'Field Of Dreams' Walking Tour At Parrish Art Museum

WATER MILL, NY — Despite the pandemic, art lovers can take place in a socially distanced walking tour at the Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill soon.

Alicia G. Longwell, Ph.D., the Lewis B. and Dorothy Cullman chief curator, and Parrish Art Museum docents will lead guests on the new "Field of Dreams" walking tour on Friday, March 26, from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The 2020 "Parrish Road Show" artist Scott Bluedorn will also be onsite to give tours of his "Bonac Blind."

Guests will be separated into small groups for the tours, and masks are required.

Space is limited; advance ticket purchase with pre-event registration is required. Tickets cost $10; the event is free for members, students, and children. The event will take place rain or shine. To register, click here.

“I’m pleased that we continue to offer plein air tours in the meadow for our audiences to learn firsthand about the artworks in 'Field of Dreams' and their creators,” said Corinne Erni, senior curator of ArtsReach and special projects.

Field of Dreams, the Museum’s inaugural sculpture exhibition, presents work by 10 international, multi-generational artists working in a variety of genres. The outdoor exhibition features a new installation created for the museum by interdisciplinary artist Theaster Gates; a suite of four new sculptures by Jaume Plensa; and new works by Parrish collection artist Jim Dine, a release said.

Other collection artists include Roy Lichtenstein; Joel Perlman; and Joel Shapiro; as well as sculpture by Max Ernst; Bernar Venet; Isa Genzken; and Giuseppe Penone.

In addition, participants will have the opportunity to meet and chat with Bluedorn about "Bonac Blind", an interpretation of duck blinds used for camouflage by local hunters.

“The Bonac Blind is a multi-faceted art intervention: A floating, off-grid microhome that references traditional Bonac culture of fishing, farming, and hunting while also serving as a comment on the erosion of this culture due to the compound problems of the housing crisis, climate change, and modernity," Bluedorn said.

First installed on the water in Springs, "Bonac Blind" now sits in the Parrish Meadow amid the same switchgrass that covers the structure. "Complete with off-grid amenities such as solar roof panels, solar batteries, a single bed, end table, side chair, and a wood-burning stove—the tiny house features objects including duck decoys affixed to the ceiling, a clam rake over the window, seining nets, and a lamp made of sea kelp from Montauk," the release said.

The Parrish has temporarily closed the galleries as of January 5 with plans to reopen in early spring based on coronavirus guidance.

The Meadow and the Field of Dreams remain open and free to all visitors, and the Museum continues to offer a schedule of online experiences.