Bronx Recognizes Its Own (BRIO) provides direct support to individual Bronx artists who create works in literary, media, visual, and performing arts.
Donor Name: Bronx Council on the Arts (BCA)
State: New York
County: Bronx County (NY)
Type of Grant: Awards and Prizes
Deadline: 12/18/2023
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
BCA awards grants of up to $5,000 to Bronx artists each year, based on artistic merit. Winners complete a one-time public service activity known as Artists for Community Enrichment (ACE), an essential component required of all BRIO recipients to be completed within a year of receiving the award. ACE provides artists with additional visibility and demonstrates to the community the wealth of artistic talent available in the borough.
BCA highlights BRIO’s core emphasis of recognizing outstanding artists in the Bronx and has distributed over $2 million in support to over 550 artists over more than three decades. Peer review panels for BRIO are comprised of seasoned artists and arts professionals from outside the borough who are guided by discipline-specific criteria and experience, review submissions anonymously, and select grantees for distinction whose work demonstrates the following:
- An innovative approach to the discipline;
- Probing and pushing of boundaries;
- Technical expertise and high level of skill;
- Ingenuity and rigor in its production;
- An awareness of the medium within a historical context; and
- Compelling vision and original voice.
- BCA is proud to continue the BRIO tradition, offering this invaluable honor in the Bronx that:
- Highlights previously unknown voices;
- Recognizes quality artistic practice; and
- Fosters connections between Bronx artists and their communities.
Categories
- Literary Arts
- Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Playwriting, Screenwriting, Illustrated Text
- Media Arts
- Digital Arts, Film or Video (Narrative/Documentary/Experimental), Film Animation
- Performing Arts
- Acting, Choreography, Dance, Instrumental Music Performance, Vocal Music Performance, Music Composition, Performance Poetry/Spoken Word, Storytelling
- Visual Arts
- 2-D: Artist book, Digital Visual Art, Drawing, Illustration Painting, Photography, Printmaking,
- Mixed Media, Street Art
- 3-D: Installation Art, Mixed Media, Performance Art, Sculpture, Architecture, Crafts, Graphic Design, Environmental and Interior Design.
Who can apply?
- You must be 18 years old or older;
- You must be a resident of the Bronx;
- You must have an email address; and
- You must have a Social Security number.
Who is not eligible to apply?
- Full-time graduate or undergraduate students enrolled in any degree program;
- Recipients of 2023 BRIO awards; and
- Individuals who work for Bronx Council on the Arts.
For more information, visit BCA.
