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The Conversation Sculpture by Musa Hixson
June 2, 2021
Pelham Art Center is pleased to announce the opening of a new public art installation located in Wolfs Lane Park. “The Conversation Sculpture” by Brooklyn artist Musa Hixson is a 9ft x 6ft x 6ft steel sculpture with three seats enclosed in its frame that mimics a blooming flower. The artist shares on his installation: […]
Read MoreReclaimed by Niki Lederer
July 11, 2019
Pelham Art Center presents a public exhibition of sculpture by Niki Lederer in Wolfs Lane Park and at the Pelham Art Center. Niki Lederer reclaims discarded objects to create her sculpture. Dissected and reassembled plastic bottles lend a playful juxtaposition of organic and flat that emerges through the artist’s spontaneous, intuitive process. The artist draws […]
Read MoreYarn Bombing Wolfs Lane Park by Melissa Maddonni Haims
June 19, 2019
Pelham Art Center presents the work of Melissa Maddonni Haims for a site-specific installation of soft sculpture embracing nature in Wolfs Lane Park. Melissa Maddonni Haims is a sculptor based in Philadelphia who creates knit graffiti, soft sculpture, and large-scale installations using knitted and crocheted yarns. The majority of her work is produced using recycled, […]
Read MoreTouchstones by Beatrice Wolert
November 20, 2018
A touchstone is a reference point from which other things can be evaluated. The work was inspired by the way people interact with their community and public park space. The work is meant to highlight how Wolfs Lane Park is a touchstone for the community. Wolert is creating two large-scale “Touchstones” that are intended for […]
Read MoreHuman Nature by Anki King
November 20, 2018
Human Nature is created from natural materials (branches and vines), woven together in a human form. As humans we are dependent on nature and there is a tension effected as we are, at the same time, capable of destroying it and thereby ourselves. If we are able to see ourselves as part of nature instead […]
Read MoreWiechquaes Keck by Anthony Heinz May
November 20, 2018
Massive trees on the edge of rural Oregon valleys and farmlands where Anthony Heinz May grew up root his earliest memories. Much of his time was spent in contemplation of the natural world encompassing him. Still fascinated by nature and its complexity, Heinz May combines his earliest visions and how humans relate to nature with […]
Read MoreModernDance by Elizabeth Knowles and Bill Thielen
August 27, 2018
Natural patterns inspire the work of Elizabeth Knowles and William Thielen. Separately they have created individual bodies of work over the last 25 years. During this time they were engaging in a dynamic, verbal dialogue on aesthetics and philosophy. Resulting from this long-term discourse is the recent collaboration the site-specific outdoor installation ModernDance. ModernDance celebrates […]
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