Pelham Art Center Presents HABITAT FOR ARTISTS

Pelham Art Center is pleased to announce
the continuation of our Public Art in the Courtyard program with HABITAT for ARTISTS, on view September
3 – October 6, 2013. HABITAT for ARTISTS is an artist-run group that explores
the nature of creativity, the role of the artist in our communities and how to
create dialog with a new audience.

What sparks these explorations is a small 6 x 6’, temporary, recycled
and reusable studio that HFA installs in varied locations, from city streets to
farms and parks. This fall, thanks to a grant from the Junior League of Pelham,
Pelham Art Center is partnering with HFA to install a temporary studio in its
Courtyard, which will showcase artists from the Westchester/Hudson Valley area,
New York City and as far south as Charleston, SC.  Passersby can stop and watch, ask questions,
and in many cases actually participate in the artistic creation.

As a dynamic venue for artists as well, the studio will cause
artists to creatively react to the changing environment, engage with the public
and pose questions relevant to sustainable practice.  Each artist involved in this project will
adapt the studio to suit his/her own needs, playing off the work of previous
artists or creating his/her own environment. As much as possible, the materials
used in the creation of the structure will consist of reclaimed and re-used
components. For more information visit https://www.pelhamartcenter.org and http://habitatforartists.org/

Pelham Art Center is located in downtown Pelham on Fifth Avenue,
Pelham’s busy commercial thoroughfare. 
The courtyard is open to the sidewalk and street, and therefore visible
to hundreds of passersby and cars every day. 
Pelham Art Center also attracts thousands of people of all ages to its
events, fundraisers, classes and performances.

Participating Artists:

Jarod Charzewski- Charleston, SC;  Margaret Coleman- Brooklyn, NY;  Gail Heidel- Brooklyn, NY; Rachel Klinghoffer-
Brooklyn, NY;  Stacy Miller - New
Rochelle ; Colette Murphy- Brooklyn, NY; Victoria Rolett- New Rochelle, NY;  Anna Marie Shogren- Brooklyn, NY;  Scott Seaboldt- New Rochelle;  Chris Smith- Bronx, NY;  Andrea Stanislav- New York City/Minneapolis,
MN

HFA Collective Group- Hudson
Valley:  Michael Asbill, Ina Braun, Lisa
Breznak, Thomas DangVu, Simon Draper, Faheem Haider, Michelle Hersh, Marnie  Hillsley, Jessica
Poser, Beth E Wilson