about.

Chelsea Artists evolved out of a grass roots movement to develop an alternative platform for the public to view and interact with contemporary artists in the world class art community of the Chelsea arts district in New York City.

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In the 1990s, many of New York’s commercial art galleries and dealers moved from Soho and 57th street to Chelsea. Just as Soho had been transformed by artists in the 1960s, so Chelsea underwent a massive change.  Previously, the Chelsea district had been an industrial area bustling with factories, auto body shops and garages. 

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Today, those garages house some of the top contemporary art galleries in the world. Chelsea is now considered by some as a contemporary art mecca.  Artists, collectors, dealers, art lovers and tourists come from all over the world to check out the latest contemporary art trends on the gallery walls and to tour the neighborhood.