$1K of art supplies will be awarded to five winners of this year’s #BranArtAward #BranArtAward2020.
Please spread the word to any high school art student you know!
Deadline: Monday, June 15th, 2020. Winners will be announced on Friday, June 19th.
Good luck!!! 🎨🖼🏆 The Bran Art Award is funded by the generous contribution from the Bran family.
#artscholarship #artaward #artforkids #fundingforyoungartists #fundingforartseducation
We invite you to donate to CUDA Culture on this #GivingTuesday 2018! Please share and thank you for your kind support. Contact us at cudacultureinfo@gmail.com for any interests in volunteering or supporting our cause. Thank you!
Thank you, @libertysciencecenter for supporting our students in the CUDA Summer Fun Break Dance Program, as part of the Jersey City Department of Recreation day camp. Our students and their parents will get a chance to win family passes to enjoy amazing exhibits and explore the wonders of science at LSC for free! “Building on our strengths and building up each other.” There’s a science to this bboy/bgirl art form. 😎
http://lsc.org/
Thank you Dairy Queen for supporting our students in the CUDA Summer Fun Break Dance Program, as part of the Jersey City Department of Recreation day camp! Thanks for the sweet treats.🍨🍦🍧”Building on our strengths and building up each other.” This is how we keep it cool for the summer. 😎 Visit DQ at 513 West Side Avenue, Jersey City, NJ. Thank you, DQ!!!
Just wanted to thank Linda Pedroso for all these wonderful photos and memories of the event.
Thank you, Victor KidglydeAlicea for bringing #KBL Kids Breaking League into our annual street festival and helping to make this event epic, with so many incredible moments that brought the house down. Melanie L. Aguirre, thank you for your support! It was so great to see you and the whole family. Thank you to all the parents who brought their children to represent and have a great time… Veronica Castillo-Wiscovitch, Michael Rivera, Simona Spinelli, and more. Shout out to Three Little Birds JC, Loose Goose and #TheMightyGeese, and to Bgirl Melissa and her students. So much raw and great ENERGY and GOOD VIBES.
All this would not have been possible without the music that carried us through the night! Thank you, Ralph Kinguprock Casanova, for sticking through the obstacles and giving us the dopest sounds for the battlegrounds. Thank you for continuing to be an inspiration for giving back to the community in so many ways.
Thanks to our judges for extending their time and energy to be a huge part of the event, BREAK EASY, Darrvi Darbz Calotes, and Colombia-rock Esteban Alvarez. Thanks to Pop Street Masters and Hagglah Ûchîhâ for volunteering to judge the youth battles as well.
Special shout to Richard Santiago Break Easy on this #MemorialDay for his years of service in the U.S. Marine Corps. Thank you for your service and to all those who served and currently serving our country. Much respect! #fleetweek #memorialdayweekend2018 #veteraninthehouse
Special thanks to our host, #BBOYPARANOIA, for keeping us smiling and laughing throughout the battles and the event. #besthostever Good times!
Congrats to Pop Street Masters Street Masters CREW for taking the win in the 1v1 battle. Congrats to #KidDynamite & Fly for taking the win in 2vs2 advanced youth battles, and congrats to Bgirl Melissa’s students for taking the win in the beginners’ level. Thanks to all the kids that came out. 
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Shout out to our production team #MilitantVision Militant JayOh for covering our battles and giving us quality footage of this jam — thank you so much for your time and talent.
Most importantly, THANK YOU TO OUR CUDA VOLUNTEERS! As a non-profit, we rely so much on the help and support of those who are willing and available to give up some of their time in making this happen — both behind the scenes and in the frontline.
It’s moments like yesterday that reminds us why we love what we do and do what we love, despite any obstacles along the way. When you’re too focused on the positive and doing YOU’RE BEST, there is no time to spare on anything less. Thank you for the constant love and support.
Shout out to Joey Cassanova, Amira Allahh, Pam Andes, PACCAL – Pan American Concerned Citizens Action League, Rolando Lavarro Jr. and Veronica Lavarro, and the whole team in the 40th Santacruzan Celebration for keeping us involved for so many years now, this has been the highlight of our year. Thank you! 
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— CUDA Culture – Community for Urban Dance & Art, Rossana Ground Intellect Villaflor, Kushan Dhalsim Nbk Patel, Anyone Home, and the whole co-founding team.
2018 CUDA Free Outdoor B-boy/B-girl Battles
As Part of the 40th Santa Cruzan Festival in Jersey City **PRIZES & GIVEAWAYS**
SUNDAY, MAY 27, 2016
2:30 P.M. – 6:30 P.M.
Battles start at 4:30 p.m. sharp! Sign-ups on-site.
No admission. A FREE Public Event.
Location of Battle: From Grove St. PATH station, walk towards Manila Avenue, corner of 4th Street.
Battles Presented by CUDA Culture
www.cudaculture.org – NJ 501(c)3 non-profit organization
CUDA President: Kushan “Dhalsim Nbk” Patel
Hosted by: Paranoia, Street Masters Crew &
Ground Intellect, CUDA V.P.
BATTLES:
– 1v1 B-boy/B-girl Battle (all Ages) – $100 + Give-aways
– 2v2 Youth B-Boy/B-girl Battle – Trophy + Give-aways
Youth Competition Levels:
-Beginner
-Intermediate
-Advanced
CUDA Culture – Community for Urban Dance & Art is proud to welcome former CUDA 7-to-Smoke Footwork Champ Victor Kidglyde Alicea, Dynamic Rockers back with his #KBL students!
JUDGES:
Break Easy, Dynasty Rockers NYC
Darbz, Rock With Finesse NJ
C-Rock, Colombia-rock Esteban Alvarez, NBK NJ
MUSIC PROVIDED BY:
DJ Ralph Kinguprock Casanova, Dynasty Rockers NYC
Come enjoy the festivities and spread the word!
Visit: https://www.santacruzanfestivaljc.com/
CUDA thanks the team at Jersey City TV for capturing our students and our team in action, at the 2017 Summer Fun Program presented by the Jersey City Department of Recreation. This year, CUDA will be celebrating its 10-Year Anniversary. We take pride in the love that we put into all that we do and produce, no matter the obstacles or challenges we face. We are deeply grateful to all the parents, community leaders, and young people who keep reminding us why we do what we do. And, thank you to our team who not only supports our vision but are constantly ready and willing to roll up their sleeves to get things done, and done right. As our CUDA president, Kushan Patel always says, “Stay Up & Up!”
Thank you, Liberty Science Center for supporting our students in the CUDA Summer Fun Break Dance Program, as part of the Jersey City Department of Recreation day camp. A few lucky students and their parents will get a chance to win passes to enjoy amazing exhibits and explore the wonders of science at LSC for free!
We are happy to announce that the one and only Dairy Queen on 513 West Side Avenue, Jersey City, NJ is sponsoring our CUDA Culture Summer Break Dance Program! This means more prizes and give aways for our students!! 
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🍧 The CUDA break dance outreach summer program is offered free to students at P.S. 6, M.S. 4, and M.S. 40 in JC Summer Fun Day Camp, and made possible by the Jersey City Department of Recreation and the City of Jersey City. If you, or anyone you know, would like to offer inkind donations or giveaways for our students, please feel free to contact us! Help us make this summer the best one yet!!! 
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CUDA Culture and the Bran family are proud to present the Bran Art Award, in memory of our good friend and artist Elaine Bran.
Elaine was passionate about giving back to the community. She talked about how not being able to afford art supplies as a kid affected her. She wanted young people to have more access to art supplies despite financial difficulty. It was Elaine’s wishes that we teamed up to make this award possible.
This award is open to all students, grades 5-12, in Hudson County. All mediums are accepted and must be submitted in digital format, emailed to cudacultureinfo@gmail.com. Please use subject line: Art Contest. Applicants may submit up to three (3) of their best works.
Deadline for submission: March 31st. If selected, candidate will be contacted for further steps and receive information on upcoming art show and award ceremony.
Please comment on this post for any inquiries, or email us! Good luck, and keep on creating! 🖌💡💻💪🎨🌟
