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| The Wolf Cry Singers |
October 05, 2006
When Susan Konvit dreams, she often finds the inspiration for her art projects. A Cornwall resident and founder of the Arts Alliance of the Lower Hudson Valley, Konvit woke up a year ago dreaming about water and now you can see the results -- the Art About Water series at Black Rock Forest.
Konvit took her idea to Simon Gruber, the coordinator of the Moodna Watershed Coalition, and the two talked about using art to draw attention to local waters -- from the Atlantic Ocean up through the Hudson River to the Moodna Watershed.
"The coalition is a vehicle for education and awareness, so this is a way to reach people, to let them see what we are talking about," Gruber says.
Konvit and Gruber talked with the environmental artist Jean Linville, whose installations are now on view throughout Black Rock Forest. Gruber explained how the ridge at Storm King School was the boundary of the Moodna watershed and Linville came up with the idea of putting dowsing rods along the boundary line. Linville will be working with students during the week of October 8 to create an installation that will be open to the public the next week.
In addition to the Moodna Watershed Coalition, Konvit also worked with the Black Rock Forest Consortium to create art that would bring people into the forest and raise funds for its educational programs. A silent auction of Hudson Valley landscape art will be held at the Black Forest Lodge this Saturday and artists are invited to donate their work. The Wolf Cry Singers will also perform along the edge of the reservoir that day. A juried exhibit of Art About Water will be held at Storm King School later this month.
While admiring the interplay of art and nature, people will also have a chance to learn about the world around us, with speakers from the Palisades Interstate Park Commission and environmental groups. One scientist will lead a bio-diversity hike in the Schunnemunk area and others will speak at the Wolf Cry singers performance.
"This has been the collaborative effort I have ever seen," says Konvit. "It is much better than what I saw when I woke up from that dream."
The series ends with a reception and concert by musician Paul Winter.
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