Wassaic Festival Tomorrow!

Nestled in the Oblong valley between the Connecticut state line and the NY Hudson River, the Wassaic Festival is happening tomorrow! It is a broad event created by a core group of artists. The work on display and presented in performances is playful, risky and witty. Building off a residency program, the Wassaic Project is a ten-year running institution with an investigative mission to explore new ways of seeing and thinking and to foster artists in their research. They have had year after year of maintaining freshness and quality.

Set in a casual country landscape, the Festival has food trucks, music, multi-experiential opportunities, lots of people, paintings, sculptures, and a gala atmosphere. It is free, fun and full of local color. The historical hamlet with the old Mill and Luther Barn are old-world early Americana. There is familiarity and comfort as the train rolls through town every hour. Dispelling the snobbery of much of the art world, firemen and country locals rub elbows with Yale grads, young poets and musicians. It is a seedbed for incredibly poignant contemporary statements. Don’t miss the artist talks scheduled every hour!

In the bucolic setting, experience the possibilities of performance, complete with literature in art, films, art in the stalls- not in pristine white galleries- and music that goes into the night. The place is bubbling with possibilities.  There is a generous and infectious attitude and the festival will be followed in the next few weeks with artist-taught youth camps, and more opportunities to share in the creative process. For more information visit www.wassaicproject.org

 Expect thousands. All are welcome. Art is fun and thought-provoking. It is free and family friendly, with kids art making opportunities.