Month: June 2016 | BxArts Factory

Get Ready to Boogie on the Boulevard!

Arts in the Community, Boogie on the Boulevard

On June 26th, Boogie on the Boulevard is back!

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.
This week come to make your own costume for the parades. We will be painting at our booth and dancing with Lalitha Dance Studio. Yelaine will be knitting. There will be music and lots of fun!

June 24, 2016/by BxArts Factory

LAN Project (Local Area Network)

LAN Project

LAN Project (Local Area Network) is a collaborative art production created by Melanie Gonzalez & Tyler PSwitch Dow. Launching in June 2016 with an art exhibition and closing with a music festival, the LAN creators are bringing multimedia art from the walls of the internet to their hometown in The Bronx, NY.
The LAN Project Exhibition showcases the works of 8 millennial artists (including the two curators) of diverse backgrounds: digital media, photography, sculpture, painting & live performance. This exhibition features artists from different neighborhoods, art scenes & industries celebrating the experience of constantly undergoing rapid change. The opening featured a live performance of Frac/King KOO, a live action mixtape from Tyler PSwitch Dow.

The LAN MIND FEST is the musical extension of the project, presenting art that cannot be contained to a canvas or sculpture setting. This closing festival features a comedy set and music performances by artists from a multitude of genres.

The closing festival will be held at the Bronx Music Heritage Center on Saturday, June 25th , 2016 from 2pm-7pm. Suggested entry donation is $5. This exhibition was made in partnership with BxArts Factory, BMHCLab & WHEDco.

Photo Credit: Ignacio Soltero

June 19, 2016/by BxArts Factory

Paint The Night Away Summer Solstice

Bronx and Crafts, Paint the Night

Friday, July 1st 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!

June 15, 2016/by BxArts Factory

I am Longwood Arts Festival

Arts in the Community

By Tasha Valentino

On July 4, 2016 the BxArts Factory participated in their 2nd event of the summer. They were one of the many artisans who came out to the “I am Longwood Arts Festival”. The event was a success as they “celebrated and promoted cultural vitality of the arts in the South Bronx”.

BxArts Factory had the opportunity to talk to many community members about how they bring art to their homes, what type of art they do and how they feel this has benefited their lives. The community activity facilitated by awesome volunteers, encouraged participants to have fun with art, stimulated teamwork and promoted creativity without competition. This was displayed as children, parents, and siblings worked together for a common goal. They all contributed their time and talents towards a community collage which will be displayed at PS 333. Members of the community continued to return to the table to see the evolution of the project. Many commented they were excited to have been a part of the project as it reminded them of the space they live in. It also bought them a sense of pride and strength to know that, as a community, they are resilient despite individual challenges.

June 7, 2016/by BxArts Factory

BxArts Factory at the First 2016 Boogie on the Boulevard

Arts in the Community, Boogie on the Boulevard

by John Maney Jr.

May 29th was a lovely, sunny, summerlike day, prefect for the first 2016 Boogie on the Boulevard, in the Bronx. The event begun with setting up tents, tables, and chairs, along the Grand Concourse, starting at 162nd Street. And, of course, there was also the issuing of the coveted pink Boogie on the Boulevard, volunteer t-shirts. Pink not being a natural color choice for me, I tried my best to rock and wear it with pride. After all I was representing the BxArts Factory, and we were at the first tables along the Grand Concourse, right across from the main stage.

The BxArts Factory conducted several fun activities for people as they walked up, and down the Boulevard. At one table Liz and Natalie helped children, and some adults, make beautiful, fancy costumes. While at another table Karen painted old tires to be made into planters. At the table where Omesh and I worked, we took a smiley face/ frowning face survey on whether people did art at home. Then, once the survey was completed, participants wrote on eraser board what their art was, held the boards proudly up to their chests, and Trevon snapped pictures of them.

While all these things were happening Alexis, Twahira, and our tireless leader Laura floated from table to table, making sure everything was running smoothly. And, from what I could tell most everything did. It was a beautiful day, and I was glad to have visited with the over 50 people who stopped by, to spend a little time with the BxArts Factory.

June 5, 2016/by BxArts Factory

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