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AfroDance Takes Center Stage in Brooklyn with 6-Week-Long Dance Festival, Including Workshops, Talks, Performances

AfroDance Takes Center Stage in Brooklyn with 6-Week-Long Dance Festival, Including Workshops, Talks, Performances

Cumbe, in collaboration with Afro’Dance New York, presents Afro’Dance Emerges: The Beat, The Beats & The Dance
Prolific Bushwick Photographer Wins 25K to Explore Social Change in BK

Prolific Bushwick Photographer Wins 25K to Explore Social Change in BK

Street photographer Andre D. Wagner just won the Gordon Parks Foundation Fellowship to explore the current American sociopolitical landscape in Brooklyn.
BRIC Expands Opportunities for Artists With Disabilities in Residency Program

BRIC Expands Opportunities for Artists With Disabilities in Residency Program

Applications are open for BRIC’s multidisciplinary residency program, and the organization is encouraging artists with disabilities to apply
Salsa Classes, Printmaking, Orchestra Performances and More at BK Museum in February

Salsa Classes, Printmaking, Orchestra Performances and More at BK Museum in February

Brooklyn Museum’s February programming includes a mix of in-person and online events for those of all ages
Meet the Fort Greene Woman Creating Wearable Art... From Braided Hair!

Meet the Fort Greene Woman Creating Wearable Art... From Braided Hair!

Former braider Karyne Tinord is creating her wearable hair art—including bras, skirts, dresses, face masks, bags, headdresses and more—to celebrate Black hairstyles and spark conversation.
Massive Interactive Art Piece Inspired by Pools of Moonlight Comes to BK

Massive Interactive Art Piece Inspired by Pools of Moonlight Comes to BK

The massive piece by Jen Lewin opening at Industry City mirrors pools of water made by the outgoing tide, lit up by the moonlight.
Brooklyn, Here Are 5 Local Art Galleries to Support Today

Brooklyn, Here Are 5 Local Art Galleries to Support Today

BK Reader has pulled together a list of some of the many Brooklyn galleries displaying diverse works and offering engaging experiences for locals this season
Not Goodbye Yet; Bossa Nova Civic Club Looks to the Future After Fire

Not Goodbye Yet; Bossa Nova Civic Club Looks to the Future After Fire

Following a fire that ravaged the building, Bossa Nova is in critical condition. But, due to a groundswell of support from the community, a comeback is viable.
BK Artists Tell Communities' Stories in New Public Art Projects Seeking to Inspire

BK Artists Tell Communities' Stories in New Public Art Projects Seeking to Inspire

Bed-Stuy's Laundromat Project is connecting artists and neighbors in communities of color to facilitate transformative public projects, coming soon to a neighborhood near you.
Upcoming Film Mixes Actors and Real Residents in a Love Letter to Bed-Stuy

Upcoming Film Mixes Actors and Real Residents in a Love Letter to Bed-Stuy

'I Love Bed-Stuy' is docu-fiction feature film that combines actors and real, longstanding residents of Bedford-Stuyvesant, telling their stories in their own voices