Tribeca
Artists Open Studios for 7th Annual Tour
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Tribeca artists are once again opening their studio doors to show, and
schmooze about, their work.
Its the seventh annual TOAST, or Tribeca Open Artists Studios
Tour, with more than 100 neighborhood artists welcoming visitors to their
work spaces on April 26, 27 and 28.
On the tour, you get to see what artists go through to make their
art, said Regina Silvers, an artist and a founder of T.O.A.S.T.
You dont usually see that in a gallery. In the studios youre
liable to see studies, sketches and unfinished work. And you can talk
with the artists and ask questions.
Pamela Casper, a painter whose studio is at 100 Hudson St., said she enjoys
the contact with people who come to buy or just look at her art. Its
a concentrated way of getting broad public reaction. In three days, I
can have close to 1,000 people coming through the studio. And they can
meet the person who created the works.
In addition to the more than 100 artists, who include painters, sculptors,
photographers and mixed media artists, 20 galleries and art spaces are
participating in the tour. The works on display will cover a gamut of
styles, media, shapes and sizes.
Prints of work by all the artists will be on view all month in the windows
of New York Law School at 47 Worth St. A slide show of works will run
continuously every night at Franklin Station Café, 222 West Broadway.
TOAST maps showing the studio locations will be available at participating
galleries, restaurants and art spaces, at the law school and at Douglas
Elliman Real Estate, 90 Hudson St. Studios will be open Saturday, Sunday
and Monday from 1 to 6 p.m. Visitors can tour whichever studios they want,
at their own pace. Admission is free.
The map can be downloaded at www.toastartwalk.com,
which also features samples of artists works. For information, call
212-479-7322.
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