A Very Special skowheganPERFORMS

skowheganPERFORMS is back for its sixth season after a rainout this past fall—coinciding with Socrates Sculpture Park’s 30th year and Skowhegan’s 70th. This iteration of our annual day of performance is meant to celebrate 100 cumulative years of supporting artists, and is followed by a picnic for alums and family.

Performances are one moment or ongoing, take place at specific locations or throughout the entire park, and necessitate various levels of participation from audience members and existing sculptures in LANDMARK, an exhibition underscoring the collaborative nature of both the performances and our respective organizations. LANDMARK features eight different artist projects including a newly commissioned earthwork by Meg Webster. Additional artists include: Abigail DeVille, Brendan Fernandes, Cary Leibowitz, Jessica Segall, Casey Tang, the curatorial collective ARTPORT_making waves, and Hank Willis Thomas’s Broadway Billboard.

To celebrate the centennial, alums from both organizations are invited to an after-hours re/union featuring live music, ping pong, positive vibes, and more.

George Monteleone will perform music in varied phases of determinacy. Sound on sound for voice, multi-instruments, and ephemeral material….and after, with Doreen Garner and Kenya (Robinson), AUNTIE TEAM proudly presents Bouncing + Behaving, the inaugural pop-up broadcast of our hit radio show #trashDAY. It’s a PG piece, a break from our more obscene stylings, but no less buoyant on the truth telling tip. Imagine a blonde feathered wig, straight out the box, skimming the shoulders with a side part bang—a coquettish coterie. We’re thinking New Orleans Bounce with a dollop of Disney and an inflatable castle, no shoes—a teaser to set the tone. We’ll have the rhythm, the Rossi, and the Ratchetpiece Theatre to round out the set.

The park closes at 6:00 PM for this special soirée. Come for the whole day or just the afterparty—alum RSVP requested to receive updates about cancellations or new afterparty venues.