Events
Events
Upcoming Events
May 8, 2024
CB6 Full Board Meeting
Brooklyn's Community Board 6 holds their monthly Full Board meeting at Van Alen Institute. Open to the public.
May 15, 2024
Gowanus Houses Community Meeting
Residents of Gowanus Houses gather on a monthly basis to discuss programming for the newly reopened Gowanus Houses Community Center.
May 16, 2024
With Your Voice Reception and Tour
Join artists Juanli Carrión and Rodolfo Kusulas for a special tour of their site-specific installation and see how Gowanus residents are impacted by the neighborhood's redevelopment.
June 12, 2024
CB6 Full Board Meeting
Brooklyn's Community Board 6 holds their monthly Full Board meeting at Van Alen Institute. Open to the public.
Past Events
October 2, 2021
Van Alen Block Party
Van Alen’s inaugural Block Party is a celebration of our new Gowanus community and will bring Sackett Street alive with street art, free treats, family activities, and live dance and music!
July 22, 2021
Neighborhoods Now Summer Summit
Presenters from the Chinatown, South Bronx, and Lower East Side working groups shared their achievements, reflections on interdisciplinary practice, and plans to carry their work forward.
October 6, 2020
Neighborhoods Now: Strategies for Reopening and Recovery
In this two-part public forum, our participating designers and our community partners reflected on how collaborative design can inform neighborhood recovery strategies.
July 23, 2020
Reimagining Brooklyn Bridge: Design Showdown
Our Reimagining Brooklyn Bridge finalists presented their proposals in a virtual Design Showdown.
June 26, 2020
Neighborhoods Now Kickoff
Our community partners in Bed-Stuy, Washington Heights, Kingsbridge and Jackson Heights disussed some of the economic and health challenges facing their neighborhoods.