WELCOME TO BRIC! For 37 years, BRIC has presented unparalleled programming in contemporary art, performing arts, and community media to reflect and inspire Brooklyn’s diverse community. We opened BRIC Arts | Media House in October 2013 to serve as the cultural home of artists, media makers, and our beloved Brooklyn community. This spring at BRIC House, we continue to amplify Brooklyn through must-see art exhibitions, live performances, community events, public access television programs, media classes, and more. We are proud that all of these programs are free or low cost. We invite you to pop in and stay a while.
LEESER ARCHITECTURE
SPRING SEASON 2015 FEBRUARY FEB 12
B-SIDE: IndigeSoul
p 35
FEB 19
B-SIDE: Tamar-kali
p 35
FEB 26
Mapping Brooklyn (thru May 3)
p 6 –7
FEB 26
B-SIDE: Mesiko
p 35
MARCH MAR 3
IN CONCERT: Matthew E. White
p 12
MAR 3
STOOP SERIES: Digital City: Google Map Hackers
p 31
MAR 5 – 6
BRICLAB: Amy Evans The Champion
p 18
MAR 10
STOOP SERIES: Soul Inscribed & the Spinning Wheel
p 31
MAR 12
The Brooklyn Poetry Slam
p 34
MAR 14
HOUSE PARTY: Mapping Brooklyn
p 26
MAR 17
STOOP SERIES: Improv Comedy with Magnet Theater & Adam Wade
p 31
MAR 20 – 21
BRICLAB: Cori Olinghouse Cartoon Kitchen
p 19
MAR 21
B Free Awards
p 48
MAR 24
STOOP SERIES: Drink & Draw with Chromat & the Witches of Bushwick
p 31
MAR 31
STOOP SERIES: Conversation with Bernice McFadden & Terry McMillan
p 31
APRIL APR 3 – 4
BRICLAB: Okwui Okpokwasili Poor People’s TV Room
p 20
APR 7
IN CONCERT: Fatoumata Diawara
p 13
APR 7
STOOP SERIES: Brooklyn Queer Indie Folk: Songwriter’s Circle
p 32
APR 11
HOUSE PARTY: Spring Fever!
p 27
APR 1 4
STOOP SERIES: Not Your Typical Saturday Morning Cartoons
p 32
APR 16
The Brooklyn Poetry Slam
p 34
APR 17 – 18
BRICLAB: Carl Hancock Rux & Toshi Reagon Kingmaker
p 21
APR 21
IN CONCERT: Oliver Mtukudzi & The Black Spirits
p 14
APR 21
STOOP SERIES: The Commons Choir Presents Brooklyn Resound
p 32
APR 28
STOOP SERIES: Joe Driscoll & Sekou Kouyate
p 32
APR 30
IN CONCERT: Omar Sosa
p 15
MAY MAY 1
Look & Listen Festival
p 36 –37
MAY 5
STOOP SERIES: AUNTS
p 32
MAY 20
Annual Student Art Exhibition (thru June 21)
p 8 –9
MAY 21
The Brooklyn Poetry Slam
p 34
MAY 28
Concrete Stories: Brooklyn Youth Media Festival p 40 –41
BROCHURE BY SUBJECT Contemporary Art p 4 –9 Performing Arts p 10 –21 Intersections p 22 –37
Community Media About BRIC
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CONTEM ART Contemporary Art programming at BRIC spotlights emerging and mid-career artists of exceptional talent, who reflect the diversity of Brooklyn. This spring, we will present exhibitions that creatively explore Brooklyn, its neighborhoods, and history; social issues; and youthful expressions.
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MAPPING BROOKLYN AN EXHIBITION TO BE COLLABORATIVELY PRESENTED AT BRIC HOUSE FEBRUARY 26 – MAY 3, 2015 FREE ADMISSION BROOKLYN HISTORICAL SOCIETY FEBRUARY 26 – SEPTEMBER 6, 2015 Curated by Elizabeth Ferrer, Vice President, Contemporary Art at BRIC
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The exhibition Mapping Brooklyn will juxtapose the work of contemporary artists inspired by maps and cartography with historical maps, suggesting the myriad ways that map-based work can explore physical space as well as the terrain of the metaphorical, psychological, and personal. In the galleries at both venues, historic maps and contemporary works will be in dialogue and highlight the innovative ways that contemporary artists use mapping, cartography, and exploration to reveal data, ideas, and emotions. A key element of Mapping Brooklyn is its local focus. Brooklyn is not only an international center of the contemporary art world, but the most populous of New York’s boroughs. It is a
place of astounding diversity and change — neighborhoods and demographics are in constant flux, as are the built environment and use of land. With this exhibition, we aim to introduce visitors to the remarkable range of historic maps that have sought to study and document facets of the borough as well as contemporary art works that reveal mapping as a powerful means of representation. The historic maps in the exhibition will all be drawn from the Brooklyn Historical Society’s collection which boasts one of the richest collections of maps of Brooklyn in the world. Artists in Mapping Brooklyn include: Aaron Beebe; Daniel Bejar; Francisca Benitez; Gail Biederman; Justin Blinder; Christine Gedeon; Katarina Jerinic; Joyce Kozloff; Laura Kurgan, Peter Lapsley; Jennifer Maravillas; Simonetta Moro; Bundith Phunsombartlet; Jan Rothuizen; Patricia Smith; Nick Vaughan and Jake Margolin; and Sarah Williams. The exhibition will be accompanied by public programs and a brochure with essays by Elizabeth Ferrer, BRIC; and Deborah Schwartz, President, Brooklyn Historical Society. This exhibition is supported as part of the Dutch Culture USA program by the Consulate General of the Netherlands in New York.
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THE 27TH ANNUAL CONTEMPORARY ART AND MEDIA EDUCATION STUDENT EXHIBITION MAY 20 – JUNE 21, 2015 FREE ADMISSION Curated by BRIC’s Education Department and Jenny Gerow, Assistant Curator, Contemporary Art
ABIGAIL B. CLARK
This annual exhibition is a culmination of work from student and teaching artists —all professional visual artists whose own work informs the classroom experience—from the academic year. It showcases work in a wide range of artistic mediums, created by students taking part in BRIC’s public school-based residencies and after-school programs which bring professional artists, and their studio practices into the classroom. This spring, the show will demonstrate the exchange that occurs between teaching artists, students, and the creative process. Student work will be juxtaposed with that of their teaching artist .
CONTEMPORARY ART
PERFORM ARTS Performing Arts programming at BRIC includes a wide array of music, dance, theater, and multidisciplinary residencies and performances. Artists are given time to incubate projects, gain feedback from work-in-progress showings, and present full performances. This spring, we have exclusive concerts including a world premiere and must-see musical forces by way of Mali, Zimbabwe, and Cuba.
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IN CONCERT
SHAWN BRACKBILL
MATTHEW E. WHITE Southern Lights Tonight (world premiere)
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TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 8:00pm BRIC HOUSE BALLROOM $18 ADV | $22 DOOR, General Admission – Standing Gifted arranger and exceptional singer-songwriter, Matthew E. White comes to BRIC from Richmond, Virginia with a full complement of musicians to debut Fresh Blood — his audacious, confident, and masterful new record. White will share his new songs for the first time live, and for this wildly unique performance he will be flanked by a 30-piece-ensemble featuring strings, horns, and singers backed by the inimitable Spacebomb house band. BRIC’s Brooklyn Independent Media will produce a multi-camera HD video of this once-in-a-lifetime concert. 12
PROMOTIONAL PARTNER
COURTESY OF THE ARTIST
FATOUMATA DIAWARA TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 8:00pm BRIC HOUSE BALLROOM $18 ADV | $22 DOOR, General Admission – Standing Born in Côte d’Ivoire to Malian parents, the strikingly beautiful singer and self-taught guitarist Fatoumata Diawara graces the Brooklyn stage at BRIC House delivering music that has become an inspiration to people around the world. Noted for her sensuous voice, she has performed and recorded with Oumou Sangaré, AfroCubism, and Dee Dee Bridgewater. Fatoumata’s 2013 world tour was “one of the breakout performances of this year’s (2013) edition of Globalfest” (NPR Music) and culminated in a landmark performance at Glastonbury as part of the Clinton Global Initiative. At BRIC House, she will perform a rousing show with her propulsive band.
PERFORMING ARTS
IN CONCERT
COURTESY OF THE ARTIST
OLIVER MTUKUDZI & THE BLACK SPIRITS TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 8:00pm BRIC HOUSE BALLROOM $20 ADV | $24 DOOR, General Admission – Standing Gifted with a deep, gutsy voice and a talent for writing songs that reflect on the daily life and struggles of the people of his homeland, Oliver “Tuku” Mtukudzi is one of Zimbabwe’s greatest artists. Featuring strong sociopolitical themes driven by a desire to see the world conquer hate, fear and greed, the band’s most popular tracks promote tolerance and non-violence including “Tozeza Baba” and “Ngoromera.” His 2008 performance at BRIC’s Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival was unforgettable.
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MASSIMO MANTOVANI
OMAR SOSA THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 8:00pm BRIC HOUSE BALLROOM $20 ADV | $24 DOOR, General Admission – Standing $24 ADV | $28 DOOR, Balcony – Seated
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Cuban composer/pianist/bandleader Omar Sosa has played with a number of musicians all around the globe. Sosa mixes jazz influences with Latin rhythms, North African percussion and spoken word. He has appeared in major venues throughout the world, and in 2003 received a lifetime achievement award from the Smithsonian Associates in Washington, DC for his contribution to the development of Latin jazz in the U.S. At BRIC he will perform with his virtuosic Quarteto AfroCubano, and BRIC’s Brooklyn Independent Media will produce a multi-camera HD video of this performance.
PERFORMING ARTS
BRICLAB OKWUI OKPOKWASILI, PHOTO: CAITLIN MCCARTHY 16
BRIClab is a 12-day commissioning and residency development program for both emerging and established local artists to explore and expand the possibilities of their work in music, dance, theater, and interdisciplinary performance. Each residency concludes with two public showings in the BRIC House Artist Studio.
PERFORMING ARTS
BRICLAB RESIDENCIES
DREW GRAY WILSON
AMY EVANS The Champion (work-in-progress) RESIDENCY: FEBRUARY 24–MARCH 7, 2015 SHOWINGS: FRIDAY & SATURDAY, MARCH 6 & 7, 7:30pm BRIC HOUSE ARTIST STUDIO $10 ADV | $14 DOOR, General Admission A new play by Brooklyn playwright Amy Evans, created with UK-based director Mark Rosenblatt and actor Noma Dumezweni, The Champion is inspired by the life of Nina Simone, and offers a rare look into the heart and mind of an artist known as much for her indictment of American racism as her artistic brilliance. The Champion is an intimate portrayal of this cultural icon, the outstanding musicians who worked with her, and the turbulent era during which they rose to fame.
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ANDREW JORDAN
CORI OLINGHOUSE Cartoon Kitchen (work-in-progress) RESIDENCY: MARCH 10–21, 2015 SHOWINGS: FRIDAY & SATURDAY, MARCH 20 & 21, 7:30pm BRIC HOUSE ARTIST STUDIO $10 ADV | $14 DOOR, General Admission Cori Olinghouse is a Brooklyn-based choreographer whose work explores the shapeshifting capacities of the body, space, and time. In Cartoon Kitchen, she experiments with the visual techniques used in animation, always looking for absurd, unusual ways of translating these principles into a choreographic lens for a live audience. Olinghouse invites long-time collaborators Neal Beasley and Eva Schmidt to join her in inventing an assemblage of hybrid, ambiguous characters.
PERFORMING ARTS
BRICLAB RESIDENCIES
IZZY ZIMMERMAN
OKWUI OKPOKWASILI Poor People’s TV Room (work-in-progress) RESIDENCY: MARCH 24 – APRIL 4, 2015 SHOWINGS: FRIDAY & SATURDAY, APRIL 3 & 4, 7:30pm BRIC HOUSE ARTIST STUDIO $10 ADV | $14 DOOR, General Admission Brooklyn-based choreographer, dancer, and actress Okwui Okpokwasili’s multidisciplinary performance piece Poor People’s TV Room considers the collective amnesia around women’s resistance movements in Nigeria, from the Igbo Women’s War of 1929 to the recent Boko Haram kidnappings and the “Save Our Girls” campaign. With collaborator Peter Born, she creates a dystopian narrative where characters slip through the fissures of time, wandering in a bush of ghosts.
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CARRIE MAE WEEMS
CARL HANCOCK RUX & TOSHI REAGON Kingmaker (work-in-progress) RESIDENCY: APRIL 7–18, 2015 SHOWINGS: FRIDAY & SATURDAY, APRIL 17 & 18, 7:30pm BRIC HOUSE ARTIST STUDIO $10 ADV | $14 DOOR, General Admission Kingmaker is a new folk opera conceived by Carl Hancock Rux (book and lyrics) and Toshi Reagon (original music & lyrics). Based on the true story of an African-American (female to male) transgendered gospel quartet singer, and drawing upon the traditions of African-American roots music, the work is an exploration of the spiritual journey of gender, faith, and the seldom told history of the Great Migration.
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INTERSE In true collaborative form, BRIC also presents programming that crosses the borders of art, performance, and media to add dimension to your cultural experience.
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BRIC HOUSE PARTIES BROOKLYN’S BEST ALL-AGES, ALL-DAY PARTIES! MARIA BARANOVA
Mark your calendar for the next BRIC House Party. We offer special daytime activities including family dance classes, film screenings, art making, and more. At night, the party continues with live bands, NYC’s best DJs, the fantastic BRIC House Ballroom dance floor, and you!
INTERSECTIONS
MAPPING BROOKLYN featuring THE RUB and
THE COMMONS CHOIR SATURDAY, MARCH 14
2 – 8pm FREE FAMILY-FRIENDLY PROGRAMS 8pm – 12am DANCE PARTY, $10 ADV | $14 DOOR
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Inspired by BRIC’s contemporary art exhibition of the same name, we’ll be mapping out an all-day event with artists and activities which observe, collect, explore, interact, depict, and diagram all that is Brooklyn. Join us for live music, film screenings, dance classes, and more. An evening dance party with The Rub, voted “Best party in Brooklyn to dance sweatily,” (The Village Voice) will complete your day with dance music spanning hip-hop, classic disco, funk, and soul.
SPRING FEVER!
featuring I LOVE VINYL SATURDAY, APRIL 11
2 – 8pm FREE FAMILY-FRIENDLY PROGRAMS 8pm – 12am DANCE PARTY, $10 ADV | $14 DOOR Clean out your closet and get ready for warmer weather as we celebrate spring with family-friendly live music, film screenings, dance classes, and more. Followed by an evening dance party with I Love Vinyl, whose approach to music is groovy and footfriendly. From disco, to jazz to Afrobeat — their sonic manifesto is hard to resist.
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THE STOOP SERIES STEVE BEN ISRAEL, PHOTO: JOEL CHESTER FILDES
BRIC illuminates the arts and life around us in Brooklyn through artistic performances, presentations, participatory activities, and dynamic conversations. Explore music, visual art, film, media, storytelling, comedy, and more. Grab a coffee or cocktail from the Hungry Ghost Café and engage with some of the most innovative artistic voices in Brooklyn’s everexpanding cultural scene. There’s something different every week on the monumental interior stoop of BRIC House.
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THE STOOP SERIES Tuesdays | 7:00pm | FREE
March 3 DIGITAL CITY: GOOGLE MAP HACKERS Brooklyn artists Justin Blinder, Brian House, and Jennifer Maravillas discuss the inventive ways they’ve used Google Maps and technology as platforms for the creation of their work. Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Mapping Brooklyn. March 10 SOUL INSCRIBED AND THE SPINNING WHEEL BRIC residency artists Baba Israel and Yako 440 and their “New Rare Groove” project Soul Inscribed perform original material and excerpts from their upcoming production. They invite guest producers to create on-the-spot remixes of audio from the archives of Israel’s late father anarchist, comedian, performance artist, Steve Ben Israel. March 17 IMPROV COMEDY WITH MAGNET THEATER AND ADAM WADE New York’s finest improvisers come together for a night of comedy. Twenty-time SLAM storyteller
from The Moth, Adam Wade, is the “monologist,” who will take a word from the audience and share true stories brought to life by a cast of Magnet Theater’s improv all-stars, who take the audience on an exhilarating comedic joyride that will leave mouths tired from smiling.
March 24 DRINK AND DRAW WITH CHROMAT AND THE WITCHES OF BUSHWICK Bring your paper, pencil, and creative eye for an unconventional sketch night where DJs spin house music, the models double as performance artists, and the clothing is by local fashion designer to the stars, Chromat. March 31 CONVERSATION WITH BERNICE MCFADDEN AND TERRY MCMILLAN In collaboration with Akashic Books, BRIC is hosting a night with long-time friends — Bernice McFadden and Terry McMillan (Waiting to Exhale) to discuss McFadden’s novel, Loving Donovan.
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THE STOOP SERIES Tuesdays | 7:00pm | FREE
April 7 BROOKLYN QUEER INDIE FOLK: SONGWRITER’S CIRCLE Julia Weldon is an out-and-proud, queer and genderqueer, nationally touring indie-folk pop artist who is inviting a few other talented Brooklyn artists to share their songs and stories with you. April 14 NOT YOUR TYPICAL SATURDAY MORNING CARTOONS: ANIMATION FOR ADULTS SCREENING AND PANEL DISCUSSION (MATURE CONTENT) Co-presented by the Sunday Film Series. Hear from filmmakers who are reclaiming animations to grapple with adult themes like sex, religion, and death. Stay for the post discussion Q & A with the animators.
April 21 THE COMMONS CHOIR PRESENTS BROOKLYN RESOUND Brooklyn residents, choreographer Daria Fain, poet-architect Robert Kocik, and composer Ben Barson present an investigative musical exploring troubled but indestructible Brooklyn as a crucible for the entire nation. Expect to experience an intersection of movement, voice, and theater. April 28 JOE DRISCOLL AND SEKOU KOUYATE A collaboration between a rapper, beatboxer, singer-songwriter, and guitarist from Syracuse, NY and an electrifying African Kora sensation from Guinea. Their music blends hip-hop, spoken word, funk and soulful rock with Afrobeat, reggae, and irrepressible African grooves. May 5 AUNTS Simultaneous performance and art activities in a shared space organized by Laurie Berg and Liliana Dirks-Goodman.
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CHROMAT, PHOTO: CHRISTINE HAHN
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ABIGAIL B. CLARK
THE BROOKLYN POETRY SLAM Hosted by Mahogany L Browne & DJ Jive Poetic THURSDAYS AT 7:00pm MARCH 12, APRIL 16, MAY 21 BRIC HOUSE STOOP FREE ADMISSION Snaps ablaze as Nuyorican Poets CafĂŠ vets Mahogany L. Browne and DJ Jive Poetic host a night where Brooklyn poets blend soul, music, and poetry inspired by the artwork on display at BRIC House.
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JESSICA CHUN
B-SIDE Brooklyn’s own live in-studio music showcase
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THURSDAYS AT 8:00pm BRIC HOUSE TV STUDIO AND STOOP FREE ADMISSION Brooklyn Independent Media’s B-Side features interviews and performances with emerging Brooklyn musicians. Come be a part of the audience or watch live on television. February 12 IndigeSoul February 19 Tamar-kali February 26 Mesiko Checkout the latest line up at BRICartsmedia.org/bside Airs on Brooklyn Independent Media Time Warner Cable 756, Cablevision 70, Verizon FiOS 46 Online Streaming BRICartsmedia.org/BPN INTERSECTIONS
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“The Look & Listen Festival is a playground where sound, images, and objects align for a seriously fun experience.”
- Terrance McKnight, WQXR host
LOOK & LISTEN FESTIVAL featuring SO PERCUSSION, MIYA MISAOKA, AND BROTHERS BALLIETT
FRIDAY, MAY 1, 8:00pm BRIC HOUSE STOOP $15 ADV | $20 DOOR, General Admission  Now in its 14th year (Second at BRIC House), the annual Look & Listen Festival showcases the best of contemporary classical music in a visual art setting. Featuring solo works and chamber pieces, each show is chock-full of multifaceted musicians, ensembles, and composers who revel in the breadth and depth of 20th and 21st century new classical music.
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COMMUNI Community Media programming at BRIC aims to bridge the digital divide by connecting the Brooklyn community to media and technology. We are proud to offer residents free access to media production facilities, equipment, and low cost media education. BRIC is also the public access television organization for Brooklyn. Programming includes community-produced Brooklyn Free Speech and BRIC-produced Brooklyn Independent Media.
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ITY MEDIA
BROOKLYN YOUTH MEDIA FESTIVAL THURSDAY, MAY 28, 2015 1:00pm & 6:30pm FREE ADMISSION This annual festival is produced and curated by a group of media-savvy, Brooklyn high school students as part of the BRIC Youth Media Internship Program. VICTORIA COKER 40
This submission-based media showcase, produced by youth— under the age of 20 — celebrates talented young media makers who are telling stories through short films, documentaries, and animations.
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THIS IS YOUR BROOKLYN Brooklyn Independent Media provides vital, hyper-local media coverage of your communities, issues, arts, and culture. JESSICAL HILLS 42
Brooklyn Independent Media airs on Cablevision 70, Time Warner 756, Verizon FiOS 46, and streams online at BRICartsmedia.org/BKIndieMedia
COMMUNITY MEDIA
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BK LIVE
Brooklyn Beyond Sound Bites MONDAY –THURSDAY, NOON BK Live is Brooklyn’s first ever daily news and information program spotlighting a diverse line up of local tastemakers, politicians, business leaders, artists, athletes. The show features neighborhood correspondents as a revolving cast of hosts, contributors, and on-air talent, providing a street-level view of Brooklyn from multiple perspectives. Airs live on Brooklyn Independent Media Time Warner Cable 756, Cablevision 70, Verizon FiOS 46 Online Streaming BRICartsmedia.org/BKIndieMedia
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B HEARD COMMUNITY TOWN HALLS Produced by Brooklyn Independent Media BRIC HOUSE BALLROOM
These live-broadcasts town hall-style discussions seek to explore the emotions, politics, history, and future of complex social issues affecting Brooklyn communities. Past topics have included race, policing, and gentrification. Come out and let your voice #Bheard. Find out when the next town hall is scheduled. BRICartsmedia.org/bheard Airs live on Brooklyn Independent Media Time Warner Cable 756, Cablevision 70, Verizon FiOS 46 Online Streaming BRICartsmedia.org/BKindieMedia
COMMUNITY MEDIA
VOICE YOUR IDEAS. SHOW BROOKLYN YOUR TALENT! Brooklyn Free Speech is your First Amendment right in action, and offers you the unique opportunity to share your hopes, dreams and aspirations on TV. Simply put, Brooklyn Free Speech is television produced by, for, and about YOU. Our three channels are cablecast to over 550,000 households in New York City. With over 650 hours of television programming provided by Brooklynites each week, our content knows no limits—ranging from sports, local cuisine, civic affairs, comedy, live music performances, and so much more. Tune in and discover the possibilities.
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Cablevision 67 – 69, Time Warner 34, 79, 56 Verizon FiOS 42 – 44, RCN 82 – 84 Online Streaming BRICartsmedia.org/BFS
COMMUNITY MEDIA
B FREE AWARDS SATURDAY, MARCH 21 RED CARPET 5:30pm AWARDS SHOW 7:00pm BRIC HOUSE BALLROOM FREE ADMISSION WITH RSVP BRIC’s second annual B Free Awards will celebrate the diversity and excellence of Brooklyn Free Speech Television programming. Join us for a special awards ceremony dedicated to the producers who share their programs with the community. More information at BRICartsmedia.org/bfreeawards
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BRIC MEDIA SHARE PROGRAM Make Media. Move Your Mission. 2015 OPEN APPLICATION PERIOD: NOW THROUGH FEBRUARY 20, 2015 BRIC Media Share is an in-kind grant program for Brooklyn or Brooklynaffiliated nonprofit organizations to become “hands-on” with the creation of videos that promote and inform the public about their work. BRIC pairs selected organizations with producing mentors to guide them through the process and provides free access to our classes, studios, and equipment. Their content will air on the Brooklyn Public Network and distributed online. Through this program, BRIC hopes to form ongoing media partnerships with our participating organizations. Find out who our 2015 partners are and how your nonprofit can apply for this upcoming grant program at BRICartsmedia.org/mediashare
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MEDIA EDUCATION
LEARN TO PRODUCE YOUR OWN SHOW! BRIC offers cutting-edge classes in television production, video editing, new media, and more. Upon completion of BRIC’s comprehensive production classes, students become Certified Community Producers and gain full access to use BRIC’s production facilities and equipment, and free airtime to show their own programs on Brooklyn Free Speech. Learn more about the process of getting your own television show at one of our upcoming orientations. Attend an upcoming Free Orientation: Tuesday February 3 6:30 – 8:30pm Saturday February 21 11:00am – 1:00pm Tuesday March 3 6:30 – 8:30pm Saturday March 21 11:00am – 1:00pm Tuesday April 7 6:30 – 8:30pm Saturday April 18 11:00am – 1:00pm
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New courses: Intro to DSLR Filmmaking | $20 Fundamentals of Screenwriting | $10 Get course details online at BRICartsmedia.org/BME
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GROUNDBREAKER • Enjoy all the benefits of a Patron membership PLUS… • Your name listed among BRIC supporters in printed programs and annual reports (if desired) • Invitation to annual State of BRIC cocktail event for two (2) • Two (2) tickets to EITHER the fall BRIC Gala or the Celebrate Brooklyn! Gala (annually) *Individuals 65+ qualify for the Senior membership level ** Pending availability; certain media classes are only open to Brooklyn residents *** Current BRIC neighbors offering reciprocal benefits to BRIC House members: Brooklyn Historical Society, Irondale Ensemble, Mark Morris Dance Group, MoCADA, New York Transit Museum, and Roulette
SUPPORT FOR BRIC BRIC PROGRAMS BRIC’s programs benefit from generous public funding from the National Endowment for the Arts; New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature; New York State Senator Martin J. Golden; New York State Assembly Members James F. Brennan, Karim Camara, Joan L. Millman, Walter Mosley, Félix Ortiz, and Annette Robinson; Mayor Bill de Blasio; the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs; New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito; and New York City Council Members Inez D. Barron, Robert Cornegy, Laurie Cumbo, Mathieu Eugene, Vincent J. Gentile, Brad Lander, Stephen Levin, Darlene Mealy, Mark Treyger, Jimmy Van Bramer, and Jumaane Williams. Additional private support is provided by Astoria Federal Savings; Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation; Bay and Paul Foundations; Bloomingdale’s Fund of the Macy’s Foundation; Con Edison; The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation; The Ford Foundation; Forest City Ratner Companies; The Hearst Foundations; Laurence W. Levine Foundation; New York Community Trust; Oppenheim Family Foundation; and Verizon, Cablevision, RCN, and Time Warner Cable; as well as numerous individual supporters. BRIC HOUSE Capital funding for BRIC Arts | Media House has been provided by The City of New York; the New York State Senate, Brooklyn Delegation; the New York State Assembly, Brooklyn Delegation; the New York State Council on the Arts; and the Office of the Brooklyn Borough President; as well as numerous individuals.
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