Artist in Residence: Patrick Costello
From June through September 2024, Brooklyn Botanic Garden hosts Patrick Costello as artist in residence. Costello will create an immersive and participatory processional performance, while exploring plant-pollinator interactions as dynamic theater pieces unto themselves. The final piece will be presented at the end of September.
Public Programs
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Hand-Puppet Workshop with Artist in Residence Patrick Costello
Saturday, June 22, 2024 | 12–2 p.m.
The Garden’s summer artist in residence Patrick Costello leads a hand-puppet workshop. Learn More about Hand-Puppet Workshop with Artist in Residence Patrick Costello
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Community Chorus
Thursday, July 18, 2024 | 6–7 p.m.
Join Patrick Costello, BBG’s 2024 artist in residence, to learn and sing a short song about plants and pollinators. Learn More about Community Chorus
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The Holes Are Alive: A Garden Tour [Sold Out]
September 25 & 26, 2024 | Performances begin at 6:30 p.m. & 8:30 p.m. | Ticketed Event
BBG artist in residence Patrick Costello’s The Holes Are Alive is an immersive outdoor performance in the form of a guided tour. Learn More about The Holes Are Alive: A Garden Tour [Sold Out]
About the Artist
Patrick Costello is an artist whose work comes alive through multispecies collaborative relationships—integrating practices of ecological horticulture, sculpture, printmaking, and performance to create ephemeral spaces for transformation.
Patrick has exhibited at the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, Socrates Sculpture Park, and Stone Quarry Hill Art Park in Cazenovia, New York. He has performed in venues including Ars Nova, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Public Theater, and at intentional communities, squats, and underground venues around the world.
Patrick has been invited to residencies at MacDowell, Shandaken Projects, the Soil Factory, and ACRE. He holds an MFA in Combined Media from Hunter College and a BA in Printmaking from the University of Virginia.
Artist website: patrickjcostello.net
Support
Art in the Garden is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
