Windows on Main: 2015! #WOMS2015 Has Blog-Bombed A Little Beacon Blog (Sponsor)
It is time! Windows On Main is popping up in storefronts all over Beacon, and when they aren't yarn-bombing lamp posts, they have blog-bombed A Little Beacon Blog, where we are serving as an Official Media Sponsor! Expect to see plenty of art here at the blog and in our Instagram and Twitter feeds.
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| Diana Currie's yarn-bombing in-progress |
For the past eleven summers, Windows on Main Street invites local artists to create art installations designed around the locations they occupy. This yearly exhibition stimulates interaction between artists, businesses, and the community, and can certainly be credited towards helping shape Beacon, the way that many public art events have built up Beacon that are connected to the fiscal sponsor, BeaconArts.
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| Diane Landro's artwork in-progress |
THEME
This year, for #WOMS2015's 11th annual exhibition, the contributing artists will be creating their window displays based around the theme of Industrial/Metal. Maps are available throughout the city, and art is on display from the far East end of Main Street to the far West end of Main Street from August 8 - September 12.
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| Ryan Samuelson work in progress |
PARTY!
Windows on Main 2015 kicks off on August's Second Saturday with a party from 7pm-9pm at Quinn's located at 330 Main Street. A "Small Works Show," an exhibition by the artists of WOMS2015, will be on display at BAU: Beacon Artist Union, 506 Main St. from August 8 – September 12 with a formal reception held on Saturday August 15 from 6pm-8pm. A Closing Party for Windows On Main at large will be held on Saturday, September 12, 7pm-9pm at Dogwood, 47 East Main St.
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| WOMS 2015 Coasters- Spot them at all the local watering holes |
ARTISTS
Beacon Free Media :: Dream in Plastic
Ed Benavente :: The Carriage Works Building
Erica Blair :: Fabhaus
Jennifer Sarah Blakeslee :: Beacon Bread Company
Riana Casas :: Max's On Main
Diana Currie :: Dogwood
Diana Currie :: The Dummy Light
Jared Deal :: Blackbird Attic
Lena DeLeo :: Mountain Tops
Daisy Farrell :: Gilded Twig
Marcy B. Freedman :: Lauren & Riley
Joseph Gasparino :: Drink More Good
Theresa Gooby :: Barb's Butchery
Ethan Harrison & Chris Janks :: Peoples Bicycle
Erica Hauser :: Utensil
Laurie Hogan :: Bank Square Coffeehouse
Micheal Kriegh :: Quinn's
Diane Landro :: Tito Santana Taqueria
Stephen Lewis & Yali Lewis :: Beacon Instituye For Rivers & Estuaries
Kristen Macauley :: After Eden Gallery
Teresa Marra :: American Gypsy Vintage
Vickie Raabin :: Miss Vickie's Music
Brianna Rascoe :: Nella Bellas Boutique
Marlene Ratliff :: Sacred Journey
Ryan Samuelson :: Terra Luminarium Gallery
Chris Sanders :: The Beacon Bagel
Teresa Schmittroth :: Artisan Wine Shop
Amanda Spinosa & Cory Spraker :: Audioccult
Kat Stoutenborough :: RiverWinds Gallery
Team WOMS :: The Hop
Coulter D. Young III :: LocoMotive CrossFit
Coulter D. Young IV :: Raddish
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| Keely Sheehan display from WOMSX |
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| Teresa Marra display from WOMSX |
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| Tess Elliot in front of her winning display at Peoples Bicycle last year. |
SPONSORS
We are happy to have WOMS2015 blog-bombing A Little Beacon Blog as their media sponsor!
See behind-the-scenes photos of a yarn-bombing in the works, and other artwork in progress on the WOMS2015 instagram account. The big reveal takes place during August's Second Saturday and will run through September 12th.
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| Team WOMS: Teresa Marra & Diana Currie |
BEACONARTS
BeaconArts, formed in 2002, is a nonprofit membership organization whose mission is to foster and encourage the advancement of the City of Beacon as an arts and cultural center. Members include artists, galleries, specialty shops, restaurants, services, and supporters of the arts. Projects and events include Beacon Second Saturday, Art Along the Hudson, Beacon Open Studios, Windows on Main Street, Beacon Riverfest, Beacon Independent Film Festival, and Beacon 3D. The BeaconArts website and free, weekly email newsletter promote these events and those from members. BeaconArts distributes a quarterly Beacon Guide that shows all member galleries, shops, restaurants and more. The Guide is free and available at Dia:Beacon, the Beacon Visitor’s Center, locations along Beacon’s Main Street, and throughout the Hudson Valley.