The Wallkill River Center for the Arts is pleased to present this annual exhibition showcasing the diverse talents of our art instructors, on view February 21 - March 22, 2026. Celebrating the talent of our teaching artists, come view artworks in a variety of mediums and styles. Exhibiting artists include Jena Argenta, Carl Grauer, … Continue reading 2026 Instructors’ Showcase
Wallkill River Center for the Arts (WRCA) annual Legacy Exhibit, on view February 21 through March 22, 2026 features two well-loved and dearly missed artists, George Hayes and Gene Bove. George Hayes started painting with what was then the Wallkill River School in 2003, often arriving at plein air class on his motorcycle. “Besides … Continue reading Legacy Exhibit | George Hayes and Gene Bove
Alaina Enslen: Rewilding March 28 - May 10, 2026 My newest body of encaustic and textile collages embraces a wilder, more untamed energy. By deconstructing fabric—fraying, pulling, and cutting apart—I allow it to shed its fixed function and become something more vital, raw, and expressive. Wax holds these fragments in tension: preserving looseness while amplifying … Continue reading Alaina Enslen: Rewilding
Flux & Form: Wax as a Material Curated by Alaina Enslen March 28 - May 15, 2026 This group exhibition brings together contemporary artists working with wax as a primary material, many drawing from the ancient encaustic tradition. One of the oldest known painting methods, encaustic has been used for centuries, yet continues to evolve … Continue reading Flux & Form: Wax as a Material
Janine Lambers: Reaching Across May 16 - June 22, 2026 In this time of growing division and discontent I’d like to focus on reaching across perceived boundaries. Perceived because most of the time they are creations of our biases and delusions rather than reality. In my experience, while these notions are part of life and … Continue reading Janine Lambers: Reaching Across
Sarah Fortner: Weeds May 16 - June 22, 2026 Nothing is more beautiful and alien than a close-up view of a plant. Spots and hairs, oddly shaped caverns, unexpected streaks of color; even the humblest daisy reveals itself as a spiral of miniature flowers, moving from tight green buds at the center through powdery pollen … Continue reading Sarah Fortner: Weeds
Remember When A National Exhibition Juried by Ransome June 27 - August 9, 2026 Call for Artwork This exhibit is a national call, open to all U.S. artists 18 years of age or older. Artwork may range from realism to non-representational abstraction; 2D and 3D works in all media are welcome; size restrictions apply. Description … Continue reading REMEMBER WHEN, A National Exhibition Juried by Ransome
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 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 of solving and/or coping. Call for … Continue reading Keep It Together, Regional Exhibition Juried by Elizabeth Keithline
