artHARLEM presents
the 4th Annual Harlem Open Artist Studio Tour (HOAST 2008)
Saturday, October 4 from 12 Noon to 6 p.m.
Sunday, October 5 from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.

HOAST2008 is a tribute to the diversity of artists, art and culture that flourishes in Harlem today. The artists range from emerging talent to internationally recognized figures. Their studios vary from traditional loft spaces to converted bedrooms. Their artwork spans between cutting-edge new media to more traditional styles of representation and abstraction.

Last minute Map Changes:
Casa Frela is located between 5th Ave & Lenox Ave.
MediaNoche is located on the corner of Park Ave & 102nd St
Indigo Arms Guest House Gallery is Located on Lenox Ave, between 119th & 120th St.

This year HOAST2008 is a participant of the 6th Annual openhousenewyork Weekend, presented by Target.

MTA Subway: midtown, September 15th 2008
photographed by Reuben Sinha

HOAST2008
On October 4 + 5, Harlem Artists Open their Homes, Studios and Galleries to the Public for the 4th Annual Two-Day Harlem Open Artist Studio Tour/HOAST

NEW YORK CITY - Home to one of America's great artistic renaissance periods, Harlem once again is a brightening beacon of art in New York City. The phenomenon is marked by the Harlem Open Artist Studio Tour - a walking tour of visual artist studios and galleries in historic Harlem. This two day event will take place on Saturday, October 4 and Sunday, October 5. Our Information Center will have listings of walking tours given by artists and artHARLEM staff throughout the weekend. All tours and events are free to the public.

HOAST is a project of artHARLEM, a community arts organization established in 2004. artHARLEM's mission is to foster artistic expression by uniting and promoting the visual artists of Harlem and to strengthen the community by raising awareness of the contemporary arts movement.

"HOAST2008 promises to be our biggest and most comprehensive event to date, with over 100 artists and venues participating," said Reuben Sinha, executive director and founder of artHARLEM. 'We are thrilled to have created this new tradition at a time when Harlem regains its proper place in the art world. Harlem is art.'

"Much of the community's creative energy is generated in living spaces, basements and behind shuttered commercial storefronts," continued Mr. Sinha. "Our visitors will visit these spaces and witness the connection between the artists' works, the creative process embodied in their studios, and their position in the artists' homes. HOAST2008 will provide an intimate glimpse at art and at the artistic process that you simply cannot get at a museum or gallery." Local favorite Hue-Man Bookstore & Cafe will feature artists and authors Misha McGlown and Janice Taylor, who will exhibit new artwork and promote their celebrated and recently published books.

The HOAST2008 season begins September 25th at Columbia University with an opening reception for EVOLUTION: The Changing Face of Harlem, an exhibition of 25 perspectives on the village of Harlem, as seen by contemporary Harlem Artists.

Free tour maps will be provided at the artHARLEM Information Center, allowing visitors to easily navigate between the eastern, central and northern edges of Harlem at their own pace. To receive a map, send a request to info@artharlem.org.