8th Annual YoHo Spring Open Studios

On Saturday May14^th and Sunday May15^th from 11 am to 5 pm, the public is invited to view the studios and art with the artists at the 8^th Annual YoHo Artists Spring Open Studios. This event is free.
The YoHo Artists Studios are located at 540 Nepperhan Avenue and 578 Nepperhan Avenue in Yonkers, in the former Alexander Smith Carpet Mills Building, an historic landmark. This thriving community of more than two dozen artists is one of the largest artists communities in the Greater New York area.
Many of the YoHo Artists are gallery-affiliated and have exhibited internationally. The artists will open their studio doors, giving the public a rare opportunity to learn about their artistic process, from painting to photography, textile art to sculpture, collage to installation. Many of the artists works are for sale at studio prices.
The 8^th Annual YoHo Artists Spring Open Studios 2011 is a two day free event open to the public, galleries, museums, journalists, students, scholars, and collectors. There is plenty of free parking in the rear of the YoHo Artists Studios building, and a Municipal Parking Lot with meters across Nepperhan Ave.
Special Events Include:
Curated group show, “Connect the Dots”, by the 80’s East Village NYC art scene gallerist (New Math Gallery) Nina Seigenfeld Velazquez. Contemporary artists from around the country have been invited to submit pieces that deal with the subject matter in a literal, figurative, or conceptual manner.
“Concessions and Confessions” is a site specific installation, collaborative group effort, designed to interact with the visiting public by offering items for Concession that might appeal to the young at heart, such as Cotton Candy, while also servicing to collect and distribute Confessions to those in need of rebooting their conscience.
“Eli Yamin’s CD release party”. Come celebrate the CD release of one of our resident artist-musicians. Eli is principally a Jazz musician who tours extensively internationally.
Who: YoHo Artists What: 8^th Annual YoHo Artists Spring Open Studios 2011 When: Saturday, May 14 and Sunday, May 15 – 11 am to 5 pm Where: 540-578 Nepperhan Ave., Yonkers, NY 10701 Why: To meet with the artists, tour their studios and purchase art at discounted prices.

For more information call Dean at Tomasula Studio at 914-305-4296, email dean@tomasulastudio.com or visit www.yohoartists.com.