The Specialists
If these art spaces had a shared mantra, it would be “go deep, not wide.”
Last updated Oct 28, 2025
Whether the focus is scent, sound, software, or simply schools of painting,
these are spaces where you’ll find art and artists who are letting passion and purpose guide their creations. And you’ll find curators and art dealers whose minds are in another dimension, directed by curiosity and niche expertise. Let your desire to explore new territories lead you here. Then harness all your senses and allow yourself to be fully immersed.
The Specialists
9 Venues
GalleryLower East Side
Westwood Gallery
A neighborhood-embedded gallery showcasing artists whose work will transport you to the factory lofts and artists’ studios of iconic 1970s and ‘80s Bowery.
262 Bowery
New York, NY 10012
Art Project SpaceLower East Side
Howl! Arts Howl! Archive!
The spirit of the bohemian East Village screams in this living shrine to its artist icons, past and present.
250 Bowery, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10002
GalleryLower East Side
Steven Harvey Fine Arts
Explore the rigors and elegance of painting at this tiny storefront on leafy green Forsyth Street. Sign up for their Zoom art talks with local critics.
208 Forsyth Street
New York, NY 10002
GalleryLower East Side
Wilmer Jennings Gallery at Kenkeleba
Where Black artists, communities, and movements have been nurtured, honored, and lifted for generations.
219 East 2nd Street
New York, NY 10009
GalleryLower East Side
Bitforms
A stage for celebrating technology, not as a problem-solving tool, but as an artistic medium — in all its beauty and brilliance.
131 Allen Street
New York, NY 10002
GalleryLower East Side
Fridman Gallery
An open-arms gallery showcasing atmospheric paintings with spiritual vibes that also doubles as the home of experimental sound studio, New Ear Inc.
169 Bowery
New York, NY 10002
GalleryLower East Side
Heft
Where human curiosity meets generative codes and artists test the frontier between human imagination and artificial intelligence.
300 Broome Street
New York City, NY 10002
Artist-Run SpaceLower East Side
LAAMS
Art, books, streetwear, and records are floor to ceiling at this Orchard Street gallery, made by the neighborhood for the neighborhood.
74 Orchard Street
New York, NY 10002
MuseumLower East Side
Museum on Eldridge Street
Be immersed in the Jewish history of the Lower East Side in this tenderly restored synagogue, where downtown artists weave the neighborhood’s past into shows and the building itself.
12 Eldridge Street
New York, NY 10002
Whether the focus is scent, sound, software, or simply schools of painting,
these are spaces where you’ll find art and artists who are letting passion and purpose guide their creations. And you’ll find curators and art dealers whose minds are in another dimension, directed by curiosity and niche expertise. Let your desire to explore new territories lead you here. Then harness all your senses and allow yourself to be fully immersed.
The Specialists
9 VenuesGalleryLower East Side
Westwood Gallery
A neighborhood-embedded gallery showcasing artists whose work will transport you to the factory lofts and artists’ studios of iconic 1970s and ‘80s Bowery.
262 Bowery
New York, NY 10012
Art Project SpaceLower East Side
Howl! Arts Howl! Archive!
The spirit of the bohemian East Village screams in this living shrine to its artist icons, past and present.
250 Bowery, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10002
GalleryLower East Side
Steven Harvey Fine Arts
Explore the rigors and elegance of painting at this tiny storefront on leafy green Forsyth Street. Sign up for their Zoom art talks with local critics.
208 Forsyth Street
New York, NY 10002
GalleryLower East Side
Wilmer Jennings Gallery at Kenkeleba
Where Black artists, communities, and movements have been nurtured, honored, and lifted for generations.
219 East 2nd Street
New York, NY 10009
GalleryLower East Side
Bitforms
A stage for celebrating technology, not as a problem-solving tool, but as an artistic medium — in all its beauty and brilliance.
131 Allen Street
New York, NY 10002
GalleryLower East Side
Fridman Gallery
An open-arms gallery showcasing atmospheric paintings with spiritual vibes that also doubles as the home of experimental sound studio, New Ear Inc.
169 Bowery
New York, NY 10002
GalleryLower East Side
Heft
Where human curiosity meets generative codes and artists test the frontier between human imagination and artificial intelligence.
300 Broome Street
New York City, NY 10002
Artist-Run SpaceLower East Side
LAAMS
Art, books, streetwear, and records are floor to ceiling at this Orchard Street gallery, made by the neighborhood for the neighborhood.
74 Orchard Street
New York, NY 10002
MuseumLower East Side
Museum on Eldridge Street
Be immersed in the Jewish history of the Lower East Side in this tenderly restored synagogue, where downtown artists weave the neighborhood’s past into shows and the building itself.
12 Eldridge Street
New York, NY 10002
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