Downtown Brooklyn Arts Alliance

04/28/2025

04/28/2025

04/28/2025

Interested in contributing to the Open Source community? We need gallery volunteers for our current exhibit, Repair Shop by Kathleen McDermott!

Volunteers will be in charge of the gallery during their shift, greet visitors, answer questions about the work and other upcoming events, and help out with related workshops.

The gallery is open Thursdays & Fridays 4PM-6PM and Saturdays & Sundays 2PM-6PM. We hope to have 2 or more volunteers at the gallery each day during open hours.

Sign up at the link in our bio, or email [email protected] for more information. Thank you to all of our volunteers, you make Open Source Gallery possible!

04/28/2025

04/28/2025

Explore, connect, and create at BAC Unlocked—an open house with free art supplies, funding tips, creative learning, and more!

04/28/2025

Organized by the Downtown Brooklyn Arts Alliance, Arts Month May (+June!) showcases one of the most exciting months of the year for arts organizations located in the greater Downtown Brooklyn area and creates a unique opportunity for partnerships between the arts, local businesses, and community organizations.

As part of this initiative, we are inviting local businesses and community organizations to collaborate with us in celebrating the cultural richness of our neighborhoods and making the most of the opportunity to reach new audiences and customers this May and June!

We have three ways to participate:

1) List your business on the Arts Month May (+June!) website. Listings will appear on dedicated neighborhood pages that feature a mix of art events, community activities, and local business listings.

2) Add an event to the Arts Month May (+June!) community calendar. Perfect for promoting art projects, community happenings, in-store promotions, and other public events!

3) Become a sponsor for Arts Month May (+June)! Sponsors receive enhanced visibility through community-level promotions. Additional custom sponsorship benefits are available for those looking for a deeper partnership.

Listings are $25 each and community sponsorships are available at $150. For a limited time, we are offering free business and events listings with the code DBAAArtsMonth2025.

To learn more or sign up, visit: https://artsmonth-dbaa.org/community-events/biz-community-listings/. Sign up is quick and easy, we just need basic information about your business and/or event.

If you wish to discuss a customized sponsorship or have other questions, please contact us at [email protected]. For general information about Arts Month May (+June!) and Downtown Brooklyn Arts Alliance, please visit our website: www.artsmonth-dbaa.org.

04/15/2025

We hold space every Thursday morning from 9:30-10:30am for DBAA Members to join us for an informal chat about whatever’s on your mind. No presh! Just a welcoming and supportive ear… See you this Thursday? At Spaces - 41 Flatbush Ave - 1st floor.

04/03/2025

We had a wonderful time last week at our Meet & Mingle! Thank you to for hosting us at the beautiful Cultural and community leaders came together for meaningful and lively conversation

03/21/2025

Spring tours go on sale to Museum members Wednesday, April 2nd at 10am ET! This includes our "Jewel in the Crown: Old City Hall Station” tours. Closed to the public since 1946, the elegant Old City Hall Station is only accessible to members of the .

Explore the elegant chandeliers, leaded skylights, vaulted tile ceiling, and graceful curves of this decommissioned subway station with exclusive access through the Transit Museum! The tour begins above ground with the fascinating history of Alfred Beach’s Pneumatic Tube and the development of the subway system. Then visitors head downstairs and are transported back to 1904, a time when the subway’s opening and the completion of this station marked a moment of great civic pride.

Not a member? Join, renew, or gift a membership today to receive information about upcoming tour dates and purchase tickets: nytransitmuseum.org/membership.

03/21/2025

🌻 “On the ground of that garden, covered in vegetables and dirt, coated in laughter, I want to say that the Mississippi and New York in our Black boy bodies were indistinguishable.” ☀️

We can’t wait for to visit us at the end of March to discuss his new book City Summer, Country Summer with Joseph Earl Thomas, author of The Center for Fiction’s 2024 First Novel Prize-winning novel God Bless You, Otis Spunkmeyer.

A lyrical picture book featuring gorgeous illustrations by artist Alexis Franklin (), City Summer, Country Summer tells the story of three Black boys who form a deep connection during a transformative summer trip down South to visit family. Laymon and Thomas will discuss writing across genres, the spiritual dimension of craft, and breaking new ground in representation.

🔗 Tickets are going fast! Get yours now https://tinyurl.com/ymbv8ubc.

03/21/2025