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Aqua Cosmos: The Hudson Canyon
Sat, Sep 26th 2026
7:00pm to 10:00pm
Emily Warren Roebling Plaza
In collaboration with the Wildlife Conservation Society and presented through the New York City Department of Transportation’s art program, internationally recognized multimedia artist Anita Glesta, will premiere AQUA COSMOS: The Hudson Canyon, a monumental 18-minute immersive projection that will transform the Brooklyn Bridge into a gateway to one of the world’s most extraordinary marine environments.
The Dumbo Projection Walk
Thu, Oct 1st 2026
6:00pm to 10:00pm
Smack Mellon
To celebrate the start of the new DUMBO art season, Team Dumbo and Art in Dumbo present the first-ever Dumbo Projection Walk! The Dumbo Projection Walk will take participants on a visual journey along the waterfront and cobblestones from St. Ann’s Warehouse to the art galleries at Jay Street, with more than a dozen outdoor<a href="https://dumbo.nyc/event/the-dumbo-projection-walk/">Continue reading <span class="sr-only">"The Dumbo Projection Walk"</span></a>
FAD Market: Fall Pop-up [Dumbo]
Sat, Oct 3rd 2026
11:00am to 6:00pm
Empire Stores Lobby
This fall, FAD Market will continue its monthly pop-up at Dumbo’s Empire Stores from September to November. Explore the creations of over 35 talented makers, artisans, and small businesses who reside and craft in New York City and beyond. Bring a friend and enjoy a curated selection of goods, featuring handmade jewelry, apparel, body and<a href="https://dumbo.nyc/event/fad-market-fall-pop-up-dumbo/2026-10-03/">Continue reading <span class="sr-only">"FAD Market: Fall Pop-up [Dumbo]"</span></a>
How We Work: Smack Mellon at 30 — October 3 Gallery Visit
Sat, Oct 3rd 2026
12:00pm to 6:00pm
Smack Mellon
Smack Mellon presents How We Work: Smack Mellon at 30, a group exhibition marking the DUMBO arts organization’s 30th anniversary. Curated by Rachel Vera Steinberg with Elle Gallen, it brings together works by program alumni, current and former staff, and new artists, with archival material reflecting on labor and the work of supporting artists. The<a href="https://dumbo.nyc/event/how-we-work-smack-mellon-at-30-october-3-gallery-visit/">Continue reading <span class="sr-only">"How We Work: Smack Mellon at 30 — October 3 Gallery Visit"</span></a>
FAD Market: Fall Pop-up [Dumbo]
Sun, Oct 4th 2026
11:00am to 6:00pm
Empire Stores Lobby
This fall, FAD Market will continue its monthly pop-up at Dumbo’s Empire Stores from September to November. Explore the creations of over 35 talented makers, artisans, and small businesses who reside and craft in New York City and beyond. Bring a friend and enjoy a curated selection of goods, featuring handmade jewelry, apparel, body and<a href="https://dumbo.nyc/event/fad-market-fall-pop-up-dumbo/2026-10-04/">Continue reading <span class="sr-only">"FAD Market: Fall Pop-up [Dumbo]"</span></a>
Art Opening: “It Won’t Make Sense At First”, A Solo Exhibition by Mekia Machine at Mazlish | Wright Contemporary Gallery
Thu, Oct 8th 2026
6:00pm to 9:00pm
65 Pearl St.
Please join us for the grand opening of Mekia Machine’s brand new show, “It Won’t Make Sense At First”. Machine is a Jamaican-born artist who was raised in the USA for much of her life; she has a multidisciplinary practice that ranges across painting, sound, music and performance. Her work investigates aesthetic and societal norms<a href="https://dumbo.nyc/event/art-opening-it-wont-make-sense-at-first-a-solo-exhibition-by-mekia-machine-at-mazlish-wright-contemporary-gallery/">Continue reading <span class="sr-only">"Art Opening: “It Won’t Make Sense At First”, A Solo Exhibition by Mekia Machine at Mazlish | Wright Contemporary Gallery"</span></a>
“It Won’t Make Sense At First” Grand Opening
Thu, Oct 8th 2026
6:00pm to 9:00pm
Mazlish | Wright Contemporary
Please join Mazlish | Wright Contemp for the grand opening of Mekia Machine’s brand new show, “It Won’t Make Sense At First”. Machine is a Jamaican-born artist who was raised in the USA for much of her life; she has a multidisciplinary practice that ranges across painting, sound, music and performance. Her work investigates aesthetic<a href="https://dumbo.nyc/event/it-wont-make-sense-at-first-grand-opening/">Continue reading <span class="sr-only">"“It Won’t Make Sense At First” Grand Opening"</span></a>
ARTIST TALK & RECEPTION: IT WON’T MAKE SENSE AT FIRST
Thu, Oct 22nd 2026
6:00pm to 9:00pm
Mazlish | Wright Contemporary
Please join us for a talk & reception with artist Mekia Machine. Talk begins at 7pm. The exhibition brings together works from three ongoing series, Dead Lovers, Wandering, and Landscapes, exploring themes of identity, memory, loss, and the relationship between the human body and the world around us. Through a combination of painting techniques, textures, and vibrant color,<a href="https://dumbo.nyc/event/artist-talk-reception-it-wont-make-sense-at-first/">Continue reading <span class="sr-only">"ARTIST TALK & RECEPTION: IT WON’T MAKE SENSE AT FIRST"</span></a>
House of Yeshi — Sunday Market
Sun, Oct 25th 2026
12:00pm to 6:00pm
WTF Studios 68 Jay Street, Suite 502
A curated marketplace & scarf launch by UNWRP × Yeshi Designs COME INSIDE. What makes a house a home? For us, it’s the beautiful things you collect, the art you live with, the little luxuries that make you smile, and the people who bring a space to life. House of Yeshi is a one-day curated<a href="https://dumbo.nyc/event/house-of-yeshi-sunday-market/">Continue reading <span class="sr-only">"House of Yeshi — Sunday Market"</span></a>
Blue & White Porcelain Painting with Yunting Li
Sun, Oct 25th 2026
2:00pm to 5:00pm
Dumbo Ceramics
Discover the elegance and expressive possibilities of cobalt underglaze painting in this hands-on Blue & White Porcelain Workshop with ceramic artist Yunting Li. Guided by Yunting’s expertise, participants will explore historic techniques rooted in the Yuan Dynasty and later refined through Japan’s renowned Arita porcelain tradition, connecting centuries of ceramic artistry with contemporary creative expression.<a href="https://dumbo.nyc/event/blue-white-porcelain-painting-with-yunting-li/">Continue reading <span class="sr-only">"Blue & White Porcelain Painting with Yunting Li"</span></a>
GRAND OPENING: JUST BETWEEN US
Thu, Oct 29th 2026
6:00pm to 9:00pm
Mazlish | Wright Contemporary
How does something come to matter? In the words of artist M Clark: “A rock can remain only a rock, while another becomes inseparable from the person who gave it to us. Meaning isn’t something a thing simply has. It forms through what connects us to it: through use, a person, a memory, the passage<a href="https://dumbo.nyc/event/grand-opening-just-between-us/">Continue reading <span class="sr-only">"GRAND OPENING: JUST BETWEEN US"</span></a>
Kylin O’Brien | Art Under the Bridge
Thu, Oct 29th 2026
6:00pm to 9:00pm
Baci Studio
BACI STUDIO presents Kylin O’Brien, Art Under the Bridge, a retrospective exhibition of paintings and interactive mixed media works. During the exhibition, the artist will be launching her new book, Kylin O’Brien, Art Under the Bridge: 18 Years of Creativity in Community. Art Under the Bridge features several paintings which are emblematic of O’Brien’s larger<a href="https://dumbo.nyc/event/kylin-obrien-art-under-the-bridge/">Continue reading <span class="sr-only">"Kylin O’Brien | Art Under the Bridge"</span></a>
AfterMined: Artist Talk by Rachel Bacon
Wed, Nov 4th 2026
6:00pm to 8:00pm
Studio Delson
From the artist: “Graphite drawings on damaged paper reference fissures and shafts all in a state of imbalance. Based on images of old coal mines, the slab-like graphite drawings contain horizontal and vertical elements, resting on the floor and hanging askew, as fragments of material belonging to an underground space that is shifting and destabilized.<a href="https://dumbo.nyc/event/aftermined-artist-talk-by-rachel-bacon/">Continue reading <span class="sr-only">"AfterMined: Artist Talk by Rachel Bacon"</span></a>
Dumbo Before the Bridges: Opening Reception
Thu, Nov 5th 2026
6:00pm to 7:30pm
Adams Street Library
Dumbo Before the Bridges is an exhibit of artifacts unearthed during “HWKKP005,” Dumbo’s street reconstruction project, which broke ground in 2019 and concluded in 2025. HWKKP005 project archeologist Mark Tweedie has curated eighteen objects from the 2,771 discovered, many dating back to the early 1800s. Alongside historic photos (albeit from the 1930s) and current photographs<a href="https://dumbo.nyc/event/dumbo-before-the-bridges-opening-reception/">Continue reading <span class="sr-only">"Dumbo Before the Bridges: Opening Reception"</span></a>
FAD Market: Fall Pop-up [Dumbo]
Sat, Nov 7th 2026
11:00am to 6:00pm
Empire Stores Lobby
This fall, FAD Market will continue its monthly pop-up at Dumbo’s Empire Stores from September to November. Explore the creations of over 35 talented makers, artisans, and small businesses who reside and craft in New York City and beyond. Bring a friend and enjoy a curated selection of goods, featuring handmade jewelry, apparel, body and<a href="https://dumbo.nyc/event/fad-market-fall-pop-up-dumbo/2026-11-07/">Continue reading <span class="sr-only">"FAD Market: Fall Pop-up [Dumbo]"</span></a>
FAD Market: Fall Pop-up [Dumbo]
Sun, Nov 8th 2026
11:00am to 6:00pm
Empire Stores Lobby
This fall, FAD Market will continue its monthly pop-up at Dumbo’s Empire Stores from September to November. Explore the creations of over 35 talented makers, artisans, and small businesses who reside and craft in New York City and beyond. Bring a friend and enjoy a curated selection of goods, featuring handmade jewelry, apparel, body and<a href="https://dumbo.nyc/event/fad-market-fall-pop-up-dumbo/2026-11-08/">Continue reading <span class="sr-only">"FAD Market: Fall Pop-up [Dumbo]"</span></a>
Local Legends Panel
Thu, Nov 12th 2026
7:00pm to 9:00pm
Baci Studio
A Night of Creative Legacy Honoring DUMBO’s Past and Embracing Its Future. Hosted by Kylin O’Brien – hot on the heels of her Art Show and Book Launch at BACI. Special Guests: Craig Anthony Miller (C.A.M.), Jan Bell, Kriss Roebling, Tanya Rynd, with live music by The Maybelles. FREE Event.
LOCAL LEGENDS: Celebrating DUMBO’s Creative Legacy and Future
Thu, Nov 12th 2026
7:00pm to 9:30pm
Baci Studio
LOCAL LEGENDS: Celebrating DUMBO’s Creative Legacy and Future Join us for a special evening of conversation, community, and live music celebrating the artists and cultural pioneers who helped transform DUMBO into one of New York City’s most iconic creative neighborhoods. From its industrial waterfront beginnings to its emergence as a vibrant center for art, music,<a href="https://dumbo.nyc/event/local-legends-celebrating-dumbos-creative-legacy-and-future/">Continue reading <span class="sr-only">"LOCAL LEGENDS: Celebrating DUMBO’s Creative Legacy and Future"</span></a>