Deck The Halls With Holly Block Youth Mental Health Project Fundraiser
by Stephi Wild - Nov 16, 2023
Have plans for December 16th? Now, you do! Come see Deck The Halls With Holly at Don't Tell Mama NYC. Holly Block returns to this space for a fun-filled night of holiday and musical theater songs two years after her last successful show here. It's no wonder a woman named Holly would love Christmas, but, she says, this show means so much more.
CHOICES: A ROCK OPERA to Take the Stage at Emelin Theater for a Limited Run
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 15, 2023
Get ready for a rockin' journey back to the 80s with 'Choices: A Rock Opera' at Emelin Theater in Mamaroneck, NY. Experience the scintillating songfest that tells the story of a lead singer torn between fame and love. Don't miss the limited run from November 24-26. Get your tickets now!
Student Blog: Block and Jerjian Present: Safe & Sound the Musical
by Student Blogger: Kyle Morales - Mar 10, 2021
Safe & Sound the Musical brings attention to mental health, self-love, toxic masculinity, equality and kindness. The character Love, played by Block, guides 3 characters toward rediscovering who they are by reconnecting them with their inner child.
Bronx Museum Names Jasmine Wahi Holly Block Social Justice Curator
by Stephi Wild - Feb 19, 2020
The Bronx Museum of the Arts is pleased to announce the appointment of Jasmine Wahi as the Holly Block Social Justice Curator for exhibitions in 2021, which marks the museum's 50th anniversary. In the role, Wahi will curate exhibitions that highlight the museum's rich history of social activism, with a focus on both emerging and established artists responding to The Bronx.
A Reading of AMERICAN HOME is Coming to Theatre 54 at Shetler Studios & Theatres
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 20, 2019
One out of every 54 homes in America received a foreclosure notice in 2008.
Award-winning playwright and author of 'Love in the Time of Foreclosure,'
Stephanie Alison Walker, takes audiences on a deeply personal journey through recent history
as she shines a light on three out of the millions of stories of loss.
Bronx Museum Announces The Block Gallery And Inaugural Class Of Resident AIM Artists
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 26, 2018
The Bronx Museum of the Arts is pleased to announce its new exhibition and artist workspace at 80 White Street in Lower Manhattan, which will be known as The Block Gallery. The name was chosen in honor of the late Bronx Museum Executive Director Holly Block. It will welcome the first artist residents in January, 2019.
The Bronx Museum Of The Arts Announces New Space Downtown
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 28, 2018
The Bronx Museum of the Arts is proud to announce it will soon open an artist workspace and exhibition venue located at 80 White Street in Lower Manhattan, furthering the museum's mission to support underrepresented artists in New York. Designed to support AIM, the museum's career development program for emerging New York City artists, the space will serve as a community resource hub featuring private workspaces, exhibition facilities, meeting rooms, and career management resources for the creative and professional development of AIM alumni.
Bronx Museum Of The Arts Appoints Deborah Cullen-Morales New Executive Director
by Stephi Wild - Jun 19, 2018
The Bronx Museum of the Arts announced today that Deborah Cullen-Morales will become the Museum's new Executive Director. She will succeed Executive Director Holly Block, who passed away in October 2017. Cullen-Morales comes to the Museum from the Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Art Gallery at Columbia University. After serving more than 15 years at El Museo del Barrio, New York, Cullen-Morales has been the director and chief curator of the Wallach for the past six years, overseeing the Gallery's expansion into The Lenfest Center for the Arts on the University's new campus in West Harlem. Cullen-Morales will report to the Board of Trustees and will be the strategic lead in developing and implementing plans for advancing the Museum's mission. She will assume the post at the Museum in July 2018.