02.10.25

Mayoral Candidate Forum on Culture and Arts

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Time
Doors 6PM, Event 7-9PM
Location
Cost
FREE

Event Info

This event is sold out. You must have an RSVP ticket for entry. Ballroom seating is first come, first served, and upon reaching capacity attendees will be invited to watch a livestream on BRIC House’s indoor Stoop.

Can’t make it in-person? Catch it livestreamed on BRIC’s Instagram, BRIC TV or Brooklyn Free Speech HD from 7:00-8:30pm.

Join us for a vital conversation about the future of culture and arts in New York City, bringing together mayoral candidates to share their visions, strategies, and commitments to the cultural life of our city.

This engaging evening will provide attendees with a unique opportunity to hear directly from the candidates on how they plan to support, sustain, and uplift the arts and culture sector as a cornerstone of NYC’s identity and economy and the social well-being of New Yorkers.

Speakers include Fmr. Assemblyman Michael Blake, Comptroller Brad Lander, Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani, Senator Jessica Ramos, Fmr. Comptroller Scott Stringer, Senator Zellnor Myrie, and Whitney Tilson. The forum will be moderated by Angela Yee.

The event is produced by BRIC in collaboration with NY4CA and the Culture and Arts Policy Institute.

This event is made possible in part by the contributions of the Mayoral Forum Host Committee. The Host Committee Members include: 651 ARTS, A.R.T./NY, Artists Alliance Inc., Asian American Arts Alliance, The Billie Holiday Theatre, Cultural Institutions Group, Downtown Brooklyn Arts Alliance, El Museo del Barrio, FAB NYC, Hi-ARTS, IndieSpace, The Laundromat Project, LEIMAY, Naturally Occurring Cultural Districts NY, NYC Arts in Education Roundtable, People’s Theatre Project, Ted Berger, Tropical Fete, and the Wildlife Conservation Society.

Accessibility

BRIC will provide in-person CART captioning and ASL interpreters in the ballroom and in the stoop. ASL interpreters will be available on all BRIC livestreams except Instagram. BRIC will reserve ADA seating in the ballroom and can make additional accommodations for seating upon request. Learn more at bricartsmedia.org/accessibility.

To make a specific access request, or to let us know other ways we can provide you with a welcoming experience, please contact [email protected].

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