Boogie on the Boulevard is finally here! We can’t wait to start the fun! This year we are lucky to be partnering with some amazing artists and organizations to create a BxArts “Factory on the Concourse” featuring artists creating live art, teaching workshops and engaging the community through creativity! A studio/gallery outdoor experience for the community!
Throughout the three Sundays in August (2nd, 9th and 16th), BxArts Factory will enjoy of the creativity and talents of:
- Ingrid Gomez- Finger Knitting for Kids and Crochet for Adults
- Gina Goico – Pelliza performance and community project
- Karen Pedrosa – Live Painting
- El Barrio Pinta, Giannina Gutierrez and DJ Sojal Fortune– Live painting by various artists and music
- Artists & Craftsman, White Plains Road, Bronx – Workshop stations
- Comic Culture, Planet Bronx Productions – Workshops
- Bronx Heroes Comics – Workshops
- Yarisa Colon, Taller Asiray – Handmade book making
- Ana Rebecca Castillo – Live painting and collage making
- Blick art Materials, 23rd Street – Workshop stations
- Women in Comics, NYC Collective International
- Bobby Gonzalez – Poetry Open Mic
- HeavenBound7 SK8 Shop– Skate Board demonstration and live painting of skate board decks by various artists
The BxArts Factory area will be located between 166th Street and McClellan. In addition to our programming, the Arts section, will include stations by organizations such as the Bronx Children’s Museum, Andrew Freedman Home, The POINT CDC, The Bronx Museum of the Arts, The Gift to Empower, LAGDesigns, and Casita Maria Center for Arts and Education. There will also be a Free Open Library!! Various individual artists will be participating as well.
For a complete list of participating artists and organizations please visit www.bronxmuseum.org/boogieblvd or www.boogieontheboulevard.org
We hope to see you all there with all your family! Remember that Boogie on the Boulevard will also have fitness and health activities, live music, poetry performances, sports, biking, street games, and many other fun activities all FREE from 12 to 4 p.m. on Sundays, August 2nd, 9th and 16th
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