Caribbean Museum Center for the Arts is pleased to announce the following upcoming events that will take place from February 23 – March 5 in at CMCA in St. Croix. Former Crucian resident, Kendal Henry from New York City will be making his second visit to St. Croix to follow up on a public artwork which was initiated a year ago. This project may focus on a theme of “Common Ground” and may reference the history and cultural use of the towns of Frederiksted and Christiansted. The project will be site specific and will be created during his ten-day residency. Artists and non-artists wishing to participate or just learn more about Public Art are invited to attend. It is Mr. Henry’s intention is to meet Virgin Islands artists and get to know their work. This Blog has been set up for this purpose.

Common Ground public art project and this residency is being sponsored by Caribbean Museum Center for the Arts, Virgin Islands Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Virgin Island Artists who wish to post to the blog should request an invitation from Kendal at Kendal11101@hotmail.com.

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

QUESTION: Can I Participate Even Though I Am Not An Artist

ANSWER: Yes

Right now we do not know what we are going to do in terms of a project(s). That will slowly (or quickly) materialize once a topic, site and audience is discussed. As always, the public is very important in creating public art and very often can be part of the art itself. Below is a video of Frozen Grand Central. About 200 ordinary people responded to a call over the web and invited to meet at a particular place at a particular time for instructions. The mission was to freeze in place for 5 minutes in the Main Concourse in Grand Central Terminal. The artwork was conceived by Charlie Todd and executed by non artists. The entire process from planning to execution tool less than an hour.

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  1. AnonymousDecember 30, 2009 at 6:10 AM

    2009.12.30 10:09amAST comment #1
    As a way-back NYC commuter this location is well-known. There are walkways up in those huge arched windows, we called them them the "Magic Theater" and enjoyed looking down on the flowing crowds. The doors are probably kept locked now.

    The project will have to come up with a mission first. Is it possible to do that here?

    "Common Ground" to me immediately relates to the Provision Grounds that were such an important part of the history of the enslaved here. Awareness/Education could be a part of the mission.

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 6, 2010 at 6:23 AM

    what impressed me was that people noticed! as a former commuter, too often the only issue was making the train, no matter what stood in the way! kudos!

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