BronxArtSpace is a non-profit gallery that promotes underrepresented and emerging artists and curators. It is an independent venue not associated with any college or institution.
It fosters arts education through exhibitions and cultural events in
Mott Haven
Mott Haven is an American primarily residential neighborhood in the southwestern section of the New York City borough of the Bronx. Its boundaries, starting from the north and moving clockwise, are East 149th Street to the north, the Bruckner E ...
in the
South Bronx
The South Bronx is an area of the New York City Borough (New York City), borough of the Bronx. The area comprises neighborhoods in the southern part of the Bronx, such as Concourse, Bronx, Concourse, Mott Haven, Bronx, Mott Haven, Melrose, B ...
, New York City. Events include exhibitions in collaboration with visual artists, performers, filmmakers, dancers, musicians, actors and curators. BronxArtSpace was started in 2008 by artists Linda Cunningham and Mitsu Hadeishi.
When she couldn't afford living in
Soho
Soho is an area of the City of Westminster, part of the West End of London. Originally a fashionable district for the aristocracy, it has been one of the main entertainment districts in the capital since the 19th century.
The area was develop ...
anymore, Cunningham moved to an apartment building in Mott Haven. She renovated the five-story building on East 140th Street and created the BronxArtSpace gallery on the ground floor.
Recent developments
In 2021
Hunter College
Hunter College is a public university in New York City. It is one of the constituent colleges of the City University of New York and offers studies in more than one hundred undergraduate and postgraduate fields across five schools. It also admi ...
alumna Beverly Emers made her curatorial debut at BronxArtSpace, she presented “''Giving Light: An Art Antidote to Gun Violence''”, an art exhibition of diverse media about gun violence as a public health crisis. Participating artists included: Élan Cadiz, Julia Justo, Morcey Felix, Nicky Enright, Shelley Feinerman, Noble Dre Ali, Ron Baker, Siva Daniel, Tammy Wofsey, Tasha Douge and Wilhelmina Grant.
References
External links
* BronxArtSpace websit
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Cultural centers in New York City
Art museums and galleries established in 2008
Mott Haven, Bronx
Art museums and galleries in the Bronx