EVENTS

100 Years / 100 Objects (May 11 – August 4, 2019)

Far + Wide National (May 11 – June 9, 2019)

Christina Tenaglia: A tree is not a pile (May 11 – June 9, 2019)

Small Works (May 11 – June 9, 2019)

Inspired by the Hudson (May 11 – June 9, 2019)

Artist Christina Tenaglia will discuss the work in her current exhibition Christina Tenaglia: A tree is not a pile in WAAM’s Solo Gallery. This informal Q&A will begin at 3 PM, is free to the public, and will be followed by a reception from 4-6 PM.   

ARTISTS STATEMENT

Introduced last year, Far and Wide National is open for applications from artists living throughout the United States. This year’s juror, Kimberly Camp, President, Galerie Marie, selected 34 artists from the 191 applications we received from artists across the nation. Kimberly will discuss her selections during a gallery talk on Saturday, May 11th from 2-3 PM.

JURORS STATEMENT

Far and wide is an opportunity on a national level, for artists to demonstrate their command of traditional forms and their willingness to innovate, rejuvenate and reposition media and genre to create fresh forms of expression. The entries were of exceptional quality, making the job of selection difficult. What you see here is a mix of the best of different approaches, different uses of materials, and different ideas.

Contemporary thinking about art has expanded to include diverse voices, a renewed interest in realism, and the need for artists and art patrons to reconsider cultural appropriation and identity. Here is an exceptional collection of artworks that mix digital imagery, blur the lines between craft and fine art, and demonstrate mastery of visual traditions. Some of the works capture a whimsy that is far too scarce in today’s art world. Some use traditional themes and archetypal images in new ways. Others capture movement and mood in a way that is refreshing and enlightening.

I selected 35 artists from the almost 200 entries from across the United States. From portraiture to landscapes, to re-imagining archetypal stories, these 35 artists demonstrate a mastery of their mediums and their willingness to push the edges of our imagination with distinct aesthetic statements of identity and purpose. Through distinctly unique views of the subtle nuances demonstrated in color, form, and light, these artists are a wonderful sampling of the richness of an ever-expanding aesthetic vocabulary.

Join Roger Lazoff for a screening of Ken Kesey’s The Bus Movie, Episode 1: Journey to the East, Saturday, June 29 at 2 PM. Free Admission.

This film is being screened in conjunction with the current exhibition Get on the Bus with Roger Lazoff in WAAM’s Solo Gallery, June 15 – July 7, 2019.

In the summer of 1964, Ken Kesey and his friends, known as the Merry Pranksters, undertook an epic cross-country bus trip. In a decade of Happenings, this event, chronicled on film and in print, became a celebration and a touchstone for the emerging counter-culture. In later years, the Merry Pranksters continued to demonstrate their version of free expression, both graphically and through what might now be called performance art.

The items in this show; posters, film, books – by Kesey and others – illustrate the multimedia interests of the group.

I went to California in 1974 and quickly fell into the Kesey orbit. Some of the objects in this exhibition came to me during the six years I lived with and around the Pranksters; others represent the next generation.

This exhibition asks and suggests the answer to the question: is Ken Kesey still relevant today and if so why? It is my belief that he is, not only because of his great novels, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and Sometimes a Great Notion, but also because he was so central to the cultural transformation  that took place in the 60s and early 70s. Kesey’s circle of influence encompassed the Grateful Dead, John Barlow developer of The WELL, the first online information source, and Stewart Brand, who created the Whole Earth Catalogue, Kesey can also be seen as one of the key figures in the development of new art forms as can be seen in the 1964 Bus Trip movies.  To put it in the parlance of the time, Kesey’s vibes were everywhere and they are still being felt today.

Roger Lazoff, Merry Prankster

100 Years / 100 Objects (May 11 – August 4, 2019)

FOCUS: A Better World (June 15 – July 7 , 2019)

Roger Lazoff: Get on the Bus (June 15 – July 7 , 2019)

Small Works (June 15 – July 7 , 2019)

Collaborations: J Watson Bailey School (June 15 – July 7 , 2019)

Join Roger Lazoff for a discussion of the art, books and objects on display in the current exhibition Get on the Bus, Saturday, June 22 at 3 PM.

In the summer of 1964, Ken Kesey and his friends, known as the Merry Pranksters,  undertook an epic cross-country bus trip.  In a decade of Happenings, this event, chronicled on film and in print, became a celebration and a touchstone for the emerging counter-culture.  In later years, the Merry Pranksters continued to demonstrate their version of free expression, both graphically and through what might now be called performance art.

The items in this show; posters, film, books- by Kesey and others- illustrate the multimedia interests of the group.

I went to California in 1974 and quickly fell into the Kesey orbit.  Some of the objects in this exhibition came to me during the six years I lived with and around the Pranksters; others represent the next generation.

This exhibition asks and suggests the answer  to  the question: is Ken Kesey still relevant today and if so why? It is my belief that he is, not only because of his great novels, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and Sometimes a Great Notion, but  also because he was so central to the cultural transformation  that took place in the 60s and early 70s.  Kesey’s circle of influence encompassed the Grateful Dead, John Barlow developer of the Well, the first online information source, and Steward Brand, who created the Whole Earth Catalogue,  Kesey can also be seen as one of the key figures in the development of new art forms as can be seen in the 1964 Bus Trip movies.  To put it in the parlance of the time, Kesey’s vibes were everywhere and they are still being felt today.

Roger Lazoff, Merry Prankster

Woodstock Artists Association commemorates 100 years as a non-profit art and cultural center, with two special birthday celebrations. 

Celebrating art, history, community, and creativity Art for Education at WAAM invites all ages to come celebrate community & have fun painting our 7 foot high birthday cake sculpture in front of the building on Saturday, June 22nd from 12 noon to 6pm. Decorating the three-tiered wood sculpture is one of two special events WAAM is sponsoring for their grand 100th. Stop by and make your mark! Fun for all ages with adult supervision.

The wood sculpture waiting to be decorated and painted is designed by Stephen Robin, a furniture designer and cabinet maker. Steve was a former WAA board member who has generously donated his time and artistry to WAAM for the centennial celebration. 

The materials for the enormous cake have been donated by Chris Neher of Woodstock Building Supply. The Neher family has been present in the community for over seventy years. Although Andre Neher is still president, his son Chris now runs the business. 

The Birthday Bash!

Cake and Ice Cream Party
Saturday, July 20th, 2-6 PM
under the white tent in WAAM’s backyard
All are invited

Jane’s Ice Cream will provide their “small batch homemade” ice cream and Bistro-to-Go will donate a gorgeous (and edible) birthday cake. The whole community is invited to party to live music by the Xtractions, and classical guitar performed by Gilles Malkine. More talent will be announced. 

Art for Education at WAAM invites the public to come decorate colorful birthday hats for the party. Strike a pose and take a photo in your WAAM 100 hats! 

The Woodstock Art Colony: The Nascent Years 1900-1930

A lecture series with Dr. Bruce Weber

A series of lectures on the history of the Woodstock Art Colony and its fundamental years from 1900-1930, presented by Dr. Bruce Weber, 19th & 20th century American Art scholar and former curator of the National Academy Museum and the Museum of the City of New York.

JUNE 1  |  In Quest of Harmony: The Founding Years of the Woodstock Artists Association, 1919 – 1925

Sign up for all our lectures. Upcoming lectures:

JULY 6  |  George Bellows and His Woodstock Circle, 1920 – 1930

AUGUST 3  |  The Roaring Twenties: The Woodstock Art Colony and the New Generation
* This lecture will run from 2-4 pm with a 10 minute intermission

SEPTEMBER 7  |  Life of the Maverick: The Arrival of Visual Artists, 1920 – 1930

All lectures take place from 2 – 3 pm at the Woodstock Artists Association & Museum

Admission
$20 general
$15 WAAM members & students

$75 book of tickets for the series
$55 book of tickets for the series for WAAM members & students

Saturday, JULY 27, 12-3 PM

Join us in our colorful opening celebration by helping us paint the HFA studio! Just bring your imagination. Paint provided.

Events for All Ages, Free and Open to the Public

ABOUT HABITAT for ARTISTS

Founded by Simon Draper, Habitat for Artists (HFA) is a collective project that uses the idea of the artist’s studio as a catalyst for mutual engagement between artists and communities. The “habitats” are small, temporary, 6’ x 6’ studios installed for experiencing art and connecting with the process of artists engaging in creative work. HFA invites artists to work in these small, temporary studios. While exploring their own creative process, artists engage in active dialogues with a new audience. All are invited to participate in this new interaction and discussion about art, the artist’s role, as well as topics which are pertinent or relevant to the community.

Support for Habitat for Artists at WAAM is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo.

Additional support provided by the Klock Kingston Foundation,
Hyman J. & Florence Hammerman Family Foundation & individual donors.

100 Years / 100 Objects (May 11 – August 4, 2019)

Happy Birthday (July 13 – Aug 4, 2019)

Daniel Goodwin: Object Oriented (July 13 – Aug 4, 2019)

Active Members Small Works L-Z (July 13 – Aug 4, 2019)

How to Be an Archivist (July 13 – Aug 4, 2019)

Artist Daniel Goodwin will discuss the work in his current exhibition Daniel Goodwin: Object Oriented in WAAM’s Solo Gallery. This informal Q&A will begin at 3 PM, is free to the public, and will be followed by a reception in the back yard under the tent as part of WAAM’s Birthday Celebration from 4-6 PM.   

ARTISTS STATEMENT

Save the Date for Ice Cream and Cake!

WAAM celebrates 100 years of art, community, history and creativity.

The Birthday Bash – cake and ice cream party happens on Saturday, July 20th under the tent in WAAM’s backyard from 2 -6 pm.  All are invited. Jane’s Ice Cream will provide their “small batch homemade” ice cream and Bistro-to-Go will donate a gorgeous (and edible) birthday cake. The whole community is invited to party to live music by the Xtractions, and Nancy Tierney and the Boys. Special remarks, awards and presentations will be made at 5 pm. 

     

Join Roger Lazoff for a screening of Ken Kesey’s The Bus Movie, Episode 2: North to Madhattan, Sunday, July 7 at 2 PM. Free Admission.

This film is being screened in conjunction with the current exhibition Get on the Bus with Roger Lazoff in WAAM’s Solo Gallery, June 15 – July 7, 2019.

In the summer of 1964, Ken Kesey and his friends, known as the Merry Pranksters, undertook an epic cross-country bus trip. In a decade of Happenings, this event, chronicled on film and in print, became a celebration and a touchstone for the emerging counter-culture. In later years, the Merry Pranksters continued to demonstrate their version of free expression, both graphically and through what might now be called performance art.

The items in this show; posters, film, books – by Kesey and others – illustrate the multimedia interests of the group.

I went to California in 1974 and quickly fell into the Kesey orbit.  Some of the objects in this exhibition came to me during the six years I lived with and around the Pranksters; others represent the next generation.

This exhibition asks and suggests the answer to the question: is Ken Kesey still relevant today and if so why? It is my belief that he is, not only because of his great novels, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and Sometimes a Great Notion, but also because he was so central to the cultural transformation  that took place in the 60s and early 70s.  Kesey’s circle of influence encompassed the Grateful Dead, John Barlow developer of the Well, the first online information source, and Steward Brand, who created the Whole Earth Catalogue, Kesey can also be seen as one of the key figures in the development of new art forms as can be seen in the 1964 Bus Trip movies.  To put it in the parlance of the time, Kesey’s vibes were everywhere and they are still being felt today.

Roger Lazoff, Merry Prankster

The Woodstock Art Colony: The Nascent Years 1900-1930

A lecture series with Dr. Bruce Weber

A series of lectures on the history of the Woodstock Art Colony and its fundamental years from 1900-1930, presented by Dr. Bruce Weber, 19th & 20th century American Art scholar and former curator of the National Academy Museum and the Museum of the City of New York.

JULY 6  |  George Bellows and His Woodstock Circle, 1920 – 1930

Sign up for all our lectures. Upcoming lectures:

AUGUST 3  |  The Roaring Twenties: The Woodstock Art Colony and the New Generation
* This lecture will run from 2-4 pm with a 10 minute intermission

SEPTEMBER 7  |  Life of the Maverick: The Arrival of Visual Artists, 1920 – 1930

All lectures take place from 2 – 3 pm at the Woodstock Artists Association & Museum

Admission
$20 general
$15 WAAM members & students

$75 book of tickets for the series
$55 book of tickets for the series for WAAM members & students

FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY  AUG 30, 31 & SEP 1, 12-5 PM

Make a tiny work of art and post on the studio. Express yourself with pencil and crayon with our DIY station by the studio!

Events for All Ages, Free and Open to the Public

ABOUT HABITAT for ARTISTS

Founded by Simon Draper, Habitat for Artists (HFA) is a collective project that uses the idea of the artist’s studio as a catalyst for mutual engagement between artists and communities. The “habitats” are small, temporary, 6’ x 6’ studios installed for experiencing art and connecting with the process of artists engaging in creative work. HFA invites artists to work in these small, temporary studios. While exploring their own creative process, artists engage in active dialogues with a new audience. All are invited to participate in this new interaction and discussion about art, the artist’s role, as well as topics which are pertinent or relevant to the community.

Support for Habitat for Artists at WAAM is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo.

Additional support provided by the Klock Kingston Foundation,
Hyman J. & Florence Hammerman Family Foundation & individual donors.

FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY  AUG 30, 31 & SEP 1, 12-5 PM

Make a tiny work of art and post on the studio. Express yourself with pencil and crayon with our DIY station by the studio!

Events for All Ages, Free and Open to the Public

ABOUT HABITAT for ARTISTS

Founded by Simon Draper, Habitat for Artists (HFA) is a collective project that uses the idea of the artist’s studio as a catalyst for mutual engagement between artists and communities. The “habitats” are small, temporary, 6’ x 6’ studios installed for experiencing art and connecting with the process of artists engaging in creative work. HFA invites artists to work in these small, temporary studios. While exploring their own creative process, artists engage in active dialogues with a new audience. All are invited to participate in this new interaction and discussion about art, the artist’s role, as well as topics which are pertinent or relevant to the community.

Support for Habitat for Artists at WAAM is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo.

Additional support provided by the Klock Kingston Foundation,
Hyman J. & Florence Hammerman Family Foundation & individual donors.

We’re very excited this August 29 to present, on the occasion of the 67th anniversary of its world premiere in Woodstock, NY, John Cage’s 4’33” produced by Norm Magnusson and performed by The Perry Beekman Duo featuring Lou Pappas. Its world premier was in a concert produced by WAAM at the Maverick Concert Hall as a benefit for our “Artists Welfare Fund.” For the 9th consecutive year, we will present a performance of this truly revolutionary and still controversial composition in our Towbin Wing on the anniversary of the original performance.

This year, the Perry Beekman Duo featuring Lou Pappas on bass will perform the Cage piece along with some of his own selections. Columnist, editor and John Cage scholar Kay Larson will introduce the piece and host a Q&A following the performance.

Kay Larson was the art critic for New York Magazine for 14 years, and has been a frequent contributor to The New York Times.  Click here to read a recent article she wrote on Cage and Buddhism for the Huffington Post. Larson is the author of Where the Heart Beats: John Cage, Zen Buddhism, and the Inner Life of Artists. Kay is currently working on her second biography of Cage.

To see a video-taped interview with John Cage briefly discussing his views about music click here.

Past 4’33” Performances:

• 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

Refreshments will be served.
We look forward to seeing you.

1 + 1 + 1 (August 10 – December 29, 2019)

FOCUS: Illumination (Aug 10 – Sept 1, 2019)

Philip Guston Line Drawings (Aug 10 – Sept 1, 2019)

Small Works (Aug 10 – Sept 1, 2019)

The Woodstock Art Conferences (Aug 10 – Sept 1, 2019)

August 10 – September 1, 2019

Gallery Talk with Juror Joe Concra: Friday, August 16, 5 PM

Reception: Saturday, August 17, 4 – 6 PM

MAIN GALLERY

JUROR: Joe Concra, Artist, Director, O+ Festival

EXHIBITING ARTISTS: Jane Bloodgood-Abrams, Nancy Campbell, Tracey Cockrell, Matt Frieburghaus, Carole Kunstadt, Barbara Masterson, Richard Pantell, Suzy Sureck, Marlene Wiedenbaum and Jill Ziccardi

“Illumination is open to many interpretations. Questions of light, sound, spirit, belonging and representation are asked and explored here in this show. We pay homage to the tradition of landscape painting in the Hudson Valley and look ahead to artists that are expanding our ideas of what illumination represents.”

– Juror, Joe Concra

FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY, AUG 9, 10 & 11, 12-5 PM

Hundreds of synthetic cork will be upcycled into a sculpture as we attach them to a giant globe, creating the beautiful world of our dreams and becoming more aware of the materials we use as humans and artists. Learn, teach, and grow here as we also create the mind garden sculpture, adding flowers for each idea we share with each other in this space of creativity and eco-consciousness

Events for All Ages, Free and Open to the Public

ABOUT HABITAT for ARTISTS

Founded by Simon Draper, Habitat for Artists (HFA) is a collective project that uses the idea of the artist’s studio as a catalyst for mutual engagement between artists and communities. The “habitats” are small, temporary, 6’ x 6’ studios installed for experiencing art and connecting with the process of artists engaging in creative work. HFA invites artists to work in these small, temporary studios. While exploring their own creative process, artists engage in active dialogues with a new audience. All are invited to participate in this new interaction and discussion about art, the artist’s role, as well as topics which are pertinent or relevant to the community.

Support for Habitat for Artists at WAAM is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo.

Additional support provided by the Klock Kingston Foundation,
Hyman J. & Florence Hammerman Family Foundation & individual donors.

Philip Guston – The Essential Line

and performance of Morton Feldman’s, For Philip Guston

August 10 – September 1, 2019

Opening Reception: Sat. August 17, 4-6pm

Performance: Sat. August 10, 1-5pm

The Essential Line features Philip Guston’s “pure drawings” and in conjunction with the exhibition a performance of Morton Feldman’s composition, For Philip Guston.

The selection of twelve ink on paper drawings, referred to as the “pure drawings,” were completed in a two year period of time between 1966 and 1967 when Guston had abandoned his painting to concentrate only on drawing. This was an extremely liberating time for Guston. In an interview with Mark Stevens that appeared in The New Republic (March 15, 1980) the artist commented on this work saying – “It was a clearing the decks. It was like starting again, like a child, just taking a very simple line”…..what would happen, I thought, if I eliminated everything except just raw feeling and the brush and ink, the simplest of means without even the seductions of color. It was like testing myself, to see what I am, what I can do.”

A special performance of Morton Feldman’s composition, For Philip Guston will be presented in conjunction with the exhibition. Composed in 1984, Feldman (1926-1987) was inspired by the work of painter Philip Guston (1913-1980), who had passed away in 1980. Feldman and Guston had a long friendship that ended with a falling out which Feldman came to regret. Guston moved to Woodstock in the late 60’s, and thus with this performance, Feldman and Guston are brought back together again.

The composition will be performed by New York’s Bent Duo, an experimental NYC-based duo project investigating the limits of chamber music for piano and percussion. Founded in 2015, the duo has performed at a wide variety of venues and is equally committed to works that exploit the performers’ virtuosic instrumental technique as to those that are developing new performance techniques entirely. Bent Duo members Bill Solomon, percussionist and David Friend, pianist are respected members of the NYC classical and new music scenes and frequently perform in NYC, across the country, and abroad with groups including Ensemble Signal, Grand Band, Talujon Percussion, Bang on a Can All-Stars, and the American Composers Orchestra, among others. 

The quiet, slow composition of For Philip Guston is complimented by the essential, minimal nature of the “pure drawings.” The exhibition of the drawings will be installed in a gallery adjacent to the performance area allowing audience members to take in both art and music throughout the performance. This is an event that transcends a typical concert experience, but rather presents an immersive and contemplative environment that will resonate with audience members. Due to the extreme length of the work, (over four hours), audience members will be invited to listen to the performance for any duration they wish, walking through the gallery to see works or sitting down to focus on the music.

FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY, AUG 9, 10 & 11, 12-5 PM

Hundreds of synthetic cork will be upcycled into a sculpture as we attach them to a giant globe, creating the beautiful world of our dreams and becoming more aware of the materials we use as humans and artists. Learn, teach, and grow here as we also create the mind garden sculpture, adding flowers for each idea we share with each other in this space of creativity and eco-consciousness

Events for All Ages, Free and Open to the Public

ABOUT HABITAT for ARTISTS

Founded by Simon Draper, Habitat for Artists (HFA) is a collective project that uses the idea of the artist’s studio as a catalyst for mutual engagement between artists and communities. The “habitats” are small, temporary, 6’ x 6’ studios installed for experiencing art and connecting with the process of artists engaging in creative work. HFA invites artists to work in these small, temporary studios. While exploring their own creative process, artists engage in active dialogues with a new audience. All are invited to participate in this new interaction and discussion about art, the artist’s role, as well as topics which are pertinent or relevant to the community.

Support for Habitat for Artists at WAAM is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo.

Additional support provided by the Klock Kingston Foundation,
Hyman J. & Florence Hammerman Family Foundation & individual donors.

FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY, AUG 9, 10 & 11, 12-5 PM

Hundreds of synthetic cork will be upcycled into a sculpture as we attach them to a giant globe, creating the beautiful world of our dreams and becoming more aware of the materials we use as humans and artists. Learn, teach, and grow here as we also create the mind garden sculpture, adding flowers for each idea we share with each other in this space of creativity and eco-consciousness

Events for All Ages, Free and Open to the Public

ABOUT HABITAT for ARTISTS

Founded by Simon Draper, Habitat for Artists (HFA) is a collective project that uses the idea of the artist’s studio as a catalyst for mutual engagement between artists and communities. The “habitats” are small, temporary, 6’ x 6’ studios installed for experiencing art and connecting with the process of artists engaging in creative work. HFA invites artists to work in these small, temporary studios. While exploring their own creative process, artists engage in active dialogues with a new audience. All are invited to participate in this new interaction and discussion about art, the artist’s role, as well as topics which are pertinent or relevant to the community.

Support for Habitat for Artists at WAAM is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo.

Additional support provided by the Klock Kingston Foundation,
Hyman J. & Florence Hammerman Family Foundation & individual donors.

JOHN MURPHY, PhD
Art and the Counterculture in 1960s Woodstock
Woodstock: the word is shorthand for the 1960s counterculture. Artists as well as writers and musicians contributed to Woodstock’s reputation as a bohemian enclave. As early as 1952 experimental composer John Cage debuted his (in)famous 4’33” — four-and-half minutes of silence. Inspired by Cage, avant-garde artist Allan Kaprow staged a 1962 “Happening” in the forests outside Woodstock for which sculptor Eva Hesse made her first three-dimensional piece. Gerd Stern, an intermedia pioneer and founder of the experimental art collective USCO, moved to Woodstock in 1964. In the late 1960s New York School painter Philip Guston moved to Maverick Road to reinvent his practice. This lecture will explore Woodstock as a ferment of art, experimentation, and creativity in the 1960s, a period in which artists as much as writers and musicians contributed to a growing counterculture opposed to mainstream values.

The program is a partnership between the Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild, the Historical Society of Woodstock, Maverick Concerts, the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, and the Woodstock Artists Association.

About John Murphy PhD: John P. Murphy PhD is the Hoehn Curatorial Fellow for Prints at the University of San Diego and a specialist on Arts and Crafts colonies. He has published work on Ivan Albright, Bolton Brown, William Gropper, and Charles White. His dissertation examined the colonies of Byrdcliffe, Roycroft, and Rose Valley. His research has been supported with grants and fellowships from the Winterthur Museum, Garden, and Library, the Huntington Library, and the Wolfsonian Museum. He was a 2014-2015 Luce/ACLS Fellow in American art.

Lecture Date and Time: Sunday, August 4, 4:00 pm
Location: BYRDCLIFFE Kleinert/James Center for the Arts, 36 Tinker Street, Woodstock, NY
Cost: FREE

FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY, AUG 2, 3 & 4, 12-5 PM

Join Christine Sloan Stoddard in creating a collaborative book. We will be writing, drawing, and collaging together. The final book will be digitally scanned and posted to QuailBellMagazine.com.

Events for All Ages, Free and Open to the Public

ABOUT HABITAT for ARTISTS

Founded by Simon Draper, Habitat for Artists (HFA) is a collective project that uses the idea of the artist’s studio as a catalyst for mutual engagement between artists and communities. The “habitats” are small, temporary, 6’ x 6’ studios installed for experiencing art and connecting with the process of artists engaging in creative work. HFA invites artists to work in these small, temporary studios. While exploring their own creative process, artists engage in active dialogues with a new audience. All are invited to participate in this new interaction and discussion about art, the artist’s role, as well as topics which are pertinent or relevant to the community.

Support for Habitat for Artists at WAAM is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo.

Additional support provided by the Klock Kingston Foundation,
Hyman J. & Florence Hammerman Family Foundation & individual donors.

The Woodstock Art Colony: The Nascent Years 1900-1930

A lecture series with Dr. Bruce Weber

A series of lectures on the history of the Woodstock Art Colony and its fundamental years from 1900-1930, presented by Dr. Bruce Weber, 19th & 20th century American Art scholar and former curator of the National Academy Museum and the Museum of the City of New York.

AUGUST 3 |  The Roaring Twenties: The Woodstock Art Colony and the New Generation

* This lecture will run from 2-4 pm with a 10 minute intermission

Sign up for all our lectures. Upcoming lectures:

SEPTEMBER 7  |  Life of the Maverick: The Arrival of Visual Artists, 1920 – 1930

All lectures take place from 2 – 3 pm at the Woodstock Artists Association & Museum

Admission
$20 general
$15 WAAM members & students

$75 book of tickets for the series
$55 book of tickets for the series for WAAM members & students

FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY, AUG 2, 3 & 4, 12-5 PM

Join Christine Sloan Stoddard in creating a collaborative book. We will be writing, drawing, and collaging together. The final book will be digitally scanned and posted to QuailBellMagazine.com.

Events for All Ages, Free and Open to the Public

ABOUT HABITAT for ARTISTS

Founded by Simon Draper, Habitat for Artists (HFA) is a collective project that uses the idea of the artist’s studio as a catalyst for mutual engagement between artists and communities. The “habitats” are small, temporary, 6’ x 6’ studios installed for experiencing art and connecting with the process of artists engaging in creative work. HFA invites artists to work in these small, temporary studios. While exploring their own creative process, artists engage in active dialogues with a new audience. All are invited to participate in this new interaction and discussion about art, the artist’s role, as well as topics which are pertinent or relevant to the community.

Support for Habitat for Artists at WAAM is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo.

Additional support provided by the Klock Kingston Foundation,
Hyman J. & Florence Hammerman Family Foundation & individual donors.

FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY, AUG 2, 3 & 4, 12-5 PM

Join Christine Sloan Stoddard in creating a collaborative book. We will be writing, drawing, and collaging together. The final book will be digitally scanned and posted to QuailBellMagazine.com.

Events for All Ages, Free and Open to the Public

ABOUT HABITAT for ARTISTS

Founded by Simon Draper, Habitat for Artists (HFA) is a collective project that uses the idea of the artist’s studio as a catalyst for mutual engagement between artists and communities. The “habitats” are small, temporary, 6’ x 6’ studios installed for experiencing art and connecting with the process of artists engaging in creative work. HFA invites artists to work in these small, temporary studios. While exploring their own creative process, artists engage in active dialogues with a new audience. All are invited to participate in this new interaction and discussion about art, the artist’s role, as well as topics which are pertinent or relevant to the community.

Support for Habitat for Artists at WAAM is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo.

Additional support provided by the Klock Kingston Foundation,
Hyman J. & Florence Hammerman Family Foundation & individual donors.

SATURDAY, SEP 28, 12-5 PM

Melanie Delgado leads participants through a Matisse-inspired cut and paste art project. New work emerges using painted paper, scissors and glue.

Events for All Ages, Free and Open to the Public

ABOUT HABITAT for ARTISTS

Founded by Simon Draper, Habitat for Artists (HFA) is a collective project that uses the idea of the artist’s studio as a catalyst for mutual engagement between artists and communities. The “habitats” are small, temporary, 6’ x 6’ studios installed for experiencing art and connecting with the process of artists engaging in creative work. HFA invites artists to work in these small, temporary studios. While exploring their own creative process, artists engage in active dialogues with a new audience. All are invited to participate in this new interaction and discussion about art, the artist’s role, as well as topics which are pertinent or relevant to the community.

Support for Habitat for Artists at WAAM is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo.

Additional support provided by the Klock Kingston Foundation,
Hyman J. & Florence Hammerman Family Foundation & individual donors.

SATURDAY, SEP 21, 12-5 PM

Join artist Norm Magnusson where he will share examples of his “Decorating Nature” series, inviting passers-by to come paint on rocks and twigs and leaves and things!

Events for All Ages, Free and Open to the Public

ABOUT HABITAT for ARTISTS

Founded by Simon Draper, Habitat for Artists (HFA) is a collective project that uses the idea of the artist’s studio as a catalyst for mutual engagement between artists and communities. The “habitats” are small, temporary, 6’ x 6’ studios installed for experiencing art and connecting with the process of artists engaging in creative work. HFA invites artists to work in these small, temporary studios. While exploring their own creative process, artists engage in active dialogues with a new audience. All are invited to participate in this new interaction and discussion about art, the artist’s role, as well as topics which are pertinent or relevant to the community.

Support for Habitat for Artists at WAAM is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo.

Additional support provided by the Klock Kingston Foundation,
Hyman J. & Florence Hammerman Family Foundation & individual donors.

FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY, SEP 13, 14 & 15, 12-5 PM

Explore making art inspired by personal meditations and help create an installation within the HFA.

Events for All Ages, Free and Open to the Public

ABOUT HABITAT for ARTISTS

Founded by Simon Draper, Habitat for Artists (HFA) is a collective project that uses the idea of the artist’s studio as a catalyst for mutual engagement between artists and communities. The “habitats” are small, temporary, 6’ x 6’ studios installed for experiencing art and connecting with the process of artists engaging in creative work. HFA invites artists to work in these small, temporary studios. While exploring their own creative process, artists engage in active dialogues with a new audience. All are invited to participate in this new interaction and discussion about art, the artist’s role, as well as topics which are pertinent or relevant to the community.

Support for Habitat for Artists at WAAM is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo.

Additional support provided by the Klock Kingston Foundation,
Hyman J. & Florence Hammerman Family Foundation & individual donors.

1 + 1 + 1 (August 10 – December 29, 2019)

Radius 50 (Sept 7 – 29, 2019)

Young People’s R50 (Sept 7 – 29, 2019)

Archivist’s Choices (Sept 7 – 29, 2019)

FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY, SEP 13, 14 & 15, 12-5 PM

Explore making art inspired by personal meditations and help create an installation within the HFA.

Events for All Ages, Free and Open to the Public

ABOUT HABITAT for ARTISTS

Founded by Simon Draper, Habitat for Artists (HFA) is a collective project that uses the idea of the artist’s studio as a catalyst for mutual engagement between artists and communities. The “habitats” are small, temporary, 6’ x 6’ studios installed for experiencing art and connecting with the process of artists engaging in creative work. HFA invites artists to work in these small, temporary studios. While exploring their own creative process, artists engage in active dialogues with a new audience. All are invited to participate in this new interaction and discussion about art, the artist’s role, as well as topics which are pertinent or relevant to the community.

Support for Habitat for Artists at WAAM is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo.

Additional support provided by the Klock Kingston Foundation,
Hyman J. & Florence Hammerman Family Foundation & individual donors.

FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY, SEP 13, 14 & 15, 12-5 PM

Explore making art inspired by personal meditations and help create an installation within the HFA.

Events for All Ages, Free and Open to the Public

ABOUT HABITAT for ARTISTS

Founded by Simon Draper, Habitat for Artists (HFA) is a collective project that uses the idea of the artist’s studio as a catalyst for mutual engagement between artists and communities. The “habitats” are small, temporary, 6’ x 6’ studios installed for experiencing art and connecting with the process of artists engaging in creative work. HFA invites artists to work in these small, temporary studios. While exploring their own creative process, artists engage in active dialogues with a new audience. All are invited to participate in this new interaction and discussion about art, the artist’s role, as well as topics which are pertinent or relevant to the community.

Support for Habitat for Artists at WAAM is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo.

Additional support provided by the Klock Kingston Foundation,
Hyman J. & Florence Hammerman Family Foundation & individual donors.

FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY, SEP 6, 7 & 8, 12-5 PM

Create DJ’d collages, weaving sampled, layered, and repeated; visual soundscapes disrupted; music, text, and lyrics audibly, visibly scratched, and danced into surfaces.

Events for All Ages, Free and Open to the Public

ABOUT HABITAT for ARTISTS

Founded by Simon Draper, Habitat for Artists (HFA) is a collective project that uses the idea of the artist’s studio as a catalyst for mutual engagement between artists and communities. The “habitats” are small, temporary, 6’ x 6’ studios installed for experiencing art and connecting with the process of artists engaging in creative work. HFA invites artists to work in these small, temporary studios. While exploring their own creative process, artists engage in active dialogues with a new audience. All are invited to participate in this new interaction and discussion about art, the artist’s role, as well as topics which are pertinent or relevant to the community.

Support for Habitat for Artists at WAAM is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo.

Additional support provided by the Klock Kingston Foundation,
Hyman J. & Florence Hammerman Family Foundation & individual donors.

The Woodstock Art Colony: The Nascent Years 1900-1930

A lecture series with Dr. Bruce Weber

A series of lectures on the history of the Woodstock Art Colony and its fundamental years from 1900-1930, presented by Dr. Bruce Weber, 19th & 20th century American Art scholar and former curator of the National Academy Museum and the Museum of the City of New York.

SEPTEMBER 7  |  Life of the Maverick: The Arrival of Visual Artists, 1920 – 1930

All lectures take place from 2 – 3 pm at the Woodstock Artists Association & Museum

Admission
$20 general
$15 WAAM members & students

$75 book of tickets for the series
$55 book of tickets for the series for WAAM members & students

FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY, SEP 6, 7 & 8, 12-5 PM

Create DJ’d collages, weaving sampled, layered, and repeated; visual soundscapes disrupted; music, text, and lyrics audibly, visibly scratched, and danced into surfaces.

Events for All Ages, Free and Open to the Public

ABOUT HABITAT for ARTISTS

Founded by Simon Draper, Habitat for Artists (HFA) is a collective project that uses the idea of the artist’s studio as a catalyst for mutual engagement between artists and communities. The “habitats” are small, temporary, 6’ x 6’ studios installed for experiencing art and connecting with the process of artists engaging in creative work. HFA invites artists to work in these small, temporary studios. While exploring their own creative process, artists engage in active dialogues with a new audience. All are invited to participate in this new interaction and discussion about art, the artist’s role, as well as topics which are pertinent or relevant to the community.

Support for Habitat for Artists at WAAM is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo.

Additional support provided by the Klock Kingston Foundation,
Hyman J. & Florence Hammerman Family Foundation & individual donors.

FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY, SEP 6, 7 & 8, 12-5 PM

Create DJ’d collages, weaving sampled, layered, and repeated; visual soundscapes disrupted; music, text, and lyrics audibly, visibly scratched, and danced into surfaces.

Events for All Ages, Free and Open to the Public

ABOUT HABITAT for ARTISTS

Founded by Simon Draper, Habitat for Artists (HFA) is a collective project that uses the idea of the artist’s studio as a catalyst for mutual engagement between artists and communities. The “habitats” are small, temporary, 6’ x 6’ studios installed for experiencing art and connecting with the process of artists engaging in creative work. HFA invites artists to work in these small, temporary studios. While exploring their own creative process, artists engage in active dialogues with a new audience. All are invited to participate in this new interaction and discussion about art, the artist’s role, as well as topics which are pertinent or relevant to the community.

Support for Habitat for Artists at WAAM is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo.

Additional support provided by the Klock Kingston Foundation,
Hyman J. & Florence Hammerman Family Foundation & individual donors.

FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY  AUG 30, 31 & SEP 1, 12-5 PM

Make a tiny work of art and post on the studio. Express yourself with pencil and crayon with our DIY station by the studio!

Events for All Ages, Free and Open to the Public

ABOUT HABITAT for ARTISTS

Founded by Simon Draper, Habitat for Artists (HFA) is a collective project that uses the idea of the artist’s studio as a catalyst for mutual engagement between artists and communities. The “habitats” are small, temporary, 6’ x 6’ studios installed for experiencing art and connecting with the process of artists engaging in creative work. HFA invites artists to work in these small, temporary studios. While exploring their own creative process, artists engage in active dialogues with a new audience. All are invited to participate in this new interaction and discussion about art, the artist’s role, as well as topics which are pertinent or relevant to the community.

Support for Habitat for Artists at WAAM is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo.

Additional support provided by the Klock Kingston Foundation,
Hyman J. & Florence Hammerman Family Foundation & individual donors.

ARTS & MAKERS FAIR AT WAAM

SATURDAY  & SUNDAY
OCTOBER 19 & 20

Woodstock Artists Association & Museum 28 Tinker, Woodstock NY

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

WAAM will host the Hudson Valley Region’s best makers and shakers to participate in the first annual ARTS & MAKERS at WAAM during the height of the Fall Tourist Season.

This rain or shine event will present 27 exhibitors throughout WAAM’s galleries to the area’s finest makers. Visitors can learn about local artists, enjoy a pottery throwing demonstration, print-making on-site, and lounge in the Arts & Makers cafe offering fresh baked goods, coffee and local mulled hot apple cider. LEARN MORE

Hours:
Saturday, October 19, 12-6pm
Sunday, October 20, 12-4pm

SATURDAY, SUNDAY,  OCTOBER 19, 20, 12-5 PM

Inhabitation brings four/five professional dancers to HFA to engage in a series of dance scores with the environmental space and pedestrians. The dance scores invite the public to choose how to engage with the dance be it: become a mover in the dance; to offer directions to the dancers or to observe and then reflect on paper with drawing or words. The dance scores are simple structures that are people friendly and encourage social engagement. These dance scores also encourage people to define their personal space within the social space and environmental space. Using string as a prop, we explore a grid, the perimeter, and personal spaces to consider how humans use space.

Events for All Ages, Free and Open to the Public

ABOUT HABITAT for ARTISTS

Founded by Simon Draper, Habitat for Artists (HFA) is a collective project that uses the idea of the artist’s studio as a catalyst for mutual engagement between artists and communities. The “habitats” are small, temporary, 6’ x 6’ studios installed for experiencing art and connecting with the process of artists engaging in creative work. HFA invites artists to work in these small, temporary studios. While exploring their own creative process, artists engage in active dialogues with a new audience. All are invited to participate in this new interaction and discussion about art, the artist’s role, as well as topics which are pertinent or relevant to the community.

Support for Habitat for Artists at WAAM is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo.

Additional support provided by the Klock Kingston Foundation,
Hyman J. & Florence Hammerman Family Foundation & individual donors.

ARTS & MAKERS FAIR AT WAAM

SATURDAY  & SUNDAY
OCTOBER 19 & 20

Woodstock Artists Association & Museum 28 Tinker, Woodstock NY

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

WAAM will host the Hudson Valley Region’s best makers and shakers to participate in the first annual ARTS & MAKERS at WAAM during the height of the Fall Tourist Season.

This rain or shine event will present 27 exhibitors throughout WAAM’s galleries to the area’s finest makers. Visitors can learn about local artists, enjoy a pottery throwing demonstration, print-making on-site, and lounge in the Arts & Makers cafe offering fresh baked goods, coffee and local mulled hot apple cider. LEARN MORE

Hours:
Saturday, October 19, 12-6pm
Sunday, October 20, 12-4pm

SATURDAY, SUNDAY,  OCTOBER 19, 20, 12-5 PM

Inhabitation brings four/five professional dancers to HFA to engage in a series of dance scores with the environmental space and pedestrians. The dance scores invite the public to choose how to engage with the dance be it: become a mover in the dance; to offer directions to the dancers or to observe and then reflect on paper with drawing or words. The dance scores are simple structures that are people friendly and encourage social engagement. These dance scores also encourage people to define their personal space within the social space and environmental space. Using string as a prop, we explore a grid, the perimeter, and personal spaces to consider how humans use space.

Events for All Ages, Free and Open to the Public

ABOUT HABITAT for ARTISTS

Founded by Simon Draper, Habitat for Artists (HFA) is a collective project that uses the idea of the artist’s studio as a catalyst for mutual engagement between artists and communities. The “habitats” are small, temporary, 6’ x 6’ studios installed for experiencing art and connecting with the process of artists engaging in creative work. HFA invites artists to work in these small, temporary studios. While exploring their own creative process, artists engage in active dialogues with a new audience. All are invited to participate in this new interaction and discussion about art, the artist’s role, as well as topics which are pertinent or relevant to the community.

Support for Habitat for Artists at WAAM is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo.

Additional support provided by the Klock Kingston Foundation,
Hyman J. & Florence Hammerman Family Foundation & individual donors.

Benefit Art Auction

Of the Artists
By the Artists
For the Artists

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1 PM

Woodstock Artists Association & Museum 28 Tinker, Woodstock NY

Contemporary artwork donated to benefit WAAM’s exhibition programs. 

WAAM was founded in 1919 by artists seeking to foster their fellow artists by providing exhibition space and building a strong community of artistic support. The contemporary artists of our region celebrate this long history by donating artwork to WAAM to be auctioned in WAAM’s first contemporary art auction. These donations provide important funding that allows WAAM to continue this proud legacy, providing artists a showcase to exhibit and a community that fosters free and equal expression.

FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY, OCT 4, 5 & 6, 12-5 PM

This interactive installation of drawings, paintings and sculpture is an exploration of the work Torres and Letcher have been making together for the past five years. Join them for a happening of nostalgic remembrances and the birthing of future dream sequences.

Events for All Ages, Free and Open to the Public

ABOUT HABITAT for ARTISTS

Founded by Simon Draper, Habitat for Artists (HFA) is a collective project that uses the idea of the artist’s studio as a catalyst for mutual engagement between artists and communities. The “habitats” are small, temporary, 6’ x 6’ studios installed for experiencing art and connecting with the process of artists engaging in creative work. HFA invites artists to work in these small, temporary studios. While exploring their own creative process, artists engage in active dialogues with a new audience. All are invited to participate in this new interaction and discussion about art, the artist’s role, as well as topics which are pertinent or relevant to the community.

Support for Habitat for Artists at WAAM is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo.

Additional support provided by the Klock Kingston Foundation,
Hyman J. & Florence Hammerman Family Foundation & individual donors.

FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY, OCT 4, 5 & 6, 12-5 PM

This interactive installation of drawings, paintings and sculpture is an exploration of the work Torres and Letcher have been making together for the past five years. Join them for a happening of nostalgic remembrances and the birthing of future dream sequences.

Events for All Ages, Free and Open to the Public

ABOUT HABITAT for ARTISTS

Founded by Simon Draper, Habitat for Artists (HFA) is a collective project that uses the idea of the artist’s studio as a catalyst for mutual engagement between artists and communities. The “habitats” are small, temporary, 6’ x 6’ studios installed for experiencing art and connecting with the process of artists engaging in creative work. HFA invites artists to work in these small, temporary studios. While exploring their own creative process, artists engage in active dialogues with a new audience. All are invited to participate in this new interaction and discussion about art, the artist’s role, as well as topics which are pertinent or relevant to the community.

Support for Habitat for Artists at WAAM is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo.

Additional support provided by the Klock Kingston Foundation,
Hyman J. & Florence Hammerman Family Foundation & individual donors.

FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY, OCT 4, 5 & 6, 12-5 PM

This interactive installation of drawings, paintings and sculpture is an exploration of the work Torres and Letcher have been making together for the past five years. Join them for a happening of nostalgic remembrances and the birthing of future dream sequences.

Events for All Ages, Free and Open to the Public

ABOUT HABITAT for ARTISTS

Founded by Simon Draper, Habitat for Artists (HFA) is a collective project that uses the idea of the artist’s studio as a catalyst for mutual engagement between artists and communities. The “habitats” are small, temporary, 6’ x 6’ studios installed for experiencing art and connecting with the process of artists engaging in creative work. HFA invites artists to work in these small, temporary studios. While exploring their own creative process, artists engage in active dialogues with a new audience. All are invited to participate in this new interaction and discussion about art, the artist’s role, as well as topics which are pertinent or relevant to the community.

Support for Habitat for Artists at WAAM is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo.

Additional support provided by the Klock Kingston Foundation,
Hyman J. & Florence Hammerman Family Foundation & individual donors.

1 + 1 + 1 (August 10 – December 29, 2019)

Material World (Oct 26 – Nov 24, 2019)

Kate Collyer: To Last Frontiers (Oct 26 – Nov 24, 2019)

Associate Members Small Works (Oct 26 – Nov 24, 2019)

Future Vision: Natalie Hornberg (Oct 26 – Nov 24, 2019)

1 + 1 + 1 (August 10 – December 29, 2019)

The Gift (Nov 29 – Dec 29, 2019)

Eric Erickson: PAINTINGS (Nov 29 – Dec 29, 2019)

Small Works (Nov 29 – Dec 29, 2019)

YES: Bennett Elementary

Holiday Crafting  | 4 – 7 pm

Portraits by Onteora Elementary | 5 – 7 pm

Join us for the 38th Annual Woodstock Holiday Open House! Woodstock is full of festive fun, including a cozy bonfire with s’mores in town, live bands and musicians, Victorian Carolers, Santa and Mrs. Claus, and more surprises to come! Town events run from 5 – 9 pm.

Join the WAAM education program during the Woodstock holiday open house for an evening  of art filled fun. Onteora Elementary students  will be drawing  portraits for visitors and Onteora High School students will be running a Holiday crafting table. There will also be a delicious bake sale. Activities are open to all ages with adult  and are by donation, proceeds will help support the WAAM education program.

Visit all the participating shops and admire the beautiful themed window displays. Take advantage of special deals and sales, refreshments and holiday snacks! Eat at one of our excellent restaurants and enjoy food and drink specials.

For more information contact Education Curator Beth Humphrey, beth@woodstockart.org

Join us for an Opening Reception on Saturday, February 8th from 4 – 6 PM for our new exhibitions.

Fresh Snow: Recent Work

Otto Bierhals: A German-American Artist in Woodstock

Active Members Walls

Small Works Q-Z

High Meadow School: 2nd + 3rd Grades

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.