WS2MS: April 28-9

This project would not be possible without the support of the Catskill Arts Initiative.  Thank you to the participating artists for their powerful work. 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, Kico Govantes, Taha Awadallah, Adam Price, Sarah Barker and Paul Smart. Endless gratitude to interns, Chris Lannes, Sarah Brady and Kathleen Mentzer. The "It Takes a Village" prize goes to Pat Ruck, Laura Morgan, Nina Sklansky, Norma Tan, Ann Forbes Cooper and David Chmura.  We are grateful for grants from Art Is My Occupation and the Puffin Foundation. 

Extra special super duper 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. 

Click here for a preview of next week's events...

Curators are available for group tours and special appointments.  Call Fawn Potash, Director, Masters on Main Street to reserve at 518/943-3400.

Download your Catskill Main Street Tour here or pick one up at the GCCA Catskill Gallery, 398 Main Street.

Check out the Wall Street to Main Street Message, a news guide to exhibits and events.

Check out our photo album.



WS2MS Opening day [& evening] pictures!

Mark Skwarek performs augmented reality (AR) at WS2MS (Photo: Paul McLean)

PHOTOS

• GCCA Album on Picasa 
• OwA photo gallery or on Flickr

Claudia McNulty, "False Flag"

WS2MS: Occupy Books

[From Sam Truitt]

Fawn Potash, WS2MS co-organizer, talks about the program, which launches March 17 in Catskill!

WS2MS: Call for Co-Curators

[NOTE: As a result of feedback from Arts & Culture Working Group/OwA members, the selection process for Wall Street to Main Street has been adjusted to accommodate and address concerns about inclusivity and organizational integrity. The Call for Co-Curators below reflects the refinement of WS2MS suggested by the feedback of participants. For more info, see the organizational meeting report HERE.]

"Wall Street to Main Street" project organizers are calling for artists and art workers within the Occupy Wall Street movement to join the collaborative team coordinating and selecting proposals. 

"Wall Street to Main Street" is a collaborative art project linking Occupy Wall Street and the rest of America, via the small town of Catskill, NY.  The Occupy Wall Street Movement (OWS) has focused its energy on the need for justice for the 99%. This project offers a platform for creative expression and dialogue focusing attention on an economically depressed community through inventive art exhibitions and cultural events.

Co-curators are invited to participate in an online review and selection of works. Proposal review will occur between February 1 and February 7. Co-curators will view proposals online and rank each on a scale of 1 to 5. Works will be chosen based on the total combined scores of each artist. In addition, co-curators will be responsible for the organization and installation of a Main Street exhibition site requiring a 1-2 day visit to Catskill. 

Co-curators must be committed to participation during selection process and be available to attend 1-2 organizational meetings in New York City and an installation date between February 11 and March 16 in Catskill, NY in preparation for the exhibition launch on March 17th. Co-curators must be reliable, organized and reachable by phone and/or email. Co-curators will work closely with co-organizers Fawn Potash and Paul McLean. We are working to secure funding to cover the cost of transportation between NYC and Catskill with overnight guestrooms.

SEND SUBMISSIONS BY FEBRUARY 1, 2012 TO:

Fawn Potash, Masters on Main Street, Project Director

Attn: WS2MS Space Proposal and/or WS2MS Photo-Doc Entries

Greene County Council on the Arts

398 Main Street, PO Box 463

Catskill, NY 12414

fawn@greenearts.org

 

WS2MS: Meeting Minutes [#j13] + Link to Photos of Catskill/Mainstreet Spaces

Read the minutes from our WS2MS organizational meeting [#j13] HERE.

View the available spaces on Catskill's Main Street HERE.*

*NOTE: These spaces sometimes are rented and turnover/change.