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Play these games written and developed by our 2026 Summer Institute participants! Adhya's "Banana Land"Aleksia "untitled"Cameron's "Niklows Something"Cinder's "F3V3R_DR34M_v1.0"Eden's "The Little Camera that Could"Ellie's "Please Help from Foxglove Land"Emma's "The Ashen Project"Eros' "Eros' Game"Fariza's "Hunting Aliens"Gilliana's "name"Hafsa's "Bone Puppets"Jada's "The Forbidden Home"Luis' "Summer Story"Raziah's "MisFits"Roselyn's "Cafe Haven"Sally's "Toxic Waste"Stacey's "One Moment, No Freedom"Teri's "SHOWBIZ"

Listen to these soundscapes created by our 2026 Summer Institute participants! These projects layer field recordings and foley to represent their group experiences of NYC. Neighborhood Soundscape 1 --- 01:53Neighborhood Soundscape 2 --- 00:51Neighborhood Soundscape 3 --- 00:37Neighborhood Soundscape 4 --- 00:12Neighborhood Soundscape 5 --- 04:03

The weather is warming up, and we’re getting ready to launch our twelfth summer of programs! Before everything kicks off, we’re excited to share some teasers about this year’s Summer Camp and Summer Institute and an update on a new home base for OP. Have you ever been curious about the relationship between NYC’s waterways and public health? Can you imagine artworks … Continue reading Getting warmed up for the summer

We’re freshly into the new year, and we’re excited to share what we have in the works for 2026 and beyond! Our boards are growing, we’re planning into 2028, and we’re making headway on our long-term goals with new programs.  Over the last few months, we’ve expanded our Advisory Board and Board of Directors! New Advisory Board member … Continue reading A glimpse into the year ahead

2025 was a year of transformation for the Octavia Project. In our 11th year, we grew our leadership structure by transitioning to a Co-Director model, launched our inaugural Youth Advisory Board, and strategically grew our audiences.We’ve achieved so much this year, and we couldn’t do it without the support of community members like you! Whether you participated … Continue reading Growing and transforming in 2025

Here at OP, we’re continuing to let collaboration lead the way, expanding our ecosystem with partnerships that create more opportunities for our participants. Here’s a look back to warmer days with the Pratt Textile Dye Garden and Gather and forward to partnerships with Storefront for Art and Architecture and Brooklyn Speculative Fiction Writers. There’s even a sneak peak of a collaboration with Sadie … Continue reading Partnerships to warm your heart