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
Remember When A National Exhibition Juried by Ransome June 27 - August 9, 2026 REMEMBER WHEN PROSPECTUS Submissions due date extended to Monday, May 18, 2026 Call for entries 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 … Continue reading Submit by May 18th | REMEMBER WHEN, A National Exhibition Juried by Ransome
Friday evening, May 22 6:00 - 8:30 pm $75, $65 Members (includes materials and firing fees) This hand-building 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 fired in an electric kiln. For this evening … Continue reading Friday Clay Night with Jodi Doster
Friday evening, May 22 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
Saturday mornings, 9 am - 12 pm May 23, May 30, and June 6 $150, $135 Members (includes model fee) This intensive three-day workshop introduces artists to the disciplined yet deeply rewarding process of creating a portrait. At the heart of our approach is the pursuit of excellence, not as perfectionism, but as a … Continue reading Three-Day Portrait Workshop: From Drawing to Oil Painting with Carl Grauer
As part of the 2026 Arthur Patchett Memorial Music Series, Wallkill River Center for the Arts (WRCA) is pleased to present Bobby Sanabria and Tres Magos (Three Magicians). Sunday, May 31, 3 - 5 pm Goshen Green Farm 3301 NY Route 207, Goshen, NY "Bobby Sanabria is equally adept at the swinging big band … Continue reading CONCERT | Bobby Sanabria and Tres Magos (Three Magicians)
Monday afternoons, 12:30 - 3 pm June 1, 8, 15 $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 | June 2026
Tuesday mornings, 9 am - 12 pm June 2, 9, 16, 23 $160, $140 Members Location: Orange County Arboretum 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 … Continue reading Plein Air Painting with Nancy Reed Jones | June 2026
Wednesday afternoons, 1 - 3 pm June 3, 10, 17 $120, $110 Members Basic Drawing - how to use drawing tools, line, shapes, shadows, light source, forms, composition and perspective. Great for beginners or those coming back after years away from art making. Materials List: * needed supplies for drawing classes Strathmore … Continue reading Basic Drawing with Roberta Rosenthal
Thursday mornings, 10 am - 1 pm June 4, 11, 18, 25 $135, $125 members Botanical Landscapes - Explorations into a variety of watercolor mediums In this class, we will be working with water media using watercolor pencils, watercolor pigment, gouache on paper or acrylic gouache on canvas. Artist’s choice of medium. Work with … Continue reading Botanical Landscapes with Roberta Rosenthal
Thursdays 10 am - 12 pm June 4, 11, 18, 25 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 … Continue reading Absolute Beginner Acrylic Painting with Nancy Reed Jones | June 2026
Friday evening, June 5 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
Sundays, 10 am - 12 pm June 7th, 14th, 21st $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 beginning watercolor class will be focused on producing finished work. Many learn best when following along painting with … Continue reading Watercolor with Stephanie Snyder | June 2026
Saturday mornings, 9:30 am - 12 pm June 13, 20, 27 $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 | June 2026
Saturday, June 13th 11:00 am - 1:00 pm $50, $45 Members (includes materials) This is the class you have been waiting for! Come out, enjoy a warm relaxed atmosphere and learn how to make your own wire wrapped 'Tree of Life' pendant with gemstones. No special skills required but a basic knowledge of wire … Continue reading Create a Tree of Life Pendant with Janet Baskerville
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
Friday evening, June 19 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
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’
July 6 - 10th 10am - 12pm Grades 1 - 6 This is a process oriented, guided draw & paint class. See what happens when you layer watercolors over crayons, when you use sea salt, or saran wrap on wet paint. Discover how tempera paint is different than watercolor, & Color Splash liquid watercolors work. … Continue reading Experimental Drawing and Painting with Margaret Grasso
July 6 - 10th 1 - 3 pm Grades 6 - 12 Mixed Media Art Journaling is a personal adventure.... a way to express your feelings, memories, and ideas. Working "intuitively" (without any preconceived plan), we'll start with a prompt to get us thinking... then we'll draw, doodle, color, collage, or paint, add a word … Continue reading Creative Art Journals with Margaret Grasso
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
Friday evening, July 10 6:00 - 8:30 pm $75, $65 Members (includes materials and firing fees) This handbuilding ceramics pottery night will concentrate on pinch pot vases. Participants will work with a mid-range white cone 5/6 clay, which will be oxidation fired in an electric kiln. For this evening clay event students will create pinch pot … Continue reading Friday Clay Night: Pinch Pots with Jodi Doster
Friday evening, July 10th 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
Saturday, July 11 11:00am - 1:00pm $50, $45 Members (includes materials) Come join Janet Baskerville and make a fun stackable memory wire bracelet for yourself or to give as a gift. This is a fun relaxed beginner class in which you will have access to colorful glass seed beads and charms to create these … Continue reading Memory Wire Bracelet Workshop with Janet Baskerville
