Art Under the Bridge Festival
September 28 – 30, 2007

I have gone to this festival every year for 4 years- and this year will be no exception. It is lively, random, colorful and very grass-roots in its feel. My favorite thing to do is to go through all the art studios- tons of them will be open- and then I head down to the Brooklyn Bride Park to see sculpture installations and performances. Kids are everywhere and just love all the large sized puppets walking the streets, random performances and creative personages that pop up randomly.

Art Under the Bridge Festival
The highlight of this weekend’s over-the-top homage to home-grown art
includes a performance by Dondi, an elephant, who paints and plays the
harmonica! At the intersection of Main and Water Streets. Rain
location: 16 Main Street, inside Galapagos performance space. 1-5 pm for most events but check schedule at http://www.dumboartscenter.org/festival.html.

If you want to know all that is going on in DUMBO all the time, check out this awesome blog: www.DumboNYC.com.

My picks
Future Perfect
The future of Brooklyn’s ‘Atlantic Yards’ is revealed in Ed Purver, Ariel Efron and Christian Croft’s interactive installation that compares 3D renderings and the drawings of local children with video imagery of the existing neighborhood. Where: 20 Jay St. Mezzanine. When: Ongoing. There is the coolest demo of the video: if you can’t make it to see the piece in person, check the video out. http://www.futureperfectbrooklyn.org/
The Brazilian Sisters-Treasure Life
The Brazilian Sisters’ sculptural bike is coming your way… stop them to get a map of their treasure hunt adventure, and find hidden riches to take home. Where: Various locations throughout Dumbo. When: Sunday 12 – 5pm.
7 Tea House Productions
Providing a moment for spiritual reflection, Michele Brody retrofits the ubiquitous New York street vendor into a roving tea ceremony. Thanks to Sympathy For The Kettle, LLC, Divinitea, and Alice’s Tea Cup, all of whom donated tea for the project Where: Water St. between Main St. and Dock St.;Plymouth St. between Main St. and Washington St. When: Friday 6-9pm, Saturday & Sunday,1-9pm
Elephant Art
Using her massive trunk to hold brushes, Dondi the elephant paints and showcases her artistic prowess. A presentation by renowned artist Vitaly Komar, who established an elephant art academy in Thailand with fellow artist Alex Melamid, will follow. Special project initiated and exclusively sponsored by Two Trees
Management & Dumbo Improvement District. Where & When: Performance Intersection of Main St. and Water St., Saturday & Sunday, 1pm – 5pm. Presentation powerHouse Arena, 37 Main St., Saturday at 5:30 pm and 8 pm.

Related Posts:

1. Free Summer Arts (& Science) at Pierrepont Playground (June 29th, 2010)
2. New Candy Store to open in DUMBO (December 2nd, 2009)
3. DUMBO Eats (October 22nd, 2008)
4. Martial Arts Classes (October 21st, 2008)
5. Arts and Crafts and AudraRox at The Yard (September 9th, 2007)