Water is an ever-present fact of life in the Catskills--especially in the small towns that have seen frequent flooding in the last few decades.
It's also an ever-renewing source of inspiration for artists and musicians, from 18th-century German composer George Frideric Handel to local artists like painter Kathe Frantz and composer Andrew Waggoner, the artistic co-director of the Jeffersonville based Weekend of Chamber Music.
On Nov. 15, the Catskill Art Society is hosting a multi-media arts event featuring music, video, and art installations, all inspired by water.
Left: Weekend of Chamber Music's Andrew Waggoner. Photo by Tom Bushey.
It's the last weekend of the gallery's "River and Biota" exhibit, curated by Naomi Teppich and featuring water-inspired works by 18 local artists, including Michael Pinciotti (above), and Kathe Frantz (below).
Below: "The Delaware River and the Universe," a painting by Kathe Frantz.
Waggoner and musicians of the Weekend of Chamber music will put on a "WaterMusic" concert in the midst of the exhibit on Saturday, Nov. 19, playing music like Handel's "Water Music" suites and an original piece composed by Waggoner called "Clouds."
The musicians will accompany video project works by artist Sharon Molloy. From a press release about the event:
"The program is based on the idea that both Molloy's visual art and WCM's music share many of the qualities of water: patterning, surface, depth, flow and rhythm," according to Judith Pearce. "The program also presents a wide range of music from the 18th to 21st century, including Andy's solo flute piece, Clouds from his work Singles[.]"
Artistic co-director Andrew Waggoner says "We love performing in galleries, and we especially love collaborating with CAS. The music bounces off the art on the walls, and the two amplify and re-make each other in a way that is especially powerful, given the audience's close proximity to all of the art - both aural and visual."
"WaterMusic" and "River and Biota." Saturday, Nov. 15, 3 p.m. Catskill Art Society, 48 Main St., Livingston Manor. 845-436-4227. catskillartsociety.org.
