Events
Events
Upcoming Events
June 18, 2026
NOT NOT: Office Launch + Exhibition Reception
Founded by Celia Chaussabel and Ekin Bilal, NOT NOT is a design practice working across architecture, objects, and stories.
June 20, 2026
Creatures of the Canal
Celebrate the Carroll Street Bridge reopening with family-friendly activities and a special floating art installation by Mookntaka.
Van Alen hosts the IPA for a community design workshop where Brooklyn residents reimagine their neighborhoods in a vibrant post-BQE future.
June 27, 2026
Gowanus Yearbook Signing Party
Celebrate the launch of Gowanus Yearbook and join us for a yearbook signing party! This living portrait of Gowanus invites residents to be photographed and answer the prompt: “What makes Gowanus Gowanus?”
Past Events
May 13, 2026
CB6 Full Board Meeting
Brooklyn’s Community Board 6 holds their monthly Full Board meeting at Van Alen Institute. Open to the public.
Van Alen Institute hosts NYRA for their Issue #50 launch party.
April 28, 2026
Gallery Talk: Designing for Caregiving
How can we design homes for non-nuclear families? Cynthia Davidson leads a talk with The House Transformed exhibitors Tei Carpenter, Rocio Crosetto, Erica Goetz, and Rossana Hu.
April 25, 2026
POSTPONED: Gowanus Community Festival
At the annual Gowanus Community Festival, meet the artists and designers creating Friends from the Canal and Gowanus Yearbook.
April 23, 2026
Summit: District Design Fellowship
Join us to celebrate the culmination of our District Design Fellowship, developed in collaboration with the NYC Department of Small Business Services’ Building Creative Capacity initiative.
