BRIC Arts Media, an arts and media institution, kicks off a series of youth arts events on Thursday, May 30.
There are several exhibitions, including Emerging Creators, the 35th annual Contemporary Art Student Exhibition; THIS I BELIEVE, an art exhibition curated by BRIC’s Youth Curatorial Fellows; and the 11th Annual Concrete Stories: BRIC Youth Media Festival, a youth media festival produced by BRIC’s Youth Media Fellows.
BRIC Youth Takeover – an event that will mark the opening of the exhibitions featuring a live film festival, reception, and panels – will take place on May 30, from 5-8pm at BRIC House, according to a news release. Concrete Stories aims to promote conversations around the power and potential of young people by showcasing authentic, entertaining and diverse works.
The Emergency Creators exhibit celebrates the work of young artists and media makers from BRIC’s Youth Education Residency Programs in public schools
and community centers across Brooklyn and beyond. BRIC partners its teaching artists with more than 40 schools and 12 community-based organizations every year, located across 23 Brooklyn neighborhoods, to deliver quality arts education.
It is a showcase of works created by over 3,200 young artists across a variety of media, including: mixed media, painting, sculpture, printmaking, sewing, creative
writing, photography, podcasting, animation and filmmaking.
THIS I BELIEVE is planned, curated, and promoted entirely by teens for teens as part of the BRIC Youth Curatorial Fellowship Program. It explores the question "What do YOU believe in, throughout all the stages of your life?" and the need to take action based on our beliefs.
"We want our budding artists to dream big and to execute with confidence, and these exhibitions are a homage to the potential of our youth," said Carmen Hernandez, senior director of Community Impact at BRIC.
Some of the artwork includes a 10-foot-long mural produced by students at Brownsville Academy, to panels suspended from the ceiling showcasing the work of young creators, to an interactive Adirondack chair installation by fashion designer Camella Elhke, Hernandez said.
The exhibitions will be on view through July 28, 2024.
