When Powerhouse Arts finished renovating its Gowanus warehouse in 2023, it was heralded as a world-class hub for fabricators, printmakers, and ceramicists to make large-scale artworks without needing to leave the city.
Now the nonprofit arts organization has made even more ambitious plans to turn the 170,000-square-foot (~15,794 m) former transit power station into an exhibition space and performance venue rivaling the Brooklyn Academy of Music and Park Avenue Armory.
This fall, Powerhouse launched a new performing arts festival on its spacious third floor, headlined by artist William Kentridge’s contemporary opera Sybil (2019). The lineup, which runs through December, includes works by choreographers Hofesh Shechter and Christos Papadopoulos, and a performance by Carolina Bianchi Y Cara de Cavalo. This is paired with an interactive visual art installation by artist Kate McIntosh, which provides the tools for audience members to take artmaking into their own hands, including tools and safety goggles.
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