Meeting Past at the Akin Library and Museum

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Bibiana has curated and exhibited a highly successful series of art exhibitions titled “Meeting Past” at the Akin Library and Museums in Pawling, New York. Now in its fourth year, this exhibition it is largest and most successful art exhibit in Pawling, and possibly one of the largest events in the Mid-Hudson region. Between 2011 to 2016, Meeting Past exhibits at the Akin Library and Museums included an average of 60-80 contemporary artists annually, who found resonance between their work and the historic artifacts and natural history objects. Participating artists from around the region, and as far away as China, established a connection with the important Pawling landmark and cultural site. The exhibit is focused directly on the special historical environment and content of the Akin Library and Museums. With the thematic “Meeting Past” the artists set out to either create artwork specifically to fit the place and subject, or they selected fitting artwork to harmonize with the environment, juxtaposing “new” to “old.” The effort was to combine art with the 19th Century natural history objects, furnishings and books of the Akin building.

The artwork includes all types of fine-art media including: paintings, photography, sculpture, drawings, and mixed media construction – encompassing many styles and directions, from traditional to modern, from realistic to conceptual. Visitors are encouraged to discover the artists’ creations interspersed throughout the permanent museum collection.

Photographs of previous “Meeting Past” exhibitions:

View Gallery: Meeting Past, 2011
View Gallery: Meeting Past, 2012
View Gallery: Meeting Past, 2013
View Gallery: Meeting Past, 2014

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July 22, 2014