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  • Wild Layers: Mixed Media Botanicals with Eileen MacAvery

    Wallkill River Center for the Arts 232 Ward Street, Montgomery, NY, United States

    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

    $135.00

  • Oil Painting with William Noonan | Aug. 2026

    Wallkill River Center for the Arts 232 Ward Street, Montgomery, NY, United States

    Saturday mornings, 9:30 am - 12 pm August 1, 8, 15 $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 | Aug. 2026

    $105.00 – $120.00

  • Watercolor with Stephanie Snyder | August 2026

    Wallkill River Center for the Arts 232 Ward Street, Montgomery, NY, United States

    Sundays, 10 am - 12 pm August 2, 9, 16, 23 $120, $100 Members The first day of the month’s session - 8/2/26 - 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 watercolor class will be … Continue reading Watercolor with Stephanie Snyder | August 2026

    $90.00 – $120.00

  • Kids Pottery and Ceramics: Handbuilding with Jodi Doster

    Wallkill River Center for the Arts 232 Ward Street, Montgomery, NY, United States

    Monday - Friday, Aug 3 - 7 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Grades 3rd - 7th Location:  Wallkill River Center for the Arts Cost: $135 per student This handbuilding ceramics class introduces students to three core techniques: pinch pots, coiling, and slab construction. Participants will work with a mid-range white cone 5/6 clay, which will … Continue reading Kids Pottery and Ceramics: Handbuilding with Jodi Doster

    $135.00

  • Int/Adv Drawing with William Noonan | Aug. 2026

    Wallkill River Center for the Arts 232 Ward Street, Montgomery, NY, United States

    Monday afternoons, 12:30 - 3 pm August 3, 10, 17 $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 | Aug. 2026

    $105.00 – $120.00

  • Teens Pottery and Ceramics: Handbuilding with Jodi Doster

    Wallkill River Center for the Arts 232 Ward Street, Montgomery, NY, United States

    Monday - Friday, Aug 3 - 7 1:00 - 3:00 pm Grades 8th- 12th Location:  Wallkill River Center for the Arts Cost: $135 per student This handbuilding ceramics class introduces students to three core techniques: pinch pots, coiling, and slab construction. Participants will work with a mid-range white cone 5/6 clay, which will be oxidation … Continue reading Teens Pottery and Ceramics: Handbuilding with Jodi Doster

    $135.00

  • Plein Air Painting with Nancy Reed Jones | Aug. 2026

    River Front Park 7 Riverfront Lane, Montgomery, United States

    Tuesday mornings, 9 am - 12 pm August, 4, 11, 18, 25 $160, $140 Members Location: River Front 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 | Aug. 2026

    $140.00 – $160.00

  • Absolute Beginner Acrylic Painting with Nancy Reed Jones | August 2026

    Wallkill River Center for the Arts 232 Ward Street, Montgomery, NY, United States

    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

    $140.00 – $160.00

  • Intro to Oil with William Noonan

    Wallkill River Center for the Arts 232 Ward Street, Montgomery, NY, United States

    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

    $40.00 – $60.00

  • Submit by August 9 | HUDSON VALLEY PLEIN AIR FESTIVAL 2026

    Wallkill River Center for the Arts 232 Ward Street, Montgomery, NY, United States

    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

    Wallkill River Center for the Arts 232 Ward Street, Montgomery, NY, United States

    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

    $100.00

  • Nerf Camp with Matt Donaldson

    Benedict Farm Park Benedict Farm Park, Montgomery, NY, United States

    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

    $135.00

  • Elizabeth Keithline: Puzzle

    Wallkill River Center for the Arts 232 Ward Street, Montgomery, NY, United States

    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

    Wallkill River Center for the Arts 232 Ward Street, Montgomery, NY, United States

    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 | Elizabeth Keithline: Puzzle & Keep It Together

    Wallkill River Center for the Arts 232 Ward Street, Montgomery, NY, United States

    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

  • CONCERT | Flamenco Fusion – Music & Dance

    Safe Harbors at the Ritz Lobby 107 Broadway, Newburgh, United States

    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

    Free

  • Plein Air Painting with Nancy Reed Jones | Sept. 2026

    Popps Memorial Park 3081 NY-208, Wallkill, United States

    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

    $140.00 – $160.00

  • Absolute Beginner Acrylic Painting with Nancy Reed Jones | Sept. 2026

    Wallkill River Center for the Arts 232 Ward Street, Montgomery, NY, United States

    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

    $140.00 – $160.00

  • Watercolor with Stephanie Snyder | Sept. 2026

    Wallkill River Center for the Arts 232 Ward Street, Montgomery, NY, United States

    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

    $90.00 – $120.00

  • Intro to Oil with William Noonan

    Wallkill River Center for the Arts 232 Ward Street, Montgomery, NY, United States

    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

    $40.00 – $60.00

  • Oil Painting with William Noonan | Sept. 2026

    Wallkill River Center for the Arts 232 Ward Street, Montgomery, NY, United States

    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

    $105.00 – $120.00

  • Elizabeth Keithline | MEET THE ARTIST & Solve the Puzzle!

    Wallkill River Center for the Arts 232 Ward Street, Montgomery, NY, United States

    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!

  • Int/Adv Drawing with William Noonan | Sept. 2026

    Wallkill River Center for the Arts 232 Ward Street, Montgomery, NY, United States

    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

    $105.00 – $120.00

  • ARTISTS’ TALK | Elizabeth Keithline in Conversation with KEEP IT TOGETHER Artists

    Wallkill River Center for the Arts 232 Ward Street, Montgomery, NY, United States

    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

  • Senior Drop In

    Senior Drop In
    Wallkill River Center for the Arts 232 Ward Street, Montgomery, NY, United States

    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