Brooklyn Arts Council

06/05/2026

🏳️‍🌈Happy Pride Month from Brooklyn Arts Council!

Then: In the 1980s, BACA Downtown supported groundbreaking q***r artists like David Wojnarowicz, Glenn Ligon, and Holly Hughes, bold creators pushing boundaries.

Now: Today’s q***r artists are doing the same:
- Nicole Cheng is quilting an archive of Q***r Brooklyn
- Pride Salsa is celebrating Latinx q***r joy through dance
- Q***r Nightlife Community Center’s SLAMBIENT is building community through sound and performance
- VERS Clothing for People is creating inclusive fashion

Next: We continue supporting all artists and creators building culture in Brooklyn.

Drop your favorite q***r artists in the comments! ✨

06/04/2026

👩‍🏫Join us for a virtual workshop: Elevating Curriculum Design through Culturally Responsive Pedagogy facilitated by director, dancer, and activist Wéma Ragophala.

Spaces are limited! RSVP on Eventbrite, link in bio 🔗

06/02/2026

🖌️Our President + Executive Director linked up with x yesterday to join a conversation about how organizations like BAC can show up for artists because being an artist has no true definition.

By establishing a community, spotlighting or supporting creatives, and inspiring those around them, BAC helps artists find their own path to success.

What’s your definition of being an artist? 👀

05/28/2026

Looking for plans to kick off June? 👀

Radiohead’s Motion Picture House is now open at the Agger Fish House in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, a massive audiovisual installation and gallery experience featuring a 75-minute immersive film, original artwork by Thom Yorke & Stanley Donwood, and spatial audio mixes from Kid A and Amnesiac.

Purchase tickets at axs.com and use code ARTCOUNCIL for a discount 🎟️

05/26/2026

👨‍🎨Teaching Artist Week may have been last week, but we were busy appreciating some of them at The Brooklyn Arts Awards!

Let the celebration continue! Shoutout to all the teaching artists using creativity to bring communities together and create spaces where people of all ages can connect, learn, express themselves, and feel seen through art.

05/19/2026

🎉It’s the big day!

📸We can’t wait to see you on the Blue Carpet tonight and experience all the Brooklyn Fly outfits. Pull up in your best to celebrate being part of the now at The Brooklyn Arts Awards.

Arriving on time is encouraged so you don’t miss your moment, be sure to tag + all night so we can catch your POV. 🤳

Then. Now. Next.

05/15/2026

📺From the culture to the community, our very own Executive Director + Distinguished Artist Honoree, sat down with to discuss the impact Brooklyn Arts Council has in shaping Brooklyn!

As part of our 60th anni celebration, ‘Then.Now.Next’ reflects on the legacy, the present moment and what’s ahead for the next generation of creatives.

We may be 60 years old but, we’re just getting started 💙✨

Full interview linked in our bio 🔗

02/05/2026

BAC’s February Newsletter is here! Check out this month’s community news, events, and artist opportunities 🎧🗞️

Read here: https://www.brooklynartscouncil.org/news/feb-2025-news-lbhfd-s2e6e-y3lgc-sc4z4-84ck7-29dzp-wp8dn-hxxle

🖲️ Happening at BAC:

🔹 BAC is hiring! We’re looking for an Associate Program Administrator and Senior Manager of Grantmaking & Artist Engagement to join our team. Check out our blog for details on how to apply.

🔹 Join us on Feb 24 for Teaching Artist Tuesdays with NYC Arts in Education Roundtable: Navigating Bureaucracy, a virtual session on navigating NYC benefits and sustainability tools.

🖲️ Grantees:

🔹 Imogene Williams - Land of the Free (February 21)
🔹 Musicians, Teachers and Organist, Inc. - Black History Month Choir Fest (March 1)

Cover 📸: Synth Library NYC, 2025 BAC Grantee. Photo: H Minu

BAC is hiring 🔊

01/09/2026

Happy New Year! BAC’s January Newsletter is here. Check out this month’s community news, events, and artist opportunities ❤️‍🔥🗞️

Artists help us make meaning in complex times. As we enter 2026 and celebrate 60 years of BAC, we’re staying committed to a thriving cultural Brooklyn ✨

Read here: https://www.brooklynartscouncil.org/news/jan-2025-news-lbhfd-s2e6e-y3lgc-sc4z4-84ck7-29dzp-wp8dn

Grantee Events 🤩

☄️Jamie Courville & Chris Reynolds - Gowanus Current (January 17)
☄️ Artifact No. 21 - An Experimental Music Series (January 18)
☄️ Grand Pistachio - Layer the Walls Part I (January 25)
☄️ Remy Davison - The Artisan Who Made Me (Episodes released until March 11)

Cover 📸: Das Rauschgift, Das Besties , 2025 BAC Grantee. Photo by Jose Miranda

Happy New Year FROM BAC! This year, and every year, we celebrate the artists, neighbors, and cultural workers who fill Brooklyn with creativity, care, and resilience. In complex times that call for connection and imagination, artists help us make meaning and move forward together. The past year br