Where we work
Public space, in all five boroughs of New York City.
Deployments since 2011. Larger dots indicate more visits.
We go to NYC Plazas...
...and NYC Street Festivals
...and NYC Play Streets
...and NYC Parks & Playgrounds
Since 2011, we’ve offered over 740 days of programming in 215+ public spaces across New York City. Everywhere we go is by request from local groups or city agencies and we prioritize underserved locations. To date, over 250 organizations have served as our host partners. We also partner with NYC Department of Transportation, NYC Department of Parks and Recreation, and The Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice, aligning our work with citywide initiatives focused on resource equity, parks, plazas, community safety, and educational achievement gaps.
Deployments by Year
Explore deployments on our blog:
Fall residency launched in Washington Square Park
Today, the Uni Project returned to Washington Square Park to create an open-air exhibit about urban nature in the northwest corner of the park. We called it EXPLORE NYC, and our focus today was urban birds, presented in partnership with Washington Square Park Eco...
Open-air art studio DRAW NYC lands in downtown Brooklyn
Today DRAW NYC landed at street festival—a NYC DOT Weekend Walk—hosted by the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership. Participation made possible by NYC DOT with support from Blick Art Materials. We set up next to staff from the local Blick store on Myrtle St. and we featured...
Open-air science exhibit EXPLORE NYC begins residency in Chinatown
EXPLORE NYC, our portable, hands-on science exhibit about urban nature landed in Sara D Roosevelt Park to begin a fall residency in NYC Chinatown. Passersby could stop and try biological drawing techniques using water color brushes donated by Blick Art Materials.
The Uni Project turns seven today
Seven years ago, on the morning of Sept. 11, 2011, we created a pop-up reading room at New Amsterdam Market in Lower Manhattan. This is how we launched the work of the Uni Project in New York City. And it isn't too different from how we do it...
Help bring opportunities for learning and creativity to NYC Chinatown this fall
Behind the bustle of commerce in Lower Manhattan's Chinatown is an immigrant community with residents less likely to have completed high school and more likely to be in poverty than the average New Yorker. Chinatown residents have also been chronically...
Three Uni Project programs on the street in Two Bridges: READ, DRAW, EXPLORE
Today, we landed in Chinatown with three of our favorite programs, READ, DRAW, and EXPLORE, at a NYC DOT Weekend Walk, hosted by the Two Bridges Neighborhood Council. Passersby enjoyed a curated collection of books at our pop-up reading room. They drew at...