Waste Not, Want Not: Creative Resilience in South Slope
When: Saturday, May 3rd and Sunday, May 4th @ 1PM-3PM
Starting point: Open Source Gallery, 306 17th St, Brooklyn, NY 11215
Join us for Waste Not, Want Not: Creative Resilience in South Slope, a guided walking tour facilitated by Open Source Gallery in collaboration with Jane’s Walk NYC. During Waste Not, Want Not, participants will get a chance to explore the rich industrial and cultural history of the South Slope community through its buildings and community spaces.
The walk will start at Open Source Gallery at 1PM and end at the KoKo Lot. The total route is approximately 3 miles and is expected to take 2 hours. Both Open Source Gallery and the KoKo Lot are accessible by sidewalk. The walk will mainly traverse walkways/sidewalks, and will include hills.
Once a center of production for materials such as paint, cast stone, ironworks, tin, and ink, South Slope is now a thriving arts and cultural community employing some of the very same materials that fueled its development. As 19th century industry boomed, so rose a demand for social services such as libraries and schools, planting the seeds of community activism still present in South Slope today. Learn how the stunning architectural styles for which South Slope is known reflect the history of the area. Hear stories of resilience in transforming waste into scenic gardens and other creative projects. Visit community organizations and thriving independent-owned businesses preserving the creative soul of the community.
Waste Not, Want Not is a part of Jane’s Walk 2025, a festival of free community-led walking conversations inspired by Jane Jacobs. Jane’s Walks take place across New York City neighborhoods and hundreds of other cities. Learn more about Jane’s Walk in NYC!
Alyssa Fridgen is an independent curator and art historian based in NYC with over twelve years of experience curating exhibitions and developing programs for galleries, museums, and nonprofit organizations.
