Bronx Council of the Arts

Bronx Council on the Arts (BCA) is celebrating its 40th year as a private, non-profit membership organization that is the official cultural agency of Bronx County. Recognized nationally as a leading arts service organization in providing cultural services and arts programs, BCA serves a multicultural constituency in excess of 1.2 million residents.

Mission Statement
Our mission is to encourage and increase the public's awareness and participation in the arts, and to nurture the development of artists and arts and cultural organizations.

Cultural Services
Basic Cultural Services include direct financial support to individual artists and non-profit organizations, information services, technical assistance, education and community programming, advocacy and the operation of our Longwood Arts Project, an exhibition gallery and cyber arts program, and the Bronx Writers Center, an initiative dedicated to the creative and professional development of our writers.

BCA provides cutting edge programming in arts education and cultural strategies to help revitalize local communities. It designs and implements programs that focus attention on issues of concern to Bronx residents including: job training, financial stabilization, independent contracting, business startups, environmental concerns, and health related issues. BCA actively develops partnerships with the private sector, educational institutions, social service agencies and community organizations for program support.

BCA ART-IN-EDUCATION GRANTS
2004-2005

Funds for this program encourage collaborative efforts among Bronx Schools, their community partners, arts/cultural organizations and individual artists to create projects and implement programs that use the arts to increase engagement and improve achievement. This seed grant serves as an incentive for the development of long-term relationships among the above mentioned interest groups to create sustainable programs that utilize the New York State Standards for the Arts and the New York State Standards for English Language Arts where applicable. We believe that the creative use of the Arts as a tool for academic engagement leads to greater achievement and a more well-rounded education.
Deadline Information: Completed application must be post-marked by the post office or hand-delivered to the BCA office by 5:00pm on September 24, 2004.
Submit your applications to: Arts-in-Education Grant, Bronx Council on the Arts, 1738 Hone Avenue, Bronx, NY 10461. Application, instructions, and guidelines are available online at
http://www.bronxarts.org/org_grants_aeg_application.pdf.

For further information or assistance with this application, please contact Americo Casiano Jr. at 718-931-9500 x19 or americo@bronxarts.org.

BCA's Arts-in-Education grants are sponsored by the New York State Council on the Arts’ Arts-in-Education Program.

BCA’s COMMUNITY ARTS GRANT
2004-2005

The Bronx Council on the Arts invites all eligible arts and community organizations to apply to the BCA Community Arts Grants program for the 2004-2005 funding year. The purpose of the grant is to provide support toward artist fees and other expenses related to cultural and arts activities that provide services and projects for Bronx residents. Eligible organizations may submit up to three requests through one application for a variety of arts and cultural projects, but the total monetary amount for all three requests combined can not exceed $5,000.
Deadline Information: Submitted application(s) with required documentation must be received at the BCA office no later than 5:00pm on Friday, Oct 8, 2004. No late applications will be accepted. Mailed applications must be postmarked (not metered) by this date. Mail your applications & support materials to: Bronx Council on the Arts (CAG), 1738 Hone Avenue, Bronx, NY 10461. Application, instructions, and guidelines are available online at http://www.bronxarts.org/org_grants_cag.asp.

For further information or assistance with this application, please contact Americo Casiano Jr. at 718-931-9500 x19 or americo@bronxarts.org.

GET IT TOGETHER WORKSHOPS

Attention Bronx Arts Leaders!
New Opportunities for Advancement

Bronx Council on the Arts’
Get It Together Workshops continue!

Brought to you by The Bronx Arts Stabilization Fund*
dedicated to building capacity and stability for
all our arts groups by providing
FREE assessment, FREE seminars, FREE workshops,
FREE one-on-one–consulting and FREE clinics
facilitated by professional consultants

LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD!
DON'T MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY!!

For details contact:
Bronx Council on the Arts
718-931-9500 x24
www.bronxarts.org

For Technology Advancement services:
Corporate Performance Artists Corporation
Mr. Joseph McElroy & Ms. Donna McElroy, Consultants
Email: joseph@corporatepa.com / 646-279-2309

For Professional Development services:
includes Organizational Development,
Marketing, Promotion & Earned Income
Community Development Consulting
Ms. Rita Bowen, Consultant
Email: ritabowen@rcn.com / 718-274-5264

For Arts in Education as Earned Income services:
Arts Integration Consultant
Mr. Glenn McClure
Email: glenn@artforbrains.com
Web: www.artforbrains.com / 585-243-0324

It is essential that you attend the introductory meetings so the consultants can craft and design training and services to meet your expressed needs.

Questions? Call Ellen Pollan 718 931-9500 x24

* This US Small Business Administration (SBA)
Grant Award #SBAHQ-03-1-004 is funded by SBA.
SBA funding is not an endorsement of any
products, opinions, or services.

All *SBA funded programs are extended to the public on a non discriminatory basis.Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made, if requested at least 2 weeks in advance, Contact: E. Pollan, BCA, 1738 Hone Avenue, Bronx NY 10461, 718-931-9500 x24 to make arrangements.

Bronx Arts Stabilization Fund is supported by the US Small Business Administration.