When: Sunday, August 9, 12-3 PM | Where: Queens Museum
Experience Culture Push Fellow Camille Mbayo’s interactive work inspired by Benin City in the 1400s.
When: Saturday, August 15, 2026
Where: Brooklyn Heights Library Multipurpose room
A panel of justice-impacted LGBTQ+ folks and justice-impacted women will present their work from DuKode's Biometrics & Cartoons Workshop Series, in which biometric devices and data were used to create new animations and art and there will also be interactive work from artist Cam Mbayo exploring a digital archive of work inspired by Benin City in the 1400s.
Chill, vibe and celebrate Black August at Manhattan Beach this Saturday!
Come out, rain or shine! (Bring your umbrellas just in case)
Black August, Brooklyn! Saturday, 8/8, 12-5 PM
Organized by #DayOnesArt and Black Utopian Fellowship Director Denae Howard, with activities by Culture Push Black Utopian Fellow Mai’yah Kau and Associated Artist Haileigh Nelson.
BLACK AUGUST BROOKLYN ❤️🖤💚 8/8/2026, MANHATTAN BEACH BROOKLYN
We shared about Culture Push Disability Arts Fellow Megan Bent’s performance a few weeks ago in a previous newsletter (link here).
Here’s some pics from the performance for those of you who couldn’t make it!
Bio: Megan Bent (she/her) is a lens-based artist interested in ways image-making can happen beyond “traditional” media and methods. She is drawn to processes that reflect and embrace her disabled experience; especially interdependence, impermanence, care, and slowness. Her most recent work focuses on personal experiences of healthcare denials and critiques the use of AI in healthcare. She is interested in weaving together her health justice activism and art practice.
🧡🤍🤍 OPPORTUNITIES FROM THE CULTURE PUSH NETWORK 🤍🤍🧡
Brooklyn Arts Council Open Call 2027
Whether you’re a teaching artist ready to bring your craft into schools and older adult centers, or an individual or organization eyeing one of our grant opportunities, this is your season to get informed and get your application ready.
Applications open August 17. Between then and October, we’re hosting Info Sessions, Office Hours, and our Thrive Application Workshop Series to help guide you through the process every step of the way. Here’s a look ahead:
Emerging Curators Open Call - Applications due Aug 15
Smack Mellon seeks proposals from Emerging Curators based in the New York City area for our annual Emerging Artists Summer Group Exhibition. The exhibition will take place across Smack Mellon’s two gallery spaces and is slated to open during the summer of 2027.
We advise potential curators to be familiar with our mission and programs before submitting a proposal. We are interested in engaging with projects that consider relevant political, social, or environmental issues. The deadline for applications is August 15, 2026 at midnight EST. More Info & Apply
Art Ready Open Call - Applications due Oct 1
NYC public high school students, grades 10 through 12, are invited to apply for the 2026/27 Art Ready program. The deadline for applications is October 1.
Calling all NYC public high school students, grades 10-12! Smack Mellon is accepting applications for Art Ready, our completely free after-school arts education and mentorship program. Visit museums, participate in hands-on workshops, and learn from an artist mentor to create work for an exhibition at Smack Mellon! Art Ready meets on Wednesdays from 4-6:30PM at locations across the city.
