The Downtown Brooklyn Partnership (Partnership), in cooperation with
the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA) and in
consultation with the New York City Economic Development Corporation
(NYCEDC), is pleased to announce an Open Call to arts organizations
interested locating in the BAM Cultural District.
All
proposals will be reviewed on an ongoing basis. Interested arts groups may schedule a meeting with the Partnership to review
proposals or ideas for projects in the Cultural District. The
Partnership will evaluate potential projects with NYCEDC and DCA. Due
to the timeline for development of the District, all inquiries
regarding projects for consideration must be made to the Partnership by
Friday, December 14.
Development sites in
the BAM Cultural District are located on two blocks of City-owned
properties in the Fort Greene neighborhood of Downtown Brooklyn near
the Brooklyn Academy of Music. For a map of the district click here. The
‘North Site’ is bound by Fulton Street, Lafayette Avenue Ashland Place
and Rockwell Place, and the ‘South Site’ is bounded by Lafayette
Avenue, Flatbush Avenue and Ashland Place. In addition to projects
currently in planning, a total of approximately 150,000 square feet of
space for cultural use may be available for new development on the
North and South Sites.
This Open Call is the next step in
advancing development and assembling an exciting mix of visual,
performing, media and other arts organizations for participation in the
BAM Cultural District. For more information about the Cultural District
please follow this link.
Open Call Process
Nonprofit arts organizations interested in developing projects with the Partnership as part of this Open Call should review the Information Guidelines
and contact the Partnership with any questions or to schedule a
proposal development meeting. All inquiries should be made by December
14, 2007 at 5:00 p.m.
Contact Information:
BAM Cultural District
Downtown Brooklyn Partnership
info@dbpartnership.org
Katie Dixon, 718.403.1646
Doug Giuliano, 718.403.1634
This
Open Call is not intended as a formal offering for arts organizations to locate in the BAM Cultural District. However, the
Partnership, DCA and NYCEDC may engage in further discussion at their
discretion with interested cultural organizations for possible
expansion or relocation into the District on the basis of responses to
this Open Call, or other inquiries made prior to this announcement.