art in the canal
matej andraz vogrincic

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Visit the site during all steps of production at any time. In April and May, watch the artist transform it with giant modular components, bringing this forgotten place back into view in the urban landscape and reframing New Haven's history and identity in the process. Check back often to find details about tours, activities, and more.

March

Canal Cleanup

April | May

Installation in Progress

May 20: Celebrate the opening and street festival of Creative Arts Workshop's Cultural Passages: Identity Made Visible exhibition. Enjoy performances along with hands on art activities relating to Vogrincic's installation, as it celebrates New Haven's identity. Audubon Street, New Haven

June

June 2: Official opening of installation

June 2: WALK INTO ART!  Celebrate National Trails Day with a gentle stroll along the Farmington Canal Heritage Trail in New Haven through Newhallville, Science Park, and Yale University.  The trek will wend its way to the Park of the Arts behind Audobon Street to view the newly installed site work in the canal and rail line right of way.  Meet at Canal Road and the trail intersection at Munson Street, adjacent to 25 Science Park (New Haven) at 10 am and meet to view Vogrincic's installation at noon behind Koffee! and Creative Arts Workshop.  Leader:  Lisa Fernandez, President, Farmington Canal Rail-to-Trail Association.  Contact 203-624-1910 or 203-654-1795

June 9: Canal walking tour & lecture with Angus Trumble, Curator of Paintings and Sculpture at The Yale Center for British Art. 4:00 pm, meet at the corner of Audubon Street and Whitney Avenue, New Haven.

June 9: Arts on the Edge, Audubon Street, New Haven

June 9-22: International Festival of Arts & Ideas - Canal walking tours & lecture

July

Fourth of July: Community Day Celebration
Bring your family and your picnic to the Park of the Arts (behind Neighborhood Music School and Koffee on Audubon -- access on Whitney Avenue near the overpass) and enjoy an urban Fourth of July. At 2pm you can cool off by touring the Farmington Canal (it's always at least 5 degrees cooler) and see Matej Vogrincic's installation up close and in its entirety. Walk through this normally inaccessible historical site and learn about it's role in the history of New Haven and New England. Prepare for an adventure... and remember to wear closed toe shoes.

August

September

September 14: Final walking tour of the installation before it is dismantled. Meet at the Whitney Avenue bridge overlooking the canal (between Grove and Audubon Streets) between 6:30 and 7:30 pm.

October

Extended through October: The installation will remain on view through October. Site Projects is also seeking suggestions for how to dispose of the materials: 70 cubic yards of clam shells, 70 cubic yards of crushed trap rock, 7,325 units of Connecticut sanded brick, and a total of 478 various pieces of Erector Set replicas sized to a 15x enlargement.

To arrange a walking tour of the installation, please call 203.376.8668 or email info@siteprojects.org.