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
PROSPECTUS: Forest SUBMISSION FORM THEME & GUIDELINES: Anyone may apply for this exhibit. The work will be juried by Marlene Lipinski. The theme is “Forest" and submissions are not limited by medium. DATES: Submissions Due: April 1, 2025 Notification by: April 15, 2025 Drop-off by: Sunday, April 27, 2025 On display May 2nd - June … Continue reading Submit by April 1st: Forest
Saturday, April 26, 2025 6 - 9 pm UAP + Polich Tallix 453 NY-17K, Rock Tavern, NY 12575 Join us for an evening of Art, Food & Music to support Wallkill River Center for the Arts (WRCA). Enjoy an immersive experience at a famous, creative cornerstone of our community, UAP + Polich Tallix. The … Continue reading The PARTY: Celestial Celebration
PROSPECTUS: Drawing SUBMISSION FORM THEME & GUIDELINES: Anyone may apply for this exhibit. The work will be juried by Andre Junget. The theme is “Drawing" and all drawing mediums are welcome. DATES: Submissions Due: June 15, 2025 Notification by: June 22, 2025 Drop-off by: Sunday, June 29, 2025 On display July 5 - August 31, … Continue reading Submit by June 15th: Drawing
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 venues such as organic farms, historic buildings, bookstores - to name a few - throughout the region. The concept is that each concert will be … Continue reading Performing Artist Application
Wallkill River Center for the Arts is pleased to present the first concert of our 2025 music series. SuWaSa: The music of Sullivan, Waldron, and Sanabria is a fusion of jazz mastery and cultural heritage. Rooted in tradition yet pushing musical boundaries, their synergy embodies rhythm, soul and storytelling through their American artform. They … Continue reading CONCERT | Christopher Dean Sullivan’s SUWASA TRIO with Special Guest Daniel Villegas
Wallkill River Center for the Arts (WRCA), located in Orange County in the Hudson Valley of New York, has been a leading voice for the arts and a premier arts center for more than 15 years. A robust offering of art courses, workshops, monthly exhibits, performances and receptions, our facilities at the historic Patchett House … Continue reading SEEKING ART CENTER ASSISTANT / RECEPTIONIST
Wallkill River Center for the Arts is pleased to present The WORKS Trio with Daniel Kelly, Michel Gentile, and Rob Garcia as part of our 2025 music series. Since 2007, The WORKS Trio has been the driving force behind the vibrant non-profit organization Connection Works. This group has exploited its unique instrumentation of flute, … Continue reading CONCERT | The WORKS TRIO with Daniel Kelly, Michel Gentile, and Rob Garcia
WRCA CONCERTS: The Arthur Patchett Memorial Music Series features four to six concerts a year with an emphasis on original compositions, novel arrangements, and mixed discipline creativity. We use non-traditional venues such as organic farms, historic buildings, bookstores, and other creative venues throughout the region. The concept is that each concert will be a unique … Continue reading CALL TO ARTISTS: Paint LIVE at The WORKS Trio Concert
PROSPECTUS INTERIORS: A National Exhibition Juried by Wayne Lempka, Art Collections Manager at The Dorsky Museum of Art at SUNY New Paltz. On view at WRCA Galleries at the historic Patchett House, September 6 - October 26, 2025. Call for Artwork: This exhibit is a national call, open to all US Artists 18 years of age … Continue reading Submit by Aug. 6th: INTERIORS
Wallkill River Center for the Arts is pleased to present STEVE GORN: MUSIC FOR THE HEALING OF MIND & BODY as part of our 2025 music series. Far more than entertainment, music is a portal for mind-body synchronization; a conduit for engagement in ritual, group catharsis, entertainment and a holder of mythology and history. … Continue reading CONCERT | Steve Gorn: Music for the Healing of Mind & Body
Wallkill River Center for the Arts (WRCA) is pleased to welcome Theresa Gooby and André Junget for a Gallery Talk on Saturday, August 23 at 2 pm. Junget and Gooby are currently exhibiting as solo artists at the WRCA galleries in exhibitions which showcase the art of drawing. WRCA curator and painting instructor, Billy Noonan … Continue reading Gallery Talk: Theresa Gooby & Andre Junget
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 artists: Richard Arnold, Donna Faranda, Carl Grauer, Yona Gonen, Lonna Kelly, Pat MacDonald, Karen Maloof, Dan McCormack, Emilia Moritz, Mary-Anne Ramirez, Steven Rushefsky, Gerald Wein, … 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 deeper appreciation when seen through artistic interpretation. It’s so easy to stop noticing the things closest to home because they have become so familiar. But … Continue reading Rosemary Hanson: Home
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 resident Native American dance company in New York. The troupe was founded in 1963 by a group of ten Native American men and women, all … Continue reading CONCERT | Thunderbird American Indian Dancers
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 served. INTERIORS: A National Exhibition Juried by Wayne Lempka, Collections Manager at The Dorsky Participating artists: Richard Arnold, Donna Faranda, Carl Grauer, Yona Gonen, Lonna Kelly, … Continue reading OPENING RECEPTION | Interiors & Home
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 medium of watercolor. Medium is the only constraint; artwork can range from realism to pure abstraction, and subject matter is open. This exhibition does not … Continue reading Submit by Oct. 3: WATERCOLOR
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 meets sky and light merges with shadow, inviting stillness and contemplation. About the Artist Betsy Jacaruso, a painter based in Rhinebeck, New York, is … Continue reading Nebulous Spirit: Atmospheric Landscapes, Watercolors by Betsy Jacaruso
Color My World: Watercolors by Ellen Joyce-Trayer Artist Statement These works are Experimental Watercolors which I’ve been working on this past decade. It is a form of deconstruction....breaking through edges and form to distort reality. The paint can be dripped, splashed, splattered, glazed, brushed or pulled on the paper surface. The paper is often … Continue reading Color My World: Watercolors by Ellen Joyce-Trayer
WATERCOLOR, A Regional Exhibition Juried by Betsy Jacaruso This regional exhibition, juried by Betsy Jacaruso, medium of watercolor the only constraint, artwork on view ranges from realism to pure abstraction. Jacaruso has selected 15 watercolors from over 100 works submitted, subject matter ranging from botanical details and wildlife studies to landscapes that walk us … Continue reading WATERCOLOR | A Regional Exhibition Juried by Betsy Jacaruso
Join us Friday, November 7th from 5 - 7 pm to celebrate the opening of our new exhibits and meet the artists; light bites and refreshments will be served. Nebulous Spirit: Atmospheric Landscapes, Watercolors by Betsy Jacaruso Color My World: Watercolors by Ellen Joyce-Trayer Watercolor, A Regional Exhibition Juried by Betsy Jacaruso This … Continue reading ART RECEPTION | Watercolor Exhibitions
Thank you for your interest in "Handmade for the Holidays" at Wallkill River Center for the Arts (WRCA). Event date: Saturday, December 6, 2025, 11 - 4pm Application Form Applications due: by Saturday, November 8th, 11:59PM Fee (due on acceptance): $25 Setup Time: 10am-12pm Public Sale: 11-4pm Cleanup/Teardown: 5-6pm If selected to be an exhibiting … Continue reading 2025 Handmade for the Holidays | Artisan Application
Saturday, December 6, 2025 11:00pm - 4:00pm Please join us for a local artisan craft fair just in time for the holiday season. Find wonderful gifts for everyone you love, including yourself. Featured artisans: Nicole Asendorf (lavender items) Janet Baskerville (jewelry) Regina Del Pizzo (jewelry) Paula Arwen Owen (art, prints, jewelry, coasters) Gary … Continue reading Handmade for the Holidays 2025
THEME & GUIDELINES All 2026 Members - new and renewing - may join this exhibit. To become a 2026 WRCA MEMBER and for member levels and related benefits, CLICK HERE DATES Drop-off of artwork: by Sunday, January 4, 2026 Exhibition dates: January 10 – February 15, 2026 Opening Reception: Saturday, January 10, 3-5 PM Pick-up … Continue reading CALL FOR ARTWORK | 2026 Annual Members’ Exhibit
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
