Orchard Recipes

Sam Van Aken hosts a gastronomical afternoon featuring historical dishes using recipes based on New York native fruit varieties.
About this Event

Sam Van Aken will cook dishes using heirloom fruit harvested directly from The Open Orchard, Van Aken's expansive public art installation on Governors Island. This gastronomical afternoon will feature historical dishes using recipes based on New York native fruit varieties. The event is picnic-style, and is held entirely outdoors. Seating is first come, first served; we recommend bringing a picnic blanket or camping chair as there is no existing seating in The Open Orchard.

LOCATION

The Open Orchard, Governors Island

ACCESSIBILITY

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ABOUT THE ARTIST

Sam Van Aken is a contemporary artist who works beyond traditional modes of art making, crossing artistic genres and disciplines to develop new perspectives on such themes as communication, botany, agriculture, climatology, and the ever-increasing impact of technology. Van Aken’s interventions in the natural and public realm are seen as metaphors that serve as the basis of narrative, sites of place making, and in some cases even become the basis of scientific research.

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Presented as part of THIRD Saturdays, the Governors Island Arts initiative celebrating the Organizations in Residence program. THIRD Saturdays programming occurs every third Saturday of the month from May through October and features special indoor and outdoor programs, which are always free and open to the public.