ArtYard Hatch & Bird Parade

After our virtual Hatch-in-place in 2020, we are so excited to announce ArtYard’s biennial celebration of communal creativity returns in person in Frenchtown on June 25, 2022.

Hatch features live music, performance, storytelling, and a parade of locals dressed as birds who hatch from a giant 14-foot egg to celebrate creative incubation and community.

At this year’s Hatch, the procession will be led by Ocean Avenue Stompers, a New Orleans-influenced brass band. Artist Laura Bernstein and 10 collaborators will also unfurl their Miracle Tapestry Project. Panels of 12-foot-tall,hand-sewn fabrics chronicle the first 12 months of Covid-19 in the artist’s life. Bernstein and the artists will also share a collective poem written in embrace for finding joy in the natural world despite its perilous future.

All are invited to join in the festivities as a bird. Sign up at the ArtYard website.