The Bronx Museum of the Arts is going international (organizing the Sarah Sze exhibition for the U.S. Pavilion at the 2013 Venice Biennale) but it hasn’t forgotten the needs of the economically struggling population in its South Bronx neighborhood.
If you’re looking for ideas to attract new, under-served local audiences, I can think of nothing better than this free-admission back-to-school program, occurring this Saturday in the museum’s Arquitectonica-designed facility:
(“Join us for an afternoon filled with art- and food-making activities inspired by the museum’s current exhibitions. The first 250 children will receive a free pack of school supplies!“)
The museum, at 1040 Grand Concourse at 165th St. (a stone’s throw from Yankee Stadium), is accepting donations of school supplies for Saturday’s event.
Response has been enthusiastic.