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Open Invitational has been featured in leading art and culture publications for its work expanding visibility, market access, and cultural recognition for artists with disabilities and progressive studios.

“A stunner, the quiet hit of the week.”
Artnet  ·  On Open Invitational Miami 2024

2025
Artnet

At the Open Invitational Micro-Fair, Prices Are Low and Spirits Are High

Focusing on artists with disabilities, the fair drew major VIPs in its opening hours during Armory Week in New York.

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Wall Street Journal

Open Studio: Inclusivity Meets Rigor in New York

A new gallery features work from creators with disabilities, expanding arts access while highlighting artistic talent and the work of David Fierman and Rachel Carle Cohen.

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San Francisco Chronicle

Exclusive: New fair for artists with developmental disabilities to launch in S.F.

Coverage of Creativity Explored × Open Invitational and a $100,000 Culture Forward Grant supporting the San Francisco Art Week 2026 presentation.

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Artnet

Two New York Dealers Launch a Gallery for Artists With Disabilities

Rachel Carle Cohen and David Fierman open Open Studio, building on the success of the Open Invitational art fair in Miami.

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Mission Magazine

New York City’s Open Studio Takes Elitism out of Art

A profile of Open Studio, David Fierman, and the progressive studio movement that grew from Open Invitational.

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SF Gazetteer

An art show centering formerly marginalized artists

Creativity Explored × Open Invitational showcases the work of progressive galleries and art centers from across the country, including three Bay Area institutions, presented during SF Art Week.

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2024
The Art Newspaper

New Miami Fair Champions Artists with Disabilities

The Open Invitational described as “a stunner, the quiet hit of the week” at Art Basel Miami Beach 2024.

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Artnet

Beyond Basel: 7 Miami Superlatives, From a Heartening New Art Fair to Thrilling Performances

Open Invitational named among the standout events of Miami Art Week 2024.

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Hyperallergic

Unmissable Gems at Miami’s Art Fairs

Open Invitational named the week’s most underrated ticket, with praise for its centering of different ways of seeing the world.

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World Red Eye

The Open Invitational Opening Celebration at Palm Court

Photography and coverage of the inaugural Open Invitational opening night at the Palm Court Event Space, Miami Design District.

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Luster Magazine

Miami Art Week 2024: A Global Celebration of Creativity

Preview coverage of the inaugural Open Invitational ahead of Miami Art Week 2024.

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