de-installation day!

A huge thank you to John van Rens & Scott Ferguson - we couldn't have done it without you!  It was a bitter sweet day for sure but truly an amazing experience overall.

Thank you again to everyone who came to see and support the residency/show, to Pam Solo for joining us at the opening talk and adding so much insight and information, and of course, we are so grateful to Patricia Miranda for having Interplay as the 1st residency at MAPSpace!

We hope you enjoy the de-install pictures.

                                 The de-install crew - we voted John MVP! 

Great closing reception!

Thank you to everyone who came out to Port Chester for the closing of Interplay - it was fun! The residency/collaboration was a fantastic experience! A big thank you to Patricia Miranda for having Interplay as the 1st residency at MAPSpace!

Closing reception this Saturday, 4 to 6pm

Please join us this Saturday, January 19th, 4 to 6pm for a closing reception of Interplay and celebration of the 1st residency/exhibition at MAPSpace.

The gallery is located in Port Chester, NY and is easy to get to by train and car. 

6 North Pearl Street, 4th floor
Port Chester NY 10573
Phone: 914.318.7178
http://mirandaartsprojectspace.com/info/contact-directions-info

Here are directions:

Train:

http://www.routefriend.com/stations/metronorth

(the train is only 1 block from the gallery & back of the train is best.)

Driving:

http://www.bing.com/maps/default.aspx?v=2&pc=FACEBK&mid=8100&rtp=adr.%7Epos.41.00172_-73.66571_Miranda+Arts+Project+Space_6+North+Pearl+Street%2C+Port+Chester%2C+New+York+10573&cp=41.00172%7E-73.66571&lvl=16&sty=r&rtop=0%7E0%7E0%7E&mode=D&FORM=FBKPL1&mkt=en-US

Here is the New York Times article about Interplay!

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/06/nyregion/interplay-a-collaborative-residency-at-miranda-arts-project-space-in-port-chester.html?_r=0

We are very excited!  Thank you to Tammy La Gorce for coming to see the show and for this thoughtful and interesting article about Interplay.

New York Times interview!

We were very excited to meet with Tammy LaGorce form the New York Times last week!  Look for the article about "Interplay" and the MAPSpace residency the weekend of January 6th - we will post the article as soon as possible.  Until then, Happy Holidays to all!

Visiting the show

I went back to visit the installation today for the first time since the opening with my dear friend Liz who was visiting from Boston. It was good to be in the space when it was empty, quiet and peaceful....

We also sold another drawing today!

A few more juicy details!

Photos taken by Pam Solo at the opening - thank you Pam!

Check out this post on Style Carrot by Marni Katz!

 detail photo taken by Marni Katz

http://stylecarrot.com/2012/11/26/artmonday-interplay-by-beth-dary-sarah-lutz/

Thank you!

Thank you to so many wonderful family and friends that came on Saturday!  The opening talk and reception was special and inspiring.  We hope to continue the many wonderful conversations surrounding beauty, art and science and our role in the natural world today.  We will continue to blog about Interplay throughout the run of the show.  The closing will be Saturday, January 19th - another opportunity to connect and share the installation is in the works!

Beth and Sarah

We hope you will join us this evening at the gallery for the opening of Interplay! There will be a talk at 5:00 with a reception to follow from 6:00 to 8:00.

Driving Directions:

http://www.bing.com/maps/default.aspx?v=2&pc=FACEBK&mid=8100&rtp=adr.%7Epos.41.00172_-73.66571_Miranda+Arts+Project+Space_6+North+Pearl+Street%2C+Port+Chester%2C+New+York+10573&cp=41.00172%7E-73.66571&lvl=16&sty=r&rtop=0%7E0%7E0%7E&mode=D&FORM=FBKPL1&mkt=en-US

Train Directions:
http://www.routefriend.com/stations/metronorth

(the train is only 1 block from the gallery - all is up & running in Port Chester post storms.http://www.routefriend.com/stations/metronorth

Getting ready for the opening this Saturday!

Last Barnacles to go on the Wall

We fully intended to document all of our progress today but, we got so caught up working, all we can share with you is this shot of Beth attaching a final cluster to the wall. 

...A beautiful radish....from The Lion in the Village.

( not from today but a really good one)

                        We are excited to open on Saturday and very much hope to see you there!

Oooh, the Drawings...and Off the Wall

After 3 days of work, we have 13 little works on paper, phew!

More oozy clusters.....

and we moved the painting onto the floor!

Our First Visitors and More Drawing

Saturday flew by as we worked to try to complete a series of works on paper and had our first of two Open Studio Saturdays.....

Thanks to Patricia's friend Greg, for stopping by, and for taking these photos.

Beth attaching a paper barnacle to one of the drawings.

Our work table, organized chaos.

Sarah's parents, Chris and Sally, with Greg and Patricia, the Director of Miranda Arts Project Space.

 Beth explains the installation to Sarah's father.

Drawings and a Field Trip

Today we started a series of works on paper that we will hang as part of our installation. We are incorporating elements from both of our visual vocabularies as well as some of the elements  specific to the installation.

We will be working on them again tomorrow during our open studio hours, 12-5, please stop by if you can!

We also made a visit the Clay Center in Port Chester and saw a gorgeous installation by artist Susan Beiner, a ceramic artist from Arizona. Thanks to the great people at the center for the tour, what an

amazing place and great resource for anyone interested in clayworks!

Here's their website: http://www.clayartcenter.org/default.asp

                                      

                                         

                                      

Fortified, Ready For a New Day

The start of our day was a bit rough, we very nearly missed the train.
But, after a very good days work, we recharged with a bivalve fix, we are Cape Codders after all!

Tidal Surge Predictions

We are so pleased that Pam Solo, founder and President of CSI, will be participating in our Artist Talk on Nov. 17."The map on the left was commissioned by the Civil Society Institute in 2005 as part of an effort to
focus attention on the consequences of global warming.  It was developed
from data derived from the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).  The map
on the right was released by FEMA to show the flooding and storm surge
damage, just last week, as a result of Sandy.  The climate scientists who provided the data
for the first map were so stunned by the implications of this in 2005 and they feared a
backlash from the NY media and so it was not published at the time.
No one wishes we were wrong about the warnings and the implications of global warming more than we. Sadly, we were right."- Pam Solo

Reaching new heights!

The train has been proven to be a valuable time for us to brainstorm, draw and sit down for a moment – we are both getting quite a workout on the scaffold and ladders! 

We're Back in Action!

With things slowly returning to "normal" and logistics figured out, we ventured to Grand Central early this morning and spent a great first day back at the gallery. We discussed the possibility of postponing the opening, (we lost an entire week of work because of the storm), but decided to stay the course and open on Saturday, Nov. 17. Part of our decision to move forward was the urgency of this catastrophic weather/water event occurring in the midst of this project. Ironically, we had considered naming our residency Surge and feel that this is an important component to the work we are creating together and the dialogue surrounding it.


We will be having an informal gallery talk at 5, followed by the reception, and hope you will join us in this conversation.


We will try to get an early start again tomorrow but first, we are going to vote for the president who we both believe will make a real effort to work towards clean energy solutions and take the issue of global warming seriously...

Working from the hotel bathroom - the ice bucket came in handy.

Even though we had to evacuate from our homes for the hurricane and following week due to flooding and power outages, both Sarah and I managed to get work time in when/where we could.  For me, the hotel bathroom made a good make-shift studio. 

Power is back on at MAPSpace, we are back in our homes and looking forward to being at the gallery on Monday!