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BRIC Announces BRIClab 2024 – 2025 Artists-in-Residence
BRIC will support artists and media makers for one year across three tracks – Contemporary Art, Video Art, and Film + TV
BROOKLYN, NY (October 17, 2024) – BRIC, a leading arts and media institution, is pleased to announce the 2024-2025 cohort of BRIClab artists-in-residence. BRIClab offers critical support and opportunities for emerging and mid-career artists working in three distinct tracks: Contemporary Art, Film + TV, and Video Art. This year, 14 talented artists and collectives joined the residency.
BRIClab aims to build a stronger and more diverse artistic community in Brooklyn by fostering relationships, supporting long-term growth, and creating a pipeline of engagement with BRIC. All residents receive a $2,500 stipend, mentorship, skills-based learning and professional development, and documentation of their work. Additional support, in the form of funding, space, access to equipment and media classes, and other resources vary according to tracks. Public presentations of their work will take place in Spring and Summer 2025.
2024/25 BRICLAB RESIDENTS:
BRIClab Contemporary Art: An interdisciplinary, community-oriented residency program that provides emerging and early-career artists with studio space and professional support to develop and advance their practice. Residents:Ibtisam Tasnim Zaman (she/her); Johan Orellana (he/him); Mae Howard (they/them); Stephanie Santana (she/her); and Ujamaa Earthseed Collective.
BRIClab Video Art: A residency through BRIC’s Media Education and Contemporary Art Departments to support the creation of a video, film short, or longer work-in-progress. Residents: Aishamanne Williams (she/her); Anto(n) Astudillo (they/he); Cerine (they/them); Chuck Moss (he/him); Lai Yi Ohlsen (she/her); and Samuel Wright Smith (he/him).
BRIClab Film + TV: This residency incubates innovative and ambitious documentary filmmakers working on short form, episodic, or feature length non-fiction films. Residents:Hana Elias (she/her); Meghan Mcdonough (she/her); and Sidney Fussell (he/him).
Learn more about the BRIClab residents HERE.
BRIClab prioritizes applications from disabled, BIPOC, and LGBTQ+ artists, in line with BRIC’s ongoing commitment towards addressing systemic inequities in creative fields and industries, and as part of BRIC’s efforts to expand access for disabled artists, audiences, and staff. BRIC will work with all selected artists to support an accessible and accommodating residency. More information about accessibility at BRIC can be found HERE.
This announcement coincides with BRIC’s fall 2024 Gallery exhibition to hold a we (on view through Dec. 22, 2024), featuring work by fourteen disabled artists and collectives from the 2023/24 BRIClab residency. Rooted in the principles of Disability Justice and co-curated with the artists, the exhibition poses kinship, abundance, tenderness, and trust as alternatives to structural inaccessibility and exploitation. BRIClab: Contemporary Art expanded its 2023/24 programming to include in-person, virtual, and hybrid participation, and shaped its residency calendar, offerings, and outcomes according to the artists’ needs and interests. These values will continue to shape the 2024/25 BRIClab residency. Learn more about to hold a we and RSVP HERE.
Major support for BRIClab is provided by TD Bank.
Lead support for BRIC’s programming is provided by the Howard Gilman Foundation. BRIC also benefits from generous private funding from Bloomberg Philanthropies, Con Edison, The Eisner Foundation, The Pierre and Tana Matisse Foundation, Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation, M&T Charitable Foundation, National Grid, The Robert Lehman Foundation, The Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, The Scherman Foundation, The Shubert Organization, Tiger Baron Foundation, and numerous individuals.
Public support for BRIC Programs is provided by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and the New York City Council Council. Additional support is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
ABOUT BRIC
BRIC is a leading arts and media institution anchored in Downtown Brooklyn whose work spans contemporary visual and performing arts, media, and civic action. For over forty years, BRIC has shaped Brooklyn’s cultural and media landscape by presenting and incubating artists, creators, students, and media makers. As a creative catalyst for their community, BRIC ignites learning in people of all ages and centralizes diverse voices that take risks and drive culture forward. BRIC builds Brooklyn’s creative future.
BRIC Statement on Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
BRIC is committed to creating environments that honor, respect, and celebrate the humanity of all people. We support our artistic and creative communities in their efforts to affect positive social change in Brooklyn and beyond.
As a leading arts and culture institution anchored in Brooklyn, BRIC fosters an evolving workplace focused on the growth of our staff while developing arts, media, and cultural programs that reflect our core values. We embrace rigorous curiosity and collective wisdom to leverage the expertise of our diverse staff and community members and embody our commitment to diversity, equity, belonging, and social justice. Read the full statement here: https://bricartsmedia.org/about/
