Prior to the reception, Carl Grauer will be demonstrating a portrait. Don't forget to purchase your raffle to be painted. January 11th, 2025 3 - 5pm Artist reception, free and open to the public, for two exhibits, on view December 20 through January 26, 2025. The gallery is open to the public Fridays, … Continue reading 01/11/25 Reception
Thursdays, January 16, 23, 30th Snow Day February 6th 10:00am -12:30 pm $175, $150 members For beginners, intermediate and advanced students Working from live subjects potted or cut flowers subjects learn the basic drawing techniques to capture the accuracy and reality of each artist’ botanical subject. How to get the correct form, shapes, leaves, twists … Continue reading 01/25 Botanical Drawing in Watercolor Pencil and Watercolor with Roberta Rosenthal
Friday January 17th 6:30-8:30pm $40 without materials $60 with all materials supplied $40, $60 to include materials in your registration 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 … Continue reading 01/17/25 Intro to Oil with William Noonan
Please join us virtually, via Zoom, for our Annual Members Meeting on Saturday, January 25, 2025 at 3:00 pm Members: If you were a member in 2024 or joined and paid your dues for 2025 by December 31, 2024, please return your BALLOT by email, mail or in person before the meeting date. If there … Continue reading 2025 Annual Members Meeting
Saturday January 25th 5:00 - 7:00pm At the Wallkill River Center for the Arts Suitable for Adults Animation Class Preview Animation! The art of making movement with drawings. This one day crash course will equip aspiring animators with the basic skills of the craft. We will: Practice key animation techniques Study movement from real life, … Continue reading 01/25/25 One Day Adult Animation Workshop with Aedan Ciganek
The Wallkill River Center for the Arts is pleased to present this annual exhibition showcasing the diverse talents of our members and art instructors, on view January 31 – March 9, 2025. Exhibiting artists include Richard Arnold, Rose Arnold, Paula Arwen Owen, Ciro Attardo, Susan Baldwin, Victoria Ballas Armas, Sandra Belitza-Vazquez, Jane Bloom, Jack Broomhead, … Continue reading Members & Teachers Exhibits
February 1, 8, 15th Saturday mornings at 9:30-12pm $120, $105 for Members Live In Person – Painting with William Noonan For beginner, intermediate and advanced students. This course is conducted live in the classroom. The instructor’s main medium is oils but any painting medium is welcome in this class. Students are encouraged to follow their … Continue reading 02/2025 Oil Painting with William Noonan
February 1st 6:00 - 8:00pm $40 per person Adults and Teens, join us for a Paint & Sip Night to support the Humane Society of Walden. This fun and creative event is perfect for seasoned artists and first-timers alike. Our instructor, Shane Daley, will guide you step-by-step as you create your very own charming gnome … Continue reading 25-02-01 Sip & Paint for the Humane Society of Walden
February 3, 10, 17th Mondays, 12:30-3pm In Person $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 variety of subjects, … Continue reading 02/2025 Inter/Adv Drawing with William Noonan
February 4, 11, 18, 25th Tuesdays 1-3pm At the 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 joy of … Continue reading 02/2025 All Levels Acrylic with Nancy Reed Jones
February 7, 14, 21st Fridays 3:30-5:30pm In Person at the Wallkill River Center for the Arts Open to beginning and intermediate students Suitable for grades 6th - 12th $110 per student Animation Class Preview Animation is the art of bringing your drawings to life! Whether you’re interested in traditional animation, game animation, anime, 3D animation, … Continue reading 02/25 Friday Afternoon Animation with Aedan Ciganek
Saturday February 8th 10am - 12pm At the Wallkill River Center for the Arts $60, $55 Members Come and join me in this fun relaxed boho charm bracelet workshop suitable for all levels. You will have access to a large array of colorful enamel charms and beads to create your own one of kind charm … Continue reading 02/08/2025 Boho Charm Bracelet Workshop with Janet Baskerville
Saturday, February 8th 3:00 - 5:00 pm WRCA is pleased to present this annual exhibition showcasing the diverse talents of our members and teachers. Join us in the galleries on Saturday, February 8th from 3 – 5 pm to view the works and meet the artists. Vote for your favorite artwork while enjoying light refreshments … Continue reading Members & Teachers Reception
Sundays, 10am-12pm February 2, 9, 16, 23rd $120 ($100 Members) ($90 to skip beginners day) The first day of the months' session is for anyone who is just starting out or needs more guidance. I would recommend that you attend if you're a first time student of this class! This beginning watercolor class will be … Continue reading 02/2025 Beginning Watercolor with Alan Lewis
Thursdays, February 13, 20, 27th Snow Day March 5th 10:00am -12:30 pm $175, $150 members For intermediate and advanced students Working from live specimens and photos we will create a background behind accurate botanical subjects. Draw and paint using watercolor pencils and tube or block watercolor. Create an atmosphere of time and place. Learn to … Continue reading 02/25 Botanical Drawing in Watercolor Pencil and Watercolor with Roberta Rosenthal
Friday February 21st 6:30-8:30pm $40 without materials $60 with all materials supplied $40, $60 to include materials in your registration 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 … Continue reading 02/21/25 Intro to Oil with William Noonan
March 1, 8, 15th Saturday mornings at 9:30-12pm $120, $105 for Members Live In Person – Painting with William Noonan For beginner, intermediate and advanced students. This course is conducted live in the classroom. The instructor’s main medium is oils but any painting medium is welcome in this class. Students are encouraged to follow their … Continue reading 03/2025 Oil Painting with William Noonan
Sundays, 10am-12pm March 2, 9, 16, 23rd $120 ($100 Members) ($90 to skip beginners day) The first day of the months' session is for anyone who is just starting out or needs more guidance. I would recommend that you attend if you're a first time student of this class! This beginning watercolor class will be … Continue reading 03/2025 Beginning Watercolor with Alan Lewis
March, 3, 10, 17th Mondays, 12:30-3pm In Person $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 variety of subjects, … Continue reading 03/2025 Inter/Adv Drawing with William Noonan
March 4, 11, 18, 25th Tuesdays 1-3pm At the 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 joy of … Continue reading 03/2025 All Levels Acrylic with Nancy Reed Jones
March 6, 13, 20, 27th Thursdays, 1 - 3pm $140 per person, $120 Members Suitable for beginners, ages 10 - 100 Learn how to crochet and make beautiful yarn goods from someone who has been crocheting for over 50 years. Start with making a chain and learning the single crochet stitch. This simple stitch is … Continue reading 03-2025 Crochet for Beginners with Debbie Femiak
On display March 14 - April 27, 2025 Open to the public Friday - Sundays, 12-5 pm Reception: Saturday, March 22nd, 3 - 5 pm WRCA CELEBRATES SURREALISM in a Collaboration with the Seligmann Center Swiss Surrealist painter Kurt Seligmann was a world traveler, who spent his final years in Sugar Loaf NY, where … Continue reading Between Realms: The Visionary Etchings of Kurt Seligmann
Mark Hopkins is a regional artist whose style has strong similarities to surrealism, most notably Salvador Dalí. His work deals with some of the same issues the original surrealists grappled with - the alienation of modernism, the irrationality of war, and the study of human psychology. Like the surrealists, Hopkins engages spontaneous, creative processes to … Continue reading Hopkinesque by Mark Hopkins: Art That Thinks
Friday March 14th 6:30-8:30pm $40 without materials $60 with all materials supplied $40, $60 to include materials in your registration 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 … Continue reading 03/14/25 Intro to Oil with William Noonan
Swiss Surrealist painter Kurt Seligmann was a world traveler, who spent his final years in Sugar Loaf NY, where visitors to his home and studio included world renowned artists Alexander Calder, Yves Tanguy, Marcel Duchamp, and Max Ernst, among many others. Among Seligmann’s students there, were Robert Motherwell and Orange County’s own Frank Shuback. “As … Continue reading ART RECEPTION | WRCA Celebrates Surrealism
