Illustrated by Matthew Kinney

Matthew Sinclair Kinney's ink wash drawings of New York City are featured with the poetry of Bruna Mori in a book entitled Derive.

Matt told me that some years back, he was on the street in New York, working on some of his drawings, and this woman stopped to speak with him, and asked if he would be willing to have his work combined with her poetry for a book. The woman was poet Bruna Mori, and the book has recently been published by Meritage Press.

The book is available at Amazon.com and locally at World's End Books. I understand that the bookstore at Dia:Beacon will also be carrying the title soon.

World's End Books at 474 Main St in Beacon will be hosting a book signing and reception on Saturday, Feb 24 from 5-7pm. Both Mori and Kinney will be present at the event, and Mori will be reading selections of her poetry. For more information, call 845.831.1760

Artist Coop in Poughkeepsie seeking artists

There's a posting on nyfa.org, under the opportunities for artists from an individual looking to start a coop gallery, and seeking interested artists:

Artist in Poughkeepsie, NY, seeking 10-12 other quality contemporary artists in
the Hudson Valley to form a cutting edge co-op gallery on historic Main Street,
Poughkeepsie. Exact location, fees (estimated $1,000. - $2,000. per person per
year) and other details still to be determined. If interested send e-mail to
aamiller@vassar.edu, and include your website address or 2-3 sample jpegs of
your work.

bau 26: Curators as Artists opens at bau, Feb 10

Christopher Staples has curated this exhibit focusing on artists that act as curators as well.

An opening reception will be held from 6-9pm on Feb 10.

Artists Featured in the exhibit:

Alexi Rutsch Brock
Dana DeVito
Marcy B. Freedman
Lynn Palumbo
Carl Van Brunt
Karlos Carcamo
Lorrie Fredette
William Maxwell
Ed Smith

bau will also be hosting a panel discussion on "the arts today," Sunday, Feb 25 at 4 pm.

Take note: in a recent development that could have been ripped straight out of an episode of VH1's Behind the Music, there are currently two bau websites. If you are looking for information on the current exhbit, go to www.beaconartistunion.com. Many links that you can click on(like the one in my sidebar, because I won't get a chance to update it immediately) will take you to the older site that includes blog posts made since the group was started.

Random Acts of Video screening at Van Brunt Gallery, Feb 10

As part of February's Second Saturday, Van Brunt Gallery will be screening a compilation of video pieces on Saturday evening.

"Random Acts of Video" is Compiled by Wayne Montecalvo and Jim Fossett, both adjunct professors at SUNY New Paltz.
The Sceening is scheduled to begin at 8 pm.

The videos are the work of 12 different artists and cover a range of styles
and subject matter: some are humorous, others confessional, some quite dark.
Montecalvo and Fossett will be on hand to provide context and to answer
questions.

The video artists include:
Tom Blake
Michael Akuamoah-Boateng
Daniel Labbato
Alina Postula
Bette Sloane
Wayne Montecalvo
Jim Fossett
Charles Mueller
Cristin Hughes
Andrew Warren
Shannon Stapleton-McKinzie
Christopher Fiumano

Parents should be advised that some of the material to be shown may not be
suitable for children. Van Brunt Gallery is located at 460 Main Street in
Beacon, NY.

Steamy night at Go North Gallery

Joel Holub Sculptures in go north's window.

Go North provided a haven of spa-like warmth on an otherwise frosty evening for the Feb 3 opening of work by Joel Holub and William Crow.

Paintings by William Crow.

Perpetually grumpy, Pete Crotty (center) with Matt Kinney.

Sculptures by Joel Holub.

It's been a while since I've made it out with my camera. If you've got images of art related events in the area, email me at info(at)maykr.com, and I'll let you know how you can upload them to maykr's flickr page, and I try to use them on the blog.

Kathleen Murray highlights the So Lone Sunshine exhibit at Go North in her Feb. 9 column.

Gut Level

It's a bit off topic, but we had an excellent dinner at Cafe Amarcord this evening. Angelika had the tuna and I had the pork chop with walnut-fennel sausage. It was a real treat after our apartment was transformed into a dairy product spectacular complete with animals, children, and special effects.

Also, word is that Tonique - the new venture in the Beacon Project Space-cum-OII-space - will be opening this coming Thursday. Alexis Elton is installing a piece in the restaurant. Alexis herself is sure to be installed at the bar Thursday night, so if you're free, stop in and share a drink.

Dia:Beacon Gallery Talk, Jan 27 @ 1pm

Norton Batkin, Dean of Graduate Studies at Bard College will be giving a talk on Bruce Nauman as part of Dia:Beacon's monthly series of gallery talks.

Joel Holub, William Crow @ Go North, Opening February 3

Joel Holub via gonorthgallery.blogspot.com

So Lone Sunshine
William Crow
Joel Holub
February 3rd – February 25th, 2007


GO NORTH – A Space for Contemporary Art is please to announce the opening of
“So Lone Sunshine“ painting, sculpture, and drawings, by New York City based
artists Joel Holub and William Crow. The exhibition runs from February 9th
through February 25th. There will be a reception for the artists on February
3rd, from 6 – 9pm.

Joel Holub makes small scaled sculptural work and watercolor paintings made
from memory. His watercolor paintings are based on roadside landscapes. They
are mind shots caught by slow absorption over time (multiple views) or
fleeting glimpses from a car window. No notes or drawings are made on site;
a minimum of 3 hours is allowed to pass before any writing or sketches are
made. The medium of watercolor lends itself perfectly to the hazy and
unfocused aspects of recollection and the imagined. His sculptural pieces
are portraits of strangers that he sees on the street or in the subway. Also
from memory, they consist of heads made out of Sculpey clay and added to
supports of discarded/used containers and found materials.

William Crow makes paintings of common camping tents that he captures while
on his many camping trips around New York State. Small and intimate, the
paintings are done in a loose expressionistic style maintaining a straight
forward composition. The paintings are derived from drawings made on site
that he later translates into oil paintings.


Hours: Friday through Saturday 12 to 6pm and by appointment.


“So Lone Sunshine” will be on view at Go North – A Space for Contemporary
Art 469 Main Street, Beacon, NY from February 3rd through February 25th,
2007. Please contact Karlos Carcamo or Gregory Slick at
gonorthgallery@hotmail.com for further information.

Beacon High School Public Forum Notes

Around 100 people gathered tonight for the public forum on the future of the old Beacon High School building. Attendees of the forum included current tenants of the building, residents of Beacon, members of the press and members of the Beacon Board of Education as well as concerned individuals from around the area.

The Forum was moderated by Dr. Jean Parr, superintendent of the Beacon School District. Dr. Parr started the forum by giving a report on the state of affairs since the school district regained possession of the building on December 7, 2006. The floor was then opened up for questions from the audience before a workshop session began where groups of six to eight people created lists of positive and negative aspects pertaining to the building and its current status and a list of suggestions for the future, all of which will be reviewed by the Board of Education. The resulting lists were posted around the cafeteria for attendees to view, after which, the forum was concluded.

A major item that emerged from the forum pertained to the actual amount of money the Beacon City School District received from the Beacon Cultural Foundation when the building was sold in 2003 for the price of $4.25M. In response to a question on the details of the sale, Dr. Parr stated that the BCSD received a down payment of $250,000 from BCF in 2003, but received no further payments on the principle or interest.

Dr Parr stated that since taking possession of the building on Dec. 7, the BCSD has been in the process of assessing the needs of the building, doing necessary repairs and maintenance, identifying tenants, verifying that tenants have the required insurance as stipulated in their leases and overall, assuming the role of landlord. Currently, there are 35 tenants in the building representing an occupancy of around one third of the building's square footage. The current leases ranging in length from one to three years will be honored by the BCSD for as long as it owns the building.

An appraisal of the building is currently being performed by a company from Newburgh to determine the value of the property as a whole as well as the fair market rental value on a basis of square footage to determine if current rents are set appropriately. The results of the appraisal will be presented at the BOE Finance committee meeting on Feb 12.

Dr. Parr broke down the income and expenses of the building for the period between 12/7/06 and 1/24/07 and projected the monthly estimates going forward.

For the period between 12-7-06 - 1/24/07:
Rental Income : $32,190 (monthly estimate: $20,000)

Expenses:
Heat: $21,603 (monthly estimate: $17,000)
Electric: $3,050 (monthly estimate: $2,200)
Maintenance: $754
Custodial: $1,161
Repairs: $11,100
Appraisal: $5000
Total Expenses for period: $46,493

During this first six week period, BCSD's expenses outstripped the rental income by over $14,000. Dr. Parr stated that upon entering the building, the BCSD found it in serious need of maintenance. Of the three boilers, one is "dead" and the other two were in need of repair. Dr. Parr described much of the work done thus far as "band aid maintenance" just to keep the building functional but that much more would need to be done. A portion of the roof needs repairs estimated at $50,000 to $70,000, and that existing leaks render nearly one third of the building unable to be occupied.

In response to some questions regarding mixing educational programs for children with existing artist studios, Dr Parr replied that if the building were to be used by the BCSD for school purposes in addition to other uses, the building would have to meet certain safety and fire standards to earn certification, (which would be very costly to achieve in this case) and at least 50% of the building must be used for the benefit of children. (While the Beacon Academy was in existence in the building, an area of six classrooms was certified according to State Board of Ed. safety regulations and cordoned off from the rest of the building.) The Montessori school that is currently a tenant of the building is not bound by such requirements.

When questioned about the possibility of receiving grants to underwrite programs in the building, Dr. Parr replied that any grant sought by the BOE is limited to the scope of its own educational programs. I imagine that this does not eliminate the possibility of another party applying for grants to support some activity within the building. Dr. Parr referenced the securing of funds by Dia:Beacon to allow for field trips Beacon Public School children to visit the museum at a time when, due to budget cuts, the school district has eliminated all of its self funded field trips.

Dr. Parr said that the BOE has not made any decisions on the future fate of the building, and any decision will be made according to its financial feasibility. When asked, she said the decision to sell will be made solely by the BOE and it will not be open to public discussion. The BOE has not been approached by parties interested in buying the property.

I was not able to make it around to view the various lists created by the workshop session, but if someone would like to share some of the ideas they found most interesting, please post a comment. Also, if you attended the meeting and would like to share your thoughts, feel free to do so.

Updated 1.25.07:
Some conversation between a few of the attendees from last night's meeting has been going on today at the Beacon Discussion Board.
Updated 2.14.07:
The announcement of the building's appraisal has been postponed, perhaps until the next BOE meeting, or the next meeting of the finance committee.
Updated 2.22.07:
BCF President Sam Yanes offers and explanation of financial arrangement made between BCF and BCSD on the Beacon Discussion Board (message #9920.)

Bulldog Studios in the news

Today's POJO has an article by Kathleen Murray highlighting Bulldog Studio tenants and the public forum going on tonight. I understand that the Beacon Free Press is also carrying an article on the subject this week.

Catching up.

The process of moving both home and studio along with computer issues have prevented me from posting much recently.

Here's just a little round up of activity:

On January 23, The Daily Texan reported that Beacon sculptor David Frech is one of four finalists competing to produce a sculpture of U.S. Senator Barbara Jordan.

From the Central Texas Digest:

Four finalists for Jordan statue

Four sculptors have been selected to compete for a commission to create a statue of Barbara Jordan for the University of Texas campus.

Jordan was the first black woman elected to the Texas Senate and the first black woman from the South elected to Congress. She taught at UT's LBJ School of Public Affairs. Her statue will be the first on the university campus to honor the life and legacy of a woman.

The four sculptors are David Frech of Beacon, N.Y.; Thomas Marsh of Orange, Va.; Bruce Wolfe of Piedmont, Calif.; and David Newton of Dallas.

Each will be awarded $5,000 to develop a maquette, or small model, depicting an artistic conceptualization of Jordan. The maquettes will be displayed on campus in April so students, faculty members, staff members and the public can provide feedback.

Frech's sculpted bust of Martin Luther King Jr. was unveiled in the City of Newburgh on January 20. From MidhudsonNews.com.

Artist and Art Therapist, Mia Barkan Clarke's has relocated her art studio to 10 Leonard St. in Beacon.

Tony Moore, Laura Moriarty and Chatham based artist Peter Acheson are among the artists included in the War is Over 2 exhibit at Sideshow Gallery, 319 Bedford Ave in Williamsburg through March 4.

Dont forget the public forum on the future of Bulldog Studios to be held tomorrow at 7 pm in the cafeteria at the Beacon High School at 101 Matteawan Rd. The public forum will be a roundtable discussion presented by the Beacon Board of Education to receive public input on future use of the former high school building. The artist tenants of Bulldog are asking that anyone that supports the continued presence of artist studios in the building to come voice their support at the forum --- for that matter, anyone with an opinion on the future use of the building should attend.

Community Forum on future of Bulldog Studios, Jan 24, 7pm

A community forum will be held regarding the future use of the former high school
building, and whether or not that future will include the presence of Bulldog Studios.
The forum is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, January 24,
2007, at 7:00p.m. in the Dining Hall at Beacon High School (The new Beacon High School) at 101 Matteawan Rd.

wrapping up

As a bit of an addendum to my beacon art scene is dead post, I'm quoting the paragraph relating to Beacon in Paul Smart's year in review article on art in the region from Ulster County's the Almanac Weekly Publication:

Beacon, once the darling of the region, seemed to coalesce around two lasting Main Street sites beyond Dia: Carl Van Brunt's adventurous gallery and the Beacon artist Union's (BAU) ever-energetic championing of truly serious artists seeking to expand their scopes.

Any laudatory content of the above paragraph was, I feel, a bit overstated in recent dispatches by bau by email and in a posting on its website.

Smart did have a one line rave on an exhibit of Jake Berthot drawings at the Kleinart/ James Art Center in Woodstock curated by Woodstock/Beacon artist Carol March.

einLab to perform @ Queens Museum of Art, Jan 13, 4pm

einLab will perform (4PM) at Departure Lounge v.2 - closing reception for Queens International 06: Everything All at Once.

Event from 4-7PM.
Visit: www.queensmuseum.org/qmail/2007_01/ for details.

beacon art scene is dead

...that's the google search by which a visitor in made his or her way to maykr recently. When posed as a search query, it's difficult to decide whether the phrase is inquiring lamentation or wishful expectation.
It is a question that has been asked of me periodically. If indeed Beacon's art scene is now dead, then it was only ever alive in the flurry of press accounts surrounding the opening of Dia:Beacon touting this city's creative promise and in the lofty pronouncements made by Bill Erlich setting a level of expectation for the Beacon Art Society and the Beacon Cultural Foundation.

This is the headquarters of the Beacon Cultural Project [see "Artworld," June '02], founded in April 2002 by William S. Ehrlich, a collector, trained architect and principal in the real estate development firm of Milton L. Ehrlich, Inc., established in 1935 by his father. Ehrlich was one of the earliest Manhattanites to buy in Beacon after he learned of Dia's plans. At the time of the Project's announcement, he raved to the New York Times [Apr. 26, '02], "Once I knew Dia was a done deal, I ran around Beacon and bought everything I could. I'm now Beacon's largest taxpayer. David will be the impresario for culture." That is David A. Ross, director of the Beacon Cultural Project and president of its nonprofit sibling, the Beacon Cultural Foundation. Formerly the director of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and, before that, of New York's Whitney Museum of American Art, Ross is now engaged in collaborations between private, public and institutional sectors in a move to foster growth in Beacon. The Cultural Project's aim is to spur Beacon's revitalization through innovative cultural initiatives.

(Art in America, June 2003. by Suzaan Boettger)

The impending cultural shift implied in press releases and assorted travel articles of 2003 creating the notion of artdom's next bastion as a bucolic billyburg in Beacon belie the reality that the true march of progress is slow, and uneven. In addition, the development of a thriving and sustainable creative community must come more from a place of self fulfillment and less from a desire to put on a show that will draw the tourists.

I've been an advocate of working to increase the visibility of the artistic activity in this city, within and without, both for the sense of vibrancy I believe it provides the community, and for the enhanced experience it offers for those living and creating work as artists in Beacon. That said, there's a satisfaction in seeing that certain things take their natural course, defying attempts to engineer a "scene" that will result in an process of gentrification, genetically altered to achieve desired results in an abbreviated time frame while selectively omitting the unpleasant parts. This era of change in Beacon's creative life has thus far been short and uneven; many places have opened and closed since 2003; certain major initiatives have fizzled, and some promising creative endeavors have receded into convention. But such aspects of the very recent history do not erase the glimmers of expectation in new artistic enterprises that are still emerging, or the new energies of folks still moving into the city.

Over the past three years, there have been periods of both stimulating and flaccid activity, but what has existed here, consistantly, is a broad community of artists creating work which finds purchase both near and far. In spite of the promise of a euphoric art frenzy, what has existed is a steady growth of a population of capable, creative people - many from Williamsburg, but many other places as well, and the scene they've created is one that is much smaller than those in terms of public art spaces, but the true nature of the creative environment here is one that is diligent and intimate, with much interaction between artists occuring within their homes and studios.

Second Saturday, Jan 13 2007

Group shows and group efforts reign over this month's Second Saturday.

Van Brunt Gallery will be opening a group show entitled "New Hudson 3".
The show at bau will be a group show called "bau Now" of the new member line up for 2007. Harald Plochberger, Tony Moore and Egon Zippel have left the group, and Poughkeepsie artist, Joanne Klein has been added.
Bannerman Island Gallery will be hosting an exhibit of photography by Irvington High School Students.
Beacon High School Students will be represented at River Winds Gallery.
The Beacon Art Supply will be hosting a party from 6-9pm to celebrate their "I have a dream" window installation created by children at the Martin Luther King Center's after school program. There will be a sing along from 6-7pm with Pete Seeger and friends. The Beacon Art Supply is located at 506 Main St.

Call for photographers: "Portraits of Beacon"

A release from John Fasulo:

The last photo event that was organized for
Beacon, Spirit of Beacon, One Week of Photography was so successful, the
organizers are looking at another event for 2007.
This time, ‘Portraits of
Beacon: Images of Community’ will feature portraits of Beacon residents. A meeting will be held at Chthonic Clash on Main Street in Beacon
on January 7, 2007 at 4pm; interested photographers that would like to be
included in this event should attend. “Our last event featured about 20
photographers from the region, ‘said organizer John Fasulo. This event will have
no time constraints on the photographers and work from 2006 will be allowed to
be shown. “We are looking to portray Beacon through portraits of residents and
people who work in the city,” said Fasulo.
The group is looking for a
gallery or perhaps two galleries to show the work sometime in the spring or
early summer. Fasulo, who grew up in Beacon, is a retired network TV cameraman,
having worked in broadcasting for 25 years for CBS, NBC, and CNN as well as on
major TV productions. His photography in and around Beacon has been exhibited at
a one man show last year at the Muddy Cup Café on Main Street. A series of
German Steam railroad images are part of the permanent collection of the German
Railway Museum in Nuremberg, Germany. As the Vice President of the Beacon
Historical Society, he ahs photographed many local residents and business owners
over the years.
Photographers interested in participating in this photo
event should come to the January meeting.

Contact John Fasulo 845 401
0278

Freshman Fine Art opening Dec 28, 4-8 pm

Freshman Fine Art will be holding an opening reception today from 4-8pm for its inaugural exhibit. Beacon artist Hedina Christener is represented in the group show that features a selection of photography and painting. Freshman Fine Art is located at 46 S Chestnut St.

Christmas strikes again in Beacon

In another brutal Holiday attack, an unsuspecting Curry Mendes was stunned last week when the Spirit of the Christmas Season finally caught up with him at as he left the Yankee Clipper after dining with friends.

MidHudson Valley Area Call for Entries

ARTISTS INVITED: REGIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION AT SUNY
ULSTER ... ENTRY DEADLINE DECEMBER 20, 2006 ...

Artists 18 years and older who
are working within the Mid-Hudson Valley region (Ulster, Dutchess, Columbia,
Greene, Orange and Sullivan counties) are invited to submit slides or CDs of
their work for an exhibition entitled “Beyond Self: Contemporary Explorations in
Art & Spirit” to be held at Ulster County Community College’s Muroff-Kotler
Visual Arts Gallery from March 9 to April 13, 2007.
The theme of the exhibit is described as follows:
“Spirituality has the potential of being a motivating force that allows
contemporary artists to look beyond themselves, and the physical and material
world they inhabit, to make new connections. Artists who are primarily inspired
by and engaged in this process through medium or concept are invited to apply.”
All media will be accepted. Two-dimensional work
may not exceed 5 x 5 feet; sculpture may not exceed 75 lbs. or 72” in height. To
enter, artists may submit up to 5 slides or a Mac-compatible CD, along with a
completed entry form and SASE for returning unaccepted slides or CD. Entries
must be postmarked by December 20, 2006. The jurors for this exhibition are
Linda Montano, a well-known performance artist, videographer, writer and teacher
and Beth Wilson, an art historian and critic, who teaches at SUNY New Paltz and
has curated shows at the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art.
For more information and entry forms, contact
Susan Jeffers, Gallery Coordinator of the Muroff-Kotler Gallery, at (845)
687-5113 or by email to jefferss@sunyulster.edu. Entry forms may
also be found at local galleries, museums and libraries, as well as downloaded
from the college website home page: www.sunyulster.edu.

Talks by Palaia and Bertoluzzi at bau today

Slide talk by artist/photographer FRANC PALAIA at 6-7pm
"Illuminated Polaroids"

Music and Slide presentation by musician/composer JOSEPH BERTOLOZZI at
7-8pm

Q & A 8pm

Saturday, December 16, 2006 - bau 161 Main St. Beacon

6pm – 8pm suggested donation - $5.

Charlie Finch on Dia:Beacon & Art Fag City on Charlie Finch on Dia:Beacon

Charlie Finch penned a critique on Dia:Beacon in late November for Artnet. The blog Art Fag City calls Finch out on details in the snarky write up.
The bit I think is funny is that it seems Finch thinks the Rymans aren't colorful enough.

Brush with the Miami Herald

Last Friday's Miami Herald, quoted mentioned Robert Brush's work featured in the Pool Video Fair in a story on the various art fairs that run concurrently with Art Basel Miami.

Old Yeller

Word has it that Yellowbird Gallery in Newburgh may have to be taken out behind the barn and put down sometime after the beginning of the new year.
If so, I'm not sure what it will mean for the Downing Film Center located on the gallery's lower level.

Dec. 16 Reception at Tentents Artlab

Tentents Artlab will be hosting a reception for a new exhibit of oil on paper works by Frank Holliday.
The exhibit entitled "Land and Sea" opened two weeks ago, and features a selection of 18 works on paper along with a couple small canvases. Created as preparatory studies, for larger works, these pieces sport a loose, lush surface that expands the notion of landscape as hypnotic experience.

If you haven't yet been to Tentents, stop in on Saturday and speak with the space's founder, Steven Shermeyer. The reception will run from 2-5pm. Tentents is located at 502 Main St.

Dia:Beacon Gallery talk, Dec 16 1pm

Walter De Maria, The Equal Area Series, 1976-77. Dia Art Foundation.

Photo: Nic Tenwiggenhorn.

Dia:Beacon Assistant Director, Steven Evans will be giving a Gallery Talk on Walter De Maria at the museum this Saturday at 1pm.

Gallery Talks at Dia:Beacon is a series
of presentations that take place every month at 1 pm and are free with admission
to the museum. Focused on the work of the artists in Dia's collection, the
one-hour presentations are given by curators, art historians, and writers, and
take place in museum's galleries. Reservations are suggested. Please call
Dia:Beacon at 845-440-0100 ext 44.
Current hours at Dia:Beacon are 11 am to
4 pm, Friday through Monday (closed Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday). Admission
to the museum is $10 general, $7 for students and seniors, and free for Dia
members and children under 12. The museum is easily reachable via Metro-North
Railroad (the MTA's Hudson Line station in Beacon is within walking distance of
the museum). On Saturdays, the 10:51 am train from Grand Central arrives in
Beacon at 12:17. Full schedules are available on the MTA’s website at http://www.mta.nyc.ny.us/. The museum
is also reachable by major roadways. Driving directions are available on Dia's
website at http://www.diaart.org/dia/visitor/index.html.

This series is made possible through the
generosity of The Dyson Foundation, The Karan-Weiss Foundation, Jane W. Nuhn
Charitable Trust, and the New York State Council on the Arts.

Freshman Fine Art seeking NY and New Mexico artists

Freshman Fine Arts which is moving into the former Minetta Brook space on S. Chestnut St. is seeking NY and New Mexico artists for its initial exhibit. I came across a listing on Craig's List in NY and New Mexico posted by the gallery.

I'll post more info on the soon to be opened gallery when I have it.

Holiday Season warms the hearts of Beacon Artists...

...or more importantly for the artists at Bulldog Studios, it's warming their fingers and toes. The Poughkeepsie Journal reported today that the Beacon Board of Education has regained ownership of the old high school building, and the heat was turned on this past week....none too soon considering today's weather.

I can't help but think that with this return of heat to Bulldog Studios, a potentially profitable opportunity was lost. Bulldog Studios could have single handedly revived the ancient romantic vision of the artist while at the same time, augmenting Beacon's lure for Cultitourism traffic. I could envision this attraction as a mixture of PS1 and Colonial Williamsburg with a little Montmarte thrown in for good measure. Paid admission to the building would give the visitor the experience of an open studio/true-to-life enactment with artist/performers regaling the audience with tales of living the live of a true bohemian, toiling away in a freezing garret, painting by candlelight.

Unfortunately, there have been some folks left out in the cold this winter. Word has it that all but a handful of the several dozen employees of Tallix have been laid off as a result of the merger with Polich Art Works in Rock Tavern.

Study to investigate Dia:Beacon's impact on Beacon

Dia:Beacon and its relationship and impact on the city of Beacon will be part of a study of 16 museums and the communities in which they are located. The Berkshire Eagle reported yesterday that the study, which is a collaborative effort between Williams College and Mass MoCA named The Center for Creative Community Development (C3D), has secured funds to conduct a three year study.
Below is a description of the study:

Project Title: "Museums and Community: Evaluating the Economic and Social
Impacts of Museums"The Center for Creative Community Development at Williams
College will do in-depth data analysis of sixteen selected communities to assess
local economic and social impact of museums. With a target audience of museum
boards and administrators, policy makers at the national, state and local
levels, and private foundations and donors, this research project will study how
local neighborhoods are economically and socially transformed by museum
operations; what impact museums have on employment and income; and how these
local impacts are distributed among different groups and locations. Results of
the research will be disseminated through a series of workshops and conference
presentations, publications, and an on-line Web site. The results will be made
widely available as a baseline comparison for other communities to replicate or
adapt to improve the development of customized public programming.

MIA

Art Basel Miami and its satellite fairs have grown over the years in size and importance to rival that of Beacon's Second Saturday celebrations. Both events are taking place this weekend, and save for a few elite jetsetters, you'll have to chose one or the other.
Two folks who are heading south are:
Angelika Rinnhofer's work will be represented again this year at Pulse Miami by Paul Kopeikin Gallery. Some other selections of her work will be presented at Miami's Bernice Steinbaum Gallery.

Robert Brush will be taking part in the Pool Video on in South Beach this weekend.

There are several openings happening in Beacon on Saturday. Visit www.beaconarts.org for a rundown.

Dutchess Community Free Day at Dia:Beacon, Dec. 9

Dutchess county residents will be treated to free admission to Dia:Beacon on Saturday Dec. 9. Dia:Beacon is currently open from 11-4pm.
Dutchess residents are asked to bring a driver's license or other i.d.

Jill Reynolds Open Studio, Dec 2.

Here are a few images from the open studio hosted by Jill Reynolds in her Beacon home last Saturday night.







Jill currently has work included in three exhibitions around the country:
Glass: Material Matters at LACMA through Dec 10.
Contrasts: A Glass Primer at The Museum of Glass in Tacoma Washington through Nov, 2009
Razzle-Dazzle: Chandeliers by Contemporary Artists at the JM Kohler Art Center in Sheboygan Wisconson through Feb 4.

The Language of Reverence: Eleanor Heartney at HVCCA Sun, Dec 3 at 4pm

HVCCA in Peekskill continues its series of discussions moderated by Helio Fred Garcia relating to the current Reverence exhibit at the museum.

Eleanor Heartney, acclaimed art critic and author of the highly
acclaimedPost Modern Heretics: The Catholic Imagination in Contemporary Art
(NY:Midmarch Press, 2004), will be speaking to the universality of somereligious
iconography and religious carnal imagery as a way of opening thedoor to a
clearer understanding of the use of this imagery by contemporaryartists. Eleanor
Hearney is known as a authority both nationally andinternationally for her
several books and numerous articles addressing theuse of sexuality, death and
religion in contemporary art. She is a regularcontributor to Art in America and
The New York Times.In her critique of Post Modern Heretics, Maureen Mallarky
writes:‘This book is an exploration of the carnality of the Catholic
imaginationas a way of bridging an understanding of controversial art considered
to beblasphemous or transgressive. Deep views of Catholic Spirituality informthe
very art that religious conservatives love to hate.’
Helio Fred Garcia is the
President and Founder of the crisis managementfirm Logos Consulting Group, Chair
of the Board of Directors of the Friendsof the Neuberger Museum of Art, a member
of the Associate Faculty of theStarr King School for Ministry in Berkley,
California.
Admission per event: Member $8 Non-Member $12

reGifting at Van Brunt Gallery

Van Brunt Gallery will be opening its annual group gift show with offerings from a cavalcade of stars we've all come to know and love... The show opens on Sat, Dec 2 and runs through Dec 31. Opening reception Dec 2 6-9pm.

Machinations

A couple of weeks back, I noticed a sign reading "Freshman Fine Art Coming Soon" in the window of the long dormant, recently vacant space that was occupied by Minetta Brook for several years. The space is just off Main St on S. Chestnut. I currently don't have any information on what the nature of this space will be.

I caught the broadcast last night of last week's Board of Education meeting when a resolution was passed to transfer control of the old high school building back to the BOE. The proposal will be presented to the bakruptcy court on Nov. 28 for approval. If approval is granted, the school board will begin the process of assessing the physical needs of the building, and the potential future use of the facility. A handful of representative tenants of Bulldog spoke at the meeting expressing the benefit they feel Bulldog Studios provides to the community, and the necessity the workspaces at Bulldog represent for the tenant artist/small businesses. The artists voiced their desire to work together with the community and school board to enhance the educational benefits of continuing the presence of artists' studios in the building. Another concern for the tenants is discovering when heat in the building my be turned on. It was stated that, currently, the Board has no right to enter the building assess the physical systems of the building, and that the responsibiliy of taking care of the outstanding utility bill in the amount of $90,000 is still that of the Beacon Cultural Foundation.

Superintendant of Schools, Jean Parr stated that the Board will be openly seeking input from the community in determining the future use of the building. For those who find interest in such forms of public discourse, the process to determine the fate of the building and Bulldog Studios should prove truly entertaining. Given the various opinions voiced in the comments at the Beacon Dispatch website, and in the Beacon Free Press, there should be a robust exchange on this issue.

Beacon Art Supply's Call for Artists

This is just in from the folks at Beacon Art Supply:

Calling All Artists (from the Beacon Area, anyhow!)
Join the Beacon Art
Supply 4X5 Club!
We supply a 4”X5” canvas and you create something on
it.
Return it to us and now you are eligible for a 10% discount on store
merchandise!
(AND you will be a part of an upcoming 4X5 exhibit with your
Hudson Valley peers!)
The show will be a permanent installation in our store,
representing a cross-section of the area’s visual artists, as well as a portal
for communication. So please include your contact info with your contribution.
Stop by and visit us, and pick up your canvas if you haven’t already
received one.
Deadline is ASAP—we know the holidays are upon us, so view it
as a little creative zen in the midst of holiday angst.
Date of exhibit
opening to be announced.
Please try and stay within the confines of
4”X5.”
Have fun.
Create Something.
Nicole Ashey
Beacon Art
Supply
506 Main Street
Beacon, NY 12508
845-440-7904
www.beaconartsupply.com

Beacon School district vote on former high school building

Today's POJO reports on Monday's School Board vote to transfer the title of the former high school building back to the school district and some reactions from artists on the prospects for the building's current tenants.
The transfer is pending approval from the bankruptcy court, andit's not clear if the school district will renew exsisting leases if the transfer is allowed to happen.

Artist book launch at bau Sunday, Nov 19, 6pm

bau is presenting a collaborative book project between the members of the coop and Elia Gurna. The book, "The Bear That Crosses the River," features a poem written by Gurna with accompanying original artworks created by the members of Bau.
There is a limited edition of 10 books that will be for sale for $100 each.
Elia will also be performing with her group, einlab will be performing during the event.

Unfortunately, I'll not be in town for this event. I was able to get a glimpse of Elia's poem over the Summer as the project was developing.. It is this is type of project that I find most interesting in its potential for investigating new forms of interactions between artists, and hopefully new forms of support for the entity, and I hope to see more such efforts in the future.

Ann Lauterbach Reading @ Dia:Beacon, Nov 19, 2pm

Dia's Readings in Contemporary Literature series continues tomorrow with poet Ann Lauterbach reading and discussing her work

Tickets for the reading are $15; $10 students, seniors; $3 members. Tickets include museum admission. Reservations are suggested. Call 845 440 0100 ext. 45.

3 in New Paltz

Angelika Rinnhofer, Peter Iannarelli and I are having an exhibit at Unison Arts Center in New Paltz called "Come Gather 'Round." Featured in the exhibit is a selection of work in a variety of media that looks at the nature of the stories we share, and the things we're told when we are young. There will be an opening reception on Friday, Nov 17 from 5-7pm, and the exhibit will run through Dec 31.

Living the High Life

Dia:Beacon was all abuzz today as one half of the most dynamic sybling duos since Chang and Eng visited the museum. Mary Kate - or Ashley (the skinnier of the two) came to view the artwork with a companion, and a stalking papparazzo in tow.

The actress' visit passed without incident, and no, she did not try to evade the public's gaze by hiding behind a Fred Sandback piece.

In other celebrity news, W magazine's November Art Issue features an item on former Dia Director, Michael Govan in his new digs at the LA County Museum and his mission to bring SexyBack -- to the encyclopedic museum.

Gallery Talk on Blinky Palermo at Dia:Beacon

A Gallery Talk is being presented on Nov 11 at Dia:Beacon by independent curator and Bard CCS faculty member, Ivo Mesquita. Mesquita will be discussing the work of Blinky Palermo. The talk will begin at 1pm.

Hessel Museum grand opening Sun, Nov 12

The grand opening of the Hessel Museum at Bard College is happening on Sunday, Nov 12. The inaugural exhibit, Wrestle, is curated by Tom Eccles and Trevor Smith and spans the new museum galleries and exsisting CCS galleries with over 150 pieces from the Marieluise Hessel collection housed at Bard. Artists featured in the exhibit include DoHo Suh, Thomas Struth, Cindy Sherman, Tony Oursler, Christopher Wool, Janine Antoni, Sol Lewitt, Gabriel Orozco......and many many more....But wait, there's more.
Prior to the opening, there will be a panel and book launch at 10 am with Rhea Anastas and Michael Brenson, editors of "Witness to Her Art" a collection of writings of artists included in the Hessel collection.
Sunday's reception will open with a ribbon cutting ceremony at 12pm and run to 4pm. At 2:30 pm, a Wrestle Panel Discussion is scheduled with Tom Eccles, Trevor Smith, Arthur Danto, Vasif Kortun, Ute Meta Bauer and Molly Nesbit.

As several Beacon folks have been working on the installation of the exhibition, there should be a small caravan making the hour trip up to Bard, so it should be easy to line up a carpool.

Update:
CCS Bard's homepage with the program of events for the opening day.

Holland Cotter's review of Wrestle.

A short film by Liza Bear from the museum opening.

Artist Talk at Tentents Art Lab Nov 11, 2pm

A couple of weekends back, I stopped into Tentents Art Lab, and met the founder, Steven Shermeyer. Shermeyer is a collector with an intense passion for supporting artists, and has narrowed the focus of this endeavor works on paper and showcasing artists that investigate "the natural world" in their work. Tentents' exhibits will rotate on an almost monthly basis. The first exhibit in the space is a collection of works in guache, graphite and charcoal by Brooklyn based artist Mia Pearlman that explore the permutations, real and fantastic, of cloud formations.

The artist will be giving a talk on her work at Tentents on Saturday Nov. 11 at 2pm.

Call for small works at Chthonic Clash

Chthonic Clash Coffeehouse is seeking submissions for it's annual small works exhibit and sale. All varieties of 2 and 3-D work priced under $250 will be accepted. Artists will be allowed to submit up to 5 pieces. The coffeehouse will take a 10% commission on sales.
The exhibit will open on Nov. 11 with a reception from 6-8pm, and run through Jan. 12.

For more information, or to rsvp, contact Rick at the Clash...
453 Main St. 845.831.0359

Hudson River Artists discussion at School of Visual Arts

Harald Plochberger will be among the panelists at an ATOA(Artists Talk On Art) discussion on Hudson River artists at the SVA in Manhattan on Friday, Nov. 3 from 7-9 pm. Also on the panel are Pat Braja, Carol Wax, and John Lawson. The discussion will be moderated by Catskill Arts Society director, Richard Reeve.

Saturday is all da bidniz

In a previous post from earlier in the week, I mentioned the all day law and business of art program being held at Marist College from 9 to 5pm.

As part of it's annual Radius exhibit, The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum will be holding a Professional Practice Forum entitled "Making Allies in the Art World: Networking and Building Relationships" led by Jackie Battenfield. The forum is free and starts at 2pm.
The juried Radius Exhibit of artists from CT and Southeastern NY will open Saturday evening at 4pm at the Ridgefield Artists Guild Galleries at 34 Halpin Rd in Ridgefield CT.

Video showcase and discussion at bau, Oct 28

Christopher Staples is moderating the video showcase and panel discussion that will be held at bau on Saturday night at 6 pm. The video artists taking part in the program are: Marcy B. Freedman, Laura Napier, Gene Panczenko, Jaankia Peerna and Kathleen Sweeney.

Upcoming grant writing and legal seminars

The Dutchess County Arts Council is sponsoring two upcoming events details of which can be found in today's POJO, and at the Arts Council website, www.artsmidhudson.org.

The first is a grant writing workshop on Monday, Oct. 23 at 10:30 at the Cuneen Hackett Theater in Poughkeepsie. Congressman Maurice Hinchey, and , Dana Gioia, Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts will be present to discuss funding opportunities from the NEA. This event is free, but requires reservations.

The second event is an all day legal seminar for artists on Saturday, Oct. 28 at Marist College, in the student center from 9-5. The seminar program has been developed by Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts.
The Seminar costs $60 ($50 for Arts Council members of Dutchess, Westchester, Ulster, Greene, Orange, Putnam Counties,) or $70 at the door and includes a continental breakfast, and a 200 page legal and business guide.

The Arts Council is an advocate of the arts in the region, and is committed to being a resource to artists and organizations in the area. I encourage folks to become members of the DCAC which gives much needed financial support to the organization that relies on a small staff to do so much.

2006 DCAC Executive Art Awards

The Dutchess County Arts Council will be holding its annual Executive Art Awards Dinner tomorrow, October 19 starting at 5:30 pm at the Dutchess Golf and Country Club at 411 South Rd in Poughkeepsie. In Monday's Poughkeepsie Journal, Kathleen Wereszynski Murray gives a rundown of the recipients of this year's various awards. In her column from last weekend's Enjoy Section, Wereszynski Murray highlights this year's Art Organization recepient, bau, and its activities over the two years of its exsistence. Steven Evans, Assistant Director of Dia:Beacon nominated bau for this year's award.

2006 Arts Award Receipients

Individual Artist: Madeleine Segall-Marx

A nationally recognized sculptor, curator & teacher creating art in Hyde Park .

Arts Organization: Beacon Artists Union (bau)

Innovative collective of professional visual artists in Beacon.

Art in Public Places: Dutchess County Department

of Planning & Development

Creative public planners turning the Loop Bus into a county-wide work of art.

Individual Patrons: Lisa & Stephen Aronson

Poughkeepsie couple actively engaged in building a vibrant arts community.

Business/Organization: Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union

Leading corporate supporter of the arts in Dutchess County .

Arts in Education: Yvonne Alexander

Devoted art teacher in the Arlington District for over 17 years.

Youth with Exceptional

Promise in the Arts : Emily Bogle

Young photographer with unique compositional talent.

Special Citation: Lucia Edgcomb

Bardavon's Managing Director of Theater Operations for over 30 years.

Reunited and it feels so guhd?

Craig Wolfe reports on the impending merger of Tallix and Polich Art Works in today's Poughkeepsie Journal. The merger will result in the closing of the Beacon factory, and a loss of some jobs. The new venture will clunkily be called Polich Tallix LLC. I felt that Polix or Tallich, or anything else, would be more suitably catchy and progressive as a name. The history of the two foundries reads like the saga of an estranged family of divorce with periods of rancor between the parents, and the children (employees) shuttling from one to the other. The competition between the two foundries, each trying to undercut the other is sited as weakening the two businesses, and the hope is that the merger will create a stronger company. With the variety of material options and new technologies available today, one can imagine the market for bronze and steel sculpture has been affected - besides, how many more bronze monuments can city's and villages cram into their squares. I've heard that, in hopes of accessing a new market, Tallix had recently jumped on the Discovery Channel bandwagon, taken up the fabrication of motorcycles to bolster income.

The closing of the Beacon site is a disappointment as its presence added the sense of Beacon being a community uniquely invested in the creation of art in a way that many other communties that boast of their "art renaissance" can not claim.

Oct 14 - Second Saturday

For a complete listing of Second Saturday events, visit www.beaconarts.org

The artists at Bulldog Studios will be holding open studios from 2-5pm. There will also be a model airplane show in the gym at Bulldog - 211 Fishkill Ave.

Jacqueline, the hat and home furnishings boutique at 478 Main St will begin hosting monthly exhibit of artwork in one of the shop's windows. There will be an opportunity to meet Sculptor Morgan Donahue who will be on hand from 6-9 pm to discuss her work.

Go North Gallery, at 469 Main St, is opening its first official show at Go North Gallery at will open Saturday with "Concerning Form," an exhibit of ceramic work by Patricia H. Ragette. Opening reception will be held from 6-9 pm. The exhibit will run through Nov. 5.

It looks like the vacancy created in the rear of Iron Fish Trading Co. when Para/site closed will now be filled by the Iron Fish Gallery which is showing metal sculpture by Jason Hahne.

Hudson Beach Glass will have a group show of glass sculpture in the 2nd floor gallery.

The Ten Tents Art Lab at 502 Main St. will open it's inaugural exhibit on Saturday with a reception from 6-9 pm. The exhibit is called "Cloudscapes" and features the work of Mia Pearlman. I passed by the space tonight, and saw the exhibit info posted on the door. I'm anxious to see what this space has in store. The website, www.tentents.org is now operational, and has some information on its mission.

Joan Jonas performances return to Dia:Beacon

Saturday, October 14 marks the beginning of a series of encore performances of Joan Jonas' The Shape, the Scent, the Feel of Things. Performances will commence at 2pm on Oct. 14, 15, 21, 22, 28, 29. More information can be found at www.diabeacon.org.

Saturday the 14 will also be Westchester County Community Day at Dia:Beacon. Residents of Westchester County will receive free admission on that day.

Hermann Nitsch speaking at HVCCA, Oct 15, 4pm

Nitsh at work. photo from www.nitsch.org

Hermann Nitsch, artist, elder statesman of Austrian culture and founder of the Viennese Actionists will be speaking at HVCCA on Sunday, October 15 at 4pm as part of a series of talks relating to the current exhibition, "Reverence." "...Nitsch was interested in the manner in which organized ritual could lead to a collective state of catharsis." Active as a performance artist, painter and composer, Nitsch's noteriety is most often tied to the series of happenings the Actionists staged in the '60s. Not unlike a Gallagher concert, but perhaps just as entertaining, the Actionists invoked themes of ritual and taboo using urine, animal carcasses, excrement, blood and other bodily fluids - not watermelons.

HVCCA is located at 1701 Main St in Peekskill. The talk will begin at 4pm. Refreshments will be served. - raincoats optional-

Charles Nolan to hold benefit fashion show in Beacon NY

Monday's POJO ran an announcement for a fashion show showcasing Charles Nolan's fall 2006 line to benefit St Joachim-St John the Baptist in. The event will be held at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Beacon at 6 pm. on Friday, Oct. 13. Reservations can be made at the parish office: 845.838.0915

Yellowbird Gallery seeking proposals

This call for entries was released a couple of weeks ago. Deadline is Oct 28. Here are the details:

YELLOW BIRD GALLERY ANNOUNCES A JURIED COMPETITION. We welcome artists,
working as individuals or in teams, to submit their ideas for a holiday
installation in our main bay. Dimensions of the bay are approximately 30
feet x 40 feet with 16 foot ceilings. We are looking for a
site-specific object or installation that expresses the spirit of the
holiday season. The gallery will provide $500 towards completion of the
selected work. Proposals must be received by October 28th by MAIL ONLY.
Installation late November with a gallery opening to follow. Exhibition
continues through New Year's Day.
Yellow Bird Gallery, 19 Front Street,
Newburgh, NY 12550.

True North Theater Project's River Play Festival

I was remiss in not posting this when it first hit my mailbox early in the year, but the deadline for submissions for True North Theater Project's First Annual River Play Festival is quickly approaching. Here are the details:

Playwrights from around the country are invited to participate in this festival by writing one-act plays with RIVER being the jumping off point. Along with three selected plays from submissions, one-acts will be written for our festival by celebrated playwright and screenwriter John Peilmeier (Agnes of God, Voices in the Dark, The Boys of Winter) playwright and poet Irene O'Garden,(Women On Fire, Little Heart, Fat Girl) award-winning playwright Quincy Long (Lively Lad, Joy of Going Somewhere Definite) and Michael Heintzman, co-founder and playwright of TrueNorth Theatre Project (Under the Hood).

The evening of theatre will be produced at the newly constructed Beacon Institute Building One, at Denning's Point on the Hudson River at Beacon, New York in May 2007.

The River Play Festival is a unique marriage between The Beacon Institute for Rivers and Estuaries and TrueNorth Theatre Project. The goal of this annual Festival is to create a theatre event that will foster education through entertainment of our most prized natural resources, Rivers. Through this venture we will produce an evening of one-act plays written specifically for and about RIVERS.

For more information go to;

www.truenorththeatre.org

or

http://festival2.html

"To live by a large river is to be kept in the heart of things."
John Haines

Criteria
Deadline - Change to November 1st, 2006
Fifteen page plays - unpublished and unproduced
Cast - four (maximum)
Theme - River

Submission

Postmark no later than October 15th, 2006
Send three bound copies of your play along with a single page writer biography to and $5 Administration fee to:
River Play Festival 2006
TrueNorth Theatre Project
P.O. Box 228
Beacon, NY 12508

Finalists will be announced in November 2006.
Three winners will be announced January 2007
$400 to be awarded to the three winners along with production of their plays in May 2007

On this weekend

I'm a bit behind, and ill prepared for doling out info for happenings this weekend. I know Van Brunt is having a group show opening tonight. I don't have the card in front of me, and the gallery website doesn't have the new information so I'm at a loss for the details - except I know that one of the featured artists is Matthew Kinney. Matt will be showing some of his most recent sculpural work with highly finished panels of wood joined with plastic buckets. The opening will be held tonight from 5-8 or 6-9pm.

photo by matthew sinclair kinney

Matt has started a blog that highlights images of recent work. The address is www.matthewsinclairkinney.blogspot.com.

Harald Plochberger is presenting "A Deconstructive Reading" today starting at 5pm. The event is free, but reservations are suggested due to limited space. More info here.

Elsewhere today, the Samuel Dorsky Museum at SUNY New Paltz will be hosting an opening reception from 5-7 pm for a new exhibit by Lilla Curto and William Outcault. There will be an artist lecture held on Weds. Oct 11 at 7:30pm in Lecture Center 102 on campus.

Waves of Light III exhibit in Hudson NY

Alexis Elton, Peter Iannarelli, and bau members: Harald Plochberger, Franc Palaia, Christopher Staples, Egon Zippel, and Tony Moore, are all participating in the Waves of Light III exhibit held at the Pocketbook Factory in Hudson NY through Oct 9.

The exhibit is curated by Grzegorz Kepinski and opened yesterday as a part of Hudson's annual Artwalk event. The Pocketbook factory is open daily through Oct 9 from 11-5pm (closed Oct. 3-4.)

Rinnhofer @ ART(212)

Angelika Rinnhofer - Felsenfest

Angelika Rinnhofer will be represented this weekend at the Art(212) contemporary art fair by the Paul Kopeikin Gallery. (booth 407) Art(212) will run through Oct 1 at the 69th Regiment Armory on 26th and Lexington.

Angelika also has a spread in the current issue of Contact Sheet, the photography publication of Lightwork.

Will Walker at Last Supper Festival in Williamsburg

If you're down in the city this weekend, and looking for a few things to do, here are a couple.

Will Walker will be participating in the Last Supper Festival in Williamsburg, Brooklyn on Sept 30:

The Last Supper Film Festival is an indoor/outdoor film, food, music, and art festival taking place in Williamsburg, Brooklyn during the cruxt of seasonal change on September 30th. Referencing the celebratory nature of the feast, the film festival kindles the creative miasma sparked by New York's peppery fall, and inventive chutzpah embodied in the interaction of disciplines.

13 short films (served with proselyte dishes of culinary arts), along with 13 art works from emerging artists will be displayed at Supreme Trading Gallery II (Back space) on Saturday September 30. 4 Bands: Majestic Rest, Dorie Vance, Exeter Popes, Yah Supreme and 3 DJs: Devin Devaux, Seek Ten, Ted Shred will grace downtime with sonorous skill. A benefit of motley nature, the Last Supper seeks to expose the diverse dialogue between artist/performer/director and audience. Prizes awarded for Forbidden Fruit Bobbing.

Saturday, September 30th, 2006

8pm-12am Sharp

The Last Supper Film.Art.Music.Food Fest

Supreme Trading Williamsburg, Brooklyn

North 8th b/w Driggs + Roebling

L train to Bedford

$5 cover includes first come first served food, films, art, music, bobbing

13 Films: Geoff Bailey, Arun Chaudhary, Irina Danilova, Fulana, Nick Golbeiski, Happy Hour Trio, Matthew Lambert, David Lachman, Victor Lytninenko, Elliott Montgomery, Mirko Rucnov, Kiel Scott, Matthew Thomas

13 Artists: Devin Deveaux, Sara Dierck, Mikel Jason, Kevin Kedroe, Chris Eckert, Toni Ishikawa, Seth Mathurin, Coralina Meyer, Mike Quinn, RoMa Steel, Will Walker, Justin Worsdale, Annie Wienmeier

13 Dishes including Sacrificial Lamb roast on the outdoor spit provided by Culinarians Brooke Errett & Company

4 Bands: Majestic Rest, Dorie Vance, Exeter Popes, Yah Supreme

3 DJs: Devin Deveaux, Ted Shred, SeekTen

1 Projection: TV Carnage

Volunteer opportunities, Advertising, Questions, Comments, Submissions contact: lambastic@gmail.com

More information on the Last Supper Fest may be decifered here.