Small art gallery nestled within Empire Stores is big springboard for Brooklyn artists
Hidden within Empire Stores, the historic former warehouse on the waterfront in Brooklyn Bridge Park, a small DUMBO art gallery gets hundreds — if not thousands — of visitors a day.
Installed in a wide walkway on ground level, Gallery 55 (named for 55 Water St.) is a “curatorial project” that links the retail and dining hotspot to local artists. The gallery has only been around about a year, but it’s already developed into an important DUMBO arts venue.
“It’s really important for us as a building to be involved with the community,” Chris Adams, who runs marketing and events for the building, told the Brooklyn Eagle. “DUMBO was built with artists being the pioneers.”