Opening for "OUTSIDE LOOKING IN" by STEVIE ARTEMIS LATHAM

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"OUTSIDE LOOKING IN" by STEVIE ARTEMIS LATHAM Town of Chester Library Info: (201)705-9219 

Art Reception FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13 at 4pm for FANTASTIC paintings and GHOSTLY photographs of the Fading RISING HOUSE HOTEL, and an ENCHANTED DIVE BAR Mural. 

Hulking over Chestertown, the Rising House was a prime Adirondack destination, but saw its last visitor years ago. Today, its sky blue paint is peeling, and the double-deck veranda vanished long ago. Past faded curtains is a dusty derelict bar. In this consequential exhibition, Stevie Artemis Latham captures Rising House's deterioration in photographs, paintings, and installations. "I'm working with obscured and reflected layers, to reveal the old and new, our ever-changing culture, and nature’s relentless renewal in the ADKs." Like many others, Stevie Artemis Latham can feel like she is "outside looking in". For her, "looking through the locked doors of the Rising House, it's like looking into the fascinating but uneasy world that we try to find our place in." Stevie Artemis Latham about herself: "I grew up in a small Southern Tier town, played CBGB and Max's with my punk rock band, searched the South for folk art and cooking, was chef owner of Old Devil Moon in NYC, crusaded for an "Urban Oasis" in Jersey, taught in Harlem, and performed on trapeze.” With her partner Scout, she loves her Adirondack lifestyle, especially snorkeling and cross country skiing." She's trans and has two kids.

The exhibit is on view during the month of December during library hours at the Town of Chester Library, Municipal Center, Chestertown.