Percy Grainger Home & Studio: Fifth Annual Community Open House

The Percy Grainger Society is pleased to announce its 5th Annual Spring Open House. In previous years, the open house has featured lectures and concerts. This year, the society expands the Grainger legacy with a multimedia installation.

Restless Corners, created Joel Sherry, is a series of sculptural video objects placed throughout the historic house. Inspired by both the building and Grainger’s life, the works incorporate performance, sound, photography, drawing, found objects and Percy Grainger's own musical compositions. The sculptures integrate reclaimed monitors and projectors using video played in an atmosphere of looping movement, light and sound. The exhibition explores how individuals move through space, impacting the environment and objects of that space, leaving traces of our brief time, creating an imprint on the physical presence of space.

In creating Restless Corners, Sherry and members of the dance performance group Teatolocal (Joel Sherry, Cynthia Bueschel Svigals, Michelle Kelly Wurf) collaborated to connect diverse audiences, fusing visual art, performance, and music in surprising combinations.
The exhibition will begin with an opening at the Grainger House Spring Open House on Sunday April 6, from 2-4 pm. It will continue with three Lunchtime Tours, Wednesday, April 9; Wednesday, April 23; and Wednesday, April 30, at 12 noon (reservations requested). Before closing on May 4, the exhibition will culminate a Third Sunday presentation (reservations requested) where the artists will share insights about the work and its integration into the Percy Grainger legacy.

Paul Jackson, president of the Percy Grainger Society, expresses his enthusiasm: “We are thrilled to welcome Joel Sherry and his groundbreaking exhibit, Restless Corners, to the Percy Grainger Home and Studio. This installation not only honors the artistic spirit of Percy and Ella Grainger but also continues their legacy of using this space as a vibrant platform for creativity and innovation.”

Each spring, the Percy Grainger Society invites the local community to visit the Percy Grainger Home and Studio. From the music room and beyond, the house quietly illustrates how each Grainger family member made this space an echo of their individual interests, talents and unique personalities. The house, built in the late 1800s, is a beloved White Plains landmark and a graceful reminder of White Plains neighborhoods from days gone by.

Restless Corners was made possible by a generous Individual Artist-Arts Alive Grant through ArtsWestchester.

More information, including registration for related events, at percygrainger.org