HVCCA: Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art

The Peekskill Project opens this weekend!!! (And it's so exciting, it deserves every one of those exclamation marks!) After many months of planning and hard work by more than 100 artists and 16 curators, this annual art mega-event is about to take a dramatic leap from the preparation phase into (and onto) the streets, plazas, parks, stores, galleries, and museums of Peekskill. And when it does, watch out. In fact, don't just watch, you should also be prepared to open your ears and listen because you'll want to hear the music, stories, and performances that are an important part of the Peekskill Project. But don't plan on simply watching and listening, some of the works actively solicit your physical participation-such as rock skipping on the Hudson River.

As you will see this weekend, this isn't art that's made to hang idly on museum walls and collect dust. This is site-specific art that involves and inspires an audience while transforming the City of Peekskill into a spectacular playground for creativity. There's something for everyone, from young to post-young, and from art lover to curious browser. But no matter who you are, the work in the Peekskill Project will elicit a wide range of reactions, from "I couldn't stop laughing" to "That really touched me deep inside" to "Hmmmmm, I'm going to have to think about that one." What's in store for you when you make your way to Peekskill this weekend for the big opening? This schedule of events and performances gives you an idea of the rampant creativity you'll encounter.

Saturday, September 16, 11:00 a.m. through 9:00 p.m.

-Interactive riverfront events including:

Kambui Olujimi's Rock Skipping Contest-To participate in this fun event, e-mail the artist at ingredient13@yahoo.com
John Daquino's curated Kites are for Peace and Love
Carrie Dashow and Jesse Karlsburg Eat Meat Meteorite

-Daniel Seiple's Day Trip in Peekskill, NY
-Evening opening events at the Show Mobile at the Riverfront Green with Erik Hanson's Fireball video (6:00 p.m. through 9:00 p.m.)
-Alessandro Balteo's ...yet Again... (6:00 p.m.). Join the artist, the Peekskill Project participants and special guests for our opening toast
-David Morato's QUIZ: Can you recognize foreign tongues? (6:30 p.m.)
-Starting at 7:30 p.m., a series of work/events at the Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art (1701 Main Street, Peekskill), including:

Water, a video-screening with Grimanesa Amoros's Between Heaven and Earth, Pawel Wojtasik's The Aquarium, and Andrew Duggan's ag Fanacht [waiting]
Curator Daniel Fuller's exhibition Paranoia
Elsie Sampson Recording My Everyday Life
Oscar Alzate's Memory (Remembering Angela Correa)
Lee Renaldo 's Peekskill Sound Walk: participatory audio piece

-Events and performances taking place in downtown Peekskill and on Main Street:

Thomas Sandbichler's Octagone (at the gazebo, downtown)
Madga Fernendez: Meet and Greet Kathryn Dziadik Lapolla (2006), 1:00 p.m. through 4:00 p.m.
Nicolás Dumit Estévez Peek-skill: May I Borrow Your eyes (To participate, you must sign up in advance by e-mail: indioclaro@hotmail.com)
GeneFree: Marcy B. Freedman and Gene Panczenko's Misconvergence
Jill Henderson's The Mobile Drawing Show (Honda Civic, 2006)
The Cathouse Association at Maxwell Fine Arts Gallery (1204 Main Street) presents Marking Territory: Exquisite Corpse. Participating artists include Marcy B. Freedman, Carla Rae Johnson, and Dana Devito
Elizabeth Bick's Memory Wall I and Memory Wall II
Eh Team's Short Earth Orbit
Artist Bernice Pliskin's open studio at 105 South Division Street
Sarah Havilland's Peekskill Portrait in Miniature at the Field Library Bookstore
Meet Peekskill 's own Kathryn Dziadik Lapolla with the artist Magda Fernandez, at the Bruised Apple Book Store (923 Central Avenue)
Nelson's Electric Chaircut: Scissor Symphony #1 at The Northern Westchester School of Hairdressing & Cosmetology, 3:00 p.m. To participate in this event, sign up for a hair cut by sending an e-mail to chaircut@yahoo.com
Vlatka Horvat's Here To Stay
Luis R. Maldonado, Jr.'s It's All About Things In Peekskill
Daniel Seiple's Day Trip in Peekskill, NY
Bryan Zanisnik's Mole Man

Sunday, September 17

-Charles Point Park/Pier

The Hudson Ferry-Go-Round will be docking at the Charles Point Pier from 11:00 a.m. through 6:00 p.m.
Mike Natiello's Landscaped Energy Centers
A performance by Charley Friedman
Carrie Dashow and Jesse Karlsburg's interactive educational meteorite display
Sound works for a ferry, curated by Micah Silver
GeneFree: Marcy B. Freedman and Gene Panczenko's Misconvergence
Jill Henderson's The mobile Drawing Show (Honda Civic 2006)

-Downtown Peekskill events and performances include:

Shaun El. Cl. Leonardo's Self-Portrait Icon: Retrato Iconico Individual
Luis R.Maldonado, Jr. 's It's All About Things In Peekskill
Bryan Zanisnik's Mole Man
Thomas Sandbichler's Octagone (at the gazebo, downtown)
Madga Fernendez: meet and greet Kathryn Dziadik Lapolla (2006)
The Cathouse Association at Maxwell Fine Arts Gallery (1204 Main Street) presents Marking Territory: Exquisite Corpse. Participating artists include Marcy B. Freedman, Carla Rae Johnson, and Dana Devito
Elizabeth Bick's Memory Wall I and Memory Wall II
Eh Team's Short Earth Orbit
Artist Bernice Pliskin's open studio at 105 South Division Street
Sarah Havilland's Peekskill Portrait in Miniature at the Field Library Bookstore
Meet Peekskill 's own Kathryn Dziadik Lapolla with the artist Magda Fernandez, at the Bruised Apple Book Store (923 Central Avenue)
Vlatka Horvat's Here To Stay
Luis R.Maldonado, Jr. 's It's All About Things In Peekskill
Bryan Zanisnik's Mole Man

-At the Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art (1701 Main Street)

Curator Daniel Fuller's Paranoia exhibition (Opening reception at 5:00 p.m.)
Elanit Kayne's Come on in My Kitchen
Elsie Sampson's Recording My Everyday Life: Zine making Presentations and Workshops
Oscar Alzate's Memory (Remembering Angela Correa)
Lee Renaldo 's Peekskill Sound Walk (a participatory audio piece-please bring a portable cassette player if you wish to participate)

As you can see, it's a full and exciting line-up of artistic activity. And that's just opening weekend! The Peekskill Project will run through October 7-however, many of the special events and performances are scheduled only for the opening and closing weekends. That means you really don't want to miss being in Peekskill this weekend to soak up the creativity that will turn the city into a work of art.

NOTE: Events, schedule, and locations subject to change. For up-to-the-minute information and a map, please visit the Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art's Web site: www.hvcca.com.

In a nutshell

What: Peekskill Project 2006-OPENING WEEKEND
Where: The streets, parks, waterfront, galleries, and plazas of Peekskill; the Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art (1701 Main Street, Peekskill)
When: Opening weekend: September 16 & 17

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