The 2009 Art by the ferry festival
The 2009 ART BY THE FERRY Festival highlights the wide variety of excellent visual arts, crafts, spoken word and performing arts on Staten Island in spaces provided by local real estate developers, restaurants, galleries and the Staten Island Museum. And it’s free!
THANKS TO ALL OF YOU WHO CAME TO OUR FUNDRAISERS AND SUPPORTED THE 2009 FESTIVAL!
LOCATION:
St. George, Staten Island, NYC
DATES:
June 6,7 & 13,14, 2009
11am to 6pm
TWO weekends!!!
SPONSOR:
Staten Island Creative Community (SICC)*
FESTIVAL MOTTO:
“The artists are coming! The artists are coming!”
*More information about Staten Island Creative Community is on the News page - livepage.apple.com
FESTIVAL SCHEDULE:
Art ON the Ferry, sponsored by SIcoLab -- on the Staten Island ferries, Saturday June 6, from 11am to 2pm.
(details - http://sicolab.org/event/art-on-the-ferry-day-de-dada-performance-art-parade)
Performance Art Parade -- Saturday June 6, 2pm
(details - livepage.apple.com)
Workshops for Arts Professionals, presented by COAHSI -- Saturday, June 6, 2009; 1pm, Sunday, June 7, 2009; 1pm, Staten Island Museum
(details - http://www.statenislandarts.org/deadlinecalendar.html
Music, Performance -- all day, all four days, multiple venues
(details - livepage.apple.com)
Children’s Workshops - all four days, multiple venues
(details livepage.apple.com)
Art Exhibits -- all day, all four days, multiple venues
(details - livepage.apple.com)
Crafts -- all day, all four days, multiple venues
(details - livepage.apple.com)
Spoken Word -- all four days at the Fish’s Eddy site
(details - livepage.apple.com)
Volunteers Needed!
(details -livepage.apple.com)
FOOD
There are many restaurants in the festival zone. Several will also be showing art and sponsoring music. In addition, snack carts and trucks will also be serving food.
So, stay all day, knowing you can get refreshed.
Don’t forget to get your souvenir Art By the Ferry T-shirt before you leave the festival or you can volunteer and get one as a gift.
