Fwd: Coming Up at BCA: Opening Reception at Longwood, First Wednesday Trolley, BRIO Award Presentation

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Wed | June 3rd | 5-9pm | Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos Opening Reception for Freddy Rodriguez: My Geometries 1970-2002 and Bronx Trolley First Wednesday Arts & Culture Tour ccc Wed | June 10th | 6pm | Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos BRIO Awards Presentation ccc Funded Projects of BCA's 2015 Grantees ccc ccc Wednesday | June 3 | 5:00-9:00pm Opening Reception for Freddy Rodríguez: My Geometries 1970-2002 Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos 450 Grand Concourse at 149th Street Freddy Rodríguez: My Geometries 1970-2002, a solo exhibition, features works created by the artist between 1970 and 2002 by the celebrated Dominican-born visual artist Freddy Rodríguez and curated by El Museo's Rocio Aranda-Alvarado. This exhibition is the first to chart the artist's expansive and unique approach to geometric abstraction since his formative training during the apogee of Minimalism. While Rodríguez's early work drew inspiration from Piet Mondrian, Frank Stella and Mark Rothko—whose paintings he encountered at MoMA—his work soon came to reference historical, emotional and political subjects often deemed antithetical to pure formalism. RSVP here. First comes the physical: the hard-edged abstraction of the 70s joins content in the form of human figures; sensual references to music, dancing and culture emerge. In the 80s, crisp geometric lines co-exist with fluid, loose brushstrokes. Sensuality again breaks through. The 90s see the historical and political take center stage: color and form combine with sugar, dirt, ground glass and peppercorns to evoke the European "Encounter" with the New World. Priestly vestments and slashed canvases reference the sexual abuse scandals in the Catholic Church. With the new millennium again comes the political: references to NY Magazine's "Best Doctors" question the supposed expertise of the art establishment. This is not your average geometry. This exhibition is on view thru August 5th.c ccc ccc ccc Wednesday | June 3 | 5:00-9:00pm Bronx Trolley First Wednesday Arts & Culture Tour Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos 450 Grand Concourse at 149th Street Bronx Council on the Arts' Bronx Trolley First Wednesday Arts & Culture Tour rolls again on June 3rd with an evening of exhibitions at BCA's Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos, Bronx Museum of the Arts, Pregones Theater, Bronx Documentary Center, Bronx River Art Center @ BronxArtSpace and WallWorks Gallery. Hop on and off the trolley at the hottest cultural spots along the lower Grand Concourse. Additionally, the evening will include a book signing and reading at the Bronx Museum of the Arts. The evening begins and ends at Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos on the campus of Hostos Community College. Admission to venues is free and all are welcome! Click here for June 3rd's trolley night venues and activities. ccc ccc ccc Wednesday | June 10 | 6:00pm 2015 BRIO Awards Presentation Longwod Art Gallery @ Hostos 450 Grand Concourse at 149th Street BCA invites you to join us on Wednesday, June 10th as we recognize 25 new BRIO winners for artistic excellence at the 2015 BRIO award presentation at Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos. The event marks the 26th anniversary of BCA and BRIO celebrating artistic excellence in the Bronx since 1989. BRIO winners, past and present, are invited to socialize and network while welcoming the 2015 BRIO Winners into the fold. Admission is free and all are welcome. Please RSVP here. ccc ccc ccc Click the photo for a printable PDF of this year's winners. ccc ccc Funded Projects of BCA's 2015 Grantees ccc Bronx Council on the Arts' 2015 Arts Fund, Community Arts Grant and Artist for Community grantees won awards to produce, perform and create community engagement projects in the Bronx, taking place between the months of January and December 31, 2015. Most events are free or low cost and can be enjoyed by all ages. Visit BCA's 2015 Funded Projects webpage for information on upcoming events of this year's grantees. For more information on the projects, contact the funded artist or organization. For information on BCA grants, contact Sabrina Cedeno at Sabrina@bronxarts.org.   This e-mail was sent from Bronx Council on the Arts

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Fwd: Coming Up at BCA: May Workshops, CommuniTea, Save the Date for BRIO

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Sat | May 16 | 12-3pm | Hostos Community College Underneath the Accent of My Skin Workshop Sat | May 16 | 11am-1pm | Poe Park Visitos Center Bronx Crime and Noir Writers Workshop Sat | May 30 |1-3pm | Andrew Freedman Home CommuniTea: Music, Potery and Tea Wed | June 10 | 6pm | Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos SAVE THE DATE! | BRIO Awards Presentation ccc ccc Bronx Council on the Arts congratulates the 2015 Arts Fund, Community Arts Grant and Artist for Community grantees and their projects. Grantees won awards to produce, perform and create community engagement projects in the Bronx, taking place between the months of January and December 31, 2015. Most events are free or low cost and can be enjoyed by all ages. The 2015 Funded Projects Page is BCA's way of celebrating our grantees and their upcoming events. ccc Click here for the latest issue of BCA's Grants News. ccc For more information on the projects, contact the funded artist or organization. For information on BCA grants, contact Sabrina Cedeno. ccc xxx Saturday | May 16th | 12:00-3 :00pm Underneath the Accent of My Skin Session 1 - Multidisciplinary Workshop Hostos Community College, Room C-391 450 Grand Concourse at 149th Street ccc What is identity? Can we choose our own? We will explore through journal writing, vignettes, drawing and topic-oriented testimonies how the notion of identity is often challenged by its own denizens and the body of politics.This is a multidisciplinary project-based series of four workshop sessions with emphasis on creative writing, storytelling, photography, collage and air-dry clay sculpting. It will culminate with a public exhibit of the process, a reading and a follow up with workshop participants to create a future anthology of visual art, poetry and short narrative. Click here for flyer. ccc ccc ccc Saturday | May 30th | 1:00 -3:00 CommuniTea Andrew Freedman Home 1125 Grand Concourse Come join Andrew Freedman Artist-in-Residence Michele Brody for a special Afternoon Tea paired with poetry, music and a uniquely Bronx inspired menu. Tea consultant Jo Johnson and Bronx chef/musician Justin Hicks will be serving an eclectic pairing of SerendipiTea teas with exciting new dishes inspired by the cultural heritage of The Bronx through the ages. Poet Gary Glazner will help lead participants in writing group and individual poems on repurposed tea bags focusing on our experiences of the Bronx and the day's menu. All set to the backdrop of over 900 other Tea stories from around the world and music DJ'd by SpazeCraft One within the sumptuous environment of The Andrew Freedman Home's historic wood paneled library. ccc There will be a Spanish interpreter and a suggested donation of $5. ccc Directions: Subway B or D trains to 167 Street; 4 train to167 Street; walk to Grand Concourse Avenue and make a right; walk to McClellan Street. Limited seating. RSVP is required by May 26th. Please call Michele at 646-522-9924 or e-mail michele@michelebrody. ccc ccc ccc ccc Saturday | May 16 | 11:00am-1:00pm Bronx Crime and Noir Writers Workshop "Writing the First Scene" with Bronx Writers Center Director Charlie Vázquez Poe Park Visitor Center 2640 Grand Concourse ccc You have a point-of-view character and a story in mind. A world to throw him or her into. The first chapter of a novel or novella — or the opening scene of a short story — must grab a reader's attention to keep them reading. How do professional writers achieve this? Find out at this crime and noir fiction workshop devoted entirely to launching your tale and anchoring your readers in the suspense-driven DNA of your story world: the what, when, where, how, why and who. Admission is free. Click here for more... Click here to RSVP. ccc ccc ccc SAVE THE DATE! Wednesday | June 10 | 6:00pm 2015 BRIO Awards Presentation Longwod Art Gallery @ Hostos 450 Grand Concourse at 149th Street BCA invites you to join us on Wednesday, June 10th as we recognize 25 new BRIO winners for artistic excellence at the 2015 BRIO award presentation at Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos. The event marks the 26th anniversary of BCA and BRIO celebrating artistic excellence in the Bronx since 1989. BRIO winners, past and present, are invited to socialize and network while welcoming the 2015 BRIO Winners into the fold. Admission is free and all are welcome. Please RSVP here. ccc   This e-mail was sent from Bronx Council on the Arts Immediate removal with PatronMail® SecureUnsubscribe.