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Art Omi Fall Writers Reading 2021, Sep 25

Join Art Omi for an outdoor reading from the Art Omi: Writers-in-Residence, on September 25

Join Art Omi for an outdoor reading from the Art Omi: Writers-in-Residence, on September 25.

Distinguished writers from around the globe will share new and in-progress writing produced during their residence at Art Omi. Hear an uncommon variety of provocative, funny, innovative, and surprising literary voices from a range of traditions, all in one place.

Bring a blanket or chair and enjoy the the fall colors of the Sculpture & Architecture Park!

The September 2021 Art Omi: Writers-in-Residence are:

Click here to learn more about the Art Omi: Writers Fall 2021 cohort.

DATE/TIME: Saturday, September 25, 2021 / 6pm

LOCATION: Omi International Arts Center
Benenson Center
1405 County Route 22
Ghent, NY 12075

COST: Free

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Art Omi Fall Opening in the Park

Celebrate Art Omi’s Fall Opening in the Park on September 11.

Alicia Kwade, *TunnelTeller* (2018). Stainless steel, concrete, natural stone (Macaubas azul)

Celebrate Art Omi’s Fall Opening in the Park on September 11. With opening receptions for To Feel Myself Beloved on the Earth, by Jeffrey Gibson, and TunnelTeller, by Alicja Kwade, now on view in the Sculpture & Architecture Park. The opening features a performance by Black Belt Eagle Scout at 5 pm.

To Feel Myself Beloved on the Earth is an exhibition of quilts, garments, drums, prints, and video by Jeffrey Gibson. A Choctaw-Cherokee artist, Gibson best known for his abstract painting, sculpture and prints which carry an autobiographical cultural inflection.

Based in Berlin, Alicja Kwade (b.1979, Poland) has long been engaged with value systems, philosophical questions about the essence of reality, and with attempting to examine, if not resolve, issues of inherently subjective concepts such as space and time. In her sculptures, installations, photographs, and films, Kwade probes the structural properties of everyday objects and the veracity of matter.

DATE/TIME: Saturday, September 11, 2021 / 3pm

LOCATION: Omi International Arts Center
Sculpture & Architecture Park
1405 County Route 22
Ghent, NY 12075

COST: Free

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Hudson Eye 2021

The Hudson Eye is happening now, through Monday, September 6. in downtown Hudson.

The Hudson Eye is an artist-driven 10-day annual public program and urban showcase, with a focus on dance, music, performance, film and visual art. This program, presented by the Jonah Bokaer Arts Foundation and arranged by curator Aaron Levi Garvey, aims to celebrate the arts community in Hudson and help stimulate creativity and connectivity. The Hudson Eye partners with local venues and also features daily “Hot Topics” talks that are free and open to the public, hosted by guest speakers whose professional affiliations represent the diversity of Hudson.

To see the full schedule of events, visit thehudsoneye.com/2021-schedule

Indoor Exhibitions (Daily: 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM):

@ Carrie Haddad Gallery (622 Warren Street)
@ D’Arcy Simpson Artworks (409 Warren Street)
@ ELEVATED MATTER (422 1/2 Warren Street)
@ Galvan Foundation (400 State Street)
@ Lightforms Art Center (743 Columbia Street)
@ Pamela Salisbury Gallery (362 1/2 Warren Street)
@ SEPTEMBER (449 Warren Street #3)
@ Susan Eley Fine Art (433 Warren Street)

DATES/TIMES: Now through Monday, September 6, 2021

LOCATION: City of Hudson, Warren Street, Hudson, NY 12534

COST: Free for Indoor Exhibitions / Varies per event

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Art Omi, Music in the Park, Aug 28

Art Omi presents Music in the Park 2021, on Saturday, August 28.

Art Omi presents Music in the Park 2021, on Saturday, August 28. An informal concert of new, experimental music created during the course of the Art Omi: Music residency. Musicians from a multitude of traditions and genres combine their approaches for novel and unforeseeable results! Grab a seat, bring a blanket, and enjoy seldom heard music amidst art and landscape.

The 2021 Art Omi: Music Fellows are:

Odero George Achieng (Kenya)
Nicholas Brancker (UK/Barbados)
Henry Fraser (USA)
Volker Goetze (Germany/USA)
Stephanie Griffin (Canada/USA)
Amanda Agustina Irarrázabal Elliott (Chile)
Zach Layton (USA)
Alina Netrova (Russia)
Lee Odom (USA)
Mint Parker (Uruguay/Mexico)
Carola Zelaschi (Argentina)

DATE/TIME: Saturday, August 28, 2021 / 5pm

LOCATION: Omi International Arts Center
Sculpture & Architecture Park
1405 County Route 22
Ghent, NY 12075

COST: Free

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Art Omi, Oh My! A Picnic Party in the Park, Jul 24

Art Omi is hosting an Evening of Celebration, Community, Creativity and all things Art at the Sculpture and Architecture Park on July 24th.

Art Omi is hosting an Evening of Celebration, Community, Creativity and all things Art at the Sculpture and Architecture Park on July 24th.

Bring your own Fabulous Fantasy Picnic blanket (or let Bartlett House provide), basket and elegant dinner to celebrate your creative flair.

Support Art Omi by buying tickets for only $100 per person! You’ll receive:

– Specialty Cocktail

– Entry in the Creative Hat Contest and a chance to be featured on Art Omi’s Instagram

– Entry in a raffle for a $100 gift card from the Punctilious Mr. P’s Placecard Company

– Your song added to our Spotify Picnic Playlist, specially curated by Jeffrey Lependorf, Director of Art Omi: Music

– World Premier of a Sunset Performance by Renowned Sound Artist, Phil Kline

– A fabulous time!!!

Unable to join in person? Support Omi from the comfort of your own home, by being a community sponsor and providing free tickets to members of our community! You can still participate by sending in a photo or video of your extravegant picnic hat before the event to enter the hat contest. You’ll be entered into the raffle, and you can add music to the Picnic Playlist!

DATE/TIME: Saturday, July 24, 2021 / 5pm – 8:30pm

LOCATION: Omi International Arts Center
1405 County Route 22
Ghent, NY 12075

COST: $100 per person
Available online here

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