17th November 2006
"What Makes It Art"
6:30 - 8:30 PM at Hill Top House Library
PANELISTS: Lasse Antonsen~Artist in Residence
Sherry Chayat~ Zen Center, Andrew Mount~ ThINC Gallery,
Daniela Mosko-Wozniak~ The Warehouse,
STONE QUARRY HILL ART PARK TO LAUNCH
“FIRESIDE CHATS” SERIES NOVEMBER 17TH
CAZENOVIA, NY – The topic of art and community involvement will be the focus of a “fireside chat” series of discussions to be held at Stone Quarry Hill Art Park and other Syracuse area locations, with the first installment to be held at the Art Park’s Hilltop House Library on November 17 from 6:30 to 8:30 PM. The event is open to the public for a $4 park admission fee.
The November 17th discussion will focus on the theme “What Makes it Art?” Four professionals from the arts scene will engage with the audience on a variety of issues, such as the transformative nature of art, the definitions of public art and community-based art, how people interact with art and its importance to individuals and communities.
Panelists will include award-winning writer Sherry Chayat, author of "Life Lessons: the Art of Jerome Witkin" and several other books, and whose writing has appeared in such journals as Sculpture, American Ceramics, Art in America and ARTnews. She has also written for a number of Buddhist magazines, including BuddhaDharma and Tricycle. Sherry was art critic for the Syracuse Post-Standard's Stars Magazine for 20 years. She has taught courses at Syracuse University College and LeMoyne College, is a guest teacher at universities and colleges nationwide, and is the abbot and teacher at the Zen Center of Syracuse.
Also on the panel will be Andrew Mount, a professional artist, art administrator and art educator who worked in all of these capacities in New York City for a decade, and who recently joined ThINC in Syracuse as its new Executive Director. A native of the United Kingdom, Andrew was one of the founders and the Artistic Director of FLUX Arts Space, which provides an artistic forum for underprivileged and underexposed sections of multicultural communities in New York City. He was adjunct professor of drawing at Columbia University and adjunct professor of arts administration at Metropolitan College of New York. He previously worked in many major commercial galleries in and museums in the United Kingdom and New York City. He is presently in the process of writing a book and developing a documentary on Eastern European public art monuments, defacement and memory as elemental vehicles in the processes of major political and social transition.
The event will also include Daniela Mosko-Wozniak, the Executive Director of Community Art Programs of The Warehouse in Syracuse, who previously founded and directed a community center for the least represented citizens in Montgomery, Alabama. Her strong sense of justice has kept her civilly engaged in Europe as well as America, with the goal of ensuring that all members of community have a voice. Her love and passion for the arts stems from the knowledge that art has the unique opportunity to connect and communicate with people globally regardless of the language spoken.
Finally, the panel will feature Art Park’s artist-in-residence Lasse Antonsen. Antonsen has studied art and art history in his native Copenhagen, and holds an M.A. in art history from Tufts University. He has taught graduate courses at the School of Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Rhode Island School of Design, and University of Massachussetts Dartmouth.
Information on this and other upcoming events can be obtained by calling the Art Park office at 315.655.3196.
Stone Quarry Hill Art Park is located one mile east of Cazenovia, NY, off of U.S. Route 20 – about 25 miles southeast of Syracuse, NY. Showcasing both established and emerging artists from across North America and beyond, the Art Park seeks to promote preservation of the land and the creation and exhibition of works inspired by the relationship between art and nature. Sculptures are placed throughout more than 100 acres: in fields and woodlands, along hedgerows and trails, beside or sometimes even in ponds or gardens. Most are created especially for the Art Park. The Art Park is open year-round, daily from dawn to dusk, with an exhibition season (April – November) that includes shows in the Winner Gallery (open every day 10am – 5:30pm) and annual installations of new outdoor sculptures. For more information, call the park office at 315.655.3196, email theartpark@alltel.net
