Tuesday afternoons, 1-3 pm February 3, 10, 17 and 24 At Wallkill River Center for the Arts $160, $140 Members This class is for anyone who has always wanted to paint with acrylic but was intimidated by the more advanced classes. This class is meant to be a gathering of likeminded artists who want the … Continue reading Acrylic Painting with Nancy Reed Jones | Feb. 2026
Thursday mornings, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm February 5, 12, 19th $140, $120 Working from live specimens learn to accurately draw plant/floral specimens in a unique composition on hot press watercolor paper. Suggested plants include orchids, or other potted plants that will last for 3 weeks. Learn how to transfer your graphite painting to … Continue reading Botanical Drawing with Graphite and Watercolor Pencils with Roberta Rosenthal | Feb. 2026
Friday February 6 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 painting … Continue reading Intro to Oil with William Noonan
Saturday mornings, 9:30 am - 12 pm February 7, 14, 21st $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 | Feb. 2026
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
Thursday, February 19 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 palette and simple round and flat brushes, experiment with color fields that will serve as backdrops for your own dramatic effects. Tools like saranwrap, … Continue reading Zen Watercolor Card Workshop with Monica Ostrow
Friday February 20 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 painting … Continue reading Intro to Oil with William Noonan
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
Saturday & Sunday, February 21 & 22, 2026 10 am - 2 pm Two day workshop (4 hours each day) $160, $145 Members Materials included - $180, $165 Members This 2 day workshop will introduce pastels materials, surfaces and techniques while providing time to complete a pastel painting. As well as time to work, … Continue reading Intro to Pastel Workshop with Laura Martinez-Bianco
Sundays, 10 am - 12 pm March 1, 8, 15, and 22 $120, $100 Members ($90 skip Intro. Day) The first day of the month’s session - 03/1/26 - 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. … Continue reading Beginning Watercolor with Stephanie Snyder | March 2026
Monday afternoons, 12:30 - 3 pm March 2, 9, 16 $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 | March 2026
Tuesday afternoons, 1-3 pm March 3, 10, 17 and 24 At Wallkill River Center for the Arts $160, $140 Members This class is for anyone who has always wanted to paint with acrylic but was intimidated by the more advanced classes. This class is meant to be a gathering of likeminded artists who want the … Continue reading Acrylic Painting with Nancy Reed Jones | March 2026
Thursday mornings, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm March 5, 12, 19th $140, $120 Working from live specimens learn to accurately draw plant/floral specimens in a unique composition on hot press watercolor paper. Suggested plants include orchids, or other potted plants that will last for 3 weeks. Learn how to transfer your graphite painting to … Continue reading Botanical Drawing with Graphite and Watercolor Pencils with Roberta Rosenthal | March 2026
Saturday mornings, 9:30 am - 12 pm March 7, 14, 21st $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 | March 2026
Wallkill River Center for the Arts (WRCA) is pleased to present JOE LOVANO: TRIO EXPLORATIONS WITH DAVID ROTHENBERG AND MICHAEL BISIO as the kick-off of our 2026 music series. Grammy Winner Joe Lovano leads a Creative Trio in Sonic Excursions. Joe Lovano: saxophones, woodwinds, percussion with David Rothenberg: bass clarinet and Michael Bisio: acoustic bass … Continue reading CONCERT | Joe Lovano – Trio Explorations with David Rothenberg and Michael Bisio
Thursday, March 19 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 palette and simple round and flat brushes, experiment with color fields that will serve as backdrops for your own dramatic effects. Tools like saranwrap, … Continue reading Zen Watercolor Card Workshop with Monica Ostrow
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
Sundays, 10 am - 12 pm April 5, 12, 19, 26 $120, $100 Members ($90 skip Intro. Day) The first day of the month’s session - 4/5/26 - 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 | April 2026
Monday afternoons, 12:30 - 3 pm April 6, 13, 20 $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 | April 2026
Tuesday afternoons, 1-3 pm April 7, 14, 21 and 28 At Wallkill River Center for the Arts $160, $140 Members This class is for anyone who has always wanted to paint with acrylic but was intimidated by the more advanced classes. This class is meant to be a gathering of likeminded artists who want the … Continue reading Acrylic Painting with Nancy Reed Jones | April 2026
Tuesday evenings, 6:00 - 8:00 pm April 7, 14, 21 $125, $110 Members (materials included) In this mixed media class, we will use a variety of techniques and mediums to create unique pieces of art. Students will learn the elements and principles of design to create works that will include collage, drawing, painting as … Continue reading Mixed Media and Collage with Jodi Doster
Friday evening, April 10 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, 9:30 am - 12 pm April 11, 18, 25 $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 | April 2026
