NEWSLETTER
October 4 & 11, Artpark Lower Park (South 4th Street entrance)
Lewiston, NY – Additional dates of Tuesday, October 4, from 10am-12pm and Tuesday, October 11, from 10am-12pm, were added to Sound Moves Me, an accessible introduction to experimental music through interactive participation. Discover how to use non-specialized sound sources (bodies, objects, simple audio technologies) and scores/instructions to enrich skills in listening, sound-making, improvisation, and coordination, while catalyzing creativity. Experimental music initiative Null Point (featuring artists Megan Kyle and Colin Tucker) joins Artpark Bridges for this special collaboration with program director Cynthia Pegado.
These events are free and open to the public, but pre-registration is requested.
Please contact Cynthia at cpegado@artpark.net to register.
“Sound Moves Me” is made possible with funds from the Statewide Community Regrant program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and administered by Arts Services Inc. Also supported in part by Charles D. and Mary A. Bauer Foundation.
Led by experienced Artpark Bridges teaching artist and movement expert, Cynthia Cadwell Pegado, Cynthia weaves her passion for immersive performance into the creative process of site-specific work for people of all abilities. Ms. Pegado is a three-time New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) Community Arts awardee, for “Art Moves Me”, her interpretive dance program based on visual art, designed for the Burchfield Penney Art Center. She has choreographed performance works for students in Parkinson’s specific classes as well as public programs which include Global Water Dances (a worldwide network of choreographers advocating for water quality). At Artpark she has conceived and led a number of inclusive visual and performing arts activities as an Artpark Bridges program teaching artist. She is also a three-time NYSCA DEC grant recipient as an Individual Artist for “Sound Dance” / “Sound Moves Me” in partnership with Artpark.
The 2022 Artpark Season is supported by: M&T Bank; Cullen Foundation; Labatt Blue Light; Bud Light; Southern Tier Brewing; Try-it Distributing; National Endowment for the Arts; Parks & Trails New York; Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Legacy Funds at the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo; New York State Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation; New York Stage Council on the Arts; FACE Foundation; Mid Atlantic Arts; and Northtown Automotive Companies.
Please visit artpark.net for a current calendar of events.
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The Earl W. Brydges Artpark is being operated by Artpark & Company, Inc. for the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation under a long-term collaborative agreement
Contact: Andy Dulski, Director of Marketing & Sales, Artpark
716-583-4292