The weather is unavoidable: a subject of mundane conversation, daily preoccupation, or – as experienced in the past six months – a source of global catastrophe. Meteorologic Phenomena explores a variety of artistic responses to this elemental force. As evidenced in the works in this exhibition, observing weather is a way to mark time or to establish a connection to a place. Associations with the weather are often deeply personal, and can be humorous as well. The weather is a potent subject that lends itself to the wide range of experiential and process-oriented artwork by Margaret Cogswell, John Dooley, Spencer Finch, Sandy Gellis, Cassandra James, Michael Krondl, Rima Mardoyan-Smyth, Andrea Polli, Kevin Todd, Lisa Young. Site-specific projects by Matthew Geller, Stefan Hagen, Lisa Hein and Bob Seng are outdoors.

Public Programs
June 11, 12, 1-4:00pm, Layers and Layers of Weather,

Family Art Project

See the gardens and lawns of June; behind them, the river; behind it, the palisades and over it all, the constantly changing sky. Cut and paste your visions of clear or stormy weather into a 3-D, multi-layered construction.

Weather Weekend
August 6, 7, 3:00pm, Sound Artist Kitundu, Performance

This San Francisco-based artist performs improvised compositions on handmade wind and balloon powered record players. Atmospheric conditions help dictate how these spool turntables are played. Among other acoustic instruments, Kitundu employs a new wireless invention called the "Stylus Glove" from which he plucks music from the surface of records and transmits it to nearby radios.

August 6, 7, 1-4:00pm, Roll Out the Sky,

Family Art Project

Observe and sketch the expansive sky and changing weather above Wave Hill's lawns and gardens. Then spread sky and landscape across a paper scroll to create a handcrafted movie.

August 7, 2:00pm, Artist Exhibition Tour

View this exhibition of weather-inspired works with the artists and curators.


Principal funding for the Visual Arts Program is provided by The Stephen and Cathy Weinroth Charitable Trust. Additional support is provided by the Greenwall Foundation and the Bronx Council on the Arts with public funds from the U.S. Small Business Administration. Sustaining support for Wave Hill is provided by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs. Thank you to the artists for creating and lending their work, as well as to Thomas Rayfiel & Claire Weissberg, Postmasters Gallery, New York, NY, and Clayton Galleries, Tampa, FL.

The Arts at Wave Hill are sponsored by