HISTORY

Studio 889 began with just one community printmaking workshop; which now provides arts in education, after school, community and professional artists programs, with a focus on visual arts with a concentration in printmaking.

Occupying a 500 square foot storefront on Hunts Point Avenue, Studio 889 is in the vanguard of the burgeoning South Bronx arts revival. Studio 889 was initially part of MUD/BONE which was founded in 2002 by a multicultural group of young theater artists at the New York University Graduate Acting Program. MUD/BONE was one of only two Bronx-based companies invited to take part in 365 Plays/Days by Suzan-Lori Parks the largest theater collaboration in American history. The group of socially conscious theater artists and printmakers recently won a prestigious 2006 Union Square Arts Award for their grassroots arts programming which includes live theater, music and exhibitions of handmade prints.

Today, Studio 889 is an integral part of the Hunts Point community cultivating positive collaborations within our community.