ALBANY, NY (01/04/2012)(readMedia)-- The Downtown Albany Business Improvement District (BID) welcomes Philip Rickey, son of the late American kinetic sculptor George Rickey (1907 – 2002), to discuss his father's career as a sculpture artist and artistic developer. The lecture titled, George Rickey: A Discussion of His Work and Development, will follow the artist's journey creating a language where different kinds of movement were synonymous with the colors on a painter's palette. Part of the educational component of the 2011 – 2012 Sculpture in the Streets, an outdoor art exhibition walking tour in downtown Albany, the presentation will be held on Thursday, January 19, 2012 from 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM at the Capital Repertory Theatre, 111 North Pearl Street in downtown Albany, NY. Immediately following the lecture, audience members will have an opportunity to meet Philip at the Bayou Café, 79 North Pearl Street, just a stone's throw from the Theatre. The event is free and open to the public. Space is limited and RSVPs are requested at http://georgerickeyalbany.eventbrite.com/. For more information please contact the Downtown Albany Business Improvement District | mbergan@downtownalbany.org or 518.465.2143 x13.

"We are happy to welcome Philip back to downtown Albany and to learn more about George as a pioneer in kinetic sculpture," said Georgette Steffens, executive director at the Downtown Albany BID.

As executor of the Estate of George Rickey since 2002, Philip has managed all aspects of the estate, including organizing the retrospective exhibition that traveled to three museums throughout the south, southeast and Midwest, four gallery exhibitions in New York City, various other large scale exhibitions of his father's small and large-scale works in Indianapolis and South Bend, IN and in Paris, France, as well as a group show at the Seoul Olympic Park Museum of Art in 2008. Philip has written and lectured extensively about his father's sculpture, artistic development and career.

An accomplished sculptor and public artist in his own right, many of Philip's public art projects can be seen in Minnesota, including the Paul and Sheila Wellstone Memorial in Eveleth, MN for which he designed the six acre site, oversaw the memorial's construction and did all of the sculpture work in stone. Philip is currently working on his largest project to date, a 500 foot long streetscape installation at the University of Minnesota, also using columnar basalt from Washington State, scheduled to be completed in November 2012.

The Sculpture in the Streets exhibit, that includes sculptures as large as 14 feet high and 22 feet wide, has been on display in downtown Albany since June 2011. The George Rickey "The Art of a Kinetic Sculptor" walking tour will run through March 2012. The tour and exhibit are free and open to the public. Walking tour maps are available at area merchants, the Downtown Albany BID office at 40 North Pearl Street, Albany and online at downtownalbany.org. The Rickey exhibit is underwritten in part by a grant from The Bender Family Foundation.

Since 1996, the Downtown Albany Business Improvement District (BID) has worked to restore, promote and maintain the character and vitality of downtown Albany and improve the quality of life and overall image of downtown for those who work in, live in and visit New York's Capital City. The BID is a private, not-for profit 501(c) (3) organization. For more information about Downtown Albany BID please visit downtownalbany.org or call (518) 465-2143.

Posted Wednesday January 04, 2012 at 04:10 pm by Downtown Albany BID
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