Photography Exhibit Opening at Ellen Lynch Studio: ​Touched By Light

Photographer, Ellen Lynch’s latest gallery exhibition, ‘Touched By Light’, features large-scale images of horses and landscapes illuminated by sun. The works pay homage to the dance between light and shadow. The exhibition open this Saturday, with a reception, and will run until December 27.

DATES/TIMES:
Exhibition – November 18 to December 27
Hours – Fridays & Saturdays: 1pm – 6pm. Sundays: 12pm – 3pm
Opening Reception – Saturday, November 18, 2017, 4pm – 7pm

LOCATION:
Ellen Lynch Studio
34A Main Street, Chatham

 

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First Sunday Free at The Clark Art Institute

October kicks off the First Sunday Free program at The Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, MA. Admission to The Clark is free on the first Sunday of the month from October to May.

October kicks off the First Sunday Free program at The Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, MA. Admission to The Clark is free on the first Sunday of the month from October to May.

The Clark’s permanent collection includes painting, sculpture, and decorative art from the Renaissance to the early twentieth century. The Institute’s greatest strengths lie in nineteenth-century European and American painting, especially French Impressionists.

Free admission is offered through the Clark’s library pass program, which serves nearly 150 libraries in the region. Call your local library for more information.

DATES/TIMES:
Free First Sundays run from October 2017 (Sunday, October 1) to May 2018
10am–5pm

LOCATION:
The Clark Art Institute
225 South Street
Williamstown, Massachusetts 01267

 

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Basilica Soundscape 2017 in Hudson NY, Sept 15 – 17

Basilica SoundScape, the annual event that takes place at Basilica Hudson, features live concert performances, conceptual sound performances, author readings, installations, collaborations, curated local vendors and artisans. This year’s “antifestival” will feature a lineup of some of the most innovative and genre-pushing musicians, visual artists and writers working today, with unique collaborations across disciplines.

MUSIC
Bing & Ruth / Blanck Mass / Emel Mathlouthi / Jlin / John Maus / Moor Mother / Priests / Protomartyr / serpentwithfeet / Thou / Vivien Goldman / Yellow Eyes / Yves Tumor / Yvette / Zola Jesus

READINGS
Darcie Wilder / Eileen Myles / Patty Schemel / Morgan Parker / Amy Rose Spiegel

VISUAL ART
Naama Tsabar / Emma Kohlmann / Marianne Vitale / Jesse Draxler / protest sign-making workshops with Taeyoon Choi

Here’s some info about Soundscape from BasilicaHudson.org:

Basilica SoundScape, a carefully curated weekend that’s been called “the anti­festival” by various publications for offering of a thoughtful mix of music, visual art, and literature, is co-curated by Brandon Stosuy (The Creative Independent), Basilica Co-Founder and Director Melissa Auf der Maur and Basilica Co-Founder Tony Stone. This year they welcome back previous BSS Creative Director Michael Renaud to handle all aspects of visual design for the event and have added the talents of a special guest curator, Jenn Pelly, editor at Pitchfork, and author of a forthcoming book on the Raincoats.

DATES/TIMES:
September 15 – 17, 2017
Doors open at 6pm on Friday, and performances take place until 5pm on Sunday.
For the full schedule, click here.

ADMISSION:
Ticket prices range from $40 for a day pass (Friday, Saturday) to $75 for a weekend pass, and $125 for a weekend pass with camping option. Click Here to buy tickets, or get more info on ticket prices, including student and senior discounts.

LOCATION:
Basilica Hudson
110 S. Front St.,
Hudson, NY 12534

MORE:
Additional info on Basilica Soundscape, here.

 

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Spencertown Academy Members’ Art Show

Spencertown Academy Arts Center presents its second annual Members’ Art Show featuring oil and watercolor paintings, drawings, photography, ceramics, and sculpture made by 41 Academy community members.

The show was launched in 2016, as an experiment, and a gift from the Academy to its talented members in the visual arts. The show was so well received that new members have joined just so that they could be part of this year’s show. The Academy will hold an Opening Reception on Saturday, April 22, and the show will remain on display through May 7.

The artists to be featured in the Members’ Art Show include Julia Aneshansley (Germantown, NY), Fern Apfel (Kinderhook, NY), Steve Bakunas (Spencertown, NY), Richard Bazelow (Millbrook, NY), Gordon Brawn (East Chatham, NY), Betzie Bendis (Ancram, NY), Arlene Boehm (Hudson, NY), Kay Castelle (Great Barrington, MA), Norma Cohen (Canaan, NY), Diane Fader (Kinderhook, NY), Stuart Farmery (Ghent, NY), Leslie Gabosh (Spencertown, NY), Rae Gilson (New Lebanon, NY), Patricia Gravett (Craryville, NY), Judy Grunberg (Valatie, NY), Valerie Hoffman (Elizaville NY), Linda Horn (Spencertown, NY), Karen Hummel (Stuyvesant, NY), Marybeth Ketz (Hudson, NY), Alan Knight (Duanesburg, NY), Maria Kolodziej-Zincio (Hudson, NY), Barbara Lax (Chatham, NY), Joan Levitt (Staatsburg, NY), Paul Miller (Chatham, NY), Wendy Noyes (Spencertown, NY), Moira O’Grady (Spencertown, NY), Marvin Raidman (Bayside, NY), Georgia Ranney (Valatie, NY), Valerie Richmond (Hillsdale, NY), Trudi Roth (East Chatham, NY), Joel Russell (Old Chatham, NY), Anita Schermerhorn (Nassau, NY), Joel Schiller (Valatie, NY), Amy Silberkleit (Mt. Vernon, NY), Cecilia Sinclair (Hudson, NY), Sarah Sterling (Hudson, NY), Willard Ulmer (Chatham, NY), Marlene Vidibor (Ghent, NY), Karl Volk (Poughkeepsie, NY), Steve Wildermuth (Ghent, NY), and Janet Zuckerman (Mamaroneck, NY).

The artworks are for sale, and prices will range from $100 to $2,400.  A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Academy.

DATES & HOURS:
Opening Reception: Saturday, April 22 – 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Art Show: April 22 through May 7 – 1:00 p.m. to 5:00

ADMISSION:
Admission is free.

LOCATION:
790 NY-203, Spencertown, NY 12165
518.392.3693
info@spencertownacademy.org

 

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Meet Rockwell’s Models in Person at Norman Rockwell Museum

screen-shot-2017-03-03-at-12-07-47-pmThe Norman Rockwell Museum hosts a series of recurring events. One of which, ‘Focus On Rockwell: Meet Rockwell’s Models’, will bring together some of the famous illustrator’s models. Find out what it was like to pose for America’s favorite illustrator from Rockwell’s own models, who share their personal experiences.

DATE/TIME
Friday, March 3, 2017
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm

ADMISSION
Free for Museum members, or included with Museum admission:
Adults: $18.00
Seniors (65+): $17.00
Veterans: $16.00
College students with ID: $10.00
Children/teens 6 — 18: $6.00
Children 5 and under FREE

LOCATION:
The Norman Rockwell Museum
9 Glendale Rd / Rte 183
Stockbridge , MA 01262

For more info, visit NRM.org

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