OPEN STUDIOS 2015 is an annual event of the EFA Studio Program that invites the public to come explore and interact with our member artists in the intimate setting of their studios. It is an opportunity to see the most recent works by artists at the site of their origin and to gain meaningful insight into their process of creation. The EFA Studio Program is a vibrant and diverse community of over 75 artists working in a wide range of media and artistic sensibilities. All are professional artists with an established studio practice and recognized career. Rarely can curators, collectors, dealers, artists, and art lovers see so many internationally recognized artists working under one roof in Midtown Manhattan. Visit http://www.studios-efanyc.org/open-studios/ for more information.

PARTICIPATING ARTISTS: Samira Abbassy, Lucas Ajemian, William Allen, Clytie Alexander, Richard Barnes, Keren Benbenisty, Maria Berrio, Wafaa Bilal, Rhona Bitner, Jessie Brugger, Martha Burgess, Patty Cateura, Noa Charuvi, Heejung Cho, Cecile Chong, Vicky Colombet, Michael Eade, Stella Ebner, Sally Egbert, Jonathan Ehrenberg, Sean Fader, Cui Fei, Angela Fraleigh, Beth Ganz, Del Geist, Tai Hwa Goh, Lauren Gohara, Kira Nam Greene, Mahmoud Hamadani, Richard Hart, Pablo Helguera, Amy Hill, Catherine Howe, Eunjung Hwang, Hong Seon Jang, Edgar Jerins, Richard Jochum, Tamiko Kawata, Yongjae Kim, Noah Klersfeld, Greg Kwiatek, Sarah Leahy, Patricia Leighton, J.C. Lenochan, Patte Loper, Dominic Mangila, Katinka Mann, Jeanette May, Toyin Odutola, Morgan O’Hara, Thomas Pihl, Shahpour Pouyan, Armita Raafat, Max Razdow, Javier Romero, Charlotte Schulz, Hilda Shen, Gabriel J. Shuldiner, Karina Skvirsky, Howard Smith, Xin Song, Steed Taylor, Dannielle Tegeder, Scott Teplin, Yuken Teruya, Hank Willis Thomas, Denise Treizman, Liselot van der Heijden, Carlos Vega, Marjorie Welish, Bryan Whitney, Saya Woolfalk, Shai Zurim

About EFA Studio Program: Founded in 1998 as a program of the Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts, the EFA Studio Program was created to provide affordable studio space within a community of artists, facilitate career development, and promote public and critical exposure for our members. EFA Studios is housed on eight floors of the EFA building located in Midtown Manhattan’s Fashion District, in close proximity to the city’s primary gallery districts. Members are selected by a jury of respected arts professionals, through a competitive application process. EFA Studios facilitates interaction with dealers, curators, and critics to provide continued development for member-artists. Unique among studio programs in New York City, EFA Studios is one of the few remaining arts organizations still providing long-term workspace in Manhattan.

*Inside Angela Fraleigh’s studio during EFA Open Studios 2014. Photo credit: Matthew Vicari

Thought you all would be interested in what Alan Singer is recommending re. the NYS mandate to require exams for admissions.

Please join the Art and Art Education faculty, staff, and students this Thursday, October 15 from

5-7pm for a gallery reception featuring the exhibitions Shani Rhys James and Body of Work: Myers Art Prizes 2015.

The Macy Art Gallery is located on the fourth floor of Macy Hall. All gallery receptions are free and open to the public. Refreshments will be provided.

Congratulations!
To the eleven winners of the Myers Art Prize,

•  Nicole Avery
•  Jenoice Baxter
•  Colin Brooks
•  Brian Bulfer
•  Matthew Capezzuto
•  Ashley Cavadas & Hannah Lokken
•  Sohee Koo
•  Ugochukwu Onyewuchi
•  Kwan Taeck Park
•  Laia Sole
•  Leying Zhang

Thanks to Ashley and her Macy Art Gallery team, the expert judges and the Myers Foundations for making this award possible. The winning entries will be installed in the Gallery before the end of the week. Congratulations again!

Reminder

Please remember to join us on Thursday evening of this week for an evening with our resident artist Shani Rhys James.

Dear everyone, I am pleased to invite you to an “evening with Shani Rhys James” this coming Thursday evening October 8th from 5:00-6:30 pm in the Macy Art Gallery. As you are aware, Shani is our Resident Visiting Artist and she will be with us until October 20. I know that many of you have already dropped by her Macy Studio space to view her work, exchange conversation and ideas and plan some collaborative activities.

I have asked Shani to share her work more fully with us on Thursday evening, tell us how she became an artist, the development of her work and how she situates herself within the traditions of contemporary art. She will show her paintings, discuss her recent curatorial work, and have on hand many of the small books she makes.

I urge you to join us for Shani’s presentation. We organize these events to extend the art education provided for you through our Program as it is crucial for you as art educators and researchers to develop your insights and sympathies beyond the courses we teach and confront issues of profound concern for your future successes. We have kept Thursday evenings open for these events and have more planned for the future.

You should know that while she is a painter, Shani herself has taken the opportunity to extend her work and as our resident artist she will work with Tom on creating a piece in ceramics and with Mahabobe she will work on a lithograph.

I hope to see you all on Thursday—please send apologies if you cannot be with us. Refreshments will be served.

Judy