A Performance Tour and Discussion in Gowanus

Photo: Tom Oesau, c/o NOCD-NY

On Saturday, June 25, 2022, we partnered with Artichoke Dance Company on an interactive performance, walking tour and community conversation about neighborhood change in Gowanus, drawing attention to the role of culture in local environmental justice work.

The tour began at the historic site of the Old Stone House on the closing weekend of the Brooklyn Utopias: Along the Canal exhibit and brought audiences to locations significant to the canal’s superfund remediation and neighborhood rezoning. The tour highlighted community advocacy and historic gains for community sustainability. NOCD-NY brought partners from El Puente’s Green Light District and New York City Soil & Water Conservation District to introduce citywide perspectives to a post-tour discussion.

The event was part of Reimagining New York City, a citywide series of visioning sessions and exchanges to incorporate the wisdom, imagination, and creative practices of community cultural organizations, artists, and neighborhood residents in decision making and transformative change.

Reimagining New York City is supported by The New York Community Trust, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the New York City Council, and New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature.