Franklin Furnace Archive

Ilona Granet, Franklin Furnace original two-sided outdoor sign, 1980, paint on metal-covered plywood, c. 58 × 37 ×1 inch
Franklin Furnace Archive, Inc
FormationApril 3, 1976
TypeArts Organization
HeadquartersPratt Institute, 200 Willoughby Avenue

ISC Building, Rooms 209-211

Brooklyn, NY 11205-3802
Founding Director Emerita
Martha Wilson
Ken Dewey Director (Executive Director)
Harley Spiller
Websitewww.franklinfurnace.org

Franklin Furnace Archive, Inc. is an arts organization-in-residence at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York. Since its inception in 1976, Franklin Furnace has been identifying, presenting, archiving, and making avant-garde art available to the public. Franklin Furnace focuses on time-based art forms that may be vulnerable due to institutional neglect, cultural bias, politically unpopular content or their ephemeral or experimental nature. Franklin Furnace is dedicated to serving emerging artists by providing both physical and virtual venues for the presentation of time-based art, including but not limited to artists' books and periodicals, site-specific installations, performance art, and live art on the internet.