Art in the Parks

Through collaborations with a diverse group of arts organizations and artists, Parks brings to the public both experimental and traditional art in many park locations. Please browse our list of current exhibits and our archives of past exhibits below. You can also see past grant opportunities or read more about the Art in the Parks Program.

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Image courtesy of Welder Underground

Eric Orr and Welder Underground, Rappin' Max Robot
October 30, 2024 to April 30, 2025
Columbus Park, Brooklyn
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Description:
Rappin' Max Robot" stands as a tribute to the global journey of hip hop culture and its pivotal role in propelling breaking onto the world stage, culminating in its inclusion in this year's Olympics. Constructed in Bushwick, Brooklyn, the sculpture will make stops In New York City before making its permanent home in Paris. Inspired by Eric Orr's artwork, the sculpture is being constructed through an innovative apprenticeship program that teaches young people from the five boroughs to become certified welders. The new initiative called Welder Underground is a program, created by The Collab-Orators, a Brooklyn-based non-profit.

Various Artists, Global Photo Exhibition-PEACE FOR ALL
October 30, 2024 to January 5, 2025
John Jay Park
Cadman Plaza Park, Brooklyn
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Description:
Global Photo Exhibition-PEACE FOR ALL is a creative photography exhibition to tell a unique story. The exhibition features a curated collection of striking, joyful, profound photographs from Magnum photographers Cristina de Middel, Lindokuhle Sobekwa, and Olivia Arthur, who travelled to Vietnam, Ethiopia, and Romania to capture moments of PEACE FOR ALL-funded support activities from their own perspectives. The project is intended as a worldwide reflection on the value of peace. Global Photo Exhibition-PEACE FOR ALL will be held in over 10 major world cities, hosted in public locations over several weeks, and freely accessible to all. The global initiative was first launched in London in September with other participating cities to follow, including New York City. 

This project is presented by UNIQLO and Magnum Photos.

Image courtesy of Molly Gochman

Molly Gochman, UKR|RUS
October 6, 2024 to December 15, 2024
Asser Levy Park, Brooklyn
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Description:
Constructed using an assemblage of reclaimed wood, rubble, and various types of ground surface materials including marble, UKR|RUS recognizes the scars of conflict while simultaneously suggesting the possibility of rebuilding and healing.

This exhibition is made possible by the Ukranian Museum.

Courtesy of the artist

Rose DeSiano, Lenticular Histories
February 26, 2024 to October 30, 2024
Highland Park, Brooklyn
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Please note: This is a past exhibit that is no longer installed in the park.

Description:

Lenticular Histories is based on the Praxinoscope and Zoetrope, 19th century devices of wonder that transform still photographs into moving images. Two seven-foot-tall rainbow-colored, luminous sculptures in the form of “eternal remembrance columns” are placed at the corner of Highland Boulevard and Jamaica Avenue in Lower Highland Park. The surface of the sculptures host colorful plexiglass panels and reflective mirrors adorned with historic photographs of Highland Park and the surrounding neighborhood. The photographs are interrupted by mirror panels that, when viewed from a distance, reflect back the park’s landscape and engage the viewer in an interactive moment of immersive optical intrigue and history.

This exhibition is the recipient of the Art in the Parks: Highland Park Art Grant.

Image Courtesy of More Art

Xenoduo, A Mobile Home
September 14, 2024 to October 4, 2024
Sunset Park, Brooklyn
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Please note: This is a past exhibit that is no longer installed in the park.

Description:
A Mobile Home by Xenoduo (Miguel Alejandro Castillo and Xinan Helen Ran) is a temporary public artwork in Sunset Park resembling an emergency shelter tent that serves as both a sculpture and an immersive performance stage. The piece draws attention to the complex U.S. immigration process, offering a literal and metaphorical entry point into the current migrant crisis. The multi-functional structure highlights the challenges faced by asylum seekers, especially those pursuing Temporary Protected Status (TPS) in the United States.

The piece also serves as a performance platform, where Miguel and Xinan, in a Neo-futurist-inspired theater experience, navigate in short spoken and movement-based vignettes. Each vignette reflects the artists’ personal immigration journeys, their struggles to remain in the U.S., and the doubts they face as immigrants. 

This exhibition is presented by More Art.

Photo courtesy of Photoville

Various Artists, Beyond the Lens: A Personal Journey Through My World
June 21, 2024 to September 30, 2024
Coffey Park, Brooklyn
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Please note: This is a past exhibit that is no longer installed in the park.

Description:

The youth photographers who contributed their work to this exhibition were a part of a 12-week youth photography program organized by the Red Hook Community Justice Center. Facilitated by Salvador Espinoza, students learned about photography basics and techniques and how to document their lives, interests, and the world around them. This collection of images represents the diverse aspects of life and the world around the participants, showcasing emotions, stories, and beauty. Using their camera lenses as their eyes, they invite viewers to see the world from their perspective.

This exhibition is presented by the Red Hook Community Justice Center and Photoville.

Courtesy of the artist

CJ Hendry, Pink Chairs
May 1, 2024 to September 30, 2024
Prospect Park, Brooklyn
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Please note: This is a past exhibit that is no longer installed in the park.

Description:

As part of her "Inflatable" series, artist CJ Hendry set out to reconceptualize public art through the lens of public space and its utilitarian components, like seating. The "Pink Chair" is an experiment in weight and scale by subverting the idea of the usually light and impermanent inflatable chair.

This exhibition is presented in partnership with the Prospect Park Alliance and CJ Hendry Studio.

Courtesy of Arts Gowanus

Various Artists, Pride: All Day, Every Day
June 1, 2024 to August 31, 2024
Washington Park, Brooklyn
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Please note: This is a past exhibit that is no longer installed in the park.

Description:

This exhibit features artwork – selected from an open call – by emerging and established Brooklyn-based LGBTQIA+ artists working in various styles and media. The works depict and celebrate what “pride” means to the artist and/or Brooklyn’s LGBTQIA+ community. The banners will be displayed on the fence surrounding The Old Stone House & Washington Park and J.J. Byrne Playground in Park Slope.

This exhibition is presented by Arts Gowanus, Brooklyn Pride and The Old Stone House.

Courtesy of Photoville

Community Heroes
August 14, 2023 to August 13, 2024
Fort Greene Park, Brooklyn
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Please note: This is a past exhibit that is no longer installed in the park.

Description:
Community Heroes aims to bring together residents in the neighborhoods of Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, and Farragut, and celebrate those who empower and nourish these neighborhoods. Individuals were selected as representatives of the community, or heroes, from a pool of nominations collected during a community outreach process. Community Heroes seeks to tell the stories of the neighborhoods’ unsung heroes through the collaboration of newer residents and long-time residents, often people of color whose families have lived in the community for generations. Community Heroes continues to collect nominations for heroes and seeks photographers to take their portraits.

Courtesy of Photoville

Community Heroes
August 14, 2023 to August 13, 2024
Commodore Barry Park, Brooklyn
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Please note: This is a past exhibit that is no longer installed in the park.

Description:
Community Heroes aims to bring together residents in the neighborhoods of Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, and Farragut, and celebrate those who empower and nourish these neighborhoods. Individuals were selected as representatives of the community, or heroes, from a pool of nominations collected during a community outreach process. Community Heroes seeks to tell the stories of the neighborhoods’ unsung heroes through the collaboration of newer residents and long-time residents, often people of color whose families have lived in the community for generations. Community Heroes continues to collect nominations for heroes and seeks photographers to take their portraits.

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