Poetic People Power
On Saturday 1/10 Puffin Brooklyn was joined by poets from Poetic People Power. The show featured Tara Bracco, Shanelle Gabriel, Philippe Javier Garcesto, and Karla Jackson-Brewer who shared poems centered…
Puffin Brooklyn
About
After three decades of operating out of Teaneck, NJ, the Puffin Foundation was delighted to expand in April of 2025 with the opening of a satellite office in Park Slope, Brooklyn.
In addition to being a workspace, the new office in Park Slope has an area for art displays, intimate performances, and meetings of community organizations. We are thrilled to be establishing a presence in Brooklyn, NYC, where many of our grantees live, and where an excellent bagel is always within walking distance.
On View Now
Democracy Jenga, a group show curated by Ingrid Butterer, will be on view from 1/17/26-2/14/26. Featuring works by Aileen Bassis, Rich Garr, Marina Heintze, jc lenochan, Kirk Maynard, Joyce Riley, and Howard Skrill, this show highlights the precarious state of American democracy, and asks how we can prevent it from collapsing altogether.
Join us for the opening!
Saturday, 1/7/26 – 5 pm to 9 pm
Meet the artists, enjoy some refreshments, and take home some material from Hands Off New York City, along with a very special Puffin whistle, to help keep your community safe!
Upcoming Events
Future Tense: Where is Journalism Headed?
Thursday, January 29, 2026, 6:00 PM
It’s a fraught time for media. Close to forty percent of newspapers have disappeared in the past twenty years, and there’s been tremendous consolidation among the ones that remain, as well as steep declines in employment within the broader media industry. In this context, student journalism has truly become more important than ever. In some places, student-run media have become life-lines for local communities. Join us for a conversation about the future of independent media, why it’s in better shape than you think, and how you can help. There will be ample time for audience questions.
Featuring StudentNation writers Ilana Cohen, Aina Marzia, and Lara-Nour Walton. Moderated by Nation editor and publisher Katrina vanden Heuvel.
This event is free but seating is very limited and registration is required. Reserve via Eventbrite.
Join us at Puffin Brooklyn as Open Source Gallery presents How to Build a Fire: Endangered. Four community members will share stories about things that feel at risk: identities, relationships, traditions, ecosystems, languages, jobs, bodies, neighborhoods, or versions of ourselves. These are stories about noticing what’s fragile, what’s being threatened, and what we’re trying to protect before it disappears — or the impact of what changes when something goes extinct.
Puffin Brooklyn will be having ongoing events and exhibitions in our new space. Check our calendar below, or, to have the goods delivered straight to your inbox, please sign up for our email list!
If the email sign up is not showing up for you below, try disabling ad blockers or using another browser.
Events at Puffin Brooklyn
Past Happenings at Puffin Brooklyn
On 9/6/25, we explored the connections between reproductive and environmental justice, illuminated by storytelling. The evening included a performance by New York City theater company ReproEco and a conversation with… Our inaugural exhibit, “Migration Stories,” opened on 4/26/25 and was on view through 6/21/25. We featured an installation piece by the artist Mona Saeed Kamal, titled 1001 Migrations. This evocative work is… Intersections: Connecting Reproductive and Environmental Justice Through Storytelling
Migration Stories
