Queer Nature: A new exhibit opens at BronxArtSpace
We have a lot to learn about sexuality from nature. That’s the message of the newest exhibit at BronxArtSpace, “Queer Nature,” which opens on March 2.
Lizzy Alejandro: the Bronx-based artist who challenges the status quo
When Bronx artist Lizzy Alejandro was about 10 years old, she accompanied her grandmother to Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Gun Hill. During the question-and-answer portion, she asked: “If…
BronxArtSpace is moving from Mott Haven
BronxArtSpace, a non-profit art gallery based in Mott Haven that has showcased the work of more than 1,200 NYC artists, is moving to a new location in Hunts Point. The…
Want to make a movie? Bronx Film 48 expands to address the void
Gregory Hernandez believes there are three key components to becoming a filmmaker: You watch films, you meet filmmakers and you make a film yourself. But if you’re in a borough…
Five Bronx artists chosen for Governors Island residency
When South Bronx native Marco Saavedra is not helping to run his family’s La Morada restaurant in Mott Haven, he is now dedicating himself to creating abstract landscape art on…
BronxArtSpace opens first in-person exhibit during pandemic
The BronxArtSpace reopened its gallery on August 29 for its first in-person exhibit since March with “How To Dance,” a collection of videos focusing on the sometimes awkward joy of…
Exhibit mixes outsider and insider artists
A new exhibit at BronxArtSpace offers a glimpse of the variety in the borough’s arts scene, through the work of five artists.
First South Bronx Open Studio tour shows off local talent
The South Bronx Independent Artists Coalition joined forces with both local and international artists to present the first South Bronx Open Studio Tour in May, opening the doors to artist…