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A collaborative, cross-disciplinary space producing exhibitions, artist projects & the SHIFT Residency.

A program of The Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts, a 501c3 public charity. EFA Project Space is a 3,000 square foot exhibition space that resides in the Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts building in Midtown Manhattan. The ultimate goal of the program is to generate a cumulative and an ever-adapting platform for considering diverse creative practices (from performance to installation, to new media

, to craft, to discursive projects, to street art, to ephemera) on an equal plane. We present five critical contemporary exhibitions per season in collaboration with a diverse range of curators, cultural organizations, collectives, and artists—continually reaching out to the individuals and groups that shape culture today. In order to provide a dynamic and accessible exchange with the content and its creators, we host a multitude of seminars, workshops, performances, residencies, brain-storming sessions and socially interactive events. We do not stand by a strict agenda, but rather we propose one that is fluid and open about the many layers and approaches possible for compelling artistic expression, aiming for content that, without pretense, allows for social, intellectual, poetic, and political engagement with society.

01/22/2025

Check out what’s happening at EFA ! ✨

For the EFA Studio Program kicks off the exhibition cycle with “Tacit Knowledge: Paper as Practice in the Dieu Donne West Bay View Foundation Fellowship Program”, opening Thurs 1/23 at 6 PM in partnership with

This month, the 15th year of the SHIFT Residency for Arts Workers began their six-month residency. During this time, artists who are also arts workers receive studio space and peer support before their culminating exhibition this summer.

All the while, 75+ studio artists and international artists-in-residence are meeting with Visiting Professionals, building relationships, and deepening their practice.

At the Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop .rbpmw generations of printmakers are learning, archiving, and creating together, honoring the legacy of Robert Blackburn as the longest-running community printshop in the United States.

The RBPMW facilities have expanded to include a Charles Brand etching press aka Little Dipper, and additional tables for screenprinting. Endless Editions’ Riso machines will finally join the second floor, alongside our newly relocated private editioning room. Additionally, the Printshop’s archives will also move to the second floor, consolidating all of our resources in one convenient area. Sign up for a printmaking class to see this reimagined space for yourself!

Additionally, in conjunction with PRINT CENTER New York Krishna Reddy: Heaven in a Wildflower opens at the Print Center on Thurs 1/23 at 6 PM curated by Sarah Burney. Keep an eye out for “Krishna Reddy and the Printmaking Workshop” opening at the Blackburn Study Center this spring, with accompanying workshops and programming.

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10/23/2024

Duo Session 2, Part 1: Songs of Grief featured guest collaborator .

In yesterday’s workshop, an_outskirt shared different sound traditions that have, despite centuries of erasure, managed to survive and come down to them. The interlocking patterns of the Tongatong, or bamboo stomping tubes, and an ancient song form, Tagulaylay, or elegy for the departed, were the traditions used as frameworks to confront forgotten ways of being in sound.

There is still time to sign up for Part 2, on Tuesday, October 29th. Part 2 will be a collaborative performance between elekhlekha, an_outskirt, and participants using the know-how and tools from the first session.

Gong(ฆ้อง) Gathering: Workshop & Participatory Performance Series by artist collective occurs on select Tuesdays in October and November.

Event Photography by EFA Project Space

Click the link in our bio to learn more about the project and sign up for future sessions!

10/18/2024

Join us tomorrow, Saturday October 19th, 11am - 12pm, for the panel talk Cultural Economies, Creative Ecologies, and the Artist’s Practice here at EFA Project Space! RSVP by going to the link in bio for .

Panelists:
Malene Barnett .barnett
Billy Gerard Frank
Christine Kuan
George Scheer

As part of EFA Open Studios, this panel will explore the interdependent practices of artists and institutions and their relationship to sustainability, creative experimentation, and professionalized markets.

Also, on Saturday, join us for a Double Bass Performance by Kuba Dworak .dworak at EFA Project Space from 5 - 6pm. More info can be found in the link in our bio!

09/10/2024

We are thrilled to announce “Aoko–born away from home” curated by Klaudia Ofwona Draber at EFA Project Space. This exhibition will be on view from September 19-November 16. Join us for our Opening Reception on Thursday, September 19, 6-8 PM.

What does “folklore” mean to us, the multi-racial nomads? When we migrate, what we are able to bring with us is a reduced version of our past. The “things’’ that give us comfort once the border is crossed are mythologies, music, and fabrics that remind us of the warmth of our home. What stays with us is “contemporary folklore,” the way we build our lives carried by the rootedness of our body memory, whether lived or passed on through generations. Multi-racial people are constantly being asked “Where are you really from?” and their identity gets threatened. We keep perfecting the language we use to describe ourselves. It gets confusing at times, it gets easier with time. Contemporary folk is finding ways to feel 100/100–a concept introduced by artist Natalia Nakazawa. Being multi-racial does not mean we are 50% or less of each culture, it means we are 100% each culture. In “Aoko—born away from home”, seven artists who are either multi-racial or have multi-racial children, explore what it means to find your tribe, especially when you are “born away from home.”

The exhibition features works by Alex Mari , Coralina Rodriguez Meyer , Hidemi Takagi , Keren Benbenisty , Natalia Nakazawa , Oliwia Bosomtwe , Renée Cox .

With text by Ann Mbuti

And Performances by Isabel Umali .umali and Kuba Dworak .dworak

Image Credit: Renée Cox, Yo Mamadonna and Child, 1994, Archival digital inkjet print on cotton rag, 72 × 48 inches

06/22/2024

“The Way You Want It” SHIFT 2024 Residency Exhibition, curated by Rebecca Pristoop with Assistant Curator Annabelle Oates, is on view June 13 - July 27, 2024.

Artist Spotlight: Darlene Deloris .lenalove

Curators Pristoop and Oates write:
“In Search of Black Wanderlust (ISOBW) presents eight mixed media portraits of Black and Brown cis/trans women and non-binary individuals. The artist has utilized ethnographic research to obtain raw and in depth interviews with the sitters, by posing them all with the single question, “what was your childhood like?” From this, beautifully complex conversations unravel, illuminating different aspects of each sitter’s life which become preserved and memorialized in their portraits. Their identities and stories are translated onto the canvas through the manipulation of acrylic paint, collaged photographs, and gold leaf.

The installation is an ode to items that may have appeared in the homes of many Black American and/or African homes in America over the last 30 years. The table is the artist Darlene Deloris’s personal possession, and the items on it constitute part of her private collection of Black Americana and Africana. The statues were gifts to the artist from her mother when she moved out on her own. The archival photo book chronicles the artist’s ethnographic process, featuring notes, personal letters from the subjects to their ancestors, and polaroid images of the subjects taken by the artist.
This project stems from the erasure of Black and Brown histories through enslavement. While elements of this project stem from difficulty, sadness, and even anger, the artist works to translate these narratives into an inviting series of portraits. Each piece asks the viewer to look and linger a little longer, as an active participant in deciphering the deeper meanings behind the pieces. Through this process, the artist creates an active archive, preserving her sitters’ own histories, and interrogating the way in which Black and Brown people have been traditionally left out of the canon of history.”
Image Credit in comments.

06/20/2024

“The Way You Want It” SHIFT 2024 Residency Exhibition, curated by Rebecca Pristoop with Assistant Curator Annabelle Oates, is on view June 13 - July 27, 2024.

Curator Spotlight: Rebecca Pristoop

Rebecca Pristoop is a New York-based curator, performance artist, and collaborator committed to working with art through the lens of social justice. She is a lifelong educator with a record of curating exhibitions and organizing programs that prioritize historically marginalized stories. Currently, she is Curator and Senior Program Manager at ArtBridge where she facilitates socially engaged art making between artists and public housing residents. Prior to ArtBridge, Rebecca served as the Artistic Director of Art Connects New York where she visioned and organized exhibitions for constituents at social service agencies. She also coordinated workshops and participatory art experiences with numerous New York City artists. As a performance artist, Rebecca works with The Moving Company, teaches workshops, and presents solo work that integrates intuitive movement with site and context responsive narratives. She is also a curator with COLLECTIVE_VIEW, a New York based group of female identified art professionals, and launched their inaugural exhibition, Private View in August 2020.

Rebecca has contributed to and curated exhibitions at MoMA, The Jewish Museum, The Tang Teaching Museum, Dorsky Gallery Curatorial Programs, The Jewish Theological Seminary, York College CUNY, Queens Central Library, Ronald Feldman Gallery, and others. In 2010 she co-founded the art and food salon flatbreadaffair, where she curated site-specific installations, dinners, and panels. Rebecca is the recipient of a grant from the Foundation for Contemporary Arts and a research award from the Hadassah Brandeis Institute. She received an MA in art history from New York University’s Institute of Fine Arts and a BA in art history and dance from Skidmore College.

Image Credit:
Installation Photo by Argenis Apolinario

06/18/2024

The Open Call for 2025 SHIFT: A Residency for Arts Workers is now accepting applications.

Since 2010 SHIFT residency has been providing peer support, mentoring, and studio space for over ninety artists who work in arts organizations in New York to advance their creative practices and to support the balance of their careers. The SHIFT residency honors these artists’ commitment to the arts community with a supportive, enriching, and collaborative environment.

For more information and how to apply, please visit the link in our bio! The deadline for this open call is July 31, 2024.

Image: 2024 SHIFT Resident Sira Marissa Lewis in her studio. Photography by Clarissa Passarinho.

06/12/2024

“The Way You Want It” 2024 SHIFT Residency Exhibition, curated by Rebecca Pristoop with Assistant Curator Annabelle Oates at EFA Project Space opens tomorrow. This exhibition will be on view from June 13 - July 27, 2024.

Reminder: Join us for our Opening Reception and Conversation with SHIFT Artists and Exhibition Curators tomorrow from 6:30-8:30 PM, organized by Sonja John and Sira Marissa Lewis.

The exhibition features works by 2024 SHIFT Artists-in-Residence: Darlene Deloris White .lenalove, Mari Claudia García , Sonja John , Sira Marissa Lewis , Carson Parish , and Daniel Samaniego

Image Credit: Sira Lewis, EUPHONY, 2024, Video, sound, 3:00 minutes.

06/07/2024

“The Way You Want It” 2024 SHIFT Residency Exhibition, curated by Rebecca Pristoop with Assistant Curator Annabelle Oates , SHIFT 2024 Curatorial Mentee, at EFA Project Space opens next week. This exhibition will be on view from June 13 - July 27, 2024.

Join us on Thursday, June 13, 6:30-8:30 PM for our Opening Reception and Conversation with SHIFT artists and exhibition curators, organized by Sonja John and Sira Marissa Lewis.

The exhibition features works by 2024 SHIFT Artists-in-Residence: Darlene Deloris White .lenalove, Mari Claudia García , Sonja John , Sira Marissa Lewis , Carson Parish , and Daniel Samaniego

Image in Flyer: Darlene Deloris, Halee, 2023, Acrylic, gold leaf, and photography on canvas, 36 x 24 inches.

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323 W 39th Street, Fl 2nd
New York, NY
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Opening Hours

Wednesday	12pm - 6pm
Thursday	12pm - 6pm
Friday	12pm - 6:30pm

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http://projectspace-efanyc.org/

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