May 16
@
11:00 am
–
5:00 pm
EDT
Join us for our annual day of discovery and creative expression featuring hands-on workshops, demonstrations, installations, and conversations with PHA Print, Ceramics, and Public Arts shops plus MGC Community Print Studio, Workspace11, and The Alpha Workshops, as well as partner organizations, artists, and educators. The Art Neighborhood, Arts Gowanus, Carriage House Paper, Firework Photo Booth Co, Fogo Azul NYC, Great Small Works, Leroy’s Place featuring DJ Fronda, Let There Be Neon, Mookntaka, Peace MFG, Textile Arts Center, Van Alen Institute, and Wonderville Projects will all be on site.
Walk away with a screenprint; bring your own shirt for a Peace MFG original; create a puppet; make paper; play with clay; design a cardboard neighborhood; learn natural dying, shibori, block printing, arcade game design, neon light creation; and much more!
This family friendly all-ages event that takes place across three floors in our purpose-built art-making facility will also include installations by PHA Staff in our Small Hall and Mooknata in our Loft. Food and beverage will be for sale in our brand-new café. The event runs from 11:00am-5:00pm (doors close at 4:30pm).
Powerhouse Arts Community Day is free and open to the public.
featuring:
The Alpha Workshops
The Art Neighborhood
Arts Gowanus (with Faviola Lopez-Romani, Elizabeth Meggs, Karyn Lao, and Nelise Bey)
Carriage House Paper
Firework Photo Booth Co
Fogo Azul NYC
Great Small Works
Let There Be Neon
MGC Community Print Studio
Peace MFG
Powerhouse Arts’ fabrication shops, membership studios, café, and store
Textile Arts Center
Van Alen Institute
Wonderville Projects
Workspace11
live sets by:
Leroy’s Place featuring DJ Fronda
food and beverage by:
Turbine Café at Powerhouse Arts
plus:
Mookntaka‘s Friends and Follies
Times Square Arts and Powerhouse Arts presents Making Love by Powerhouse Arts Staff Lisa D. Archigian, Kelsey Breen, Nellie Davis, Cythali Sapuis, and Jacqueline Veliz
Accessibility
We’re committed to making art accessible to everyone. The venue offers wheelchair access, ASL interpreters for all events (with 48-hour advance notice), gender-neutral restrooms, and a quiet room for sensory breaks. Service animals are welcome. Contact us at accessibility@powerhousearts.org for specific accommodation requests.
Cost
Free
RSVP / Tickets
Advance RSVP Required / Recommended
Artistic Discipline / Area(s) of Activity
Theater, Music, Multi-Disciplinary / Non-Traditional, Craft, Visual Art and Other
Type of Work
Traditional Fine Arts, Experimental Fine Arts, Community Oriented and Educational
Kid/Family Friendliness
Appropriate for All-Ages
Neighborhood (Event Location)
Gowanus
