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BRIC Arts News: March 13, 2025
Arts and Entertainment
March 18, 2025
From: BRIC ArtsLive Conversation and Performance: Dead Prez
On Fri, March 28, join legendary Hip-Hop duo dead prez for an evening of powerful conversation and live music!
At 8pm, we’ll kick off with Music, Message, Movement: dead prez’s Liner Notes on Liberation, a call-to-action conversation on the revolutionary power of rebel music through the lens of dead prez.
At 10pm, stay for a ticketed live performance. Don’t miss this rare chance to experience dead prez at BRIC House!
Big News: We’ve Received a CDF Grant!
We’re thrilled to announce that we’ve been awarded a grant from the NYC Dept of Cultural Affairs’ FY2025 Cultural Development Fund! This incredible $59M citywide investment is the largest in CDF history and will fuel the arts and culture that make NYC thrive. As one of 1,078 organizations receiving support, we’re excited to expand our programming and reach even more Brooklynites.
With this funding, we’ll continue offering free and affordable arts education, media and performing arts programs, and more. A huge thank you to the NYC Mayor’s Office, City Council, and all the champions of culture who make this possible!
LAST CHANCE TO APPLY: 2025-26 BRIClab Residency
Deadline: March 14
Take your work to the next level with the BRIClab residency program, open to NYC-based visual artists and media creators. Tracks available in:
- Contemporary Art
- Film + TV
- Video Art
Calling All Teen Artists & Filmmakers!
Submit your film to Concrete Stories: BRIC Youth Media Festival, our 2025 youth film festival organized by BRIC’s Youth Media Fellows.
DEADLINE EXTENDED: Sat, Mar. 15, 2025
Unleash your creativity in our eight-week photography program! Learn digital and street photography, master DSLR cameras, and edit photos with Photoshop. Whether you're a beginner or budding artist, this is your chance to create and share your unique vision.
Open to ages 13-18
Apply by Sun, May 11
Turn your podcast idea into reality! In BRIC’s Podcast Intensive, you’ll write, record, and produce your own episode while connecting with a creative community. Plus, your work will be featured at a public listening event this September.
Visit BRIC on March 26 for our first Open House! Check out our flexible rental spaces, take a personalized tour, and talk to our team about all the ways we can bring your creative visions to life. Attend in person and receive a 10% discount on your next event space rental!
Explore how data shapes our world in Corpus: Bodies of Data, the 2025 exhibition of Data Through Design presented with BRIC. See 10 innovative, data-driven art projects from March 22 - April 6. Join us for the Opening Reception on March 21!
Hone your skills in photography, filmmaking, editing, and more with these upcoming free & affordable media education classes! Plus, get 25% off when you use the code BRICWINTER25 at check out.
Stop-Motion Animation Techniques: Starts Fri, Mar. 14 at 11AM
Produce Remotely: Starts Sat, Mar. 22 at 11AM
Audio Production in the Studio: Starts Tue, Mar. 25 at 6PM
Djibril Diop Mambéty
Ciné-concerts
Mar. 18 – 20
From March 18–20, Film at Lincoln Center presents Djibril Diop Mambéty Cine-concerts by the Oriki Collective and Woz Kaly, a series of live music performances accompanying Mambéty’s restored films Le franc (1994) and The Little Girl Who Sold the Sun (1999) with special Q&As by Oriki Collective.
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The Spits, Dirty Fences, Pyrex, DJ Darky Ramone
Wed, Apr. 9
On April 9th, Xanadu in Brooklyn hosts an epic punk rock night with The Spits, Dirty Fences, and Pyrex. DJ Darky Ramone will spin during the skate sesh, followed by live bands. This 21+ event is perfect for punk fans or anyone seeking a fun night out. Get your tickets now!
Steven Bernstein’s Millennial Territory Orchestra at 25
Fri, Mar. 14
Trumpeter, arranger, composer, bandleader, and first-call bandmate Steven Bernstein leads his nine-piece “little big band” Millennial Territory Orchestra with special guests Catherine Russell, Vernon, and John Medeski.