An now for something a little different. Come on out to Staten Island on Saturday for Art by the Ferry.
Marian Fontana’s mom is organizing an ambitious two-weekend festival, called Art by the Ferry–three days of free exhibitions and performances, including art, music, dance, spoken word, and performance in the historic St. George and Stapleton neighborhoods of Staten Island–just a 27-minute ferry ride from downtown Manhattan!
I will bringing a little bit of Brooklyn to the St. George Library at 3:45. Apparently, it’s a great library and it’s right near the ferry.
At The Staten Island Creative Community, the Council on the Arts and Humanities for Staten Island (COAHSI), and ArtLab are joining together with local businesses to celebrate arts and culture in Staten Island with the Art by the Ferry Festival on Saturday, June 14; Sunday, June 15; and Saturday, June 21.
The Art by the Ferry Festival will take place over the course of two weekends and will feature art works and events in spaces provided by the St. George Theatre, the St. George Library, and two local real estate companies—Gateway Arms Realty Corp. and Casandra Properties. Venues are both indoor and outdoor, and everything is completely free!
Here’s a list of the locations that are hosting events on Saturday:
The Fishs Eddy building on 139 Bay Street will house the exhibition “Larger than Life.”
120 Stuyvesant Place will feature 18 group exhibitions including: “Battlespace;” “Bunkin, Tango, Arcia, Grabel;” “The Collagraph Circle;” “Alan, Joanne, Barbara, and Janine;” “Wagner Sculpture Group;” “Creative Photographers’ Guild;” “Unique Art;” “DMBZ Group;” “Bogaert Group;” “ArtLab;” “Staten Island Camera Club;” “ArtLab Printmakers;” “Photographers Group;” “Wagner People;” “McCormack Family;” “Snug Harbor Studio Artists,” “Unaffiliated Group;” and “Independent Artists.”
Arts and crafts will be on display along Bay Street by the ferry.
Taste of Art venues, in restaurants throughout St. George, will feature art, music, and performance!
Beso
Cargo Cafe
Enoteca Maria
Everything Goes Book Cafe and Neighborhood Stage
Healthy Grill
Karl’s Klipper
Ruddy and Dean’s
Tuttoriso
SHOW Gallery at 156 Stuyvesant Place with its inaugural exhibition featuring paintings by Lazarus Nazario and sculptures by Cynthia von Buhler.
The Studio 150 at 150 Bay Street will offer blown glass and glass art
Affordable Local Art with ceramic works by Victoria Larrea-Bellinger; wooden sculptures by Steve Jones and Albin Lohr-Jones; paintings by Andre Wible, Taylor Moore, and Reto de Oaxaca; artwork T-shirts by Robert Civello; clothing designs by Ezair Beausoleil, all priced at $5-$50, at Everything Goes Book Cafe, 208 Bay Street
Gallery 6 featuring the exhibiton “Skin” at 30 Beach Street (in Stapleton)