Socrates Sculpture Park is pleased to announce the opening of EAF09: 2009 Emerging Artist Fellowship Exhibition on Sunday, September 13, 2009 (2-6pm), featuring new works by the Park's current resident artists. This year, Socrates awarded fellowships to: David Brooks (MFA 2009), Pilar Conde (MFA 2007), Zack Davis, Christian de Vietri (MFA 2009), Aaron King, Zak Kitnick, Lynn Koble, Tamara Kostianovsky, Mads Lynnerup (MFA 2008), Wyatt Nash, Navin June Norling, Andréa Stanislav, Brina Thurston, Kon Trubkovich, Lan Tuazon, Ninh and Erik Vysocan (MFA 2009).

Fellowship artists are awarded a grant and a residency in the Park's outdoor studio and are also provided with technical support and access to tools, materials and equipment to facilitate the production of new sculptures and installations for exhibition in the Park. The artists develop their projects throughout the summer in the open studio and on site in the landscape, offering visitors the opportunity to experience both the creation and presentation of their works. Representing a broad range of materials, working methods and subject matter, the diverse sculptural works in this exhibition are presented against the Park's spectacular waterfront view of the Manhattan skyline.

For more information about the artists and works in the exhibition, including artist biographies, images of the works in the show, and project descriptions, please contact Ellen Staller at 718-956-1819 x12 or es@socratessculpturepark.org.

Socrates Sculpture Park is open 365 days a year from 10am to sunset and is located at the intersection of Broadway and Vernon Boulevard in Long Island City. By Subway take the N or W train to Broadway (Queens), walk 8 blocks west on Broadway to the intersection of Vernon Boulevard.