On May 16th and 17th Madarts (where I have my studio) ends six months of darkness and goes public with their Spring Open Studio Tour – an invitation into the South Slope warehouse-turned-art-shop that happens only twice a year. The tour includes over 40 artists’ paintings, drawings, sculpture, photography, film and video. The hours are noon to 6pm on Saturday and Sunday at the Madarts Building, 255 18th Street at 5th Avenue in Brooklyn. The crew puts on a solid, no frills art show in a gloriously makeshift and perfectly makeshift DIY warehouse space. The tour offers a peek into the private art studios where artists host individual receptions for their newest bodies of work.

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