The New York Art Residency and Studios (NARS) Foundation’s annual open studios event, Sunset Park Wide Open, took place this weekend with more participating venues than ever before. Since 2019, the NARS Foundation has orchestrated the community-wide open studios event to connect local artists and art organizations such as galleries, studio and residency spaces, and fabrication labs to the neighborhood they are based in. This year, beyond returning participants such as J&M Studios, Target Margin Theater, and Art Cake, the NARS Foundation welcomed newer spaces such as Yi Gallery, SPBK Studios, Thomas VanDyke Gallery, and MakerSpace NYC to the roster.
The common consensus is that Sunset Park continues to grow as an artist hub for three main reasons — convenience, affordability, and most importantly, community.
