Nicole Hixon named artist-in-residence for the Village of Warwick
Warwick. The community is invited to see the artist at work in her temporary studio in Stanley Deming Park over the next month.
| 27 Mar 2025 | 12:32
Pictured from left to right are Mayor Michael Newhard, Artist-in-Residence Nicole Hixon and Melissa Shaw-Smith, director of Wickham Works, at the future site of installation in Stanley Deming Park in the Village of Warwick. Photo by Jacob Gendelman.
The Village of Warwick has announced that artist Nicole Hixon will be part of a new Artist-in-Residence pilot program.
“The village is excited to partner with Wickham Works on an Artist Residence Pilot Program,” Mayor Michael Newhard said. “Nicole Hixon is known for her remarkable ‘live’ sculptures that celebrate nature and the female form.
“The installation in Stanley Deming Park,” the mayor added, “will generate excitement, educational opportunities and a centerpiece for the ‘Treecycle’ event.”
‘An offering of gratitude’
Hixon, who lives in the Village of Warwick, is a sculpturally based public and installation artist, who strives to foster community and environmental stewardship through her work.
Her temporary sculpture will be made of earth, moss and strawberry plants on a steel frame, to be unveiled at Treecycle 2025, Warwick’s Earth Day festival produced by Wickham Works.
“I’m honored to be part of the Village of Warwick’s pilot artist-in-residence program and deeply grateful to call this vibrant, generous community home,” Hixon said. “The opportunity to collaborate with the Village of Warwick, Wickham Works and the DPW is a privilege, and building ‘The Divine Feminine: Feeding Nature’ at the park holds special meaning. This living sculpture will stand as an offering of gratitude — inviting the community to nurture and engage with it.
“With strawberries graciously donated by J & A Farms in Pine Island, the piece symbolizes sustenance, generosity and shared growth,” Hixon added. “This is my way of giving back — feeding the community not just through art, but through collective care and participation. I hope the community will join us for a strawberry picnic at the end of June, coming together to celebrate, connect and share in the bounty of this living work.”
Treecycle 2025: Saturday, April 26
The community is invited to see the artist at work in her temporary studio in Stanley Deming Park over the next month and join her at Treecycle 2025 on Saturday, April 26, from 1 to 5 p.m. (rain date: April 27).
The festival features creative reuse installations, art activities, live performances, Arm-of-the Sea Puppet Theater and information booths on local sustainability initiatives in the Warwick Valley.
This year’s Artist-in-Residence program was initiated by Wickham Works with grant funds from the New York State Legislature and administered by Arts Mid-Hudson and supported by the Village of Warwick.