Thursdays 1 - 3 pm August, 6, 13, 20, 27 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 | August 2026
Thursday evening August 6th 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
CALL FOR PLEIN AIR ARTISTS PROSPECTUS Hudson Valley Plain Air Festival 2026 - Celebrating America’s 250th Anniversary Wallkill River Center for the Arts (WRCA), a nonprofit arts organization located in Montgomery, NY, is pleased to present the 10th edition of the famed Hudson Valley Plein Air Festival this fall. During this multi-day event (Wednesday to … Continue reading Submit by August 9 | HUDSON VALLEY PLEIN AIR FESTIVAL 2026
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
August 17 - 21, 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
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
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
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 ... Sunday, August 23, 3-5pm FLAMENCO FUSION - MUSIC & DANCE Daniel Pimentel, Guitar Natalia de Aragon, Dance & Cajon Alfonso Cid, Voice … Continue reading CONCERT | Flamenco Fusion – Music & Dance
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
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
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
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 Location of plein air workshop: Inn at the Ridge, 2098. Bruynswick Rd. Wallkill NY Park off driveway in parking lot; bring your painting gear. Learn how painters determine what to paint and create a composition, then try your hand at the … Continue reading Plein Air Painting Process: Fall Foliage with Shawn Dell Joyce
Quick Draw Competition Saturday, October 10, 2026 | 10 am - 12 noon @ Greenwood Lake Farmer's Market The Quick Draw is a 2-hour painting competition where painters start with 'Quick Draw Stamped' blank canvases at 10:00 am and present finished work by 12:00 pm. It's harder than you might think! Artwork will be … Continue reading HVPAF | Quick Draw Competition
ARTISTS' RECEPTION & AWARDS CEREMONY 2026 Hudson Valley Plein Air Festival Sunday, October 11, 4 – 6 pm The public is invited to join us to celebrate the opening of the HVPAF 2026 Exhibit. In addition to meeting the artists and viewing the completed works created during the festival, awards will be announced. Celebrating … Continue reading ARTISTS’ RECEPTION & AWARDS CEREMONY | 2026 Hudson Valley Plein Air Festival
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
Sunday, October 18th 10 am - 12 pm For intermediate watercolorists $50 Demonstrations of a series of small autumn and winter cards in Watercolor. Paint along with Stephanie Snyder to find the best card for you to make more of at home. Use our paper cutters to make your cards fit standardized size envelopes. … Continue reading Autumn Watercolor Card Workshop with Stephanie Snyder
