Photo Coverage: Anita Durst and Leah Lane Host ChaShaMa's 'Open Studios' Opening Night Reception

Anita Durst welcomed Leah Lane to a VIP reception for ChaShaMa's 'Open Studios' weekend.

BroadwayWorld was there and you can check out the photos below!

The Annual Open Studios Weekend will run on Oct. 13 - 14 from 12PM - 5PM at the Brooklyn Army Terminal (140 58th St. in Sunset Park). More than 1,000 people are expected to attend the weekend event, which is free and open to the public.Ninety-six visual artist studios will be open to the public during the event, which is held in conjunction with Open House New York. Guests will have the opportunity to explore new works, interact with the artists in their studios, and wander freely through the historic Brooklyn Army Terminal. The event provides valuable exposure to Chashama's emerging artists, whose works will be available for purchase, and most are priced under $1,000. For more information visit www.chashama.org/events.

Anita Durst founded Chashama - which means 'to have vision' in Farsi - in 1995 to support artists by providing space to create and to present in major buildings around town. In the past 23 years, Chashama has served 15,000 artists with free and low-cost gallery, studio and window space programs, and has provided free arts programming to approximately 2 million viewers. In recent years, Chashama has continued to reach new audiences through its youth programming, lobby curation and affordable artist housing. They boast one of the largest affordable studio programs in New York City with 144 artist workspaces in Brooklyn, Queens, and Manhattan.

Photo Credit: Walter McBride