For Immediate Release:
Contact:
Martin
Rabkin, martinrabkinink
914-420-5739
/ mrabkin@martinrabkinink.com
ArtsWAVE to Open Third
Annual “10x10x10” Invitational Exhibition of 10 Hudson Valley Artists from June
to October in Downtown Ellenville, NY with June 29 Reception
ELLENVILLE, NY, June 10, 2008 – Culled from the diverse fields of metals, photography,
wood and ceramic sculpture and mixed media, the power of 10 talented, creative
and established Greater Hudson Valley area artists will once again be on full display
this summer in 10 individual storefront windows in downtown Ellenville, in
Ulster County’s Rondout Valley that reaches all the way out to the Hudson
River.
According to the board of directors
of ArtsWAVE, the newly formed arts commission of Wawarsing and the Village of
Ellenville, the third Annual 10x10x10 Invitational Storefront Exhibition featuring
the work of 10 Hudson River artists who live or work in 10 towns along or
nearby the Hudson River will take place from June 29 to October 5 throughout
the downtown business district. The
exhibition will be opened with a reception at the ArtsWAVE Art Center on Market
Street on Sunday, June 29 from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm.
The 10 artists selected by the 10x10x10 curator, Judy
Sigunick, an internationally recognized painter and ceramic artist from
Cragsmoor, NY, include:
·
John
Battaglino, Warwick
·
Jean
Bayrak, Pearl River
·
Ada
Pilar Cruz, Peekskill
·
Judy
Hoyt, New Paltz
·
Lorrie
Fredette, Saugerties
·
Kirsten Kucer, Beacon
·
Leonie Lacouette, Gardiner
·
Keith
Long, Manhattan
·
Group
of 4, including Laura Moriarty, Rosendale
·
Ryan
Sullivan, Poughkeepsie
“The artists represent their Hudson Valley communities, the
value of diversity, a collaborative effort amongst themselves, as well as our
business owners and civic leaders,” says Sigunick. “In the absence of immediate commercial goals, this storefront
project aims towards a true partnership with local Greater Ellenville area businesses
and property owners to bolster the growth of the community. This summer’s selection includes established
painters, sculptors, printmakers, new media and technology, installation art
and more. For the artists, we offer
opportunities for them to make art that will enrich and enliven the widening,
expanding regional community of the Greater Hudson Valley area.”
Accordingly, Sigunick has encouraged the artists to take a
look at the storefront window space and give themselves latitude, often stifled
by mercantilism and gallery expectations.
She asked the 10x10x10 artists to see the space as a “playground,” which
prompted Manhattan’s Keith Long to say, “I like the ‘playground’ attitude as a
sense of fun and humor should be more a part of the art scene.”
Private and commercial donors
supporting the ArtsWAVE exhibition will honor each of the artists with a
$100.00 stipend.
The 2008 10x10x10 exhibition will be
joined this year by AWE, also known as “Art in the Windows of Ellenville,”
which will showcase two- and three-dimensional original artwork of local
Ellenville area emerging and professional artists. Under the direction of Dennis Warner, former head of the English
department at Ellenville Senior High School and WELV 107.9 FM radio deejay
twice voted best deejay in the Best of Hudson Valley magazine award program,
over 25 artists’ work will be seen in downtown Ellenville storefront
windows. Artists interested in
participating can write to artswe2008@aol.com.
About ArtsWAVE
ArtsWAVE (Arts in Wawarsing and Village of Ellenville) provides
leadership and services to encourage artistic efforts in a variety of
disciplines, including literary, performing and visual arts, for the cultural,
educational and economic benefit of the community. The ArtsWAVE Arts Center is located on Market Street between Canal
and Center Streets, one block from the intersection of Routes 209 and 52.
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