Oh Me Oh My! The Summer Exhibition at Art Omi

The Fields Sculpture Park 
at Omi International Arts Center
1405 County Rt. 22 
Ghent, New York 12075

There’s always a bit more time to go see art exhibits in the summer, but it can be so hard when it’s nice out to contemplate spending a day inside. Luckily, there’s a way to do both at places like ART OMI, the PepsiCO sculpture park and Storm King Arts Center, where you can enjoy the summer sun AND revel in modern art too. June 13 (1-5pm, free admission) marks the opening of the Summer 2009 outdoor sculpture installation at ART/OMI.  

The annual Fields Sculpture Park exhibition will feature works by a selection of international artists, including Orly Genger, Richard Nonas, Julian Opie, Margeaux Walter, and Heather and Ivan Morison.  

This year’s show is curated by Bill Maynes, Kathleen Triem, and Peter Franck who have garnered works by these and other talented artists so that we might revel in the experience of sculpture under the trees.  Genger and Nonas have specially created large-scale, site-specific installations.  Be sure to also visit ART/OMI’s  Charles B. Benenson Visitors Center & Gallery, a 4,200 square foot LEED building designed by FT Architecture+Interiors.  The structure is a showcase for green design systems and a venue for ART/OMI’s other art and environment cultural offerings.