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📅 Open Studios Weekend: October 17–18, 12–5 PM
🎨 Marisol Díaz-Gordon Workshop: Saturday, October 17, 12:30-4:30 PM
🎤 Manna K Jones Performance: Saturday, October 17, at 4 PM
📍 BCA’s Longwood @ Governors Island
🎶 A WEEKEND OF ART, MUSIC & CREATIVE CONNECTION! 🌿
Join us at BCA’s Longwood @ Governors Island for Open Studios Weekend, October 17–18, and experience a special live performance by Manna K Jones on Saturday, October 17, at 4 PM!
✨ Explore the creative work happening across the island, enjoy Manna’s performance, and take part in Marisol’s workshop throughout the weekend!
Come spend the weekend surrounded by art, music, and inspiration with BCA. We can’t wait to see you there!
Learn to communicate your artistic vision, strengthen your artist statement and CV, and select work samples that align with funder priorities.
📍 BCA Flex Space | 2700 East Tremont Ave., Bronx
🕡 6–8 PM
✨ Free for artists! Registration required: https://t.co/R60TUeVchY
🎨 Want to strengthen your next grant application?
Join BCA on 10/15/26 for Workshop #2 of our FREE Artist Sustainability Workshop Series: Building a Strong Grant Application — Project Details & Artist Background with BCA’s Grantmaking Manager Tracey O’Reilly.
🔍️ BCA IS HIRING
BCA is seeking a BMP Coordinator. The BMP Coordinator will oversee the day-to-day delivery of the program’s six workshop series and serve as the primary liaison between BCA Programs staff, teaching artists, participants, and confirmed venue partners.
✨ WHAT’S HAPPENING AT BCA ✨
From new exhibition opportunities to workshops, exhibitions, and events, there’s a lot happening across BCA this fall.
Interested in joining us for an event, workshop or apply for our open position? Links to everything here:
🎨 LONGWOOD @ GOVERNORS ISLAND
Join artist Marisol Díaz-Gordon for Puerto Rican Printmaking History, a lecture and workshop exploring the origins and uses of fine art printmaking in Puerto Rico.
📅 Saturday, October 17, 2026
🕛 12–4:30 PM
👥 Capacity: 15 participants
Learn how to align your artistic vision with a realistic, strategic budget for grant applications and long-term sustainability.
Register here: https://t.co/hBgWa0zQBd
🎨 BCA's Artist Sustainability Workshop Series is back!
Join us for From Application to Award: A Grant Strategy Series for Artists—a FREE 3-part series covering grant applications, strategic budgeting, grant management & funder relationships.
🕡 6:30–8 PM
📍 BCA’s Flex Space
Workshop #1: Strategic Project Budgeting with Chanelle Aponte Pearson (she/they), a Bronx-bred filmmaker, educator, and filmmaker advocate with 15+ years of experience as an independent producer and director.
@NYCMayor As a longtime @NYCulture regrant partner, BCA is proud to help bring these resources directly to Bronx artists and organizations through CEGs and BRIO. We look forward to continuing this work and expanding opportunities for our creative community.