Saturday Sessions
12:30–2 PM
Panel: Artists on the Erie Canal
This discussion features artists Judit German-Heins, Alon Koppell, and Clara Riedlinger alongside Angelyn Chandler and Natalie Stetson from the Erie Canal Museum and the New York State Canal Corporation’s artist residency program, which supports research and artistic engagement along the historic waterway. Since 2023, participating artists have explored the Canal’s layered terrains—including its ecosystems and communities, as well as the traces of labor, belief, and transformation that continue to influence its course.
Working in photography, performance, and interdisciplinary practices, the artists have reinterpreted the Canal as both a physical and symbolic site. This conversation reflects on how artistic inquiry can deepen our understanding of place and inspire new perspectives on the future of the Canal corridor.
2–4 PM
Workshop: Bodies of Water / Bodies in Water with artist Sarah Cameron Sunde
Sarah Cameron Sunde invites participants to gather at the edge of the Erie Canal to explore their relationship with water, place, and time through embodied experience. This workshop unfolds slowly and spaciously, encouraging participants to attune to the natural rhythms of the Canal and to one another. Together, the artist and participants will practice listening and responding to water as both collaborator and witness through movement, writing, and shared reflection. This workshop is limited to 30 participants and no prior experience is required.
