BROOKLYN ARTS EXCHANGE INC
BROOKLYN ARTS EXCHANGE INC
BROOKLYN ARTS EXCHANGE INC
Programs
ARTIST RESIDENCIES
Since its inception, BAX has been renowned for nurturing and supporting a diverse range of dance, movement, theater, and multidisciplinary performance artists, many of whom lead social justice initiatives within and beyond the art sector. BAX’s resident artists exemplify how performance practices can uniquely highlight lineage, gender, race, and culture, while intersecting across gender, sexuality, race, and abilities. Most BAX residencies are designed as intentional cohorts, offering opportunities for peer exchange and artist advisor mentorship. In support of parent artists, BAX provides free arts programming for the school-aged children of all resident artists. The curatorial selection process reflects BAX’s mission and core commitments to anti-oppression and inclusion, considering the art field’s history of racism and discrimination. Artist in Residence Program BAX’s Artist in Residence (AIR) program supports three NYC-based dance, movement, theater, and multidisciplinary performance artists with space, financial stipends, and artistic, technical, and administrative support to develop new work. These residencies, lasting from 1 to 2 years, offer individual artistic exploration within a supportive cohort of other artists and mentorship from BAX Artistic & Co-Executive Director Marlène Ramírez-Cancio, and Artistic Advisors Abigail Browde and nia love. Space Grant Program BAX also offers shorter Space Grant residencies —spanning 3 to 4 months— which include a stipend, support of a cohort, free rehearsal space, performance opportunities, mentorship and studio showings. In the 2018 season, BAX initiated the Disabled Artist Space Grant program specifically for disabled artists. As of 2022, the principles of this program are incorporated into all residency programs, ensuring that all RFPs include a specific invitation and encouragement for disabled artists to apply. In addition to mentorship from the collective groups and artistic advisors, disabled artists are invited to participate in D.R.E.A.M. (the Disability, Radicality, Embodiment, and Access for Makers Studio Program), a mentorship initiative designed and led by international artist Perel. As of 2023, the Parent Artist Space Grant was phased out, and our support for parent artists has been extended to all BAX residencies.Geographies80 Hanson Pl, Brooklyn, NY 11217, USA;421 5th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11215, USADatesNot indicatedSourceUser-generatedArts and cultureAdults,Ethnic and racial groups,Parents,Artists and performers,Self-employed people402–EmergeNYC
EmergeNYC is a Latinx-led incubator and affinity network for socially engaged artists to develop their creative voice, explore the intersections of art and activism, and connect to a thriving community of mostly BIPOC, migrant, and LGBTQIA+ practitioners who challenge dominant narratives through cultural resistance. First launched in 2008 at NYU’s Hemispheric Institute—and now housed at BAX/Brooklyn Arts Exchange, EmergeNYC offers varied entry points into art and activism, prioritizing process, discovery and reflection, and fostering a brave space for experimentation, risk-taking and community-building. Through in-person and virtual annual programs, EmergeNYC encourages participants to take interdisciplinary leaps, mix styles and traditions, and develop incisive new work at the intersection of performance and politics. Over the years, EmergeNYC has activated a strong network of artivists—in NYC and beyond—who have built solidarity across differences and engaged in artistic world-making together.Geographies80 Hanson Pl floor 1, Brooklyn, NY 11217, USA;421 5th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11215, USADatesNot indicatedSourceUser-generatedArtist's services,Arts administration,Arts education,Arts exchange,Cultural awareness,Folk arts,Performing arts,Public arts,Visual artsAdults,Ethnic and racial groups,Heterosexuals,Intersex people,LGBTQ people369–YOUTH EDUCATION
Taught by professional artist faculty, BAX’s Education Department provides expert and nurturing instruction in dance, theater, and tumbling with an emphasis on cultivating creative expression. Our programs encompass five core values — skill-building, creative choice, collaboration, performance, and community — and include a broad range of youth classes, performances and festivals. We offer scholarship assistance (including sliding scale tiered tuition) for all of our education programs, and over 40% of the student population receives some level of financial assistance. Youth Education reaches over 3,000 children and teens each year through creative performing arts programs rooted in trauma-informed, anti-oppressive pedagogy in both in-school and out-of-school settings.Geographies421 5th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11215, USADatesNot indicatedSourceUser-generatedArts and culture,EducationChildren and youth3K–
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