Peekskill Project

Peekskill Project is a public art festival devoted to bringing contemporary art out of the museum and into the community; specifically into spaces not normally used to present art. Using the city as a stage, Peekskill Project 6 will engage the urban environment and its inhabitants, while presenting site-specific art exhibitions, performances and workshops throughout the city. This year Peekskill Project will feature an exciting variety of sculpture, photography, installation, video and performance art by approximately 60 international and local artists. Works will be exhibited in industrial buildings, storefronts, and parks around the city. The artists are using the rich history of Peekskill, the surrounding area, as well as their own varied personal narratives, as a generative tool to create their site-specific works. Many of the projects presented will also directly involve and engage the community in the creative process. The festival will be on view from September 27th - December 31st, 2015. Proposals for Peekskill Project 6 have all been selected and reviewed by a committee. The 8 artists and curators in the committee have been selected based on their international scope and their understanding of the local community and environment. Peekskill Project 6 welcomes the following curators:
Xavier Acarin & Roxana Fabius, Jenni Crain, Alessandro Facente, Geoff Feder, Chelsea Haines, Clara Halpern, James Mulvaney, and Jodi Waynberg. The following artists will be participating in Peekskill Project 6:

Kristin Anderson• Mark Andreas• Victoria Arakcheyeva & Zander Padget• Jan Baracz• Michael Barraco• Andrew Barthelmes• Man Bartlett • Daniel Bejar • Joe Bigley • Liene Bosque • Karolina Bregula • Jenny Brockman • Jo-Ann Brody • Robert Brush • Alessandro Bulgini • Rigney Christopher • Teke Cocina • Lea Donnan • Olafur Eliasson • Lydia Goldbeck • Raphael Griswold • Katya Grokhovsky • Molly Haslund • Pablo Helguera • Elana Herzog • Sarah Hewitt • Howdoyousayyamsinafrican? • Owen Hunter • Rachel Simone James • Carla Rae Johnson • Deborah Kenote • Eleanor King • Saskia Janssen & George Korsmit • Adam Kremer • Dana Levy • Charnan Lewis • Tora Lopez • Andrea Mastrovito • Heather McKenna • Nina Mouritzen • James Mulvaney • Sabrina Occhipinti • Maria Rapicavoli • Elise Rasmussen • Really Large Numbers • Belle Ritter • Stephen Schaum • Dustina Sherbine • Megan Snowe • Kelly Stevens • Phumelele Tshabalala • Chris Victor • Tuo Wang • Julia Weist • Lachell Workman • Jayoung Yoon