This mural celebrates the past and inspires the future of Dock 72 and
the Brooklyn Navy Yard, which continues to be a center of cutting edge
innovation, industry and entrepreneurship. The grand scale of the mural
is intended to be seen from across The Hudson. The images include
one of the many great battleships constructed in the Navy Yard and the
workers who built it, landmarks of the waterfront including brownstones,
cargo cranes, and The Brooklyn Bridge; and emblems of the modern tech
explosion, including computers and droids.
Public Art Youth Employment Programs give teens and young adults full-time
summer jobs and part-time jobs after school to create large-scale public art and
multimedia projects. Youth Apprentices are guided by professional teaching artists
from the initial concept development through client presentation, to the final edit
and public unveiling or premier. Along the way, they gain tangible employment
and life skills such as leadership, teamwork, responsibility and the power of