The Balloon Project

Arts & Culture

Weekend Art Events: October 11-13 (Crown Heights Film Fest, Red Hook Open Studios, Open Mic Night & More)

This weekend offers movies, music, literature, and lots of visual art including the Red Hook Open Studios and an opening party for The Balloon Project. It’s also the last weekend to check out No More Water at The Old Stone House and The Heights Players’ The Last Night of

Arts & Culture

The Balloon Project: Art Installation Focuses On Global Refugee Crisis

GOWANUS – A Gowanus-based artist has created an installation in support of world refugees and migrants using an unusual material—balloons. Yan Kong has spent three years working on The Balloon Project [https://www.yankong9.com/the-balloon-project], an homage to the “human spirit, courage, and survival.” Kong replaces a burst balloon