Re-Imagining City Island's Gateway/Comfort in Concrete - Panel Discussion

Re-Imagining City Island's Gateway/Comfort in Concrete - Panel Discussion

Join us on August 29th at 6PM for a Panel Discussion on Public Space Design for an Ecologically-Changing New York City

Featuring:

  • Adolfo Carrion, former Bronx Borough President, Urban Planner and Developer 
  • Dr. Paul Mankiewicz, Director of the Gaia Institute and Associate Professor, Graduate Center of Planning, Pratt Institute 
  • Barbara Dolensek, Administrator of City Island Nautical Museum 
  • KaN Landscape design, Designers of BRAC's gardens and greenroof
  • Art Jones, Artist, Designer and BRAC TPS(+2.0) Instructor.

This panel is in conjunction with BRAC's current exhibition:

Re-Imagining City Island's Gateway
A Generative Reuse Project Studio by Graduate Students from Rhode Island School of Design INTAR (RISD) 

with

Comfort in Concrete
A Design Project for the South Bronx Greenway by BRAC's Teen/Young Adult Project Studio - TPS(+2.0)

Two Exhibitions addressing Artist-Designed Bronx Waterfront Public Spaces. Exhibition is open August 8th - 31st.

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Bronx River Art Center
1087 E. Tremont Ave., Bronx, NY 10460
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GALLERY HOURS:
Monday - Friday: 3:00 - 6 PM
Saturday: 12 - 5 PM
Gallery hours are only in effect during the
exhibition dates.

OFFICE & CENTER HOURS:
Monday - Friday: 10 AM - 6 PM
Saturday: 10 AM - 5 PM

DIRECTIONS TO CENTER:  By Train: Take #2 or #5 to West Farms Square/East Tremont. Walk one block east to Bronx Street. By Bus: Take #'s B9, 21, 36, 40, 42, or Q44 to East Tremont and Boston Road. By Car: Take Bruckner Expressway to Sheridan Expressway, and exit at East Tremont Ave. Turn left at the traffic light one block down onto East Tremont. Turn left after one block onto Bronx St. (Cross Bronx Expressway) towards Rosedale Ave, then exit. Turn left onto Rosedale Ave, then take a left onto Tremont Ave. Drive four blocks to West Farms Square.

This program is made possible with support from the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, including Council Members Eric Dinowitz, Althea Stevens, Kristy Marmorato and the Bronx Delegation. Additional support is from Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson, the NYS Council on the Arts with support from Governor Kathy Hochul and the NYS Legislature. Foundation support is from Con Edison: The Power of Giving, The New Yankee Stadium Community Benefits Fund, The Lincoln Fund, New York Life Foundation in partnership with the Afterschool Alliance and private donors.