Organized by Williamson Brasfield and Riitta Ikonen, the Little Bay Invitational returns for its second edition on Saturday and Sunday, June 13-14, 2026.
*Image from Little Bay Invitational, 2025 courtesy of Riitta Ikonen*

Set in and around Little Bay, the exhibition brings together site-responsive installations, performances, and artist-led activations experienced primarily by water through guided canoe tours. The participating artists engage directly with the bay itself - its tides, weather systems, bird life, and mycological ecologies - treating the landscape not as backdrop but as collaborator and material.

New for 2026, the Invitational expands to two days and includes performances throughout the weekend alongside food and drink offerings onsite.

Participating artists include:

Laurel Atwell & Molly Ross
Blinn & Lambert
Williamson Brasfield
Anna Hakkarainen & Alessandro Magania
Maya Han
Meena Hasan
Riitta Ikonen
Alison Kuo
Ying Chiun Lee
Phyllis Ma
Azikiwe Mohammed
Dominic Musa
Erkka Nissinen
Ashley Palmer
Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya
Stina Puotinen
Duke Riley
Dana Robinson
Aya Rodriguez-Izumi & Douglas Paulson
Alicia Smith
Colin Tom
Lin Wang

Little Bay Invitational 2026

Saturday June 13th: 2pm to 10pm
2pm - performance by Laurel Atwell & Molly Ross
8:30pm - performance by Anna Hakkarainen & Alessandro Magania
Sunday June 14th: 2pm to 10pm
Food by Chôm’s Nước Chấm.

Documentation from the inaugural 2025 Invitational can be viewed here: [https://www.instagram.com/littlebayinvitational/]

Presented with support from the Finnish Cultural Institute in New York, the Finlandia Foundation National, and the Consulate General of Finland in New York.