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)
Remember When A National Exhibition Juried by Ransome June 27 - August 9, 2026 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 … Continue reading REMEMBER WHEN, A National Exhibition Juried by Ransome
Hidden Gardens en 'Plein Air' An Invitational Exhibition in cooperation with the Middletown Garden Club June 27 - August 9, 2026 Celebrating art and nature at Middletown Garden Clubs 30th Annual Hidden Gardens Tour on Saturday, June 27th, invited plein air artists captured these tranquil private landscapes. On view in the Patchett Gallery are these completed … Continue reading Hidden Gardens en ‘Plein Air’
Monday afternoons, 12:30 - 3 pm July 6, 13, 20 $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 | July 2026
Tuesday mornings, 9 am - 12 pm July 7, 14, 21, 28 $160, $140 Members Location: Chadwick Lake 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 | July 2026
Thursdays 1 - 3 pm July, 9, 16, 23, 30 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 … Continue reading Absolute Beginner Acrylic Painting with Nancy Reed Jones | July 2026
Saturday mornings, 9:30 am - 12 pm July 11, 18, 25 $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 | July 2026
Sundays, 10 am - 12 pm July 12, 19, 26 $120, $100 Members 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 | July 2026
Monday - Friday, July 13 - 17, 2026 10:00 - 12:00 pm Grades 2nd- 6th Location: Wallkill River Center for the Arts Cost: $135 per student Mixed media will use a variety of techniques and mediums to create unique pieces of art. Students will learn the elements and principles of design to put together … Continue reading Mixed Media and Collage with Jodi Doster
July 13 - 17, 2026 10am - 12pm Ages 8 - 14 Location: Benedict Farm Park Pavilion Cost: $135 per student Run around before the day gets hot with Nerf Camp! Darts and Blasters will be provided, but you’re free to bring your own if they take standard darts. Compete in an array of games … Continue reading Nerf Camp with Matt Donaldson
Monday - Friday, July 13- 17 10am - 12pm Grades 2-6 These two themes (Animals & Nature) co-exist.... colors, patterns, textures, symmetry, camouflage. Relating these elements together is going to be very interesting. We'll try realistic & imaginary styles, and a little abstract also. Projects include guided drawings into paintings, transferring large animal heads onto … Continue reading Animals and Nature with Margaret Grasso
Monday - Friday, July 13 - 17, 2026 1:00 - 3:00 pm Grades 7th - 12th Location: Wallkill River Center for the Arts Cost: $135 per student Students will have a chance to learn about creating the illusion of depth with their art in Optical Art. Learn the skills of forced perspective, optical illusions, … Continue reading Optical Art with Jodi Doster
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
Saturday 11:00 am - 3:00 pm Saturday July 18th Ages 16+ $75 | $65 for members This painted paper printmaking night introduces a range of techniques and materials, including gelli plate printing, and various textures and mediums in the printmaking processes. Participants will work with gelli plates to produce multi-layered, colorful, and textured monoprints. All … Continue reading Painted Papers and Printmaking with Jodi Doster
ARTIST TALK | Ransome in Conversation with REMEMBER WHEN Artists Saturday, July 18th, 4 pm Ransome, juror of this year's national exhibit REMEMBER WHEN, will participate in a conversation with invited artists about their respective artistic practices at the Wallkill River Center for the Arts on Saturday, July 18, starting at 4:00 PM. Meet … Continue reading ARTIST TALK | Ransome in Conversation with REMEMBER WHEN Artists
Monday - Friday, July 20 - 24, 2026 10:00am - 12:00pm Grades 2nd - 6th Location: Wallkill River Center for the Arts Cost: $135 per student In printmaking, students will make copies of an image that they have created from various sources of their choosing. They will then transfer the image and use carving … Continue reading Printmaking for Kids with Jodi Doster
Monday - Friday, July 20 - 24th 10 am - 12 noon Grades 5 - 10 This class is all about loose, flowing paints, starting with no preconceived ideas or drawing. We will be using watercolor paints, colored water-based inks, Hi-flow & Fluid Acrylics, a variety of brushes, scrapers, pipets, and pens. We'll be working … Continue reading Fluid Painting with Margaret Grasso
Monday - Friday, July 20 - 24 1 pm - 3 pm Grades 8th - 12th Location: Wallkill River Center for the Arts Gallery Cost: $135 per student Students will create their own art journal! They will add their pages and wire the journal together. We'll explore different materials and what an art journal … Continue reading Art Journals with Jodi Doster
Keep It Together A Regional Exhibition Featuring Assemblage-based Artwork Juried by Elizabeth Keithline PROSPECTUS Submissions due: July 23, 2026 Call for entries In addition to her solo show Puzzle, Keithline will jury a companion exhibition in WRCA’s main galleries titled Keep It Together, featuring assemblage-based artwork that conveys a material and conceptual sense … Continue reading Submit by July 23 | KEEP IT TOGETHER
Thursday evening, July 23rd 6:30 - 8:30 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
Thursday, July 23 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
Monday - Friday, July 27 - 31 10 am - 12 noon Grades 2 - 6 $135 per student Join us for Fun with Fiber where students will discover stitching, felting and weaving while creating their own unique fiber works during the week's art projects. Session 1: Scrappy Plush Monster Hand Sewing Project Learn … Continue reading Fun with Fiber: Stitching, Felting and Weaving with Jenny Torino
Monday - Friday, July 27 - 31 1 - 3 pm Grades 7 - 12 $135 per student Join us for Wearable Art: Fiber Focus for where students will discover stitching, felting and weaving while creating their own unique wearable art during the week's art projects. Classes 1-2: Needle Felted Patches Turn wool fiber into … Continue reading Wearable Art: Fiber Focus with Jenny Torino
Monday - Friday, July 27 - 31 1 - 3 pm Grades 7-12 $135 per student Wild Layers is a 5-day immersive studio workshop for teens (grades 7–12) exploring watercolor, botanical printing, and mixed media collage using natural materials. Students will experiment with plant matter, organic textures, and layered composition while developing foundational watercolor … Continue reading Wild Layers: Mixed Media Botanicals with Eileen MacAvery
