Andrew Freedman Home

Andrew Freedman Home is an arts venue in the Bronx housed in a 1920s Grand Concourse mansion. It hosts rotating exhibitions by local artists, an artist residency program, and community workshops.

The Andrew Freedman Home, located at 1125 Grand Concourse in the Bronx, was built in the 1920s as a retirement home for wealthy individuals who had lost their fortunes. Today it operates as a multipurpose arts hub, programming rotating exhibitions by Bronx-based artists, hosting an artist residency program, and presenting film screenings and community workshops. Since a landmark 2012 exhibition called "This Side of Paradise," director Walter Puryear has offered an Artist in Residency program that has included residents such as DJ Kool Herc, photographer Aaron Lazansky, and fiber artist Valarie Irizarry. Resident artists exchange 20 hours of labor per month in community workshops—many low-cost or free, including Afro-Puerto Rican drum classes. Through Bronx Frame, the home's film initiative, it dedicates itself to amplifying Bronx storytellers across generations through screenings, community programs, and hands-on media workshops. The venue models a different kind of cultural institution: one where artistic practice and community service share the same building.