BRONX, NY — The Bronx Council on the Arts (BCA) is thrilled to announce the 2024 grantees of the Bronx Cultural Visions Fund (BCVF). Supported by the Howard Gilman Foundation, BCVF aims to provide a meaningful level of support to emerging and mid-career performing artists and performing arts organizations for the express purpose of developing new ideas and producing new work. Representing a new level of support and investment in the field by BCA, applicants are able to apply for one of two types of support: concept development, awarding up to $10,000 for compelling ideas in need of seed-funding; and production, awarding up to $20,000 for new works ready to be produced in front of a live audience. The 2024 cohort has been awarded a grand total of $210,000.

We are excited to be able to support the third cohort of talented Bronx-based practitioners in the performing arts. Final selection of BCVF grantees was especially difficult due to the large number of exceptionally talented applicants who reflected the breadth of talent in our borough. However, an invited panel of seasoned professionals in performing arts fields from throughout the city worked hard to determine the final BCVF recipients.

The 2024 Bronx Cultural Visions Fund grantees are:

Alethea Pace – concept development of “Between yesterday and tomorrow”

Child of the Church Productions (Lucia della Paolera) – concept development of “Poco a Poco”

People of Earth (Gabriel Globus-Hoenich) – concept development of “Immigrant Groove Plus Strings”

Nelida Tirado – concept development of “Valentia/Detràs del Telon/Camino a la Libertad…”

Suran Song – concept development of “You’re Soaking In It!”

The House of Louboutin – concept development of “The Wiz (Ballroom Edition)”

Watoku Ueno – concept development of “Silent Green”

Elio Villafranca – production of “Tres Aguas”

Esmé Julien Boyce – production of “The Humbling or Chapter of Mama: Part 1”

di.vi.sion arts and education – production of “Five for the Planet”

Dilson Hernandez – production of “Bachatú”

Juan Usera – production of “Caribbean Folk Songs for Kids of All Ages”

La Bruja (Caridad De La Luz) – production of “From Poor To Rico”

Lyrical Faith (Imani Wallace) – production of “The Striver Revival”