Brooklyn Arts Council wants to hear from you. · 2012-07-05 · great photos from the event. Alive with Art was a terrific party, but more importantly, the event raised critically-needed

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Board of Directors Honorary Chairman Marty Markowitz Brooklyn Borough President Chairman Dr. Thomas F. Schutte Vice Chairmen Peter Aschkenasy Marvin Numeroff Treasurer Sylvia Lanka Barone Secretary Michael A. Armstrong Audrey Frank Anastasi George Andreozzi Carol Enseki Theodore Gunn Radiah Harper Dan Holt Arnold N. Kriss Rodney J.E. Leon Erminia Rivera Ada Rodriguez Susan Rowland Carl Self Sharon E. Simmons Donna Walker-Kuhne I. Donald Weston

Brooklyn Arts Council wants to hear from you. Give us your two cents about the arts in Brooklyn, and we’ll post your comments on our website. Our favorite stories will be published in our January e-newsletter. And while you’re at it, give us some spare change. A $25 contribution from each of us (or more if you can) means hundreds of thousands of dollars re-invested in our arts community. Every dollar makes a difference – no gift is too small!

Last year your contributions helped Brooklyn Arts Council put: • 200 artists to work in our schools, reaching 30,000 budding artists • $400,000 in grant funds in the hands of artists to support new projects • Hundreds of traditional dancers and musicians on stage for FREE public performances

Rodney J.E. Leon Erminia Rivera Ada Rodriguez Susan Rowland Carl Self Sharon E. Simmons Donna Walker-Kuhne I. Donald Weston Antonia Yuille Williams

Staff Ella J. Weiss President Agnes Murray Art Services Director Kathleen A. Christie Arts in Education Manager Sara DeRose Marketing and Communications Director Melissa Estro Fiscal Assistant Renee Fidz Graphics/Communications Assistant Deborah Field Arts in Education Coordinator Thomas Fordham Finance Director Angela Fatou Gittens Program Coordinator Katherine P. Higgins Development Manager Nicole Macotsis Folk Arts Associate Mozhgan Motamedi Fiscal Manager Morgane Richardson Administrative Assistant Carol Sterling Arts in Education Director Kay Turner Folk Arts Director Ethany Uttech Regrant Coordinator Courtney J. Wendroff

CLICK HERE TO CONTRIBUTE YOUR STORIES AND/OR MAKE A DONATION Last year your contributions helped Brooklyn Arts Council put: • 200 artists to work in our schools, reaching 30,000 budding artists • $400,000 in grant funds in the hands of artists to support new projects • Hundreds of traditional dancers and musicians on stage for FREE public performances • Work by independent filmmakers and emerging visual artists in screening rooms and galleries across the borough • Hundreds of artists through FREE career training seminars And that’s just the highlights. Next year will bring even more arts education, artist grants, free arts events and training programs to our community. So help us help you and experience firsthand how your investment in the arts pays off!

A still from MOBILIZE (2006), by Emcee CM, Master of None DUMBO FIRST THURSDAY SCREENING Tomorrow, Thursday, December 4 at 6pm, in conjunction with the exhibition Creative Cartographies, curator Jeanne Gerrity has organized a screening program of seven short video pieces centered on the theme of mapping. From recording a bike ride through a foreign city to illustrating an imagined geography of myths and daydreams, the artists in the screening use documentary footage, animation and computer manipulation to create diverse and compelling video works. Click here for the program and artist bios. BAC is collecting canned food goods for New York City Arts Coalition’s Food Drive at the screening and all this week during regular office hours (Mon. - Fri, 10 - 6pm). We welcome donations of any size.

Kay Turner Folk Arts Director Ethany Uttech Regrant Coordinator Courtney J. Wendroff Executive Assistant and BAC Gallery Coordinator

BAC Funders Council Programs are made possible, in part, with public funds from: National Endowment for the Arts U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention New York State Council on the Arts, a State Agency New York State Department of Education New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Brooklyn Delegation of the New York State Assembly Brooklyn Delegation of the New York State Senate New York City Department of Cultural Affairs New York City Department of Youth and Community Development New York City Department for the Aging New York City Council Brooklyn Delegation of the New York City Council Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz Major corporate, foundation and in-kind support is provided by:

Click here for the program and artist bios. BAC is collecting canned food goods for New York City Arts Coalition’s Food Drive at the screening and all this week during regular office hours (Mon. - Fri, 10 - 6pm). We welcome donations of any size.

Free beer provided by Kelso of Brooklyn

BAC Gallery participates in DUMBO 1st Thursday. Come down the first Thursday of every month for special programming and extended gallery hours!

Dancer Kaina Quenga performing at Circle 'Round Brooklyn 2, photo by Bernard Morisette. Folk Feet Dance Workshops: Greek Dance Saturday, December 6, 1pm Join dancer Chrisafo Madimenos at this free workshop presented by Brooklyn Public Library Bay Ridge, a Folk Feet on Fifth partner. 7223 Ridge Boulevard Bay Ridge

Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz Major corporate, foundation and in-kind support is provided by: Baisley Powell Elebash Fund Booth Ferris Foundation Carnegie Corporation of New York Con Edison Concert Foods Courier-Life Publishing Experimental Television Center Fidelity Investments Health Plus Independence Community Foundation JPMorgan Chase Maimonides Medical Center Merrill Lynch Mertz Gilmore Foundation Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation National Grid NYS Tribute Foundation Robert Sterling Clark Foundation Rockefeller Brothers Fund Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation Sovereign Bank

Saturday, December 6, 1pm Join dancer Chrisafo Madimenos at this free workshop presented by Brooklyn Public Library Bay Ridge, a Folk Feet on Fifth partner. 7223 Ridge Boulevard Bay Ridge Ages 10 through adult. Call 718-748-5709 to register. Click here for more information. Folk Feet Dance Workshops: Tahitian Dance Monday, December 8 and 15, 8 - 9pm Ori Tahiti: The Dance of Tahiti Join dancer Kaina Quenga for workshops on the dance of Tahiti. Kaina will teach basic hip movements, costuming and will discuss her personal journey in learning this unique and rigorous art form. Movements Afoot Studios 151 West 30th Street, Room 200 Manhattan Cost $10. Ages 10 through adult. Click here for more information.

Websites 101: Design Your Own Learn how to make a website to publicize your artwork. Become aware of design options when hiring a contractor to create your website. This seminar provides the basics to get you started: commonly used technical terms, types of websites, image preparation, and tips on website promotion. Tuesday, December 9, 6-8pm St. Francis College, Founders Hall Auditorium 180 Remsen Street Presenter: Isabelle Garbani, Sculptor & Digital Artist Click here to RSVP for this seminar online.

TD Charitable Foundation The Heckscher Foundation for Children The New York Community Trust The New York Times Company Foundation Two Trees Management Co., LLC Verizon Foundation Washington Mutual Major individual supporters are: Pamela Brier and Peter Aschkenasy Sylvia Lanka and William Barone Linda and Louis Greco Marvin Numeroff Erminia and Gilbert Rivera

Independent Film and Media Art April 30 - May 6, 2009 2009 CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS Spotlight on Brooklyn We are accepting animation, documentary, experimental and narrative films in short and feature lengths by independent filmmakers who live or work in Brooklyn, as well as films that are principally made in Brooklyn and/or films that are about Brooklyn. 8th Annual Women of African Descent Film Festival We are accepting films by youth, college and independent filmmakers in animation, documentary, experimental and narrative categories, in short and feature lengths, by women filmmakers of African descent – local, national and international (including screenwriters, directors and producers.) Online Deadline: December 16 Late Deadline: January 6 Cash and other prizes for outstanding film submissions will be awarded. Click here for additional information, submission guidelines and to apply now.

On Sunday, December 14, from 1 - 6pm, 64 participating Brooklyn art galleries, including Brooklyn Arts Council's BAC Gallery, will offer exhibitions and refreshments, as well as a chance for visitors to learn more about Brooklyn’s expanding art scene. The free smART Brooklyn Gallery Hop features buses that run through four different gallery districts, allowing participants to hop on and off the bus within each line’s loop. Buses will be staffed with art docents offering smART tip sheets about collecting and buying art. Click here for more information.

BAC Folk Arts invites Brooklynites to share their knowledge of local traditions to enhance the scope of our new project Days of the Dead in Brooklyn (DODB). One of the aims of DODB is to research and report on diverse traditions of death and dying by asking Brooklynites to tell us what they know. We're interested in a range of traditions including music, dance, foodways, visual/materials arts, and verbal expressions. Submissions will be featured on BAC's website and housed in our Folk Arts archive. Click here for more information.

We’d like to send a huge THANK YOU to all of our friends and supporters for helping make Alive with Art 2008 such a success. Click here to check out some great photos from the event. Alive with Art was a terrific party, but more importantly, the event raised critically-needed funds to sustain our work with artists and arts groups across Brooklyn. So on behalf of the entire Brooklyn arts community, thank you!

IN OTHER NEWS NYCreates’ Fifth Annual Holiday Crafts Fair opens Thursday, December 18th and runs through Tuesday, December 23rd at the Brooklyn Historical Society, 128 Pierrepont St. The fair features high quality and creative hand-crafted gifts – ceramics, jewelry, apparel for adults and children, wooden toys, organic cosmetics, glass works, and home goods – at affordable prices. The Holiday Crafts Fair is free and open to the public on weekdays from 11am – 7pm and on the weekend from 10am – 5pm.

The BAC/Independence Professional Development Seminar Series: Making Art Work is sponsored by Independence Community Foundation. BAC Folk Feet traditional dance programs are supported by Mertz Gilmore Foundation, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, and The New York Community Trust. BAC Folk Arts is sponsored by Con Edison. Scene: Brooklyn is made possible with support from Con Edison, the Experimental Television Center's Media Arts Technical Assistance Fund, Independence Community Foundation, and New York State Council on the Arts. The Experimental Television Center's Media Arts Technical Assistance Fund is supported by the Electronic Media and Film Program of the New York State Council on the Arts. Days of the Dead in Brooklyn is made possible with major support from National Endowment for the Arts and NYS Tribute Foundation.

Additional support for BAC programs comes from New York State Council on the Arts, the Brooklyn Delegations of the New York State Senate and New York State Assembly, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, and New York City Council and its Brooklyn Delegation. Image at top: top left: Students participating in BAC's Arts in Education program, photo by Michael Berman; top right: Folk Feet Circle 'Round Brooklyn at The Tobacco Warehouse, photo by Etienne Frossard; bottom left: Cheryl Molnar, The L.I.E Alternate, 2006; and bottom right: Yasser Darwish performs at Yemeni American Assoc. party, photo courtesy of the artist.