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.