Innaugural Event: New York Gallery Week
April 23rd, 2010 § Leave a Comment
New York Gallery Week, a new initiative organized collectively by 50 Manhattan-based contemporary art galleries and 7 not-for-profits – spanning Chelsea, SoHo, the Lower East Side/Bowery, the Upper East Side, and 57th Street – will launch its pilot program in May 2010.
With a shared desire to refocus the art world’s attention toward the city’s long-standing exceptional gallery programming, a group of emerging and established galleries have come together with a mission to put the spotlight back on the galleries and the artists.
The inaugural year’s NYGW is actually a long weekend (kicking off on Friday, 7 May and ending on the evening of Monday 10 May). Galleries are normally closed Sundays and Mondays, yet NYGW’s participants will be open throughout the weekend with extended hours. NYGW will become an annual event, and expand to a full week in future years.
Schedule for the 2010 Event
Friday 7 May: Galleries have normal business hours. Several special events are scheduled.
Saturday 8 May: Galleries will be open 10.00 – 18.00. with special free programming throughout the day. All NYGW Chelsea & Uptown galleries host receptions for solo exhibitions with special extended hours 18.00 – 20.00.
Sunday May 9th: Galleries will be open 10.00 – 18.00. with special free programming throughout the day. All NYGW Bowery, Lower East Side, SoHo, & West Village galleries host receptions for solo exhibitions with special extended hours 18.00 – 20.00.
Monday 10 May: Galleries will be open 11.00 – 18.00
*For a complete listing of all special programmed events, please visit the New York Gallery Week website.
Started by Casey Kaplan, the founding committee members of NYGW include Jane Hait of Wallspace, Anton Kern, Friedrich Petzel, Jason Murison of Friedrich Petzel, Andrew Richards of Marian Goodman Gallery, Pascal Spengemann and Kelly Taxter of Taxter & Spengemann, David Zwirner, Angela Choon and Julia Joern of David Zwirner.
New York Gallery Week 2010
Friday, May 7 through Monday, May 10, 2010
www.newyorkgalleryweek.com
