Public Art Program<\/a>, which aims to activate public spaces, create welcoming entrances to the 300-acre campus and provide opportunities for artists at different stages of their career. The organization celebrated the new works during a public event on June 4 that brought together artists, entrepreneurs, visitors and community members. <\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/yos-85.jpg\")
Each installation is focused on the borough\u2019s \u201cunique creative and industrial identity.\u201dPhoto courtesy of Public Arts Commission<\/p>\n
Lindsay Greene, president and CEO of BNYDC, said the installation reflects and \u201cingenuity\u201d of the borough. <\/p>\n
\u201cThrough our Public Art Program, we are creating opportunities for artists at every stage of their careers to engage with the public realm while celebrating the creativity, industry and entrepreneurial spirit that continue to shape Brooklyn\u2019s future,\u201d she said. \u201cThese installations enhance Flushing Avenue, while reinforcing the Navy Yard\u2019s role as a place where creativity and innovation thrive.\u201d<\/p>\n
The 2026 commissions continue a public art initiative that began with temporary installations inside Buildings 77 and 92. The program expanded in 2021 with Atmosphere for Invention, a large-scale photo mesh installation stretching nearly three-quarters of a mile along Flushing Avenue, before officially launching as the Brooklyn Navy Yard Public Art Program in 2023.<\/p>\n
Now entering its third year, the program continues to showcase Brooklyn\u2019s industrial heritage while highlighting the borough\u2019s future through contemporary art.<\/p>\n
The three installations each highlight a different perspective on Brooklyn\u2019s creative identity.
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From young students, graduate-level artists and architects, the Brooklyn Navy Yard\u2019s art installation spans decades and visions.Photo courtesy of Public Arts Commission\n<\/p>\n
\u201cBUILD THE FUTURE,\u201d by Brooklyn artist and architect Peter Miller, spans 350 feet along the fence outside Building 3. Selected through the Brooklyn Forged open call, the installation uses handwoven strips of colored aluminum that shift in appearance as viewers pass by, symbolizing growth, transformation, and momentum.<\/p>\n
At Building 92, \u201cBrooklyn: Layered Lenses\u201d by Pratt Institute graduate students Tanvi Shaha and Joris Van Helmond combines imagery from the Brooklyn Navy Yard, Prospect Park and Coney Island. Created through Pratt\u2019s Project in the Public Realm course, the installation uses layered vinyl and acrylic panels to explore the connections between Brooklyn\u2019s neighborhoods, public spaces and communities.<\/p>\n
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The installations at the Brooklyn Navy Yard are available through November 2026.Photo courtesy of Public Arts Commission<\/p>\n
The final installation, Brooklyn Becomes, features artwork by students from McKinney Secondary School of the Arts. Nineteen pieces were selected from 33 submissions for a 100-foot photo mesh display along Flushing Avenue, presenting students\u2019 visions of Brooklyn\u2019s future through themes including community, diversity, technology and discovery.<\/p>\n
The installations will remain on view through early November, continuing the Navy Yard\u2019s mission of using public art to celebrate Brooklyn\u2019s creative community and industrial heritage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Brooklyn Navy Yard is once again turning one of its busiest corridors into an open-air gallery, unveiling…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":298702,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[2091,98,78642,3462,10454,100,14261,99,84023,113610,8893,47155,113611,35877,113612,91865,33771,9,24,52155,12,370,63,113613,51861,13074,113614],"class_list":["post-298701","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-brooklyn","tag-arts-and-culture","tag-brooklyn","tag-brooklyn-artists","tag-brooklyn-culture","tag-brooklyn-events","tag-brooklyn-headlines","tag-brooklyn-navy-yard","tag-brooklyn-news","tag-community-art","tag-creative-placemaking","tag-dumbo","tag-flushing-avenue","tag-industrial-heritage","tag-local-artists","tag-mckinney-secondary-school-of-the-arts","tag-murals","tag-navy-yard","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-new-york-city-art","tag-news","tag-newsletter","tag-nyc","tag-peter-miller","tag-pratt-institute","tag-public-art","tag-public-installations"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/298701","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=298701"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/298701\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/298702"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=298701"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=298701"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=298701"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}