August 20th 7-9pm Sip & Paint event with Nancy Reed Jones for Wanaksink Lake Residents: Please only pay for this event if you have been directed to do so by Carol Nasr.
August 19 - 23rd 1 pm - 3 pm Grades 8th - 12th Location: Wallkill River Center for the Arts Gallery Cost: $135 per student Students will create their own art journal! They will add their pages and wire the journal together. We'll explore different materials and what an art journal is useful for. Once … Continue reading August 19 – 23rd Teen’s Art Journals with Jodi Doster
August 19 - 23rd 10am-12pm Grades 3rd - 7th Location: Wallkill River Center for the Arts Gallery Cost: $135 per student Students will create their own art journal! They will add their pages and wire the journal together. We'll explore different materials and what an art journal is useful for. Once the journal is made … Continue reading August 19 – 23rd Kid’s Art Journals with Jodi Doster
August 19-23rd 10am - 12pm Grades 2nd - 8th Many famous artists have special, unique styles which we can recognize and use as inspiration. They have created many works of art that we can create art of our own with! From Picasso's abstract faces to Van Gogh's sunflowers. Close up flowers like Georgia O'Keefe and … Continue reading August 19 – 23rd Try Famous Artists’ Styles with Margaret Grasso
Wallkill River Center for the Arts (WRCA) will welcome photographer Alison Colby for an artist’s talk on Saturday, August 17, at 2PM. “Until I was approached by the gallery’s chief curator, Billy Noonan, I hadn’t seen my work outside of my phone,” says Colby. “Billy helped me refine what an exhibit might look like—we discussed … Continue reading August 17th Artist Talk with Alison Colby
Friday August 16th 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 08/16/24 Intro to Oil with William Noonan
August 14th 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 8/14/24 All-Medium Still Life Workshop with Alan Lewis
August 12, 19, 26th 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 08/2024 Inter/Adv Drawing with William Noonan
August 12 - 16th 10am - 12pm Grades 3rd - 12th You can create beautiful, colorful and imaginative paintings without using realistic images. Margaret will show you how to loosen up, relax and enjoy the process of expressive painting using water based paints and collaging your own painted papers. Experience how to work "intuitively" (with … Continue reading August 12 – 16th Expressive Painting & Collage with Margaret Grasso
August 5 - 9th 10 am - 12 pm Grades 3rd - 7th 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 August 5 – 9th Kid’s Printmaking with Jodi Doster
Sundays, 10am-12pm August 4, 11, 18, 25 $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 08/2024 Beginning Watercolor with Alan Lewis
Hot Wrk Ensemble plus Guest Artist Gwen Laster August 3, 2024 – 3 pm Wallkill River Center for the Arts, 232 Ward Street at 17K, Montgomery, NY 12549 Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible ramp and bathroom. FREE CONCERT - Suggested Donation $20.00 Hot Wrk Ensemble, the saxophone/woodwind and percussion trio founded in 2020 by award- winning … Continue reading 08/03/24 Hot Wrk Ensemble: Original Compositions
August 3, 10, 17th 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 08/2024 Oil Painting with William Noonan
August 2, 9, 16, 23rd 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 $140 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 … Continue reading 08/2/24 Friday Afternoon Animation with Aedan Ciganek
July 29th - August 2nd 1pm - 3pm Ages 13-18 Location: Wallkill River Center for the Arts Gallery Cost: $135 per student Ever wanted to create your own comic but curious on where to begin? Well in this fun engaging workshop we will do just that! Brainstorm a comic to tell a short story! Through … Continue reading July 29th – Aug 2nd Teen’s Comics Workshop with Joe Ryan
July 29th - August 2nd 1:00 - 3:00 pm Grades 8th - 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 July 29th – Aug 2nd Teen’s Mixed Media and Collage with Jodi Doster
July 29th - August 2nd 10:00 - 12:00 am Grades 3rd- 7th 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 July 29th – Aug 2nd Kid’s Mixed Media and Collage with Jodi Doster
Friday July 26th 3:30pm - 6:00pm 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 07/26/24 One Day Adult Animation Workshop with Aedan Ciganek
July 24th 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 7/24/24 All-Medium Still Life Workshop with Alan Lewis
July 22 - 26th 1pm - 3pm Ages 13 - 18 Location: Wallkill River Center for the Arts Gallery Cost: $135 per student Dreamed of creating characters for animation or comics? Curious about the whole process of not only creating your own series but also writing your own backstory for your characters? Then you will … Continue reading July 22-26th Teen’s Writing and Characters Workshop with Joe Ryan
July 22 - 26th 1:00-3:00 pm Ages 10-15 Location: Wallkill River Center for the Arts Gallery Cost: $135 per student Come join jewelry artist Janet Baskerville for a week long immersive and fun jewelry making class. We will work with different mediums like alcohol inks, mod podge, metal washers, scrabble tiles, Shrinky dinks, macramé, memory … Continue reading July 22 – 26th Jewelry Making with Janet Baskerville
July 22 - 26th 10am - 12pm Ages 8 - 12 Location: Wallkill River Center for the Arts Gallery Cost: $135 per student Dreamed of creating characters for animation or comics? Curious about the whole process of not only creating your own series but also writing your own backstory for your characters? Then you will … Continue reading July 22-26th Kid’s Writing and Characters Workshop with Joe Ryan
July 22 - 26th 10am - 12pm Grades 1st - 8th 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 illustration … Continue reading July 22 – 26th Nature in Art with Margaret Grasso
Friday July 19th 3:30pm - 6:00pm At the Wallkill River Center for the Arts Suitable for Kids and Teens 12-18 years old. Class Preview Animation! The art of making movement with drawings. This one day crash course will get any young animator started with the basic skills of the craft. We will: Practice key animation … Continue reading 07/19/24 One Day Kids Animation Workshop with Aedan Ciganek
July 15 - 19th 10am - 12pm Grades 1st - 8th Whether its realistic, stylized, or imaginary, animals are my favorite subject! We'll be using guide books, photos, and references for observation. We'll even try simplifying them into stylized animals too! Imaginary animals are a big favorite. We can make our own with watercolor 'blobs', … Continue reading July 15 – 19th Animals Real & Imaginary with Margaret Grasso
