The Kensington Cultural Council has been awarded $25,000 to "carry out a planning process for a neighborhood cultural hub."
Brooklyn Org (formerly Brooklyn Community Foundation) granted the award through its inaugural Neighborhood Collective Impact Project to "support collaborations between community-based nonprofits to address local needs."
The award is designated for projects that "advance racial justice and provide critical resources to BIPOC communities and residents who have been historically disempowered or discriminated against across Brooklyn."
The Kensington Cultural Council's nonprofit partners are
- Naturally Occurring Cultural Districts NY, Inc.,
- The Singing Winds,
- Casa Cultural,
- Bangladesh Institute of Performing Arts,
- Arts & Democracy, and
- ArtBuilt.
From Brooklyn Org's press release:
The Kensington Cultural Council will coordinate a series of multilingual public cultural events including family arts workshops, sewing circles, dance and ESL classes, storytelling, concerts, and forums reflecting the traditional cultures of immigrant families. To address a lack of community space, the group will carry out a planning process for a neighborhood cultural hub that includes office and studio space for local artists and cultural organizations; a large conference room for public workshops, meetings and forums; and storage for shared equipment.