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Thank you for being a part of 's artist talk with last Friday!

If you missed the artist talk, worry not – 𝙍𝙞𝙞𝙨 𝘽𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝: 𝙄𝙣 𝙍𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 is on view thru next Friday, June 26, in the NARS Project Space (M-F, 12-5 PM).

Link in bio to learn more!

A closer look at ‘Riis Beach: In Reverberation’ by Heather Renée Russ

Tomorrow, 6/12, 6-7 pm, join us for an artist talk featuring Heather Renée Russ in conversation with Erica Dawn Lyle (Erica Dawn Lyle) in the NARS 2nd Floor Project Space!

‘Riis Beach: In Reverberation’ is on view through June 26.

RSVP LINK IN BIO!

Pc: KC Crow Maddux Chromatics Studio NYC Chromatics Studio NYC - Art Doc NYC

Made with fabrication support through Powerhouse Arts’ 2026 Artist Subsidy Program

Spring Open Studios Day 2 is here!

Thank you to everyone who came out last night—what a night 🫶

We're back today, Saturday, June 6, 1–5 PM, with more artist studios, exhibitions, performances, and screenings.

Here's what to expect today:

Exhibitions:
𝙏𝙤𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙙 𝙖 𝙎𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 (4F) curated by
𝙍𝙞𝙞𝙨 𝘽𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝: 𝙄𝙣 𝙍𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 (2F) by

Public Programs:
1:00–2:00 PM | 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 ft. &
2:30–3:00PM | 𝙊𝙮𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙋𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙤 𝘽𝙖𝙧 by

Come spend the afternoon with us!

NARS International Residency Artists:‍
.nee .economides .petite

Featuring J&M Studio Artists:
Amanda Leung | Beth Gilfilen | Braden Bandel | Byung Chul (Andrew) Cho | Christopher Quirk | Daina Higgins | Dominic Musa | Douglas Paisley | Gao Yuan | Greg McMurray | Hyunsuk Erickson | Itty Neuhaus | Jeffrey Morabito | Jessica Nissen | Joseph Hartley | Joseph Walsh | Julia Wilkins | Kalya O'Donoghue | Magdalena Santos | Mary McIntyre | Maxine Leu | Miranda Norris | Niamul Bari | Nikolina Kovalenko | Patricia Orpilla | Peter Walsh | Qin Shen | Rachael McArthur | Richard O’Russa | Richard Rosenblatt | Robert Melzmuf | Robin Feld | Sean Patrick Smith | shiyool | Tim Norris | Voyo Woo | Yannie Yiyang Gu | Yasmin Hussein | Yoon Jung Lee | Yujin Hur

OPEN STUDIOS TOMORROW!✨

Come through for artist studios, exhibitions, performances, screenings, and a full weekend with the NARS + J&M Studios community.

✦ Fri, June 5 | 6–9 PM
✦ Sat, June 6 | 1–5 PM

Happening during Open Studios:

June 5 | 6–9 PM
Opening receptions for
𝙍𝙞𝙞𝙨 𝘽𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝: 𝙄𝙣 𝙍𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 by Heather Reneé
𝙏𝙤𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙙 𝙖 𝙎𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 curated by Vu Thien An (Thea) Nguyen

June 5 | 6:30–7 PM
𝙊𝙪𝙧 𝙊𝙞𝙡𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙇𝙪𝙨𝙝 𝙑𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮
Performance by Jisoo Chung

June 6 | 1–2 PM
Screening: Works by Erika Choe and Colby Lamson-Gordon

June 6 | 2:30–3 PM
𝙊𝙮𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙋𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙤 𝘽𝙖𝙧
Performance by Rowan Van As

Bring a friend, explore the studios, and spend the weekend with us.

🅽🅰🆁🆂 🅰🅸🆁🆂
Obadah Aljefri | Erika Choe | Jisoo Chung | Priyanka Dey | Nicole Economides | Aviv Grinberg | Arom Ju | Noa Klagsbald | Colby Lamson-Gordon | Ailyn Lee | Jill Smith | Rowan Van As | Chanya Vitayakul

🅹&🅼 🅰🆁🆃🅸🆂🆃🆂
Amanda Leung | Beth Gilfilen | Braden Bandel | Byung Chul (Andrew) Cho | Christopher Quirk | Daina Higgins | Dominic Musa | Douglas Paisley | Gao Yuan | Greg McMurray | Hyunsuk Erickson | Itty Neuhaus | Jeffrey Morabito | Jessica Nissen | Joseph Hartley | Joseph Walsh | Julia Wilkins | Kalya O'Donoghue | Magdalena Santos | Mary McIntyre | Maxine Leu | Miranda Norris | Niamul Bari | Nikolina Kovalenko | Patricia Orpilla | Peter Walsh | Qin Shen | Rachael McArthur | Richard O’Russa | Richard Rosenblatt | Robert Melzmuf | Robin Feld | Sean Patrick Smith | shiyool | Tim Norris | Voyo Woo | Yannie Yiyang Gu | Yasmin Hussein | Yoon Jung Lee | Yujin Hur

Image: Jill Smith, 2026

ON VIEW NOW: 𝙍𝙞𝙞𝙨 𝘽𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝: 𝙄𝙣 𝙍𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 by

This Friday, June 5, 6-9 PM, join us for the opening reception to celebrate Heather Renée's solo exhibition, on view thru June 26.

Can't make it to the opening? Artist talk ft. Heather Renée & Erica Dawn Lyle takes place on Friday, June 12, 6-7 pm!

LINK IN BIO for more info!

Photographed by KC Crow Maddux Chromatics Studio NYC .NYC

Pieces are coming together ... toward a sentence. 😉

Installation is underway for 𝙏𝙤𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙙 𝙖 𝙎𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚, our Season II, 2026 International Residency Exhibition, curated by NARS Curatorial Fellow Vu Thien An (Thea) Nguyen .

A few install-week glimpses from Ailyn Lee, Rowan Van As, Aviv Grinberg, Erika Choe, Jill Smith, Colby Lamson-Gordon, Noa Klagsbald, Chanya Vitayakul, and Nicole Economides—more works are on the way.

Join us this Friday, June 5, 6-9 PM for the opening reception, plus Open Studios & public programs on Friday & Saturday! 🥂

𝙏𝙤𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙙 𝙖 𝙎𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚
June 5–June 16, 2026
Featuring works by Season II, 2026 AiRs:
.nee .economides .petite

Please join us for our program, an artist talk featuring Heather Renée Russ (@) in conversation with Erica Dawn Lyle () on June 12, at 6pm in the NARS 2nd Floor Project Space! 🎙️

Heather Renée will discuss his exhibition, 𝙍𝙞𝙞𝙨 𝘽𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝: 𝙄𝙣 𝙍𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣, NOW ON VIEW through June 26.

📍 The NARS Galleries are open M-F, 12pm-5pm.

RSVP LINK IN BIO! This event is free and open to the public.

We're officially a week away from NARS Spring Open Studios!
Join us on June 5 & 6 for 2 exhibitions, 3 activations, and 50+ artists opening their studios to the public.

Friday, June 5 | 6-9pm
Saturday, June 6 | 1-5pm

What's on View:
✦ 𝙍𝙞𝙞𝙨 𝘽𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝: 𝙄𝙣 𝙍𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 by Heather Renée Russ
✦ 𝙏𝙤𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙙 𝙖 𝙎𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 curated by NARS Curatorial Fellow Vu Thien An (Thea) Nguyen
* Both opening receptions will take place on 6/5, 6–9PM.

Public Programs:
⟡ 𝙊𝙪𝙧 𝙊𝙞𝙡𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙇𝙪𝙨𝙝 𝙑𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮: Performance by Jisoo Chung | 6/5 (6:30–7:00pm)
⟡ 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴: Works by Erika Choe and Colby Lamson-Gordon | 6/6 (1–2pm)
⟡ 𝙊𝙮𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙋𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙤 𝘽𝙖𝙧: Performance by Rowan Van As | 6/6 (2:30–3:00pm)

Featuring NARS International Residency Artists:‍
Obadah Aljefri | Erika Choe | Jisoo Chung .nee | Priyanka Dey | Nicole Economides .economides | Aviv Grinberg | Arom Ju | Noa Klagsbald | Colby Lamson-Gordon | Jill Smith .petite | Ailyn Lee | Rowan van As | Chanya Vitayakul

Featuring J&M Studio Artists:
Amanda Leung | Beth Gilfilen | Braden Bandel | Byung Chul (Andrew) Cho | Christopher Quirk | Daina Higgins | Dominic Musa | Douglas Paisley | Gao Yuan | Greg McMurray | Hyunsuk Erickson | Itty Neuhaus | Jeffrey Morabito | Jessica Nissen | Joseph Hartley | Joseph Walsh | Julia Wilkins | Kalya O'Donoghue | Magdalena Santos | Mary McIntyre | Maxine Leu | Miranda Norris | Niamul Bari | Nikolina Kovalenko | Patricia Orpilla | Peter Walsh | Qin Shen | Rachael McArthur | Richard O’Russa | Richard Rosenblatt | Robert Melzmuf | Robin Feld | Sean Patrick Smith | shiyool | Tim Norris | Voyo Woo | Yannie Yiyang Gu | Yasmin Hussein | Yoon Jung Lee | Yujin Hur

LINK IN BIO FOR MORE INFO!

Image: Jisoo Chung, Season II, 2026.

As part of our and series, we are pleased to present 𝙊𝙮𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙋𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙤 𝘽𝙖𝙧, a public program with Season II, 2026 AiR Rowan van As (), organized by NARS Curatorial Fellow Vu Thien An (Thea) Nguyen (). 🦪

The performance will take place in parallel with the NARS Spring Open Studios, taking place on June 5 & 6.

Beginning at the NARS Foundation, Rowan van As activates 𝘖𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘗𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘰 𝘉𝘢𝘳 through a collective walk toward 36th Street subway station. Constructed from wood, wire, tape, found materials, oysters, and a keyboard piano, the mobile structure exists somewhere between a moving oyster bar, a street sculpture, and a temporary stage.

The work unfolds through spontaneous encounters, conversations, sounds, oyster sharing, and shifting interactions with the surrounding urban environment. Visitors are invited to join the procession as the 𝘖𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘗𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘰 𝘉𝘢𝘳 moves from the street, into the elevator, and toward the fourth-floor studio spaces, temporarily transforming ordinary moments of transit into a shared performative experience.

Fragments of the project also appear throughout the exhibition in the form of a sculptural video installation documenting the 𝘖𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘗𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘰 𝘉𝘢𝘳’s evolving presence within the city.

Link in bio to learn more.

🎥 As part of our and series, we are pleased to present a screening of works by artists-in-residence Erika Choe () and Colby Lamson-Gordon (), organized by NARS Curatorial Fellow Vu Thien An (Thea) Nguyen ().

The screening will take place in parallel with the NARS Spring Open Studios, taking place on June 5 & 6.

Erika Choe’s 𝘸𝘰𝘮𝘣 explores mothering, birth, rebirth, and loss through a video-based performance that examines permeability, vulnerability, and bodily transformation. Through the slathering of clay across the skin, Choe approaches material as both armor and cleansing, navigating the unstable boundary between protection and exposure. The work confronts viewers with questions of endurance and abjection, using mothering as a vessel through which soma, memory, and psycho trauma become entangled.

Colby Lamson-Gordon’s 𝘙𝘦𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘰𝘯, and 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘐 𝘸𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 navigate adoption, emotional distance, and the search for familial connection through archival footage, digital mapping, and personal narration. Across both works, memory and geography become unstable terrains shaped by longing, displacement, and imagined reunion.

The screening will be followed by a conversation moderated by Hebin Rachel Shin (.hrs), Creative Manager at gmtc-golden monkey trading company.

Link in bio to learn more.