North Fork Audubon Society’s Bird Song Project is back for a third year.
On July 18 from 10 a.m. to noon, the Audubon Society in collaboration with East End Arts & Humanities Council (206 Griffing Ave., Riverhead) will host an opening reception for this year’s rendition of the event. Bird Song Project: A Sculpture Trail, featuring established and emerging artists showing art inspired by birds, wildlife and the natural world, will be situated along the trail in Inlet Pond County Park (65275 Route 48, Greenport).
Left to right: Meadow of the Unknown Flower by Scott McIntire, Liminal View by Bill Albertini, Forest Dance by Arden Scott (Photo credit: Wendy Weiss)
Expect opening remarks, live music and refreshments from North Fork Roasting Co. and Pips Café and Provisions as the two non-profits kick off the seasonal promotion of nature through art.
The outdoor exhibition is made possible by a grant from Suffolk County Department of Economic Development and Planning cultural grant program.
“We have a responsibility to the county to fulfill the grant obligations of doing something cultural, doing something that’s open to the public and encouraging people to get out and to be part of this great environment while at the same time interacting with sculptures and artists and being in nature,” says Colleen McDonough, a volunteer member of North Fork Audubon Society. “And that’s part of Audubon’s mission too, connecting people with nature, so it all kind of ties together.”
Left to right: Reclaimed by Jay Sylvester, Spheres by Nathan Slate Joseph, Owl by John Warner (Photo credit: Wendy Weiss)
John Wittenberg, an artist and supporter of North Fork Audubon Society and East End Arts & Humanities Council, initiated the collaboration and will be presenting work in the show.
Other well-seasoned outdoor sculpture artists will bring modern twists and interesting juxtaposition to the trail, which is maintained by the Audubon Society.
“I think the weaving of nature and art is a really great conversation because both are so important to the East End region,” says Wendy Weiss, executive director of East End Arts & Humanities Council. “When they’re put together, it kind of becomes a living thing, because the art work and its presentation will actually change when it’s put in nature simply because of the growth of nature around it.”
Left to right: Keyhole by Ted Thirlby, Invasive Beauty by John Wittenberg (Photo credit: Wendy Weiss)
John Warner, who by trade creates monuments for Peconic Monument Works, will show his stone carving art as part of the exhibition.
See impressive work made from bamboo, fiber, metal, plastic, marble and decommissioned and reused materials from Bill Albertini, Sherry Davis, Nathan Joseph, Scott McIntire, Arden Scott, Jay Sylvester and Ted Thirlby.
The exhibition will be up until Oct. 11 and is open daily for viewing from dawn to dusk.
Learn more and get involved online.
