Garrison Art Center Hosts CURRENT: A Sculpture Tour

Garrison, NY: Building on the successful premiere launch of their outdoor summer exhibition last year, Garrison Art Center will host their second expanded annual summer sculpture exhibition, CURRENT: A Sculpture Tour, on view June 1st through August 11th. The exhibition, which last year was set at four landmark Garrison sites, will include a fifth site and exhibit artwork from regional artists as well as artists of national and international notoriety selected by a jury of three distinguished art authorities. The Garrison exhibition offers visitors access to five breathtaking vista sites including: the riverfront grounds of Boscobel; the woodland paths of the historic former home of designer Russel Wright at Manitoga; the meadows of the Desmond-Fish Library; the riverbanks of Garrison's Landing, home to Garrison Art Center; and the riverfront park and pier in Cold Spring. All exhibits are free and open to the public. A trolley is available to accommodate visitors from the Metro North parking lot to Boscobel and down Main Street in Cold Spring. For information call 845-424-3960, e-mail gac@highlands.com or log onto www.garrisonartcenter.org.

In addition the exhibit, to benefit the Garrison Art Center's Gillette Scholarship Fund, GAC will host a Meet the Artists preview Tour and Party May 31st 2:00 at 6:00PM. The price to attend the party is $50.00 per person. For reservations to attend CURRENT: A Sculpture Tour Preview and Party, please contact www.garrisonartcenter.org. 100% of proceeds from the Preview Party event and from the sale of artwork endow GAC's scholarship fund. Call 845.424.3960 for additional information, hours and parking. Co-chairs for CURRENT 2008 are Maryann Syrek and Carinda Swann.

Tour maps will be available at all sites throughout the exhibition. House tours at Boscobel (845.265.3638) and Manitoga (845.424.3812) are not a part of the tour, but can be arranged by contacting those organizations directly.

The jury for CURRENT 2008 includes: Merrill Falkenberg, curator of The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum in Ridgefield, CT; artist Edward Smith, a Guggenheim Fellow in sculpture and drawing and a distinguished professor of art; and Grace Knowlton, an artist of international renown primarily known for her sculpture but equally accomplished as a two-dimensional artist.

According to Libby Turnock, Executive Director of GAC, In keeping with GAC's continuing goal of fostering the arts and of community outreach, the purpose of this exhibition is to host a community-wide collaboration that brings artists’ works of national and international notoriety to our own doorstep and to raise monies for GAC’s Gillette Scholarship Fund.

Preview Party May 31st 2:00 at 6:00pm

To raise monies for the Gillette Scholarship Fund, GAC will again host a The Preview and Party on Saturday, May 31, 2008. After a self-guided tour of the sites and artwork, guests will join the artists at Garrison's Landing on the banks of the Hudson River for a festive afternoon and evening of lively music and casual dining. 100% of the proceeds from the Preview and Party event and from the sale of artwork will endow the scholarship fund.

The Gillette Scholarship Fund

The Gillette Scholarship Fund is available to deserving artists of any age for classes and workshops, including the Summer Arts on the Hudson for children age 6 through 13 and the Summer Art Institute, an immersion program for high school students. Selection of recipients is need based. GAC is proud to be able to offer this opportunity to art students and emerging and established artists. To inquire about scholarships please contact Garrison Art Center 845.424.3960.

Garrison Art Center is a not for profit cultural and educational center which has been celebrating art for 41 years. GAC opens the door to artistic inquiry and expression and fosters an appreciation of the arts in the community. GAC receives public funds from New York State Council on the Arts. Garrison Art Center is located at 23 Garrison’s Landing, Garrison NY 10524. For information call 845-424-3960, e-mail gac@highlands.com or log onto http://www.garrisonartcenter.org

Garrison Art Center Hosts CURRENT: A Sculpture Tour - 2nd Annual Outdoor Juried Exhibition at Five Garrison Landmark Locations, June 1st at August 10th Free and Open to the Public. To benefit the GAC Gillette Scholarship Fund. May 31st 2:00 at 6:00pm Meet the Artists Preview Tour and Party