Within the past three years, we've been working hard to grow and engage our community. We are excited to share that we will be celebrating three years of art in the community on April 28, 2018!

We would love to share this day with you and would be delighted to have you join us for [Arts]sembly: Art is Community Third Annual Celebration. [Arts]sembly is a fundraiser and cultural art showcase and it will be an evening filled with fun art activities, music, dance performances and artists showcase!

Come dance the night away with Uptown Vinyl Supreme, enjoy of the beautiful Alianza Dominicana Folklore Dancers, listen to poetry and the performance of singer, Brandon Tyler. Be re-energized by an Art Exhibition by members of the BxArts Factory, get inspired by Keynote Speakers, create in our Art Stations and participate in our raffle! Food will be available for purchase and will be provided by City Tamale and other food vendors.

Please consider joining us and purchasing a ticket to this wonderful celebration. For more details and tickets please visit www.artful.ly/bxartsfactory

Thank you for all your support throughout the years. Looking forward to celebrating with you!

[Arts]sembly: Art is Community Third Annual Celebration
When: Saturday, April 28th, 2018
Where: Alianza Dominicana Cultural Center
Address: 530 W 166th St, New York, New York 10032

Time: 6 to 10 pm

Tickets: $40

This framed, screenprint of my piece "Bodegón" will be part of the raffle. Don't think it twice and get your tickets now!

Love & Friendship: Paint Nite!
Saturday, February 11, 2017 from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Bronx Drafthouse, 884 Gerard Avenue, Bronx, NY 10452

You don't need any experience in painting to become an artist for one night and have fun in the process. On this night, we I host a painting class so you can learn how to recreate the art piece I created just for this event.

This time bring your partner, best friend or date and create an image using both canvases. You can display them together or separate... whatever your heart tells you!
Ticket includes a FREE drink and all art materials! At the end of the night you will take home your own creation on a canvas! At the Draft House you can order a variety of cocktails, beers and get a taste of their delicious dishes. Come with your partner, your friend, or on your own to meet other great people and network!
This month we have a special treat! During our summer months, adults and children in the community have created designs on the aprons that you will use. It is a way for them to thank you for your financial contribution! You can have this specially designed aprons! You can purchase the apron you will use this evening for only $5!
All funds collected by BxArts Factory will support our 2017 FREE programming. With your contributions we are able to purchase materials, support the artists facilitating workshops or performing and provide free of cost opportunities for community members.

Back in September, during the WHEDco weekend walk, BxArts Factory created a fun activity to increase the exposure of the nearby Morning Glory Community Garden. At the same time I engaged the community to help me paint the fence of the garden and beautify the space. 
It was a very successful event, many members of the community came, painted and enjoyed the great space they have at the garden, hopefully we encouraged more neighbors to be part of the MGCG and will be enjoying fresh vegetables for their homes.

You are invited! Only a few days left to have a blast with us during our 2nd Annual Art at the Bar Networking Event and Fundraiser! Join us next Sunday, July 17th to chill, make art, laugh, and enjoy some refreshing drinks and some pitorro at Port Morris Distillery! 

There will be something to for everyone; you do not need to be an artists to attend.  We will have two models for artists to draw, mini canvases painting station, magnet making station, coloring station, games, food and music! $10 (online) or $12 at the door! Buy your tickets NOW!

I will be moderating the live drawing and some really fun drawing games.
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Funds collected during this event will directly benefit our 2017 Free Art Workshop Series! So far, in 2016, your continuous support has helped us bring FREE programming to more than 300 people. Help us continue. Support our Fundraising efforts, share, join us!

For more information about this event please visit our Facebook Event Page.  Also please find the flyer attached so you can share it and invite your friends! 

We can't wait to see you there! 

Last Friday we had our BxArts Factory Paint the Night Away celebrating Bike to Work Day. The turnout was amazing, the DJ incredible, as always, and everyone did a great job with their paintings. I hole you can join us for the next one in June!!!

Thank you to everyone who made it to celebrate my birthday!!!

Another paint the night away party happened thanks to BxArts Factory. I facilitated a really fun night at The Bronx Beer Hall on April 15. Twenty people attended creating beautiful paintings. For some people it was their first time painting, for some others it was a fun way to socialize.
I believe everyone has an artist inside, you just need a little help to explore it and bring it to the surface. Stop being afraid of the blank canvas, go ahead and draw the first line... in my classes I won't give you a color-in paper, you will create your own sketch that will become a beautiful painting. 
All the funds we collect from these events go to support BxArts Factory Community Engagement Summer Activities as well as Bring Art to Every Household programming in the Fall!
This summer we will be participating in 4 summer events!  These events are:
1.  Longwood Art Festival - June 4th
2.  Boogie on the Boulevard - Last Sundays on May, June, July and August
3.  Wonderfully Made Walkathon – July 9th
4.  Weekend Walks with WHEDco and Morning Glory Garden – September 17th
In the Fall and Winter we will be collaborating with Wonderfully Made Family Services to bring art directly to the homes of the parents and families involved in their parenting programs! 
Stay tuned for the next Paint The Night Away on May 20th... subscribe to my newsletter 

I would like to invite you to a FREE workshop I will be teaching on
Saturday, April 9th
Saturday April 23rd
​From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
​at the Bronx Music Heritage Center Laboratory
1303 Louis Nine Boulevard, Bronx, NY, 10459

During this two-day workshop we will learn about Abstract Art and composition. After the theory, we will decorate some big trash cans with what we have learned. The final product will be used during the different street fairs and festivals WHEDco organizes.

This workshop is free, open to community members 18 years old or older! 
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED- SPACES ARE LIMITED!
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I have been busy lately doing what I like to do. During the winter it is easier to stay inside, and I really like introducing adults into the awesome world of creating art.
Partnering with Wonderfully Made, an organization that empowers families to raise socially and emotionally healthy children to foster positive and meaningful relationships at home and in a school setting; we created a free workshop for parents to spend the night on their own. Sometimes taking the time for yourself is not easy with children around. We shared a magical night creating Ink-Blots and sharing stories. We started a series Bringing Art Into My Life will continue with similar events soon.
I also lead the Paint the Night Away event with BxArts Factory, where a group of adults replicated a painting I designed specially for that night. I really enjoyed teaching them about color mixing and empowering their creativity to take over their fears of "Am I doing it wrong?" I will be teaching more of those events soon. Subscribe to my newsletter so I can keep you posted!!