Bric Arts Media Bklyn Inc

BRIC IS A LEADING ARTS AND MEDIA INSTITUTION ANCHORED IN DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN WHOSE WORK SPANS CONTEMPORARY VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS, MEDIA, AND CIVIC ACTION.

BRIC IS THE NEW YORK EMMY AWARD-WINNING PUBLIC ACCESS TELEVISION ORGANIZATION FOR BROOKLYN, NEW YORK. WE OFFER LOW-COST MEDIA PRODUCTION CLASSES AND FREE ACCESS TO TELEVISION PRODUCTION FACILITIES. WE AIR COMMUNITY-PRODUCED FREE SPEECH CONTENT ON OUR CABLE NETWORK, AND IN-HOUSE CONTENT FOCUSED ON BROOKLYN. BRIC EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES USES WERE DRAMATICALLY AFFECTED BY CLOSURES RELATED TO COVID. BRIC WAS CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC FOR SUBSTANTIAL PORTIONS OF THE YEAR, THOUGH EQUIPMENT WAS CHECKED OUT TO THE PUBLIC ON A LIMITED BASIS. IN FY21, THERE WERE ABOUT 500 SEPARATE USES OF OUR COMMUNITY MEDIA EQUIPMENT AND STUDIOS. CABLECAST OF PROGRAMS WAS UNINTERRUPTED WITH ABOUT 8,000 SHOWS SUBMITTED FOR AIRING ON PUBLIC ACCESS CHANNELS. IN ADDITION, BRIC PROVIDED A DAILY THREE-HOUR TIMESLOT PROGRAMMED BY THE BROOKLYN BOARD OF EDUCATION FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL REMOTE CLASSES. IN ADDITION, BRIC TV PRODUCED ABOUT 500 HOURS OF PROGRAMMING ABOUT BROOKLYN. BRIC MEDIA EDUCATION OFFERED 346 CLASSES, 131 COVID-BASED RETRAINING PROGRAMS, AND 6 GENERAL-PUBLIC PROGRAMS TOTALING 483 OFFERINGS. ALL CLASSES ARE FREE OR LOW-COST. 4,487 STUDENTS ENROLLED AND 2,500 STUDENTS ATTENDED. CLASSES INCLUDED STUDENTS FROM 35 STATES AND 20 COUNTRIES.

BRIC PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAMS INCLUDE PRESENTATION OF MUSIC, DANCE, THEATER, FILM AND SPOKEN WORD, AND SUPPORT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW WORK. IN FY21, DUE TO THE IMPACT OF COVID-19, THE FLAGSHIP BRIC CELEBRATE BROOKLYN! FESTIVAL WAS PRESENTED AS A TWO-DAY MULTI-PLATFORM DIGITAL EVENT AND GARNERED OVER 2M VIEWS FROM OVER 20 COUNTRIES. ADDITIONAL VIRTUAL PRESENTATIONS OF BRIC JAZZ FEST AND BRICLAB ENGAGED OVER 5,800 VIEWERS. OFFERINGS UNDER THE HEADING OF BRIC X HOME, INCLUDING OVER 50 ONLINE PROGRAMS THAT EMPLOYED DOZENS OF PERFORMING ARTISTS ENGAGED THOUSANDS OF AUDIENCE MEMBERS.

BRIC CONTEMPORARY ART AND MEDIA PROGRAMS INCLUDE EXHIBITIONS, PUBLIC EVENTS AND AN INNOVATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM AT OUR 3,000 SQUARE FOOT GALLERY AT BRIC HOUSE AND AROUND THE BOROUGH. OUR AIM IS TO INCREASE THE VISIBILITY THROUGHOUT BRIC HOUSE AND ACCESSIBILITY OF CONTEMPORARY ART AND MEDIA WHILE BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN THE ART WORLD AND GLOBAL CULTURE IN BROOKLYN. IN ADDITION, OUR ART EDUCATION PROGRAMS BRING THESE EXPERIENCES TO STUDENTS THROUGHOUT NEW YORK. ABOUT 1,500 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN OUR SCHOOL-BASED ART EDUCATION PROGRAM AND ACTIVITIES IN 42 SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY CENTERS AND BRIC HOUSE DELIVERY OF DIGITAL EDUCATION CONTENT.