JEGHETTO

The puppetry and Aristry of Jeghetto
art exhibit

Thursday, June 20 at 6:30 p.m. Opening Night Reception

On display from June 20 to July 20

Wednesdays, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Thursdays, 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Fridays, 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Saturdays, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Arts Council for Wyoming County, 31 South Main Street, Perry, NY 14530

No tickets required, exhibit is free and open to the public

And don’t miss out on Jeghetto’s performance of THE AUTOBIPUPPETRY of JEGHETTO at Theatre@37 on June 27-29, with tickets available on Eventbrite.

TARISH PIPKINS aka JEGHETTO was born and raised in a small steel mill town called Clairton, PA about 45 minutes South of Downtown Pittsburgh. He is a self taught Jack of all Trades. He is a visual artist with expertise in several media such as acrylic paints, watercolors, portraits, and murals. He started building puppets at the age of 30. Now he is know as a self taught master builder and puppeteer. His puppets are abstract moving sculptures made of mostly found and recycled materials. He has received two grants for the Jim Henson Foundation for his stage production titled "5P1N0K10" (SPINOKIO). He has also received a grant from Heather Henson’s Handmade Puppet Dreams Film Company to adapt 5P1N0K10 into a short film. Now he is a current board member of the Jim Henson Foundation. Jeghetto has worked with Missy Elliot, Pharrell Williams, Alec Baldwin, and a few other celebrities on musical videos, commercials, and television. More at jeghetto.com.

The exhibit runs June 20 to July 20 at the Arts Council for Wyoming County. It is free and open to the public and does not require a ticket.

Opening reception on July 20 (6:30 p.m.) includes a short performance by Jeghetto and preview of the NYSPF program!