STooPS Based in Bed Stuy, we produce all-ages events including a variety of art forms from NYC creatives.

During our annual BedStuy Art Crawl, we use the arts to bring people outside and promotes social interaction among artists, homeowners, residents, and businesses of Bed-Stuy. Bed-Stuy homeowners collaborate with local artists to host mini performances and art showcases on their stoops, yards, or sidewalks. At the same time, various local businesses and organizations will bring folks together. On the day of the event, participating artists will have performances/showcases on various Bed-Stuy spaces of all different genres including, but not limited to, dance, music, theatre, visual art, spoken word, film/video etc. Performance art and video pieces will be performed in looped cycles so everyone gets an opportunity to see them. Stoops containing visual art will have the artworks on display throughout the entire event, but these artists will be asked to create live art during the event as well. All artists will be available at their designated stoop in between performances so they can discuss their work, get to know the people of the community, and inspire community members to get to know each other. STooPS SightSeer Schedules are the guide for the day with a map of locations and schedules for all performances. STooPS culminates with performances by several renowned Brooklyn based artists like Les Nubians, the Noel Pointer Foundation’s Phantazia String Players, Tamar-kali, and Tai Allen!

Four Saturdays. Eight artists. One Bed-Stuy park. 🍂Fall Fun is coming to Jackie Robinson Park Playground.Every Saturday ...
08/21/2026

Four Saturdays. Eight artists. One Bed-Stuy park. 🍂

Fall Fun is coming to Jackie Robinson Park Playground.

Every Saturday brings something different: movement, music, theater, art-making, dance, jewelry, percussion, and plenty of opportunities to join in.

Sept. 19 + Sept. 26 + Oct. 3 + Oct. 10
3–5 PM
Free + all ages

Come for one. Come for all four.

RSVP at the link in bio.

Still celebrating our 2026 STooPS Local Heroes & Sheroes. At this year’s Summer Festival, we had the honor of recognizin...
08/21/2026

Still celebrating our 2026 STooPS Local Heroes & Sheroes.

At this year’s Summer Festival, we had the honor of recognizing Nikole Hannah-Jones of North Star Books + Bar; Rotimi Akinnuoye and the team at Bed-Vyne Wine & Spirits; Jamila and Ali Wright of Brooklyn Tea; Barry Cooper of B.R.O. Experience Foundation; Olaronke Akinmowo of The Free Black Women’s Library; and, posthumously, Herbert Shannon Jackson Sweat, Jr. of Black Veterans for Social Justice and As Quiet As It’s Kept, with the honor accepted by Bailey’s Cafe.

We also presented a Special Award to public servant Stefani Zinerman, presented by STooPS Founder and Director Kendra J. Ross.

Their impact starts right here in the neighborhood and reaches far beyond it.

Join us in showing them some love. 💛

📸 Kay Hickman + Ralston Smith

We made magic in Bed-Stuy. 🤎We danced. We laughed. We jumped Double Dutch. Kids played. Music filled the block. And Bed-...
08/16/2026

We made magic in Bed-Stuy. 🤎

We danced. We laughed. We jumped Double Dutch. Kids played. Music filled the block. And Bed-Stuy showed up.

Thank you, Bed-Stuy, for showing up and sharing the joy with us.

The festival may be over, but the joy doesn’t stop here. Let’s keep making room for it in our everyday lives, on our stoops, on our blocks, and with each other.

📸: Kay Hickman Kay Hickman & Ralston Smith Ralston Smith | Photo | Video | Strategy | Brooklyn, NY

08/09/2026

📍 DOC-DRAWING STooPS Summer Festival 2026, Bed-Stuy,

Over the course of the festival, I created a large-scale visual document of the day and the people, , encounters and energy of the as they unfolded around me.

The canvas slowly became occupied by the territory itself: fragments of people, brownstones, trees, conversations and moments becoming a collective memory of one day in Bed-Stuy.

At the end of the day, the artwork remained with STooPS returning the document to the community that created it. The intention is for the work to eventually be auctioned to help raise funds for the organization.

A territory documented. A collective memory created. And a document that returns to its community.

Thank you STooPS Art & Community for trusting me with this experience. ❤️
Dig Ferreira

We’re outside TODAY, Bed-Stuy! ☀️🎨STooPS Summer Festival📅 Saturday, August 8⏰ 1–7 PM📍 Decatur St. between Stuyvesant & L...
08/08/2026

We’re outside TODAY, Bed-Stuy! ☀️🎨

STooPS Summer Festival
📅 Saturday, August 8
⏰ 1–7 PM
📍 Decatur St. between Stuyvesant & Lewis Aves.
🎟 FREE + all ages

Swipe to plan your day. See you on the stoop!

Tomorrow is the day! ☀️Save this post and plan your STooPS Summer Festival experience.From the Art Crawl and Kiddie Korn...
08/08/2026

Tomorrow is the day! ☀️

Save this post and plan your STooPS Summer Festival experience.

From the Art Crawl and Kiddie Korner to Double Dutch, workshops, community awards, live music, dance, food, and more, there’s plenty to explore throughout the day.

📅 Saturday, August 8
⏰ 1–7 PM
📍 Decatur St (between Lewis Ave & Stuyvesant Ave), Bed-Stuy

Swipe for the schedules and send this to somebody you’re bringing with you.

08/05/2026

Meet Kent, one of our 2026 stoops hosts. 🏠

“It’s like life used to be, on our stoops, right?” For Kent, it’s about really knowing your neighbors, mainly on his block, and looking out for each other.

This Saturday, August 8th, his stoop is part of our Art Crawl.

📅 Saturday, August 8 | 1–7 PM
📍 Decatur St (between Lewis Ave & Stuyvesant Ave), Bed-Stuy

RSVP through the link in our bio to enter our raffle. 🎟

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