The collection is arranged into nine series. Series 1: Administrative Files, 1997-2010 (1.1 linear feet; Boxes 1-2, 21) Series 2: Grant Files, 1998-2013 (1.0 linear feet; Boxes 2-3) Series 3: Festival Files, 1997-2011 (3.6 linear feet; Boxes 3-6, 21) Series 4: Auction Files, 2000-2011 (1.7 linear feet; Boxes 6-8) Series 5: Exhibition Files, 1998-2010 (4.2 linear feet; Boxes 8-12) Series 6: Printed Material, 1997-2011 (1.9 linear feet; Boxes 12-13, 20-21, OV 22) Series 7: Photographs, 1999-2009 ( 2.0 linear feet; Boxes 13-15) Series 8: Video Submissions, 1994-2003 (1.6 linear feet; Boxes 15-17) Series 9: Unprocessed Born Digital Material (2.0 linear feet; Boxes 18-19)
Access Note / Rights:
This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Researchers interested in accessing born-digital records or audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies. Contact References Services for more information.
Summary:
The Dumbo Arts Center records measure 19.1 linear feet and date from 1994 to 2013. The records document the Center's activities through administrative files such as board meeting minutes, strategic business plans, invoices, and workshop materials; grant award files; annual art festival documentation such as permits, schedules, sponsorship contracts, and artist lists; annual auction documentation such as permits, inventories, and invoices; exhbition files consisting of loan agreements, artist resumes, and artist work samples; exhibition announcements, exhibition catalogs, festival schedules, auction invitations, and other printed material; photographs from both the annual arts festivals and auctions; artist video submissions.
Citation:
Dumbo Arts Center records, 1994-2013. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Funding:
The processing of this collection received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care and Preservation Fund, administered by the National Collections Program and the Smithsonian Collections Advisory Committee.
Use Note:
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Biography Note:
The Dumbo Arts Center was established in 1997 to preserve the identity of Dumbo, Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass area of Brooklyn, New York, as a vital artists' community. The Center held annual "Art Under the Bridge" arts festivals between 1997 and 2014 as well as annual art auctions. The festivals consisted of exhibitions, dance, and theater performances. In addition to the festivals and auctions, the Center would host exhibitions in its gallery space. The Dumbo Arts Center closed in 2014.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
The Dumbo Arts Center records were donated to the Archives of American Art in 2015 by the Dumbo arts Center via Julie Martin, Board member.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
