Photo above: Jess and Garrett of We Heart New York

LUMEN 2011: A SUCCESS!

Lumen 2011 was a huge success! Thank you to the over 2,000 guests and LUMEN lovers who came out for a beautiful Summer evening on Staten Island's waterfront - hijacked by contemporary artists and curators. COAHSI is very proud!

BUT... We still need your help! Help us reach our fundraising goal for LUMEN 2011!

Support contemporary art in NYC AND on Staten Island!

Check out some awesome photos by LUMEN 2011 lovers!!!


Artist: Jason Peters
Photo by: Jess and Garrett of We Heart New York

Artist: Igor Baloste
Photo by: Jess and Garrett of We Heart New York

Grace Exhibition Space
Photo by: Jess and Garrett of We Heart New York

Artist: Quinn Dukes McDivitt
Photo by: Jess and Garrett of We Heart New York
Artist: Lisa Dahl
Photo by: Jess and Garrett of We Heart New York

Artists: Erik Sanner and Kazue Taguchi
Photo by: Jess and Garrett of We Heart New York

The BackStory

Photo by Mike Shane Photography

LUMEN is an outdoor video and performance art festival featuring cutting edge work by established and emerging artists with raw, decrepit warehouses as the backdrop. It is in its second year, bringing over 800 people to Staten Island's waterfront for this single largest contemporary art one-day event in Staten island's history.

In addition to the video projections, there are a full-range of performance art events happening throughout the day, courtesy of Grace Exhibition Space in Brooklyn.  These performance art events keep the audience involved as we wait for the sun to set and the projectors start to roll.

Photo by Paul Moakely

From narrative to avant-garde to sound-based, from local to international, LUMEN has got it all.

What You Can Expect

LUMEN 2011 will be held at the Lighthouse Museum Coastguard site just steps east of the SI Ferry terminal. Head curator Ginger Shulick will be accompanied by four guest curators and close to 100 artists from Staten Island and beyond. 

• Denise Carvalho
• Jill McDermid and Erik Hokanson of Grace Exhibition Space
• Natalia Mount
• Peter Duhon of Art Comments
• Paul Moakley
  

Check out www.lumenfest.org for the list of artists participating in 2011 and up to date information.

What We Need & What You Get

We need to raise approximately $2000 to cover our costs. These funds will help cover permit fees, equipment rentals and help pay our artists and curators. In turn you will receive cool perks and original artist work by Lisa Dahl, Steven Lapcevic and Paul Moakely.

Other Ways You Can Help

Please pass this viral campaign along to your friends. Additionally, if your pockets are all linty but you'd still like to help out, we can use your help setting up, breaking down and everywhere in-between. Please contact Monica Valenzuela at mvalenzuela@statenislandarts.org or 718-447-3329 x 1004 to see how you can help.