The New York Studio Program - AICAD

DUMBO

The New York Studio Program moved to DUMBO (Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass - a real estate name for an old neighborhood) in 2007 after 23 years in the Tribeca area of lower Manhattan. We chose our new neighborhood well; it has just been granted landmark status, it has been designated the fastest growing neighborhood in New York, and it is unique in allocating much of its real estate, such as our building, to artists and arts organizations. DUMBO's current vitality is very much a function of its rich and varied cultural offerings. During the 1980s and 1990s artists and designers flocked to DUMBO to take advantage of the loft warehouse spaces and artists effectively transformed the neighborhood. Today, world-class visual and performing artists, art organizations, galleries, theater companies, and designers, continue to live and/or work in DUMBO. Sculptor and multimedia artist Vito Acconci, photographer Nelson Hancock and the avant-garde theater company the Wooster Group are just a few of the cultural jewels who call DUMBO home. The New York Studio Program has also been recognized as such and is now included in all cultural listings.

 

Open Studios during the Art Under the Bridge Festival

Over the last few years the cultural presence in the area has grown tremendously. A myriad of galleries, performance spaces, and artists' studios have opened and are attracting visitors and critical attention. The umbrella organization Arts at St. Ann's moved into DUMBO during the fall of 2001 and has presented such illustrious musical acts as David Bowie, Laurie Anderson, and the Tindersticks, in the last year alone. Dance and theater companies who've made the Warehouse their New York home include the Elizabeth Streb Dancers, the Builders Association, the Ridge Theater, and the Wooster Group. In November and December of 2002, St. Ann's drew crowds from far and wide for Estelle Parsons' acclaimed production of Oscar Wilde's Salome. Al Pacino, Marisa Tomei and Dianne Weist led the cast.

DUMBO Arts Festival

During the weekend-long DUMBO Arts Festival each fall, thousands of visitors take advantage of the 200-plus arts events that go on both indoors and outdoors. The summer film series in Empire State-Fulton Ferry Park along the waterfront is also a popular attraction. As a night-time destination, DUMBO's Lunatarium is one of the spaces that offers multimedia dance parties on weekend evenings.

DUMBO Neighborhood

 

 

As one will gather from a visit, there is always something going on in DUMBO. A theater performance or a music concert. An art gallery opening or an outdoor film screening; an impromptu sidewalk performance or an outdoor public art installation; and of course, the view from here is itself a work of art.

 

 

 

How to Get to the New York Studio Program in DUMBO

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