Chapter Of Understanding

Enjoy a tour and community-based artmaking activity with artists Steven and William Ladd inside their exhibition at the Yard Work Gallery, Transforming America through Art: A Vision for Brooklyn’s Community. Participants will learn from the artists about their tactile and textile-based work exploring identity, representation, memory, and belonging before jumping into a highly energized and interactive artmaking project inspired by their “scrollathon” project. These sessions are designed for industry professionals working at and around the Brooklyn Navy Yard and open to anyone who is 18 years or older.

Inspired by Hedgework, one of the Yard’s 2024 public art installations, join co-creator Mark Shepard for an interactive eco data workshop for Climate Week NYC. Mark Shepard will take participants inside the data collected by the hedge and discuss the skills needed to document and interpret data that can be applied through varied avenues from policymaking to art creation. The culminating activity will include co-designing a speculative data collection system, which will support further conversation about ways that professionals working within sustainability and the green economy can leverage data to drive decision-making.

Join us at our end of Summer bash: The Art of Adornment on September 21st from 2-7PM. Guest artist UC Lifestyles will be taking appoinntments for custom grillz and dental accessories. Get ready for discounts, sales, and complimentary b o o z e with Brooklyns finest custom jewelry and home goods store!

Join the NYC Department of Records and Information Services (DORIS) each month for our virtual Lunch & Learn Series – an intimate conversation with agency staff and special guests focusing on the collections of the Municipal Archives and Library and the history of New York City.

On October 8th, Riah Lee Kinsey, MLS will offer a compelling exploration of the life and times of Mary Jones, the antebellum tabloid sensation whose 1836 felony case laid the foundation of archival visibility for New York City’s Black transgender community.