The Laundromat Project

The Laundromat Project The Laundromat Project advances artists and neighbors as change agents in their own communities.

We make sustained investments in growing a community of multiracial, multigenerational, and multidisciplinary artists and neighbors committed to societal change by supporting their artmaking, community building, and leadership development.

05/21/2026

Earlier in April, we interviewed 2026 Create Change Fellow Nasrah Omar during our Create Change Lab retreat — her spirit still alive with the day's fullness. We invite you into that moment and ask you to consider how you, too, can nurture the soil that allows such conversations—and transformations—to take root.

By contributing even $10, you are making these moments of connection, reflection, and collective imagination possible.

What Nasrah describes in this video is more than a takeaway. It is a way forward. This work blooms layer by layer — artists, community, and donors all tending something essential.

Visit the link below to make a gift today.

https://shorturl.at/zU3lU

☀️ This summer, you’re invited to stretch your creativity alongside our Fellows, who will present their artistic activations and share creative tools and practices for liberation at Field Day 2026! Stay tuned for updates.

💬 Let us know in the comments: What parts of Nasrah’s reflection resonate with you? What does a community rooted in mutual care feel–or look–like to you?

https://shorturl.at/zU3lU

Archives are usually built after the fact. This one is being built right now! By every voice, every rhythm, every body i...
05/15/2026

Archives are usually built after the fact. This one is being built right now! By every voice, every rhythm, every body in the room. ⁠
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Join our community sound chain at Mz. Icar's Closing Celebration for The LP’s Spring Liberation Series! Your voice, rhythms, and imagination will contribute to a final audio piece, solidifying your place in Bed Stuy’s legendary frequency. ⁠
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Here’s where you’ll find us:⁠
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🗓️ Friday, June 5⁠
⏰ 6:00–9:00 PM⁠
📍 The LP Storefront⁠
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Enjoy delicious free food, underground ear candy by DJ Amore Querida, and connect with community sound archivists of all ages.⁠
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Seats are limited, so early registration is encouraged.⁠
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https://bit.ly/3QXk1ue

☀️Summer is knockin’...And we’re ready to have fun in the sun! Party with Bed-Stuy neighbors at Field Day to celebrate T...
05/13/2026

☀️Summer is knockin’...And we’re ready to have fun in the sun!

Party with Bed-Stuy neighbors at Field Day to celebrate The LP’s Twentieth Anniversary! An homage to our sidewalk arts pop-ups in Harlem and the Bronx, we’re bringing Field Day to Herbert Von King Park to embody culture, creativity, and the collective spirit of our neighborhood.

Expect amazing vendors, exciting arts activations from our Create Change Fellows and LP Alumni, and the heartbeat of community pulsing through the park.

Mark your calendars for July 26! Bed-Stuy, we can’t wait to see you show up and show OUT for Field Day! Learn more at the link in our bio.

☀️ Summer is knockin’...And we’re ready to have fun in the sun! Party with Bed-Stuy neighbors at Field Day to celebrate ...
05/13/2026

☀️ Summer is knockin’...And we’re ready to have fun in the sun!

Party with Bed-Stuy neighbors at Field Day to celebrate The LP’s Twentieth Anniversary! An homage to our sidewalk arts pop-ups in Harlem and the Bronx, we’re bringing Field Day to Herbert Von King Park to embody culture, creativity, and the collective spirit of our neighborhood.

Expect amazing vendors, exciting arts activations from our Create Change Fellows and LP Alumni, and the heartbeat of community pulsing through the park.

Mark your calendars for July 26! Bed-Stuy, we can’t wait to see you show up and show OUT for Field Day! Learn more below.

https://laundromatproject.org/event/field-day/

05/08/2026

Before we used software, we used:

The body.
The drum machine.
Our collective voice.

Mz. Icar traces the full lineage, and Bed Stuy's frequency is the proof. 🖤

Thank you for traversing limitless sonic possibilities at our Spring Liberation Series. Let’s make one last stop in our sonic journey together before we break for summer! Save the date for our Closing Celebration on Friday, June 5, at The LP Storefront!

✨About the Liberation Series✨

The Liberation Series is a monthly artist-led gathering. On the first Friday of each month, we bring neighbors of all ages into The LP Storefront for communal artmaking, shared meals spotlighting local vendors, friendly dialogue, and reflections on how freedom shows up in our everyday lives.

In 2026, we’ve had the honor to present the artist collective Mz. Icar, who is activating in The LP Storefront each first Friday from February to June 2026. Extending the spirit of their current installation in our Storefront window, “Legendary,” Mz. Icar presents “Sonic Portals,” a five-part program that filters the sonic practices, archives, and remix culture of Black diasporic movement.

Register at the link below!

https://bit.ly/3QXk1ue

Photographer: Mofe Famosaya

05/02/2026

💭 What becomes possible when artists gather with time to listen, reflect, and dream?

Earlier in April, something rare happened at Create Change Lab. Artists stepped outside the City and into a shared space — one built on trust, care, and the kind of collective imagination that doesn’t come easily when the world keeps moving this fast.

With the entire LP staff present, we stepped into the unknown together. Where lived experience, reciprocity, and collective wisdom were our guides. Where cultural organizing practices began to take root in creativity, grounded in a deep respect for our collective dignity and humanity.

Curious how Lab resonated with the cohort? Stay tuned for reflections from our artists. 🌱
If you could design a creative learning oasis for your community, what would it look like?

This work doesn’t stop when Lab ends. It carries forward, gathering force. Keep the momentum alive — donate to The LP’s spring fundraiser today! Link in bio.

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Video Credits:
Producer: Arielle Knight
Cinematographer: Uwa Iduozee
Editor: Byrdie O’Connor
Narrator: Catherine Mbali Green-Johnson

05/02/2026

💭 What becomes possible when artists gather with time to listen, reflect, and dream?

Earlier in April, something rare happened at Create Change Lab. Artists stepped outside the City and into a shared space — one built on trust, care, and the kind of collective imagination that doesn't come easily when the world keeps moving this fast.
With the entire LP staff present, we stepped into the unknown together. Where lived experience, reciprocity, and collective wisdom were our guides. Where cultural organizing practices began to take root in creativity, grounded in a deep respect for our collective dignity and humanity.

Curious how Lab resonated with the cohort? Stay tuned for reflections from our artists. 🌱

If you could design a creative learning oasis for your community, what would it look like?

This work doesn't stop when Lab ends. It carries forward, gathering force. Keep the momentum alive — donate to The LP’s spring fundraiser today! Link below.

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Video Credits:
Producer: Arielle Knight
Cinematographer: Uwa Iduozee
Editor: Byrdie O’Connor
Narrator: Catherine Mbali Green-Johnson

05/01/2026

📚 Bed-Stuy wanted more books by Black women and non-binary writers. Olaronke Akinmowo listened and built the Free Black Women’s Library.✨⁠
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Launched in 2015, The Free Black Women’s Library is a Bed-Stuy-rooted social art project featuring: ⁠
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🌱 A collection of over 5,000 books written by Black women and non-binary writers.⁠
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🌱 A free store and period pantry.⁠
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🌱 A virtual reading club and weekly book swap.⁠
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🌱 Workshops and free public programs designed to uplift the neighborhood.⁠
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In 2021, The LP was honored to help seed Ola’s vision through the Bed-Stuy Create & Connect Fund.⁠
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With the Create & Connect Fund, Ola produced Crescent, a youth art exhibit showcasing paintings, illustrations, and photography from multidisciplinary artists aged 14-21, at the Free Black Women’s Library.⁠
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The program invited young artists to share their talents and interests with neighbors and provided a space for the community to convene and reflect on their interconnectivity. Check to learn more about their upcoming programs.⁠
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The deadline is tonight at 11:59 PM! While you finish your applications, we encourage you to consider:⁠
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How would you meet your community’s needs if you had $1500 to invest in a social project?⁠
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If you are also an artist, cultural producer, or involved neighbor in Bed-Stuy, there is still time to apply for the 2026 Create & Connect Fund. ⁠
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Applications close TONIGHT at 11:59 PM!⁠
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⚠️ PS: Please note that we won't be extending the deadline this year! To be considered for this opportunity, please submit your application by Friday, May 1st, 11:59 PM EST. ⁠
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Apply Now! Visit our Create & Connect page to learn more.

https://bit.ly/2026CNCINFO

Last call! Our Create & Connect grant applications close this Friday, May 1st, at 11:59 PM EST 🚨Do you have a participat...
05/01/2026

Last call! Our Create & Connect grant applications close this Friday, May 1st, at 11:59 PM EST 🚨

Do you have a participatory project engaging a group, audience, or community in Bed-Stuy? This year, we’re awarding $1,500 micro-grants to 20 selected project proposals, and we want to see your work!

The Create & Connect fund emerged in 2020 as a direct response to the urgent need to resource cultural practitioners, community organizers, activists, and neighbors in Bed-Stuy. We are back for our 2026 cycle and are looking to fund 20 creative projects with civic impact.

If your project fits in at least one of these categories, we want to fund it:
🎓 Workshops & classes
📖 Storytelling initiatives
🎭 Public performances & outdoor activations
🏘️ Community & place-based projects
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Gathering for intergenerational communities
🗳️ Civic engagement

⚠️ PS: Please note that we won't be extending the deadline this year! To be considered for this opportunity, please submit your application by 11:59 PM EST.

Apply now! Visit our Create & Connect page to learn more! Link below.

https://bit.ly/4bLsd96

04/30/2026

What if your neighborhood’s memories held the blueprint for long-lasting social change?

Meet our Bed-Stuy Arists in Residence, Sekiya Dorsett and Okema T. Moore, who are determined to explore this question.

Sekiya and Okema’s I Love Bed-Stuy: The Public Memory and Storytelling Project
is a community-rooted art practice that gathers film, public memory, and collective creativity into one living offering for the neighborhood.

Rooted in Sekiya’s hybrid documentary, I Love Bed-Stuy, and a continuation of her earlier Heroes Project, supported by The Laundromat Project’s Create & Connect initiative, I Love Bed-Stuy is a reminder of what can happen when artists are resourced to explore their practice and adapt their project to the needs of their community.

Over the next two years, Sekiya and Okema will allow their project to evolve from public installations into a deeper, participatory ecosystem of neighborhood storytelling and artmaking, and we are excited to welcome them as creative partners. Join us in exploring the connection between public memory and long-lasting community change.

To learn more about the Create Change program and meet the rest of our 2026 cohort, visit the link below! ⁠

https://bit.ly/3PLKBpy

04/30/2026

Bring new sounds from the speaker to the screen! 🔊📺

Join our artist partners, Mz. Icar, as they open the portal to cymatics, the visualization of sound, for the first time live at The LP Storefront! Together, we’ll bring new sounds to life on screen, creating the rhythms and vibrations that live in our bodies, speakers, and as new visual art pieces. Here are the details:

🗓️ Friday, May 1
⏰ 6:00–9:00 PM
📍 The LP Storefront

If you’ve ever wondered how African diasporic soundwaves take shape, this one’s for you.

Seats are limited. Register below!

https://bit.ly/4c1CI8n

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