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Feature of Note5th Annual Spring Open House Featuring Restless Corners
Opening Reception
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The Percy Grainger Home and Studio is pleased to announce the 5th annual Spring Open House featuring the opening reception for Restless Corners, a site-specific art installation. The event, free to the public, will take place on Sunday April 6, from 2-4 pm at the historic house located at 7 Cromwell Place in White Plains.
Restless Corners, created by ArtsWestchester Arts Alive Grant recipient Joel Sherry, is a series of sculptural video objects placed throughout the house. Inspired by both the building and Grainger’s life, the works incorporate performance, sound, photography, drawing, found objects and Percy Grainger's own musical compositions. The sculptures integrate reclaimed monitors and projectors using video played in an atmosphere of looping movement, light and sound. Joel Sherry and members of the dance performance group Teatolocal (Joel Sherry, Cynthia Bueschel Svigals, Michelle Kelly Wurf) have collaborated in the creation of Restless Corners. The exhibition explores how individuals move through space, impacting the environment and objects of that space, leaving traces of our brief time, creating an imprint on the physical presence of space. In creating Restless Corners, visual and performance artist Joel Sherry connects diverse audiences using a multimedia piece that fuses visual art, performance, and music in surprising combinations.
For additional information on our 5th Annual Open House and Restless Corners art installation, follow this link to the event press release.
While the event is free and open to the public, space limitations require registration. Register now for this exciting annual event at the PGH&S! |
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Restless Corners was made possible by a generous Individual Artist-Arts Alive Grant through ArtsWestchester. |
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Be Part of Our FutureComplete Our Strategic Planning Survey
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The Society is excited to announce that we are embarking on a strategic planning project in collaboration with Documentary Heritage and Preservation Services for New York (a statewide initiative supporting library and archival repositories), and the New York Council of Nonprofits (NYCON).
As a first step, we kindly ask you to complete the following survey, which should take approximately 15 minutes. The survey will cover various aspects of our organization, including our mission and vision, an assessment of our activities and communications, questions about the historic house (in White Plains, NY) and collections, and about funding and support. Your responses will closely inform our upcoming planning retreat, and continue to serve the Society's decision making.
Survey results will be provided to the Society in aggregate form, ensuring that no individual responses are linked to your names. Your opinion is important to us, please click below to complete the survey. |
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At the Home & StudioNew Tours Offered Featuring the Restless Corners Exhibit
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The Wednesday Lunchtime Tours feature a guided tour of the Restless Corners art installation on the first and second floor of the historic house. Please sign up for one of the tours (advance reservation required). Tours are available on Wednesday, April 9; Wednesday, April 23; or Wednesday, April 30, at 12 noon. |
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Members' Meeting Recapping the February 20
Virtual PGH&S Tour
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Above: Curt Ebersole with guests Gwendolyn Bradley and Steven Willemann in front of the main staircase on the first floor of the Percy Grainger Home & Studio. |
Continuing our series of member programs highlighting the historic home Percy and Ella Grainger shared in White Plains, New York, Curt Ebersole, hosted a virtual tour on February 20th.
Curt welcomed guests Gwendolyn Bradley and Steven Willemann for a tour of the Percy Grainger Home & Studio that was broadcast live to members and guests via Zoom. Gwendolyn made her Metropolitan Opera debut in 1981, performing as a solo artist for nine seasons, additionally gracing European stages, performing and recording with notable conductors throughout her illustrious career. Now a dedicated vocal instructor, she is married to Steven Willemann, an educator in New York City.
The February tour focused on the first floor, beginning with the music room, continuing through the living and dining rooms, butler's pantry, and kitchen. In the next virtual tour on May 22, Curt will lead us through the second floor, featuring the bedrooms of Ella, Percy, and Rose Grainger, and include a look through the basement, which features fireproof rooms containing manuscripts and more. Percy Grainger Society members can access a video of the February tour here. Not a member? Consider joining today through this link to our website! |
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Save the DateApril 27, 2025:
Sunday Tour with Restless Corners Creator, Joel Sherry
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Joel Sherry will lead the next Sunday Tour of the Percy Grainger Home and Studio on April 27, 2025 at 2 pm EST. Mr. Sherry will discuss the Restless Corners art installation at the Percy Grainger Home & Studio, highlighting the exhibit’s video sculptures throughout the house.
The event is part of the ongoing series, Third Sundays. It is free and open to the public. Due to space limitations, registration is encouraged.
The Percy Grainger Home & Studio’s Third Sundays series is an outreach initiative designed to welcome diverse groups through focused, thematic tours. Led by volunteers, the tours are part education, part interpretation, and a fun, informative alternative to the traditional historic house tour. Additional information on Third Sundays is available here.
About Joel Sherry
Joel Sherry is an artist, designer, builder and choreographer. He received a BFA in Theatrical Design from California Institute of the Arts. As a multi-disciplinary artist working in the areas of design, visual art, and choreography, he creates paintings, sculptures, installations and live performance. As a designer, he has created environments for theater, dance, corporate entertainment and themed attractions. He currently works for SUNY New Paltz as Technical Director of the Performing Arts Department. Teatolocal is the current iteration of his collaboration with Cynthia Bueschel Svigals & Michelle Kelly Wurf. |
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Event KeyThe Percy Grainger Society is pleased to offer both live and virtual events. You can easily determine if the events listed in this newsletter are live or virtual by the color of the registration button: green for live events blue for virtual events
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The Percy Grainger Society
7 Cromwell Place | White Plains, New York 10601
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Our mission is to promote the work and legacy of Percy Grainger with a membership community that preserves his historic house, encourages appreciation performance of his music, and promotes a deeper understanding of the cultural, social, and economic context of his life and work.
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