You might think that my upcoming April 22 and 23rd Open Studio is just a weekend event. It’s actually part of a large and ambitious annual local program, the RiverArts Artists Studio Tour.
The first event was an Artists Welcome Breakfast on March 17.
Most recently, Jay and I went to a RiverArts kickoff event for the 2017 Studio Tour (Hastings-on-Hudson Municipal Building, 7 Maple Avenue). Every artist on the Tour was invited to submit a work for this exhibition (open all of April).
This attractive banquet table greeted us as we came through the door. There was quite a crowd. Of course I whipped out my camera at the sight of food…
Kudos to Doug Coe, Executive Director of RiverArts, for shepherding this entire event, and to active Board Member Kara Lenkeit, who always has a smile on her face.
A special thanks this year to Peggie Blizzard (with her artist husband Larry) for bringing back the Dobbs Ferry ArtWalk. Due to her initiative, along with Ellen Crane, I’ll have a painting in a Dobbs Ferry store for two weeks to gain awareness. (Now I just have to pick which one!)
This year I chose to show Oreo Mandala: Studio Tour Oreo Cookie Contest Entries since its concept is inextricably bound to the Studio Tour itself.
This original print is a composite of 9 unique Oreos bitten by 9 different people who all came to my Open Studio in previous years.
Let me introduce you to Marisa Silverstein, another participating artist, who kindly took this photo. She and I both attended a timely and informative workshop on “Artists Using Social Media” – tips and tricks to increase your web visibility around special events like the Studio Tour. Luke Joerger of Hastings Digital hastingsdigital.com presented a lot of useful information which Marisa and I are still processing.
The workshop and a post-workshop discussion with Marisa inspired this post.
With only two weeks to go, it’s time to hunker down and get my studio in shape. Easier said than done since the room was dismantled by the painters last week. Wish me luck!
