A grassroots public art festival that brings artists and neighbors together to put art on the front lawns, porches, windows, and rooftops in Newburgh, NY
Un festival de arte público de base que reúne a artistas y vecinos para poner arte en los jardines, porches, ventanas y tejados de Newburgh, NY
9.30–11.15, 2023
Serena Domingues, Interruption, 2021. 5" portable TV, steel, moss.
Terrain Biennial Newburgh
Terrain Biennial Newburgh is an exhibition of installations by artists and hosted by Newburgh residents and businesses on front yards, porches, windows, and building facades throughout the city, free to all who pass by. Artists and hosts work together to display artworks in everyday spaces where it is most visible and least expected. The 2023 exhibition opens during Newburgh OPEN Studios, September 30 + October 1, and runs to November 15.
The Newburgh exhibition is part of Terrain Biennial, an international grassroots festival by Terrain Exhibitions in Chicago, Illinois. This is the third time Newburgh has participated in the biennial. See examples of works shown in 2019 ad 2021 on this page; all of 2021 is archived in the menu.
Vernon Byron, Vanishing Points, 2019, white camouflage netting. 13 Park Avenue. Photo courtesy of artist.
Ashley Lyon, Boob Bench, 2021 Stoneware, Terra Sigillata
To celebrate its 10th year, the Terrain Biennial theme is 🍄Mycelium Connection🍄 to honor and expand its mission of making unexpected, vital human and environmental connections. Mycelium is a thriving underground network of fungal threads, essential for many ecosystems. While its geographical reach is immense, mycelium is invisible to many. Likewise, Terrain Biennial is connected through neighborhoods around the globe and cultivates solidarity across differences. Both art and mycelium spring up in unexpected spaces and deserve to be shared with all.
Matthew Lusk, Hanging Garden, 2019, used tires, paint, hardware. 9 Lutheran St.
Tal Gluck, fall in the family tree, 2021, made out of things that used to be trees, and things that were never trees, and things that could, one day, be trees again. 10 Henry Ave.
Liz Nielsen, Orbiting Garden, 2021, Analog Chromogenic Photogram, on Fujiclear, Unique. 18 Lander Street.
2023 Participants
ARTISTS
Amy Bandolik + Tom Bregman
Sonya Blesofsky
Khalidah Carrington
Ella Desmond
Serena Domingues
Romina Gonzales
Philippe Halaburda
Erica Hauser
James Jackson
Niki Lederer
Matthew Lusk
Ian McMahon
Lori Merhige
Liz Nielsen
Lisa Pellegrino
Qasi Pink + Bamburgler
Jennifer Rawlison + Marta Vazquez
Neen Rivera + Sam Goldberg
Annie Scott Halaburda
Chad Stayrook
Sheldon Stowe
HOSTS
ADS Warehouse
Rebecca + Joshua Brown
Thomas Burr Dodd
Gabrielle Burton-Hill
Calvary Presbyterian Church
Carson Carter
Julián de Mayo
John Delk
Jedd Flanscha + Kai Wright
Hendley + Co.
Naomi Hersson-Ringskog + Sam Ottenhoff
James Holland + Kelly Schroer
Damien Hughes + James Moed
Jacqui + David Kiss
Michelle Lane
Assaf Leib
Tamara Naparstek
John Newsome
Christina Olsson
Safe Harbors of the Hudson
St. George’s Episcopal Church
Jessica Wickham
Gena Wirth
Wire Works
Timeline
September 30
Exhibition Opens during
Newburgh OPEN Studios
October 14, 7–9PM
Celebration + Fundraiser
ADS Warehouse, 105 Ann St
October 21, 1–2:30PM
Seedball Workshop with Annie Scott Halaburda + Jeana Fletcher
20-24 Chambers St (outside lot)
November 15
Exhibition Closes
People
Terrain Biennial Newburgh is produced and coordinated by a growing number of volunteer residents and community partners. If you’d like to get involved, drop Naomi Miller a line at: terrainbiennialnewburgh@gmail.com.
Naomi Miller produces the exhibition.
Hannah Walsh des Cognets consults in general and designed the exhibition map.
Stefanie Singer is coordinating educational events.
John Newsome advises on fundraising.
Vernon Byron and Erica Hauser consulted during the Open Call process.
Habitat for Humanity is a Community Partner.
Fundraising Committee:
Rebecca Brown
Ella Desmond + Matthew Lusk
Bridget Hayes
Jennifer Gardner
James Moed + Damien Hughes
Gita Nandan + Jens Veneman
John Newsome
Janet Rossbach + Spider Graham
Land Acknowledgement
Terrain Biennial Newburgh recognizes that the land currently called Newburgh once belonged to the Lenape peoples. We encourage visitors to learn more about the Lenape peoples’ efforts toward their visibility and consciousness raising. We have donated to The Lenape Center and the Delaware Tribe of Indians, and suggest participants and visitors consider doing the same.
Alison McNulty, Ghost Column 6, 2019, dry-stacked historic Hudson Valley Lahey bricks and unprocessed Cormo sheep wool sourced from a historic regional fiber farm. 297 Grand Street.
Supporters
This project is made possible with funds from the Statewide Community Regrants Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and administered by Arts Mid-Hudson.
Funding for this project has been provided by the Awesome Newburgh Foundation.
Erica Hauser, Colorgarden, 2019, scrap wood and paint. Newburgh Urban Farm and Food Initiative. 207 Carpenter Street. This artwork continues to be installed and has since expanded.
Have an idea, question, or comment? Contact us at: terrainbiennialnewburgh@gmail.com
Detail view: Theresa Gooby, Every Building on Broadway, Newburgh (north side), 2019, archival inkjet prints. Safe Harbors of the Hudson + Gritworks, 109–115 Broadway.