EXHIBITION PROPOSALS WRCA accepts applications from artists and curators for solo and themed group exhibition proposals which are reviewed by the curatorial committee. Currently, we are no longer accepting proposals … Continue reading 2027 Exhibition Proposals
2025 Artist & Joint Artist Members are invited to hang one piece in our Monthly Hallway Exhibits. Themes are suggested and artwork does not need to conform to the themes … Continue reading Submit Monthly: 2025 Hallway Exhibits
WRCA CONCERTS: The Arthur Patchett Memorial Music Series features four to six concerts per year with an emphasis on original compositions, novel arrangements, and mixed discipline creativity. We use non-traditional … Continue reading Performing Artist Application
September 2, 9, 16, 23 9am - 12pm $160, $140 Members Location: River Front Park, Walden, NY Students will learn all the fundamentals of how to create beautiful paintings … Continue reading Plein Air Painting with Nancy Reed Jones | Sept. 2025
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 … Continue reading Senior Drop In
INTERIORS, A National Exhibition Juried by Wayne Lempka, Art Collections Manager at The Dorsky Museum of Art at SUNY New Paltz, on view September 5 - October 26, 2025. Participating … Continue reading INTERIORS
Rosemary Hanson: Home “Learning to look” is one of the most fundamental principles for any artist. Intentionally observing what otherwise might be missed in our everyday environment can yield a … Continue reading Rosemary Hanson: Home
Saturday mornings, 9:30 am -12 pm September 6, 13th $90, $80 for Members For beginner, intermediate and advanced students. The instructor’s main medium is oils but any painting medium … Continue reading Oil Painting with William Noonan | Sept. 2025
Saturday mornings, 10:30 am - 1 pm September 6, 12, 20 Ages 16+ $130, $115 Members (includes materials fee) This painted paper printmaking course introduces a range of techniques and … Continue reading Painted Papers and Printmaking with Jodi Doster
Wallkill River Center for the Arts is pleased to present the THUNDERBIRD AMERICAN INDIAN DANCERS as part of our 2025 music series. The Thunderbird American Indian Dancers are the oldest … Continue reading CONCERT | Thunderbird American Indian Dancers
Sundays, 10 am - 12 pm September 7, 14, 21, 28 $120, $100 Members ($90 to skip beginners day) This beginning watercolor class will be focused on producing finished work. … Continue reading Beginning Watercolor with Stephanie Snyder | Sept. 2025
Mondays, 12:30 - 3 pm September 8, 15, 29 $120 ($105 Members) This class is appropriate for artists who possess a basic understanding of the principles of drawing from … Continue reading Inter/Adv Drawing with William Noonan | Sept. 2025
Friday September 12 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. … Continue reading Intro to Oil with William Noonan
OPENING RECEPTION | Saturday, September 13, 5 - 7 pm Join us to celebrate the opening of the Fall exhibits and meet the artists; light bites and refreshment will be … Continue reading OPENING RECEPTION | Interiors & Home
Sunday, September 14 1 - 4 pm $85 ($75 Members) Join WRCA founder Shawn Dell Joyce for this special afternoon workshop and learn to see color as value and to … Continue reading Wildly Colorful Landscape Painting Workshop with Shawn Dell Joyce
3 Sunday evenings, 5 – 7 pm Sept. 21, 28, & Oct. 5 $125, $110 members (includes min. materials fee) Beyond Beautiful Writing: The Art of the Love Letter … Continue reading Beyond Beautiful Writing: The Art of the Love Letter with Jena Argenta
PROSPECTUS WATERCOLOR, A Regional Exhibition Juried by Betsy Jacaruso, on view October 31 - December 21, 2025 CALL FOR ARTWORK: This regional exhibition, juried by Betsy Jacaruso, is open to the … Continue reading Submit by Oct. 3: WATERCOLOR
Friday October 3 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. … Continue reading Intro to Oil with William Noonan
Saturdays, 9:30 am - 12 noon October 4, 11, 18, 25 (4 sessions) $160, $140 Members Color Comprehension for Painters - Making, mixing and using color This 4-week workshop … Continue reading Color Comprehension for Painters with William Noonan
Mondays, 12:30 - 3 pm October 6, 13, 20th $120, $105 for Members This class is appropriate for artists who possess a basic understanding of the principles of drawing … Continue reading Inter/Adv Drawing with William Noonan | Oct. 2025
Tuesday afternoons, 1-3 pm October 7, 14, 21, 28 At the Wallkill River Center for the Arts $160, $140 Members This class is for anyone who has always wanted to … Continue reading Acrylic Painting with Nancy Reed Jones | Oct. 2025
Thursday mornings, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm October 9, 16, 23 $130, $115 members Working from live specimens and photos we will create a background behind accurate botanical subjects. Draw … Continue reading Botanical Watercolor Painting with Roberta Rosenthal | Oct. 2025
Sundays, 10 am - 12 pm October 12, 19, 26 $90 This beginning watercolor class will be focused on producing finished work. (Please note, for the October class there will … Continue reading Beginning Watercolor with Stephanie Snyder | Oct. 2025
Thursday, October 23rd 6:30 - 8:30 pm At Wallkill River Center for the Arts Delight in creating an elegant watercolor card based on the Japanese principle of Wabi-Sabi.Using a muted … Continue reading Zen Watercolor Card Workshop with Monica Ostrow
Nebulous Spirit: Atmospheric Landscapes Watercolors by Betsy Jacaruso ARTIST STATEMENT In Nebulous Spirit, landscape dissolves into atmosphere, memory, and sensation. This collection of watercolors explores the shifting thresholds where earth … Continue reading Nebulous Spirit: Atmospheric Landscapes, Watercolors by Betsy Jacaruso
