May 2012
20 posts
OPEN SHOW NYC #1 Tonight @ 7PM!!
OPEN SHOW NYC #1 BDC is honored to host the first OPEN SHOW NYC TONIGHT at 7PM
There will be light snacks and refreshments. This is a FREE event! Space will be limited to 70 guests, so please arrive on time. PRESENTERS & PROJECTS: Benjamin Lowy Jesse Neider Katrín Björk Viviana Peretti Simon Biswas For this round, curators were co-producers Sonya Barash and Radhika Chalasani
Open Show...
2012 Echo International Photojournalism...
The competition is open to all students, from ages 16 to 28, in any field of study, anywhere in the world. New York Times photographer, Tyler Hicks will determine the winner.
Submit your entry here
Bike Tour of the South Bronx and Randall's Island
May 27, 11:00AM
Brook Park (East 141st Street and Brook Avenue, Bronx)
Join South Bronx Unite! for a unique tour of the South Bronx and Randall’s Island. The ride will promote environmental awareness through site visits to the waterfront, community gardens, public artwork and historic places, as well as power plants and waste transfer facilities that pollute our rivers’ shores. We will...
Jeffrey Gettleman at The Half King May 22, 7pm
CPJ DEBRIEF with Jeffrey Gettleman
Jeffrey Gettleman, East Africa bureau chief for The New York Times, received the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting for his work in Somalia and the Sudan. The Pulitzer jury cited Gettleman for his “vivid reports, often at personal peril, on famine and conflict in East Africa, a neglected but increasingly strategic part of the world.” ...
Open Show now Accepting Submissions!
The BDC is excited to be hosting an Open Show exhibition May 24th at 7:30PM.
Open Show is a global network of volunteer-powered communities that get great photo & film work seen and inspire conversation through live, handmade events.
They are now accepting submissions. Get your work seen! Be involved with fellow artists! The deadline is May 17th. Submit your work here
For further questions...
“I think he felt like journalism was the bedrock of our democracy, of our...”
– BDC Founder Michael Kamber speaking at the Newseum Monday about close friend Tim Hetherington. Hetherington was a crucial part of the Bronx Documentary Center being started. He, Chris Hondros and Marie Colvin were some of 72 journalists added to the Newseum’s Journalists Memorial honoring...
2012 MJ Bear Fellowship for Young Digital... →
The MJ Bear Fellowships identify and celebrate young digital journalists, working independently or for a company or organization, who have demonstrated — through professional experimentation, research or other projects — that they deserve support for their efforts and/or vision. The fellows are up-and-coming early-career journalists inside or outside the newsroom who are just beginning to make...
WatchBDC friend, journalist and RISC graduate Greg Campbell co-director of “Recovering,” a documentary chronicling how bicycling help troops heal wounds, needs your help.
Please go here to read more about he and Michael de Yoanna’s film, contribute, and spread the word.
Artist Town Hall Meeting May 16th- How are Young...
CSI and the Bronx Council on the Arts invite you to a
Town Hall Meeting
What’s Next? And Who’s Bringing It?
How are Young Artists Making It?
RSVP here
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Times are tough. Now, more than ever, we...
