I’m setting sail to the The Bumpkin Island Art Encampment next week,July 28-Aug 1 and you are invited to travel to Bumpkin Island on July 30 and 31 to view the art work that more than twenty artists, ( including those of the Axiom Center for New and Experimental Media) make while we are in residence on this tiny island off the coast of Hull Massachusetts. Would love to see you there!
The Berwick is taking over Bumpkin Island for the fifth year. Join the artist collectives Axiom Group, Traubensaft, Pop-Up, Memory Vessel and Packrat as they take residence in Boston Harbor to create:
- Massive string funnels that suck up the island’s flora and fauna
- Maps of smells, prickly things, and unfortunate occurrences.
- A humming, bustling city in just 10 square feet
- And much more.
Featured artists include: Meghann Hickson, Heidi Kayser, Georgina Lewis, Nick Marmor, Evan Smith, Liz Washburn, Alexander Reben and Sarah Rushford; Kate Jellinghaus, Sasha Stone, Haley Smith, Autumn Yu, Allison Black, Isabelle Higgins, & Rafaela Lowe; Dirk Adams, Jesse Kaminsky & Helen White; Sarah Baumert, Meg Rotzel, Jennifer Schmidt with Ben Jordan and Peter Schmitt; and Zannah Marsh & Uta Hinrichs
For a description of projects, check out the BRI website:
www.berwickinstitute.org/bri/bumpkinisland
Special event: Bring a picnic lunch on July 31 and join Artist Fellows Hannah Burr and Stephanie Chace as they present the Remembering Picnic, a participatory potluck from 12 – 4pm.
How to get to the island
The Bumpkin Island Art Encampment is FREE, but you have to get there first. The Encampment is open to the public SATURDAY, JULY 30 & SUNDAY, JULY 31. Tickets for special Saturday and Sunday Fan Pier Boston-Bumpkin $18 direct boats will SELL OUT!
Reserve tickets now at: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/187966
For a complete regular ferry schedule, visit the Boston Harbor Islands National Park website:
http://www.bostonislands.com/getting-here
For the most up-to-the-minute news, to post questions about the Encampment, and for an easy link to share with your friends (please spread the word!), RSVP to the event on Facebook:
Bumpkin Island on Facebook
Curators and Partner Organizations
The Bumpkin Island Art Encampment is curated by Megan Dickerson, Carolyn Lewenberg and Jed
Speare. The Art Encampment grew out of the Berwick Research Institute’s Special Projects
Incubator program, and is co-presented by Studio Soto, an artist performance/screening/exhibit space in Fort Point; Mobius; the Boston Harbor Island Alliance, a non-profit in support of the Boston Harbor Islands; and the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation.
SEE YOU ON THE ISLAND!
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