EVENTS

About the performers:

Marco Benevento is an American pianist, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer, who’s been a fixture of the New York experimental music rock and jazz scene since 1999. He is the founder and recording engineer of Fred Short, a recording studio in Upstate New York, and a member of the rock groups Benevento/Russo Duo and Joe Russo’s Almost Dead, both of which feature his regular musical collaborator Joe Russo.

Kay Larson is an acclaimed art critic, columnist, editor, and Cage scholar. She began her career in journalism in Cambridge, Massachusetts at The Real Paper, then served as an associate editor at Artnews and an art critic for the Village Voice. She was the art critic for New York Magazine for 14 years and has been a frequent contributor to The New York Times. In 1994, she entered Zen practice at a Buddhist monastery in upstate New York. Larson’s first biography on Cage is titled Where the Heart Beats: John Cage, Zen Buddhism, and the Inner Life of Artists. She is currently working on a second book about Cage.

Norm Magnussen, Impresario, artist, advertising curmudgeon, and founder of the art movement funism.
Norm has this to say about his inspiration for the revival of this extraordinary event:

“In 2008, I was teaching a class at the Woodstock Day School entitled “Art That’s Changed the Way I Look at The World Around Me.” It was so much fun having so many artists and thoughtful individuals come and speak on that topic. David Van Tieghem was one of them. I knew he was going to perform 4’33”. He performed it on the piano, just as David Tudor had so many years before. I knew of the piece but had never heard it performed and did not expect to be so deeply moved by it. Later that day, I started looking into this wonderful piece and discovered two things: one, that its world premiere had been right here in Woodstock; and two, that there were no commemorations of this historic event by any Woodstock organizations! A few years later, I approached WAAM, who had produced the world-premiere concert of this piece in 1952. I asked if they’d like to host a concert and talk about this piece, and they said yes. In 2011, slightly delayed by Hurricane Irene, Mimi Goese and Ben Neill performed and it was so beautiful that I thought that would be it. I would never produce another concert like this. My resolve didn’t last:
2011 – Mimi Goese and Ben Neill
2012 – Vibraphonist extraordinaire Karl Berger
2013 – Paul McMahon and Linda Mary Montano
2014 – Baird Hersey and Prana
2015 – The Clear Light Ensemble
2016 – Tracy Bonham
2017 – Jill Sobule
2018 – David Van Tieghem
2019 – Perry Beekman and Lou Pappas
2020 – Marco Benevento”

Join us Thursday January 21 at 7 pm for a zoom discussion about our current Towbin Wing exhibition: Celebrating the Centennial: Selections from the Permanent Collection of the Woodstock Artists Association, Part 1.

Moderated by WAAM Executive Director Nicole Goldberg, Bruce Weber and Tom Wolf will be discussing their roles in curating for our exhibition and writing for our Centennial publication 100 Years of Community and Art.

Bruce Weber received his Ph.D. in art history at the Graduate School of the City University of New York. A leading scholar of American art of the past two centuries, Dr. Weber has served as a curator at several museums, and as the director of research and exhibitions at a leading New York gallery. He has curated numerous exhibitions and, among other topics, written on the art of William Merritt Chase, Robert Frederick Blum, Marsden Hartley, Yasuo Kuniyoshi, Stuart Davis, and Will Barnet. In recent years he has focused his attention on researching, lecturing, writing and curating on the historic Woodstock art colony. He is the producer of learningwoodstockartcolony.com, and is a regular contributor to The Magazine Antiques.

Tom Wolf is Professor of Art History and Visual Culture at Bard College.  He is an authority on the history of Woodstock, New York, as an art colony. This research led him to study Asian American artists, who had a presence in the colony, and from there his interest has broadened to a wider examination of Asian American artists in the first half of the 20th century.

Join WAAM’s gallery director, Ellen Siebers, on Thursday, January 14th, in a conversation with our current solo exhibition artists, Sascha Mallon and CJ Matherne. The artists will discuss their respective exhibitions, then will join together to discuss their experiences making work during 2020, and recent exhibitions they’ve seen that have inspired them.

Please email Beth@woodstockart.org to get Zoom link

Thursday, January 7th
@ 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Free
A Members Only Event!

Get reacquainted with your fellow WAAM Members! We are hosting a Zoom Happier Hour to give you a chance to catch up with other artists and introduce yourself to some new members of our amazing community, as well as an opportunity to meet and greet our new Executive Director, Nicole Goldberg. We will break out into small groups for a “show and tell”. Please bring new artwork and works in progress to the call!

Please RSVP to Kellnersuzannah@gmail.com to receive the Zoom link.

Bogdanffy-Kriegh’s photographic practice is a meditative dipping into the hum, a stream of observations. From this stream he selects, embellishes (or not), and makes assemblages which are not definitive questions or answers, just meditations on the hum.

Email events@woodstockart.org for the Zoom link.

Gallery Director Ellen Siebers facilitates a Zoom discussion with Yael Eban & Jackie Hoving, co-directors of Tiger Strikes Asteroid NY, who recently curated HOUSE & UNIVERSE—a group exhibition of eight local artists in WAAM’s main gallery. Email events@woodstockart.org for the Zoom link.

Yael Eban is an Israeli lens-based artist who lives and works in Brooklyn, NY. She earned an MFA in Photography & Video at the School of Visual Arts in New York. Her work has been exhibited most recently at Stellar Projects (NYC), FJORD (PA), Center for Creative Photography (AZ), The Chrysler Museum of Art (VA), and Houston Center for Photography. She has been featured in Hyperallergic, Artsy, Collector Daily, and FADER. Eban has attended residencies at MASS MoCA, Wassaic Project, and Vermont Studio Center. She is co-director of the NYC branch of Tiger Strikes Asteroid, a non-profit network of artist-run spaces.  

Jackie Hoving lives and works in Brooklyn, NY.  Her large scale wall installations incorporate painting, printmaking, wallpaper, animation, and collage. Hoving’s work has been featured in solo projects at Trestle Gallery in Brooklyn, Ripon College in Wisconsin, Rebekah Templeton Gallery in Philadelphia, The Philadelphia Airport, and group exhibitions at the Artist-Run Art Fair in Miami, Storefront Gallery in Brooklyn, and The Museum of Drawing in Laholm, Sweden. As a current co-Director of Tiger Strikes Asteroid in Brooklyn Hoving has had the opportunity to curate several exhibitions. Her curatorial projects and her own work have been written about in publications such as The Huffington Post, Hyperallergic, Two Coats of Paint, The Bushwick Daily, and The Philadelphia Inquirer, among others.

In just a year, with the closing down of museums and galleries, the pandemic has caused the art world to dramatically pivot to presenting and marketing visual art online. This shift has made it critical for artists to know the best and most effective way to prepare their careers for the eventual reopening of galleries and museums. Some traditional “pre-pandemic” techniques are still important but the internet has recently provided a host of new approaches and tools. Katharine T. Carter & Associates uses this hybrid approach. For over 36 years, KTC has developed artists’ careers through museum and gallery placement, art presentation consultation and providing professional written support materials. In 2020, KTC launched Cross Contemporary Partners (CCP), a digital marketing division, that curates and presents artists’ work in virtual 3-D galleries and markets these digital installations to museums and galleries across the country. Based on the book by Katharine Carter, “Accelerating on the Curves: The Artist’s Roadmap to Success”, CCP Director Jen Dragon will detail the process for building an exhibition record, and the best approaches to self-marketing and digital presentation of artwork.  

Email events@woodstockart.org for the Zoom link. Free for members, $20 non-members – Purchase Event Registration HERE.

Thursday, March 4th
@ 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Free
A Members Only Event!

Join your fellow WAAM Members once again for a casual conversation and opportunity to share your recent artwork! We will break out into small groups for an intimate discussion. Feel free to hold up your artwork directly to the screen or use Zoom’s Share Screen feature to display a slideshow. View a tutorial here.

Please RSVP to Kellnersuzannah@gmail.com to receive the Zoom link.

Thursday, April 8th
@ 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Free
A Members Only Event!

Thursday, May 6th
@ 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Free
A Members Only Event!

Presented in conjunction with Re-Reading Disaster: Artist’s Books by Maureen Cummins (April 9 – May 23, 2021), Maureen Cummins will give an in-person guided tour of her exhibition, reading passages from several books, and talking about her motivation and process. 

This event is limited to 10 people at a time. Social distancing and masks are required.

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Saturday, June 26
3:00pm

Limited capacity due to COVID restrictions. Tickets Required.
FREE for Members | $10 for non-members. Click here for tickets.

John Cage, 4’33”
Performed by Peter Dougan and Andrew Farnsworth
Hosted by Norm Magnusson
Sunday, August 29 | 6:00pm

On August 29, 1952, in a concert produced by WAAM to support its “Artist’s Fund,” the pianist David Tudor performed the world premier of John Cage’s 4’33”, a piece in 3 movements during which the musician or musicians do NOT play. The piece took the world by storm and is considered to be a masterpiece of minimalist art, Buddhist expression and ego-less creation. WAAM has been commemorating the world premier of this piece, on August 29, for the last 10 years, featuring locally and internationally renowned musicians. This year, host Norm Magnusson will be joined by Peter Dougan and Andrew Farnsworth performing the Cage piece and, later in the program, a few pieces from their 25 years of creative collaboration. Cage scholar and biographer Kay Larson will once again speak on Cage, 4’33”, Buddhism and creative expression.

Weather permitting, this event will be held outside in WAAM’s backyard, so please bring your own seating. In the event of inclement weather this event will move inside and attendance will be limited to 25.

Day Trip to Hudson Galleries
Friday, August 13th
11am-2:00pm

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Thursday, August 12
@ 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Free
A Members Only Event!

Saturday, August 7
2:00pm

Join solo artist Susan Meyer for an in-person talk about her solo show, Pigeon Quilt, on view through September 12.

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Poetry Reading
Thursday, August 5 | 6:00pm
Zoom Event

Please join us on Zoom! Three local, acclaimed poets, Xhosa Frazier, Raphael Kosek, and Guy Reed will read a selection of poems related to art including ekphrastic poems written for specific works of art.

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A Series of Four Lectures by Dr. Bruce Weber, American Art Historian. Produced with Green Kill.  

First Wednesday of the month, July-October: 7:00-8:30pm

August 4th: The Modern Wave, Part 1, 7:00-8:30pm
The Modern Wave, parts 1 and 2, and cover the key sculptors who settled or were active in Woodstock from the late teens through the 1930s, who worked in a more modern aesthetic.
Part 1 includes Warren Wheelock, Wilhelm Hunt Diederich and Alfeo Faggi. 

Dr. Bruce Weber received his Ph.D. in art history at the Graduate School of the City University of New York. A leading scholar of American art of the past two centuries, Dr. Weber has served as a curator at several museums, including the Museum of the City of New York, and as the director of research and exhibitions at a leading New York gallery. He has published widely and curated numerous exhibitions. For the past few years he has been researching, lecturing, writing and curating on the historic Woodstock art colony. Last autumn he initiated the blog Learning Woodstock Art Colony.

Upcoming Lectures:
August 4th: The Modern Wave, Part 1, 7:00-8:30pm
September 1st: The Modern Wave, Part 2, 7:00-8:30pm
October 6th: The Direct Carvers, 7:00-8:30pm

Previous Lecture:
July 7th: The First Wave

Image: Alfeo Faggi, Carl Eric Linden, n.d., Bronze. Woodstock Artists Association and Museum.

Breakfast with the Director
Wednesday, August 4th
9-10:30am

Breakfast with Executive Director, Nicole Goldberg at WAAM. Coffee and pastries in the galleries and a private viewing of the historic Annual Print Collection. Free for Director’s Circle members/$10 members/$20 nonmembers.

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Join us for an Opening Reception on Saturday, September 25 from 4 – 6 PM for our new exhibitions.

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Active Members’ Autumn Exhibition

Stephen Green-Armytage: Extraordinary Birds

Professional Practice: Staff Picks from the Permanent Collection

Small Works H-N

Being Present in a time of Uncertainty: Onteora High School Photography and Digital Art

Dialogue with Small Works Summer 2021 Juror Seth David Rubin
Thursday, September 9 | 6:00pm

An informal, in-person talk with Small Works Summer 2021 juror Seth David Rubin will be held in the Founders Gallery at WAAM. Rubin will discuss the exhibition and announce the Lucile Blanch Award.

Reserve FREE TICKETS for the in-person event here.

Or

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Thursday, September 2
@ 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Free
A Members Only Event!

Image: Jacqueline Oster, Sophia “Bean”, 2021, 9×12″.

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Image: Hong Nian Zhang, Mother and Child, c. 1990, oil on canvas;

Thursday, October 7
@ 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Free
A Members Only Event!

Join us for an Opening Reception on Saturday, November 20 from 4 – 6 PM for our new exhibitions.

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Gratitude: Annual Members’ Holiday Exhibition & Sale

Small Works A-G

Ink Drawings from Bennett Elementary 5th Grade

Also on View:
Professional Practice: Staff Picks from the Permanent Collection

SATURDAY & SUNDAY
NOVEMBER 13 & 14, 2021

WAAM
28 Tinker, Woodstock NY

Fine Arts, Crafts & Festivities, a Fall celebration of the Hudson Valley’s best artists & makers.

This rain or shine event will present 23 exhibitors throughout WAAM’s galleries.

Juried by Amy Abrams, Co-Founder, Artists & Fleas.

2021 Fair Hours:
Saturday, November 13, 12-6 pm
Sunday, November 14, 12-4 pm

Admission:
Free for WAAM Members
$10 General Admission
$8 Advance Tickets: Saturday | Sunday

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Thursday, November 4
@ 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Free
A Members Only Event!

Thursday, December 9
@ 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Free
A Members Only Event!

A Series of Four Lectures by Dr. Bruce Weber, American Art Historian. Produced with Green Kill.  

January 12, The Modern Wave, Part 2, 7:00-8:30pm

The third lecture “The Modern Wave, Part 2” covers some of the key sculptors who settled or were active in the Woodstock art colony from the late teens through the 1930s.

Dr. Bruce Weber received his Ph.D. in art history at the Graduate School of the City University of New York. A leading scholar of American art of the past two centuries, Dr. Weber has served as a curator at several museums, including the Museum of the City of New York, and as the director of research and exhibitions at a leading New York gallery. He has published widely and curated numerous exhibitions. For the past few years he has been researching, lecturing, writing and curating on the historic Woodstock art colony. Last autumn he initiated the blog Learning Woodstock Art Colony.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER.

Image: Paul Fiene, Penguin, 1932, Marble. Woodstock Artists Association and Museum.

Join us for an Artists’ Reception on Saturday, February 19 from 4 – 6 PM for our new exhibitions. 

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FOCUS: Art & Social Justice

Betsey Regan: Dark Retrospective

Large-Scale Abstract Paintings from the Permanent Collection

Small Works: Winter 2022

Scout: Area Artists Under 25

Solo Artist Talk: Betsey Regan
Saturday, February 9| 3pm 

Longtime Woodstock artist Betsey Regan, will discuss the selection of mixed media paintings on view in her solo exhibition.

Abstract Artists Chat
Wednesday, February 16 | 7pm via Zoom

This intimate virtual gathering offers artist members and non-members a chance to build community through conversation among people who create abstract art in the Hudson Valley. Participants will use works on view in the exhibition to generate talking points about abstract art and their creative process. Participants are welcome to share a selection of their own works with 2-3 minute slideshow.

REGISTER HERE

A Series of Four Lectures by Dr. Bruce Weber, American Art Historian. Produced with Green Kill.  

February 9, The Direct Carvers, 7:00-8:30pm

“The Direct Carvers of the Historic Woodstock Art Colony” focuses on the group of direct carvers who worked in the area from the 1920s onward, and were inspired by the example of John B. Flannagan.

Dr. Bruce Weber received his Ph.D. in art history at the Graduate School of the City University of New York. A leading scholar of American art of the past two centuries, Dr. Weber has served as a curator at several museums, including the Museum of the City of New York, and as the director of research and exhibitions at a leading New York gallery. He has published widely and curated numerous exhibitions. For the past few years he has been researching, lecturing, writing and curating on the historic Woodstock art colony. Last autumn he initiated the blog Learning Woodstock Art Colony.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER.

Image: Eugenie Gershoy, Hervey White, 1920s, Plaster. Woodstock Artists Association and Museum.

Thursday, February 3
@ 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Free
A Members Only Event!

Join us for an Opening Reception on Saturday, March 26 from 4 – 6 PM for our new exhibitions.

Silent Procession & Poetry Reading
Poet Gold and Suprina
Sunday, March 13 | 4-5pm

To mark the closing of the exhibition, FOCUS: Art & Social Justice, WAAM invites the public to join in a silent procession and poetry reading featuring Poet Gold and Suprina. The event will begin at 4pm on the Village Green and travel to WAAM at 28 Tinker Street (a distance of approximately one block). Upon arrival at the galleries, Poet Gold will read three of her poems, and the galleries will remain open for viewing until 5pm.

Panel Discussion
Sunday, March 6 | 4-5pm

A panel discussion at WAAM with FOCUS: Art & Social Justice juror Nina Stritzler Levine of Bard Graduate Center and Roger Berkowitz, Founder and Academic Director of the Hannah Arendt Center for Politics and the Humanities at Bard College. Berkowitz will read from Hannah Arendt’s work on the “banality of evil” and make connections between Arendt’s words and the artwork in the exhibition. 

Members FREE Ticket Registration

Non-members $10 Ticket Registration

Artists & Juror Talk
Saturday, March 5 | 4-5pm

FOCUS: Art & Social Justice juror Nina Stritzler Levine, along with artists included in the exhibition, will discuss their work as it relates to contemporary issues of social justice.

This event will be held in-person at WAAM and on Zoom. To attend on Zoom, click here to register in advance.

Thursday, March 3
@ 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Free
A Members Only Event!

Film Screening, Beyond the Visible: Hilma af Klint
Saturday, April 23| 5pm

Hilma af Klint was an abstract artist before the term existed: a visionary, who began in 1906 to create a series of huge, colorful, groundbreaking paintings. This documentary about her life and career rewrites art history and re-examines the genesis of large-scale abstract art. This screening will take place in the Towbin wing within WAAM’s exhibition of Large-Scale Abstract Paintings from the Permanent Collection. Run time: 93 minutes; FREE for members; $10 nonmembers. Seats are limited.

Members FREE Ticket Registration

Non-members $10 Ticket Registration

Solo Artist Talk: Nancy O’Hara
Saturday, April 9| 3pm 

Abstract painter Nancy O’Hara will give a talk about the work in her solo exhibition.

Thursday, April 7
@ 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Free
A Members Only Event!