The Truth of the Night Sky: Anne Patterson and Patrick Harlin

Transcending thethe traditional boundaries of of art,art, Transcending traditional boundaries thisthis immersive exhibition invites us us to to embark onon immersive exhibition invites embark a multisensory journey through thethe interplay of of a multisensory journey through interplay music, light, and visual arts. Multimedia artist Anne music, light, and visual arts. Multimedia artist Anne Patterson and composer Patrick Harlin, who first Patterson and composer Patrick Harlin, who first met at at thethe Hermitage Artist Retreat onon Manasota met Hermitage Artist Retreat Manasota Key in 2014, have united forfor their most ambitious Key in 2014, have united their most ambitious collaborative endeavor to to create anan awe-inspiring collaborative endeavor create awe-inspiring communal experience. communal experience. At At thethe heart of of thisthis evocative installation is the heart evocative installation is the interplay between artart and music: Patterson’s interplay between and music: Patterson’s sculptures, paintings, and interactive installation sculptures, paintings, and interactive installation and Harlin’s original composition Earthrise Earthrise (2022). (2022). and Harlin’s original composition Patterson Patterson and and Harlin Harlin create create a shared a shared experience experience where where visual visual artart and and music music merge merge under under anan imagined imagined vast vast expanse expanse of of stars. stars. Harlin’s Harlin’s orchestral orchestral piece piece was was inspired inspired byby thethe eponymous eponymous photograph photograph of of Earth Earth taken taken from from Apollo Apollo 8 by 8 by William William Anders Anders in in 1968. 1968.