Month: May 2016 | BxArts Factory

Get Ready to Boogie on the Boulevard!

Arts in the Community, Boogie on the Boulevard

Get Ready to Boogie on the Boulevard!
This year, on the last Sunday of every month from May-August, the center lanes of the Grand Concourse will be closed to cars and open to a world of fun. Boogie on the Boulevard is the largest Open Streets event in the Bronx, so get ready to walk, bike, skate, and boogie starting at 162nd Street from 12:00pm-4:00pm, as thousands of Bronxites celebrate the Boulevard of Dreams!

Get Creative!
The Bronx Museum of the Arts and BxArts Factory will present the Boogie Arts Block, featuring local artists and performers. The Museum will also be open to the public and will offer tours of its’ current exhibitions. Plus, the Andrew Freedman Home will host open studios highlighting Bronx artists!
Click here for the full schedule.

May 25, 2016/by BxArts Factory

Experiencing Creativity through the use of an Everyday Object: The Orange with Rosalba Henao

Workshop Series

FREE workshop!!
Thursday, May 19th
Thursday, May 26th
From 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Bronx Music Heritage Center Laboratory
1303 Louis Nine Boulevard
Bronx, NY, 1045

English/Spanish presentation
Objective/Objetivo: To discover the diverse possibilities that an everyday object give us, to create objects inside the workshop and finally to make a collective project./ Descubrir las diversas posibilidades que nos da el objeto y crear dentro del taller algunos de ellos y finalmente realizar una obra colectiva.
Topics/Temas:
• The object that, as we transform it, transform us/El objeto que transformado nos transforma
• The importance of using the natural and organic; both for our health and for the planet/Importancia de usar lo natural, tanto para la salud como para el planeta.
• How to make geometric shapes on the orange peel/Como hacer formas geométricas en la piel de la naranja
• Basic drawing tools and how to make colors to use them with the objects created/Herramientas básicas del dibujo y como hacer colores para usarlos en los objetos realizados
• Types of oranges and their uses/Diferentes tipos de naranjas y sus usos
• Drying and shaping/ Secado y formas
• Cutting the peel based on the different uses/Cortes de la naranja de acuerdo a los diferentes usos
• Where to find the materials/Lugares donde se encuentran los materiales

Participants will create bracelets, flowers and creative items (different creations) using orange peels.

This workshop is free, open to community members 18 years old or older!
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED- SPACES ARE LIMITED!

May 17, 2016/by BxArts Factory

Hatha Yoga Classes with Tasha Valentino

Workshop Series

FREE workshop!!
Saturday, May 7th
Saturday, May 14th
Saturday, May 28th
From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Bronx Music Heritage Center Laboratory
1303 Louis Nine Boulevard
Bronx, NY, 10459

Traditional one-hour-and-45-minute Hatha Yoga class. The pace of this class is very gentle. However it is a comprehensive, balanced class with a steady flow of Hatha yoga postures, relaxation between asanas, Pranayama (breathing practices), deep relaxation, and a meditation.  First-time students are welcome.

This workshop is open to community members 18 years old or older!
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED- SPACES ARE LIMITED!

May 11, 2016/by BxArts Factory

Paint The Night Away – Bike Days!

Bronx and Crafts, Paint the Night

Friday, May 20th 2016
from 7:30 to 10 p.m.
The Bronx Beer Hall
2344 Arthur Ave, Bronx, NY

Ticket includes a FREE drink and all art supplies. At the end of the night you will take home your own creation on a canvas!

This evening, all funds collected by BxArts Factory will support our Community Engagement Summer Activities as well as our Bring Art to Every Household programming in the Fall!
This summer we will be participating in 4 summer events! These events are:
1. Longwood Art Festival – June 4th
2. Boogie on the Boulevard – Last Sundays on May, June, July and August
3. Wonderfully Made Walkathon – July 9th
4. Weekend Walks with WHEDco and Morning Glory Garden – September 17th
In the Fall and Winter we will be collaborating with Wonderfully Made Family Services to bring art directly to the homes of the parents and families involved in their parenting programs!
These are unique and special project to us and they allow us to have a real and powerful connection with the community through the use of art and creativity as a vehicle for change!
Support us by buying your tickets today!

May 10, 2016/by BxArts Factory

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