Open Studios 2024

[ORIGINAL ANNOUNCEMENT | MARCH 2024]

The Yale School of Art is excited to announce that its annual open studios event is taking place in person in 2024, with work by participating artists also made available online. Studios will be open to the public and are located across Yale’s campus in downtown New Haven.

The studios of participating MFA students and undergraduate art majors will be open to the public from 12–6pm on Saturday, April 13 and Sunday, April 14 in the departments of Graphic Design, Painting and Printmaking, Photography, and Sculpture. Pre-registration is encouraged, but day-of registration will also be available at the door. Members of the public are invited to check in at both 1156 Chapel Street and 36 Edgewood Avenue in New Haven.

Events—artist talks, performances, and workshops—are also being hosted across the School of Art as part of Open Studios. The full schedule of community-led programming will be made available through the School of Art’s public events calendar and on the 2024 Open Studios website.

Online representation of work by participating MFA students will also be made available as part of a continued effort to expand the means through which students’ work and practice is accessible to the public as part of the annual open studios event. The 2024 Open Studios website will launch ahead of the start of Open Studios weekend on April 3, 2024.

The Yale School of Art is excited to announce that its annual open studios event is taking place in person in 2024, with work by participating artists also made available online. Studios will be open to the public and are located across Yale’s campus in downtown New Haven.

The studios of participating MFA students and undergraduate art majors will be open to the public from 12–6pm on Saturday, April 13 and Sunday, April 14 in the departments of Graphic Design, Painting and Printmaking, Photography, and Sculpture. Pre-registration is encouraged, but day-of registration will also be available at the door. Members of the public are invited to check in at both 1156 Chapel Street and 36 Edgewood Avenue in New Haven.

Events—artist talks, performances, and workshops—are also being hosted across the School of Art as part of Open Studios. The full schedule of community-led programming will be made available through the School of Art’s public events calendar and on the 2024 Open Studios website.

Online representation of work by participating MFA students will also be made available as part of a continued effort to expand the means through which students’ work and practice is accessible to the public as part of the annual open studios event. The 2024 Open Studios website will launch ahead of the start of Open Studios weekend on April 3, 2024.

Credits 2023 Open Studios graphic identity created by Lobbin Liu, Graphic Design MFA ‘24, and Chuye Chen (JUICE), Graphic Design MFA '25.

Event production, digital strategy, and content management by Assistant Director of Communications Lindsey Mancini, and Assistant Dean for Communications and Digital Media, Sarah Stevens-Morling.

2024 Open Studios events are organized by members across the School of Art community and are listed below as:

> scheduled events = taking place at scheduled times at the School of Art during Open Studios

> activated sites = exhibitions, installations, works-in-progress, and other projects across the School of Art buildings

> related events = events taking place during open studios weekend as collaborations or recommended community happenings

The Atrium Reception

Saturday, April 13

12PM

1156 Chapel St., Graphic Design Atrium

Desserts from Lina Bakery by Lina Chen, and ‘SOY RIZO’ taco cart by Claire Hungerford and Orlando Porras, to celebrate the activation of the Graphic Design Atrium during Open Studios.

Artistic Expression Beyond Prison Walls: Learning from and Supporting Incarcerated Artists

Saturday, April 13

3PM

1156 Chapel St., The “Pool” (Room G10)

Empowerment Avenue hosts a teach-in in partnership with Yale Law School’s Lowenstein Human Right’s Project.

Incarcerated visual artist Orlando Smith, writer Kwaneta Harris, and curator Tomiekia Johnson will call-in to share their insights on creative expression beyond prison walls. Each guest will call in from prison to speak about their work, followed by a Q&A. Our team will also share resources to work with and support incarcerated artists and writers in prison, including artistic materials created behind bars.

Organized by Miye Sugino, Yale College ‘26. Sponsored by Beinecke Library and Yale Undergraduate Prison Project.

Zapateando EN YALE: A performance by Brenda Barrios

Saturday, April 13 & Sunday, April 14

3:33-4:04 PM

36 Edgewood Ave., Room 309

A performance by Brenda Barrios, Sculpture MFA ‘25, which incorporates sound projections, costume design, and sculptural work.

You Are Now the Host: Undergraduate Thesis Exhibition

Saturday, April 13 & Sunday, April 14

12-6PM

Green Hall Gallery, 1156 Chapel Street & 32 Edgewood Gallery

Featuring work by Joji Baratelli, Lily Campbell, Hannah Foley, Chiara Hardy, Eunice Kiang, Alexander Laurent Rubucalva, Olivia Marwell, Kaia Mladenova, Mikiala Ng, Elizabeth Olshanetsky, Tilman Phleger, Nathan Puletasi, Anthony Skinner, Talia Tax, Sarah Teng, Stephanie Wang, Maya Weldon-Lagrimas, Kaci Xie, Kaitlyn Greenwell, Eric Hurley Doddy, Seyma Kaya, Michael Wang (Hanjiang), and Alice Mao.

The Atrium

Saturday, April 13 & Sunday, April 14

12-6PM

1156 Chapel St., Graphic Design Atrium

Graphic Design MFA students collaborate on an activation of the atrium space. In addition to books and prints, videos, and installations on display, the following events are scheduled (in addition to The Atrium Reception, above):

SATURDAY

12:00-4:00: ‘Invitation’: Sara Duell will be printing envelopes to ship her thesis book. Swing by to find out how to get a copy!

5:00-6:00: Graphic Design Students Presentation Series: ‘Translation as a Design Practice’ by Jeewon Kim, ‘Working Title’ by Shiyun Deng, ‘A for Allison’ by Allison Yoon, ‘Untitled’ by Lobbin Liu, and ‘Language Contact’ by Simon Charwey.

SUNDAY

12:00-1:00: ‘Risograph Printing Demonstration’ by Neeta Patel.

12:00-2:00, ‘Invitation’: Sara Duell will be printing envelopes to ship her thesis book. Swing by to find out how to get a copy!

Collaborative Community Canvas: An Open (Studios) Invitation, Year 3

Saturday, April 13 & Sunday, April 14

12-6PM

Courtyard in front of 353 Crown Street

Join us in the courtyard between 1156 Chapel Street and 353 Crown Street to contribute to a third year of the collaborative community canvas—open for anyone to draw on—as part of 2024 Open Studios. This year, we’ll have canvas, paper, and post-it walls. Grab a post-it from the wall, or take home selections from last year’s project for free, in a gesture of “leave a drawing, take a drawing.“

Hosted by the School of Art’s Assistant Director of Communications, Lindsey Mancini, as an extension of her art mapping project ArtAround. Free pens, stickers, and maps of public art in New Haven will also be available!

Crit installation: Erol Scott Harris II

Saturday, April 13 & Sunday, April 14

12-6PM

353 Crown Street, The “Pit”

MFA student in Painting/Printmaking, Erol Scott Harris II, will be exhibiting their critique presentation—TRI-CORD in the “Pit” space.

Crit installation: Stephanie Guerrero

Saturday, April 13 & Sunday, April 14

12-6PM

353 Crown Street, The “Pit”

MFA student in Painting/Printmaking, Stephanie Guerrero, will be exhibiting their critique presentation in the “Pit” space.

Exhibition of work by graduate Photo students

Saturday, April 13 & Sunday, April 14

12-6PM

1156 Chapel Street., The “Pool” (Room G10)

See work by MFA students in Photography installed in the departmental critique space, the “Pool.”

Crit installation: Elli Fotopoulou

Saturday, April 13 & Sunday, April 14

12-6PM

36 Edgewood, 3rd floor crit space

MFA student in Sculpture, Elli Fotopoulou, will be exhibiting their critique presentation on the 3rd floor of 36 Edgewood.

Moving Sculpture: A Collaboration Between Sculptors & Projection Designers

Thursday, April 11, 2024 | 5pm–7pm

Friday, April 12, 2024 | 12pm–6pm

Saturday, April 13, 2024 | 12pm–6pm

Sunday April 14, 2024 | 12pm–6pm

The Dome, third floor of Yale Schwarzman Center

168 Grove Street, New Haven, CT

Moving Sculpture: A Collaboration Between Sculptors & Projection Designers is an exhibition-styled presentation stemming from a workshop organized and led by Wendall Harrington, professor in projection design at the David Geffen School of Drama, and Ben Hagari, lecturer in the sculpture department at the Yale School of Art.

Ten students from both departments—projection design and sculpture—were paired and have worked together throughout the spring ‘24 semester to plan a cohesive installation for The Dome.

Featuring: Nic[o] Brierre Aziz & Ke Xu Brenda Barrios & Doaa Ouf Ivana Dama & Christian Killada Helen Liene Dreifelds & Wiktor Freifeld Ein Kim & Marcelline Mandeng Nken, and Kyle Stamm.

Event webpage >

Open Studios at NXTHVN

SATURDAY, APRIL 13 & SUNDAY, APRIL 14

1-5PM

169 Henry Street, New Haven

NXTHVN is hosting their Open Studios this weekend too! Visit the studios of fellows, including MFA program alums Alexander Puz MFA ‘22 and Alexandria Couch MFA '23, for a glimpse of their work at NXTHVN.

Additional Programming:

Youth Stories: Sounds of New Haven

Saturday, April 13, 2024 | 2PM–4PM

Teens and their families are invited to participate in an activity where they create art related to the sounds of the Dixwell neighborhood and New Haven more broadly. This program is led by the Curatorial Fellows, Marquita Flowers and Clare Patrick, and is inspired by their exhibition, To Echo a Shadow.

To Echo A Shadow Walkthrough

Sunday, April 14, 2024 | 2PM & 4PM

NXTHVN Curatorial Fellows will be available in the gallery to talk to guests about their current exhibition, To Echo A Shadow.

Rainbow Prints

Sunday, April 14, 2024 | 1PM–5PM

Families with young children are invited to participate in a fun watercolor printmaking activity. This event is free and open to the public, no registration required.

Event webpage >

Keyhole Workspace Residency Open Studios @Ely Center of Contemporary Art

Sunday, April 14

12-5PM

51 Trumbull Street, New Haven, CT

Please join ECOCA on April 14th, 12-5, for the Keyhole Workspace Residency Open Studios! Meet artists Ramón Bonilla, Esthea Kim, Adrian Panaitisor, Línda Perla-Giron and Emily Weiskopf and see what they are working on.