Island Luminaria Two
October 5 – November 3, 2024
Curated by Sally Beauti Twin
Opening: Saturday, October 5, 1 – 5 PM
Costume + Luminaria Making Workshops: Saturdays & Sundays, October 5, 6, 12, 13, 1 – 5 PM
Flaming Creature Crawl Parade: October 19, 5 – 7:30 PM
Exhibition Hours: Saturdays & Sundays, 1 – 5 PM
Artists: Yasmeen Abdallah, Rebecca Bird, Lucy Beizer, Alexandra Borovski, Melanie Brewster, Melissa Calderón, Ying Chen & Amanda Wu, Ming Chua, Kerry Da Silva Cox, Jackie Davis, Maya Edelman, Shiraz Fazli, Jesse Gelaznik, Karsen Heagle, Yolanda He Yang, Kristen Heritage, Melinda Kiefer Santiago & Chris Santiago, Doi Kim, Tyler Kline & Megan Bridge, Sarah LaPuerta, Jemila MacEwan, Clementine Martinez, Alyssa Markowitz, Christy O’Connor, Iviva Olenick, Heather Renée Russ, Heather Rose Piper, Jonathan Sims, Nicole Schonitzer, Sao Tanaka, Jevijoe Vitug & Marco Michel, Claire Weaver-Zeman, Hannah Lutz Winkler, Yitian Yan
Island Luminaria 2 is a group art show composed of art: representing species of Governors Island, emitting light or depicting luminescent bodies (sun, moon, stars). Rooms within Colonels Row House 404A will have art categorically by room (costumes, projections, celestial bodies painting and sculpture room, fluorescent art room, lamp art room, neon art room, etc). A series of Costume + Luminaria Workshops will take place on the island, Saturdays and Sundays, on October 5, 6, 12, and 13 from 1-5 PM, where you can create light art and costumes for the forthcoming Flaming Creature Crawl 2, a nighttime luminary parade. Lanterns will be held depicting the flora, fauna and celestial bodies of Governors Island accompanied by quiet acoustic music. For the fifth time in three years, we will parade maximum quality art of ecological reverence.
Want to join the parade? Review the Observed Species of Governors Island. Choose a species that hasn’t been picked yet (the below list is of species claimed by participating artists) and email luminaria@fluxfactory.org with your selection.
SPECIES ALREADY CHOSEN FOR PARADE
Pink Flamingo (Flux), Praying Mantis, Wild Indigo Duskywing, Common Checkered Skipper, Chantrelle, Fish, Sea Turtle, Yellow Rumpled Warbler, Bird Nest, Human, Twelve-Spotted Skimmer Dragonfly, Black Saddlebags Dragonfly, Goldenrod, Indigo, Patridge Pea, Lace Beetle, Firefly, Bald Eagle, Rat, Red Tailed Hawk, Isabella Tiger Moth, Mulberry, Worm, Anglerfish, Cormorant, Coral
Image: Flamingo costume by Heather Rose Piper
Curator Bio
Sally Beauty Twin is a trans woman artist living in New York City. Her practice includes creation and curation of visual art, music, and theater. Hundreds of events she has curated can be seen at www.amphoranewyork.com. Her pictorial website is here: https://sallybeautitwin.cargo.site. Her art has recently been shown at Tomato Mouse Gallery, Spring/Break Art Fair, and Mizuma and Kips and her recent residencies have been at Flux Factory and LMCC. She received her arts education at Tulane University. Inspired by a childhood of making Mardi Gras parades with family (that snowballed from late night processions with collective art, music and flambeaus) to citywide celebrations that have run for multiple decades, Sally Beauti Twin brings Island Luminaria & Flaming Creature Crawl 2 to Governors Island.
About Flux Factory
Flux Factory’s mission is to support emerging artists through Artist-in-Residencies and Exhibitions, education and collaborative opportunities. Flux is an artist-led space that builds sustainable communities and retains creative vitality in NYC. Since 1994 Flux has hosted over 300 Artists-in-Residence, both local and international, as well as staging over 700 exhibitions across all disciplines.
Flux Factory’s building on Governors Island is located at 404A Colonels Row, Governors Island, NY 10004. For directions please visit www.govisland.com/things-to-do/ongoing-programs/flux-factory.