Art Where You Are: Creating Emerging Worlds at Abolitionist Place
Sep 26, 2026 1:00 PM
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3:00 pm
Location: Willoughby Street + Albee Square West (Brooklyn)
In celebration of Powerhouse Arts’ upcoming exhibition, Masterpieces: A Virtual Experience of the Museo del Prado, participants are invited to create their own paper world inspired by the exhibition's immersive themes. With support from Powerhouse Arts staff, attendees will craft either a pop-up paper scene that recreates the feeling of moving through virtual space or that captures the sensation of stepping inside a painting. Through folding, layering, and storytelling, participants will experiment with paper engineering to bring imagined masterpieces to life.
Drop in anytime to make artwork for yourself, friends, or family. All ages are welcome and encouraged to create with us.
Art Where You Are is a seasonal outreach program that brings free, accessible art-making pop-ups directly into neighborhoods across Gowanus and Brooklyn. The program meets community members where they live and gather — in NYCHA housing developments, public parks, plazas, and local businesses — providing hands-on creative experiences for individuals of all ages and backgrounds.
In collaboration with the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership
About Downtown Brooklyn Partnership:
Downtown Brooklyn Partnership is a not-for-profit local development corporation that serves as the primary champion for Downtown Brooklyn as a world-class business, cultural, educational, residential, and retail destination. Working together with the three business improvement districts (BID) that it manages – the MetroTech BID, Fulton Mall Improvement Association, and CourtLivingston-Schermerhorn BID – the Partnership’s diverse activities include attracting new businesses and improving the environment for existing companies; facilitating the construction of public spaces and streetscapes that promote an active and cohesive community; supporting and promoting Downtown Brooklyn’s cultural assets; and encouraging a unified sense of place and an engaged civic community. For more information, visit www.downtownbrooklyn.com.
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