supporting artists like Danielle, all over Brooklyn

December 06, 2018

Help support artists like Aeilushi

November 29, 2018

Grantee Spotlight: Laylah Amatullah Barrayn

November 08, 2018

Check out some of the art you'll see at AccessArt 2018!

October 12, 2018

Grantee Spotlight: Toni Blackman (The Cypher Workshop)

September 13, 2018

Grantee Spotlight: Sarah Nicholls

September 06, 2018

Friends with Money: Yasmin Mistry

June 22, 2015

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