🗽#ArtIsAWeapon
✍️🏾 🖼 reposted from @Bronx Council on the Arts The weather is warm and we are outside! BCA-supported artists and organizations and our cultural partners are bringing incredible events to our communities across the borough.
May 20 at 6PM at El Barrio’s Artspace - The Bata Project. In her debut solo exhibition, Puerto Rican artist and BCA board member Leenda Bonilla deconstructs the bata—the house dress that serves as the unofficial uniform, armor, and sanctuary for generations of Caribbean matriarchs.
May 22 at 6:30PM at Bronx Documentary Center - Pop-Up Transit Series Exhibition featuring five photographers who examine New York City’s transit system through the quiet, repetitive rhythms of movement, observation, and fleeting connection.
May 27 at The Point CDC - a FREE multidisciplinary workshop series blending dance, songwriting, creativity, and Bronx culture, culminating in a live performance at the 22nd Annual Hunts Point Fish Parade & Arts Festival on June 20!
May 28 at 7PM at The Bronx Beer Hall - POETRY & POTIONS: BORICUA PRIDE EDITION: Puerto Rican artistry, storytelling, resilience, rhythm, and joy with an incredible lineup of featured artists rooted in culture and community hosted by BCA grantee Nicco Diaz.
May 28 - July 16 at 10AM at South Playground - Join Community Engagement Grant (CEG) grantee Silver Shoes Dance Club for this FREE 8-week program for Adults 55+. Learn the basics of social and line dancing. Enjoy making new friends while having fun outside!
May 29 at 6:30PM at Bronx Documentary Center - Join the BDC for a screening of “All the Ladies Slay". Directed by veteran Bgirl and BCA grantee Rokafella. Following the screening, Rokafella and Martha Cooper will have a conversation + Q&A.
May 30 at 1PM at Concrete Plant Park - BRONX INDIGENOUS FUTURISMS' 9th annual gathering, hosted by BCA grantee Caridad De La Luz aka La Bruja.
June 6 at 12PM at Museum of Bronx History - Join for an afternoon of art, food, and community. Together, guests will each paint a small wooden canvas that will come together to create one larger collective artwork.
June 19 at 4PM at Van Courtlandt Park - Outdoor celebration of Juneteenth at the Van Cortlandt House Museum.
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