Long Island Drift will consist of a series of walks around Long Island, Maine beginning in mid-July and culminating on September 19th with a public walk to Fowlers Beach, when a high tide measuring 11.2’ is predicted to arrive at 1:03PM. The aim is to observe and record dynamic and ephemeral changes taking place on the island. The walks will build upon a King Tide Party artists’ collective event that took place in 2017. Coastal communities in the North Atlantic are feeling the impacts of ecological change and transformation; this project is supported through the Maine Economic Improvement Fund and will lead to a comparison between island dwellers in Casco Bay and communities in South Greenland.
LOCATION: To join DRIFT, take the 10 am ferry to Long Island from the Casco Bay Lines terminal at 56 Commercial Street, Portland. The starting point for the walk is Mariners Wharf Ferry Dock on Long Island. You will be greeted there by J. Piribeck and a company of walkers who will provide information about the island and lead you on a one-mile trek to the Fowlers Beach destination. Information about the island and beach will be provided, and participants will be invited to create a response to the walk for inclusion in the LONG ISLAND DRIFT exhibition display. The walk will conclude back at the dock in time to catch the 2:20 pm ferry to the mainland.
This walk is currently full! Please email Jan Piribeck, below, to put your name on the wait list.
REGISTRATION: Please contact Jan Piribeck piribeckj@gmail.com
Jan Piribeck’s creative practice explores relationships between the Arts, Humanities and (GISci) Geographic Information Science. She is the Principle Investigator for Maine-Greenland Collaborations, an interdisciplinary project that examines the impacts of a changing environment on coastal communities in Maine and South Greenland. She has led and participated in numerous discussions and about art and environment, and her work has been featured recently in exhibitions such as: Anthropocenic: Art About the Natural World in the Human Era, Bates College Museum of Art, Lewiston, ME and Melt Down, an exhibition about the Arctic and Antarctica, Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Rockland, ME.