Fwd: EAF09 exhibition opens on Sunday, September 13!

SOCRATES SCULPTURE PARK EAF09: 2009 EMERGING ARTIST FELLOWSHIP EXHIBITION SEPTEMBER 13, 2009 - MARCH 7, 2010 OPENING: SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2009 / 2-6PM FREE / RAIN OR SHINE ARTISTS: David Brooks, Pilar Conde, Zack Davis, Christian de Vietri, Aaron King, Zak Kitnick, Lynn Koble, Tamara Kostianovsky, Mads Lynnerup, Wyatt Nash, Navin June Norling, Andréa Stanislav, Brina Thurston, Kon Trubkovich, Lan Tuazon, and Erik & Ninh Vysocan. Join us at Socrates Sculpture Park on Sunday, September 13, 2009 (2-6pm) for the opening of EAF09: 2009 Emerging Artist Fellowship Exhibition, featuring new works by the Park's current resident artists.  Each year, EAF artists are awarded a grant and a residency in the Park's outdoor studio and are also provided with technical support and access to tools, materials and equipment to facilitate the production of new sculptures and installations for exhibition in the Park.  The artists develop their projects throughout the summer in the open studio and on site in the landscape, offering visitors the opportunity to experience both the creation and presentation of their works.  Representing a broad range of materials, working methods and subject matter, the diverse sculptural works in this exhibition are presented against the Park's spectacular waterfront view of the Manhattan skyline.  Read more about the EAF Program.... OPENING DAY PERFORMANCES: Set within Andréa Stanislav's installation, titled "Ghost Siege", dancer/choreographer Leah Schrager will dance to music composed by Kenny Aronoff, preminent drummer and percussionist.  Performances will take place at 3pm, 4pm and 5pm (Approximate running time: 10min) Riot City Souvenir Stand, a reference to souvenir stands near major tourist attractions, is a presentation and sale of limited edition reproductions of notable New York City buildings by Lan Tuazon.   Onlookers and consumers alike will get a tour of her sculpture Riot City and learn about its urban planning features.  This performance will continue throughout the opening reception, from 2-6pm. **** This program is made possible by the dedication and support of our volunteers and friends and by the generosity of funders including: Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation, Carnegie Corporation of New York, Charina Endowment Fund, The Cowles Charitable Trust, The Dedalus Foundation,Mark di Suvero, Maxine and Stuart Frankel Foundation, Agnes Gund, Hugh and Tiziana Hardy, Jerome Foundation, The Peter T. Joseph Foundation, Gabrielle and Herbert Kayden, Richard and Ronay Menschel, Ivana Mestrovic, The New York Community Trust, Brooke Kamin Rapaport and Richard A. Rapaport, Rev. Alfred R. Shands III, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Smith, Janice Stanton and Ronald Windisch, Starry Night Fund of Tides Foundation, Ursula von Rydingsvard and Paul Greengard Additional support has been provided by the National Endowment for the Arts and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. This exhibition is made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency. This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the City of New York Department of Cultural Affairs. Special thanks to the City of New York, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Queens Borough President Helen M. Marshall, City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn, Assemblywoman Catherine Nolan, City Councilmember Eric Gioia, and the Department of Parks & Recreation, Commissioner Adrian Benepe. Socrates Sculpture Park is grateful for the generosity of: Harold H. Anthony, Inc., Build it Green! NYC, E&T Plastics, R & R General Supply Co., Inc., Materials for the Arts, Navillus General Contracting, Plant Specialists, Silvercup Studios, Spacetime C.C. ABOUT SOCRATES SCULPTURE PARK: Socrates Sculpture Park was an abandoned riverside landfill and illegal dumpsite until 1986 when a coalition of artists and community members, under the leadership of sculptor Mark di Suvero, transformed it into an open studio and exhibition space for artists and a neighborhood park for local residents.  Today, it is an internationally renowned outdoor museum and artist residency program that also serves as a vital New York City park offering a wide variety of free public programs. The Park's existence is based on the belief that reclamation, revitalization and creative expression are essential to the survival, humanity and improvement of our urban environment.  DIRECTIONS Socrates Sculpture Park is open 365 days a year from 10am to sunset and is located at the intersection of Broadway and Vernon Boulevard in Long Island City. BY SUBWAY: Take the N or W trains to the  Broadway stop in Queens and walk eight blocks along Broadway toward the East River.  For detailed directions click here or visit www.hopstop.com (for public transportation) or www.mapquest.com (for driving). SOCRATES SCULPTURE PARK 32-01 VERNON BOULEVARD (AT BROADWAY)