While on Spring Break, I visited the Omi International Arts Center which is located in Hudson, New York. The arts center includes a sculpture park that measures 100 acres with an additional 400 acres that are undeveloped. Also on the site is a museum with a cafe and a gallery. The sculptures at the park range from the interesting to the bizarre. There is a permanent installation of giant head sculptures, a line of enlarged thumb tacks the size of one's leg, a white bed enclosed in plastic, and a white sculpture that bears resemblance to a snow dune. The 100 acres of sculptures range from a hilly area to a woods area in which certain sculptures, such as a giant piece of metal with bullet holes in it, are situated.
We visited the sculpture park on a muddy day and some of the installations were still under snow. However, it did not detract from the interesting sculptures that dot the 100 acres. As a lover of art, I found that some of the pieces were a bit too odd for my taste such as chain link fence that was made into a dome and a "garden" of clear PCB pipe. The advantage to this park is that you can actually touch (and climb if no one is watching) on the pieces.
For those who are not interested in the arts, this is still a great destination because the 400 acres is a fantastic area in which one can mosey. The land includes hills, a woods area, and a small creek. There are various benches set up along the way where patrons can sit and ponder. Overall, it is a great place to visit for art lovers and non.
-DLP
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