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
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 paint local scenes (photos provided.) Great way to loosen up your painting and not be so literal in your approach to color. Spark your imagination … Continue reading Wildly Colorful Landscape Painting Workshop with Shawn Dell Joyce
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
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. 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, 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 materials, including gelli plate printing, linoleum cuts, and various other printmaking processes. Participants will work with gelli plates to produce multi-layered, colorful, and textured monoprints. … Continue reading Painted Papers and Printmaking with Jodi Doster
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 is welcome in this class. Students are encouraged to follow their own stylistic inclinations while learning and practicing the basic rules of: drawing & painting … Continue reading Oil Painting with William Noonan | Sept. 2025
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
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
August 11 - 15, 2025 1:00 - 3:00 pm Grades 7th - 12th Location: Wallkill River Center for the Arts Gallery Cost: $135 per student Mixed media will use a variety of techniques and mediums to create unique pieces of art. Students will learn the elements and principles of design to put together pieces of … Continue reading Teen’s Mixed Media and Collage with Jodi Doster
August 11 - 15, 2025 10:00 - 12:00 pm Grades 3rd- 6th Location: Wallkill River Center for the Arts Gallery Cost: $135 per student Mixed media will use a variety of techniques and mediums to create unique pieces of art. Students will learn the elements and principles of design to put together pieces of art … Continue reading Kid’s Mixed Media and Collage with Jodi Doster
Saturday mornings, 9:30 am - 12 pm August 9, 16, 30 (no class 8/23) $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 … Continue reading Oil Painting with William Noonan | Aug. 2025
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
August 4 - 8, 2025 1:00 - 3:00 pm Grades 7th - 12th Location: Wallkill River Center for the Arts Gallery Cost: $135 per student Students will have a chance to learn about creating the illusion of depth with their art in Optical Art. Learn the skills of forced perspective, optical illusions, and other techniques … Continue reading Optical Art with Jodi Doster
Mondays, 12:30 - 3 pm August 4, 11, 25th $120, $105 for 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 Inter/Adv Drawing with William Noonan | Aug. 2025
August 4 - 8, 2025 10am – 12pm Grades 2 - 6th Create sculptures with artist Liz Keithline. Students will work with wire, wood, paint and other found materials. All materials provided! You can bring your own if you'd like too! Artist and arts administrator Elizabeth Keithline’s work focuses on human self-extension and human systems … Continue reading Sculpture Creations with Liz Keithline
Sundays, 10am-12pm August 3, 10, 17, 24th $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 … Continue reading 08/2025 Beginning Watercolor with Stephanie Snyder
Saturday August 2nd 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 08/02/25 One Day Adult Animation Workshop with Aedan Ciganek
Friday August 1st 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 08/01/25 Intro to Oil with William Noonan
July 29 - August 1, 2025 1:00 - 3:00 pm Grades 7th - 12th Location: Wallkill River Center for the Arts Gallery Cost: $135 per student In printmaking, students will make copies of an image that they have created from various sources of their choosing. They will then transfer the image and use carving or … Continue reading Mixed Media Printmaking for Teens with Jodi Doster
July 29 - August 1, 2025 10:00am - 12:00pm Grades 2nd - 6th Location: Wallkill River Center for the Arts Gallery Cost: $135 per student In printmaking, students will make copies of an image that they have created from various sources of their choosing. They will then transfer the image and use carving or impressing … Continue reading Printmaking for Kids with Jodi Doster
July 28 - August 1, 2025 10am - 12pm Grades 6th - 12th Many people like to paint looser and more expressively, like me! It's hard to start making art and immediately want it to look photo realistic. If you would like to experiment with a more relaxed, expressive style, we can explore the many … Continue reading Expressive Painting with Margaret Grasso
July 23rd 6-8pm $50 per student Still life painting is a unique experience, sign up and give it a try, or continue your journey. All levels and mediums welcome. Instructor shall work in watercolor. Each class shall consist of a short lesson, followed by each participant working individually on the evening’s still life scene. Individual … Continue reading 7/23/25 All-Medium Still Life Workshop with Alan Lewis
July 21 - 25, 2025 1:00 - 3:00 pm Grades 6-12th Location: Wallkill River Center for the Arts Gallery Cost: $135 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, or just want to make your doodles move … Continue reading Animation with Aedan Ciganek
July 21 - 25, 2025 10am - 12pm Grades 1st - 6th Plants, trees, leaves, vegetables, fruits, flowers, birds, bugs, fish, land, water, and clouds... It's all nature! Here's a few ideas of what I'd like to create with you: Shadow drawings of leaves and branches, drawings of the inside of vegetables, making a botanical … Continue reading Nature in Art with Margaret Grasso
Friday July 18th 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 07/18/25 Intro to Oil with William Noonan
