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Fine Arts
FACE
TO FACE: OPEN STUDIOS 2003
PEEKSKILL ARTIST DISTRICT
SATURDAY & SUNDAY JUNE 7 & 89,12 - 4 PM
Peekskill, NY: The Peekskill Arts Council announces its 8th Annual Open Studios: Face
to Face 2003 which will take place on Saturday & Sunday, June 7 & 8, 12 noon - 4 p.m. in the
downtown each day. Visitors can meet 50 working artists in their downtown studios, view
exhibitions in 8 galleries and a special multimedia exhibit of 25 additional Peekskill area artists
at the Westchester Arts Workshop, all completely free of charge.
For the first time the Open Studios event will also include the work of local writers. The project entitled Get the Word Out will feature poetry in storefronts throughout the downtown.
There will be two guided studio tours each day at 12 noon and 2 p.m., meeting at the Gazebo (comer of Park & North Division Streets). Brochures and information for independent walking tours will also be available at the Gazebo.
Peekskill Arts Council will provide a free shuttle service from the train station and parking will be free in city lots all day both days.
Over the past 10 years Peekskill has become a vibrant artistic community and is now home to over 100 professional artists living and working in town. Larry D'Amico, Peekskill Arts Council President said, "Peekskill is now recognized as a center for working artists who exhibit nationally and internationally. The Open Studios weekend is a truly unique opportunity for the public to meet artists in their workplaces."
For further information call: Larry D'Amico, at (914) 734-1292
Open Studios 2003 is made possible in part by the Peekskill Business Improvement District and by the Arts Alive program of the Westchester Arts Council, with fimding from the Decentralization Program of the New York State Council on the Arts.
PEEKSKILL ARTIST DISTRICT
SATURDAY & SUNDAY JUNE 7 & 89,12 - 4 PM
Peekskill, NY: The Peekskill Arts Council announces its 8th Annual Open Studios: Face
to Face 2003 which will take place on Saturday & Sunday, June 7 & 8, 12 noon - 4 p.m. in the
downtown each day. Visitors can meet 50 working artists in their downtown studios, view
exhibitions in 8 galleries and a special multimedia exhibit of 25 additional Peekskill area artists
at the Westchester Arts Workshop, all completely free of charge.
For the first time the Open Studios event will also include the work of local writers. The project entitled Get the Word Out will feature poetry in storefronts throughout the downtown.
There will be two guided studio tours each day at 12 noon and 2 p.m., meeting at the Gazebo (comer of Park & North Division Streets). Brochures and information for independent walking tours will also be available at the Gazebo.
Peekskill Arts Council will provide a free shuttle service from the train station and parking will be free in city lots all day both days.
Over the past 10 years Peekskill has become a vibrant artistic community and is now home to over 100 professional artists living and working in town. Larry D'Amico, Peekskill Arts Council President said, "Peekskill is now recognized as a center for working artists who exhibit nationally and internationally. The Open Studios weekend is a truly unique opportunity for the public to meet artists in their workplaces."
For further information call: Larry D'Amico, at (914) 734-1292
Open Studios 2003 is made possible in part by the Peekskill Business Improvement District and by the Arts Alive program of the Westchester Arts Council, with fimding from the Decentralization Program of the New York State Council on the Arts.