ARTISTS’ RECEPTION | Remember When & Hidden Gardens en ‘Plein Air’

ARTISTS’ RECEPTION: Sunday, June 28th, 3 – 5 pm

Join us to celebrate the opening of Remember When and Hidden Gardens en ‘Plein Air’. Come meet the artists and view the artworks; light refreshments will be served.

Remember When
A National Exhibition Juried by Ransome

Remember When: Nostalgia is a powerful sentiment. We can experience it on a personal level, a family level, a cultural level, a spiritual level. This national juried exhibit celebrates this theme; exploring our pasts as we look back at the times and experiences that shaped us as individuals and as a collective.

Exhibiting artists: Jim Allen, Jena Argenta, Lisa Brown, Chuck Davis, Joe Diggs, May Anne Erickson, Bobbi Esmark, Tracy Finn, Judith Greengus, Eileen MacAvery, Sasha-Loriene McClain, Eva Melas, A.F. Oehmke, Soli Pierce, Amy Silberkliet, Kim Steinard, Darren Taylor, Jean Tock, Julie Waltz Stalker, Gerald Wein, Martin Weinstein, Tony Wells, Racel Williams, Willie Williams, Mimi Young.

Hidden Gardens en ‘Plein Air’
An Invitational Exhibition in cooperation with the Middletown Garden Club 

On Saturday, June 27th, celebrate art and nature along with the Middletown Garden Clubs 29th Annual Hidden Gardens Tour as plein air artists paint within these tranquil private landscapes. Tour the gardens and watch as these artists bring them to life on their canvases. Then join us Sunday, June 28th from 3 – 5 pm at Wallkill River Center for the Arts for a reception to meet the artists and view the completed garden paintings on view in the Patchett Gallery.

Participating artists: Susan Baldwin, Janet Campbell, Carl Grauer, Anne Leith, William Martin, Laura Martinez Bianco, William Noonan, Nancy Reed Jones, Roberta Rosenthal, Vaune Sherin, and Joseph Sundwall.

This event is free and open to the public.

Remember When and Hidden Gardens en ‘Plein Air‘ will be on view at WRCA through Sunday, August 9, 2026.

Gallery Hours: Friday – Sunday, 12 – 5 pm