Yale Bulletin and Calendar

October 19, 2001

Volume 30, Number 7

The studio of School of Art faculty member Jessica Stockholder is among those that will be open to visitors.

Artists will show off their work,
studios in city-wide festival

Area artists will showcase their unique ,approach to contemporary artmaking during the City-Wide Open Studios, running now through Oct. 31.

With 350 participating artists, the visual arts festival is the largest of its kind in the nation.

A highlight of the 16-day event, which opened Oct. 15, is a central exhibit that includes a representative work by every participating artist. This show is located in the Chamberlain building, a former Civil War-era furniture factory turned art gallery located on 77 Crown St. in the Ninth Square. There will be an opening reception for the show 5-8 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 19. The public is invited.

The New Haven Public Library has established a program to acquire the work of local artists in its branches. Robert Reed, professor of painting and director of undergraduate studies at the School of Art, will chair the panel of community leaders who will visit the studios during the visual arts festival and advise the library on the selection of initial works.

In conjunction with the City-Wide Open Studios festival, works by three local artists -- including Jessica Stockholder, associate professor and director of graduate studies in sculpture at the School of Art -- have been featured on Metro-North trains during October. This program has been supported by Yale. Stockholder is among the numerous Yale-affiliated artists participating in the festival.

Artists working in New Haven, Hamden, North Haven and West Haven will open their studio doors so visitors can see their artworks in the environment in which they were created during the weekend of Oct. 20 and 21.

The following weekend, Oct. 27 and 28, artists who are without a studio or who hail from further afield in Connecticut will show their works in "alternative spaces," vacant venues located in historic buildings within walking distance of the New Haven Green. Free guided bike, bus and walking tours to studios will be led by artists, architects and community leaders. Special tours for children will be offered, as well as special workshops for artists. Complete details and an official "Map of the Arts" with all locations is available at the central exhibition, and in the Oct. 17 issue of the New Haven Advocate.

City-Wide Open Studios is a program of Artspace, a nonprofit organization dedicating to promoting artistic efforts; connecting artists, audiences and resources; and redefining "art spaces." City-Wide Open Studios is funded in part by grants from the Connecticut Commission on the Arts, Greater New Haven Community Foundation, Community Economic Development Fund, Ardenghi Trust, Jane Marcher Trust and the Connecticut Tourism Council, with additional support from Yale, the City of New Haven, New Haven Savings Bank, SNET/SBC, The United Illuminating Co. and individuals.

For more information about City-Wide Open Studios, visit the website at www.cwos.org.

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