Wall Street to Main Street Launches March 17, Saturday!

Come join us, for the opening day tour and evening reception for the 10-week art festival "Wall Street to Main Street," Saturday, March 17 in Catskill, NY, featuring over fifty exhibitors, performances, workshops and seminars exploring solutions to social injustice, real-world economic problems, fundamental democratic processes, environmental challenges and the urgent need for systemic reform!

• MARCH 17-MAY 31, 2012
• Opening Saturday, March 17 from 2-5 PM
• Main Street, Catskill, NY
• Party 5-8PM at Brik Gallery (473 Main St.)

Wall Street to Main Street (WS2MS) is a collaboration of artists, writers and curators from the Hudson Valley, and Occupy with Art (www.occupywithart.com), an affinity group of the NYC General Assembly for Occupy Wall Street, and the Arts & Culture Working Group. 

[Calendar: Click image to download at the Greene Arts website]

Pick up a map and calendar of events at Catskill Gallery (398 Main Street, Catskill, NY 12414)

CONTACT: (518) 943-3400

LINKS:

• www.greenearts.org
• www.occupywithart.com [see WS2MS sections in "Active Projects & Proposals" in our site's right sidebar for an introduction to the production, press releases, supporting texts, project narratives, meeting minutes, and much more]
• Calendar of Events
• Facebook Event Page
• Facebook Photo Album at OwA
• WLHV interview with Fawn Potash

This project would not be possible without the support of the Catskill Arts Initiative.  Thank you to Catskill's generous building owners, merchants, the Village of Catskill, artists and neighbors.  Immense thanks to The Hudson Valley's best digital printers, Frank Cuthbert, BRIK Gallery, Richard Edelman for Woodstock Graphics Studio, Chad Kleitsch Rhinecliff Printing Studio, Danette Koke Fine Art, Gilbert Plantinga Photo Graphics.  Thanks to the hardworking Jane Toby, Jenjoy Roybal, Ruth Leonard, Taha Adawallah and Paul Smart. Endless gratitude to interns, Chris Lannes, Sarah Brady and Kathleen Menzer. The "It Takes a Village" prize goes to Pat Ruck, Laura Morgan, Nina Skylansky and David Chmura.  We are grateful for a grant from the Art Is My Occupation fund to support artists and curators’ travel. 

Jim Krewson Timeline

Extra special thanks to the Wall Street to Main Street curators Geno Rodriguez, Paul McLean, Fawn Potash, Kate Menconeri, Jacqueline Weaver, Imani Brown, Boo Lynn Walsh, Sam Truitt and Arthur Polendo.



Update on Saturday, March 17, 2012 at 10:55AM by admin

Thanks to all the artists & co-ordinators for making this great Occupy art event possible!