DreamYard uses the arts as a tool to improve teaching and learning & to build community. As the largest arts learning provider in the Bronx, DY impacts the social and intellectual growth of thousands through safe, and creatively challenging programs.
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- Location:
- Bronx, NY, 10456
- Phone:
- 718-588-8007
Events
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- Voices Rising: A Spoken Word F...
The Scholastic Theater, NYC
Monday, March 15 at 7:00pm
The DreamYard Project Check out the latest from DreamYard's Bronx Art Collective blog.
BRONX ART COLLECTIVE: 2009-2010 BAC Program Launches with a Trip to The New Museum to see Emory Doug
Source: dreamyardbac.blogspot.com
DreamYard's Bronx Art Collective (BAC) is a group of talented and ambitious young artists (ages 14 - 18). BAC participants curate and mount two large exhibitions annually, lead docent tours, create independent projects, visit NYC museums and galleries and gain critical awareness through the arts. .....
The DreamYard Project Check out DreamYard's new website at www.dreamyard.com
Source: www.dreamyard.com
DreamYard is the largest arts education provider in the Bronx and its programs reach 8,500 K-12th grade students annually during in-school and out-of-school hours.... [Read more]
The DreamYard Project
DreamYard Project & Bronx Pro Real Estate invite you to the grand opening of the DreamYard Art Center @ 1085 Washington Avenue on Tuesday, September 29th, 2009. The Ribbon Cutting Ceremony will start promptly at at 11:45 AM.
The opening represents a unique collaboration of inspirational education & sustainable housing.... The event will feature performances and artwork by DreamYard students. Light refreshments will be served.
Space is limited. Please RSVP by September 23rd: Hannah Stein, (718) 588-8007 ext. 207, hstein@dreamyard.com Read More
The opening represents a unique collaboration of inspirational education & sustainable housing.... The event will feature performances and artwork by DreamYard students. Light refreshments will be served.
Space is limited. Please RSVP by September 23rd: Hannah Stein, (718) 588-8007 ext. 207, hstein@dreamyard.com Read More
Please RSVP by September 23rd!
Time:11:00AM Tuesday, September 29th
Location:DreamYard Art Cener
The DreamYard Project
In early June, Slane & Slane hosted a jewelry making workshop after school for some of the art students at MS 118. To celebrate June as pearl month, each student wrote and shared pearls of wisdom for each other and how this impacts and informs their lives as they continue to learn and experience new things.
Slane & Sl...ane led students through identifying different types, colors and styles of pearls. They learned how to string pearls and helped them created necklaces, earring, and headbands. The students designed their own pieces, creating their own unique, personalized collection of pearl jewerly!Read More
Slane & Sl...ane led students through identifying different types, colors and styles of pearls. They learned how to string pearls and helped them created necklaces, earring, and headbands. The students designed their own pieces, creating their own unique, personalized collection of pearl jewerly!Read More
The DreamYard Project Photos from this year's Bronx Arts Learning Community Festival, an incredible year-end celebration of theater, poetry, visual art, music and dance created and performed by more than 800 students across 14 public schools!
The DreamYard Project
Join us for "Extra/Ordinary Evidence", an exchange between arts learning organizations about why and how we document the work we do in arts, youth, and community - how to do it well - how it serves artists and young people - and how it might inform our practices.
A team of DreamYard school programs staff and TAs will be... joined by representatives from:
* New Urban Arts (Providence) - http://www.newurbanarts.org/index.html
* Rhode Island School of Design's Project Open Door - http://risd.digication.com/projectopendo
* Dallas Big Thought - http://www.bigthought.org/
* Community Musicworks - http://www.communitymusicworks.org/
* Lincoln Center Institute - href=http://lcilearn.lcinstitute.org/LCIdocs/
To RSVP, contact Nancy Kleaver, School Programs Director at nkleaver@dreamyard.com Read More
A team of DreamYard school programs staff and TAs will be... joined by representatives from:
* New Urban Arts (Providence) - http://www.newurbanarts.org/index.html
* Rhode Island School of Design's Project Open Door - http://risd.digication.com/projectopendo
* Dallas Big Thought - http://www.bigthought.org/
* Community Musicworks - http://www.communitymusicworks.org/
* Lincoln Center Institute - href=http://lcilearn.lcinstitute.org/LCIdocs/
To RSVP, contact Nancy Kleaver, School Programs Director at nkleaver@dreamyard.com Read More
A Discussion on Documenting Arts Learning
Time:10:00AM Saturday, June 27th
Location:DreamYard Art Center
The DreamYard Project
The Bronx Arts Learning Community (BALC), is a partnership between DreamYard and fourteen K-12th grade public schools committed to comprehensive arts learning programs.
Opening Reception: Wednesday, June 3rd, 4pm-5:30pm @ the Lehman College Art Gallery.
Student Performances @ Lovinger Theater:
Monday, June 1st 10am-12pm
Tu...esday, June 2nd 10am-12pm
Wednesday, June 3rd 6pm-8pm
Student Art Exhibition @ Lehman Art Gallery:
Tues. June 2nd - Sat. June 6th 10am-4pm
For more information, please contact:
Yesenia Macedo, School Programs Assistant
(718) 588-8007, ext. 209 ymacedo@dreamyard.comRead More
Opening Reception: Wednesday, June 3rd, 4pm-5:30pm @ the Lehman College Art Gallery.
Student Performances @ Lovinger Theater:
Monday, June 1st 10am-12pm
Tu...esday, June 2nd 10am-12pm
Wednesday, June 3rd 6pm-8pm
Student Art Exhibition @ Lehman Art Gallery:
Tues. June 2nd - Sat. June 6th 10am-4pm
For more information, please contact:
Yesenia Macedo, School Programs Assistant
(718) 588-8007, ext. 209 ymacedo@dreamyard.comRead More
Join DreamYard for an incredible year-end celebration of theater, poetry, visual art, music and dance created and performed by more than 800 students across 14 public schools!
Time:10:00AM Monday, June 1st
Location:Lehman College
The DreamYard Project
DreamYard thanks its incredible community of donors for coming out strong on Monday, May 5th for our 9th Annual DreamYard Benefit at 583 Park Avenue! The event was sold-out, with a record attendance of 450 people -- this is an incredible testament to strength of our community.
We are so grateful for everyone whose passion and commitment helped make our Annual Benefit an enormous success!
The DreamYard Project
Join us this weekend for final shows from DreamYard's Bronx Acting Ensemble (BAE) and Bronx Art Collective (BAC)!
BAC's Spring Exhibition Opening
Saturday, May 16th 5:30pm-6pm
After successfully curating the DreamYard Visual Arts Festival at Sotheby's and the Bronx Museum, the young artists of BAC will be exhibit...ing their final pieces of the year.
BAE presents "Is Anyone Listening"
Saturday, May 16th 6pm - 7pm
Written and performed by the youth ensemble members, this play is inspired by the works of Studs Terkel and interviews with Bronx residents. "Is Anyone Listening" explores relationships between residents in a New York City building during times of economic strife.
Final performances on Sunday May 17th:
BAC Spring Exhibition 12pm - 12:30pm
BAE, "Is Anyone Listening" 1pm - 2pm
5:30pm - 7pmRead More
BAC's Spring Exhibition Opening
Saturday, May 16th 5:30pm-6pm
After successfully curating the DreamYard Visual Arts Festival at Sotheby's and the Bronx Museum, the young artists of BAC will be exhibit...ing their final pieces of the year.
BAE presents "Is Anyone Listening"
Saturday, May 16th 6pm - 7pm
Written and performed by the youth ensemble members, this play is inspired by the works of Studs Terkel and interviews with Bronx residents. "Is Anyone Listening" explores relationships between residents in a New York City building during times of economic strife.
Final performances on Sunday May 17th:
BAC Spring Exhibition 12pm - 12:30pm
BAE, "Is Anyone Listening" 1pm - 2pm
5:30pm - 7pmRead More
Saturday May 16 and Sunday 17th
Time:5:30PM Saturday, May 16th
Location:Pregones Theater
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The DreamYard Project wrote on 9th Annual Benefit @ 538 Park's Wall.
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The DreamYard Project The 9th annual DreamYard Benefit is celebrating the opening of the DreamYard Art Center. To purchase tickets, contact Ashleigh Troccoli at Bradley Events, ashleigh@bradleyevents.com, or (914) 834-2868.
The DreamYard Project
Dance and Theater Festival tonight at the Public Theater.
Time: 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Location: The Public, Anspacher Theater -- 425 Lafayette Street (between East 4th & Astor Place), NYC
The DreamYard Project Learn more about the DreamYard Preparatory School, a public high school devoted to arts integration.
Source: www.dyprep.org
DreamYard Preparatory School | 240 East 172nd Street, Bronx, NY 10457 | Tel: 718.410.4242 | Fax: 718.410.4312 | info@dyprep.org
