ENCHANTED ECOLOGIES an Upstate Art Weekend program
Enchanted Ecologies is an exhibition featuring a wide range of visual and aural artists from or inspired by the Hudson Valley. Every piece is created with Nature as the artist’s collaborator, not simply the inspiration. The Enchanted Ecologies Exhibition aims to ignite wonderment at Mother Nature – whether the melody of songbirds or the miracle and marvel of local plants and the natural world.
Pieces are on display across the PS21 campus. Start your tour at the Dance Barn then follow the arrows across the trails & meadows of the PS21 Grounds.
Free for all to explore, please RSVP so we can send you a digitized program. Some activities require separate registration.
Exhibit open to public during the following dates & times:
Thursday July 18, 4–6 PM (soft opening)
Friday July 19, 4–6 PM (4 pm guided tour of exhibit)
Saturday July 20, 12–7 PM (4 pm guided tour of exhibit)
Sunday July 21, 1–6 PM (4 pm guided tour of exhibit)
Plus; explore PS21’s fields and trails and learn about environmental stewardship.
From sunrise to sunset every day all are welcome to explore our 100 acres of meadows, woodlands, and trails and to discover our natural setting, encounter wildlife, visit installations, and catch creative artists in action.
WEEKEND ACTIVITIES
Friday, July 19 at 4 pm: Guided Tour of Exhibit
Friday, July 19 at 5 pm: Vinyasa Yoga with Jai Sugrim
Saturday, July 20: Enchanted Ecology Flash Tattoos by Sad Tatter (Hudson) 12 pm to 7 pm doing nature theme flash tattoos for $50
Saturday, July 20 BYO INDIGO: Community Indigo Dye Baths with Maggie Pate at 2 pm
Saturday, July 20 at 4 pm: Guided Tour of Exhibit
Sunday, July 21 BYO INDIGO: Community Indigo Dye Baths with Maggie Pate at 2 pm
Sunday, July 21 at 4 pm: Guided Tour of Exhibit
FEATURED ARTISTS
Julia Whitney Barnes - Cyanotype Artist & Painter (Poughkeepsie) showing Plant Utopia Series
James Casebere’s Solo Pavilion for Two or Three
Deville Cohen - Sculptor & Multi-media Artist (Brooklyn /Chatham) - K.I.S.S. Kinetic Independent Solar System sculpture
Neil Enggist - Sculptor & Poet (Red Hook) - showing pieces from Practice in the Wild
Elisa Lendevy - Multimedia Sculptor (Poughkeepsie) - Found Nature Inclusion Installation
Nate Mars - Sound Designer/Composer (Rhinebeck) - showcasing sonic interactive installation
Shanekia McIntosh - Paper/Installation Artist & Poet (Hudson) - showing installation poetry piece made from handmade plant paper
Maggie Pate - Botanical Print & Fiber Artist (Chatham) - PORTALS Series & Canopy installation
Aaron Poritz - Wood & Clay Sculptor (Brooklyn) - showing piece, bird
Nandi Rose - Recording Artist Half Waif (Chatham) - showcasing Flight Song
Silda Wall Spitzer and Tim Jones’ - Dandelions installed in PS21's meadow.
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About PS21
A vibrant center for contemporary performance in the Hudson Valley, PS21 “presents work that challenges and invites” (The New York Times): adventurous productions by leading and emerging American and international artists in music, dance, and theater, and visionaries creating entirely new genres. On our open-air Pavilion Theater stage, across our expansive, unspoiled grounds, and in the diverse surrounding communities, PS21 cultivates and presents productions that transcend aesthetic boundaries and revitalize existing artistic languages and grammars. Throughout the year, we host developmental residencies for dancers, musicians, actors, and creators of original, even unclassifiable new work. Rooted in community collaboration, PS21’s programming engages creatively with critical global and social issues. It is a mecca for innovative and original artistic voices, a destination for performance that can be experienced nowhere else in the region. PS21’s Pavilion Theater is a green-energy marvel surrounded by 100 acres of unspoiled meadows, trails, and woodlands that are a haven to wildlife and visitors across the region. Integrated into our unspoiled campus, the theater embodies our commitments to the public: open, inviting, and optimized for their enjoyment and encouraging citizen expression and participation.
Photography
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