EFA Open Studios 2013

The Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts invites visitors a portal into the creative habitat of this year’s artists in residence. EFA Studio Program's multitude of member artists work in a sweeping range of styles, mediums, and subject matter, offering a significant slice of contemporary art culture in a single setting. Rarely can the public visit so many internationally recognized artists working under one roof in the heart of Midtown Manhattan. Open Studios 2013 is in conjunction with The Fashion District Arts Festival. Visit their website for more information. Hours: Thursday, 6 -10 pm; Friday, 6-9 pm; Saturday, 1-6 pm.

Richard Barnes, Backpacks from the Border, from the State of Exception exhibition presented by the Undocumented Migration Project.

2013 EFA Artists in Residence
SamiraAbbassy, Clytie Alexander, Ebitenyefa Baralaye, Richard Barnes, Keren Benbenisty, Wafaa Bilal, Rhona Bitner, Jessie Brugger, Martha Burgess, Patty Cateura, Noa Charuvi, Heejung Cho, Cecile Chong, David Collins, Vicky Colombet, Michael Eade, Stella Ebner, Sally Egbert,Cui Fei, Angela Fraleigh, Beth Ganz, Del Geist, Lauren Gohara, Jason Sho Green, Mahmoud Hamadani, Richard Hart, David GregHarth, Emily Hass, Pablo Helguera, Amy Hill, Marietta Hoferer, Catherine Howe, Eunjung Hwang, Hong Seon Jang, Edgar Jerins, RichardJochum, Tamiko Kawata, Jane Kent, Jena H. Kim, Noah Klersfeld, Greg Kwiatek, Sarah Leahy, Patricia Leighton, J.C. Lenochan, DominicMangila, Katinka Mann, Ryan Sarah Murphy, Toyin Odutola, Morgan O’Hara, Dane Patterson, Gary Petersen, Thomas Pihl, Armita Raafat, MaxRazdow, Javier Romero, Aristides Ruiz, Hilda Shen, Gabriel J. Shuldiner, Susan Siegel, Karina Skvirsky, Howard Smith, Jenny Snider, XinSong, Dannielle Tegeder, Scott Teplin, Yuken Teruya, Austin Thomas, Hank Willis Thomas, Liselot van der Heijden, Carlos Vega, MarjorieWelish, Rachel Perry Welty, Bryan Whitney, Saya Woolfalk, and Shai Zurim.

Friday, October 25

Sloan Fine Art presents, opening reception, 6-9 pm: Aaron Smith | Past the Pillars of Hercules. Smart Clothes Gallery, 154 Stanton Street, NY, NY.

Saturday, October 26

Daniel Cooney presents, artist talk, 2 pm: Joseph Maida | New Natives. Daniel Cooney Fine Art, 508-520 West 26^th Street, #9C, NY, NY.

Todd Hido, Study for Excerpts from Silver Meadows, offered at Aperture 1/1 Benefit and Auction on Monday. Current bid: $3,500. Information.

Monday, October 28

Dear Dave, presents, 7-9 pm: Elinor Carucci in Conversation with Susan Bright. SVA Theater, 333 West 23^rd Street, NY, NY. Information.Tickets/Free.

Aperture 1/1 Benefit and Auction, 6:30 pm. IAC HQ, 555 West 18^th Street, at 11^th Avenue, NY, NY. Live Auction of commissioned 1/1photographs. Instagram Silent Auction, curated by Kathy Ryan, director of photography at the New York Times Magazine.Tickets/$10,000/$1,500/$500/$425/$200. Preview.