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| "Red Net" 8'x10' mesh fabric, thread |
Opening reception: Sunday, September 13, 1-5pm
Exhibit: September 18 – October 18, 2015
Hours: Friday, Saturday and Sunday: 1-4pm
Fridays, 6-8pm includes music
Location: Akin Library and Museums, 378 Old Quaker Hill Road, Pawling, NY
Venue Tel.: 845-855-5099
PAWLING,
NY – 2015 marks the fifth year that artist/curator, Bibiana Huang
Matheis has organized the “Meeting Past” exhibit at The Akin Library and
Museums in Pawling. This year the curator has reached out to 95 artists
for inclusion in the exhibit making this event one of the largest art
exhibits in Dutchess County and indeed, in the Hudson Valley of New
York.
Locating
“Meeting Past” within historical and natural history collections may
seem at odds with a plan to exhibit contemporary art. The building, an
elegant late Victorian stone structure sited on Pawling’s Quaker Hill
holds the Olive Gunnison Natural History Museum, Historical Society
Museum, and the Akin Library. Adding in contemporary artworks energizes
the space and permanent collections with new meaning. A number of the
artists will create a site specific artwork that appears to have been
part of the collection, adding to the visitor’s experience of looking
through all three floors of artifacts for the artworks.
Artists
include regional artists that exhibit internationally, as well as
emerging artists, ranging from 5 years of age into to the 80s. The
curator has thoughtfully guided the placement of the artworks, making
each piece fit into the theme of the space by working closely with the
artists.
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| "Red and Purple"detail mesh fabric, thread 3'x5' |
These two pieces will be shown in the upstairs gallery at the Akin. They are part of a series of new works created using mesh fabric.
