2024-04-29T21:01:26-07:00 2023-12-31 460796445 Shining Star Consulting LLC 1831 Solano Ave 8038 Berkeley CA 94707 990 2023-01-01 852350324 Black Photographers Union BLAC 6465329464 1163 N Kenmore Ave Los Angeles CA 90029 Kalena Yiaueki President 2024-04-29 true Kalena Yiaueki 999009999 true Suzanne Pon P03097587 5109996712 0 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z Kalena Yiaueki 216115 false X https://www.blackimagecenter.org/ X 2020 CA Black Image Center (BIC) is a collective based non-profit 501c3 founded by a group of young black photographers in Los Angeles. We aim to cultivate imagination through photography and economically empower black storytellers and image makers. BIC lives online and offline. We encourage our young friends to pick up cameras and we get our grown friends jobs. we serve as a hub of resources and as a network of economic empowerment for the black creative community. We are all perpetually changing. water us and watch us bloom. 3 0 0 40 0 199832 205335 10780 0 0 199832 216115 0 0 37151 0 1858 171768 166792 171768 203943 28064 12172 43241 70439 0 43241 70439 Black Image Center (BIC) is a collective based non-profit 501c3 founded by a group of young black photographers in Los Angeles. We aim to cultivate imagination through photography and economically empower black storytellers and image makers. BIC lives online and offline. We encourage our young friends to pick up cameras and we get our grown friends jobs. we serve as a hub of resources and as a network of economic empowerment for the black creative community. We are all perpetually changing. water us and watch us bloom. false false 192203 We are a 501c3 organization committed to uplifting LA's Black storytellers through community, educational programming, and job opportunities. Our mission is to reclaim stories, establish pipelines to the creative industry, and build ongoing legacies by preserving LA's Black history. Black Image Center (BIC) is a community space for Black photographers and storytellers, designed for the freedom, development, and growth of the Black imagination. Serving the Los Angeles Black community, BIC provides a hub for archive, education, and inspiration. Our programming affects 3,000 people in our community and includes the Free Film Fridge which has distributed over 10,000 rolls of film for free, Black Family Archive which has digitized family photos for over 300 Los Angeles families, Heirloom Portrait Sessions that have provided free family portraits to over 100 individuals, an Artist Residency program with an alumni network of over 30 artists, teaching artists, and gallerists, Jazz Nights, Black Film Screenings, and Community Co-Working Hours that provide intentional, accessible space for hundreds of Black creatives to network and co-create. BIC boasts a diverse community, including esteemed photographers and creatives such as Kern Samuels, Adam Davis, Atiba Jefferson, Carrie Mae Weems, and Dawoud Bey. Partnerships with local galleries such as Vielmetter, Band of Vices, Webber, and other Los Angeles neighbors facilitate stronger organizational and community exchanges between established artists and art workers, serving as mentors, teachers, and inspiration through Artist Talks and Curator Walkthroughs tailored for our community, opening doors to fine arts that were previously inaccessible. 192203 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 13 0 true 0 false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 3 0 false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false CA X Kalena Yiaueki 6465329464 1163 N Kenmore Ave Los Angeles CA 90029 MAYA JUNE MANSOUR Secretary 0.00 0.00 X X 16818 0 0 SAMONE KIDANE Director 25.00 0.00 X 10832 0 0 KALENA YIAUEKI President 25.00 0.00 X X 9500 0 0 37150 0 false false false 0 205335 205335 Programs 712110 10780 10780 10780 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 216115 10780 X 0 0 0 0 37151 29720 5573 1858 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3750 3750 0 0 0 22808 22808 0 43526 42967 559 0 0 96613 96613 0 0 95 95 0 0 0 0 0 203943 192203 9882 1858 43241 66777 0 0 0 0 0 3662 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 43241 70439 0 0 X 43241 70439 43241 70439 43241 70439 12172 15026 X false false false X 15000 16748 199832 205335 436915 0 0 0 0 15000 16748 199832 205335 436915 0 0 436915 0 0 0 0 15000 16748 199832 205335 436915 X 0.00000 0.00000 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b A copy of the 990 is provided to the board prior to filing Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Governing documents, policies and financial statements are available upon reasonable request