Pioneer Works Art Foundation
Pioneer Works is an innovative model for cultural organizations. Housed in a historic factory building in Brooklyn, we stand alone in offering science as a part of culture, alongside art, music, and technology.
Pioneer Works Main HallPioneer Works
Mission
Pioneer Works builds community through the arts and sciences to create an open and inspired world.
Pioneer Works HistoryPioneer Works
History
How it started: the three-story red brick building we now call Pioneer Works, used to be Pioneer Iron Works. The factory, which manufactured railroad tracks and other large-scale machinery, was a local landmark after which Pioneer Street was named.
Pioneer Works BuildingPioneer Works
1881
Devastated by fire, the building was rebuilt, and remained in active use through World War II.
Pioneer Works BuildingPioneer Works
2011
Artist Dustin Yellin acquired the building, and renovated it with Gabriel Florenz, Pioneer Works Founding Artistic Director, and a team of talented artists, supporters, and advisors.
Second Sundays in Pioneer Works Garden (2018)Pioneer Works
2012
Together, they established Pioneer Works as a 501c3 nonprofit, and transformed the building and parking lot into the multi-disciplinary cultural center and garden they are today.
Second Sundays (2019)Pioneer Works
Since its Inception
Pioneer Works has built science studios, a tech lab with 3-D printing, a virtual environment lab for VR and AR production, a recording studio, a media lab for content creation, a darkroom, residency studios, galleries, gardens, a ceramic studio, a press, and a bookshop.
Dream Machine (2018-05-11)Pioneer Works
Vision
We are dedicated to experimentation, education, and production across the disciplines of Art, Science, Music, Technology, and Narrative Arts—through exhibitions, publications, K-12 STEAM education, public programs, residencies.
PÒTOPRENS (2018-09-07/2018-11-11)Pioneer Works
Exhibitions
Pioneer Works exhibitions invite artists to present multi-disciplinary, site specific works. We seek to provide a platform for artists who are primarily emerging or historically underrepresented.
Ilana Harris-Babou | Residency Profile (2020)Pioneer Works
Residencies
Pioneer Works provides studio space, staff resources and equipment for over 50 residents per year. Projects created onsite have been shown at international universities, museums, and galleries.
Sun Ra Arkestra (2018-08-04)Pioneer Works
Music
We provide a platform for experimentation in new music and sound through performance programming and an on-site month-long residency housed in our custom-built recording studio.
Tech Resident Ryan Kuo (2019)Pioneer Works
Technology
Technology connects to the larger community through a variety of public programs that include social impact hackathons, conferences, classes, and workshops.
3D PrinterPioneer Works
Tech Lab
Our Tech Lab provides tools and engineering support for artists to develop projects in emerging technologies spanning robotics, AI, mixed reality, and additive manufacturing.
Scientific Controversies: Event Horizon (2019-05-29)Pioneer Works
Science
We value the cultural impact of scientific thinking, discovery, and irrepressible curiosity. We believe that science is a part of culture and that the integration of science is essential for the full expression of a cultural organism.
Scientific Controversies: String Theory (2017-12-01)Pioneer Works
Science
Led by Director of Sciences and astrophysicist Janna Levin, we connect influential, creative scientific minds to our community to explore unsolved quandaries and to engage in vivid public conversations.
Pioneer Works Journal (Intercourse #5) (2017)Pioneer Works
PW Press
Pioneer Works Press publishes works that foster experimental modes of thought across a wide array of disciplines and mediums. Through our imprint and bookstore, we seek to demonstrate that publishing is essential to accessing the arts & foundation of all creative practice.
Red Hook Regatta (2019)Pioneer Works
Community
With our regional and global audience growing year over year, Pioneer Works maintains a focus on providing programming for our neighborhood of Red Hook.
Draw What You Think Alexa Looks Like Workshop by Melanie Hoff (2019-12)Pioneer Works
Education
Exhibitions serve as the foundation of STEAM education with local schools and community partners. Our exhibiting and resident artists create unique, free-of-charge, K-12 workshops.
Until the End of Time: Brian Greene in Conversation with Janna Levin (2020-02-24)Pioneer Works
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