open arts studio
Open for art. Open for movement.
Open for invention. Open for learning.
Open for ALL.
Open Arts Studio is located at
68 Jay Street, Studio 605A, 6th floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Come to the Open Arts Studio gala!
We have been open since 2021 thanks to you. During the last four years, Open Arts Studio launched a new creative space for dances, theater and music, low and no-cost youth programs and classes, and supported the development of countless new works. We have enacted ‘access for all’ through our programs, and have seen meaningful impact on young artists, dancers, and musicians, and their futures.
Please join us in celebrating our successes and BEYOND.
GET TICKETS:
Gala $200
Performance only: $30
You are our community…
October 22, 2025 6-9pm
STUDIO
Affordable rehearsal space in DUMBO
Brooklyn, NY
Create. Move. Experiment. Dance.
1250 square feet, wood floor,
sound system, one mirror.
$16 per hour
CONTEMPORARY CLASSES
New class!
Saturday Adult Dance Class
Contemporary Dance with Andrea Murillo.
Some experience recommended, but not necessary.
Saturdays 10am-120mFree Form Movement with Sofia Quezaire
Sundays 4-6pm
$10-$15 sliding scale | All levels welcome
Contact Improvisation Jams
every other Tuesday 6:30-9pm
Facilitated by Ching I Chang & the CI Co-op + Live Music
Andrea Murillo’s class
LAURA PETERSON CHOREOGRAPHY
LAURA PETERSON’S new work Beyond, is about the wild weather patterns caused by climate change, and with funding from Brooklyn Arts Council will be performed in Dumbo.
Peterson is a NYC-based dance artist creating visually arresting installations and rigorous choreography. Her performances have included large scale paintings, 1000 sq ft of living lawn, 16 ft tall paper sculptures, and other giant structures.
Peterson’s works have been performed throughout New York City and nationally at venues including a MoMA performance event, The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Jacob’s Pillow Inside/Out, and internationally.
PERFORMANCES & EVENTS recent
Four Plays And
Bachelor Party
Written by Elliot Connors
Directed by Eli Pauley
August 9, 2025
Kirin McElwain: Cello Recital
May 18, 2025
Open Arts Studio Co
We Mean What You See
February 1, 2025
Nikki and the Noise:
Deep Cuts
October 5, 2024
(photo by Samantha Blair)
If you are interested in showing your work at Open Arts Studio, please contact us
OPEN ARTS STUDIO COMPANY
Open Arts Studio Company is a pre-professional dance company in Brooklyn.
Artistic Director: Laura Peterson
Assistant Director: Sofia Quezaire
Recently, we toured to Rowan University to perform a new work by Paule Turner, Choreographer and Chair of Department of Theater and Dance at Rowan University.
If you are interested in applying for next season, please contact us.