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New Exhibit Opens at Art Omi – Tschabalala Self

Art Omi’s latest summer artist’s exhibition, Tschabala Self, is now open.

unnamed — Tschabalala Self, *Pieces of Me*, 2015
Oil, acrylic on paper
Easton Capital / John Friedman Collection.

Art Omi’s latest summer artist’s exhibition, Tschabala Self, is now open. Tschabalala Self builds a singular style from the syncretic use of both painting and printmaking to explore ideas about the black female body. The artist constructs exaggerated depictions of female bodies using a combination of sewn, printed, and painted materials, traversing different artistic and craft traditions. The exaggerated biological characteristics of her figures reflect Self’s own experiences and cultural attitudes toward race and gender. “The fantasies and attitudes surrounding the Black female body are both accepted and rejected within my practice, and through this disorientation, new possibilities arise,” Self has said. “I am attempting to provide alternative, and perhaps fictional, explanations for the voyeuristic tendencies towards the gendered and racialized body; a body which is both exalted and abject.”

Tschabalala Self (B.1990 Harlem, USA) lives and works in New York and New Haven. Current and recent exhibitions include: Bodega Run, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles (2019); Tschabalala Self, Frye Art Museum, Seattle (2019); Bodega Run, Yuz Museum, Shanghai (2018); The Beyond: Georgia O’Keeffe and Contemporary Art, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville (2018); Bodega Run, Pilar Corrias Gallery, London (2017); Trigger: Gender as a Tool and a Weapon, New Museum, New York (2017); Tschabalala Self, Tramway, Glasgow (2017); Tschabalala Self, Parasol Unit Foundation for Contemporary Art, London (2017); Desire, Moore Building, Miami (2016); The Function, T293, Naples (2016); A Constellation, Studio Museum Harlem, Harlem (2015); Tropicana, The Cabin, Los Angeles (2015).

DATE/TIME:
July 27 – September 29, 2019

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

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Solstice at Barbacoa Art Omi, Jun 22

Sunset at Barbacoa commemorates the longest day of the year at Barbacoa. The event will feature locally sourced food, drink, and live music.

Barbacoa: Sunset on the Solstice commemorates the longest day of the year at Art Omi’s Barbacoa, a two-year installation at Art Omi by Craig Shillitto. The event will feature locally sourced food, drink, and live music, as well as a performance. Featuring food offerings sourced from Lover’s Leap Farm, and beer from Chatham Brewing.

Attendees will enjoy a menu with recipes drawn from the period adjacent to the initial contact point between European and Indigenous cultures that sparked the Columbian exchange. Food is available for $10 per person; food with unlimited beer is available for $20. From 5:30 until sunset, there will be live music by Will Play and Nina Mars. At the moment of sunset, the sun will illuminate Barbacoa’s mirrored interior. Following this performative moment, marshmallows and small gifts will be made available to children for a family-friendly party.

The solstice-aligned installation Barbacoa sets a stage for people to interact with, and within, its environment in Architecture Field 02. Barbacoa is periodically activated with participatory events exploring the impact of the original culinary exchange between cultures, with an eye toward fostering a more ecologically sound food system. Barbacoa explores the potential of art and architecture to work in tandem to help communities envision an intercultural and sustainable future.

Barbacoa was created by architect Craig Shillitto, with collaborators Bobby Palombo, Katie Merz, Mateo Fernandez-Muro and Pete Lipson.
DATE/TIME:
Saturday, June 22, 2019 / 5pm – 9pm

LOCATION:
Omi International Arts Center – Architecture Field 02
1405 County Route 22
Ghent, NY 12075

ADMISSION:
$10

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ArtOmi.org.
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instagram.com/art_omi

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Reptile Adventure at Mud Creek, Jun 18

Join the Columbia County Soil and Water Conservation District (www.ccswcd.org) for a truly sensational night! Reptile Adventure will be visiting and teaching program participants all about the conservation and protection needs of our planet’s reptiles. Learn about all sorts of snakes and lizards, and how you can assist in preserving habitat for these important species. Participants will have a hands-on meet and greet with some of the animals at the end of the program! Please join us for this family night of fun!

Columbia County Soil and Water Conservation District provides educational programs and services to help residents and communities manage and protect the natural resources of Columbia County.

DATE/TIME:
Tuesday, June 18, 2019 / 6:30pm

LOCATION:
Mud Creek Environmental Learning Center
1024 RT-66
Ghent, NY 12075

ADMISSION:
REGISTRATION – This event is free, however, registration is requested. Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/984596738596539/ to register.

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Wild World of Animals with Two by Two Zoo, May 31

Join Columbia County Soil and Water Conservation District (www.ccswcd.org) for a visit from Two by Two Zoo featuring live wildlife and audience participation.

Join Columbia County Soil and Water Conservation District (www.ccswcd.org) for a visit from Two by Two Zoo featuring live wildlife and audience participation. A hopping kangaroo, leaping lemur, and a Patagonian cavy will thrill and delight all ages! This conservation-based program will give participants an opportunity to see these and other fascinating and fun animals. The presenters will provide educational information and interesting facts about the animals as well as answer questions. There will be a meet and greet with a few animals too! All are welcome to enjoy this interactive fun family event!

Columbia County Soil and Water Conservation District provides educational programs and services to help residents and communities manage and protect the natural resources of Columbia County.

DATE/TIME:
Friday, May 31, 2019 / 6pm

LOCATION:
Mud Creek Environmental Learning Center
1024 Route 66
Ghent, NY 12075

ADMISSION:
This event is free, however, registration is requested. To register, contact Pamela Price on Facebook, by phone – 518-267-3313, or email – pamela.price@ccswcd.org.

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Art Omi Summer Season Opening in the Park, May 25

Art Omi’s Summer Season Opening celebrates the 2019 exhibition program with a lively afternoon of events, performance, refreshments, and more.

Commemorating the opening of installations by Andrea Bowers, Sarah Braman, Atelier Van Lieshout, Matthew Geller, Goshka Macuga, Virginia Overton, Arlene Shechet, Brian Tolle, and Christopher Wool.

Plus the opening reception for the solo exhibition David Shrigley: To Be Of Use, featuring a live performance at 3 p.m. in the Newmark Gallery by Melissa Auf der Maur, Arone Dyer, and Rebecca Ruth Borrer.

In the Architecture Fields, experience the debut of new pavilions by Yolande Daniels, Hou de Sousa, Aleksandr Mergold, and BASE Studio.

From 1 to 4 p.m., Art Omi: Education hosts its annual Block Party in the Education Pavilions, where children and families embark on a collaborative building project. All are welcome to spend a short or a long time working on this temporary installation.

DATE/TIME:
Saturday, May 25, 2019 / 1 – 4pm

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

ADMISSION:
Art Omi welcomes the public to its events and grounds free of charge.

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ArtOmi.org.
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instagram.com/art_omi

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