Brooklyn Arts Council (1966-) (Brooklyn, NY)
Organization
Parallel Names
- Brooklyn Arts and Cultural Association
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Collected Materials- BACA, undated
File — Multiple Containers
Abstract
From the Collection:
The Community Gallery records document the administrative and exhibition activities of the gallery from its founding in 1968 until its closure in early 1986. In 1967 members of the artist group FICE demanded that the Brooklyn Museum exhibit from the local community and display artwork created by BIPOC artists. In repsonse, the Museum created the Community Gallery and hired Henri Ghent, the first Black man in a Director/administrative role at the Museum. Ghent, and later Richard Waller in the...
Dates:
undated
Collected Materials- BACA's 1st Annual Olé Show, 1968-1985
File — Multiple Containers
Abstract
From the Collection:
The Community Gallery records document the administrative and exhibition activities of the gallery from its founding in 1968 until its closure in early 1986. In 1967 members of the artist group FICE demanded that the Brooklyn Museum exhibit from the local community and display artwork created by BIPOC artists. In repsonse, the Museum created the Community Gallery and hired Henri Ghent, the first Black man in a Director/administrative role at the Museum. Ghent, and later Richard Waller in the...
Dates:
1968-1985