Street Lab residency at Chelsea Market is underway

Apr 3, 2022

We’re back at Chelsea Market, continuing a partnership that activates outdoor dining areas with experiences that bring New Yorkers together. Last month, we shared DRAW, our pop-up drawing studio, featuring still life drawing of items from small businesses in the market. And today, we bring EXPLORE, our hands-on nature exhibit featuring microscopes and biological drawing. Join us every Sunday through June. Thanks to our host Chelsea Market for this opportunity to help build community in Chelsea. Highlights from previous years below. See you on the street!

Look back at our work at Chelsea Market:

Launching new effort to bring NYC artists to the street

Launching new effort to bring NYC artists to the street

Today Street Lab launches a new effort to activate streets with the work of City Artist Corps grant recipients who have not been able to exhibit their work indoors due to COVID. We're creating open-air, pop-up galleries in restaurant dining sheds, inviting artists to...

Chelsea Symphony on the street—Brass!

Chelsea Symphony on the street—Brass!

Today we brought musicians from The Chelsea Symphony to the street once again, this time five members of the brass section, who landed at Chelsea Market’s curbside dining area, transformed into a performance space. These events are part of Street Lab’s efforts to...

Homework Hubs return to Chelsea!

Homework Hubs return to Chelsea!

As part of our COVID response, we launched pop-up, open-air meeting places for NYC students called Homework Hubs. Starting next week, we'll return to the heated, outdoor dining area at Chelsea Market to make a place for learning, safely. Students of all ages can meet...

Chelsea Symphony on the street!

Chelsea Symphony on the street!

Today we launched our effort to bring musicians from The Chelsea Symphony to the street, starting with percussionist Michael Blancaflor, who landed at Chelsea Market’s curbside dining area, transformed into a performance space. And we made shakers together, so...

BUILD returns to Chelsea Market, outdoors!

BUILD returns to Chelsea Market, outdoors!

BUILD brings interactive building stations with playful materials and challenges to the street. And now, New Yorkers of all ages can gather and build together, in all weather, at the heated, curbside dining areas along West 16th St. All while keeping safely apart....

New community partnership with Chelsea Market

New community partnership with Chelsea Market

Since 2019, Street Lab has activated public areas of Chelsea Market with programs that bring the neighborhood together and connect people from all walks of life. Check out a new page that describes what we're creating at the market in 2021.