AVIARY
POOL
TERRACE
In 1999 I curated an art-in-nature exhibition at Escondido Phoenix Ranch
Retreat in Escondido Canyon, Malibu. It was developed as a 10-day
residency with ten artists creating site works along a mile trail. The
works were reviewed in Sculpture magazine by Collette Chattopadhyay and over a three-day Memorial weekend some 300+ people came to view the installations.
While at Paramount Ranch 3 art fair this past
January I was thinking it would be fun to do another site project in the
Santa Monica Mountains. The next thing you know, I was invited
to curate at Peter Strauss Ranch in Agoura Hills by the National Park Service! Of course, I
wish the budget were bigger and I could invite more artists to
participate, but I think we have a sweet show, pulled together very
quickly over the last two months.
The works will remain up through the summer
and we will do a closing performance on September 10th. With additional
funding we can add a few more installations in June and August, fingers
crossed.
Artists include: Ben Allanoff, Faith Purvey, Karen Reitzel, and Minoosh Zomorodinia.
Opening reception/talk with artists on June 5th, Sunday at 2pm
Patricia Watts, curator/ecoartspace
Facebook invitation HERE
