Mission

Artistic Programming:FY23 marked The Billies 50th Anniversary Season and the first year we resumed in-person programming post-COVID outdoor festivals, live performances, theater productions, and a wide gamut of film, music, dance, visual arts, and other cultural offerings. The year began in July 2022 with our Black Joy Summer Fest, which included a multitude of free community events including dance workshops, jazz performances, film screenings (including the Black Joy and the 5th annual Nova Frontier Film Festival), our Skylight Open music concert series, and a 29-hour play reading series in partnership with QuickSilver Theater Company. Summerfest events attracted more than 8,500 people. In October 2022 we implemented our annual Restoration Rocks Saturday afternoon block party on Fulton Street, celebrating the people, arts, culture, and entertainment that make the Bed-Stuy neighborhood world-renowned. In May we launched an unprecedented exhibit called Black Genius: We Rise... Still, wh