Cultural Economies, Creative Ecologies and the Artist’s Practice | EFA Open Studios 2024

This panel will explore the interdependent practices of artists and institutions and their relationship to sustainability, creative experimentation and professionalized markets. Examining these relationships with a cultural and economic critique, we will examine how accountability and social values are shaped by artists at the intersection of arts organizations, museums, and markets.

FEATURING
Malene Barnett, Artist and founder of Blacks Artist + Designers Guild (BADG)
Billy Gerard Frank, Artist and founder of Nova Frontier Film Festival & Lab
Christine Kuan, Executive Director of Creative Capital
George Scheer, Executive Director of EFA

EFA OPEN STUDIOS welcomes the public to explore 74 artist studios, along with a host of arts programming and exhibitions, all located in the EFA building in Midtown Manhattan. This event offers a rare opportunity to witness the creative process up close and engage with a vibrant community of professional artists. Our internationally recognized members, each with established studio practices and career honors, will open their doors to showcase their most recent works. Additionally, the EFA Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop and EFA Project Space will be open for special events and tours, providing firsthand experiences of the transformative power of art.

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18
4–6 pm, Professional Preview (by RSVP)
6–9 pm, Opening Night

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19
12–6 pm

LOCATION
323 West 39th Street, NYC 10018

Programming

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 5 – 6 PM

Private Curator Walkthrough with Klaudia Ofwona Draber
EFA Project Space | 2nd Floor
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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19, 11 AM – 12 PM

Panel Discussion: Cultural Economies, Creative Ecologies and the Artist’s Practice
EFA Project Space | 2nd Floor
Panelists: Billy Gerard Frank, Christine Kuan, George Scheer
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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2 – 3 PM

Creative Collaborations in Printmaking: A Two-Part Exploration with Melissa Joseph and Jazmine Catasús
EFA RBPMW & Studio 702 | 2nd Floor
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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19, 5 – 6 PM

Double Bass Performance by Kuba Dworak
EFA Project Space | 2nd Floor
Free and open to the public