Windows on Main Street :: Beacon NY

Closing Party & Book Signing

2011-09-06T03:44:00.000-07:00

Please join us for the
Windows on Main Street Closing Party & Book Signing
Saturday, September 9, 2011 • 6:00-8:00pm
BEAHIVE, 291 Main Street, Beacon NY 12508

The catalog will be available for purchase for $20.

Stop by and tip a glass to the artists and store owners who made this incredible event happen!

Preview the Windows on Main Street 2011 Catalog

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The 2011 Windows on Main Street Catalog will be available on September 10 at our Closing Party.

Hey, we found a cheaper way to print! The price has been changed to $20!

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Opening Reception Tonight!

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Join us at Chill Wine Bar tonight, August 13, from 6:00 to 9:00pm, 173 Main Street, Beacon NY. Meet the artists and store owners who made this incredible event! Map »

Photo Gallery of Installations

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Christopher Albert

2011-08-12T12:45:00.000-07:00

Artisan Wine Shop / Beacon Pilates — 180 / 181 Main St.

"]twenty-six paces["
a series of actions and artifacts

A meditation on nearness, the ecosystem of community and the process of experiencing a place in a manner slower and deeper than that provided by a glancing, storefrontwindow-depth stroll-by.

This “work” will consist of a series of moments, some of which will have a physical presence — sculpture, photography, painting, sound/video installations — within both the Artisan Wine Shop and Beacon Pilates spaces — and some which may not be marked by such a presence — which will be the result of time I spend in these two establishments, and time I spend reflecting on the nature of the businesses and their
physical relation to one another.

The vagueness of this statement must not be confused with that of your typical, obscurely worded artist statement. I intend this project to be not prescriptive, but to be shaped by the form of the process of it’s own incremental development. I have a
concept of individual components this project will entail...but not entirely.

In addition to the physical manifestations that may be seen in both venues, additional material can be found at http://christopheralbert.com/projects/26-paces/

I also anticipate a component of the work to exist in the form of a triangular twitter exchange between myself: @maykr and @artisanwineshop and @beaconpilates using the hashtag #WOMS.

My thanks go to Tim Buzinski and Mei Ying So of Artisan Wine Shop and Juliet Harvey of Beacon Pilates for their indulgence. Also, thanks to Angelika Rinnhofer for her assistance, technical and otherwise.

www.christopheralbert.com

Jojo Ans

2011-08-12T12:37:00.000-07:00

Watkins Press — 473 Main St.

Abandoned buildings and historical architecture capture my attention as a way to
explore the untold stories that linger about the ruins. I use these settings as a way
to transcend the past, and investigate present dilemmas that are illuminated by
what remains.

"Half Left, Roof, Dutchess County, NY"
2011
Platinum/Palladium Print
8 x 10 inches

"Half Left, House, Ulster County, NY"
2010
Platinum/Palladium Print
8 x 10 inches

For print sales, please contact Jojo Ans
ja@jojoans.com
917-388-5945
www.jojoans.com

Jojo Ans was born and raised in the Hudson Valley, and has always photographed her natural surroundings. She studied photography before its digital age, and continues to capture her images using only traditional materials and techniques. Ans began to travel for her fine art projects after receiving her BFA in Photography, and spent extended periods of time in France, New Mexico, and New York City. Jojo’s work has been exhibited and published, and she has received residency grants to The MacDowell Colony in New Hampshire, and The Helene Wurlitzer Foundation in New Mexico. Jojo currently lives in Kingston, NY, where she resumes shooting with film in her 8” x 10” pinhole camera, and makes her platinum/palladium prints using the sunlight.

www.jojoans.com

BLANK

2011-08-12T12:30:00.000-07:00

Mixture — 137 Main St.

I make art to compensate
for my ugliness.

www.blank-art.net

Michael Bowman

2011-08-12T12:19:00.000-07:00

Max's on Main —246 Main St.

A great photograph shows the world as it is, not how it should be.

www.desolateplaces.com

Goats N Glory (Allison Braun)

2011-08-12T12:16:00.000-07:00

Play — 167 Main St.

Goats N Glory is the moniker used by Hudson Valley artist Allison Braun. Goats N Glory started to create many characters and enjoyed the challenge of making a typically unattractive animal, like a naked mole rat or a jellyfish, into a huggable, adorable character. That is how the “Dumpling Animals” were born. These Dumpling Animals attempt to answer the question of how large can eyes be on a whimsical little creature.

www.goatsnglory.com

Sean Breault

2011-08-12T12:12:00.000-07:00

Echo — 470 Main St.

"HERE"

I came here to count the bells
that live upon the surface of the sea,
that sound over the sea,
within the sea.
So, here I live.

Pablo Neruda

www.seanbreault.com
spbreault@gmail.com

Sasha Bush

2011-08-12T12:08:00.000-07:00

Howland Public Library — 313 Main St.

The series Portraits of Savegre, developed as part of a project documenting and compiling the oral history of the village of Savegre, in Costa Rica, in 2008. Savegre, a small village in south-central Costa Rica remained isolated from local and national urban centers up until fairly recently. However, new developments in infrastructure such as paved roads, electricity and especially, anew high school have permanently changed this. Community members now have the opportunity for greater access to participate in the national and international spheres outside the village. The oral history of Savegre was created as a collaborative project with members of the community. I interviewed villagers of all ages, some descendants of or themselves a part of the original migration that would eventually create and found the village of Savegre. While there are overlapping layers of time, due in part to the overlapping of ages of people interviewed, Savegre’s history can be broken up into three stages with a possible fourth. The first begins with the original families that founded the village whose remaining members age ranges from 70 to 90. Coming after them and forming the second stage are their children, and grandchildren who collectively created the first generation to be born and raised in the established village. These members age ranges from 30 to 50. Members of the third stage, the second generation born in Savegre, ages range from 30 to 12 years old. Many people from this group have started and continue to leave the village in order to study in universities. Their younger siblings already take for granted this newly gained access to higher education. With these two last stages in Savegre’s development the continuation and survival of the village has come into question as many people from the older generation doubt the ability of the village to regenerate and recover. These photographs seek to give a face to some of the many people who contributed to this oral history. Clearly the village’s history cannot be read and understood in a direct line from founders to great-great grandchildren. Yet, these photographs represent people from all four intertwining stages in Savegre’s history. As with oral history itself, the photographs are openended concerning the last stage since it is still developing.

Sasha Bush grew up in Poughkeepsie. Studying at Hampshire College in Western Massachusetts, he graduated in 2005 with a BA in photography and Latin American Studies. The four years away from Poughkeepsie proved to be invaluable, allowing him to return home with fresh eyes and a new appreciation for the area. Currently Sasha is freelancing for the Brooklyn Downtown Star and Queens Ledger. He continues to work on a number of ongoing projects around the Hudson Valley, mainly focusing in the field of photojournalism and portraiture.

www.sashabush.com

Chelsea Carlton

2011-08-12T12:00:00.000-07:00

Seed to Fruit — 528 Main St.

A recent graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design’s textile department, my work has always been grounded in the “handwork” aspect of fabric act- quilting, knitting, vintage punchcards patterns and felting. Inspired by the work of the Bauhaus performance pieces and the Ghee’s Bend quilts, I aim with each piece to engage the viewer in somewhat of an imagined history.

It is impossible to separate the act of knitting from the notion of craft. Every one of us has a piece of fabric that imbues in us a sense of nostalgia, a very meaningful reference to history — quilts, favorite sweaters and childhood toys. While maintaining this sense of a personal history, textiles have the power to reinvent that comforting memory in a new light, to translate that sense of nostalgia to one’s own imagined reality. Through unusual forms, process and materials that speak to technology, these craft worked pieces can also maintain an awareness of a 21st century way of surveying history.

With one foot in the past and one foot in the future, I strive to create in my work an atmosphere all at once nostalgic and futuristic.

www.chelseacarlton.com

Dick Crenson

2011-08-12T11:57:00.000-07:00

Dick Crenson — 436 Main St.

Dick is a photographer who has branched out into video. He works with wire sculpture as well.

Marcy B. Freedman

2011-08-12T11:52:00.000-07:00

Beacon Building — 427 Main St.

I am an artist and an art historian. As an art historian, I have been a teacher, curator, consultant and public speaker. As an artist, I have created paintings, drawings, collages, sculptures, photographs, videos and performance art.

For the last several years, my work as a performance artist has been dedicated to the proposition that we all need a break from our growing reliance upon virtual forms of communication, such as email, texting, and social networking. Consequently, I create performance pieces that are one-onone, face-to-face interactive encounters that involve real people, in real time and real space. I have found these projects to be powerful, engaging and often, fun.

For this year’s Windows on Main, I designed a project called “Site-Specific Dreams.” I spent hours on the streets of Beacon, inviting people to converse with me. Using my video camera, I documented their responses to this question: “What would you like to see in the Beacon Building, located at 427 Main Street?” Now, on the doors and windows of this building, one can find photos of each participant, along with their comments, transcribed from the video footage.

For me, the most meaningful part of this project was the time that I spent interacting with people — all sorts of people! I had the chance to chat with a group of skate- boarding teens, to exchange ideas with young new-comers to Beacon, to listen attentively to some long-time residents, and to brainstorm with a few tourists.” I think that all of the participants enjoyed themselves, too.

However, I believe that the installation is also important and valuable. As viewers stand in front of the Beacon Building, reading the posted statements, they will discover a wide range of suggested uses for the site. Some of the proposed ideas are impractical — but wonderfully imaginative and creative. Other concepts make a lot of sense and could be implemented. Interestingly, a majority of the proposals reflect a deep-seated concern for the general well-being and enrichment of the diverse populations of Beacon.

In short, I believe that “Site-Specific Dreams” is a successful project on many levels. In addition to exposing people to an unusual form of contemporary art (interactive performance), this piece has the potential to stimulate conversation — and perhaps, action!

Nicole Ganas

2011-08-12T11:48:00.000-07:00

Nicole Ganas — 151 Main St.

My project is founded in adoration of a vacant lot that has seemingly been surviving
(and thriving) in secret on Main Street for over thirty years. I discovered the site a handful of years ago prior to moving to Beacon and have been intrigued and inspired by its presence ever since.

Working with installations and involving reclaimed materials from the lot, my intention is to honor the past and present life of the site while considering the dynamic between man and nature.

Peter Giampaoli

2011-08-12T11:41:00.000-07:00

The Beacon Bagel — 466 Main St.

Peter Giampaoli began drawing as a way to remember thoughts and ideas. As crude as his drawings were, they became a private language. His doodles have been used in the past for event posters and graphic T-shirts. Intrigued by the relationship between the virtual and authentic he created two pieces for “Windows on Main”. The two pieces are a test of human perception, that as thinking beings, we are constantly in the pursuit of meaning.

Sometimes things have purpose and meaning, and sometimes things are just meant to be.

Carla Goldberg

2011-08-12T11:38:00.000-07:00

Chill Wine Bar —173 Main St.

When I was a little kid I thought water came magically from the kitchen sink and collected in swimming pools. I was endlessly fascinated by the cool aqua colors and weird patterns of light dancing on the surface and just below, bouncing off the bottom of the pool walls. I’ve always been drawn to bodies of water and shimmering, moving light. Well that was the essence of water for me growing up in the deserts of Palm Springs, California. I had no idea I would end up living near the Hudson River. The only thing I knew about the Hudson was vague recollections of learning about it in the context of American History. I remember the day I first saw the Hudson and was thunderstruck by how beautiful it was and realized I wanted to live by this real body of water. I found myself obsessed.

Aquamarine is a new mixed media series of paint, ink and resin on plexiglass that plays with the idea of light and shadow, frozen water and thawing, raining and dripping and hinting of summer’s cool aqua ease. These are real and imagined, desert pool infused and Hudson iced. They are a play of water surface, of deep shadow, of light dancing, of memories of reflection and time spent happily spacing out over water.

www.carlagoldberg.com

Theresa and Liam Goodman

2011-08-12T11:12:00.000-07:00

Tas Kafé — 504 Main St.

waffles for the people, man.

www.liamgoodman.com
www.theresagooby.com

Larry Guzman

2011-08-12T11:09:00.000-07:00

Too the Nines — 506 Main St.

"Remains of the Gay"
(pride parade)

I’ve believed for a while now that if you’ve seen one gay pride parade, you’ve seen them all. Dykes on Bikes, twinks and hunks on floats, scores of interest and community groups, and lots and lots of drag queens, you know the drill.

New York City’s Heritage of Pride parade — the first gay pride parade in the nation — has changed a bit since I attended last (maybe ten years ago). It now starts at Fifth Avenue and 36th Street nowadays, no longer on Central Park West like it did when I first went in 1984. When the gay pride parade started in 1970 on the first anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising, it was essential a protest march. In the 70s became a celebration of sexual liberation and in the 80s it became a protest march again, this time against government inaction against the AIDS crisis. In the 90s it settle into partytime and in the first decade of the 21st century, ending the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy and demanding equality in marriage became the main causes advocated by marchers.

A question that is often asked by both gay and straight people at Gay Pride time is “Do we need a Gay Pride parade anymore?” especially since gay people are gaining acceptance and social equality more every year. Parades in large cities like New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco less important now as a means of gaining visibility, though they are still a good reason to have a party. Where we need gay pride parades is in small cities to show, if anything, that we are everywhere. Get used to it.

These photos in this series represent just a small part of the gay community, predominantly the younger part. The kids come to the parade to have fun, dance, hang out with their friends, and maybe hook up. Others come to let loose for a day, show a side of themselves that they have to keep hidden in their daily lives. A few are taking the first, cautious steps out of the closet, far enough away from home that no one will know them. All of them seem to be having a great time. I was glad to record it.

Larry Guzman is a photographer living in East Fishkill, NY, who hangs out in Beacon on occasion. His work consists primarily of urban and natural landscapes, and street photography.

Beth Haber

2011-08-12T11:03:00.000-07:00

Beacon Institute for Rivers & Estuaries — 199 Main St.

'The Ripple Effect'

The REON (River and Estuary Observatory Network) is a network of sensor systems deployed at various monitoring points in the Hudson River collecting data over a 24 hour period. This data is converted into a beautiful series of charts that are available in real time streaming on the website at www.bire.org, taking the measure of the dynamic life of the river through readings of water temperature, particle volume, chlorophyll concentration etc.

I am interested in painterly ways to respond to the flat screen surface that is both our main resource for information as well as the ever expanding archive of our experience. This installation works from the chart depicting the salinity readings for a 12 hour period on August 1 2011 as recorded at the REON site at Dennings Point, Beacon. Salinity indicates the amount of salt present in the water. It graphically shows the Hudson’s nature as a river that flows two ways. Red shows high tide with a high salt concentration coming from the ocean. Blue shows low tide with greater fresh water concentration.

I found an affinity between the rich saturated colors of the grid of the REON data with Tibetan prayer flags — employing a similar palette to represent all the elements. The flags are placed in the natural environment so that they move constantly in the currents (in their case, currents of wind rather than water). Like these flags too, the REON sensors are guardians of the constantly changing life of the river.

www.bethhaber.com

Habitat for Artists

2011-08-12T10:58:00.000-07:00

Beacon Natural Market — 348 Main St.

"LOCALLY PRODUCED"

HABITAT for ARTISTS presents a varietal mix of work that explores the notion of CSA/2 : COMMUNITY SUPPORTED ART and AGRICULTURE.

This NEW series of work will be produced locally and collaboratively on the Farm at the HFA Studio and be shown in BEACON NATURAL MARKETS windows.

HFA, which originated in Beacon, in 2008 , at Spire Studios , has had one of it’s signature small 6 x 6 temporary reusable Studios at COMMON GROUND CSA FARM at Stonykill since 2009 .

Artists from the community have used the studio at the Farm, during short working residencies to explore topics outside their normal art practice and to engage the public in a mix of conversations, as their work evolves on site at the Farm.

Currently HFA has studios and workshops in Kingston NY and Garrison NY as well as at Burlington Community College Pemberton NJ and in Vermont.

For further information: www.habitatforartists.org and FB

BEACON NATURAL MARKET is a proud sponsor of the Banner project on Beekman St. Their current banner features HFA artist MARNIE HILLSLEY.

Barbara Hanson

2011-08-12T10:53:00.000-07:00

Seed to Fruit — 528 Main St.

BEEWORKS designs and hand makes decorative pillows made from sustainable fabrics like silks and cottons to refresh your home with new colors, style and good value.

Colors make me happy.

www.beeworks.biz

Meredith Heuer

2011-08-12T10:47:00.000-07:00

Jacqueline — 478 Main St.

I have taken pictures of things since I first picked up a camera in high school. Mostly people, but also of stuff and of places. About 12 years ago the themes in my portfolios began change; rather than group my pictures by landscapes, portraits, etc., I was drawn to organizing them by color. I loved to look at the groupings of different colors together.

I felt kind of happy but more than that, I felt emotion physically welling up inside of me. I felt happysad. I felt joyfulwistful. I am not sure why colors and witnessing them in different combinations made me feel this way but my interest was piqued. I thought, “what if removed the stuff from my photos and just photographed color” — and so began my version of a color study.

At first I took pictures of color where I found it — on the side of a car, part of a pillowcase, etc. but I realized I was still taking pictures of things. Then I thought of gelatin! Gelatin allows me to create a (nearly) contextless photograph. It is the most thingless thing I could think of because instead of reflecting light off of its surface, it allows the light to pass through it, creating a moment that I then take a picture of. This is, I think, very much like how we experience color throughout our day. The way we see color is constantly changing with the circumstances of the light around it. It’s really very temporary.

The shape of these color studies is important too. I thought the rectangles would be nice because since you can’t really tell their actual size, they become bigger than life once photographed. I thought these tidy rectangles would offer some kind of pure viewing opportunity so I could really just stare into the color and feel how I felt. However, the gelatin offered something that I did not anticipate: there are cracks and bubbles when I make it and then, often, I am drawn to add my own. Each line or bubble or tear adds another plane for the light and color to react on and the new shapes created by these cuts and tears give the gelatin a kind of human gesture.

I have photographed color in this way for years now and I feel that my exploration has only just begun. I have witnessed the tremendous power of standing in front of one large field of color (say vivid red) and I have had the unsettling experience of being in the presence of two colors juxtaposed that have the opposite effects, such as blue (calming) and yellow (exciting). At first I worked only with primary colors and now I begin to wade through the endless possibilities of combining and mixing my own variations of color. I have begun to slowly draw a map through the maze of my emotional landscape.

www.meredithheuer.com

Cristin Hughes

2011-08-12T10:36:00.000-07:00

Mountain Tops Outfitters — 144 Main St.

Film exists in two forms: as film the optical illusion and film the physical object. Without the whirl of a projector, it remains a material, a series of successive images on a strip of photo-sensitive plastic. After a long absence, I have returned to film intrigued, now more than ever, by the physical properties and not just the optical aftermath. Like a film, the Hudson River is the sum of many individual parts. This project takes inspiration from film’s serial format to pay homage
to the Hudson River by documenting it and its often overlooked tributaries.

www.cristinhughes.blogspot.com

Lynn Isaacson and Shannon Kahan

2011-08-12T10:33:00.000-07:00

Cup & Saucer Tea Room — 165 Main St.

Lynn Isaacson and Shannon Kahan are both artists who work in very different materials. Shannon is a weaver, spinner and dyer and Lynn is a potter. They have designed a line of table furnishings, hand wovens for the table and coordinating functional pottery.

newprospectpottery@gmail.com
www.sunriselodgefiberstudio.com

Eileen MacAvery Kane

2011-08-12T10:25:00.000-07:00

Sacred Space — 464 Main St.

"Chakra Garden Meditation"

Chakras are spinning centers of energy arranged vertically from the base of the spine to the top of our head. They help keep us balanced and allow energy to flow freely, promoting and maintaining health and wellness. So many things in nature resonate with chakra energy. The vibrant and rich colors that we find in flowers as spring unfolds into summer are particularly relevant. This series blends the seven chakra symbols with bursts of garden color and chakra meditations. Flowers, rocks, rainbows, ponds, and sky are just some of the natural elements used in creating the series.

Eileen MacAvery Kane is a graphic designer, photographer, and educator. A Hudson Valley native, Eileen was born in Newburgh, grew up in Beacon, and currently resides in Campbell Hall, NY. Eileen teaches classes at SUNY Rockland and the Digital Art Workshop in Peekskill. She is a member of Artists in the Parks, on the board of Safe Harbors of the Hudson, and a graduate of Savannah College of Art and Design with an MFA in graphic design. She has exhibited her work throughout the Hudson Valley (see exhibit list at eileenmacaverykane.com) and is also author of the blogs ethicsingraphicdesign.org and chakraspirit.com.

James Kelly

2011-08-12T10:21:00.000-07:00

Daniel Aubrey Gallery — 426 Main St.

This is a literal interpretation of “Windows on Main Street” — illustrating various viewing portals, such as a keyhole, gun sight, rearview mirror, porthole & surveillance TVs. Constructed out of plywood, acrylic and enamel paints, PVC pipe and a bucket, the scene includes a chandelier dummy-light, a Beacon icon. An evolving piece, individual scenes will be added to each element over the course of the show.

James Kelly has a background in scenery fabrication. He is an Aquarius. He loves fuzzy kittens, long walks in the park, and romantic dining.

Stephen C. Knowles

2011-08-12T10:19:00.000-07:00

Nichols Hardware — 396 Main St.

"Plate Glass: It’s not just for windows"

I believe art resides in the souls of all people; the creation and appreciation of art is a unique characteristic of humans. I strive to create works of art that appeal to this innate appreciation for form and aesthetics. I am a scientist, and an inventor; these traits explain my continuing attempts to try new things in an effort to create something “new”. I am presently concentrating on the use of glass for creating various sculptures, including functional objects such as
trays, vases, and jewelry.

Art can be created from any material. Plate glass (window glass) is a material we see every day, but do not usually notice. By itself, window glass is fairly plain. However, through cutting, assembling, fusing, and possibly melting, window glass can be used to create an infinite variety of artistic objects. The pale green color is amplified when several sheets of glass are stacked. The reflection and refraction of light from cut surfaces versus the “polished” surfaces adds to the complexity and allure. I hope my creations using plate glass will increase awareness and appreciation of the artistic potential of ordinary materials.

http://community.webshots.com/album/580104355Jeodih

Myra Kooy

2011-08-12T10:15:00.000-07:00

RiverWinds — 172 Main St.

"Above the Weeds"

My art is a direct reaction to the environment that I am experiencing in the moment interwoven with my personal history and my roots. My art reveals the merging of the natural world with human emotions represented in assemblage: sculpture, paintings, instillation and wearable art. The art has a direct connection with found and gifted objects as guide and I am in their employ to create.

www.myrakooy.blogspot.com
www.myrasight.com

Cayla Lockwood

2011-08-12T10:06:00.000-07:00

Paper Presence — 133 Main St.

My current work features aspects of relationships, communication, and the everyday. My goal has been to document my own life in a truthful way in order to reveal shared experiences. I believe that by sharing secrets or showcasing mundane aspects of life that are not normally discussed, viewers will start having conversations about those topics. As commonalities emerge, they will feel more connected to each other. Visually, my work is economical: using only as much visual information as necessary. This helps communicate the idea more clearly. I work in a variety of twodimensional media with an emphasis on alternative photographic processes, printmaking, paper, and book arts.

www.caylalockwood.com

Janna Luttrell

2011-08-12T10:00:00.000-07:00

Manor House Realty — 480 Main St.

I am interested in how we use both written and spoken language to define physical environments and solidify personal and collective memories within those places. Several years ago, I started documenting the entry signs to suburban neighborhoods, after noticing this intersection of language and the built environment. Most names allude to another place apart from the one in which the sign and the neighborhood exist, creating a sub-landscape that, for better or worse, is also a part of the American landscape and psyche. More recently, I’ve been interested extracting the neighborhood names from their original photos and placing the text in different environments to create new landmarks.

www.jannaluttrell.com

Teresa Marra

2011-08-12T09:56:00.000-07:00

Bank Square Coffeeshop — 129 Main St.

Exploring the art of mixed media my body of work dives into thhe fantastical. My whimsical technique and choices of subject matter creates fantasies that seem muted and loud all at the same time.

I frequently utilize existing materials enriched with paint strokes and stitching to portray narratives that tend towards the open ended and opaque. My work tends to marry emotions and beauty, fashion and youth, birth and death resulting in an intimate yet dirty realism.

Recently I have been creating portraits of animals, exploring personalties through shapes, patterns, and colors. In this particular piece I was highly influenced by what would happen to these personalities when adding uncontrolable aspects to them such as light and atmosphere.

One can follow my work on tumblr: teresamarra.tumblr.com.

www.facebook.com/teresa.marra33

Cynthia McCusker

2011-08-12T09:53:00.000-07:00

Global Home — 155 Main St.

Cynthia McCusker is an artist living and working in the Hudson Valley. Her studio is at Spire Studios. Cynthia’s work is constantly evolving. Expressing herself twodimensionally and three-dimensionally through various media such as painting, tile mosaic, papier mache, and organic matter, Cynthia strives to use materials that suit her work and serve as a link to the idea behind the piece.

This sculpture is Cynthia’s newest piece. It was largely constructed with commonly discarded reusable materials. Traditional media such as acrylic paint and air hardening clay were also used for the finer details and finishing touches. The majority of materials repurposed in this work include wire hangers, egg cartons, plastic bags, cardboard,
newspaper, paper towel tubes, and lots of tape. The choice of media was especially relevant for this piece in that it is symbolic of the potential for man to respect and coexist with our environment.

www.cynthiamccusker.com

Franc Palaia

2011-08-12T09:50:00.000-07:00

QBS Company — 436 Main St.

"Agrigento Temple with Spot"

Franc Palaia’s 4’x4’ light box of one of his hand colored SX-70 Polaroid photographs, entitled, “Agrigento Temple with Spot”. The image is a color transparency derived from a 3”x3” original hand colored SX-70 Polaroid photograph. Palaia has been making works in this series since 1981. Palaia approaches photography as a painter and has received two Polaroid Sponsorships from 1985-87 for his original technique of hand coloring and has several prints in Polaroid’s permanent collection.

Palaia is a versatile multi-media artist and besides photography, works as a painter, muralist, sculptor, curator, gallerist, book artist, educator and lamp designer. He has presented over 40 solo shows and more than 350 group shows locally, regionally, nationally and internationally. Some of his group shows include the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Whitney Museum annex, the New Museum, PS1, Exit Art, American Academy in Rome, Newark & Montclair Museum, High Museum of Art and the Museum of Contemporary Art (MoCA) in Los Angeles.

Solo shows include O.K. Harris, New Jersey State Museum, Gabrielle Bryers Gallery, Rutger’s University, Samuel Morse Museum and Vassar College among others.

Franc has received 20 grants including the Rome Prize Fellowship, the L.C. Tiffany Grant, three NYFA – SOS grants, NJ Arts Council and several Dutchess County Arts Council grants.

His works are in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, Fundacio Dali Gala in Madrid, the Brooklyn Museum, Johnson’ & Johnson’s, McDonald’s Corp. and the Newark Museum. Private collections include Arman, Richard Ekstract, Ariadne Getty, Diana Ross, Oscar Hijuelos, Billy Name and Peter R. Stern among many others.

Franc was named “Best Friend of the Arts in Poughkeepsie” by Hudson Valley Magazine’s “Best of 2010” October issue.

www.francpalaia.com

Kristie Nicole Phillipson

2011-08-12T09:45:00.000-07:00

Moxie Salon — 544 Main St.

We all wear labels self-imposed or assigned. I portray a simplification of these roles to universalize them; familiarity becomes the portal to wider understanding of a role and its experience. Influenced by the vein of expressionism, I try to communicate an emotional experience. The colors I incorporate play a pivotal role in evoking emotional response. I work in various media and collage mediums using whichever offers the strongest voice in what I want to express. Every piece is an expression of my personal experiences and my view of the world, allowing for vulnerability in my work. As I evolve, and as my veiw of humanity evolves, so does my work. Documenting not only the progression of my craft but my life.

www.kristieartist.com

Dan Rigney

2011-08-12T09:42:00.000-07:00

Hudson Beach Glass — 162 Main St.

"i have a host of ideas"
Media: PowerPoint, found images

A tribute to empty canvases, blank sheets of paper and the people who stare at them. Dan Rigney lives in Beacon and makes one piece of artwork a year. He looks forward to seeing you again next year.

Please note this installation can only be seen after dark.

Michelle Rivas

2011-08-12T09:38:00.000-07:00

Beacon Laundry World — 252 Main St.

The initial inspiration for my work comes from the square format photographs of the Kodak Instamatic camera. All of the family photographs of my early childhood were taken with an Instamatic camera that produced square prints. When the format was discontinued the frames of the snapshots changed from a square to a rectangle creating a visual demarcation between childhood and adolescence. I have always had a great sense of nostalgia for these square snapshots. The work you see here is a result of my quest to find contemporary methods to recreate the feeling of these square format photographs.

The photographs here were taken using a technique called “Through the Viewfinder”. The Through the Viewfinder technique is the process of capturing a photograph with a digital camera through the viewfinder of another camera. In my case, through the viewfinder of a vintage Argus Seventy-five twin lens camera with a waist level viewfinder. The viewfinder of the Argus camera is visible on the edge of the frames as well as the accumulation of “vintage dust” on the window and mirror.

www.vintageveiwfinder.smugmug.com

Amy Rowan

2011-08-12T09:35:00.000-07:00

BEAHIVE — 291 Main St.

This piece is a play on the famous tourism logo designed by Milton Glaser for New York. It is about our relationship to art. I love art, I am art, I make art, I hate art, I see art. there are so many ways to complete this sentence and I aim to engage the viewer in this dialog. Accompanying the window pieces there are small canvas ones available, allowing the viewer to become the artist and complete their own mini piece. – Amy Rowan

Amy Rowan is a product designer, artist, curator and the owner of Art School Girl — a small, hands-on paper goods company. When she’s not designing and distributing vintage, recycled and repurposed papery arts, she can be found drawing, painting and making photographs. Her awardwinning works have been featured on countless blogs and published in magazines like Lucky, Time Out and Chicago Magazine as well as books like 1000 Handmade Greetings, Pushing the Envelope, and Impressive: Printmaking, Letterpress and Graphic Design. A graduate of The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Amy has degrees in both fine art and graphic design.

www.artschoolgirl.com

Dakin Roy

2011-08-12T09:31:00.000-07:00

Beacon Cycles — 176 Main St.

Found Abstractions is a series of fine art abstractions made from materials and objects found outside, with no arrangement or manipulation other than cropping and vantage point.

I have been driven to photograph found abstractions for a variety of personal reasons; I find it compelling and challenging to cull these subtle designs out of the vast surroundings. I thoroughly enjoy the process of organizing chaos using a camera, and reinterpreting the information in an entirely new way.

“Found Abstractions” is deeply rooted in traditional photographic principles: Active framing, natural light, scale, texture, and color are all integral elements in this body of work. By keeping a tight grip on formal elements, I hope the viewer is compelled to address the details in the scene and make comparisons and relationships without context. The frame becomes a microcosm in which the viewer is given license to make emotional and psychological connections that far surpass the inanimate materials they are constructed of.

www.beaconcitizen.com/profile/dakinroy

Caroline Ruttle

2011-08-12T09:28:00.000-07:00

Blackbird Attic — 442 Main St.

Every journey needs guidance. My guides are heroes who appear in form through ink, watercolor, collage, or small sculpture, with an economy of line and color. They can exist in a void where mysterious objects lurk, or make contact, triggering deeper exploration or initiating communication. These images are grounded in personal encounters with the ordinary, the alchemical, the mystical, and the human. My interest is in facilitating a deeper connection to the world of information that lies beyond words, yet is not beyond our reach. It is a journey into the unknown, an exploration of our purpose, while asking the questions that help give us access to the future.

Chris Sanders

2011-08-12T09:24:00.000-07:00

Zora Dora — 201 Main St.

Trained first as a scenic artist Chris uses a nearly 30 year career in the entertainment industry to inform not only scientific illustration pieces but exhibit design as well. Exhibit designs for the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, online for the Nature Conservancy, The Museum of the Hudson Highlands and for the George B. Dorr Museum have complimented Chris’ own works published in the American Orchid Society’s international magazine, accessioned into the permanent collection of the New York Botanical Garden and exhibited at the Peabody Museum of Natural History — Yale.

www.science-art.com/c_sanders

Sheryl A. Scott

2011-08-12T09:21:00.000-07:00

Crumb — 157 Main St.

I draw because it is a part of me, a gift from God. Whenever possible, I try to impart that fact either figuratively or literally. I also try to impart my Caribbean background through the use of bright colors and images.

Since I draw for myself and everyday people, I use simple materials: pastels and paper. Paper is an ordinary item used by everyone. Pastels enable me to create by using my fingers to mix and blend colors. It is a very organic process.

I especially enjoy creating for people who are able to articulate an idea. I then take that idea and make it come alive on paper. The anticipation and excitement they experience before seeing the picture is such a joy for me.

Melissa Tatge

2011-08-12T09:18:00.000-07:00

Melissa Tatge Creative — 380 Main St.

"Palette for Beacon"
Pantone® Series

Color seeps in to our hearts and changes our minds. It inspires or intimidates, clarifies or confuses, turns us on or off. Color is used by the business world to affirm corporate identity or differentiate products; it’s used by artists as a vital resource to bring out form and express thought or emotion. Maybe we take it for granted. Maybe we are completely at a loss as to how to use it. Or maybe we can figure out how to allow ourselves to become empowered by this visual phenomenon, to wrap ourselves in it, and share it with the world.

I am fortunate to make my living as a creative director and designer. I moved to Beacon in 2006 and ever since then, I’ve been consistently inspired by the working artists among whom I live, as well as the brave entrepreneurs who start small businesses on Main Street. Both drive the independent, creative spirit of this evolving city. The nexus between art and business has long been a fascination of mine. Design inherently bridges the realms of pure creative expression and goal-driven commerce. Walking the line between maintaining creative integrity while providing a business service is never completely straight…but always innovative, as creating new byways are typically necessary. Ultimately, the joy of my work is in: a) successfully marrying the two; and b) seeing what I can get away with. My small design company, Melissa Tatge Creative, creates brand identities and communication collateral for corporations, small businesses and non-profit organizations across the country. You can see examples of my work at www.tatge.biz.

Will Teran

2011-08-12T09:13:00.000-07:00

The Coffee Shoppe — 453 Main St.

Will Teran works with a wide range of mediums, primarily focusing on painting and drawing. Receiving his B.A. from Adelphi University in 2007, he has continued his professional development since. A lot of his artwork deals with a large concentration on the creative process; the spontaneous, subconscious, and automatic act of mark making. In his paintings, a raw personal speech is the center of attention, delivered by a wild abstraction of color fields and cryptic iconography. Much of his vision is inspired by the Neo-Expressionist movement. Will Teran is currently based and works in Newburgh, NY.

This work is based on the original photography of Rob Penner.

www.willteran.com

Catherine Welshman

2011-08-12T09:10:00.000-07:00

Hudson Fisheries Trust — 197 Main St.

This window based on my always true inspiration: my daughters Ellery Jane and Ila rose.

www.catherinewelshman.com

James Westwater

2011-08-12T09:08:00.000-07:00

School of Jellyfish — 183 Main St.

James Westwater comes from a long line of scientists, surgeons, bankers, spiritualists, suffragettes, writers, designers, photographers, fly fishers, gardeners, and hillbilly farmers. He carries on the tradition as best he can.

www.jameswestwater.com

Amy C. Wilson

2011-08-12T08:48:00.000-07:00

Dream in Plastic — 177 Main St.

"Henry Meets the Giant Delicious Yum Yum Cake Dream"

Hands that work in various mediums and exhibit an array of imagination has been used to describe Amy C Wilson’s designs. Creating unique cloth dolls and plush toys with curious expressions. Handcrafting each design from sketch, to pattern and to hand sewing the final cuddly creature. Some plushies are even scented of candies and fruits to add a little something special.

Amy describes her work: “I consider my toys to be an expression of
my love of cuddly monsters and Japanese style. I love color, texture, structure and furry things. I like to push the boundaries of what is considered normal and try to make people giggle. I enjoy my toy designs because they bring me joy.”

Amy has exhibited in various solo and group shows displaying her designs throughout the New York City and Hudson Valley area. She has also designed toys for Amok Time, Monstarz, Commonwealth Toys, Alexander Doll Company and SRM Entertainment.

Amy currently resides in the Hudson Valley area of New York with her husband. She finds the tranquility of the Hudson River waterfront inspiring and a great place to live and work.

www.kokma.com
www.kokmatoys.com

Carl Wolf

2011-08-12T08:42:00.000-07:00

Homespun Foods — 232 Main St.

"Capturing a small fragment of the natural world"

Web Site http://www.flickr.com/photos/10538670@N00/sets/787325/ or www.flickr.com/see.wolf.

Marti Lawrence Wolf

2011-08-12T08:38:00.000-07:00

Lauren & Riley — 462 Main St.

"Glassworks, An Installation"

I am an installation artist, painter, and sculptor. My work places the viewer in the position of seeing and feeling what I discover to be essential, whether visual or emotional. This photographic installation captures the isolated, austere image of a woman’s petticoat — an old-fashioned under garment–stuffed and shaped with tumbleweed. A single lamp illuminates the barbed interior of the body, exposed and hanging — a metaphor for the acknowledged but uncorrected, unspoken violence against women.

Mari Lawrence Wolf

2011-08-12T08:30:00.001-07:00

Studio 457 — 457 Main St.

"My Truth is in There: An Installation,
Part I All Directions Lead"

I am an installation artist, painter, and sculptor. My work places the viewer in the position of seeing and feeling what I discover to be essential: objects and observations caught in time. Often austere and contemplative, mixed media works are made from found objects, antique wood and organic materials such as grasses, reeds, and bamboo. Sheer fabric and other surfaces are often illustrated, and paintings are large to communicate vast space.

“Bringing the endless skies of the American Midwest to the East, Ms. Lawrence presents a flow of air and space across the walls...Channeling British and American landscape painters of the 19th century, she depicts the same awe of sublime nature as represented by these historic artists...however, modernizes their sensibility.”
-- R. Aranda-Alvarado, Curator Jersey City Museum

To see more of my work and credentials, please visit my website www.martilawrence.net

Sarah Womer

2011-08-12T08:25:00.000-07:00

331 Main St.

This lighted sculptural piece is made from discarded and broken electronics found locally. I took out the contents of the televisions, spray painted them white, and lit them from the inside. Lighting consists of efficient LED bulbs, which are consume low energy but have high output. The purpose is to take a moment to examine what these electronics that we use daily are made of, and to consider where they end up when we don’t want them anymore.

This installation is by Zero to Go, a Beacon-based group that works to make taking care of our environment convenient, continuously accessible and enjoyable. Past events include the 7/25 Electronics Recycling Day at City Hall. Learn more at www.zerotogo.org.

Lily Zand

2011-08-12T08:20:00.000-07:00

School of Jellyfish — 183 Main St.

"Visit Often"
A video installation by Lily Zand at School of Jellyfish c2011

www.schoolofjellyfish.com

Windows on Main Street 2011 Participants!

2011-07-26T13:40:00.000-07:00

The final list of 2011 participants!

BLANK	Mixture	137 Main Street
Christopher Albert	Beacon Pilates & Artisan Wine Shop	180 & 181 Main Street
Jojo Ans	Watkins Press	473 Main Street
Michael Bowman	Max’s on Main	246 Main Street
Goats N Glory (Allison Braun)	Play	167 Main Street
Sean Breault	Echo Boutique	470 Main Street
Sasha Bush	Howland Public Library	313 Main Street
Chelsea Carlton	Seed to Fruit	528 Main Street
Dick Crenson	Ellis and Associates	436 Main Street
Marcy B. Freedman	The Beacon Building	427 Main Street
Nicole Ganas		151 Main Street
Peter Giampaoli	The Beacon Bagel	466 Main Street
Carla Goldberg	Chill Wine Bar	173 Main Street
Theresa & Liam Goodman	Tas Kafe	504 Main Street
Larry Guzman	Too the Nines	506 Main Street
Beth Haber	Beacon Institute for Rivers & Estuaries	199 Main Street
Habitat for Artists	Beacon Natural Market	348 Main Street
Barbara Hanson	Seed to Fruit	528 Main Street
Meredith Heuer	Jacqueline	478 Main Street
Cristin Hughes	Mountain Tops Outfitters	144 Main Street
Lynn Isaacson & Shannon Kahan	Cup & Saucer Tea Room	165 Main Street
Eileen MacAvery Kane	Sacred Space	464 Main Street
James Kelly	The Daniel Aubry Gallery	426 Main Street
Stephen C. Knowles	Nichols Hardware	396 Main Street
Myra Kooy	RiverWinds Gallery	172 Main Street
Jessica Licciardello	Poppy's Burgers & Fries	184 Main Street
Cayla Lockwood	Paper Presence	133 Main Street
Janna Luttrell	Manor House Realty	480 Main Street
Teresa Marra	Bank Square Coffee House	129 Main Street
Cynthia McCusker	Global Home	155 Main Street
Franc Palaia	QBS Company	436 Main Street
Kristie Nicole Phillipson	Moxie Salon	544 Main Street
Dan Rigney	Hudson Beach Glass	162 Main Street
Michelle Rivas	Beacon Laundry World	252 Main Street
Amy Rowan	Beahive	291 Main Street
Dakin Roy	Beacon Cycles	176 Main Street
Caroline Ruttle	Blackbird Attic	442 Main Street
Chris Sanders	Zora Dora Paletaria	201 Main Street
Sheryl A. Scott	Crumb	157 Main Street
Melissa Tatge	Melissa Tatge Creative	380 Main Street, Second Floor
Will Teran	The Coffee Shoppe	453 Main Street
Catherine Welshman	Hudson Fisheries Trust	197 Main Street
James Westwater	School of Jellyfish	183 Main Street
Amy C. Wilson	Dream in Plastic	177 Main Street
Carl Wolf	Homespun Foods	232 Main Street
Marti Lawrence Wolf	Studio 457 & Lauren and Riley	457 & 462 Main Street
Sarah Womer		331 Main Street
Lily Zand	School of Jellyfish	183 Main Street

Windows on Main Street 2011 Map

2011-07-22T08:12:00.000-07:00

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Sponsor Windows on Main Street!

2011-05-23T09:00:00.000-07:00

We are currently seeking sponsors for Windows on Main Street 2011. Windows on Main Street feature two receptions and a self-published book that documents the project. Your sponsorship of the project will go toward funding printing costs of the book, promotional materials, signage, and the two receptions. As a sponsor of Windows on Main Street, your logo or name will be listed on the following promotional materials:

Press releases to New York City and local news, publications, websites, and art organizations
Promotional postcard mailed locally and to New York City contacts of local art organizations
Posters and flyers distributed locally (Beacon, Cold Spring, Garrison Newburgh, Poughkeepsie, etc.)
Brochure and map, which will be available to visitors along Main Street for the duration of the event.
Windows on Main Street ‘window’ which will be on display throughout the event.
This blog, listed as a sponsor in the sidebar panel, and including a hyperlink to your website.
Commemorative book of photographs documenting the project.

Please consider providing the following sponsorship to Windows on Main Street 2011:

$750 Sponsorship

Your name or logo will receive premium placement in all our promotional materials, the Windows on Main Street 2010 book, and any press releases.

$500 Sponsorship

Your name or logo will have prominent placement in all our promotional materials, the Windows on Main Street 2010 book, and any press releases.

$100 Sponsorship

Your name or logo will be listed in all our promotional materials, the Windows on Main Street 2011 book, and any press releases.

To be listed in our print materials, please commit to sponsorship and send your logo by June 30, 2011.

Interested sponsors can email Melissa Tatge at melissa@tatge.biz, call her at (917) 407-9244 or download our sponsorship form.

Sponsors will make this tax-deductible contribution to our fiscal sponsor, “BACA — Beacon Arts Community Association.”
www.beaconarts.org

Call for Artists: Windows on Main Street 2011

2011-04-04T13:14:00.000-07:00

Windows on Main Street is a unique and exciting project entering it’s seventh year in Beacon, NY. Participants create site-specific works of art as a means to engage the community, residences, and businesses through a month-long exhibition displayed in store windows located along our mile-long Main Street.

This year’s Windows on Main Street opens August 13th and runs through September 10th, 2011.

This collaborative and multidisciplinary project is intended to stimulate interaction between artists, residents, and commercial vendors to explore how art can provide cultural and social understanding, be a catalyst for economic improvement in communities, and strengthen the relationship between residents and artists.

The opening of this event will be part of Beacon’s August 2010 Second Saturday celebration, a monthly celebration of the arts in which galleries and shops are open from noon until 9:00PM for openings, performances and other events. Beacon’s Second Saturday is a project of the Beacon Arts Community Association (BACA). For more information about Second Saturday events in August, please visit: www.beaconarts.org.

Each artist’s work and their artists statement will be included in a catalog that will be sold as a fundraiser for the event at the Closing Reception.

CALL FOR ARTISTS:
If you are interested in participating in this year’s event, please submit the following information, or fill out the Artist Submission Form. There is no application fee.

Your name, email address, and phone number
Your desired storefront (please select backup options as well)
A description of your proposed work (this may be brief, but is required)
An artist's statement, which will accompany your installation and be published in the catalogue
A link to an online portfolio or website

Please note: Artists are responsible for artwork installation, deinstallation, and any clean up required. All artwork must be family friendly and artists must get final approval for any installations from their assigned store owner.

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION IS JUNE 30, 2011.
Window installation is coordinated with the store owner, and typically occurs the week of August 8–13.

Please feel free to pass this along to others who may be interested!

Send submissions and inquiries to: Hannah Anderson, andersonh225@gmail.com

Windows on Main Street 2010 Catalog

2010-08-31T08:46:00.000-07:00

On this sixth anniversary of Windows on Main Street, we're happy to offer the complete catalog of the installations down Main Street. The book includes artist summaries and photography of the 24 installations.

The printed book will be available at our Closing Reception on September 11, 2010 from 4-6pm at Zuzu's Coffeeshop, 453 Main Street, Beacon NY. Contact melissatatge@gmail.com to pre-order. Pre-orders are discounted to $34.99.

Click here to download a PDF preview of the book »

Credits:

Foreword by Christopher Albert

A Brief History by Karlos Carcamo

Introduction by Katy Peace

Photography by Larry Guzman, Sarah Horan, Linda Hubbard, Michelle Rivas, Steve Rossi, Dakin Roy, Melissa Tatge

Art Direction by Melissa Tatge

2010 Windows Participants & Map

2010-08-11T16:00:00.000-07:00

Michael Bowman, Max's on Main, 246 Main Street
Kit Burke-Smith, Salon Arje, 532 Main Street
Monica Church, Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union, 342 Main St
Simon Draper/Habitat for Artists, Antalek & Moore Insurance Agency, 340 Main St
Carol Flaitz, Chill Wine Bar, 173 Main Street
Katie Ford, Paper Presence, 133 Main Street
Beth Haber, Artisan Wine Shop, 180 Main Street
Katherine Hamilton, Beacon Theater, 445 Main Street
Erica Hauser, Dickinson's Antiques, 440 Main Street
Sarah Horan, Cup & Saucer Tea Room, 165 Main Street
Peter Iannarelli, Moxie Salon, 544 Main Street
Myra Kooy, RiverWinds Gallery, 172 Main Street
Tanya Kukucka, Fire Lotus, 474 Main Street
The Ladies Auxiliary, Blackbird Attic, 442 Main Street
Janine Lambers, Seed to Fruit, 528 Main Street
Beth Lewis-Jackson, Beacon Natural Market, 348 Main Street
Teresa Marra, Too the Nines, 506 Main Street
Kristie Phillipson, Bank Square Coffee House, 129 Main Street
Dan Rigney, Hudson Beach Glass, 162 Main Street
Steve Rossi, Be Mine Again Consignments, 457 Main Street
Dakin Roy, Relic Antiques, 174 Main Street
Keely Sheehan, Echo Boutique, 470 Main Street
Emily Sylvester, Poppy's Burgers and Fries, 184 Main Street
Dan Wolf, Zuzu's Leaf and Bean, 453 Main Street

Janine Lambers — 528 Main St. | Seed to Fruit

The objective of my art is to express the duality and simultaneously the completeness of the world we live in. Nature in its infinite beauty, ever changing cycles and enduring equanimity is my greatest inspiration.

In my art I apply the ancient process of silver leafing and its traditional embellishing techniques. Contrast is achieved by manipulating the silver through various processes including burnished and matte variations of the leaf, sgraffitos and oxidations.

I am very grateful to all the masters I have had the fortune to work with and who have graciously shared their knowledge with me.

Born in Germany, Janine Lambers was educated under the auspices of Germany’s guild system by way of a traditional three-year apprenticeship program. She apprenticed in Hamburg and graduated to become a professional gilder and restorer.

Restoration and reproduction of gilded frames and furniture has been her professional career for well over 15 years, during which time she developed a deep understanding and reverence for the gilding craft and its use as an art form.

In 1997, she arrived in the United States and currently resides in Beacon, New York.

www.janinelambers.com

Beth Lewis-Jackson

2010-08-11T06:00:00.000-07:00

Beth Lewis-Jackson — 348 Main St. | Beacon Natural Market

Beth Lewis-Jackson received her BFA from SUNY Purchase and and MSEd from Parsons School of Design an Bank Street. She is a resident of Beacon. Beth’s paintings reflect the world as she lives it.

Teresa Marra

2010-08-11T05:30:00.000-07:00

Photograph by Michelle Rivas

Teresa Marra — 506 Main St. | Too the Nines

Exploring the art of mixed media Teresa Marra’s body of work dives into the fantastical. Her whimsical technique and choices of subject matter creates fantasies of noise that seem muted and loud all at the same time.

Teresa shows varied subjects ranging from the abstract to stitched silhouettes to words stenciled and thrown on canvas. Her most recent series has been portraits of octopuses, exploring personalities through shapes, patterns, and colors.

Teresa Marra is a young and vibrant artist who has shown wortk throughout the Hudson Valley. Formerly a resident of Beacon, NY, she has recently relocated to Montclair, NJ.

www.teresamarra.blogspot.com

Kristie Phillipson

2010-08-11T05:00:00.000-07:00

Photograph by Michelle Rivas

Kristie Phillipson — 129 Main St. | Bank Square Coffee House

I have a great appreciation for interesting imagery; something that makes you stop, get absorbed, get lost, and wonder. The visual interpretation of experience and life is limitless, the only bounds on expression are the ones that exist within us — breaking through those barriers is exciting and promotes inner growth and understanding. I use art as my platform for personal expression of this development and ever evolving perspective.

Our interpersonal relationships, the people, places, and experiences throughout our lives that stick somewhere in our subconscious — these entities deserve a voice. I find it irresistible the process we undergo when we view art. The taking in of an image, the progression your brain undergoes trying to settle in on the emotion invoked by that image, and then discovering of the reasons behind said emotion. It is an exhilarating look into our own psyches. Art not only helps to widen our perspective outward, but focuses it inward making us more self aware. One of the goals I try and achieve in my body of work is the promotion of self awareness by addressing our roles and interactions with the world at large and those closes to us within it.

All of my original works feel personal because they are; every piece is an expression of my personal experiences and my view of the world. The beautiful thing in this type of vulnerability in your work is the documentation not only of the progression of your craft but your life. As I evolve, as my view of the humanity evolves, so does the work.

Dan Rigney

2010-08-11T04:30:00.000-07:00

Dan Rigney — 162 Main Street | Hudson Beach Glass

for light
for memory
for quiet
for prayer

for the mountain
for the valley
for the river
for the land

for all of them
for all of you
for the world

for Beacon

Bio: Dan Rigney is a Beacon resident, a homeowner, a parent, and a husband. He likes it here, and hopes you do too.

Steve Rossi

2010-08-11T04:00:00.000-07:00

Photograph by Michelle Rivas

Steve Rossi — 457 Main St. | Be Mine Again Consignments

Airmax Among Others

I am interested in related and often times conflicting relationships between labor and leisure, functionality and ornamentation. In this project, a singular identity, as it is expressed through the objects we buy and cloths we wear, is brought into question through the combination of cowboy spurs coupled with casual sneakers and formal footwear.

www.steverossisculpture.com

Dakin Roy

2010-08-11T03:30:00.000-07:00

Photograph by Dakin Roy

Dakin Roy — 174 Main St. | Relic Antiques

It is my belief that the river holds a quiet and beautiful power that often goes unnoticed. Late at night, when the distractions of the day come to an end, the mystery and rhythms that the river holds are revealed for those who take the time to look, listen, and feel. An amazing Jackson Pollock is created and destroyed on its surface every few seconds. You must examine, dissect, and enjoy its presence in an instant, before it is gone…

Keely Sheehan

2010-08-11T03:00:00.000-07:00

Photograph by Larry Guzman

Keely Sheehan — 470 Main St. | Echo Boutique

a still moment
looking through the glass, she stopped.
reflection or memory?
the glass half full, she poured another
mirroring the future of fulfillment.

This poem inspired my installation. I am attracted to the moments, the experiences, the rituals in life.

There is comfort in the stillness of a simple moment and it is there we have the experience which helps us to return and create the ritual. Remain open. Continue.

Emily Sylvester

2010-08-11T02:30:00.000-07:00

Photograph by Larry Guzman

Emily Sylvester — 184 Main St. | Poppy’s Burgers & Fries

Emily Sylvester is a recent graduate of the Package Design BFA program at FIT in Manhattan. She breaks up the monotony of work and the tedious nature of design by painting simple imagery, real and unreal, that bring to mind the nicest little things, like a cat in a basket, a nice head of hair, or a monster waving hello. Her past attempts to be tortured and dark in her art have led to something remarkably warm and fuzzy. She is always really excited to get off the train in the place she now resides, Beacon NY.

emilysylvesterdesign.tumblr.com

Dan Wolf

2010-08-11T02:00:00.000-07:00

Photograph by Melissa Tatge

Dan Wolf — 453 Main St. | Zuzu’s Leaf & Bean

These photos were not taken by me. These photos were (or still are) the profile photo someone used on the Facebook website. With their permission, I downloaded their photo, and manipulated the image. The transformed image was emailed back to the original owner for their approval and then posted in an album on Facebook.

I began manipulating photos back when darkrooms were more common. Using images from the internet allowed me to move into the digital world. Since many of my original (darkroom) manipulations were of people’s faces, I felt using “Facebook” would be an appropriate place for me to find new material to work with.

To me, the art of photography is in the print, not in the exposure. I manipulate the image by scratching, painting, crumpling, burning and boiling the actual film. When I look at a photograph, I want to see something that can not be seen or something that was not there when the shutter was pressed.

In most of my photos, I am working on the negative. What is yellow on the negative is blue on the print. What is black is white and white is black. As I scratch away the negative, it allows more light to come through. The more light that comes through the darker the print becomes. Everything I do becomes the opposite. By destroying an image I am actually creating it. My photos are made, not taken.

www.bigscarypictures.com

Call for Artists: 2010 Windows on Main Street

2010-04-27T09:29:00.000-07:00

Windows on Main Street is a unique and exciting project entering it’s sixth year in Beacon, NY. Participants create site-specific works of art as a means to engage the community, residences, and businesses through a month-long exhibition displayed in store windows located along our mile-long Main Street.

This year’s Windows on Main Street opens August 14th and will run through September 11th 2010.

This collaborative and multidisciplinary project is intended to stimulate interaction between artists, residents, and commercial vendors to explore how art can provide cultural and social understanding, be a catalyst for economic improvement in communities, and strengthen the relationship between residents and artists.

The opening of this event will be part of Beacon’s August 2010 Second Saturday celebration, a monthly celebration of the arts in which galleries and shops are open from noon until 9:00PM for openings, performances and other events. Beacon’s Second Saturday is a project of the Beacon Arts Community Association (BACA). For more information about Second Saturday events in August, please visit: www.beaconarts.org.

CALL FOR ARTISTS:

Artists are responsible for installing, uninstalling, and any clean up required. All artwork must be family friendly, and artists must get final approval for any installations from their assigned store owner.
There is no application fee, but if you are interested please send me the following:
A description of what you would like to create (it can be as brief or as involved as you think is necessary, but I must receive some sort of proposal), and the storefront you would like to install it in (please also select backup options).
An artist's statement that will accompany your installation.
A link to an online portfolio or website to give me a sense of the kind of work you create.
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION IS JULY 1, 2010.

Thank you so much, and please feel free to forward this along to anyone else you think might be interested.

Inquiries: katymatic@gmail.com

Click here for the map of Windows on Main Street 2009

Interview with Elia Gurna

2009-09-08T12:53:00.000-07:00

An conversation with Windows 2009 artist Elia Gurna. Elia installed "Ma Ma Mt. Beacon" at 502 Main Street.

Interview by Madeline Hoyt
Filmed & edited by Conrad Tatge

Interview with Jason Hahne

2009-09-08T12:50:00.000-07:00

A visit with Windows 2009 artist Jason Hahne on August 8, 2009. Jason installed "haben einige veranderungen" at 504 Main Street.

Interview by Madeline Hoyt
Filmed & edited by Conrad Tatge

Excerpts from "Public Art, the Economy and Our Community" Panel Discussion

2009-09-08T12:48:00.000-07:00

Featuring: facilitator Ty Marshal; Christopher Albert, Artist; Garin Baker, Orange County Arts Council; Steven Evans, Assistant Director of Dia Foundation at Dia:Beacon; Cabot Parsons, Chairperson of Beacon Arts & Cultural Development Committee; Sara Pasti, Director of Samuel Dorsky Museum & Beacon Councilwoman; Dan Weise, Open Space Gallery, Beacon

Filmed & edited by Conrad Tatge

Interview with Cabot Parsons

2009-09-08T12:42:00.000-07:00

A conversation about public art with Cabot Parsons prior to the Public Art Panel Discussion on August 8, 2009. Cabot is the Chairperson of Beacon Arts & Cultural Development Committee and an artist.

Interview by Madeline Hoyt
Filmed & edited by Conrad Tatge

Elizabeth Castagna

2009-08-14T11:32:00.000-07:00

Elizabeth Castagna - 500 Main Street

“What do you want?”

The question “What do you want?” hung across 4 windows in large bold text of the storefront at 500 Main Street. What would contemplation of this question give rise to inside of us? What is it like for a community to see this question on a daily basis for one month? Do we change once we become clear about what we want? Where does the answer to this question live in our body?

I chose 500 Main Street storefront because of the mailbox slot. A mailbox slot in the door of a vacant store with the question “What do you want?” evokes a feeling that maybe you can get what you want by writing it down on a piece of paper and putting it into the slot. What does it feel like for you to express what you want?

Melissa Toth & Joe Pimentel

2009-08-14T11:28:00.000-07:00

Melissa Toth & Joe Pimentel - Fire Lotus, 474 Main Street

I have been exploring the use of text and multimedia to create works of art that visually convey the emotions associated with self-actualization within the physical world, as well as, greater awareness and sensitivity to the spiritual realms of higher consciousness. I draw exclusively on my own original writings and it is through my process of creating poems (reading, re-reading, and editing) that I find inspiration for what later becomes visual works of art, made with a variety of materials and a strong sense of spontaneity. By extending into the realm of making artwork, I hope to better connect to the human condition and more effectively provoke emotional and energetic responses to the concepts and themes presented in my poetry.

For the Windows on Main Street :: Beacon NY project I worked with Joe Pimentel to create an installation in the Fire Lotus/Mills Antiques storefront on the east end of town. Our goal with this work was to create a composition that would be visually appealing and compliment the atmosphere of the stores without overwhelming the products or nature of the respective businesses. As a result, we decided to use foam board and colored cellophane (red, orange, and yellow) due to the lightweight and semi-transparent quality of the materials. We chose to use a large lotus flower as our main image and incorporated circular, orb-like shapes rising up and flowing through the length of the storefront windows like a wave of smoke or visible energy. The finished composition has a magical quality that captures the sunlight and reflects the respective hues on the interior of the space, while still allowing more than adequate visibility of some of the products that each store has to offer. Overall, it was a very interesting process that resulted in a successful interaction of artists and store owners to create a fun and beautiful art installation.
--Melissa Toth

I persistently challenge myself to see how far my imagination can soar on earth and through space by contemplating ideas about time, moments, and overall experiences. I find myself overwhelmed by the limitless possibilities that can be explored and realized as our souls gradually evolve towards a higher level of potential. As this evolution plays out inside of our minds, we continue to create and interact with the constructed, visible world around us. I draw on these visual references, as well as symbols, icons, and metaphors to inform my paintings from a philosophical and analytical point of view.

The process of creating my work leads me to question ideas about societal laziness, when clearly there is an ever-changing-machinemind of information present in all of us that can be tapped into at any given time to promote greater understanding and awareness of the world. When I look at all of the animate and inanimate objects in my surroundings, I continually see opportunities to create unique objects. By using watercolor and colored pencils on paper, I attempt to morph these unique objects into a flowing, cohesive visual aesthetic that creates a semi-abstract, organic representation of the familiar in an unrecognizable way.

For the Windows on Main Street :: Beacon NY project I worked with Melissa Toth to create an installation in the Fire Lotus/Mills Antiques storefront on the east end of town. Our goal with this work was to create a composition that would be visually appealing and compliment the atmosphere of the stores without overwhelming the products or nature of the respective businesses. As a result, we decided to use foam board and colored cellophane (red, orange, and yellow) due to the lightweight and semi-transparent quality of the materials. We chose to use a large lotus flower as our main image and incorporated circular, orb-like shapes rising up and flowing through the length of the storefront windows like a wave of smoke or visible energy. The finished composition has a magical quality that captures the sunlight and reflects the respective hues on the interior of the space, while still allowing more than adequate visibility of some of the products that each store has to offer. Overall, it was a very interesting process that resulted in a successful interaction of artists and storeowners to create a fun and beautiful art installation.
--Joe Pimentel

Beacon Community Center Teens

2009-08-14T11:27:00.000-07:00

Beacon Community Center Teens - Kennedy Fried Chicken, 392 Main Street

Dana Devine O’Malley

2009-08-14T11:22:00.000-07:00

Dana Devine O’Malley - Zora Dora, 201 Main Street

“A Day of the Dead in Beacon”

Chef Steve was inspired by Mexican street food when he developed his Popsicles. Simple but complex are the flavors. I wanted to take from that and mix it into Beacon life. Each diorama reps a different thing about Beacon life IE DIA, biking, arts, hiking, the river, etc.

The piece is made with as much recycled, Eco friendly material I could use. I have a Fine Arts/Photography background and it was the first time using these materials.

danadevineomalley.com

Vickie Raabin

2009-08-14T11:19:00.000-07:00

Vickie Raabin - Mixture, 209 Main Street

Teresa Marra

2009-08-14T11:16:00.000-07:00

Teresa Marra - Chill Wine Bar, 173 Main Street

Using elements of collage, painting, sculpture and writings, Teresa Marra’s body of work tugs at the heartstrings through representations of inter-human relationships, satire, and raw honesty.

She frequently utilizes existing materials enriched with words, paint strokes or thread stitching to portray short narratives that tend towards the open ended and opaque. Her canvases marry emotions and beauty, fashion and youth, birth and death, resulting in an intimate yet dirty realism.

This window is her first attack at installation art. Using the same mediums she brings her canvas work to a more three dimensional atmosphere. Integrating objects that would normally be tossed away she has created a metaphor for heartbreak and love.

www.teresamarra.blogspot.com • teresa.marra33@gmail.com

Edward Vermehren & Beth Lewis-Jackson

2009-08-14T11:12:00.000-07:00

Edward Vermehren & Beth Lewis-Jackson - Hudson Beacon Glass, 162 Main Street

Hudson Beach Glass was chosen for its large bright open windows and for the creative process of glass making. The ground they chose was Shoji Paper which is a translucent fiber sheet typically used to make traditional Japanese Shoji screens and doors. The mediums used were inks, translucent paints and pastels. All of the windows on the second and third floors display one window sized figure. The sizes of figures range from 3’x6’ to 3’x9’. With the common goals of using creative spirits, inventiveness, and thinking on a larger scale, these artists set forward. What they came out with was a project which expresses the human figure and the human mind while not limiting themselves to a single window and using the building as a whole.

This project was created through the collaboration of artists Beth Lewis-Jackson and Edward Vermehren. Large scale painting was a new and exiting challenge for both artists. These artists are members of the Beacon Figure Drawing Session that meets at Floor One in Beacon NY. The subjects they presented were inspired by the drawings and sketches from the drawing sessions.

Ed Vermehren is a self-trained lifelong artist with experience in many types of media ranging from paints to photography. Most of his work in recent years has been with paint and ink. Ed has been a Beacon resident for over 5 years and a lifelong Dutchess County resident. It is truly a gift that Ed possesses.

Beth Lewis-Jackson received a BFA from SUNY Purchase and an MsED from Bank Street/Parsons School of Design. She is a new resident of Beacon, Beth’s paintings reflect the world as she lives it.

Eileen McTiernan

2009-08-14T11:03:00.000-07:00

Eileen McTiernan - Mt. Beacon Fine Art, 155 Main Street

Steve Rossi

2009-08-14T10:16:00.000-07:00

Steve Rossi - Artisan Wine Shop, 180 Main Street

Being interested in Beacon’s manufacturing past, and specifically in its contribution to Hudson Valley brick production, the project that I will be pursuing for this years Windows on Main Street Project involves creating a link between brick production in Beacon and the iconic New York City architectural landmarks of Rockefeller Center and the Empire State Building — two buildings historically documented to have used bricks from Dennings Point Brick Works in operation from 1881–1939.

It is my hope to draw attention to the under recognized and largely unseen labor contributed by numerous Beacon residents to the production of masonry materials used in these landmark buildings. To meet these ends, my installation involves mounting a number of postcards of each of the landmark buildings listed above in the storefront windows of Artisan Wine. On the backside of the postcards will be printed cropped close-up portraits appropriated from historical photos gathered from the archives of the Beacon Historical Society of the workers from Dennings Point Brick Works.

A mirror will be mounted from the interior ceiling and suspended approximately twelve inches away from the window, providing a reflective surface visible from the exterior of the storefront. This reflection will facilitate a multilayered perception of the landmark postcards, the portraits printed on their reverse side, along with the viewers own reflection — providing an immediate visceral connection to the experience of the project, as well as establishing sitespecific relationships between Beacon’s manufacturing history and the landmark architecture of New York City.

Peter Iannarelli & Keisha Luce

2009-08-14T10:12:00.000-07:00

Peter Iannarelli & Keisha Luce - Moxie Salon & Beauty Hub, 544 Main Street

Title: The letters and numbers of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s speech, "I Have a Dream," presented four ways in the colors of the four-color-process printing model.

Will Walker & Jesse Lebwhol-Steiner

2009-08-14T10:10:00.000-07:00

Will Walker & Jesse Lebwhol-Steiner - M&T Bank, 200 Main Street

Will Walker creates installations, objects, drawings and paintings that exist somewhere between the banalities of overlooked, ordinary objects and materials, and the buoyant promises of science fiction. For the installation at M&T Bank on Main Street, Walker covered the windows of the offices at the bank with green tissue, altering the character of the light drifting through the space. While mirroring the traditional colors of the bank’s logo, the green glow suffusing the offices suggests the possibility of a relocation of the architecture, as if the light seeping in was filtered by a canopy or forest, or as though through grass. Also on display in the west window of the bank is an installation created in collaboration with Jesse Lebwohl-Steiner.

The relationship between people and their environments is my primary interest. Specifically, the effect they have on each other and where the border between them lies. This boundary is much like the line between ocean and shore. A line is perceptible, yet changing and determined by the individual will of two interdependent elements reacting to each other. The line between people and their environments is similarly in constant flux. How much are we a product of our environments? To what extent are our environments an extension of who we are?

For Windows on Main Street 2009, I have adopted unwanted house plants. Each plant’s history will be documented to this point in brief textual statement. The project will culminate in homes being found for each plant.

Catherine Welshman

2009-08-14T10:08:00.000-07:00

Catherine Welshman - Jacqueline's, 478 Main Street

Elia Gurna

2009-08-14T10:03:00.000-07:00

Elia Gurna - 502 Main Street