The art of stupidity

Today's POJO is carrying an item about the Saturday night burning of the mailbox behind Beacon's Post Office. The fire, set sometime after midnight, destroyed the box and all the mail inside. If you think you might have had mail that was destroyed, there is a phone number to call listed in the newspaper.

Summer has arrived in Beacon, and the hordes of young folks loitering on the street are again growing. Though certainly most of the kids are not doing anything wrong the apparant dirth of activities for young people in Beacon provides an environment for such acts of destruction to occur - and they do occur.

There's been talk of Beacon's need for some sort of youth rec center, but the development of such an institution is highly unlikely. It seems to me there is plenty of room for individuals - and individuals in the art community - to take up some slack.

The art community gets yolked to a number wagons by many interests looking for benefit in the boon of the developing "creative class." So many towns and villages in the Hudson Valley and beyond are touting that they are in the middle of an "Arts Rennaissance." Such importance has been place on the arts as economic driver, and thought of as such so universally, that I think this movement will one day be considered together with the urban renewal efforts of forty years ago as the folly of municipal management. It may work in some places, but this donkey simply can't pull that cart everywhere.

But what the art community can do, and has done historically, is make a difference in the quality of life for a community one individual at a time. This issues facing Beacon's youth can be well impacted by the efforts and skill sets of artists and others involved in the creative community in this city.

Some efforts to get involved with Beacon's young people do exist. Dia has an education program that that involves Beacon area students at the Elementary, Middle and High school levels. I know that some local artists have done talks at the high school in the past, but I'm not aware of any current program that engages the wealth of artists active in Beacon with the youth or general public of Beacon. Bulldog Studios' lease agreements stipulate that tenants are required to devote time public service, but that seems to be a mythical beast.

I've meandered a bit now, I was simply struck by this asinine vandalism over the weekend and it got me going. I think more should and could be done.

If anyone knows of other art related community based programs, let me know. I would like to help promote these efforts, and if they don't currently exist, try to get something started.

10 x 10 x 10 in Ellenville NY

Jill Reynolds, Linda Stewart and Steven Spaccarelli are among the ten artists from ten Hudson Valley Communities that have installations in ten vacant storefronts in the village of Ellenville NY. The work featured in this project includes sculpture, performance and installation.

The other participating artists are:
Huma Bhabha, Isolde Kille, Grace Knowlton, Jesse Meyer, Anat Shiftan, Eeo Stubblefield

The exhibition runs through July 30.
For more information, contact Michelle Booth at 845.647.7080 x303.

Holiday Weekend in Beacon Town.

If you're hanging around town this weekend, looking for something to do:

You've seen the dismembered heads all over town, now hear Tony Moore's fully constituted body give an artist talk at 4pm today at bau, 161 Main St.

You can check out Dia's film screenings today and tomorrow at 2pm.


You can also check out Dakin Roy's Huge Yard Sale today and tomorrow.












Yes indeed these are Beacon's cultural salad days for sure.

Highland Studio is Moving.

Highland Studio, Beacon's resident print studio offering an array of digital services and archival printing for artists is moving from it's Main St. location to a temporary space at 14 N Chestnut in Beacon. Joe and Lisa expect to relocate into a new permanent location in Cold Spring in the Fall.
All contact info for Highland Studio remains the same, however, the phone number will change after the permanent move in the Fall.

I spy

We were at Dia this past Saturday to see some films, and caught a glimpse of Daniel Libeskind in the Ryman gallery.

Friday, June 23 7pm- Opening Reception at Spire Studios

Spire Studios in Beacon is hosting:

"Change of Altitude:
An exhibit of artists from EDGE Gallery in Denver, CO." June 23-July 16

Spire Studios in Beacon will be exhibiting the work of a group of Denver based artists as one half of an exchange between artists of Beacon, NY and Denver, CO. The Denver artists are all members of EDGE Gallery, an artist run contemporary gallery that has been a staple of the Denver art scene for 20 years.


The artwork of the Beacon artists working under the name Via Beacon will be on exhibit EDGE Gallery.

Both groups are working within the constraints of artwork that will compress to fit into a standard Postal Service flat rate box and then expand when installed in the gallery.

The concurrent Denver-Beacon exhibits will open on June 23 and run through July 16.

The exhibit at Spire Studios will open with a reception starting at 7pm on June 23. Hours for the exhibit will by Sat, Sun 12-6pm and by appointment.

Exhibiting artists include: Susan Berkley, Mark Brasuell, Jane Davis, Tim Flynn, Mark Guilbeau, Rian Kerrane, Jennifer Hope, Gayla Lemke, Joan Macdonald, Russell Bay McKlayer, Sara-Lou Klein McKlayer Ken Peterson, Peter Arcidiacono, Kimberly MacArthur Graham, Tom Robertson, Gail Wagner, Mala Setaram-Wolfe.

Change of Altitude:
An exhibit of artists from EDGE Gallery in Denver, CO.
June 23-July 16 2006
Opening reception: June 23, 7–10pm
Spire Studios
45 Beekman St, Beacon
Sat, Sun 12-5 pm
for more info: 914.844.6515,
www.maykr.com
www.spirestudios.org
www.edgegallery.org


Via Beacon artists participating in the Denver exhibit:
Chris Albert,
Vivian Altman
Charlotte Schulz
Kirsten Kucer
Claire Lofrese
Kathy Feighery
Lacy Fekishazy
Harald Plochberger
Sara Mussen
Elia Gurna
Gary O'Connor
Michael Natiello
Grey Zeien
Catherine Welshman
Simon Draper
Marnie Hillsley
Peter Iannarelli
Alexis Elton
Matt Kinney
Linda Stewart

Around town today

There has not been much time for typin' on the computer machine for me lately.

A couple of quick things:

Tony Moore will be giving a talk at bau this afternoon at 4pm. If you miss it today, there is another talk scheduled for July 1.

Yesterday's POJO ran a story on the current exhibit of artwork done by artists working at the Tallix, Arcos and Polich founderies at the Howland Art Center.

Dia's Film Series continues today with:

Ken Jacobs and Bob Fleishner
Blonde Cobra, 1963
Andy Warhol
The Velvet Underground and Nico, 1966
Camp, 1965
Andrew Meyer/Victor Hock
Match Girl, 1966
[Total running time: 2hrs., 38 min.]

The artists participating in the Via Beacon exhibit in Denver Colorado caused a rush of unusual traffic at the Beacon Post Office on Saturday as they mailed off their artwork in USPS flat rate priority boxes before the deadline. As I approached the counter with my box, the woman asked me "Is that box going to Denver?" I said yes, and she continued, " I don't know what's going on, but something is up with these boxes."

EDGE Gallery, an artist run space in Denver, is hosting the exhibit of Beacon area artists. The work of the Denver will be on exhibit at Spire Studios. The Denver and Beacon exhibits will run concurrently from June 23 to July 16. The opening reception at Spire will be held on Friday, June 23 starting at 7pm.

Last night and today

Well, last night was Second Saturday. Van Brunt was the only place I managed to hit early in the day. I think the show is a nice gathering of the works of Richard Butler, Catherine Welshman, and Scott Daniel Ellison in the particular and odd way each treats narrative and figure in his/her work. I find this presentation of Butler's work more concise and effective that his VB show from last year.

A group of us headed out to Ridgefield CT last night for an artist's mixer at the Aldrich. I hadn't been since befor the addition was finished and it is a remarkable space. There's a great selection of work there right now, from a Kiefer installation to an exhibit of Damien Loeb to a selection of regional artists including Mary Temple and Michael Zansky.

Beacon artist, Charlotte Schulz was there last night. She is scheduled to have an exhibit at the Aldrich in sometime 2008.

Events on today's agenda include a Reading by John Ashbery at 2pm at Dia:Beacon.
I'll be in Peekskill today. Peekskill's annual open studio tour continues until 5pm.
There's a reception at HVCCA for Artist in Residence, Itziar Barrio. Itziar is showing work done while in Peekskill over the last two months. After the reception, the museum is hosting a discussion on spirituality and art in connection with the current exhibit Reverence.

Leonard Freed to give talk at Van Brunt Gallery

Photographer Leonard Freed will be giving a talk on Saturday June 3 at Van Brunt Gallery in connection with his current exhibit at the gallery. The talk starts at 4pm.

Sunday June 4th, a day of AV

In Peekskill

2pm -
The final installment of HVCCA's 2006 Video Artists in Dialogue series will bring Papar Rad, and Cory Arcangel to the Museum to discuss and show their work. The series costs $7.50 for members & $10 for nonmembers.

In Beacon

2pm
The summer film series at Dia:Beacon continues with a selection of films by Ken Jacobs and Bob Flieshner, Andy Warhol, and Andre Meyer/Victor Hock. The series is free with museum admission.

Also at 2pm, at Dia:Beacon, the St Luke's Chamber Ensemble will be perform a program entitled "Fresh Paint"

6pm
As part of its Take another bau series, bau (161 Main St) will be screening video works by Neil Needleman starting at 6pm.

Calls & opportunities

Here are a few things that have been sitting in my inbox recently.

Newly added 5.30.06

ARTWORK SOUGHT:

Publishing company looking to purchase or commission artwork that
explores the theme of learning, teaching, apprenticeship, sharing
knowledge, technical skills, or vocational/technical trades. Artwork
and subject matter must be suitable for a corporate and diverse
environment. Additional information about the company can be viewed at
www.go2atp.com.

Please send examples of artwork that adheres to the theme with a
pricelist for existing works, or up to 15 examples of current artwork
and a proposal/sketch and pricing guidelines for commissioned art
applications. Electronic submissions preferred, either by web address
or a PC-formatted CD, but slides will be accepted as well. Include SASE
for mailed submissions. Submit to: Jennifer M Hines at
jmh@americantech.net or American Technical Publishers, 1155 W 175th
St., Homewood, IL 60430.


Request for Proposals- Poughkeepsie Train Station Public Art Project: Dutchess County Map.
Deadline for this is Monday June 5 at 5pm. Details can be found at www.artsmidhudson.org.

Locust Grove exhbition opportunity:
The deadline for this has passed, but for future reference, Locust Grove is seeking "contemporary Hudson River School style artwork" for public exhibition at the site. Application proceedures can be found here.

Live/Work space opportunity in Middletown CT:

The North End Artists Cooperative in Middletown is
accepting applications for a 1BR, 875 sq. ft.
live/work space available immediately. Rent is
$520/month and does not include utilities, however,
$600 is deposited annually into each tenant's art
equity account upon completion or 30 hrs arts
community service.

NEAC is an Equal Opportunity, affordable housing
association. Eligibility to apply for this unit is
based on an income cap of appx. $30,885. Maximum
number of tenants for a 1BR is two people. One cat or
dog is allowed.

Each unit is recently renovated and features a
dishwasher & washer/dryer. The co-op is conveniently
located near a kiln (Wesleyan Potters), recording
studio (Green Street Arts Center) and art library
(Wesleyan University), as well as numerous other
performance spaces and galleries. It is centrally
located for artists who work throughout the state and
within 30 minutes of Hartford and New Haven.
Please email NEACinfo@gmail.com for a pre-application
or to arrange a tour of the building. Serious
applicants will be required to interview with the
co-op members and present a portfolio of their work.
For more information, go to
http://www.northendartistcoop.org.

This Weekend in Beacon

Here is a last minute posting of some art related goings on this weekend.

Today at 1pm, Dia:Beacon has another gallery talk. Today's talk is given by Dia curator Lynne Cook, and she will be discusssing the work of Agnes Martin.

Also this weekend, Dia is kicking of a series of summer film screenings. The series, curated by Douglas Crimp is titled, Lives of Performers: Art, Film, Performance around 1970. This week's presentation will feature work by Andy Warhol and Shirley Clarke.
Films will be screened every Saturday and Sunday at 2pm through Labor Day Weekend. A complete film schedule can be found here

Later on tonight, the benefit for Flying Swine continues with musical performances at Howland Cultural Center by Jennifer Clapp and Gwen Laster.
Tickets for tonight's performance are $25, and seating is limited. For more info, please call 845.230.7010

We attended last night's Taste of Beacon, portion of the Swine benefit. Selected scenes were presented last night, including two scenes from Deborah Breevort's play "Signs of Life" which will be presented in its entirety latter this fall in Beacon by Flying Swine. I generally don't get all twittery on theater, but this production is certainly something to look forward to. The two actors (I need to ) were stunning and incredibly natural as a married couple. The response to this short performance was resounding. I'll of course post info on the upcoming performances as they happen. You'll not want to miss this.

Enough of the theater review. I've been backlogged lately, but this weekend, I will be posting images ov events from the past month, and there are some upcoming calls for artists and such that I'll be posting as well.

Rebecca Solnit reading at Dia

Rebecca Solnit will be presenting a reading of her recent writing at Dia:Beacon tomorrow, May 21 at 2pm. The reading is part of the ongoing Readings in Contemporary Litererature series.

Rebecca Solnit is the author of ten books, including A Field Guide to Getting Lost (2005); Hope in the Dark, Untold Histories, Wild Possibilities (2004); and River of Shadows: Eadweard Muybridge and the Technological Wild West (2003). An activist and longtime San Franciscan, she writes regularly for publications such as TomDispatch, Orion, Sierra, Harper's and the San Francisco Chronicle, and other outlets about landscape, cities, and other geographies, the environment, politics, and visual culture. Her awards include a Guggenheim Fellowship, the National Book Critics Circle Award in Criticism, and a Lannan Foundation Fellowship.

Evolving from the Readings in Contemporary Poetry Series held at Dia:Chelsea from 1987 to 2003, the Readings in Contemporary Literature series invites writers working in a variety of literary genres to read from their recent work at Dia:Beacon and to participate in a short residency in the city of Beacon.

Museum announces new director

HVCCA in Peekskill has announced the appointment of Matthew Distel as it's new executive Director. Distel arrives at HVCCA from Cincinnati, Ohio where he served as Associate Curator of Exhibitions and Head of the Curatorial Department at the Contemporary Art Center in Cincinnati.

More background information on Distel, and a link to a pdf of the official press release is located here.

Also, HVCCA's next exhibition, Reverence, opens tomorrow, May 20. There will be an opening reception for the exhibit at the Museum from 4-6pm. I expect that I will be pulling docent duty at the museum somewhere abouts 2pm. Come by and say hi.

Bruce Molsky at Rosendale Cafe

Bruce Molsky will be performing at the Rosendale Cafe, in Rosendale, NY on Saturday, May 20 at 8pm. If you're interested in attending, I suggest you arrive early and grab a seat as Bruce's shows tend to pull a crowd.

Bruce's most recent album was released last week on Compass Records.

News from Dia

I get home from a very long day, and learn via MAN that Len Riggio is stepping down as chairman of the board at Dia. Carol Vogel reports in the NY Times that Riggio cites the enormous undertaking of building a new Chelsea outpost, searching for a new director, in addition to the general concerns of steering such an institution, as demanding more energy than he has to give.

So much for all of those who gripe that there's never anything new at Dia:Beacon

DCAC Individual Artist fellowship & Rinnhofer discussion

The Dutchess County Arts Council will be awarding its 2006-07 Artist Fellowship in the area of Digital and Sound Art. The amount of $5000 will either go entirely to one artist as a full fellowship, or divided into partial fellowships.
Deadline for the application is May 31. Applicants must be resident in Dutchess County for two years as of May 31 2006 to be eligible.

For more information, call Loretta Spence at (845) 454-3222. Full Guidelines and Application package available online at www.artsmidhudson.org.

In connection with her 2005-06 Individual Fellowship in Photography, Angelika Rinnhofer, will be giving an artist talk on Saturday, May 20, 4-5 pm. Angelika's talk is presented by the DCAC and will be held in the Red Parlor at the Cuneen Hackett Arts Center, 9 Vassar St in Poughkeepsie.

Beacon Art Supply Grand Opening May 13

Aong with the other 2nd Saturday events, Beacon Art Supplyat 506 Main St. will be celebrating it opening with fun for everyone throughout the day from 11am-9pm. More info here.

2nd Saturday---Again

Here it is again, and here is what's going on:

Hudson Beach Glass at 162 Main St will be presenting a glass blowing demonstration by visiting glass artist, Steve Fellerman all day and into the evening.

bau 17: Comedies & Catastrophe, a collaboration of poetry and painting by Elizabeth Winchester, and Jim Coughenour opens at bau with a reception from 6 to 9 pm










The Bannerman Gallery at 150 Main is hosting an exhibit of paintings by Seth Nadel. Opening reception from 2-4 pm

ParaSite at the Ironfish Trading Co. at 167 Main St. is having an opening reception from 5-8pm for Joan Mellon "Contemplating Color"

RiverWinds Gallery opens an exhibit of work by Linda Richichi. Reception 6-9pm

A new exhibit of photographs by Leonard Freed and Brigitte Freed will be on view at VanBrunt Gallery

Photos of a different tone by James King will be featured at Zahra's Studios at 496 Main St in the exhibit: "Trailer Tie-Up! - Reception 6-10pm

Flying Swine benefit

Two Nights of Top Notch Entertainment

Benefiting One Great Cause -

Bringing the best of new theatre to the
Hudson Valley

Join us on Friday evening, May 26 beginning at 7
At the Howland Cultural Center in Beacon (477 Main Street) for

A TASTE OF BEACON | A TASTE OF BACON

Beacon’s best restaurants are coming together to give you a culinary sample of the
best and brightest this region has to offer. Enjoy a variety of tastings in food and
beverage and plan your next fine dining evening right here in the Hudson Valley.

While your palette is rejoicing, FLYING SWINE presents a feast for the eyes, ears,
heart and soul with scenes from scheduled upcoming productions featuring the
some of the best artists working on Broadway, Off-Broadway, and the finest
regional repertory theatres.

An evening of fun fare and tasty tidbits, along with a silent auction, provides a
chance to support the best new theatre in New York, right in your own backyard.

“With a classical background and a punk sensibility, FLYING SWINE dissects
the soul’s place in the world, using everything in their power to create a live, raw
experience that reminds a modern society why there’s still great value in gathering
‘round the communal fire to hear and tell stories.”

All proceeds benefit FLYING SWINE’s 2006-2007 production season.
Tickets are $100 per person and are tax deductible to the fullest extent allowed
by law. Bring your friends and make a night of it!

Reservations may be made by calling 845.230.7010. Space is limited and tickets
will be reserved on a first come, first served basis.

On Saturday evening, May 27 at 8

At the Howland Cultural Center in Beacon (477 Main Street) for

BEACON: Sounds of Life

A benefit concert in preparation for our Fall production, “Signs of Life” by Deborah Brevoort

Peformer Roster TBA .
Tickets $25 per person

Come to one or both great evenings and help launch the SWINE!

Donald Kimmel

Artistic Director

FLYING SWINE

914-589-3929
flyingswine@earthlink.net

New Max Neuhaus sound piece at Dia:Beacon

Image: Max Neuhaus, drawing for Time Piece Beacon,
2005, colored pencil on paper. Dia Art Foundation. Photo: Cathy Carver

Dia Art Foundation will inaugurate a new sound work by artist Max Neuhaus on May 6, 2006, at Dia:Beacon, Riggio Galleries. Commissioned for the museum, Time Piece Beacon (2005) establishes a zone of sound around the perimeter of the facility. Tailored to the building and its surrounding environment, the work introduces an aural experience into the museum. Time Piece Beacon enters Dia’s collection alongside Neuhaus’s Times Square (1977), a sound work located on a pedestrian island at Broadway between 45th and 46th Streets in New York City, which was acquired in 2002.

ROCA call for curatorial proposals

ROCA(Rockland Center for the Arts, West Nyack, NY) is accepting proposals from curators for the 2008-09 exhibition season in the 1,800 sqft Emerson Gallery. Proposal deadline is Oct 15, 2006.
If you're interested in more details, email me at info@maykr.com and I can forward a copy of the prospectus I've received, or contact ROCA.

HVCCA volunteer docent training session

The Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art, in Peekskill, will be holding a training session on May 13 from 1-5 pm for volunteer docents. The training session will prepare docents for giving tours of the next exhibit, Reverence, opening on the weekend of May 20. Those interested in attending the session can call the museum at 914.788.7166 or by email: info@hvcca.com

Rumor

So I've heard a rumor that Richard Prince has already, or is moving to Beacon.

Now you can you can also tell someone that you've heard a rumor that Richard Prince has already, or is moving to Beacon.

Crumb at Howland Public Library

The Howland Public Library will be showing "Crumb" the documentary on cartoonist/artist, R. Crumb on Friday, April 28 at 7pm. The library is located at 313 Main St in Beacon, and the film screening is free.

Rinnhofer photograms at KBP in Williamsburg

A selection of Angelika Rinnhofer's photograms will be on exhibit at KBP in Williamsburg Brooklyn. Angelika's work will be shown with photograms created by Javier Lozano.
The exhibit opens with a reception on Saturday, April 29 from 6-8pm.

KBP | kleinblueproductions.com | 1.347.689.2597 |
Sarah Stanley, Director | Hours: Fri - Sun 12 - 6 pm
235 South 1st  at Roebling Street,
Brooklyn, NY 11211 | 1 Block from Grand Street |
L train -Bedford stop

Richard Bruce receives Hudson River Art Award

Richard Bruce is among the recipients a Hudson River Art Award from The Society of the Arts, Religion, and Contemporary Culture.

An excerpt from the press release:

Richard Bruce, Paintings

A native of West Virginia, Bruce grew up at the base of the Appalachian mountains and on the shores of the Ohio River. After a brief period in North Carolina, he moved to New York City, where he lived for 10 years, knowing that some day he would return to a rural area. He found everything he was looking for in the Hudson Valley. He now lives in the village of Cold Spring and maintains a studio in the city of Beacon, where many artists have migrated in recent years.

Bruce writes: "My paintings have been heavily influenced by the Abstract Expressionist painters and, during my years in NY, I had the great fortune to work with and get to know many of the greats, including Joan Mitchell, Milton Resnick and Louise Fishman. Abstract elements are still incorporated in my work, however, now my paintings are much more informed by the area in which I live and the ethereal beauty of the Hudson Valley. In my paintings I am not trying to create literal depictions of specific places, but am more interested in capturing the experience of the landscape, of being in nature and the inherent spirituality found there. The paintings are very much about the river and water. When I am not painting I spend a great deal of time kayaking on the river or hiking on the many trails in the area. I am also very concerned about the preservation and restoration of this environment and wonderful resource."

For further information about the May 6^th program, please visit the ARC website, www.sarcc.org or continue reading. For registration information please visit:

www.aril.org/register/register.html

The conference runs from 9:30am to 4:30pm and includes a continental breakfast, lunch and a wine and cheese reception. Registration is $60; Student registration $15. The Museum of Biblical Art is located at 1865 Broadway at 61st Street in Manhattan. For further information please call Charles Henderson at 212-870-2544 or email chashenderson@mindspring.com

Zahra's Studio on Brink.com

Brink.com's Eye Candy section has a gallery of images taken by Angelika Rinnhofer of Zahra's Studio and the work of Tanya Kukucka, who's sculpture was the subject of an exhibit at Zahra's Studio early this year. A creepy but fascinating and oddly beautiful show.

This week at Dia:Beacon

There's a full schedule of events at Dia this week:

Thursday, April 27 12-1pm - Reading Group. Dia has announced a lunch time series exploring the writings of some artists from Dia:Beacon's permanent collection. Spanning over the course of five Thursdays, (May 4, May 11, May 25, and June 1 are the other dates.) The details:

What: A reading group aimed at introducing participants to the writings of several featured artists in Dia:Beacon’s permanent collection.

How: Each session will focus on the work of 2 artists. Participants will have access to the galleries before noon, and are expected to have read the (short) texts beforehand. We will discuss the artists individually, seeing how the texts relate to the art work (or not) and how the 2 artists "talk" to each other. Some are easy fits, others are fitful:

· Sol LeWitt and Agnes Martin
· Robert Ryman and Josef Beuys
· Richard Serra and Robert Smithson
· Andy Warhol and Louise Bourgeois
· Donald Judd and Lawrence Weiner

Who: Karen Michel, Visiting Assistant Professor of Media Arts, Marist College and Cultural Correspondent, National Public Radio, will lead the sessions.

When: Five Thursdays: April 27, May 4, May 11 (skip May 18), May 25, and June 1. From 12 to 1 pm

Hungry readers are welcome so you may bring your lunch!

Where: Dia:Beacon Learning Lab

Maximum capacity 20 participants (first come, first served)

This is an education program free with admission to the museum. Reservations are strongly recommended. Please email José Blondet at jblondet@diabeacon.org or call (845) 440-01 00 ext. 13.

All the texts that will be discussed are published in Theories and Documents of Contemporary Art (Edited by Kristine Stiles and Peter Selz), a vast anthology of artists writings. Dia’s bookshop is offering a significant discount on this book to reading club’s participants. Few copies will be available at the Learning Lab.

Saturday, April 29, 1pm - Gallery talk. Art historian, critic and writer will speak on the work of On Kawara as part of this monthly series.

Sunday, April 30, 2pm - St Luke's Chamber Ensemble's Second Helpings.

"Conversation Pieces"

A musical dialogue between the composer Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR), his mentor and friend Philip Glass, and featuring the works of exciting young composers.

TnA critique at bau

The overflow session of the TnA critique from last week will continue this Tuesday at 8pm at bau, 161 Main St. We'll be talking about Gary O'Connor's work that is currently installed in the space.

If you're interested in receiving information on the monthly series, contact us at info@maykr.com

For anyone interested in the practice of topical discussions on the work of painters from the comfort of your pc, the blog PaintersNYC opens a thread for comments on a new artist on an almost daily basis.

Kathy Feighery and Richard Butler converse on painting

A transcription of a conversation between Kathy Feighery and Richard Butler is featured in the May/June issue of NYARTS Magazine.

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Draper erects outhouse

Here are a couple of images of Simon Draper installing his privy/viewing room "Private Reserve" in the sculpture garden at Maxwell Fine Arts in Peekskill. The exhibit "Unexpected Visitors" opens today at with a reception from 3-6pm.

Ribbon cutting at Rinnhofer's studio, April 20

This past Thursday, Angelika Rinnhofer hosted ribbon cutting at her studio at Spire Studios. Members of the Poughkeepsie Chamber of Commerce, and local artists were in attendance.

Anticipation builds as the crowd awaits the ribbon cutting ceremony.

Angelika being interviewed by a television crew from cablevision.

Christopher Lucas at Bulldog Studios

In today's POJO, Kathleen Murray covers the Christopher Lucas exhibit in the library gallery at Bulldog studios.

Joan Mellon at ParaSite

"Adina" by Joan Mellon

ParaSite @ The Iron Fish Trading Company Presents:

JOAN MELLON
"Contemplating Color"
April 27th -May 28, 2006

**Reception: Second Saturday May 13th, 5 - 8pm

Please join me for the opening of "Contemplating Color" paintings by New York City based artist Joan Mellon. The work to be shown, recent multi-paneled and shaped minimalist paintings on canvas and paper, continue Joan Mellon's exploration into how to make paintings that she characterizes as, "not about anything other than themselves which, in keeping with my interests, means objects of color."

Describing her focus on color as an object, Joan Mellon has said, "Making paintings of simple shapes and subtle/intense color is a way for me to slow down the fast-paced, environment in which we live. It has always been my hope that the work I create serves as a pause in time, a place of contemplation where one human being can connect with another, and an antidote to an increasingly speedy, politicized, and disposable world."

Joan Mellon's work is in the collections of Johnson & Johnson, The Franklin Furnace Archives at the Museum of Modern Art, the School of Visual Arts, and the New York Public Library. It is also in private collections and has been exhibited in galleries, universities, and alternative spaces in the United States.

Joan Mellon holds a BFA from the School of Visual Arts and an MA from SUNY Empire State College. She is an adjunct art teacher at the State University of New York and an Artist-In-Residence at Roosevelt Hospital and St. Vincents Comprehensive Cancer Center in New York City.


"Contemplating Color" will be on view at ParaSite Art Space located at The Iron Fish Trading Company 167 Main Street, Beacon, NY, April 27th through May 28th, 2006. For further information please contact gallery director Karlos Carcamo at 347-531-6111.

Unexpected Visitors at Maxwell Fine Arts, Peekskill

A new exhibit will be opening this weekend at Maxwell Fine Arts in Peekskill that includes work by a load of artists from up and down the Hudson Valley and beyond. Beacon area artists in the show are: Chris Albert, Simon Draper, Dakin Roy, and Coulter Young.

The opening reception will be held Saturday, April 22 from 3-6 pm.

True North Theater Project @ Rivers and Estuaries Center

True North Theater Project will be presenting a staged reading of Under the Hood by Michael Hentzman

A foundling is discovered in a showroom Chrysler in 1957. Where did
Eddie come from? Who is his mother?
Discover Eddie's world in Michael Heintzman's romantic and fantastic
tale
of discovery....

UNDER THE HOOD
a TrueNorth Theatre Project
April 21,22 Friday - Saturday
7:30 pm
donation: $7.50/no reservations needed

Beacon Institute for Rivers and Estuaries
199 Main Street
Beacon, NY

"Almost Free" figure drawing at Bulldog Studios

This comes by way of Jen at the Art Room at Bulldog Studios

Thursday evenings in April, there will be a nude model in
 the Art Room (Rm 109) at Bulldog Studios from 7:30-9:00. 
Please come with your own drawing materials and $1-5 to
contribute to the model (depending on how many people
 attend).

Come to the middle door on the  north side of the
building -- Kent St. -- under the Beacon Academy sign. 
Someone will be there at 7:30 to let you in.

For more information, contact theArtRoom@intuart.com

April 13, 7pm Video Artists in Dialogue at HVCCA in Peekskill

HVCCA is presenting another installment of its monthly Video Artists in Dialogue series featuring the center's current artist in residence, Itziar Barrio of Bilbao Spain. Itziar's talk will be followed by a video reel of work curated by Daniel Fuller.

Itziar Bario was born in and lives in the Basque area of Spain, an area rich in history and with a growing, and exciting young contemporary art community encouraged by the opening of the Guggenheim, Bilbao. Itziar graduated from the University of Bilbao in 1998, with a degree in psychology, then immersed herself in art and dance classes in Barcelona, Bilbao, San Sebastian and London. Since 2002, she has worked as a professor of painting and creative _expression in Bilbao. Due to her background, her versatility in the arts encompasses drawing, painting, performance and video.

WHAT Video and Animation Artist Itziar Barrio with SPECIAL video reel curated by Daniel Fuller

WHEN Thursday, March 16^th at 7:00 pm

WHERE Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art

1701 Main Street Peekskill, NY 10566

COST Members $7.50, non-members $10.

Series pricing is available: Members $25, non-members $35.

Second Saturday in Beacon NY

Events this week include:

Bulldog Open Studios, 12-6pm.

RiverWinds Gallery, Linda Erman work. (Featured on the cover of this week's Pulse.) Reception, 5-8pm
Bannerman Island Gallery, photography by Thom Johnson and James Douglas. Reception, 2-4pm
Bau, bau 16: "Ok, so I lied", objects and installation by Gary O'Connor. Reception 6-9pm
Backroom Gallery, which has moved from the back room to the front is now known as Gallery 475 is showing florals in pastel.
Zahra's Studio, "Paint Noir," paintings by Michael D'Antuono.
Van Brunt Gallery, "American Gothic" by Edward Wilcox and "Priate World" by Gloria Santoyo Ruenitz. Van Brunt will also present a music and video performance by Ben Neill at 9 pm
Spire Studios will host a closing reception for "rage against the machine." 8pm-?

Dancing on Water will be performed at 5pm. (see previous post for more info.)

Susan Osberg's Dancing on Water, March 7,8 at Bulldog Studios

There are two multi-media performances this weekend in the gym at Bulldog. Here is all the info you need to know:

"DANCING ON WATER" by Susan Osberg
Susan Osberg’s Workwith Dancers: Adrienne Barr; Marika Blossfeldt; Christina Briggs; Dages Keates; Alexis Steeves
in collaboration with:

* Musician/composers -- David Arner, Ellen Band

with guest artists from NYC:
Arthur Aviles
Catlin Cobb with Jonathan Ciccarelli and Sarah Lannon;
Dunya
Muna Tseng and Bruce Gremo playing shakuhachi.

*Poet--Kazim Ali
*Video Artist--Jaanika Peerna

+++Dancers from Hudson Valley community: Ballet Arts in Beacon; “Steppers” from Beacon Highschool led by Phyllis Conyers; Suzi Tortora’s Dancing Dialogue and Dance Majors from Bard College.

Artistic Advisor Winston Roeth and Lighting Designer Brian Aldous will transform the Gymnasium of an old High School at Bulldog Studios into a performance space.

Friday & Saturday
April 7th at 7 PM
April 8th at 5 PM
Bull Dog Studios gymnasium
211 Fishkill Avenue in Beacon, NY 12508. (gymnasium entrance off Eliza Street) FYI
tickets: $10 at the door.
Susan 845- 831-1832. susanosberg@mac.com


Dancing on Water is a Workwith Dancers Co. production, sponsored in part by Bulldog Studios and bau/Beacon Artist Union.

Robin Coopers preview of the performance in today's POJO.

In the air

Coming in May: an art supply store in Beacon. This month's dispatch has an ad announcing the opening of the store at 506 Main St.

This week at MAN, Tyler Green was contemplating the possible amount LACMA is paying Michael Govan as its new director, and the reason why it's a secret.

Area opportunities for artists

These two opportunities came to me via Peter Iannarelli and Tony Moore respectively:

Emily Malina
Time & Space Limited
434 Columbia Street
Hudson, NY 12534
www.timeandspace.org

MADE IN CHINA.
CALL FOR ART SUBMISSIONS
OPENS MARCH 2006
CURATED BY LINDA MUSSMANN
The art work can include all art forms for the visual art gallery space at TSL
TIme & Space Limited. E-mail fyi@timeandspace.org
or send proposals to Mussmann @TSL POB 343, Hudson, NY 12534
This "call" is for artists to make work about MADE IN CHINA or use objects
MADE IN CHINA in the work itself.
Did you know that many of the objects MADE IN CHINA that are sold in USA &
EVERYWHERE are produced by LAOGAI ?
Laogai is a vast labor camp made up of criminals and political dissenters.
Maybe the shirt you have purchased is from these hands.
Maybe the toys that your children play with are from this form of cheap or
forced labor.
China tops the world in executions more than 2,300 per year----some of
these executions are related to organ harvesting-- providing organs and
tissue that are for sale.
Wal-Mart the world's largest retailer buys most of the commodities sold in
their stores from China.
You can buy oil paintings by Van Gogh-- MADE IN CHINA--
You can buy shirts, dresses, shoes, socks, food, glasses, toasters, belts,
bicycles, light bulbs, toys, dishes, paper, firecrackers, pens, pencils,
coffins, herbs, canned food, art, hearts, and more...ALL MADE IN CHINA.
MADE IN CHINA will include performance, film, and texts as well as visual
art.

Westchester Community College in Valhalla (nice gallery) is currently looking at submissions of work in the following areas for '07/08:

"political"

"art/text"

"public art proposals"

"electronic/interactive"

Send portfolio indicating interest to:

Matt Ferranto

Assistant Professor

Visual Arts-Graphic Design

Westchester Community College

75 Grasslands Road,

Valhalla, NY 10595

Denver Dispatch

I just returned returned from a trip to Denver the other day. In addition to other projects out there, I am working on an exchange exhibit between artists based in Beacon, and artists of EDGE gallery, a coop gallery in Denver. The exhibits will be held concurrantly at the end of June, at Spire Studios in Beacon, and EDGE in Denver. Stay tuned for more details.
I'm in the process of creating posts about a few art related items in Denver on my personal blog. I'll have a couple more yet to post this weekend on public sculpture, and collector toys.

While I'm talking about my own stuff, there will be a reception held a OII restaurant in connection to my paintings being on display on Thurs., April 6 from 6:30-8pm. If you're around come by and have a drink, and enjoy some tapas.

Final Weekend for Knowlton/Draper exhibit at Van Brunt

With Second Saturday in Beacon arriving next week, this weekend is your last chance to see most of the current exhibits in town, including Grace Knowlton and Simon Draper at Van Brunt Gallery.

Call for Entries: 2006 Mohawk Hudson Regional

The University Art Museum at the University at Albany is holding a call for entries from artists within a hundred mile radius of Albany....Beacon just fits.

Deadline for entries is April 7. Details are here.

Robert C. Morgan to Lecture on art and the Market at Yellow Bird Gallery

Robert C. Morgan Lectures at Yellow Bird Gallery Saturday, April 1, 2006 4 pm Yellow Bird Gallery, 19 Front Street, Newburgh, NY 12550 Wine reception following the talk. Admission is free.

Robert C. Morgan is an art critic, a poet and an artist. He has a master’s degree in Fine Arts and a PhD in art history. As an art critic he has published hundreds of articles and reviews in magazines and journals. Mr. Morgan is coming to Yellow Bird to discuss how art is marketed and how that marketing affects the way we view art, the way we talk about art, and the way we understand art. His discussion will cover the role of the market and the media in contemporary art and how they affect the future of art. Mr. Morgan will also discuss the meaning of all this for new and more modest collectors who want to start and build their own collections based on there own sensibilities. An open question period and discussion will follow Mr. Morgan’s talk.

Jen Bradford at work

An image from jenbradford.blogspot.com

JenBradford has recently posted a few images of work in progress which shows just a bit of her process in creating the forms and textures that characterize her paintings.

Mia Barkan Clarke in two exhibits this weekend

Mia Barkan Clarke will be taking part in two events on Saturday, April 1st.

Will be participating in the following two art openings:

(Both on the same day--Mia will be at The Paterson Museum opening and will be reading her poetry along with an art exhibit of 2 new works from her "Vibes" series)

CROSSING BOUNDARIES: VISUAL ART BY WRITERS EXHIBIT
April 1 - May 28, 2006
Opening Reception & Poetry Readings: April 1st, 2006, 3:00 pm


Paterson Museum
2 Market Street
Paterson, NJ 07501
(973) 321-1260

Mia's art & poetry will be included along with 52 other artists & writers, including:
Allan Ginsberg
Lawrence Ferlinghetti
E. E. Cummings
Maria Mazziotti Gillan
Laura Boss
Tchouki
Stanley & Bebe Barkan

Directions:
From Interstate 80 West
Exit 57B-A and follow signs for Downtown Paterson, then make the 2nd left onto Cianci Street. Go to next light and turn left onto Market Street. The museum is the last building on left with the Locomotives out in front. Parking Lot is located adjacent to the museum.
From Interstate 80 East
Exit 57B Route 19/ Downtown Paterson and follow signs to Grand Street. Turn left at traffic light onto Grand Street. Then make a right at 1st traffic light onto Spruce Street. Stay on Spruce until 1st traffic and then make a right onto Market Street. Museum is the building with the Locomotives out in front. Parking Lot is located adjacent to the museum.
From Garden State Parkway North
Exit 155P to Route 19 North and follow the signs for Downtown Paterson/ Grand Street. At the 1st traffic light make a left onto Grand Street. Then make a right at 1st traffic light onto Spruce Street. Stay on Spruce until 1st traffic and then make a right onto Market Street. Museum is the building with the Locomotives out in front. Parking Lot is located adjacent to the museum.
From Garden State Parkway South
Exit 160 to Interstate 80 West, and from 80W take exit Exit 57B-A and follow signs for “Downtown Paterson”, then make the 2nd left onto Cianci Street. Go to next light and turn left onto Market Street. The museum is the last building on left with the Locomotives out in front. Parking Lot is located adjacent to the museum.
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Also on April 1, 2006, Mia will be participating in
The Annual Artist Members Exhibit at
The Howland Cultural Center
477 Main Street
Beacon, NY 12508
845-831-4988
Several "Inner Face" series works will be on exhibit throughout the month of April, 2006.

Zahra's Studio profiled in POJO

Kathleen Murray spoke with Keith Zahra, about his tattoo/piercing studio and art gallery, Zahra's Studio. The article appeared in Sunday March 26's Poughkeepsie Journal.

I missed his last exhibit of work by Steven Cerio, but the exhibit prior to that, Teratogeny, by Tanya Kukucka was both unsettling and beautiful. The upcoming exhibit, "Paint Noir", with work by Michael D'Antuono opens this coming weekend, with the reception being held on April 8th.

Zahra's place adds an essential dimension to what's going on creatively in Beacon. His exhibits are often raw and surprising, and the atmosphere is strickly stick-up-the-ass-free.

Summer art camp in Beacon NY

LionSun Creative Arts Camp will be offering art classes and activities for children at the University Settlement in Beacon.

Some details about the LionSun Creative Arts Summer Camp:

The camp will be four weeks-- July 3-July 28 from 9AM-5PM with early drop
off at 8AM and late pick up at 6PM for 5-12 year olds. The fee for the
camp is $200/wk with $15 each for the early/late options/wk. The fee
includes all materials and equipment, swimming, and special guest performances
during the camp day. Campers will bring a bag lunch from home.General
schedule includes art activities in the morning. Fun outdoor activities in
the afternoons including field games and teambuilding on the ropes course.
Special Fridays with community festivals, art explosions, hikes, and more!There
will be Mommy and Me sessions for 1-4 year olds twice/week with one hour of
creative activities and an hour in the pool. (Groups will come by age).There
will be special events like family (and friends of course) concerts, festivals,
silly days and other events that bring our vibrant community together.More info
will be out soon including the brochure, ads and other publicity materials that
will detail the day’s schedule, the artists, and the activities offered.
If you would like more information on being involved with the camp, please call
me at 838-3044 or email me at lionsun@verizon.net
with your address and I will be sure to send/email you an application.To
summer!

Michelle Rhone-Collins

Director, LionSun Creative Arts Camp

BAU in NYTimes Westchester section

Today's Westchester section of the Times includes a story regarding artist run galleries and spaces throughout the region. BAU - Beacon Artist Union is represented by an interview with Harald Plochberger, and an image of most of the bau members standing in front of the gallery.

If you are interested, and have not seen it, I imagine that it will soon be posted on the bau website.

Kiesendahl + Cahoun Gallery set to close

It seems all but certain that Kiesendahl + Calhoun will be closing after its current exhibit closes next month. The gallery closing is the focus of Kathleen Murray's column in the March 17th Enjoy section.

This development brings up a lot of interesting issues in regard to what's happening in Beacon, all of which I'm interested in looking at in the coming months.

I've been asked, and have asked others what kind of impact this closure will have on Beacon. On the surface, and in terms of the visible perception of Beacon as a thriving art community, it is a bit of a blow, particularly when added to the closing of LoRiver Art Gallery last fall, and the more recent disintegration of Collaborative Concepts. However, if relative success or failure is based on keeping score, then with the opening of the Firehouse Gallery, Beacon Exposures, and the development of Wild Wood Gallery, and even the opening of Morphicism, the number of artspaces in Beacon is about unchanged from this time last year. But certainly not all galleries, or spaces are created equal, nor is there equality in the impact that these spaces may have on the local creative community on a deeper level.

The unique quality of K+C Gallery is that they draw heavily on their base of contacts from Westchester, and this has provided the potential for drawing a new audience into Beacon. The gallery participated in last year's Windows on Main St, and it collaborated with the Rivers and estuaries Center on the Thomas Locke exhibition and I know the owners have been active in BACA. If you ask me about the impact that the gallery closing and how it will effect Beacon, I have to say I don't think it will have much of an effect in the long run. Kiesendahl + Calhoun have been active in the community, but it just had not become fully integrated into the consciousness of the art culture in town. That the gallery has been open a relatively short time, and the fact that Keisendahl and Calhoun are both in Beacon part time are contribute to lessening the impact that the closing will have on the broader scene. Of course you never want to lose an art space, but there will continue to be waves of openings and closings that will mark the ebb and flow of development of Beacon's art community

The Living Artists of Beacon Directory

If you live in Beacon, you've probably seen the flyers or received the emails seeking submissions for "The Living Artists of Beacon Directory." The directory is an endeavor of artist, writer and art therapist, Mia Barkan Clarke. Mia moved to Beacon in 2005 with her family for the same reasons many others have recently: convenient proximity to Manhattan, the beautiful surroundings, and an atmosphere that is conducive to the process of creating art.
Mia feels it's important to organize and compile a list of the creative force in Beacon to promote and support the work of the individual artists in town. She sees the directory as a valuable guide for collectors, interior designers and others looking for art, and believes it will further distinguish Beacon as an art destination with an abundant source of talent. Mia estimates the number artists living or working in Beacon to be around 150 and response by artists wanting to be included in the first edition has been good. The inclusion in the directory is free, and open to individuals working in all disciplines: fine and applied arts, music, dance, theater, design, etc.

Each artist's entry will include contact info, details on the artist's work, and a 50 word statement by the artist. Deadline for submissions is March 31, 2006. The online submission form can be found at www.miaart.com
(I'm currently writing on a mac, and cannot hyperlink to mia's site, right now.)

I will ask Mia if inclusion to the Directory will also be open to the one dead artist that has a studio at Bulldog.

Quinn the Eskimo visits Para/site March 18

Eloquent Images:
Obsessions with Text

March 18 to April 16
Opening Reception: March 18, 6-8pm

featuring work by:

Jeff Caramagna
E.J. Holland
Joe Millar
Todd Spire
Toon

Para/site art space @
Iron Fish Trading Co.
167 Main St Beacon NY 12508
845.838.2088

A public service brought to you by Quinn The Eskimo.

HVCCA's Video Artists in Dialogue March 16

The Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art in Peekskill continues its series of Video Artists in Dialogue.The second presentation will feature internationally renowned artist James Paterson and Bitforms Gallery owner/director Steve Sacks on Thursday March 16, 2006 at 7:00 pm. Video screenings and artist discussions will be moderated by Curator Daniel Fuller and a reception will follow.

WHAT Video Artist James Paterson with Bitforms Gallery Owner/Director Steve Sacks

WHEN Thursday, March 16th at 7:00 pm

WHERE Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art
1701 Main Street Peekskill, NY 10566

COST Members $7.50, non-members $10.
Series pricing is available: Members $25, non-members $35.

James Paterson uses drawing and experiments with digital code to create this free-floating graffiti. Recent exhibitions have been held at the Centre Pompidou in Paris, the Museum of Contemporary Art at Taipei, ICA in London, the Seoul Museum of Art in Korea, the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, GGG Gallery in Tokyo, and the Centro de Cultura Contemporanea de Barcelona.

Steve Sacks is the Owner and Gallery Director of bitforms gallery in New York and Seoul, Korea. Bitforms gallery is devoted to emerging and established artists who embrace new media and contemporary art practice - resulting in new languages and artistic experiences. Steve represents artists who are using digital tools as an integral part of their process. Bitforms goal is evolution in art.

Upcoming presentations include:
Thursday April 13th 7:00 pm Itziar Barrio (HVCCA Artist in Residence from Spain)
Sunday June 4th 2:00 pm Cory Arcangel and Paper Rad

Rundown of the Week

So Second Saturday passed by again yesterday. We held our open studio at Spire, and I was not able to make it out to any other venues. If anyone has images from the evening. feel free to send them on.

As my schedule has been rather full over the last couple of weeks, I was not able to post information that was passed on to me and almost passed by me, So here is a quick review of items from the last week.

The Poughkeepsie Journal's March 3rd Enjoy section featured an article on the "Women Artists of Beacon" exhibit currently on view through March 26 at the Howland Cultural Center. The exhibit includes work of various media by over 20 female artists working in Beacon.

That same issue of Enjoy featured a profile of Deborah Bailey Browne, and the "Curated Office" event that was held at her office on March 3. I have added a couple of images from the office here, with more to come soon. The exhibit includes work by Alexis Elton, Matt Kinney, Marnie Hillsley and myself. The response by visitors that night was really gratifying and I think the intent of this series of events has been successful: to exhibit contemporary art, some of it rather challenging, in a context of a familiar, living environment where it may engender a greater level of appreciation from a new audience.

The WAW Gallery at Westchester Community College in Peekskill is currently hosting an exhibit of Beacon artist and gallerist, Carl VanBrunt's digital paintings through April 15.

If you're heading going down to Peekskill, stop in the Division St Grill, 26 N. Division St., where currently have work on display.

The cover of this week's Pulse magazine features an image by Steve Cerio, whose exhibit at Zahra's Studio opened yesterday. POJO's March 10th Enjoy also includes an article about the Cerio exhibit.
The centerfold of Pulse contains a review written by Abby Luby of the exhibits of Grace Knowlton and Simon Draper at VanBrunt Gallery with several images of the two artists' work.

There was a NYTimes photographer at bau yesterday taking images in connection Westchester Section feature on cooperative art groups in the region.

Finally, in another example of following a wildly circuitous route toward learning of news close to home, I was directed via MAN to Kriston Capp's focus at Grammer Police.com on the suspension of a Middletown, NY High School teacher in a confusing case of nude figure drawing classes, and initimations of impropriety. I have not yet been able to fully read the accounts of the case, but I'm passing it along so that others may do so as there is currently action being taken to support reinstatement of the teacher, Peter Panse and this is a fresh story. There are links in the Grammer Police post to the original reports of the incident from the Times Herald Record. I'll post updates when I know more.

The Big Weekend

I've spent much of the last two weeks in NYC, so I've been out of the loop a little on what's going on in Beacon this week.
The Armory, Scope, Diva, and Pulse shows are going on in Manhattan, and I won't be able to make back down this weekend. If someone wants to report what they've seen, I'd be happy to pass it along.

In Beacon, it is Second Saturday, and here is what I know....This is a real quick rundown, as I am pressed for time at the moment. For more information, please visit the baca website, or the sites of any of the galleries. Links are in the sidebar. If you still have questions, feel free to email me.

Openings are happening at most of the galleries in town.
Bannerman Island Gallery is showing work by Frank Cannas and Judy Reynolds.

Kiesendahl + Calhoun Gallery is featuring paintings by Kate McCloughlin. I hear that this will also be the last show at Kiesendahl + Calhoun.

RiverWinds Gallery is also having a reception with "city scape" paintings by Robert Divito, and recycled material sculpture John Jackson.

Wild Wood Gallery is featuring the Patricia White Watson collection of photographs.

Zahra's Studio will feature Steve Cerio's illustrations

I have heard, but not confirmed that Bulldog is having an open studio Saturday. They are usually 12-5 pm.

Spire Studios is hosting its Quarterly Open Studio featuring an exhibit curated by Jackie Skryznski and Robert Modaffari. Exhibition artists are: Kerry Dennehy, Greg Graham, Ann LePore, Lorie Merhige, Eric Sung, Lydia Viscardi. There will be music later on....the open studio starts at 6pm and runs very late.

bau will be featuring Christopher Staples' collaborations with many different artists.
Para/site will be having a closing reception for Curry Mendes' "Color Me Bad" exhibit.

Knowlton, Draper at VanBrunt Gallery

Just a note, tomorrow, Saturday the 4th, the Vanbrunt Gallery is having an opening featuring the work of Grace Knowlton, and Simon Draper. I imagine the reception runs from 6-9.