THE WASSAIC PROJECT SUMMER FESTIVAL

2010: August 13 - 15

The Wassaic Project Summer Festival is a FREE, annual, multi-disciplinary festival held in Wassaic, NY. Housed in the unique buildings and property of The Wassaic Project, the festival escapes the white walls of traditional art spaces and focuses on site-sensitive installations and performances.

The festival creates a weekend-long opportunity for artists and performers of all mediums to come together, exchange ideas, learn new things, and engage in a thriving community.

Participants are encouraged to come for the day or stay the weekend camping onsite. Programming is cutting-edge yet family friendly. The beautiful Hamlet of Wassaic is remarkably accessible from NYC and a short walk from the Wassaic MetroNorth train station.

Funding for the festival comes from micro-spending, art sales, sponsorship, and small donations.


THE WASSAIC PROJECT SUMMER RESIDENCY

Applications for 2011 will be available in December 2010.

The Wassaic Project Residency Program focuses on supporting and building community for emerging and professional contemporary artists. Housed in a historic re-purposed livestock auction barn, the artist-in-residence program offers eight artists the opportunity to live and work in the heart of a rural community and offers three local artists studio space. The Wassaic Project seeks a group of artist working in a diverse range of media, who want to produce, explore, challenge, and expand on their current art making practices, while participating in a grass roots, community-based arts organization. In the final month of the residency, artists will either complete an installation or contribute work to be included in The Wassaic Project Summer Festival 2010.