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# Visit the Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts' Open Studios, October 17–19, 2019
- URL: https://hyperallergic.com/visit-the-elizabeth-foundation-for-the-arts-open-studios-october-17-19-2019/
- Published: 2019-10-15T10:30:39.000Z
- Updated: 2025-11-24T15:53:13.000Z
- Description: This annual event invites the public to come explore and interact with EFA member artists in the intimate setting of their studios.
- Author: Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts (EFA)
- Tags: Announcement, Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts, Event Announcement, New York, Open Studios Announcements, #wp, #wp-post, #image-position-hidden, #Import 2025-11-24 07:34 (2019, 2020, part 1)

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Arghavan Khosravi,​ *Imminent*,​ (2018)

[EFA Open Studios](http://bit.ly/2IJyxQj?ref=hyperallergic.com)​ is an annual event of the EFA Studio Program that invites the public to come explore and interact with EFA 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 65 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.

Additional Special Events include –

**EFA Project Space (2nd Floor)**  
*Soft and Wet*  
Curated by Sadia Shirazi  
Saturday, October 19, 2019, 5 pm

Lecture Performance by Crystal Z Campbell, followed by a conversation with Sadia Shirazi, Caroline Key, and guest speaker.

**Blackburn 20|20 Gallery (5th Floor)**  
Annual Members’ Show

**EFA’s Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop (2nd Floor)**  
The workshop will be offering tours and demonstrations

The Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts (323 West 39th Street  
New York, NY 10018) Open Studios will take place Thursday, October 17, 6–10 pm (opening night), Friday, October 18, 6–9 pm, and Saturday, October 19, 2–6 pm. 

**For more info, visit​** [**www.studios-efanyc.org/open-studios.**](http://bit.ly/2IJyxQj?ref=hyperallergic.com)

Thank you to the sponsors: ​Tito’s Handmade Vodka & Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.