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Mural Match
Arts in the Community, MuralsThe BxArts Factory team would like to thank all the amazing people that made it possible for us to have the amazing weekend that we had at the Tasting the World Mural Match during Fordham Road NYC‘s Food Truck Extravaganza! The community was curious, was engaging, was talkative and we all had such an amazing time! Thank you to the superb […]
Meet KayLove and Kacer171: Mural Match During the Food Truck Extravaganza
Arts in the Community, MuralsKaren “KayLove” Pedrosa Karen ” KayLove” Pedrosa is a Bronx born and based, first generation Puerto Rican artist who draws her inspiration from the vibrant, gritty, soulful streets of New York City, the lush campos of Puerto Rico and all the places in between. A child of the 80’s she was inspired by the rolling […]
Meet Giannina Gutierrez: Mural Match during Food Truck Extravaganza
Arts in the Community, MuralsGiannina Gutierrez is an artist based in NYC, working out of East Harlem. She is of Colombian origin, raised in Jamaica, Queens, NY. Self taught at an early age, Giannina went on to study in various arts programs, is a member of The Art Students League of New York & majored in Fine Art at […]
Tasting the World Mural Match during Fordham Road NYC BID’s Food Truck Extravaganza!
Arts in the Community, MuralsBxArts Factory is happy to present: Tasting the World Mural Match during Fordham Road NYC BID’s Food Truck Extravaganza! Artists, Karen “KayLove” Pedrosa, Kacer171 and Giannina Gutierrez will come together and create two murals based on the topic Tasting the World! They will have 3 days to work on the mural, live, during the Food Truck Extravaganza. […]
SOCIAL MEDIA CONTEST ALERT!
Contest, Exhibition NewsDo you have the 12×12 fever yet? We are back with our social media contest! This time we want you to spot 12×12’s everywhere! Post a picture on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook of the number 1212 around your neighborhood and or in unexpected places (letters, parking spots, house number, lottery tickets, stores, price tags, art work, […]
2nd 12″x12″ Fundraising Art Exhibition!
Exhibition News, FundraisingJoin us on Saturday, May 16th from 5 to 10 pm at BronxArts Space (305 E 140th St Apt 1A Bronx, New York) and help us raise funds to restore our, soon to be open, cultural space on 148th and Brook Avenue! We have gathered more than 82 artists and almost 200 pieces of art work and it will all be on sale […]
Meet the 82 Artists Who Made 187 Pieces of Art
ExhibitionsBxArts Factory would like to introduce you to the artists that participated in our 1st international small format art exhibition 12”x12”!!!!! We are extremely grateful for their support and hope you join us in supporting them by purchasing their work on our Online Gallery to open on May 1st, 2015!! The artists brought in unique […]
Thank you From the Bottom of Our Hearts
UncategorizedBxArts Factory would like to take some time and thank everyone that came out to our 1st Fundraising Event; 12”x12”! We had an amazing crowd (around 300 people) that made the atmosphere powerful, fun, inspiring, and so unbelievable supporting! We felt like we had a big family reunion! We have many people to thank for the successful […]
You are Invited: BxArts Factory’s Fundraising Exhibition
Exhibitions, Fundraising, Uncategorized12”x 12” 1 st BxArts Factory’s Fundraising Exhibition APRIL 18, 2015 – From 5 to 10 pm Location: Gun Hill Brewing Company 3227 Laconia Ave, Bronx, NY 10469 BxArts Factory is pleased to announce their first international small format fundraising exhibit 12”X12”. The event will take place at the Gun Hill Brewing Company on Saturday, April […]
Thank You: Closing Reception of Innuendos
Exhibition News, ExhibitionsThis past April 1st our art exhibition came to an end with an amazing closing reception! The evening was filled with great energy as our performers presented their craft. Lorraine Currelley performed “A Poetic Narrative Birthed From The Stuff My Mother Gave Me” , accompanied by Jazz Saxophonist Sahji. Sharon Lee De La Cruz and […]
Closing Reception of Innuendos Art Exhibition
Exhibition News, ExhibitionsJoin us on this 1st Wednesday of the month as we close our Art Exhibition, Innuendos! Join us for Performances, Poetry and Artists Talk! Don’t miss the last chance to see the work of these amazing artists. Joining us this evening: – Lorraine Currelley perfom “A Poetic Narrative Birthed From The Stuff My Mother Gave Me” accompanied by Jazz […]
Innuendos: Coming Next
Exhibition News, ExhibitionsAfter a very successful opening last Friday, March 6th of our latest show Innuendos at The Andrew Freedman Home, we would like to invite you to the different events we will have to celebrate Woman’s History Month. Thank you to everyone who came, and all of you that made it possible. The gallery will be […]
The Women That Inspired Us!
Exhibition News, ExhibitionsAs we approach our art exhibition opening for Innuendos, we asked the artists participating in the show, about the women in history that had inspired them. This series of Facebook informational posts strives to honor the women that so diligently and bravely lived and worked before us to bring knowledge, freedom, wisdom, awareness, justice, creativity, strength and a river […]
Innuendos: The Voices of 10 Bronxite Women
Exhibition News, ExhibitionsBxArt Factory will be celebrating Women History Month with their Art Exhibition: Innuendos: The Voices of 10 Bronxite Women We know that the issues that still affect women today are topics that must be talked about often but we hope that with this exhibition we continue the conversation and bring awareness to the community. Innuendos opens at the Andrew Freedman Home (1125 Grand […]
Here is our Contest Winner!
ContestDuring our launch party we had the honor to meet our Online Contest winner Ruddy Mejia. He participated via Instagram and shared almost all of the pictures with the correct name of location and with hash tag #bxartsfactory. We presented the winner with an original painting by artist and co-founder of BxArts Factory, Alexis Mendoza. He […]