2016 Art Ramble

2016 Art Ramble
Concord’s Hapgood Wright Town Forest
June 2, 2016 - September 5, 2016

First Thursday Opening Reception:
June 2, 2016 from 6-8pm
Concord's Hapgood Wright Town Forest

Welcome to the 2016 Art Ramble  -- an outdoor art installation in the Hapgood Wright Town Forest. This collaborative project with the Concord Department of Natural Resources celebrates all the arts. Sculpture, poetry, dance, and dramatic readings encourage the intersection of art, nature, and community in a historic natural setting.  

The arts offer a doorway for exploring our relationship with nature and place.  An exhibit map will guide you through the exhibit at your own pace. And our calendar of special events and activities offers numerous opportunities to engage with the artists and with nature along the trails. 

We invite you to visit often, reflect, and play.  Share your experiences via writing and drawing in the journals provided along the trail.  Or make your own art using natural materials in the forest.  

Meet Our Curator, Ursula Ziegler

“It’s been a rumble-tumble-fantastic-interesting road, and it has already exposed us to so many interesting-important dialogues, thoughts, and ideas. Beyond the visible part of art works in a public space, there is an equally important but less visible part, which are the conversations, networks, and structures that are created within our local community and beyond. We hope that these behind the scenes processes will become a strong and positive ground for future art rambles.”

2016 Art Ramble Interactive Map (click numbers on map for artist bios)

Art Ramble Map
Exhibiting Artists:
Paul Angiolillo (3)
Pete Cormier (9)
Liz Sibley Fletcher (14 & 15)
Chris Frost (12)
Beka Goedde (18)
Ellen Gorman and Amanda Mastroianni (10)
Gisela Griffith (13)
Lisa Link (1)
Madeleine Lord (4 & 5) 
Tammy Rose (8)
Kitt Shaffer (17)
Margot Stage (11 & 16)
Andrea Thompson (6) 
William Turville (2)
Sophie Wadsworth (7) Ceremony; My Hero; Point-Up; and SmokeTower of AnimalsBlack Lives MatteredSymbiosisSymbiosisSymbiosisBrister Freeman Comes HomeSecrets of Nature Birch Bark IconsAmanitusDamsels and DragonsOUTSIDE INThree Sisters DancingTranscendental Ghosts of Fairyland PondUntitledThe Wise SilenceGraciousApplauseWord ProcessorsIndoors/outdoorsWord WrapWord WrapWord WrapWord WrapWord Wrap

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibiting Artist Bios


Our calendar of events includes:

JUNE EVENTS:

Thursday, June 2, 2016
First Thursday Exhibit Opening 
@6-7:30pm
Refreshments served

Preview of Performance Art Pieces:  Poetry by Sophie Wadsworth, Dance by Ellen Gorman and Amanda Mastroianni, and Theater by Tammy Rose
@6:30pm
Event location: Walk to the north end of Fairyland Pond, next to Hapgood Wright Monument.
Maps and Community Art activity available all evening
Parking on Walden Street and at Concord Carlisle High School Parking Lot (across from Trailhead Parking area) 

Saturday, June 4, 2016
Guided Walk with curator Ursula Ziegler
@11am-12pm
Guided Walk location: Meet at Hapgood Wright Forest trailhead kiosk, in the Walden Street parking lot.

Dance performance by Ellen Gorman and Amanda Mastroianni, music: Pete Cormier
@12:30 -1pm
Dance performance location: Meet at the north end of Fairyland Pond, next to Hapgood Wright Monument.


JULY EVENTS:

Tuesday, July 12, 2016
Celebrate Thoreau’s Birthday
@6-7pm
Event location: Meet at the north end of Fairyland Pond, next to Hapgood Wright Monument.
Fairyland Pond, Celebrate Thoreau’s Birthday with a "Picnic in the Woods," (bring a birthday picnic!) and let yourself be surprised by Tammy Rose’s ‘Theatrical Appearances.’

Saturday, July 16, 2016
"Transcendental Ghosts of Fairyland Pond" by Tammy Rose
@11-11:30am
Event location: Meet at the north end of Fairyland Pond, next to Hapgood Wright Monument.
Performance Rain date: July 23, 2pm

Sunday July 17, 2016
"Transcendental Ghosts of Fairyland Pond" by Tammy Rose
@2-2:30pm
Event location: Meet at the north end of Fairyland Pond, next to Hapgood Wright Monument.
Performance Rain date: July 23, 2pm

Tuesday, July 19, 2016
Guided Full Moon Walk around Fairyland Pond
@9pm
Walk location: Meet at Hapgood Wright Forest trailhead kiosk, in the Walden Street parking lot.
Bring a flashlight and bug spray!


AUGUST EVENTS: 

Sunday, August 7, 2016
Poetry Reading "under the generous trees " with poet Sophie Wadsworth
@3-4pm
Event location: Meet at Hapgood Wright Forest trailhead kiosk, in the Walden Street parking lot
A simple refreshment will be provided.


SEPTEMBER EVENTS:

Monday, September 5, 2016
Closing Walk
@11am
On Labor Day, join the artists, curator Ursula Ziegler and Arts & Environment Program Director Nancy Lippe for a “closing walk”.
Guided Walk location: Meet at Hapgood Wright Forest trailhead kiosk, in the Walden Street parking lot.

 


The 2016 Art Ramble is sponsored in part by