STATE FAIR May 10 - August 2 Opening Sunday, May 10 / 2 PM - 6 PM (rain or shine) with interactive urban games by Risa Puno and a cakewalk performance by Dana Sherwood & The Black Forest Fancies Opening Day Performances at State Fair: Dana Sherwood & The Black Forrest Fancies present... CAKEWALK an old-fashioned, country fair-style cakewalk with a twist! Cakewalk will take place beside the artists' carnival wagon installation, "The Ladies' Society of Alchemical Agriculture". Viewers will be encouraged ... Read more

STATE FAIR
May 10 – August 2

Opening Sunday, May 10 / 2 PM – 6 PM (rain or shine)
with interactive urban games by Risa Puno and a cakewalk performance by Dana Sherwood & The Black Forest Fancies

Opening Day Performances at State Fair:

Dana Sherwood & The Black Forrest Fancies present…
CAKEWALK an old-fashioned, country fair-style cakewalk with a twist! Cakewalk will take place beside the artists’ carnival wagon installation, “The Ladies’ Society of Alchemical Agriculture”. Viewers will be encouraged to participate at the beginning of the game at 4pm. All are welcome.

The Big Apple Showdown Spectacular by Risa Puno
Celebrate your everyday city skills and knowledge with urban themed games like “The Masters of Multi-Tasking,” a timed obstacle course where players scramble to send text messages, balance coffee, eat pizza and more! Visitors can register to participate on-site and should wear sneakers and comfortable clothing. The Big Apple Showdown Spectacular games will take place throughout the opening reception on Sunday, May 10, 2-6pm.

About the exhibition:
Curated by Alyson Baker, Mark Dion and Marichris Ty, State Fair is a group exhibition themed around American rural life and uses the platform of the state fair as a means to examine topics such as animal husbandry, specialized horticulture, small scale farming, culinary arts, and the pageantry within these fields that occurs at fairgrounds across the country. The show will also incorporate work that references traditional craft, and the myriad of amusements, rides, competitions and entertainment that are presented as part of state fairs.

Risa Puno will present a second installment of The Big Apple Showdown Spectacular during the Park’s annual Summer Solstice Celebration, on Sunday, June 21, 5pm-sunset. Also on June 21, artist Janine Oleson has invited a group of girls from an area 4-H club to present and talk about their horses, examining the undying connection between girls and horses that inspired her installation at the Park.