MAXWELL FINE ARTS, after a nine month “sabbatical” will reopen on September 11, 2009 with its contribution to Peekskill’s Quadricentennial Celebration of the 400th Anniversary of Henry Hudson’s discovery of our glorious Hudson River. This contribution is entitled the WaterProject@MFA, which will be occurring at several sites throughout the City of Peekskill, and includes the following:

Skunk, Digital Signage Site-Specific Installation Curt Belse and Lise Prown

In and through the City of Peekskill:

September 11, 2009 through November, 2009:

Lisa Prown and Curt Belshe’s site-specific CRITTERS signage project opens throughout the City of Peekskill, up from the Hudson River, through MAXWELL FINE ARTS and onto the Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art (HVCCA).

“CRITTERS” signage project by Lise Prown and Curt Belshe, both noted for their individual and collaborative Public Art Projects in the Metro area. This site-specific installation follows the path of Peekskill’s McGregory Brook, and is entitled CRITTERS. It will be compromised of street signs showing digital critters, familiar urban wildlife, in shades of Delft Blue, displayed in the style of video game characters, both informing and surprising spectators, commuters and casual pedestrians as they wander through the streets of Peekskill.

MAXWELL FINE ARTS is an art gallery located in a renovated Victorian carriage house, c.1860, and an attached sculpture garden in the artist district of Peekskill, New York. This exhibition space presents unique and original works of contemporary art by emerging and established artists. All exhibitions are curated by Bill Maxwell, Dana DeVito and invited guest curators.

MAXWELL FINE ARTS is open Saturdays and Sundays from 12 noon to 5 pm, and by appointment. Its location is conveniently accessible by auto and public transportation at the junction of Routes 6, 35 and 202.

For further information contact: Bill Maxwell or Dana DeVito, Co-Directors of MFA, 914-737-8622, info@maxwellfinearts.com.