St. Ann’s Warehouse – 38 Water Street

St. Ann’s Warehouse is celebrating its 30th Anniversary Season! For 30 years, St. Ann’s Warehouse has commissioned, produced, and presented a unique and eclectic body of innovative theatre and concert presentations that meet at the intersection of theatre and rock and roll. Since leaving its original home in the landmark Church of St. Ann and the Holy Trinity, in 2000, the organization has helped vitalize the Brooklyn Waterfront in DUMBO, where St. Ann’s Warehouse at 38 Water Street has become one of New York City’s most important and compelling live performance destinations.

Through its signature multi-artist concerts and groundbreaking music and theatre collaborations, St. Ann’s continues to celebrate the panoramic traditions of American and world cultures, with forays into a variety of contemporary forms, including new commissions and multi-disciplinary theatrical presentations. Among the many acclaimed St. Ann’s productions are Lou Reed and John Cale’s Songs for Drella, Marianne Faithfull’s Seven Deadly Sins, Artistic Director Susan Feldman’s Band in Berlin, Charlie Kaufman and the Coen Brothers’ Theater of the New Ear, The Royal Court Theater’s 4:48 Psychosis, The Wooster Group’s Hamlet, The Emperor Jones, House/Lights, To You, the Birdie, The Globe Theater’s Measure for Measure, Gate Theatre London’s Woyzeck, Antony’s Turning, Mabou Mines DollHouse, Lou Reed’s Berlin, Cynthia Hopkins’ Accidental Trilogy, Les Freres Corbusier’s Hell House, Druid’s The Walworth Farce and The New Electric Ballroom, TR Warszawa’s Macbeth, and The National Theatre of Scotland’s Black Watch.

In 2004, founding Artistic Director, Susan Feldman, and St. Ann’s Warehouse were awarded the Ross Wetzsteon Award for the development of new work and for “inviting artists to treat their cavernous DUMBO space as both an inspiring laboratory and a sleek venue where its super-informed audience charges the atmosphere with hip vitality.”

Dumbo Arts Center (DAC) – 30 Washington Street

The D.U.M.B.O. Arts Center (DAC) is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit contemporary arts organization located in Dumbo, Brooklyn, New York. DAC’s mission is to catalyze interaction between visual artists, the local community and the wider public, in order to preserve the neighborhood of Dumbo as a springboard for new art.

DAC produces the annual multi-site D.U.M.B.O. Art Under the Bridge Festival, presents a year-round program of new exhibitions in its gallery, commissions site-specific art and provides educational programs for artists and high school students.

Founded by artists in the wake of the first festival in 1997, DAC was the first non-profit arts organization in Dumbo, Brooklyn. By attracting thousands of visitors and media attention to the once abandoned manufacturing area, DAC’s role has been pivotal in the establishment of Dumbo, Brooklyn as a recognized neighborhood and cultural destination.

Smack Mellon Gallery – 92 Plymouth Street

Smack Mellon’s mission is to nurture and support emerging, under-recognized mid-career and women artists in the creation and exhibition of new work by providing exhibition opportunities, studio workspace, and access to equipment and technical assistance for the realization of ambitious projects.

Originally conceived in 1995 as a multi-disciplinary exchange between visual artists and musicians, Smack Mellon was founded by visual artist Andrea Reynosa and musician/composer Kevin Vertrees. Since its founding the organization has produced numerous exhibitions and presented the work of hundreds of artists in four different locations in Dumbo, Brooklyn.

Smack Mellon recently moved into an incredible newly renovated facility on the Brooklyn waterfront at 92 Plymouth Street. The “Boiler Building” which sits on the corner of Washington and Plymouth Streets, is across from the new Brooklyn Bridge Park in Dumbo. Situated between the Brooklyn and Manhattan bridges, Smack Mellon’s new home is an especially exciting space with tremendous architectural elements. The12,000 square foot space boasts a ceiling that soars to 35′. There are 25 windows on two levels providing beautiful light and a spectacular view of Manhattan and the East River. This building, which had been sitting dormant for decades, has been revitalized to house both the Smack Mellon Gallery and Artist Studio Program.

powerHouse Arena – 37 Main Street

Home to world-renowned art book publisher POWERHOUSE BOOKS, the Arena is a gallery, boutique, book store, performance, and events space located at 37 Main Street, in New York City’s scenic DUMBO neighborhood. With soaring 24-foot ceilings on the 5,000 square foot ground floor (with over 175 linear-feet of glass frontage and arena-style seating), the POWERHOUSE ARENA showcases a series of landmark exhibitions, performances, and controlled mayhem fusing the worlds of art, photography, design, fashion, pop culture, advertising, music, dance, film, and television into a glorious whirlwind of captivating spectacle.

One of twelve places to see in The New York Times’ 36 Hours: Photography in NYC!

Brooklyn Bridge Park – Pier 1

The first six acres of the Brooklyn Bridge Park opened in March 2010 at Pier 1 including a waterfront promenade, expansive lawns, a playground and the soon-to-be opened Granite Prospect. The park, sustainably built and operated, is located on an 85-acre post-industrial waterfront site and, once completed, will stretch 1.3 miles along Brooklyn’s East River edge. Later this spring, Pier 6 will be opened, which includes a spectacular 1.6 acre playground with slides, swings and a water play area, as well as a new dog run and seasonal water taxi service to Governors Island. Located at the foot of Atlantic Avenue, Pier 6 will be a great new family destination.

Brooklyn Bridge Park, when complete, will provide green space for active and passive uses including playing fields, sport courts, playgrounds, civic lawns, and running and bicycle paths. A calm water area is planned for kayaking and canoeing.

This summer the park will be home to several events including the New York Photo Festival, the 4th Annual NYC Food Film Festival and the new Bridge Culture Festival, a new international celebration of Brooklyn’s cultures, including music, storytelling and dance performances. The park will also feature free summer programming including walk-up kayak and rowing sessions, as well as the popular “Movies with a View” series on Pier 1.

Brooklyn Bridge Park has a new website (www.brooklynbridgeparknyc.org) that features an interactive map, videos, image galleries and a full calendar of free events.

Brooklyn Bridge Park is proud to host a portion of the New York Photo Festival events at the Tobacco Warehouse and Brooklyn Bridge Plaza.