Trips Places Foods Stories Newsletters
Loading...
Loading...
Loading...
Loading...

No search results found for
“”

Make sure words are spelled correctly.

Try searching for a travel destination.

Places near me Random place

Popular Destinations

  • Paris
  • London
  • New York
  • Berlin
  • Rome
  • Los Angeles
Trips Places Foods Stories Newsletters
Sign In Join
Places near me Random place
All the United States New York State New York City Brooklyn Bushwick Schoolhouse

Bushwick Schoolhouse

An 1883 schoolhouse now home to collective of artists.

Brooklyn, New York

Added By
oriana leckert
Email
Been Here
Want to go
Added to list
CAPTION
  photo by Maximus Comissar
  photo by Maximus Comissar
  photo by Maximus Comissar
  http://www.plastiquepeople.com/the_schoolh...
  photo by Maximus Comissar
Been Here
Want to go
Added to list

About

This huge old schoolhouse was once PS 52. The building  was designed in a modified Italianate style by James W. Naughton, the Superintendent of Buildings for the Board of Education of the City of Brooklyn. It served as an arts-intensive elementary school until 1945, when it was sold for use as a manufacturing space. 

Cut to 1996, when a twenty-something artist found it listed as a rental in the Village Voice. The building was decrepit and overrun with debris, and it took the artist and her friends five months to get it into a functional shape. When they started living in the refurbished Schoolhouse they called themselves ORT, the German word for "site" or "place" which they decided was also an acronym for “organizing resources together.” In 2002 the second floor opened, ushering in the second wave of the collective. 

The artists currently living in the Schoolhouse (there are about twenty spread over three floors) consider themselves the third wave of the collective. They run the gamut of creative pursuits, including photography and visual arts, musicians and DJs, fashion design, jewelry making, screen printing, and even mobile art.

 

** article adapted with permission from this piece on Brooklyn Spaces. 

Related Tags

Outsider Art

Community Contributors

Added By

oriana

Edited By

Blindcolour

  • Blindcolour

Published

July 8, 2013

Edit this listing

Make an Edit
Add Photos
Sources
  • http://bushwick-studio.wikispaces.com/330+Ellery+Street
  • http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/27/nyregion/thecity/27grou.html?_r=0
  • http://brooklyn-spaces.com/2011/09/the-schoolhouse/
Bushwick Schoolhouse
330 Ellery Street
Brooklyn, New York, 11206
United States
40.699965, -73.939165
Get Directions

Nearby Places

Bushwick City Farms

Brooklyn, New York

miles away

Lipsius Cook House

Brooklyn, New York

miles away

The Bone Museum

Brooklyn, New York

miles away

Explore the Destination Guide

Photo of Brooklyn

Brooklyn

New York

Places 241
Stories 46

Nearby Places

Bushwick City Farms

Brooklyn, New York

miles away

Lipsius Cook House

Brooklyn, New York

miles away

The Bone Museum

Brooklyn, New York

miles away

Explore the Destination Guide

Photo of Brooklyn

Brooklyn

New York

Places 241
Stories 46

Related Places

  • La Louvière, Belgium

    ‘La Grande Assiette Brisée’ (‘The Large Broken Plate’)

    This surprising work of art reminds us that La Louvière was once home to one of Europe’s most famous stoneware factories.

  • Austin, Texas

    ‘Malin’s Fountain’

    An 18-foot-tall troll sculpture, made from recycled wood and materials found in nature.

  • Savannah, Georgia

    ‘Black Holocaust Memorial’

    Papier-mâché folk art recognizing horrors of slave trade.

  • Brussels, Belgium

    ‘The Container’

    In the middle of a Brussels roundabout, a cargo container balancing on its edge.

  • Gummy bear statue

    Madrid, Spain

    El Oso Verde (The Green Bear)

    This larger-than-life lime green gummy bear sits in the middle of a roundabout in Spain.

  • Gene Frankel Theater

    New York, New York

    'Dreams of Hyperion'

    A unique collection of figures perform down the facade of the Gene Frankel Theatre.

  • Kyoto, Japan

    Chaos Room

    A nondescript building is home to a one-room museum filled with an overwhelming array of art and objects.

  • Mound House, Nevada

    VW Beetle Spider

    On the side of Highway 50 East, between Carson City and Dayton, Nevada, sits a giant metal spider made from a vintage Volkswagen Beetle.

Aerial image of Vietnam, displaying the picturesque rice terraces, characterized by their layered, verdant fields.
Atlas Obscura Membership

Become an Atlas Obscura Member


Join our community of curious explorers.

Become a Member

Get Our Email Newsletter

Follow Us

Facebook YouTube TikTok Instagram Pinterest RSS Feed

Get the app

Download the App
Download on the Apple App Store Get it on Google Play
  • All Places
  • Latest Places
  • Most Popular
  • Places to Eat
  • Random
  • Nearby
  • Add a Place
  • Stories
  • Food & Drink
  • Itineraries
  • Lists
  • Video
  • Podcast
  • Newsletters
  • All Trips
  • Family Trip
  • Food & Drink
  • History & Culture
  • Wildlife & Nature
  • FAQ
  • Membership
  • Feedback & Ideas
  • Community Guidelines
  • Product Blog
  • Unique Gifts
  • Work With Us
  • About
  • FAQ
  • Advertise With Us
  • Advertising Guidelines
  • Privacy Policy
  • Cookie Policy
  • Terms of Use
Atlas Obscura

© 2025 Atlas Obscura. All Rights Reserved.