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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 30, 2025
The 16th Annual High Line Open Studios fall 2025 Armory Show artist’s studios tour kicks–off this year’s tour, Friday, September 5th with a Preview Exhibition Reception at the West Chelsea Building 12th Floor Penthouse from 6 to 8 p.m. Meet the participating artists and preview their art with a spectacular view of Manhattan’s skyline.
The Artists Open Studios Tour Starts Saturday, September 6th and Sunday, September 7th from 12- 6 p.m.
The tour is FREE, open to the public, located in the West Chelsea Building on 26th Street next to the Highline and within walking distance from Hudson Yard Center. The tour starts at 526 West 26th Street, between 10th and 11th Avenue. To pickup printed tour guide maps at the HLOS Information Center.
MEDIA ADVISORY:
WEST CHELSEA ARTISTS OPEN THEIR STUDIOS TO THE PUBLIC, PROVIDING A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT PRIVATE WORK SPACES, VIEW RECENT WORKS, AND ENGAGE DIRECTLY WITH THE ARTISTS DURING NEW YORK CITY’S 2025 FALL ARTIST’S TOUR. THIS IS AN INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY TO PURCHASE ORIGINAL ARTWORK DIRECTLY FROM THE ARTISTS WITHOUT GALLERY MARKUPS, WHETHER YOU’RE LOOKING TO ADD TO YOUR COLLECTION OR START COLLECTING.
Preview Exhibition Reception: The High Open Studios fall tour starts Friday, September 5th with a Preview Exhibition Artist’s Reception at the West Chelsea Building 12th Floor Penthouse from 6 to 8 p.m. Meet the participating artists and preview their art.
Location:
West Chelsea Building 508 West 26th Street, 12th floor, New York, NY 10001
Artists Open Studios Tour: West Chelsea Artists open their studios to the public on Saturday, September 6th and Sunday, 7th, 12:00 to 6:00 p.m. The Open Studios tour starts at the West Chelsea Building, 526 West 26th Street information center, Self-Guided Tour Maps will be available to pick-up in the lobby of 508 and 526 West 26th Street or download from the website, www.highlineopenstudios.org
Meet the Artists: The artists of West Chelsea welcome you to their studios for an insider’s look at where creativity unfolds. This is your chance to engage directly with the artists, learn about their process, and view their latest works. You’ll also have the unique opportunity to purchase a wide range of original artwork — from paintings, drawings, and prints to textiles, mixed media, photography, and sculpture — directly from the artists, without the gallery markup!
THE 2025 PARTICIPATING ARTISTS.
Patricia Ackerman, Alex Amini, ARCHIVE ORIGINALS, Daniel Argumosa, Leora Barish, Jim Bergesen, Marisa Bernotii, Lina Bertucci, Joanna Borkowska, Heather Brammeier, Brian Brown, Sherry Camhy, Orly Cogan, I FOUND U COLLECTIVE, Emerson Cooper, Hollye Davidson, Annie Dayton, Beth Galton, Amparo Garzon, Nina Gospodin, Paul Michael Graves, Jacinta Hayne, Hollie Heller, Stefan Hengst, Laurence Hoffmann, James Jaxxa, Lulu Jiang, Wilson Kidde, Matthias Kriesberg, Remy Knopf, Stella Lillig, Ian Mack, Jens J. Meyer, Joan Meyer, Scotto Mycklebust, Barbara Rosenthal, Silvestre Preciado, Gabriel J. Shuldiner, Spirit del Art Gallery, Six Summit Gallery, Clark Valentine, Caroline Villard, Ruth Whaley, Inson Wood, XY Anka Mierzejewska
When:
Friday, September 5th, 2025, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Preview Popup Exhibition & Artists’ Reception Location: West Chelsea Building HLOS Gallery 526 West 26th Street, New York, NY 10001 www.highlineopenstudios.org
Saturday, Sunday, September 6-7, 2025, 12 - 6 p.m.
Artists Open Studios Tour
HLOS Information Center: Pickup Self-Guided Tour MAPs
Location: West Chelsea Art Building, 508-526 West 26th Street, Lobbies
New York, NY 10001
www.highlineopenstudios.org
About: The High Line Open Studios provides a rare opportunity for the West Chelsea community, art lovers, dealers, collectors and tourists to meet our local contemporary artists who keep this historic art neighborhood vibrant. The artists will be on-hand to show their most recent artworks and discuss their artistic practice. Artworks will be available in a wide range of media including painting, sculpture, photography, mixed media, textiles, prints, collage, street art, and much more!
The intimate setting gives art buyers and collectors the rare opportunity to purchase artworks directly from the artists’ inventory without the gallery markup. It’s also a fantastic way to discover new emerging talent while their work is still affordable.
The High Line Open Studios is organized and presented by West Chelsea artist, Scotto Mycklebust, artist/executive producer and the Public Art Squad Project.
For more information, artists’ interviews, and press photos requests contact: Scotto Mycklebust, 917 697-0962, scotto@scottomycklebust.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 21, 2025
CALL FOR ARTISTS
Open Your Studio / Workspace to the Public
High Line Open Studios Fall Artists Studios Tour 2025
Saturday, October 12th and Sunday, October 13th
Call For Artists to participate and open your studio to the public during in the 16th Annual High Line Open Studios fall artist’s studios tour, Saturday, September 6th, and Sunday, September 7th, from 12 noon to 6 p.m., in the heart of the West Chelsea gallery district.
(New York NY) June 21, 2025, On September 6th, and 7th from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. help celebrate our West Chelsea artist’s community by opening your studio to the public, and a Pop-up Preview Exhibition Reception, Friday, September 5, 2025, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m., West Chelsea Building Penthouse, 508 West 26th Street, 12th Floor.
This will be a prime opportunity for artists, like yourself, to capitalize on the West Chelsea art gallery district foot traffic, discuss your works in-person, and importantly, sell your art. In past years, artists have reported on the many types of positive exposure they’ve received. This has included: numerous sales of their work, large commissioned projects, their first exhibitions, critical essays written about their work, and excellent networking opportunities with art collectors, and curators — to highlight a few.
This event is open to all West Chelsea artists with studio, workspace, shared or rented space, or pop-up, in West Chelsea accessible to the public. This will be as far North as Hudson Yards, as far South as the Whitney Museum of Art and Westbeth Artists Housing, as far East as 6th Avenue, and as far West to the Westside Highway and 11th Avenue.
The 2025 fall art season is upon us, and we look forward to your participation to open your studio or workspace to show and sell your artworks to the visiting public.
Eligible Participants: Open to all artists in the West Chelsea area who can open their commercial studios, rented spaces, accessible apartments or pop-up spaces to the public.
Application DEADLINE: Monday, August 25th, 2025. Download the Artists’ Application PDF at http://www.highlineopenstudios.org
There is a $50 Artist fee; this fee helps to cover the costs for printing and marketing.
For more information or for questions regarding the event, please contact Scotto Mycklebust at scotto@scottomycklebust.com, 917 697-0844
About
The High Line Open Studios provides a rare opportunity for the community and tourists to meet our local contemporary artists who keep this historic art neighborhood vibrant. A variety of artists will be on-hand to show their most recent artworks and discuss their artistic practice. Artworks will be available in a wide range of media including — but not limited to— painting, sculpture, photography, mixed-media, textiles, prints, collage, street art, and much more!
The intimate setting gives collectors the rare opportunity to purchase artworks directly from the artists’ inventory without the gallery markup. It’s also a fantastic way to discover new emerging talent while their work is still affordable.
The two-day event attracts art enthusiasts, collectors, curators, artists, and tourists to the neighborhood making it a community-wide celebration. Self-Guided Tour Maps will be available to pick-up in the lobby of 526 West 26th Street or downloadable from our website, www.highlineopenstudios.org
The High Line Open Studios is organized and presented by West Chelsea artist, Scotto Mycklebust, artist/executive producer and the Public Art Squad Project.
High Line Open Studios, 526 West 26th Street, Studio 511 New York, NY 10001 (917) 697-0844
For more information, visit High Line Open Studios at www.highlineopenstudios.org
