Liberate Arts

All Bright Moments
Original, psychedelic video art, mixed in realtime, feeding off of the present moment to create one of a kind visual masterpieces….Constantly interpreting live music through the lens of a. minor’s visionary artwork …a.minor artwork has been used by many musicians & bands including: The Either/Orchestra, Club d’Elf, Hot Buttered Rum, The Kind Buds, the New Riders of the Purple Sage and the Dark Star Orchestra. In 2010, a.minor won First Place in the Industrial Jazz Group’s music video contest.

Woven Tree Arbor by Tyler Buswell
Through the use of organic found materials on the Liberate Property, Tyler Buswell (with the help of Journey Blain and others), creates the Liberate Welcome gate. Since the 2nd annual Liberate, walking under this arbor has given people a sense of being a part of nature. We look forward to seeing his vision actualized again this year.

Kerry Kaye Fire Arts
There is something inside each one of us when watching a fire burn that makes it hard to look away. Fire allowed our ancestors to cook food, create tools, keep warm during long winters, and to feel comfortable and safe from the dangers of the wild. Fire connects us in a way that little else can. In modern society we rarely make use of fire to fulfill our basic needs anymore. We are lacking an integral part of what makes us human! Kerry Kaye fire shows bring back that missing element that connects us all. You won’t be disappointed!

Rising Roots Designs: Wild Edible and Medicinal Plant Walk & Compost and Soil Building Workshop
Rising Roots is made up of Meagan Lynch and Ryan Andreola. Together they studied Permaculture Design at the Regenerative Design Institute of Bolinas, CA. They enjoy traveling and have visited central America and been all across the U.S. They currently reside in Northampton, MA, and are currently working with clients throughout the northeast U.S.

Wild Edible and Medicinal Plant Walk
Take a walk in the forest with Rising Roots Design, permaculture educators and designers, and learn what
plants can be eaten, taken medicinally, and used for other beneficial purposes. We’ll take a close look at the plants, note
identifying characteristics and habitat, and talk about the medicinal properties and nutrient qualities of these plants.
Learn how to prepare meals and medicinal preparations out of the plants we find, and how to propagate them into an ecology of your own, and more…

Compost and Soil Building
Learn how to create amazing compost and build healthy soils! We’ll discuss the compost collection here at Liberate!,
learn how to build a pest-free and odor-free compost pile, and discover how to identify different soil types. We’ll also talk about bioremediation and remineralization of soils, and how to prepare garden beds to grow organic, delicious, nutrient-dense foods.

Large-Scale Paintings to live music by Nicholas Backwood Heilig
Drawing from disparate source material, Nicholas Heilig juxtaposes the subversive, graphic power of stencils and street art with the spare detail of Japanese woodcuts. His limited palette of black and white results in nuanced black ink drawings that vibrate with half-hidden imagery. In his latest series, Heilig has produced live art as performance, joining with musicians to create full sensory experiences on a larger scale than ever before. His latest adventures have taken him to numerous venues across the state of Vermont, including a festival tour, ending with this years Liberate! He has painted for the likes of Wombaticus Rex, Eskmo, Chrissy Murderbot, as well as local legends: Mushpost, and DJ Kanga. Heilig will continue his tour with two live sets at this years festival.

Multi-Media Sculpture by Alex Williams
Through the usage of a multi-media based style of creating sculpture/installation art, the images and textures used help to create a space to entertain and prompt thoughts for the viewer. The soul of the theme is getting back to nature, the key usage of the trees surrounding the camp grounds help to further hinge that connection. The combination of nature along with the upbeat music that will be occurring all weekend are seen throughout Alex’s work, drawing together these two elements in a seamless connection. As a recent graduate from The University of Vermont the melting of her love for music and art is a dream come true.

Siena Moon Hoop Dance
Siena Moon specializes in hoop and fire dance. She travels extensively throughout New England each summer for music festivals and spinning retreats and is a certified Hoop Instructor through Circles of Joy Hoops & Poi. Siena Moon has performed with bands and DJs, hoop troupes, and fire troupes at clubs, festivals, afterparties, parades, and local community gatherings.

Journey Blain: Liberate Peace Flags
Randolph High School students in Journey’s art class designed a program to help children in Brookfield School (ages 9 and 10), understand the big idea of “Peace,” as conflict mediation and resolution. The result is the creation of Peace Flags (based on the Tibetan Buddhist prayer flags), made specially for the Liberate Festival. The school also ran the “Pennies for Peace” program to raise money for schools in Afghanistan. All of the students worked together to create this communal artwork.