Clockwise from top left: Brian Hudson Huang, Jesse Chun, Ezra Wube, Patricia Encarnación, Doménica García, Catalina Ouyang
For this edition of Dumbo Open Studios, Smack Mellon will host remote public conversations via Instagram Live between Thursday, May 13–Sunday, May 22, 2021. Smack Mellon’s studio artists, Jesse Chun, Patricia Encarnación, Doménica García, Brian Hudson Huang, Catalina Ouyang, and Ezra Wube, will be in dialogue with other artists and curators for dynamic investigations into their work, interests, and processes. Each conversation will be between 45 minutes and an hour. No RSVP required.
To watch these live studio visits follow @smackmellon on instagram, and click on our stories at the time of the event. The schedule is listed below:
Jesse Chun & Daisy Desrosiers, Director of Artist Programs at the Lunder Institute for American Art at Colby Museum of Art
Thurs. May 13, 6PM–7PM
Brian Hudson Huang & Glen Fogel, Artist
Sun. May 16, 4PM–5PM
Doménica García & Nat Girsberger, Artist
Wed. May 19, 6PM–7PM
Patricia Encarnación & Natalia Viera Salgado, Assistant Curator, Americas Society
Thurs. May 20, 7PM–8PM
Ezra Wube & Alison Burstein, Curator, Media and Engagement, The Kitchen
Sat. May 22, 6PM–7PM
Catalina Ouyang & Ten Izu, Artist Sun. May 23, 3PM–4PM
The Smack Mellon Artist Studio Program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, New York City Council Member Stephen Levin, the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature, the National Endowment for the Arts, and with generous support from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, The Edward and Sally Van Lier Fund of The New York Community Trust, Jerome Foundation, Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation Inc., Select Equity Group Foundation, and Smack Mellon’s Members.
Smack Mellon programs are also made possible with generous support from the Lily Auchincloss Foundation, The Roy and Niuta Titus Foundation, Robert Lehman Foundation, and Exploring The Arts. In-kind donations are provided by Materials for the Arts, NYC Department of Cultural Affairs/NYC Department of Sanitation/NYC Department of Education.
Space for Smack Mellon’s programs is generously provided by the Walentas family and Two Trees Management.
Smack Mellon would like to extend a special thanks to all of the individuals, foundations, and businesses who have contributed to the NYC COVID-19 Response & Impact Fund.
This project is made possible with funds from the NYSCA Electronic Media/Film in Partnership with Wave Farm: Media Arts Assistance Fund, with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.
