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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 for the 2026 exhibition schedule; applications for 2027 exhibitions will open shortly. Please check back for the 2027 application to open (anticipated Spring 2026) as … Continue reading 2027 Exhibition Proposals 
A benefit of membership, WRCA Artist-level Members are invited to hang one piece (two dependent on space) in our changing Hallway Gallery Exhibits. EXHIBITION GUIDELINES Artist-level membership (in good standing.) Not a member but want to participate? JOIN TODAY Artwork must be no larger than 16 x 16 inches (including the frame), properly framed, … Continue reading 2026 Artist-Member Exhibits (Hallway Gallery) 
Remember When A National Exhibition Juried by Ransome June 27 - August 9, 2026 Remember When: Nostalgia is a powerful sentiment. We can experience it on a personal level, a family level, a cultural level, a spiritual level. This national juried exhibit celebrates this theme; exploring our pasts as we look back at the times … Continue reading REMEMBER WHEN, A National Exhibition Juried by Ransome 
Hidden Gardens en 'Plein Air' An Invitational Exhibition in cooperation with the Middletown Garden Club June 27 - August 9, 2026 Celebrating art and nature at Middletown Garden Clubs 30th Annual Hidden Gardens Tour on Saturday, June 27th, invited plein air artists captured these tranquil private landscapes. On view in the Patchett Gallery are these completed … Continue reading Hidden Gardens en ‘Plein Air’ 
Tuesday mornings, 9 am - 12 pm July 7, 14, 21, 28 $160, $140 Members Location: Chadwick Lake 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 | July 2026
$140.00 – $160.00
Thursdays 1 - 3 pm July, 9, 16, 23, 30 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 | July 2026
$140.00 – $160.00
Monday - Friday, July 27 - 31 10 am - 12 noon Grades 2 - 6 $135 per student Join us for Fun with Fiber where students will discover stitching, felting and weaving while creating their own unique fiber works during the week's art projects. Session 1: Scrappy Plush Monster Hand Sewing Project Learn … Continue reading Fun with Fiber: Stitching, Felting and Weaving with Jenny Torino
$135.00
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
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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 |
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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
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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
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$90.00 – $120.00
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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
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
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
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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
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 |
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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
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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
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$40.00 – $60.00
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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 |
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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 |
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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
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$100.00
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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
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$135.00
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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 |
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Friday evening August 21st 6:00 - 8:30 pm $75, $65 Members (includes materials and firing fees) This hand-building ceramics pottery night will concentrate on pinch pot critters. 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 workshop, students will create … Continue reading Friday Clay Night: Pinch Pot Critters with Jodi Doster
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$65.00 – $75.00
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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 Curated by Elizabeth Keithline August 22 - September 27, 2026 In addition to solo show Puzzle, this companion exhibit curated by Elizabeth Keithline features assemblage-based artwork that conveys a material and conceptual sense of solving and/or coping. Exhibiting artists: Toluwalope Ayorinde, Julia Barbour, Jeannine Bardo, Jenne Currie, … Continue reading Keep It Together, A Regional Exhibition Curated by Elizabeth Keithline |
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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
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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 |
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Tuesday mornings, 9 am - 12 pm September, $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 a successful plein air … Continue reading Plein Air Painting with Nancy Reed Jones | Sept. 2026
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$140.00 – $160.00
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 |
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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
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$140.00 – $160.00
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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
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$90.00 – $120.00
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