DOCUMENTARY: FACE OF FARMING AT THE OPEN EYE THEATER
Next on the big screen in Tuesdays at the Theater series at The Open Eye, 960 Main Street, Margaretville, is Ellen Wong’s “Face of Farming,” Tuesday, October 23, 7:00 pm. This documentary video tells the story of five of the last operating dairy farm families in Delaware County, where once the dairy farming population was among the highest and most productive in the United States. The video, made in collaboration with Anthony Marizo and Kent Garrett, memorializes the art of working the land and celebrates these families’ commitment to a fast disappearing lifestyle.
“Face of Farming,” created in 2008, was part of a multi-media exhibit at The Roxbury Arts Group in July 2009, and was included in the recent Art & Soul of the Catskills Film Festival 2012 in Delhi.
Ellen Wong is a multi-talented artist who divides her time between Roxbury, NY and New York City. “My work is about the land and a sense of place,” says Ellen. “I am interested in the intersections between nature and man.” She is a founding member of the Longyear Gallery, and has had many one-woman shows of her paintings in New York City and Upstate galleries. She is co-host of The Farm Hour, a weekly talk show about local agriculture on WIOX, 91.3 FM.
“Face of Farming” will be shown at The Open Eye Theater, 960 Main Street, Margaretville, at 7:00 pm, Tuesday, October 23. Ellen Wong will be present and will participate in a discussion with the audience following the showing. Admission to Tuesdays at the Theater is free. Donations to The Open Eye Theater’s New Roof Fund are appreciated. Seating is limited. For further information, phone The Open Eye office at 845-586-1660, e-mail openeye@catskill.net, or visit our website: www.theopeneye.org.
