20 THE QUEENS COURIER • BUZZ • MAY 9, 2013 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.queenscourier.com A look toward emerging artists The LIC Arts Open festival returns this year for its third consecutive season. Executive director Richard Mazda is announcing a shorter but more sophisticated festival with a look toward emerging artists and interdisciplinary work that combines the media of art, performance and dance. As in past years, the focus of the festival is to invite the audience to share in the quality and diversity of LIC artists by visiting their studios. This year’s festival will feature over 150 artists who will open their studio doors to the public to show, discuss and sell their work. Organizers are pleased to announce over two dozen art exhibitions taking place over the five days, including large group shows at The Gotham Center, The Clocktower, Studio 34 and the Diego Salazar Art Gallery, to name a few. In addition to the open studios and art exhibitions there are a number of exciting performances of all varieties scheduled during the festival. Notable events include “Pat Irwin’s Bored To Death,” the NYC Guitar Orchestra, Face Off’s “Goon River,” PWR’s “PILLOWTALK” and “In The Room Live.” There are also three smaller sister festivals running at the same time as the Open and taking place at some of the same venues: the Queens New Music Festival, the LIC Academy of Music Faculty Concert Series and the Queens World Film Festival. Families will be happy this year with events for kids like the performance “Dotty Dott!” at the Secret Theatre, the Kids Postcard Art Contest and pottery making demonstrations at Brickhouse Pottery. This year’s festival will be full of art, performances, dance and music and will offer a range of evening receptions, exhibitions, interactive family events, free performances and late night shows. A special thanks to our LIC Arts Open 2013 Partners & Sponsors: Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer, Court Square Diner, Modern Spaces, Silvercup Studios, Kaufman Studios, Reis Studios, Jeffrey Leder Gallery, Blue Streak Wines & Spirits, The Food Cellar, Steinway Piano, LIC Flea, Plaxall, HR Reit, Diego Salazar Art Gallery & Studios and Manducatis Rustica. Wednesday, May 15 LIC Arts Open 2013 Opening Party, 10x10 Benefit Opening, May 15, 6-9 p.m. ArtPlusLIC at Reis Studios, 43-01 22nd Street: FREE Group Show, May 15–June 15; Reception, May 15, 7-9 p.m. Diego Salazar Art Gallery 21-25 44th Avenue: FREE Jorge Posada; “Paintings & Drawings,” May 15-June 16; Reception, May 15 5-7 p.m., Jeffrey Leder Gallery, 21-37 45th Road: FREE “Strength of Character,” May 15–19; Reception, May 15, 6-9 p.m. Experimental Space at Reis Studios, 43-01 22nd Street: FREE “Gimme Shelter,” May 15-June 30; Reception, May 15, 6-9 p.m. Insite Design Studio, 21-54 45th Avenue: FREE “In The Room Live” with Joel Murray and Face Off, May 15, 9 p.m. ArtPlusLIC at Reis Studios 43-01 22nd Street: FREE Thursday, May 16 “Idle Hands...” May 15–19; Reception, May 16, 6-9 p.m. Gotham Center 42-09 28th Street, Ground Floor: FREE Artwork by Luba Lukova, May 15-19; Reception, May 16, 6-8 p.m. Clocktower 29-27 41st Avenue: FREE LICARTISTS, INC: INDEPENDENTS GROUP SHOW, May 15–19; Reception, May 16, 6-9 p.m. Studio 34 34-01 38th Avenue: FREE 1st Annual Open Call Group Exhibition at Studio 34 Gallery, May 15–19 Reception May 16, 6-9 p.m., Studio 34 Gallery 34-01 38th Avenue, 4th Floor: FREE Asian and Asian American Artist Group Show, May 15–June 5 Reception, May 16 8-10 p.m., RESOBOX 41-26 27th Street: FREE ”Long Forgotten Song” Artwork by Ben Pederson, May 16–August 30 Reception, May 16, 6:30-9 p.m., Materials for the Arts 33-00 Northern Boulevard: FREE Periapsis Music and Dance, Queens New Music Festival, May 16, 8 p.m. The Secret Theatre (Big) 44-02 23rd Street: $20 Friday, May 17 “WORD,” May 15–19; Reception, May 17, 6-9 p.m. Krypton Neon Studio 5-26 46th Avenue FL 2: FREE “FAMILY,” May 17-24; Reception, May 17, 6-9 p.m. TEN10 Studios 10-10 47th Road: FREE “In and Outside the Walls II,” May 17–19; Reception, May 17, 6-8 p.m. Mittman Building 10-27 46th Avenue: FREE New York City Guitar Orchestra, May 17, 7 p.m. Gotham Center, 42-09 28th Street (ground floor), suggested donation: $10 Saturday, May 18 BrickHouse Ceramic Art Center Open House, May 18, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., 10-34 44th Drive “WATER” Kids Postcard Art Contest, May 15- 19; Reception, May 18-19, 11-5 p.m. 44-02 23rd Street (LIC Art Center) Studio 206: FREE “BrooklynQueens Expressway,” May 18, 1-2:30 p.m. The Secret Theatre (Big) 44-02 23rd Street Entry: $20 5POINTZ Aerosol Art Center, Inc., May 18 –19, 7 p.m. 46-23 Crane Street: walk around and explore for FREE Daniel Baer, LIC Academy of Music Faculty Concert, May 18, 1 p.m. LIC Arts Center 44-02 23rd Street Suites 203 & 205: FREE “Dotty Dot!” May 18, 2 p.m. The Secret Theatre (Little) 44-02 23rd Street: $20 “Pat Irwin Is… Bored To Death,” May 18, 8-11 p.m. The Gotham Center 42-09 28th Street (Ground Floor), suggested donation: $10 10” x 10” benefit exhibition and silent auction, May 15–18; silent auction, May 18, 6 p.m.; final bid, 7 p.m. ArtPlusLIC at Reis Studios 43-01 22nd Street: FREE Sunday, May 19 Walking Tours with Jack Eichenbaum, “Daylight Loft Buildings in Long Island City” May 19, 10:30 a.m -12:30 p.m.: $15 ”The Future of Music” Queens New Music Festival, May 19, 1 p.m. The Secret Theatre (Big) 44-02 23rd Street: $20 Mika Mimura & Students, LIC Academy of Music Faculty Concert, LIC Arts Center 44-02 23rd Street Suites 203 & 205: FREE LIC Arts Open Closing Party, May 19, 6-9 p.m. Diego Salazar Art Studios & Gallery 21- 25 44th Avenue: FREE Select Festival Events: About LIC Arts Open: Since 2010, the Long Island City Arts Open has activated cultural and economic development by bridging the gap between artists, creatives, residents, local government, tourists, art enthusiasts and the art-buying sector. Our services, events and activities provide exposure for and outreach to the vibrant population in Long Island City, well known as the largest and most diverse artist community in New York City. This includes an annual youth program and partnerships with community boards, small businesses, real estate and other arts organizations. Because our exhibition and performance spaces are located in both highly trafficked commercial districts and traditional galleries to culturally underserved areas, in alternative spaces, each venue brings with it a unique taste of “community.”
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