EFA Project Space to host the premier of "Welcome to New York!"

The Artist Welcoming Committee: New York City Branch presents:

Call for Artists who have recently moved to New York City (or are planning to).

The Artist Welcoming Committee: New York City Branch seeks guests of honor for Welcome to New York! the first in a series of celebrations intended as a hail and welcome for a promisingWec batch of artists new to New York City's arts community.

To be considered please submit 5 jpg images of recent work, a short artist statement, and a paragraph or two letting us know a bit about you — why you decided to move to NYC, what your plans are, and why we should choose you to be honored. We more interested in seeing your shining personality and creative potential than hearing a laundry list of past accomplishments.

To be eligible to apply you must have relocated to New York City in the last 3 months or are planning to relocate here in time for the event. Recent graduates are encouraged to apply, but students currently enrolled are not eligible.

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NY1 Covers "all we ever wanted was everything!"

On Black Friday, NY1 aired a segment about our current exhibition all we ever wanted was everything. You can check out the broadcast titled Midtown Gallery has New Exhibit All Rolled Up.  Hurry by to see the exhibition and walk away with some great art, now open until December 10th!  Thanks NY1!

The Holster with Bryan Graf at Short-Term Deviation

The Holster is a publishing project organized by Gary Fogelson, Phil Lubliner and Soner Ön. They produce short run artist publications that present a single, focused body of work or document a single event. The methods they use to produce their publications are as important as the work contained inside them.

On Saturday, October 16th, Gary Fogelson (below left) and Soner Ön (below right) printed, bound, trimmed and distributed a book of recent images collected and made by Bryan Graf. The book, conceived and designed in collaboration with Gary Fogelson and Phil Lubliner, presents Graf's process of finding and making images in real time by way of a modular edition that updates itself throughout the course of the day.

Thanks to The Holster for joining us to produce and distribute Bryan Graf's book in the EFA Project Space during EFA's Open Studios weekend!  For a listing of upcoming events, including tomorrow's, Thursday, October 21st, closing event for Short-Term Deviation please refer to the events page, or click here.

The Laundromat Project at EFA: Wednesday, October 20

To celebrate the culmination of this year's Create Change Public Artist Residency program, The Laundromat Project is hosting a public art potluck at EFA Project Space-- a unique gathering that asks its guests to bring ideas instead of food. The evening will focus on the Create Change residents' activities over the last six months, which have ranged from collecting oral histories to teaching sustainable organic stewardship, and will include dessert by Chef Rachael Mamane of Brooklyn Bouillon.

Assembly Line Update

Assembly Line with Jing Yu

Assembly Line is headed into it's 5th month and is still going strong!

Teams of volunteer assistants have come together to help artists complete significant portions of larger projects of diverse media and concepts. So far, we have learned how to crochet plastic, cast porcelain, build shelters, draw words, and more.

For up to date descriptions of past workshops, info on participating artists, and photos click here 

For more information on the series as well as submission guidelines click here

Assembly Line will continue monthly into the winter. If you have a project you would like to propose or have any questions, contact sally@efanyc.org