Mission:
Pioneer Works is a center for research and experimentation in contemporary culture. Through a broad range of exhibitions, performances, arts and science residencies, and educational programs, Pioneer Works seeks to transcend traditional disciplinary boundaries, foster community, and provide a space where alternative modes of thought are supported and activated in tangible ways.
The organization was founded in 2012 by artist Dustin Yellin and is located in a 25,000 square feet manufacturing warehouse in Red Hook, Brooklyn. After an extensive renovation, the facility now houses artist studios, exhibition and performance spaces, a science lab, a recording studio, and other spaces as needs arise. The floor plan is open and flexible, encouraging a transparent, collaborative environment where international artists, musicians, scientists and educators can co-exist and create together.
Fall 2024 Exhibitions This month, we reopen Pioneer Works with two new solo exhibitions in our galleries: artist and recent PW alum (Visual Arts '24) Alejandro García Contreras's ¿Quien no ha intentado convertir una piedra en un…
Read More »Reopening September We welcome you back to Pioneer Works this September with two new exhibitions by Alejandro García Contreras and Le’Andra LeSeur! After months of construction spent making Pioneer Works accessible to all, we can't…
Read More »Introducing Mara Manus as CEO of Pioneer Works At the beginning of this year, we embarked on a journey to find a new leader who could steer us through our most ambitious goals to date. After an extensive search led by the Board of Directors, we're…
Read More »Announcement Meet our Fall 2023 Residents! As summer turns to fall in New York City, a new cohort of Pioneer Works Visual Arts, Technology, and Music Residents are moving into their studios and filling them with renewed energy. Since our…
Read More »PROGRAM Opening Reception for Xin Liu: Seedlings and Offsprings & Jenson Leonard: Workflow Friday, July 7, 7–9 pm This July, please join us in a public opening celebration of Xin Liu: Seedlings and Offsprings and Jenson Leonard:…
Read More »Program Baba Commandant & The Mandingo Band and Sid Sriram's Boundless Friday, June 2, 7 pm Last chance to get discounted advance tickets for Baba Commandant & The Mandingo Band and Sid Sriram's Boundless this Friday! Hailing from…
Read More »Caterina Barbieri, Eli Keszler, & Marie Davidson (DJ Set) Tuesday, March 28, 7pm Italian composer Caterina Barbieri—??Described by Fact Mag as "one of electronic music’s most interesting new voices”—comes to Pioneer…
Read More »Support the Arts and Sciences: Donate to Pioneer Works Annual Fund Ten years ago, our founder, artist Dustin Yellin, imagined a place that didn't yet exist, where artists, scientists, and thinkers could work together and learn from each other…
Read More »A decade ago, our founder, artist Dustin Yellin, imagined Pioneer Works as a place where artists, scientists, and thinkers from different backgrounds could converge and work together in real-time. He sought to create a space that didn’t yet…
Read More »An inadvertent discovery, a film about listening, and a conversation on Kierkegaard Pioneer Works offers a vast array of original writing, video, and more on Broadcast—our online magazine for adventurous and unexpected discourse across…
Read More »Program 2022 Village Fête After Party Friday, November 11, 9:30pm Join us this November 11 for the Village Fête After Party—our biggest party of the year celebrating our tenth anniversary of being Pioneer Works! All ticket…
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