Enchanted Ecologies// Upstate Art Weekend

PATHWAYS. OPEN TRAILS ENCHANTED ECOLOGIES an Upstate Art Weekend program Free for all to explore. Some activities are donation-based or available to book. Enchanted Ecologies is an exhibition featuring a wide range of visual and aural artists from or inspired by the Hudson Valley. Every piece is created with Nature as the artist’s collaborator, not simply the inspiration. The Enchanted Ecologies Exhibition aims to ignite wonderment at Mother Nature – whether the melody of songbirds or the miracle and marvel of local plants and the natural world. WEEKEND ACTIVITIES Friday, July 19: Enchanted Ecologies Exhibit opens at noon Saturday, July 20: Enchanted Ecology Flash Tattoos by Sad Tatter (Hudson) 12 pm to 7 pm doing nature theme flash tattoos for $50 Saturday, July 20 BYO INDIGO: Community Indigo Dye Baths with Maggie Pate at 2 pm Saturday, July 20 at 4 pm: Guided Tour of Exhibit Sunday, July 21 BYO INDIGO: Community Indigo Dye Baths with Maggie Pate at 2 pm Sunday, July 21 at 4 pm: Guided Tour of Exhibit FEATURED ARTISTS Julia Whitney Barnes – Cyanotype Artist & Painter (Poughkeepsie) showing Plant Utopia Series Deville Cohen – Sculptor & Multi-media Artist (Brooklyn /Chatham) – Kinetic Independent Solar System sculpture Neil Enggist – Sculptor & Poet (Red Hook) Elisa Lendevy – Multimedia Sculptor (Poughkeepsie) – Found Nature Inclusion Installation Nate Mars – Sound Designer/Composer (Rhinebeck) – showcasing sonic interactive installation Shanekia McIntosh – Paper/Installation Artist & Poet (Hudson) – showing installation poetry piece Maggie Pate – Botanical Print & Fiber Artist (Chatham) – Portals Series & Canopy installation Aaron Poritz – Wood & Clay Sculptor (Brooklyn) Nandi Rose – Recording Artist Half Waif (Chatham) – showcasing soundscape