For Red Hook Open Studios 2022, on our ship Mary A. Whalen, Jason Rosenberg will show a selection of indigo-dyed batik paintings which he made on Skomvær, an isolated island at the edge of the Lofoten Islands in Northern Norway/Sapmi, where he has spent his summers co-running an artist residency and developing his own artistic practice since 2013. The geographical remoteness of this Arctic island, as well as it’s seabird inhabitants, unique geological landscape, tidal current, and unbridled seaweed forests have nourished the artist’s artistic vision and led him to explore his own spiritual relation to the sea and its ecology. He will be here to discuss his work. More about the artist at www.jason-rosenberg.net.

Note, this art installation is open both RHOS days, Saturday and Sunday, from 12-5pm, followed by a concert on Sunday.

On Sunday, this is followed by a concert at 5:30pm:

A night of music ranging from indie folk to Funk/hip hop aboard the historic oil tanker MARY A. WHALEN: Sheila Flaherty (Shepup) and musicians Bloodman Steve, Annie Nirschel, and The Loosies curated by Shepup, a female marine engineer performing original songs written from her perspective as a mariner and human being.  Shepup will talk about how her experiences at sea influence her song writing and her work on the water. She invited the other musicians, reflecting the music community she developed from busking and open mics after moving to NYC to work on sewage tankers of the NYC Department of Environmental Protection.  Maritime and marinelife costumes encouraged.

Shepup
Music: https://youtu.be/d3YsY0K5GUQ
Insta: @she.puppy 

Annie Nirschel
Music
Insta: @annleystone 

Bloodman Steve:
Music: https://bloodman1.bandcamp.com/
nsta: @bloodmansofferings

The Loosies:
Music
Insta: @theloosiesnyc