Scheduled Tours

Our scheduled tours are the most affordable and fascinating, up-to-the-moment contemporary art tours you’ll find. Led by Rafael Risemberg, Ph.D., founder and director for 17 years.

August, Mon. – Fri., 11 AM – 5 PM: Private gallery tours

Sat. Aug. 31 at 3:00 PM: Graffiti Art tour in Bushwick Brooklyn

Sat. Sept. 7 at 1:00 PM: Chelsea First-of-Season gallery tour

Sat. Sept. 14 at 1:00 & 3:45 PM: Chelsea “Best Exhibits” tour

Sat. Sept. 21 + Sun. Sept. 22 at 3:30 PM: Artist Studios tours

Sat. Sept. 28 at 1:00 PM: Lower East Side gallery tour

Sept. & beyond, Tues – Sun., 10 AM – 6 PM: Private gallery tours

Graffiti Art tour in Bushwick Brooklyn

Sat. Aug. 31 @ 3:00 PM
421 Troutman St. Brooklyn NY 11237 near Wyckoff Ave. – $29

Bushwick Brooklyn is the city’s epicenter for graffiti street art, with large paintings – some several stories tall – on HUNDREDS of buildings. This Labor Day weekend, see the section of Bushwick with the most awesome graffiti paintings, where creativity is unleashed in BLAZING COLOR. Take the L-train to Jefferson St. Station, then a 2-min. walk.

Purchase 3:00 PM tickets

Chelsea First-of-Season gallery tour

Sat. Sept. 7 @ 1:00 PM
526 W. 26th St. near 10th Ave. – $29

Be the first to see the new season’s top exhibits from Chelsea’s 300 galleries, the world’s center for contemporary art! You’ll see painting, sculpture, electronic media, and photography, by American and international artists. There will be some overlap of exhibits with the Sept. 14 Chelsea tour, but the art will be completely different from all previous tours.

Purchase 1:00 PM tickets

Chelsea “Best Exhibits” tour

Sat. Sept. 14 @ 1:00 PM and 3:45 PM
526 W. 26th St. near 10th Ave. – $29

This tour will feature the top shows from Chelsea’s 300 galleries – the world’s center for contemporary art! It will be our most extraordinary tour of the month, in any gallery area. The two tours – at 1:00 PM and 3:45 PM – will be identical. There will be some overlap of exhibits with the Sept. 7 Chelsea tour, but the art will be completely different from all previous tours.

Purchase 1:00 PM tickets, or
Purchase 3:45 PM tickets

Artist Studios tour in Bushwick Brooklyn

Sat. Sept. 21 @ 3:30 PM
Sun. Sept. 22 @ 3:30 PM (identical to the Sat. tour)
77 Morgan Ave. Brooklyn NY 11237 near Harrison Pl. – $29

Brooklyn is the world’s epicenter for artist studios, with Bushwick housing well over 1000 of them. Visit 7 studios we think are special, and meet these artists along with their finished artworks and works in progress. Expect MESSY studio spaces, full of tools and supplies. Plus, you can buy art directly from the artists and save money. The two tours will be identical, so choose just one. Take the L-train to Morgan Ave. Station, then a 2-min. walk.

Purchase Saturday 3:30 PM tickets, or
Purchase Sunday 3:30 PM tickets

Lower East Side gallery tour

Sat. Sept. 28 @ 1:00 PM
195 Chrystie St. near Stanton St. – $29

See ALL-NEW cutting-edge exhibits by the freshest artists and youngest gallery owners, in the city’s charming and rapidly-growing 150-gallery area!