Installation videos, press mentions, and announcements from the Bay Ridge Storefront Art Walk.
A running feed of videos, press features, and artist announcements. Postings date back to the 2012 and 2013 Storefront Art Walk seasons.
Dave Eppley talks about his storefront installation at Long's Wines & Liquors during the 2013 Storefront Art Walk. View the project pages on daveeppley.com and the host venue at longswines.com.
Footage of Patricia Brace and Rita Leduc's 2013 SAW installation Dot Your T's and Cross Your Eyes at Gothic Cabinet Craft in Bay Ridge. See the venue page on the Gothic Cabinet Craft site.
The Storefront Art Walk transforms neighborhood shop windows into temporary galleries, inviting passersby to experience art where they already shop, eat, and gather. By placing installations directly on commercial avenues, the program blurs the line between everyday errands and unexpected encounters with creative work. This decentralized approach helps make art accessible to people who might never visit a traditional gallery, weaving cultural moments into the routine rhythm of the avenue and encouraging local merchants to take part in shaping the character of their block.
A core part of the walk is the relationship between artists and the small businesses that host them. Storefronts become canvases, and shop owners become collaborators, offering wall space, conversation, and context for the work on view. This partnership model supports independent retailers by drawing foot traffic into their spaces while giving artists the chance to engage with a real, working neighborhood. The result is a shared season of activity that benefits both creative practice and the local economy.
Public funding and community sponsorships play a meaningful role in keeping the program running year after year. Grants from arts councils and local government offices, along with contributions from neighborhood associations and small businesses, help cover materials, printing, and promotional costs. Because the walk is organized as a community-focused initiative, the emphasis stays on accessibility and visibility rather than commercial return, allowing the work to remain free and open to everyone walking down the avenue.
Documentation and updates help extend the life of each season beyond the opening weekends. Videos, press features, and artist announcements shared through the updates page allow those who missed the walk to revisit installations and learn about the people behind them. Archiving earlier seasons also creates a visual record of how the avenue and its creative community have changed over time, offering a living history of the neighborhood expressed through the artists and merchants who have shaped it together.
The 2013 Storefront Art Walk lineup is posted, pairing artists with merchants along 5th Avenue. Featured artists include Melissa Beck, Marcel Rodriguez, Sherry Davis, Dave Eppley, and Patricia Brace & Rita Leduc.
Artist sites: melissabeckart.com · iammarcel.com · sherrydavisart.com · daveeppley.com · spaceallover.org
A short walkthrough of Dave Eppley's 2013 installation at Verrazano Bicycle Shop on 5th Avenue, captured during the Storefront Art Walk season.
The L Magazine covered the 3rd Annual Storefront Art Walk, which began in May 2012. The piece highlighted the storefront installations pairing local artists with Bay Ridge merchants along 5th Avenue.