Media Sanctuary: Art Omi, Open Studios in the Barn

The Art Omi open studios were an auditory, sensory, visual experience with artists’s works utilizing performance, sound, paper, wool, printing, and so much more. Sina Basila Hickey visited the studios to ask some of the artists-in-residence about how their work developed over this residency. Listen to the story HERE. See the full list of artists here: artomi.org/residencies/art/art-omi-artists-2022.

Media Sanctuary: “Reflecting Pool” by Portia Munson Reflects Our Society’s Seduction by Plastics

Portia Munson assembled discarded blue plastic into a small pool for one of the central sculptures in her current exhibition “Flood” at Art Omi. This sculpture, called “Reflecting Pool,” speaks about our culture of mass production and consumption in a seductive way that brings viewers to the edges in an endless game of eye-spy. Sina

Media Sanctuary: Portia Munson’s Paintings Meditate on Women, Mass Production, and Discardability

Listen to Sina Basila Hickey’s interview with Portia Munson here. Portia Munson’s “Flood” is currently on view at Art Omi. Two of the central sculptures are seductive collections of blue discarded plastics and in this segment we focus on the third central sculpture and Munson’s paintings. “Flood” by Portia Munson is on view at Art Omi

Art Omi Awarded $20,000 in the Inaugural Grantmaking Cycle of the Ruth Foundation for the Arts

GHENT, NY, June 2022 — Art Omi is pleased to announce it is the recipient of an unrestricted grant award of $20,000 from the Ruth Foundation for the Arts, a new grantmaker dedicated to meeting the evolving needs and lived experiences of artists, communities, and arts organizations. Ruth Arts, established in 2022, is supported by a

WAMC Radio: Raven Halfmoon: Ancestors – Caddo Nation artist’s exhibition of large-scale sculpture at Art Omi

Listen to the interview HERE. Art Omi in Ghent, New York presents the works of contemporary artists and architects, and offers a range of large-scale works in nature, plus a 1,500 square foot gallery. The Sculpture & Architecture Park currently offers more than 60 works by artists and architects on view, with pieces added or exchanged

Art Omi Appoints Sara O’Keeffe as Senior Curator of the Sculpture and Architecture Park

GHENT, NY, February 2022 — Art Omi announces the appointment of Sara O’Keeffe as Senior Curator of the Sculpture & Architecture Park following an extensive search. O’Keeffe will oversee the contemporary art exhibitions and programming in the Sculpture & Architecture Park, working in partnership with Art Omi: Architecture Curator & Program Director, Julia van den Hout,