Photo by Laura Iveson
Winter HooPla
Saturday & Sunday, February 3 & 4
6:30 – 8:30pm
at The Art Garden
and the Shelburne Falls Trolley Museum Railyard
Our Winter HooPla features a series of ephemeral, outdoor art installations using rail yard buildings, old rail and commuter train cars, and other site-specific features of the railyard landscape.
In 2017, shadows cast from Reed Arahood’s carboard birds flew between large-scale shadow boxes set inside Freight house doorways. The shadow screens were created by Samantha Crawford, Jumi Shots and Laura Iveson. Photo by Reed Arahood.
Under the co-direction of artists Laura Iveson and Jane Beatrice Wegscheider, guest artists and community volunteers co-create a magical environment focusing on winter myths, whimsical and ephemeral winter-related ideas and contemporary issues. Installations are created using found, re-purposed, and natural materials, paper and light.
Brazilian guests helped paint the giant mushroom caps for Mia Radysh’ giant Mushroom Fairy Ring in 2017.
2017 HooPla Fairy Ring created by Mia Radysh. Photo by James Smith.
2016 HooPla historic T-car installation created by Laura Iveson.
In 2017, Laura and volunteers transformed the historic T-car into an aquarium (using our giant Green River Festival cardboard fish.) What will it become this year?
Our Winter HooPla is free and open to all!
Hot cocoa will be served outside and light refreshments will be inside where visitors can also see Against All Odds: a community exhibit about Resistance & Resilience. There are 37 works in this exhibit made by 27 artists.
The HooPla is supported by a generous grant from The Art Angels. Thank you!
It would also not be possible without the hard work (often out in the cold) of many volunteers, community members and local artists. Thank you! Thank you!
Community exhibits at The Art Garden are supported by the following local cultural councils: Ashfield, Buckland, Colrain, Charlemont/Hawley, Conway, Heath, Leyden, Plainfield, Rowe & Shelburne! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
Thank you also to the Shelburne Falls Trolley Museum where The Art Garden is located. We are so grateful for all your support and the permission to play.
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
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