By Zachary Schwartz
On the busy thoroughfare of the Grand Concourse in the South Bronx stands a contemporary building resembling origami. Home to the Bronx Museum of the Arts, this cultural institution offers the Bronx and Greater New York City seasonal exhibitions and an impressive permanent art collection. Currently on display is Henry Chalfant’s graffiti archive and Alvin Baltrop’s queer photography. The museum re-lies on donations and grants to guarantee free entry to all visitors, so a celebratory fundraiser dinner was a natural fit. This year marked the museum’s inaugural BxMA Ball, a multi-sensory gala co-chaired by Angel Otero and Jerome Lamaar.
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Photo by Lyndsy Welgos
