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Open Arts Studio provides low-cost opportunities for all people participate in art and movement. Our organization’s developing programs include accessible arts education, subsidized rehearsal space, and direct support for performing artists.

When you give to Open Arts Studio you support the open exchange of ideas, accessible arts programming for all ages and abilities, education, choreographers, composers, experimentation, and an open community. 

A BRIEF HISTORY

Since opening in April 2021 Open Arts Studio has accomplished so much.

  • Provided thousands of hours of affordable rehearsal space.

  • Hosted workshops, studio showings, intensives, and low-cost classes.

  • Created and provided scholarships to the Open Arts Studio + Dance Italia Young Artist Program., which brought teen dance students to Italy in summers 2022 - 2023.

  • In 2024, with the support of a grant from Brooklyn Arts Council, we established the Open Arts Studio Company, a new teen dance company. Our first season culminated in sold-out studio performances March 16-17.

  • Supported development of Artistic Director Laura Peterson’s full-length company work Interglacial. which was commissioned by Dixon Place and toured to Florida.

EXPENSE DETAILS

In order to provide the amazing programs we have developed it takes multiple income sources.
We keep this going not only through grants and studio income, but also YOUR donations.
Here are a variety of costs that you can support through a contribution - some are super boring.
We value transparency.

  • $100 supports about 6 hours of rehearsal space.

  • $50 pays our garbage removal fee for one month. Boring, right?

  • $70 pays for one month of business internet service.

  • $125 pays for an average month of electricity.

  • $500 pays for the studio space for our teen dance company

  • $650 supports 2 full company rehearsals of Laura Peterson Choreography.

Open Arts Studio 2022

Your donations make all the difference…

Open Arts Studio is a 501(c)(3) tax-deductible charitable organization.