Bard College students create artwork for public displays

Bard Community Arts Collective and the Center for Civic Engagement at Bard College announced the installation of several student artworks in Dutchess County and Columbia County.

“How Long Will We Be Driving” by Bard student James Wise is on view at a billboard located at 3391 US-9 in Hudson through Jan. 17. This work is presented through a partnership with Shandaken Projects’ public art initiative 14×48, which exhibits new work by contemporary artists. Additionally, works from students in the Studio Arts Program at Bard have been temporarily installed in Richard Abraham’s Memorial Park in Red Hook as part of a pilot partnership with the Village of Red Hook’s Public Spaces Initiative Committee.

“Making a piece for the public takes what I’ve been doing within a class environment to a larger, more diverse audience, so I approached it as such,” said Wise. “I sought to create something with enough depth to conjure a diverse array of reactions, regardless of what I intended, and I hope to see that reflected in public feedback to the project.”

Photo: “How Long Will We Be Driving” by Bard student James Wise, courtesy of Bard College