Open Call For Curator Grant
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Other requirements
- Open to curators residing in NYC.
- Proposals should include 60% of artists living in The Bronx.
- BCA seeks projects and artworks that focus on a range of environmental issues, including racial justice, gender equality, environmental justice, food justice, body justice, and mental health, among others.
- The submission may include artworks of all disciplines, including, but not limited to installations, video art, sound pieces, objects, sculptures, and paintings.
Overview
About The Bronx Council on the Arts (BCA)
From our early beginnings as a presenter of affordable arts programming in select Bronx neighborhoods, we have grown into a cultural hub that serves the entire creative ecosystem of the borough. Our programs serve artists, the public, and the field at large by building connections, providing resources, and advocating for equitable practices. Through this lens we offer affordable programs for seniors and youth and provide direct services to over 1,500 artists and 250 community-based arts groups each year.
About The Longwood Art Gallery
The Longwood Art Gallery is part of The Longwood Arts Project, BCA’s flagship program. The gallery derives its name from its original location at PS39 on Longwood Avenue. From 2003 to 2023, the gallery relocated to the campus of Hostos Community College. Since September 2023 Longwood Art Gallery is located in the Bronx Council on the Arts Head Quarters on East Tremont Avenue in the Bronx.
The Longwood Art Gallery predominantly showcases artists of color, women and LGBTQ+ artists. The gallery also offers programs for youth and adults that encourage dialogue and explore exhibition themes in greater depth.
Open Call For Curators
The Bronx Council on the Arts (BCA) invites independent curators to submit proposals for our second 2026 Longwood Art Gallery exhibition, scheduled for June 10 – June 29, 2026.
BCA seeks to support and amplify diverse voices and narratives that reflect a strong commitment to environmental justice.
This exhibition will be presented at a renowned art space in Harlem, as part of BCA’s ongoing effort to build connections with other art organizations and expand opportunities for Bronx artists beyond the borough.
Art has the power to inspire, provoke, transform, and heal. Curators and artists play a crucial role in social and political movements, expressing their views on the world around them. In today’s visual age, they can be a powerful force for change. Curators work creatively by illuminating social issues, catalyzing public discourse, and bringing new audiences into activism.
For the 2026 Exhibition Season, BCA seeks projects and artworks that focus on a range of environmental issues, including racial justice, gender equality, environmental justice, food justice, body justice, and mental health, among others.
The submission may include artworks of all disciplines, including, but not limited to installations, video art, sound pieces, objects, sculptures, and paintings.
Eligibility
Open to curators residing in NYC. Proposals should include 60% of artists living in The Bronx.BCA seeks projects and artworks that focus on a range of environmental issues, including racial justice, gender equality, environmental justice, food justice, body justice, and mental health, among others. The submission may include artworks of all disciplines, including, but not limited to installations, video art, sound pieces, objects, sculptures, and paintings.
What The Bronx Council on the Arts Incorporated actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 22
- Total given
- $303K
- Median grant
- $10K
- Range
- $7,000–$30K
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 27% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Bronx Academy of Arts & Dance
Cult.vision & dance
$30K
Davalois Fearon Dance Company Inc
Cult.vision & dance
$30K
Anna & Kitty Inc
Cultural vision fund
$23K
Cotc NYC LLC
Cultural vision fund
$23K
Orchestra of the Bronx Inc
Arts fund, com. arts
$20K
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Fields of Work
- Arts
- Visual artists
- Museums
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