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PRATT MUSEUM EXHIBIT EXPLORES HOW PAST INFORMS PRESENT
Features Work by Contemporary Artist Cal Siegel
The Zadock Pratt Museum is pleased to present the first exhibition of our 2024 season. Whose Folk features work by contemporary artist Cal Siegel in conversation with a curated selection of objects from the museum’s collection. Siegel’s sculptures and photographs – various ceramic and wooden forms, vessels, and wall hangings all refer back to historical architecture and objects with equal parts reverence, humor, and criticality. When displayed alongside historic artifacts from the Pratt homestead, visitors are asked to consider how the past informs the present.
This exhibition is the first curatorial project by Tony Bluestone, a newly appointed member of the museum board. He is interested in how civic life is shaped by history and how cultural institutions deepen community engagement.
The exhibition runs from May 25th through July 31st; regular museum hours are Saturdays and Sundays, noon-5 pm.
Opening Reception: Saturday, May 25th from 1-6 pm.
Panel Discussion: Saturday, July 20th, 4pm
In conjunction with Upstate Art Weekend, we will host a conversation between Cal Siegel, artist; Tony Bluestone, artist, curator and Zadock Pratt Museum board member; Carolyn Bennet, historian and Zadock Pratt Museum board president; and Sarah Workneh, arts educator and co-executive director of Sky High Farms.
This exhibit has been supported, in part, by The Bank of Greene County, the Greene County Legislature through their County Initiative Program, the Nicholas J. Juried Foundation, and the Town of Prattsville.
The Zadock Pratt Museum is located in the western Catskills mountain top region at 14540 New York State Route 23, Main Street in Prattsville, NY.