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SUMMARY:This Little Glade: Sharing Plants\, Poetry\, and Rooted Power with BAC Artist-in-Residence Rita Mookerjee - In partnership with Hudson Valley Books for Humanity
DESCRIPTION:This Little Glade: Sharing Plants\, Poetry\, and Rooted Power\nwith BAC Artist-in-Residence Rita Mookerjee\nIn partnership with Hudson Valley Books for Humanity \nLocation: Hudson Valley Books for Humanity (67 Central Ave\, Ossining NY)\nDate & Time: Tuesday\, September 29\, 2026 7-8:15 PM\nAges: 18+\nFREE Community Program. Registration encouraged.\nWalk-ins welcome until we reach capacity.  \nLet us come together and create in the name of green life. Join BAC Artist-in-Residence Rita Mookerjee at Hudson Valley Books for Humanity for This Little Glade: Sharing Plants\, Poetry\, and Rooted Power.  \nIn this intersectional writing event\, we will draw upon the power of rhizomes and root systems to enrich our writing processes with the knowledge and language of plants. Using contemporary feminist poetics\, we will analyze plants as metaphors and as powerful centers of adaptation and renewal.   \nRita will close the session with a reading from her second collection\, Banana Heart. You will leave with new writing\, a cutting/seeds\, and intimate knowledge of plant magic.\n\nBring with you a notebook\, your favorite writing utensil\, and a plant cutting or seeds to exchange.  \nABOUT HUDSON VALLEY BOOKS FOR HUMANITYFor this Community Program\, we are thrilled to be collaborating with our partners and friends at Hudson Valley Books for Humanity\, a welcoming space to build community through books and art. Find Hudson Valley Books for Humanity on social media @hudsonvalleybooksforhumanity\, on their website hvbooksforhumanity.com\, or visit them at 67 Central Avenue\, Ossining\, NY 10562. \nABOUT RITA\nRita Mookerjee is an assistant professor of Interdisciplinary Studies at Worcester State University. She is the winner of the 2024 Steel Toe Books Poetry Award and the author of False Offering (JackLeg Press). In 2020\, she co-founded Honey Literary\, a 501(c)3 arts and literary nonprofit. She is also the vice president of Sundress Publications and a poetry editor at Split Lip Magazine. Find her work in American Poetry Review\, CALYX\, Copper Nickel\, Poet Lore\, and the Offing. \nThis Community Program is a part of BAC’s Annual Fall Multidisciplinary Residency. As part of a residency at BAC\, we ask each artist to build and facilitate a Community Program. Community Programs are a unique opportunity for both artists-in-residence and our local community to gather\, engage\, and be in conversation with one another through art. Community Programs are free engagements open to the public and/or in collaboration with a local community partners. \n \nLearn more about this year’s Fall Multidisciplinary Residency here! \nBAC’s 2026 Fall Multidisciplinary Residency is made possible with support from New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Governor’s office and the New York State Legislature\, Westchester County Board of Legislators\, ArtsWestchester and Westchester County Government. 
URL:https://bethanyarts.org/calendar/thislittleglade/
LOCATION:HUDSON VALLEY BOOKS FOR HUMANITY\, 67 Central Ave\, Ossining\, NY\, 10562\, United States
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SUMMARY:Ecology of Us: A Community Conversation: Impact of Humans on Earth with Kristin Marting
DESCRIPTION:Ecology of Us: A Community Conversation: Impact of Humans on Earth\nwith BAC Artist-in-Residence Kristin Marting\nDate & Time: Wednesday September 30\, 7-9pm\nFREE Community Program. Registration encouraged. Walk-ins welcome until we reach capacity.  \nJoin BAC Artist-in-Residence Kristin Marting for a community conversation centered around the impact of humans on our earth and positive actions we can take towards sustainability.   \nKristin will read short excerpts from visionary writers Octavia Butler and Alan Weisman\, as well as an excerpt in progress from Quintessence\, her environmental speculative fiction opera.   \nKristin will then facilitate an “Open Space” format for our conversations — Open Space is a self-organizing\, participant-driven format in which attendees create the agenda together on a variety of topics in response to our central theme. As a participant\, you will be free to choose which conversation you join and move as desired between simultaneous conversations\, engaging with topics that resonate with you. We will re-gather as a group towards the end to share findings with the full group.   \nOur friends at Riverkeeper will join to share local issues affecting the Hudson River and provide resources for framing solutions. Riverkeeper protects and restores the Hudson River from source to sea and safeguards drinking water supplies\, through advocacy rooted in community partnerships\, science and law. ‌‍Learn more about Riverkeeper and their work here. ‌ ‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍  \nAbout Quintessence \nInspired by the speculative fiction of Octavia Butler and the environmental nonfiction writing of Alan Weisman\, Quintessence is a new environmental science fiction opera about othering\, nonconformity\, intolerance\, and community that Kristin is co-creating as librettist/director with composer Paul Pinto.   \nThe 90-minute multimedia opera tells the story of our dying planet in seven parts\, scored for an ensemble of seven singers\, four instrumentalists and electronics. Our earth is sick – it has been damaged beyond repair by our species. All humanity share an existential awareness of our fragility. There are too many of us\, but too few other species. Our earth is no longer able to produce anything naturally so food and drink are created through technology. One world government controls all resources\, which are distributed unevenly to haves and have-nots. As humans scramble to survive\, genetic modification has become a worldwide practice with almost no one unmodified. But the modifications induce unpredictable abilities. Ongoing human conflict is weakening our already ailing earth.  \nABOUT KRISTIN\nKristin Marting is an award winning director & creative producer based in NYC. She has constructed 38 world premieres (15 hybrid\, 10 opera/music-theatre\, 9 adaptations of novels & 5 classics). Selected premieres: BAM\, HERE\, Ohio Theatre\, Soho Rep. Selected touring: 7 Stages\, Berkshire Festival\, Brown\, MCA\, New World\, Painted Bride\, UMass\, Moscow Art Theatre\, Oslo. Selected workshops: Clubbed Thumb\, New Georges\, Playwrights Horizons\, Public Theatre\, Target Margin. Recipient of an OBie award for Lifetime Achievement and Proclamation from the NY State Assembly for steadfast leadership\, two prestigious MAP Fund awards\, a nytheatre.com Person of the Decade for outstanding contribution\, a Leader to Watch by Art Table\, and a BAX10 Award. She is the Founding Artistic Director Emeritus of HERE and co-founded/co-curated 12 editions of PROTOTYPE festival.  \nThis Community Program is a part of BAC’s Annual Fall Multidisciplinary Residency. As part of a residency at BAC\, we ask each artist to build and facilitate a Community Program. Community Programs are a unique opportunity for both artists-in-residence and our local community to gather\, engage\, and be in conversation with one another through art. Community Programs are free engagements open to the public and/or in collaboration with a local community partners.  \nBAC’s 2026 Fall Multidisciplinary Residency is made possible with support from New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Governor’s office and the New York State Legislature\, Westchester County Board of Legislators\, ArtsWestchester and Westchester County Government. 
URL:https://bethanyarts.org/calendar/ecologyofus/
LOCATION:Bethany Arts Community\, 40 Somerstown Rd.\, Ossining\, NY\, 10562\, United States
CATEGORIES:2026 Residencies,Art & Action,Community Program,Fall Multidisciplinary 2026,Storytelling,Talk
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SUMMARY:The Dungan Garden Open Installation with BAC Artist-in-Residence Yanmei Jiang
DESCRIPTION:The Dungan Garden Open Installation: Inside the Somatic & Geological Process  with BAC Artist-in-Residence Yanmei Jiang \nDate & Time: Saturday October 3\, 11:30AM-1:30PM (during ARToberfest!) Rain Date: 10/4\nRegistration not required.\n \nJoin BAC Artist-in-Residence Yanmei Jiang for The Dungan Garden: Inside the Somatic & Geological Process\, an Open Installation at BAC’s ARToberfest.   \nVisitors will be invited for a walkthrough of the three-dimensional canvas installation\, where she will introduce the creative process behind the work and discuss the relationship between body\, landscape\, and material. Engage in informal conversation and get to know Yanmei’s work. Free and open to all.  \n——  \nThe Dungan Garden series explores how a landscape\, specifically a lotus pond\, can be expressed through the simplest possible gesture: the horizontal stroke inspired by Chinese calligraphy\, and the dripping guided by gravity.   \nDuring Yanmei’s residency\, she is developing a triptych paintings installation. Displayed individually\, the three panels will form a three-dimensional spatial installation that can be experienced within a studio or public space.  \n“’Dungan’ means slower sensation and heightened awareness of time. For me\, this is not a state of numbness\, but a way of slowing down in order to become more attentive to subtle changes in the body\, nature\, and time. Through repeated but never identical horizontal gestures\, I explore how a simple mark can carry movement\, breath\, memory\, and the experience presence.”  \nFor this site-responsive work\, I will be inspired by the colors and visual qualities of the autumn woods at Bethany as a reference\, allowing the local landscape to inform the development of the painting. The lotus is deeply embedded in East Asian artistic traditions\, while water has long functioned as a space of reflection\, transformation\, and impermanence. I am interested in bringing this cultural image into dialogue with the cultural living landscape of Bethany.”  \n\nABOUT YANMEI\nYanmei Jiang is a New York-based visual artist whose practice explores the concept of the “body as archive\,” developing embodied memory through large-scale abstract painting rooted in muscle memory. Spanning site-responsive abstract painting\, spatial installations\, and photography\, her work has been exhibited internationally\, including solo exhibitions at Gallery 456 (New York) and Ray Art Center (Shanghai). She holds an MFA from the School of Visual Arts (2023) and has participated in residencies at the AnkhLave Arts Residency on Governors Island (2025) and ChaShaMa (2023). Deeply engaged with place and materiality\, her painting practice utilizes whole-body movement and unprimed canvases to create suspended spatial environments\, inviting viewers into an immersive experience and a slow pace of time. \nThis Community Program is a part of BAC’s Annual Fall Multidisciplinary Residency. As part of a residency at BAC\, we ask each artist to build and facilitate a Community Program. Community Programs are a unique opportunity for both artists-in-residence and our local community to gather\, engage\, and be in conversation with one another through art. Community Programs are free engagements open to the public and/or in collaboration with a local community partners.  \nLearn more about this year’s Fall Multidisciplinary Residency here! \nBAC’s 2026 Fall Multidisciplinary Residency is made possible with support from New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Governor’s office and the New York State Legislature\, Westchester County Board of Legislators\, ArtsWestchester and Westchester County Government. 
URL:https://bethanyarts.org/calendar/thedungangarden/
LOCATION:Bethany Arts Community\, 40 Somerstown Rd.\, Ossining\, NY\, 10562\, United States
CATEGORIES:2026 Residencies,Artober,Artoberfest,Community Program,Fall Multidisciplinary 2026,Visual Art
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SUMMARY:UOMOSOLO: Open Rehearsal with BAC Artist-in-Residence Lorenzo Guerrini
DESCRIPTION:UOMOSOLO: Open Rehearsal\nwith BAC Artist-in-Residence Lorenzo Guerrini \nDate & Time: Saturday October 3\, 1-2pm (during ARToberfest!) Rain Date: 10/4\nRegistration not required.\n \nIdea and Creation: Lorenzo Guerrini\nPerformer: Lorenzo Guerrini  \nJoin BAC Artist-in-Residence for an Open Rehearsal of UOMOSOLO at ARToberfest. UOMOSOLO is a solo-work in progress\, exploring contemporary dance\, physical theater\, and character exploration.   \nThe piece follows the ups and downs of Uomosolo\, a clumsy and inept middle-aged man who struggles to be accepted by society. Uomosolo experiments with different types of personalities he can be\, with the aim of finding the best version of himself. With a lighthearted and comical tone\, the piece reflects on loneliness\, identity\, and the relationship between oneself and society.\n\nABOUT LORENZO\nLorenzo Guerrini is a dancer based in New York City\, originally from Florence\, Italy. He holds degrees from the Martha Graham School\, ACTS/École de Danse Contemporaine de Paris\, and the University of Florence. A former member of Graham 2\, he received the Armgard von Bardeleben Award for excellence in Graham studies. He has understudied for NVA & Guests (Nicole Von Arx) and performed in original works by Peter Chu and Jesse Obremski. He is currently a company member of the Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company and serves on the faculty of the Martha Graham School. \nPhoto Credit: Isabella Pagano \nThis Community Program is a part of BAC’s Annual Fall Multidisciplinary Residency. As part of a residency at BAC\, we ask each artist to build and facilitate a Community Program. Community Programs are a unique opportunity for both artists-in-residence and our local community to gather\, engage\, and be in conversation with one another through art. Community Programs are free engagements open to the public and/or in collaboration with a local community partners.  \nLearn more about this year’s Fall Multidisciplinary Residency here! \nBAC’s 2026 Fall Multidisciplinary Residency is made possible with support from New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Governor’s office and the New York State Legislature\, Westchester County Board of Legislators\, ArtsWestchester and Westchester County Government. 
URL:https://bethanyarts.org/calendar/uomosolo/
LOCATION:Bethany Arts Community\, 40 Somerstown Rd.\, Ossining\, NY\, 10562\, United States
CATEGORIES:2026 Residencies,Artober,Artoberfest,Community Program,Dance,Fall Multidisciplinary 2026
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SUMMARY:Garage Hubub: An Interactive Open Studio with BAC Emerging Artist Fellow Catherine Liebowitz 
DESCRIPTION:Garage Hubub: An Interactive Open Studio\nwith BAC Emerging Artist Fellow Catherine Liebowitz  \nDate & Time: Saturday\, ARTober 3\, 1-4PM (during ARToberfest!) Rain Date: 10/4\nRegistration not required. \nTo sculpt? To draw? To talk? Join BAC Emerging Artist Fellow Catherine Liebowitz in Bethany’s garage during ARToberfest to experience an Interactive Open Studio.   \nVisitors can choose to observe Catherine working on a clay piece or take part in one of the activities that will be available. Try out parts of her process\, brainstorm names for sculptures\, or come by for a chat to learn about one of Bethany’s many Artists-in-Residence.  \nABOUT CATHERINE\nCatherine Liebowitz is a sculptor who works primarily in clay\, plaster\, and stone. Their work focuses on the abstraction of fragments of human anatomy\, which result in forms that feel alive but no longer human.  \nCatherine has participated in a number of student shows as well as a group intern show at the Carving Studio and Sculpture Center in Vermont after spending last summer as one of their intern residents. Most recently they had a Certificate Graduation Exhibition at the New York Studio School of Drawing\, Painting\, and Sculpture\, and are now excited to see how this body of work will continue to develop from working with the diverse group of artists that the Bethany Arts Community contains.   \nThis Community Program is a part of BAC’s Emerging Artist Fellowship\, generously supported by The New York Community Trust. As part of a residency at BAC\, we ask each artist to build and facilitate a Community Program. Community Programs are a unique opportunity for both artists-in-residence and our local community to gather\, engage\, and be in conversation with one another through art. Community Programs are free engagements open to the public and/or in collaboration with a local community partners. 
URL:https://bethanyarts.org/calendar/garagehubub26/
LOCATION:Bethany Arts Community\, 40 Somerstown Rd.\, Ossining\, NY\, 10562\, United States
CATEGORIES:2026 Residencies,Artober,Artoberfest,Community Program,Emerging Artist Fellowship 2026,Program,Talk,Visual Art
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