Neighborhood Design Fellowship: Gowanus
This work is part of Gowanus Action, an umbrella initiative; learn more about it here.
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Gowanus residents work toward the future they imagine for their community.
About
Offered in partnership with Dark Matter University (DMU), our Neighborhood Design Fellowship: Gowanus is a paid, six-month program for up to 12 Gowanus residents — designers and non-designers alike — to work toward the future they imagine for their community. In 2021, our first cohort of Fellows considered ways design and art can make Gowanus a more equitable, inclusive place, and are sharing what they learn with local officials and the wider community.
Related Projects
Gowanus Houses Community Center
A project focused on making the center more welcoming, celebrating its history, and transforming the space into an informational hub for the community.
GLOwanus
A light installation to inform Gowanus residents about water quality of the Gowanus canal.
2021 Fellows
Bahij Chancey
Planner, WXY Studio;
Gowanus Oversight Task Force member;
former Van Alen Fellow
Elisa Smilovitz
Gowanus Mutual Aid;
former Van Alen Fellow
Andreas Tyre
President,
Gowanus Houses Resident Association
Who We’re Working With
Supporters
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Project Contact
Andrew Brown
Director of Programs