“Dancing Milkweed III,” a sculpture in steel by New Fairfield, Conn. artist Daniel Boyajian, is on display this summer outside Ossining Village Hall. The municipal building is trimmed in patriotic bunting for the village”™s ongoing bicentennial celebration that began in April.
On April 2, 1813, Ossining, then named Sing Sing, became the first incorporated village in Westchester County.
To celebrate the 200th anniversary, 24 artists are exhibiting their works in “Ossining in 3-D,” an outdoor sculptural display that takes viewers on a 1.5-mile walk from downtown Ossining to the Hudson River waterfront.
In the photo below left, an untitled painted steel sculpture by Orange County artist Eric Stein graces the future waterfront site of Harbor Square, a 188-unit apartment complex and retail and restaurant development planned by Ginsburg Development Cos. L.L.C. The Valhalla-based developer, a major sponsor of the bicentennial celebration, has targeted a fall 2014 opening for the long-delayed Harbor Square residences.
Other Ossining bicentennial sponsors are Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., Atria on the Hudson; Avalon Bay Communities Inc; Bethel New Horizons Inc.; Cedar Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation Center; Club Fit; Dorsey Funeral Home; Emigrant Bank; GE; Hodges Walsh & Slater L.L.P.; Hudson Valley Bank; Hudson Valley Bone & Joint Surgeons; Mahopac National Bank; Open Door Family Medical Centers and The Solon Organization L.L.C.
A free exhibit, “Ossining in 3D” will be shown through Oct. 28.
