Arts & Entertainment

Meet the Brooklyn Native Using Film for Social Awareness in His Latest Picture 'Catharsis'

In an era where imagery of police brutality is shared like wildfire, filmmaker Lawrence Watford has created a timely, gut-wrenching film dedicated to racial bias

Nov 23, 2020 4:53 PM Read more >

Brooklyn Arts Writers Awarded with Andy Warhol Foundation Grants

The foundation granted $675,000 to 22 NYC writers as part of its Arts Writers Grant program

Nov 19, 2020 2:00 PM Read more >

How Three Brooklyn-Based Women Are Creating Murals to Uplift Their Communities

Brand new street art in Brooklyn uses innovative technology and political themes to make very 2020 statements

Nov 16, 2020 9:03 PM Read more >

Brooklyn Museum Announces KAWS Exhibition, Showing 25 Years of Artist's Work

The KAWS: WHAT PARTY exhibition will feature rarely seen graffiti drawings, notebooks, paintings and sculptures.

Nov 16, 2020 11:24 AM Read more >

Brooklyn's Asase Yaa School of the Arts Will Hold A Virtual Benefit to Help End SARS

The virtual event will feature African dance and music in an effort to raise money to fight against police brutality in Nigeria

Nov 13, 2020 5:44 PM Read more >

Org for Black Filmmakers 'Levels Up' With Membership Program

Black Film Space, founded in Flatbush, now has a membership program that allows it to offer grants and other services

Nov 13, 2020 10:01 AM Read more >

BRIC Awards $100,000 to 10 New York City-Based Visual Artists

The Brooklyn art institution has announced the winners of its Colene Brown Art Prize

Nov 11, 2020 3:55 PM Read more >

Empty Brooklyn Storefronts Become Art Installations for Walking Tour, Festival

The art installations are hoped to bring 10,000 people to Brooklyn to spark action around climate justice

Nov 6, 2020 10:24 AM Read more >

Bushwick Gets a New Community Art Hub

The arts hub has studios dedicated to visual art, music production, dance and photography

Nov 4, 2020 10:41 AM Read more >

Headlines Are Frontlines: New Public Exhibition at BAM Highlights Addictive Nature of News

The outdoor film uses The New York Times headlines to show the symbiotic relationship between the media and President Donald Trump

Nov 2, 2020 3:06 PM Read more >