EXHIBITION PROPOSALS WRCA accepts applications from artists and curators for solo and themed group exhibition proposals which are reviewed by the curatorial committee. Currently, we are no longer accepting proposals for the 2026 exhibition schedule; applications for 2027 exhibitions will open shortly. Please check back for the 2027 application to open (anticipated Spring 2026) as … Continue reading 2027 Exhibition Proposals
A benefit of membership, WRCA Artist-level Members are invited to hang one piece (two dependent on space) in our changing Hallway Gallery Exhibits. EXHIBITION GUIDELINES Artist-level membership (in good standing.) Not a member but want to participate? JOIN TODAY Artwork must be no larger than 16 x 16 inches (including the frame), properly framed, … Continue reading 2026 Artist-Member Exhibits (Hallway Gallery)
Elizabeth Keithline: Puzzle August 22 - September 27, 2026 Artist Elizabeth Keithline presents Puzzle, a solo exhibition of assemblage artworks using found paint and materials. Puzzle is a follow-up to Breaking Broken, Keithline’s previous solo show, which explored human tendencies toward self-destruction and fragmentation. Puzzle pivots to examine how people create system of order out … Continue reading Elizabeth Keithline: Puzzle
Keep It Together A Regional Exhibition Juried by Elizabeth Keithline August 22 - September 27, 2026 In addition to solo show Puzzle, this companion exhibit juried by Elizabeth Keithline features assemblage-based artwork that conveys a material and conceptual sense of solving and/or coping. Juror Statement Assemblage is art that is made by assembling … Continue reading Keep It Together, A Regional Exhibition Juried by Elizabeth Keithline
Tuesday mornings, 9 am - 12 pm September 1, 8, 15, 22 $160, $140 Members Location: Popp Memorial Park Students will learn all the fundamentals of how to create beautiful paintings outdoors. Using a limited palette, students will learn how to simplify the vast landscape and capture the important aspects of a scene to create … Continue reading Plein Air Painting with Nancy Reed Jones | Sept. 2026
Thursdays, 1 - 3 pm September 3, 10, 17, 24 At Wallkill River Center for the Arts $160, $140 (Members) This class is for folks with little to no knowledge of painting. We start with the very basics: How to use the different brushes, how to mix paint (color theory), creating a good composition, and … Continue reading Absolute Beginner Acrylic Painting with Nancy Reed Jones | Sept. 2026
Sunday mornings, 10 am - 12 pm September 6, 13, 20, 27 $120, $100 Members ($90 skip Intro. Day) The first day of the month’s session – 09/6/26 – is for anyone who is just starting out or would like additional guidance. Attendance is recommended if you are a first-time student of this class. This … Continue reading Watercolor with Stephanie Snyder | Sept. 2026
Tuesdays 9:30-12:00 This program is free for anyone over 65 years of age. Guests under 65 are welcome as well for a donation of $5.00 per day. Participants bring their own art materials and projects to work on and share with the group. Artists of all ability and experience levels are encouraged to come … Continue reading Senior Drop In
Thursday evening September 10 6 - 8 pm $40 without materials, $60 with all materials supplied For absolute beginners or oil painters who need a refresher and some renewed courage. Topics covered will include: materials, pigments, brushes, solvents, basic color mixing, paint application, how to start a painting. All the basic principles of oil … Continue reading Intro to Oil with William Noonan
Saturday mornings, 9:30 am - 12 pm September 12, 19, 26 $120, $105 for Members For beginner, intermediate, and advanced students. The instructor’s main medium is oils but any painting medium is welcome in this class. Students are encouraged to follow their own stylistic inclinations while learning and practicing the basic rules of: drawing … Continue reading Oil Painting with William Noonan | Sept. 2026
Elizabeth Keithline | MEET THE ARTIST and solve the puzzle! Saturday, September 12th, 2 pm Elizabeth Keithline is at Wallkill River Center for the Arts on Saturday, September 12, 2:00 PM where she will casually discuss her solo exhibition, Puzzle - while working on a puzzle! This exhibit and the accompanying group show, Keep It Together, present assemblage artworks using found … Continue reading Elizabeth Keithline | MEET THE ARTIST & Solve the Puzzle!
Monday afternoons, 12:30 - 3 pm September 14, 21, 28 $120, $105 Members This class is appropriate for artists who possess a basic understanding of the principles of drawing from life. Subjects like form, scale, shading and composition form the core of the curriculum and will consistently be revisited. Class work will include a … Continue reading Int/Adv Drawing with William Noonan | Sept. 2026
Thursday, September 17 6:30 - 8:30 pm At Wallkill River Center for the Arts Delight in creating an elegant watercolor card based on the Japanese principle of Wabi-Sabi. Using a muted palette and simple round and flat brushes, experiment with color fields that will serve as backdrops for your own dramatic effects. Tools like saranwrap, … Continue reading Zen Watercolor Card Workshop with Monica Ostrow
Friday evening September 18th 6:00 - 8:30 pm $75, $65 Members (includes materials and firing fees) This hand-building ceramics pottery night will concentrate on pinch pot critters. Participants will work with a mid-range white cone 5/6 clay, which will be oxidation fired in an electric kiln. For this evening clay workshop, students will create … Continue reading Friday Clay Night: Pinch Pot Critters with Jodi Doster
ARTISTS' TALK | Elizabeth Keithline in Conversation with KEEP IT TOGETHER Artists Saturday, September 19th, 2 pm Elizabeth Keithline, solo exhibitor and juror of the companion exhibit KEEP IT TOGETHER, will participate in a conversation with exhibiting artists about their respective artistic practices and assemblage-based artwork on view that conveys a material and conceptual … Continue reading ARTISTS’ TALK | Elizabeth Keithline in Conversation with KEEP IT TOGETHER Artists
Sunday, September 20th 11 am - 2 pm $75, $65 Members (includes materials) Join Jodi Doster for this special workshop to create bead and tile mosaics; beginner to advanced level students welcome. Mosaic is an art form that has been around since Mesopotamia in the 3rd Millennium BC. The mosaic is an assemblage of … Continue reading Mosaics with Jodi Doster
Thursday evening September 24 6 - 8 pm $40 without materials, $60 with all materials supplied For absolute beginners or oil painters who need a refresher and some renewed courage. Topics covered will include: materials, pigments, brushes, solvents, basic color mixing, paint application, how to start a painting. All the basic principles of oil … Continue reading Intro to Oil with William Noonan
Thursdays, 1 - 3 pm October 1, 8, 15, 22 At Wallkill River Center for the Arts $160, $140 Members This class is for those with little to no knowledge of painting. We start with the very basics: How to use the different brushes, how to mix paint ( color theory), creating a good composition … Continue reading Absolute Beginner Acrylic Painting with Nancy Reed Jones | Oct. 2026
Saturday, October 3rd 10 am - 12 pm at the Orange County Arboretum $30, $20 for Members Deepening our connection to nature and our environment will serve our spirit, and what serves our spirit invariably serves our artistic output. -Rick Rubin Immerse yourself in a meditation and movement experience and sketch the beautiful landscape at … Continue reading Sketching, Mindfulness, and Movement with Eileen MacAvery
Monday afternoons, 12:30 - 3 pm October 5, 12, 19 $120, $105 Members This class is appropriate for artists who possess a basic understanding of the principles of drawing from life. Subjects like form, scale, shading and composition form the core of the curriculum and will consistently be revisited. Class work will include a … Continue reading Int/Adv Drawing with William Noonan | Oct. 2026
Thursday evening, October 8th 6 - 9 pm $75 ($65 Members) - includes materials Learn an interesting approach to making a colorful and realistic pet portrait! Your canvas will be pre-sketched. Email a photo a week in advance to shawndelljoyce@gmail.com. Then follow along, step-by-step with instructor on how to use a “paint by numbers” … Continue reading Colorful Pet Portraits with Shawn Dell Joyce
Saturday, October 10 9 am - 12 pm $75, $65 for Members Learn how painters determine what to paint and create a composition, then try your hand at the same approach from start to finish. Learn how to make a value sketch, matching color to values, to block in big shapes, and painting a … Continue reading Plein Air Painting Process: Fall Foliage with Shawn Dell Joyce
Saturday mornings, 9:30 am - 12 pm October 10, 17, 24 $120, $105 for Members For beginner, intermediate, and advanced students. The instructor’s main medium is oils but any painting medium is welcome in this class. Students are encouraged to follow their own stylistic inclinations while learning and practicing the basic rules of: drawing … Continue reading Oil Painting with William Noonan | Oct. 2026
Hudson Valley Plain Air Festival 2026 Exhibition October 11 - November 8, 2026 Celebrating America’s 250th Anniversary Wallkill River Center for the Arts (WRCA) is pleased to present the 10th edition of the famed Hudson Valley Plein Air Festival (HVPAF). During this multi-day event (Wednesday to Sunday, October 6 -11), 30 artists will be … Continue reading HUDSON VALLEY PLEIN AIR FESTIVAL 2026 | Exhibit at WRCA
Sunday mornings, 10 am - 12 pm October 11, 18, 25 $90 There is no Intro Class for this month. This session is recommended for intermediate/advanced watercolor artists or individuals who have taken the class previously. This watercolor class will be focused on producing finished work. Many learn best when following along painting with an … Continue reading Watercolor with Stephanie Snyder | Oct. 2026
