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| ABOUT THE PEEKSKILL PROJECT • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 |
The Peekskill Project was launched in 2004 with the goal of bringing contemporary art out of the museum and into the community. Work by over 100 artists was sited in storefronts, parks, and in vacant lofts and lots around the city. Peekskill residents were involved through hosting artworks in their storefronts, participating in interactive art projects, attending public education programs, and engaging in conversations with artists and trained docents. Local press wrote extensively about the project, creating a community dialogue about art, culture and history in Peekskill. In 2004 approximately 3,500 people attended the Peekskill Project, which took place over a single weekend.
Among the works on display for the 2004 Peekskill Project were Steed Taylor's "Road Tattoos," created directly on the city's streets, Carla Rae Johnson's "Pugsley Park, Main Street," which featured red-painted tree trunks that drew attention to the evil's of war, and Monika Weiss's interactive performance "Drawing the City." Projects were sited in storefronts, parks, and in vacant lofts and lots around the city. Trained docents worked alongside artists to engage the public in conversations about the artwork and about Peekskill. Following the exhibition, artist Thom Pernice published a DVD documentary that includes text, images and video footage by varied artists. He received an Aegis award for his documentation of the 2004 Peekskill Project.
The 2005 Peekskill Project enabled more lead time for artists to plan their projects and also added a proposal stage including a curatorial selection panel process. Roughly 50 of the accepted artworks by over 80 artists were made specifically in response to Peekskill’s colorful historical past, diverse community and unique landscape. In 2004 artwork was on view for a weekend. In 2005 artwork was on display for 4 weekends.
The 2006 Peekskill Project featured art located in three distinct areas of Peekskill, including (1) the waterfront, (2) Peekskill’s historic commercial district, and (3) Main Street - a mixed-use arterial roadway that connects the waterfront, the historic district and HVCCA.