Bigger and better than ever......

GAGA Arts Festival 2008

Art World to Converge on Garnerville, New York

“This event is like no other art exhibition.” says GAGA President Robin Rosenberg, “Our complex of buildings is the living, breathing, working home where artists create their art for a living. The public gets a chance to see museum quality art, while wandering the back alleys and alcoves of a historic, Civil War ra textile mill. While considering a possible acquisition for their art collection, they can enjoy the food music, and live demonstrations of a variety of artisans. The GAGA Arts Festival has become a hot destination point drawing nearly 5000 visitors from the Tri State region including many who make the short journey up the Hudson from New York City.”

Saturday and Sunday, June 7^th and 8^th

11 AM to 6 PM [ rain or shine]

Admission is $5 - children under 14 accompanied by an adult are free.

Open Studios - Art Exhibitions - Children’s Workshops

Film - Dance - Delectable Foods - Live Music

GAGA Arts Festival supported by:

M & T Bank – www.mtb.com

Orange & Rockland – www.oru.com

Town of Haverstraw – www.townofhaverstraw.us

This year’s exhibitions include: OUTSIDE IN -2008

This is the second year that GAGA will be featuring outsider art. Over fifteen thousand square of gallery space will be made available. "It’s just a natural fit for GAGA. People loved last year's Outside In show, so we are making it even bigger and better for 2008.”says Executive Director James Tyler.

The paintings and sculpture of fifty self-taught ‘outsiders’ and American folk artists will be on display at the GAGA Arts Center as a part of this year’s GAGA Arts Festival. Exhibition will include new works by:

Matt Sesow - Bob Justin - Ed Kirkland - Ross Brodar

Brendon Burke - Alison Silva - Carl Mullen - Rick Johnson

David Eddy - Larry Zingale - Eric Von Ploennies

Ted Ludwiczak - Patricia Stewart - Candyce Brokaw

This year GAGA is being joined by HAI of New York City.

The HAI exhibit will include works by renowned outsiders:

Everette Ball - David Blaisdell - Jim Bloom - Oscar Brown

Julius Caesar Bustamante - Donna Caesar - Carl Greenberg

William Gonzalez - Harper Deering Hair - Adam Elias Hines

David Kime - Gene Legay - Blake Lenoir - Renee Leshner

Kenny McKay - Frances “Lady Shalimar” Montague

Adeyinka Perry - Irene Phillips - Jose Rivera - Joe Simms

Laura Anne Walker - Melvin Way - George Zuniga

The OUTSIDE IN - 2008 exhibition will continue thru July 13^th.

Gallery Hours are Friday 3-7, Saturday 1-6, and Sunday 1-4

For more Information about OUTSIDE IN: CLICK HERE

Additional attractions for 2008:

- Welder's Jam- Lee Tribe, Jenny Lee, Bob Wilson, and friends will present a creative performance of welded steel and music.

- GAGA Creekside - Grand opening of GAGA's new sculpture park with Stoneheads by Ted Ludwiczak.

- Film - Outside In, a new film by Cherie Raglin. Not Like In The Movies, directed by Kevin Frech

- Dance - Random Dances Two by Marta Renzi. Frances Becker at the Brickhead

- Music - Jonathon Trotta and friends, Lisa Karrer and David Simons, and many more.

- Student Art Show.

- Farmageden - Artist Mike Conner's quirky installation about agri-business.

- Eric Laxman Studio Gallery - new group show.

- Face Painting - Andy Golub.

- Instrument Building Workshop- Lisa Karrer, David Simons.

KIDS & ADULTS ~ BUILD YOUR OWN TUBE TRUMPETS, SHAKERS & CAN DRUMS

~ LEARN PLAYING TECHNIQUES AND JOIN US IN A GROUP JAM ~

Saturday June 7 ~ Performance at 1:15 ~ Workshop 1:30 to 3:30

Lisa Karrer and David Simons are composers and performers who use Homemade Instruments, Indonesian Gamelan, Asian and Western orchestral sounds, theremin, sampler, laptop computer, voice and extended vocal techniques to create opera, new music theater, multi-arts performance, soundtracks for dance, installations, and arrangements and deconstructions of world music pieces. They have received numerous grants, commissions
and travel awards to perform their works in New York City, Hawaii, Indonesia, the Baltics
and throughout Eastern and Western Europe.

As educators Lisa and David have been teaching Homemade Instrument, music and performance skills in the New York City schools, and in residencies at venues such as the Avampato Discovery Museum in Charleston West Virginia, the Sternberg Museum in Hays Kansas, Delaware County's CROP program, elementary schools and summer programs
in Hawaii, and Polli Talu Arts Center in Estonia.

GAGA ARTS FESTIVAL 2007

Rivertown Magazine - 14 page photo essay by Jeffrey Fleisig - click here

OUTSIDE IN Outsider Art Show

Curated by James Tyler and Dean Lozow

The paintings and sculpture of twenty five self-taught ‘outsiders’ and American folk artists will be on display at the GAGA Arts Center as a part of this year’s GAGA Arts Festival.

Mike Conner

Matt Sesow.........................................Carmen C. Johnson

SUMMER LOVE

Curated by Andréa Stanislav and Macy Topp

Contemporary artwork that questions and explores the folly, work and heat of Summer, through - printmaking, photography, sculpture, sound.

Artists:David Baskin, Kathy Budd, David Helm,Tom Kotik, Pam Marchin, Vallessa Monk, Clive Murphy, Andrea Polli, Wayne Potratz, Jenny Schmid, and Andréa Stanislav

David Helm

Andea Polli

NEW INSTALLATIONS BY

Kris Burns [building 3 alley]

Michael Zansky [building 5]

OPEN STUDIOS

MIKE CONNER's painting studio.

ERIC LAXMAN's metalworking studio....................................CHRIS RANDOLPH's painting studio.

JAMES TYLER's sculpture studio......................WOODY's guitar making studio.

PAUL TAPPENDEN's painting studio

FILM - 2007

Rivertown Film presents a new series of short films.

Rockland Independent Film Network presents new student films.

MUSIC PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE 2007

Saturday, June 9:
12:00 - 12:40 p.m. Todd Giudice (Folk- Roots-Americana)
www.toddgiudice.com

12:50. - 1:30 p.m. Ritt Henn (Fun Funky Songwriter)
www.RittHenn.com

1:40 - 2:20 p.m. Kathleen Pemble (Singer - Songwriter)
www.kathleenpemble.com

2:30 - 3:10 p.m. Karen Davis (Acoustic Alternative)
www.myspace.com/bloomslang

3:20 – 4:05 p.m . Carla Rozman (Singer-Songwriter)
www.myspace.comcarlarozman

4:15 - 5:00 p.m... Joe D’Urso (Singer-Songwriter)
www.jdcaravan.com

Sunday, June 10th:

12:00 - 12:30 p.m. Brick House Girls + C39 (A Rockin’ Girls Group!)

12:40. - 1:20 p.m. Pip Klein and Gravikord (Flute & Gravikord)
www.members.aol.com/gravikord

1:30 - 2:10 p.m. Neal Gomberg (Singer-Songwriter)
www.nealgomberg.com

2:20 - 3:05 p.m. Marianne Osiel (Heavy “Mental” Music Songwriter)
www.marianneosiel.com

3:15 – 4:00 p.m. John Guth (Songwriter, Guitarist, Improvisor)
www.johnguthmusic.com

4:10 - 5:00 p.m. Billy Roues (Rockabilly/Country Singer/Songwriter)

Sound stage courtesy of North Rockland Sound Rehearsal Studio, Bldg. 5, 2nd

GAGA ARTS FESTIVAL 2007Photos by Jeffrey Fleisig

GAGA CREEKSIDE Sculpture and Nature Walk

Opening in 2008

And the GARNERVILLE INDUSTRIAL CENTER itself......

Come early!

Give yourself plenty of time to wander the grounds and bask in the charm a unique Civil War era textile mill.......The Garnerville Arts and Industrial Center.