Evento

DUSKLIT Interactive Art Festival

DUSKLIT is the East Coast's one night interactive art festival. With twilight as a backdrop, DUSKLIT 2018 features 38 immersive experiences by 64 contemporary artists from across the United States, and Canada. The festival is curated by visual artists Olivia Baldwin and Cody Rounds.

DUSKLIT 2018 features participatory projects including elaborate sensory environments, sound installations, and a costume-lending tent. By engaging in these installations, visitors join the festival as an essential collaborative element, bringing DUSKLIT to life. The festival's 2018 roster includes performance art, new media, music, dance, poetry, interdisciplinary collaborations, and roving projects.

___DUSKLIT 2018 ARTISTS____
Mary Altobelli
Travis Love Benson
Heidi Lanino Bilezikian
Fon Borrello & Alysia Mazzella
Vernon Byron & Stephanie Haviland
Hye soo Chang
Craig Chin, Andy Rinehart, & Gina Samardge
Coyote Island featuring Isabel Castellvi
Claire Deane
Karen Decher
Kate Eggleston
Antonio Forte & Kevin Gilmore
Asha Ganpat
Haus of Fem-Anon
Shadia Heenan
Mariah Johnson
Richard Kersting, Wendy Insinger & John F. Simon, Jr.
Sheenah Ko & Brittney Canda
Julia Kole & Melinda Lee
Elle Lee
Jennifer Lobaugh
Iain McInnes, Andrew Wilcox & Caroline Siecke-Pape
Virginia Melnyk Designs
Linda Mensch
Tommy Mintz
Christy E. O'Connor
John O'Donnell
Brittny Popolizio
Mike Richison
Owen Roberts
David Schwittek & Alyshia Gálvez
Mark Philip Stone
Vincent Tavani
Torino: Margolis
Tony Vitek
Peter Wehrwein
X Ensemble

SITE
DUSKLIT is presented on the historic Seligmann Homestead, Sugar Loaf, New York. Once home to the Surrealist Kurt Seligmann, the 55-acre property carries a history of art and magic.

HUNGER
Great local food by our friends:
Allan's Falafel
Emily's Hearth
Fannie's
Nonchalant Cheese
Food and drink will be available for purchase.

GETTING HERE
The Seligmann Center is located in Sugar Loaf, New York, a historic craft village just 50 miles northwest of Manhattan.
Best GPS Address: 23 White Oak Drive, Chester, New York, 10918.
Best public transit route from NYC: Take the Coach USA Shortline Bus to the Chester Park & Ride. Then, take a cab for the remaining four miles.

PARKING
Please consider carpooling!

Thanks to the Sugar Loaf Engine Company, free parking is available at the Sugar Loaf Fire House (1408 Kings Hwy, Chester, NY 10918), a .7 mile (13 minute) walk to the Seligmann Center. Please note that no shuttle is available.

Parking is also available at the Sugar Loaf Performing Arts Center (1351 Kings Hwy, Sugar Loaf, NY 10981) for a $5 fee. This parking lot is .2 miles from the Seligmann Center, a four minute walk.

Preferred parking is available onsite for people with disabilities or a valid handicap sticker.

SUPPORT
This project is made possible with funds from the Decentralization Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature and administered by Arts Mid-Hudson.

DUSKLIT 2018 is made possible with funds from the Orange County New York Arts Council's Community Arts Grants program.