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| The BRIO Awards began in 1989 and continues to target those individual artists living in the Bronx. Additional promotion of arts in the Bronx continues with sustained support of its artists, including such former BRIO winners as Latin jazz musician Ray Vega (“Boperation”), choreographer Merián Soto (Merián Soto Dance and Performance), and choreographer Jawole Willa Jo Zollar (Urban Bush Women). The Bronx remains the only borough in New York City to have its own ongoing fellowship awards for artists. For further information about BRIO, visit http://www.bronxarts.org/art_grants_brio.asp. On June 1, 2005, the Bronx Council on the Arts hosted the first-ever Bronx Artist Festival to honor those individual artists who have been acknowledged over the years by the organization’s Bronx Recognizes It’s Own (BRIO) Awards. BX1: Bronx Artist Festival 2005 took place in a diverse array of locations over a four-day period, and culminated in a special awards ceremony honoring former and current BRIO winners who have moved on to noteworthy careers. Confirmed participants included filmmaker Tony Vitale, first noted for his independent film Kiss Me, Guido. BX1 will continue as a biennial tradition and target different neighborhoods in the Bronx in an effort to highlight the important of the arts throughout the borough. |
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BRIO winners from left to right: H elene Brandt, Daniel Hauben, Ray Vega, Merian Soto, and Roy Campbell |
