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
Steven Koller
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies
Elisa Smilovitz
Publicist
Andreas Tyre
Community Activist
Who We’re Working With
Supporters
In the News
Project Contact
Andrew Brown
Interim Co-Executive Director