 | This photograph by Jessica Smolinski, museum technician at the Yale Art Gallery, is among the works by Yale staff and students in this year's City-Wide Open Studios. |
"Art," Pablo Picasso once said, "washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."
However one interprets that statement, those who gravitate to art can have their fill of it during the 20-day City-Wide Open Studios (CWOS), a visual arts festival featuring nearly 500 artists -- including dozens from Yale (see related story) -- at various New Haven venues.
Now in its eighth year, CWOS provides the public the opportunity to meet hundreds of artists from the area, visit dozens of studio sites and, in some cases, watch artists in the act of creation. Held over three weekends, the festival is a program of Artspace, a local non-profit organization that seeks to "catalyze artistic efforts, to connect artists, audiences and resources, and to redefine 'art spaces.'" Yale is one of the sponsors of CWOS, and many Yale staff, faculty and students have made participation in CWOS -- either as artists or spectators -- an annual tradition.
CWOS begins on Monday, Oct. 10, when a main exhibition featuring one representative work from each participating artist opens in the Artspace gallery at 50 Orange St. This exhibition will be on view daily through Oct. 30. Gallery hours are noon-5 p.m. Sunday and Monday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday, and 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday.
The public will have the opportunity to meet the artists at a grand opening reception on Friday, Oct. 14, 5-8 p.m. at Artspace. Refreshments will be served, and live music will be featured at the free event.
The first weekend of CWOS, Oct. 15 and 16, will spotlight the more than 100 artists who work in studios in Erector Square, once the site of the Erector Set toy factory. The studio complex, located at 315 Peck St., will be open noon-5 p.m. both days.
On Saturday, Oct. 22, artists with private studios in their homes or other spaces on the west side of New Haven (from downtown to West Haven) will open their doors to the public. Free, guided bike and bus tours (approximately four-hours long) will be available; those wishing to travel on their own can pick up a map of the studio locations from Artspace. Bike and bus tours will begin at noon at Artspace; participants should register in advance by calling (203) 772-2709.
The following day, artists on the east side of New Haven (including Wooster Square, the East Rock neighborhood, Fair Haven Heights and Hamden) will welcome visitors to their studios. Guided bike and bus tours will again be available; these will begin at noon at Artspace. Register in advance for the tours by calling the above-listed number.
On the final weekend of CWOS, Oct. 29 and 30, more than 300 artists will exhibit their work at this year's "alternative space," the New Haven Business Center, a building that was formerly the Olin Metals Research Laboratory. This five-floor industrial building, located at 91 Shelton Ave., is adjacent to the 80-acre industrial site being redeveloped as Science Park at Yale.
The "alternative space" weekend is in line with Artspace's goal of "redefining" art exhibition venues. Each year, a different New Haven site -- always a vacant city building, often one slated for renovation -- is used as the gathering place for artists who do not have their own studios.
An official guide to CWOS, a directory of participating artists, and a full list of sponsoring organizations will appear in the Oct. 13 issue of the New Haven Advocate. An online directory of artists, and more information about CWOS, can also be found at Artspace's CWOS website at www.cwos.org.
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