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September 1, 2003

Contact: East Boston Artists Group
(617) 759-2492

Come to the Island to check out the 3rd annual East Boston Open Studios.

When: Columbus Day Weekend
Saturday, October 11 Noon - 6:00pm
Sunday, October 12 Noon - 6:00pm
Monday, October 13 Noon - 4:00pm

Columbus Day weekend is the time for three days of fantastic local art in East Boston. This diverse neighborhood is hosting its third Open Studios, organized by the East Boston Artists Group (EBAG). Come see original artwork ranging from sculpture to photography and jewelry to painting. Buy local art and eat great food at one of the many international restaurants in Eastie.  A longtime destination for immigrants and artists, East Boston has seen an exciting rise in these populations, bringing vital energy and potential. EBAG has harnessed this energy to form a community of artists which has hosted numerous exhibitions, fund-raisers, public art projects, and opened Atlantic Works - EBAG's cooperative gallery for art and ideas. http://www.atlanticworks.org/
 

Getting there and around is fun and easy!

Take the free "Art Ferry", leaving from Columbus Park in downtown Boston and taking you to the East Boston where you can catch the "Art Bus", which will pick up passengers every 30 minutes, making stops at all official Open Studios locations. Take the Blue Line to Maverick Station, just one stop from the Aquarium, where you can also catch the "Art Bus". Driving is easy too via the Ted Williams or the Sumner Tunnel.

We suggest starting your visit at Tony's Realty, next to Maverick Station, to pick up your map and artists' information and to see a sampling of work at the group show. From Tony's you can continue on to ZUMIX for a youth art exhibition, the Main Streets Office, artist studios in Jeffries Point, and to 80 Border Street, a hub of activity. At Border Street see outdoor art a huge collection of resident and visiting artists in the studios inside. Here you can pick up maps and information as well.

EBAG, the organizers of East Boston's Open Studios, is a volunteer enterprise led by artists living and working in East Boston. Cooked up at a backyard barbeque in the summer of 2000, EBAG is a growing collective of local artists with big plans for the future: Spring Open Studios (starting next June), fund-raisers, monthly exhibits, and, of course, making more art!

For more information, please contact the East Boston Artists Group.
Visit us online at http://eastbostonartistsgroup.org/ or call (617) 759-2492.