Color My World: Watercolors by Ellen Joyce-Trayer Artist Statement These works are Experimental Watercolors which I’ve been working on this past decade. It is a form of deconstruction....breaking through edges and form to distort reality. The paint can be dripped, splashed, splattered, glazed, brushed or pulled on the paper surface. The paper is often … Continue reading Color My World: Watercolors by Ellen Joyce-Trayer
WATERCOLOR, A Regional Exhibition Juried by Betsy Jacaruso This regional exhibition, juried by Betsy Jacaruso, medium of watercolor the only constraint, artwork on view ranges from realism to pure abstraction. Jacaruso has selected 15 watercolors from over 100 works submitted, subject matter ranging from botanical details and wildlife studies to landscapes that walk us … Continue reading WATERCOLOR | A Regional Exhibition Juried by Betsy Jacaruso
Join us Friday, November 7th from 5 - 7 pm to celebrate the opening of our new exhibits and meet the artists; light bites and refreshments will be served. Nebulous Spirit: Atmospheric Landscapes, Watercolors by Betsy Jacaruso Color My World: Watercolors by Ellen Joyce-Trayer Watercolor, A Regional Exhibition Juried by Betsy Jacaruso This … Continue reading ART RECEPTION | Watercolor Exhibitions
Saturday, November 22 1 - 3 pm Join us for a fun afternoon of raffles to win beautifully arranged and wrapped baskets and gifts! Purchase tickets and put them towards the basket that catches your eye. Whether you're looking for a gift or something for yourself, there's something here for you! Tricky Tray baskets … Continue reading TRICKY TRAY
Saturday, December 6, 2025 11:00pm - 4:00pm Please join us for a local artisan craft fair just in time for the holiday season. Find wonderful gifts for everyone you love, including yourself. Featured artisans: Nicole Asendorf (lavender items) Janet Baskerville (jewelry) Regina Del Pizzo (jewelry) Paula Arwen Owen (art, prints, jewelry, coasters) Gary … Continue reading Handmade for the Holidays 2025
THEME & GUIDELINES All 2026 Members - new and renewing - may join this exhibit. To become a 2026 WRCA MEMBER and for member levels and related benefits, CLICK HERE DATES Drop-off of artwork: by Sunday, January 4, 2026 Exhibition dates: January 10 – February 15, 2026 Opening Reception: Saturday, January 10, 3-5 PM Pick-up … Continue reading CALL FOR ARTWORK | 2026 Annual Members’ Exhibit
The Wallkill River Center for the Arts is pleased to present this annual exhibition showcasing the diverse talents of our members, on view January 10 – February 15, 2026. The Peoples Choice Awards - voted on by the attendees at the opening reception on January 10, 2026 Susan Baldwin, Venice Masks, Pastel - 1st … Continue reading 2026 Annual Members’ Exhibit
The Wallkill River Center for the Arts is pleased to present this annual exhibition showcasing the diverse talents of our members, on view January 10 – February 15, 2026. Artists' Reception: Saturday, January 10th, 3 - 5 pm Join us in the galleries on opening day to view the works and meet the artists. Vote … Continue reading OPENING RECEPTION | 2026 Annual Members’ Exhibit
Please join us IN PERSON for WRCA's Annual Members' Meeting on Saturday, February 7, 2026 | 2 pm. Members: If you were a member in 2025 or joined and paid your dues for 2026 by December 31, 2025, please return your BALLOT by email, mail or in person before the meeting date. If there is … Continue reading 2026 Annual Members’ Meeting
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 10, 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
As part of the 2026 Arthur Patchett Memorial Music Series, Curated by vocalist, composer, and WRCA Board member Judi Silvano, Wallkill River Center for the Arts (WRCA) is pleased to present ... Thursday, April 16, 7 - 9 pm An Evening of AMBIENT MUSIC with Neil Alexander, Craig Chin, and Adam Holquist @ Wallkill … Continue reading CONCERT | An Evening of AMBIENT MUSIC with Neil Alexander, Craig Chin, and Adam Holquist
Sunday, April 26, 2026 5 - 8 pm The Tower | Montgomery, NY Join us for an evening of Art, Food & Music to support Wallkill River Center for the Arts (WRCA). Cocktails, lavish hors d'oeuvres, and lively conversation enjoyed amidst musical performances by guest artists. Kirk Driscoll, Bruce Arnold, Jerry DeVore Prepare … Continue reading The PARTY: Reflections
Janine Lambers: Reaching Across May 16 - June 21, 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 21, 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
BOTANICAL OBSERVATIONS A Regional Exhibition Juried by Janine Lambers May 16 - June 21, 2026 In addition to Janine Lambers solo show Reaching Across, a companion exhibition juried by Lambers, BOTANICAL OBSERVATIONS, featuring botanical inspired artworks is on view concurrently in the Patchett Gallery. Exhibiting artist include Melissa Small Cooper, Bonnie Goetz, George Kimmerling, Tanja McGivney, Sylvia Mueller, Carla Stetson, Elizabeth … Continue reading BOTANICAL OBSERVATIONS, A Regional Juried Exhibition
ARTIST TALK | Sarah Fortner & Janine Lambers Saturday, June 13, 2 pm Sarah Fortner: Weeds Janine Lambers: Reaching Across Solo exhibition artists Sarah Fortner and Janine Lambers will participate in a conversation about their respective painting practices together with moderator Jen Dragon at the Wallkill River Center for the Arts on Saturday, June 13, from … Continue reading ARTIST TALK | Sarah Fortner & Janine Lambers
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’
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 … Continue reading ARTISTS’ RECEPTION | Remember When & Hidden Gardens en ‘Plein Air’
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
100 for $100 ART EVENT 2026 WRCA Partnering with Habitat for Humanity of Greater Newburgh Sunday, August 16th, 2 - 4 pm WHAT IS 100 for $100? In support of the arts in our community and Wallkill River Center for the Arts (WRCA) - artists, members, and friends of WRCA donate over 100 pieces … Continue reading 100 for $100 ART EVENT
ARTISTS' RECEPTION | Saturday, August 22, 5 - 7 pm Elizabeth Keithline: Puzzle Keep It Together, A Regional Exhibition Curated by Elizabeth Keithline Wallkill River Center for the Arts presents two exhibitions featuring assemblage-based artwork: Puzzle, a solo exhibit of work by Elizabeth Keithline, and Keep It Together, an accompanying group show curated by … Continue reading ARTISTS’ RECEPTION | Elizabeth Keithline: Puzzle & Keep It Together
