Founded in 1977, the Snug Harbor Cultural Center is a non-profit art space located in an 1831 National Historic Landmark designed by Minard Lafever in Staten Island, NY. Also at Snug Harbor is the Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art, which is dedicated to presenting local and international emerging and mid-career artists working in a variety of media. For more information, please visit www.snug-harbor.org.

Exhibits

NOISE CAROUSEL
Group exhibition of artists who explore sound as a sculptural form. Visitors encounter mobile listening stations on wheels, which encourage them to drift in the gallery. Artists: Jill Auckenthaler, Karen Y. Chan, Paul Dickinson, Taylor Deupree and Christopher Willits, Draculatron, Nick Hallett, Jill Jichetti, Nina Katchadourian, Alison Knowles, Tara Mateik, Sarah Paul, Louie Rozier, John Thurber, Wu Tsang, Tamara Yadao.

ICED
Group exhibition of artists selected through an open-call that considers the seductive relationship artists have with materials. The slang use of iced connotes bejeweled or monolithic gestures. This summer show also acknowledges that sublime desire for cool relief from the heat. Artists: Betty Bressi, Aaron Carpenter, Kasarian Dane, Ed Davin, Corey D'Augustine, Amanda Dumas-Hernandez, Matt Frieburghaus, Michael C Johnson, Zerek Kempf, Ben Knight, Rena Leinberger, Elisa Lendvay, Jonathan Leiter, Karen Lofgren, Viviane Rombaldi-Seppey, Tomas Ronse, Allyson Ross, Gabriel J Shuldiner.

PAUL MOAKLEY: VIR FIDELIS
An in-depth chronicle of an all-boys catholic High School captured through large-format photographs and short films. The artist is a seasoned documentary photographer who recently began exploring time-based installation projects. Following the visual language of his photographic work, Moakley's auteur video projects are shot in a photographically composed style that incisively question prescribed gender roles, identity formation, and group mentality in teen-aged boys.

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