About this Event
The Projection Walk will take participants on a visual journey along the waterfront and cobblestones from Smack Mellon to the art galleries at Jay Street, with more than a dozen projections. The First Thursday tradition continues and DUMBO galleries will stay open from 6pm-8pm where visitors are welcome to explore the exhibitions throughout the neighborhood.
Join the tour or choose your own adventure!
In addition to the Projection Walk and open galleries, the evening will conclude with an After-Party in the Dumbo Archway for Dumbo's creative community, with drinks by Smorgasburg and featuring long-time friend of Dumbo, Nickodemus, in an all-vinyl DJ set, paired with live saxophone and live percussion. The party kicks off at 8pm with a free drink to the first 100 partygoers. Additional drinks + snacks for sale from the Dumbo Archway Bar.
Registration requested. All are welcome.
Starting location: Smack Mellon
Projection Walk stops:
Smack Mellon; by Barnstormers
St. Ann’s Warehouse; Explorers by Gabriel Barcia-Colombo
Empire Stores Courtyard; Live DJ Set by DJ Adapta
135 Plymouth Street ; Untitled Work #1 by Dave Shelley
Baci Studios; in partnership with Motion Design Awards
Manhattan Bridge Anchorage; The Noctarium by Yidan Hu, Josh Sun, Julia Xu and Kyrie Yang; and Writing on the Wall by DJ Kim, Timothy Wang, Yilin Ye and Jessie Zhai, presented in partnership with NYU ITP
Dumbo Archway; Resonautica by Glowing Bulbs
Dumbo Archway Plaza; by Motomichi
Hudson Wilder
Vinyl and Thread
A.I.R Gallery; by Tomoko Abe
Dr. Susan Smith McKinney Steward Park; SubWave by Ryan Webber, Gwen Goins, RaFia Santana; and Shadow Puppet Theater by Yiyun Jiang, Haoren Zhong, Zongshuai Zhang, Xiaoxu Han, presented in partnership with NYU ITP
First Thursday Gallery Walks are free and open to the public and will continue on the first Thursday of every month throughout the 2026–2027 season. For a gallery map, event highlights, and complete exhibition listings, visit artindumbo.com
DUMBO First Thursday is provided by Team DUMBO and Art in DUMBO, and made possible by ongoing participation by DUMBO's art galleries.
Agenda
🕑: 06:30 PM - 07:30 PM
Projection Walk
🕑: 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
First Thursday Open Galleries
🕑: 08:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Archway After Party
Event venue & nearby stays
Smack Mellon, 92 Plymouth Street, Brooklyn, United States
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