Photoville 2025 will kick off with a celebratory opening weekend on June 7-8, 2025 and will run through June 22, 2025.
Our Photo Village, with its classic shipping containers will be returning to Brooklyn Bridge Park – with additional open-air exhibitions in NYC Parks, and other NYC cultural institutions and public spaces through the five boroughs.
The Festival will also feature artist-led walking tours, workshops, and opportunities for educators and students to connect with the Festival’s featured visual storytellers.
Opening Weekend and Public Programs will be announced on May 15, 2025 so watch this space!
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To celebrate the opening of the festival, Photoville will present a free Community Weekend (June 7 and 8), a visual storytelling event bringing various artists to Brooklyn Bridge Park, featuring 60 exhibitions and free public programming from Leica Camera, Creatively Wild, The Pulitzer Center, The International Center of Photography, The Marshall Project, Cynthia Santos Briones, The End Fund, The Climate Museum, and food and beverage vendors from Photoville’s longtime friends at Smorgasburg.
The evening of Saturday June 7 will see visual stories projected on the big screen under the Brooklyn Bridge for Catchlight’s “Night of Photojournalism,” in partnership with Enlight Foundation and PhotoWings, taking viewers behind the lens to explore what it takes to document truth in a complex world. It will kick off with a special presentation—from the Chris Hondros Fund and Photoville—of Tamir Kalifa’s “WITNESS,” a multimedia performance of story, song, and photography.
Join Leica Camera for an in depth discussion regarding the analog perspective in the digital age.
Learn MorePhotojournalist Quinn Glabicki explores how he built trust with vulnerable Appalachian communities confronting the unseen impacts of extractive industries. Join the Pulitzer Center, Glabicki, and PublicSource’s Stephanie Strasburg to discuss the power of local news and community-centered, responsive storytelling.
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Cyanotypes and Herbalism: Art from Nature.
Have your portrait taken at Penumbra Foundation’s Tintype Portrait booth.
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Get ready for a day of photographic discovery and creativity at Photoville’s 2025 Education Day in Brooklyn Bridge Park in partnership with PhotoWings, The NYC Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment and St. Ann’s Warehouse! From inspiring conversations with professional artists to lively Youth Artist Exchange panels led by young creatives, this free program is tailor-made for elementary, middle, and high school students.
Don’t miss this opportunity to connect your classroom to a world of art, storytelling, and fresh perspectives. It’s more than just a field trip—it’s a spark for the next generation of artists.
A relaxed and fun way to connect with fellow educators and art practitioners in the Photoville Education network! Learn more and RSVP here.
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