Last Chance to See “Freshkills Park: Landscape in Motion”
Image courtesy of Staten Island Arts.
There’s still time to see “Freshkills Park: Landscape in Motion” at the Staten Island Arts Culture Lounge in the St. George Ferry Terminal. Installed September 22 – December 7, 2016, “Landscape in Motion” is the exhibition capstone to a landscape photography competition organized by Freshkills Park with the Staten Island Advance.
The exhibition tells the story of the site transformation from landfill to park through photography and feature 12 winning photographs of the competition alongside historical photographs from the Staten Island Institute archives and a virtual reality feature of Freshkills Park.
First Place Winners
Ryan Lavis (Professional)
Katsiaryna Sukhotskaya (Student)
Jarred Sutton (Amateur)
Honorable Mentions
Mike Gloria
Radha Hettiarachchi
Amber Rose Orlin
Dimitrios Papanikos
Anthony Penza
Stephanie Sardelis
Boris Sobolev
David Stoler
Brittny Thiel
Thanks to the Judges
Monica Valenzuela
Steve Zaffarano
Ted Nabavi
Paul Moakley
Dana Kien
Organized by Mariel Villeré, Freshkills Park.
This exhibit is presented by Staten Island Arts and supported by Freshkills Park and the City of New York; NYC Councilmember Debi Rose; by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council; New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature; the Staten Island Advance; Collection of the Staten Island Museum; Duggal Visual Solutions; Jarred Sutton; Tri-Lox; IrisVR; and our artist, individual, family, and business members.
