Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation (“BNYDC”) is seeking proposals for a new fence-line public art installation (“Proposals”) from creatives living in the Brooklyn borough (“Creators”). BNYDC will select one for the artwork that extends across the fence line in front of Building 3. This fence line runs along the north side of Flushing Avenue between Clermont Street and Adelphi Street.

This installation will be one of several spanning more than a third of a mile. In total, these installations will flow through key access points along Flushing Street from Claremont Street to Portland Street from mid-May to early November 2026. BNYDC will install each of these installations using Brooklyn as a starting point for thematic development, inviting creatives to consider how cultural, social, and economic forces shape everyday life. The resulting installations will captivate the townspeople and their creativity.

For this RFP geared toward Brooklyn Creatives, the Brooklyn Forged theme highlights the skills, materials, and entrepreneurial drive that have shaped Brooklyn’s identity through industrial innovation. Creatives should submit proposals that explore how work, culture, and economics intersect, and produce work that reflects the history of making and ongoing craftsmanship that defines Brooklyn today. Artworks should demonstrate how Brooklyn continues to forge its identity at the intersection of creativity and industry, and honor the workers, makers, and innovators who sustain its cultural and economic vitality.

Apply online:

https://brooklynnavyyard.submittable.com/submit/337761/2026-public-art-rfp-brooklyn-forged