Open House at EFA during Armory Arts Week! Saturday, March 5

“In celebration of the city’s unparalleled artistic communities, Armory Arts Week highlights a neighborhood or borough’s arts scene each night with events.”

EFA OPEN HOUSE: Open Studios, Exhibitions, Printmaking Workshop

Saturday, March 5, 2011: 1pm-5pm, FREE, no RSVP required 

As part of Armory Arts Week, we invite you to view nearly 50 Open Studios and visit the EFA Project Space and Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop on Saturday, March 5 from 1:00-5:00pm. EFA is located at 323 W. 39th Street, between 8th and 9th Avenues.

EFA Studios member artists work in a wide range of media and artistic sensibilities, creating a vibrant and diverse community of peers under one roof. Member artists (floors 3-9) will have their studios open to welcome guests to explore, interact, and investigate their art.

Participating Member Artists: SAMIRA ABBASSY, AMINA AHMED, MARIANNE BARCELLONA, JAQ BELCHER, JIMBO BLACHLY, PATTY CATEURA, HEEJUNG CHO, CECILE CHONG, DAVID COLLINS, VICKY COLOMBET, MICHAEL EADE, CUI FEI, BETH GANZ, DEL GEIST, LAUREN GOHARA, ANA GOLICI, NICOLAE GOLICI, MAHMOUD HAMADANI, DAVID GREG HARTH, ALICE HOPE, JEFF HOPPA, CATHERINE HOWE, EUNJUNG HWANG, SUSAN JENNINGS, RICHARD JOCHUM, TAMIKO KAWATA, JANE KENT, JENA KIM, NOAH KLERSFELD, GREG KWIATEK, PATRICIA LEIGHTON, KATINKA MANN, MORGAN O’HARA, DANE PATTERSON, THOMAS PIHL, DOROTHY ROBINSON, HILDA SHEN, KARINA SKVIRSKY, ADAM PARKER SMITH, HOWARD SMITH, XIN SONG, DAVID STOREY, SALI TAYLOR, AUSTIN THOMAS, LISELOT VAN DER HEIJDEN, CARLOS VEGA, BRYAN WHITNEY, AND SAYA WOOLFALK. For more information on these artists, please visit the EFA Studios member gallery.

In the EFA Project Space (floor 2), "I Like the Art World and the Art World Likes Me" will be open for view on its final day. Organized by “bootleg” artist Eric Doeringer, "I Like the Art World and the Art World Likes Me" features artists who explore the art world as subject matter. The Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop (floor 2) will also be open for tours throughout the day.

For more information about events during the Armory Show, please visit Armory Arts Week. 

CALL FOR NEW MEMBER APPLICATIONS: DUE DEC 10th

Once a year the EFA Studio Program accepts new applications from artists to become members. The application deadline this year is December 10th and for the first time applicants may choose to submit their applications through our online system.

To read more about the EFA Studio Program and the New Member Application please click here.

We look forward to receiving your submissions!

Thank you to all who attended Open Studios 2010!

Open Studios took place from October 14-16, 2010. The event was a success with 71 artist studios on view for the over 1,500 in attendance! Thank you to all who participated, attended, volunteered, and enjoyed Open Studios 2010. We're already looking forward to next year....

Click here to view photos from Open Studios 2010!

The Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts Announces New EFA Studio Program Director

The Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts is pleased to welcome William Carroll as Director of the EFA Studio Program.

Involved with the New York art world for more than 25 years, Bill was with the Dia Art Foundation when still under the Directorship of founder Heiner Friedrich. Next, at The Brooklyn Museum he assisted Charlotta Kotik, their first Curator of Contemporary Art. In 1987 he joined the Charles Cowles Gallery and was Director until 1996. Bill became Director of the Elizabeth Harris Gallery in 1997, working with Elizabeth to re-locate the gallery to Chelsea and to expand and diversify the program. In addition to providing support for contemporary painting, the gallery also established a project space that specialized in site-specific installations.

Mr. Carroll has curated numerous exhibitions that included artists Mary Heilmann, Jacqueline Humphries, Alex Katz, Jonathan Lasker, Ken Price, Chris Martin, Marilyn Minter, Philip Taaffe, Juan Usle’, and Sue Williams, among others.

Bill received his BFA from Pratt Institute in 1973, and his MFA from Queens College in 2007. After completing his MFA, he taught a Professional Practices course to MFA students at Parsons. During this time he also consulted for private collectors and worked as the Grants Administrator for the Nancy Graves Foundation.

He has lectured for the New York Foundation for the Arts, and at Bard College, Cranbrook Academy of Art, F.I.T., New York University, Pratt Institute, and the School of Visual Arts.  Recently he exhibited his own paintings and was reviewed in Art in America.

Francine Affourtit, previously the Director of the EFA Studio Program will continue part-time with the foundation as Director of Program Development.

Bill Carroll assumed the full-time responsibilities as Program Director as of the first of September.

Short-Term Studios Are Available!!

GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR SUMMER WORKSPACE!

Work in a creative environment dedicated to contemporary art. The Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts is home to the EFA Project Space gallery, the Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop, and EFA Studios, featuring nearly 80 private and secure studios for visual artists.

EFA STUDIOS, located in Midtown Manhattan, is close to Time Square & all subway lines, with 24-hour access and security on premises. All studios are private with individual climate control. All our studios are different in size and configuration. Lease terms are month to month. Short-term rental is separate and independent from the EFA STUDIOS Membership program.

Please email: studios@efanyc.org for an application and more information.