Hudson Crossing Park
Title: Stepping Stones (Phase One)
Site: Hudson Crossing Park, Lock 5 Schuylerville
Year: 2007 - Present
Scale: Eight Stones at 3 x 3 Feet Each
Artist: Ceres Zabel and John Evans
Participants: Sixth Grade Students at Schuylerville School, and Odyssey Students
Sponsors: Hudson Crossing Park, SPAF 2008 Project Grant, Schuylerville Art in Residences Program, OSFA, and Community Members
The mission of Hudson Crossing Park is to tie environmental responsibility to economic revitalization and to engage people of all ages in making informed choices for a sustainable future. To achieve the mission there are three objectives:
- To foster environmental stewardship
- To emphasize the area's natural, cultural, and economic history
- To establish a public park that is an educational and recreational destination
Hudson Crossing Park has joined with the distinguished artists of the Odyssey School of Fine Arts to create a unique opportunity for community members to make the mosaics for the Hudson Crossing Park Play Garden. Due to the amount of labor it takes to produce them, mosaics have traditionally been a collaborative art form.
Participants who registered for the Mosaic Stepping Stones Workshop were taught how to set glass tiles for a series of stepping stones that are installed along the main path of the Play Garden. The stones tell a story of life along the river. Visitors to the park can follow the mosaic tour from beginning to end, reading colorful imagery from nature and science.
This program was funded in part by the Decentralization Program, a regrant program
of the New York State Council on the Arts, administered by the Saratoga County Arts Council.
The Play Garden is a centerpiece for the first phase of development for the Hudson Crossing Park and will be a recreational space created by community members showcasing the talents of residents of all ages. The participants in this Mosaic Community Art Project will literally leave their mark on the Play Garden and will be able to point with pride and say, “I helped build that!”
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