Art Omi

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Art Omi, formerly Omi International Arts Center, is a non-profit international arts organization located in Columbia County in Ghent, New York. The organization provides residencies for writers, artists, architects, musicians, dancers and choreographers.

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Ledig House serves as Art Omi's home and central meeting place.

History

The Omi International Arts Center was founded in 1992 by Francis J. Greenburger, a New York real estate developer and literary agent, who serves as chairman of Art Omi, Inc., the residency's parent foundation; [1] Sandi Slone, an artist; artist John Cross, an artist; and others. The organization takes its name from Omi, a hamlet in the Hudson River Valley two and a half hours from New York City.[ citation needed ]

Premises

Art Omi is located in Columbia County in Ghent, New York. It is home to the Sculpture & Architecture Park, [2] (previously the Fields Sculpture Park), which is open to the public throughout the year, features over 70 permanent and temporary exhibitions. The Sculpture & Architecture Park occupies approximately 120 acres of Art Omi's campus.[ citation needed ]

The main compound is made up of three separate buildings with 18 guest rooms, three conference rooms, a library and communal spaces. Ledig House (named for the late German publisher H.M. Ledig-Rowohlt), a converted 1830 farmhouse, serves as Art Omi's home and central meeting place. The principal work space consists of a two-story converted barn and several satellite sheds. The Charles B. Benenson Visitors Center & Gallery opened to the public in 2008. Omi's facilities are available for rental for corporate retreats from December through March, when residency programs are not in session.[ citation needed ]

Residencies and other activities

Art Omi offers five residency programs: Art Omi: Architecture; Art Omi: Artists; Art Omi: Dance; Art Omi: Music; and Art Omi: Writers. [3]

Art Omi invites gallerists, critics, agents, publishers, curators and collectors to give talks and presentations. Their visits also benefit residents by providing them with exposure and access to the New York cultural scene. Omi regularly holds exhibitions, readings, concerts and dance performances to which the public is invited. [2]

Funding

Art Omi raises money primarily from philanthropic and corporate foundations and individual donors. Its major fundraising event is a New York City benefit held each spring.

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References

  1. "The Hudson Valley, Inside and Out". The New York Times . July 30, 1999. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Art for Explorers Out Past the Hubbub". The New York Times. July 30, 1999. Retrieved January 20, 2016. And a new sculpture park, open year-round in the hamlet of Omi, N.Y., is threatening to give the Storm King Art Center a run for its money.
  3. "About". Art Omi. Retrieved March 27, 2021.

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