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General News: Invitation to Arts to Find Inspiration
December 21, 2008
From the Palisades Interstate Parks Commission
The Palisades Interstate Parks Commission and Trailside Museums announces the pilot year of their new program: Artists in the Parks.
The goal of Artists in the Parks is to support local artists' access to sources of inspiration, and to encourage artistic exploration of New York State Parks in the Palisades Region.
We are currently looking for Hudson Valley and NYC artists who would like to become members of Artists in the Parks. Artists of all mediums are encouraged to join.
Artists who join during this pilot year will have the unique opportunity to help shape the program's structure and offer input into the creation of the Artists in the Parks website.
Artists in the Parks receive benefits such as seasonal roadside parking access in Bear Mountain and Harriman Parks, exposure for their art through the program website, and possible opportunities to display and sell their work in Park venues. In exchange for these annual privileges, artists offer the PIPC fair use of at least two hi-resolution images of their work for promotional and educational materials per year.
The founding members are looking for enthusiastic artists to expand membership in Artists in the Parks. The overwhelming excitement that stemmed from the previous Art on the Trail event influenced these founding members to embark on a new artistic society. What the founding members are saying about Artists in the Parks: quotes....
What members are saying:
"As an artist whose love for nature has led her to focus on creating oil paintings of the landscape, I am thrilled to be participating in the Artists in the Parks program. It will give me the opportunity to paint the many beautiful locations in the park that would otherwise be difficult or impossible to reach. It will open up new possibilities for sharing and selling my work, and it will enable me to tangibly support the preservation of the wonderful land that makes up the Park system."
-Phyllis Tarlow
"[A program like this] was something we dreamed about. Thanks to Artists in the Parks, we will now have the freedom to document on canvas a place that has been near and dear to us for over 30 years. As artists, having a purpose to painting is a wonderful feeling."
-Lita and Bruce Thorne
"Living in the Hudson Valley all my life has given me a deep appreciation and the utmost respect of the natural beauty that surrounds us. So many of us spend our time running around, doing this and that, and never take the time to stop and see the glitter of sunlight casting its glow through the forest. As a painter, my mission is to capture fragments of these subtle moments, to preserve and share, for future generations to come. Being a member of Artists in the Parks will help me accomplish this."
-Marylyn Vanderpool
For more information, contact Erica Nagel at [email protected] or (845) 786-2701 ext. 265
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