Arts Gowanus is a not-for-profit organization working to support, promote, and advocate for local artists and a sustainable arts community in Brooklyn. Artists have been making and showing their art in the industrial and commercial buildings of Gowanus for over 25 years. This Brooklyn neighborhood, wedged between the residential areas of Park Slope, Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens and Boerum Hill, has become under real estate development pressure over the past several years. At Arts Gowanus we believe that the diverse creativity of local artists contributes to the singularly vibrant cultural life and energy of New York City. We believe that the diverse creativity of local artists contributes to the singularly vibrant cultural life and energy of New York City. It is critical not only for the artists, but also our society in general, that the arts continue to thrive in Gowanus.