"Contact:1609" Exhibition
Staten Island Museum
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Timed to complement the international celebrations of the quadricentennial of Henry Hudson's year of entry to New York Harbor (September 11, 1609) CONTACT:1609 will present the work of seven contemporary artists as they interpret this early encounter between the Native American peoples and the Europeans. Starting with that fateful encounter the clock started ticking for the Lenape culture, and began an era known by archeologists as the “Contact Period.”
Participating artists include: Bedel Tiscareno (Painter/Sculptor), Gabri Christa (Film Director, Dancer and Choreographer), Nadema Agard (Director of Red Earth Studio Consulting/Productions), Linda Blanchette (Pyrographic Artisan, Ebon Arts), Kristi Pfister (Painter, Muralist and Mosaic Artist), Yvonne Simons (Painter, Executive Director at The Anne Frank Center, USA) and Courtney M. Leonard (Artist/Potter).
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Schedule
from June 18, 2009 to January 10, 2010
Opening Reception on 2009-06-18 from 18:00 to 20:00