Street Lab at Chelsea Market
Meatpacking District, Manhattan
2019 – Present
Street Lab has been collaborating with Chelsea Market since 2019, popping up 175+ times with programs that create a place to gather and bring together neighborhood residents and visitors from around the world. In addition to DRAW, WRITE, BUILD, READ and EXPLORE, we’ve also debuted programs at Chelsea Market, testing new ideas for public space. During the height of the pandemic, the partnership allowed Street Lab to transform heated dining areas on 10th Avenue and 16th St into safe, outdoor gathering spaces for the community, featuring Homework Hubs for NYC students, a collaboration with the Chelsea Symphony, and a series of pop-up exhibitions for 30 NYC artists supported by the city’s Department of Cultural Affairs. We’re looking forward to finding new ways to bring people together at the Market in the years ahead!
Our Host Partner
Located in New York City’s Meatpacking District, Chelsea Market hosts 6 million national and international visitors annually while also serving as a destination for neighborhood residents.
Look back at our work at Chelsea Market
Make a place for writing—our newest program WRITE begins residency at Chelsea Market
All of our programs are based around a simple activity that New Yorkers can do together in public space. Our latest program WRITE just began a month-long residency at Chelsea Market—come join us every Sunday from 11am-2pm! WRITE is being developed in partnership with...
Testing a new program for the street WRITE
READ, DRAW, BUILD are a few of the programs we've put on the street since 2011—each one based around a simple activity that New Yorkers can do together in public space. In 2019 we're launching WRITE, and we offered a taste to folks in Chelsea Market on Sunday. People...
Our residency at Chelsea Market wraps up as we head outdoors
This weekend we gathered around an elegant still life created with local shop Pearl River and ended our residency at Chelsea Market in style. Thanks to Chelsea Market for hosting us this winter. We now head outdoors—see you on the street
Pop-up drawing studio for all at Chelsea Market
Our residency at Chelsea Market is in the home stretch as we prepare for our outdoor season! This weekend we gathered around a still life from local shop Chelsea Market Baskets. Catch us one final time in the market next Sunday, April 14, from 11am-2pm. Check our...
Gathering at Chelsea Market to draw…bread!
This weekend we gathered around a still life full of baked goods from Amy's Bread at Chelsea Market. Draw with us every Sunday from 11am-2pm in Chelsea Local through April 14. Check our calendar for details. Made possible by Chelsea Market—see you on Sunday!...
Drawing and learning about bees at Chelsea Market
Thanks to the entire clan of Zack & Zoe Sweet Bee Farm for joining us today at Chelsea Market! We gathered around a still life about bees and honey, learned about bee keeping, and tasted some samples. Draw with us every Sunday from 11am-2pm in Chelsea Local on the...
