NOVEMBER 11, 2006

WOODSTOCK ARTISTS ASSOCIATION AND MUSEUM www.woodstockart.org

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Main Gallery - Small Works: These small gems, no bigger than 12x12 including the frame, may take up little space, but their impact by our talented members will be huge. Opening reception will be held on November 11th, the exhibition will run through December 3rd. The opening will start at 4:00pm and will run until 6:00pm at which time the gallery will close for public viewing. We will reopen at 6:30 when we invite you to join us for a special screening of “Hervey White and the Maverick Experiment” by Cambiz Khosravi. Khosravi is the creator of Plough to Easel, a documentary about the Woodstock art colony, and has been compiling filmed interviews and footage relating to Hervey White and the Maverick artists for decades. There will be an admission charge of $10.  Middle Gallery: Active Member Walls
Featured artists - Zeev Willy Neuman, Pablo Shine, Steve Sax and Nita Sax. 

Solo Gallery.  Angela Gaffney-Smith will exhibit her figural drawings and monotypes. Her work offers the viewer a glimpse of fleeting moments and reflective poses. Drawing on family as a foundation and preserving images in ink and pastel, the artist presents her contemplative side of life. Each image presents either contemporary themes, both secular and spiritual, or timeless motifs, like a mother and child. The portrayals of dancers in this show are inspired by the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre where the artist’s son, Gabriel, is a corps member. Angela states, “I am inspired by the little vignettes in medieval illuminations, in Books of Hours, which offered illustrations for meditation. These black and white monotypes are straight forward; without the lure of color, the lines, subjects, and gestures become the focus. But I like to play with unconventional colors too, to snap out of the pre-conceived notion of what coloring something is supposed to be.”

Towbin Museum Wing.  The exhibition The Maverick Continues opens November 11th in the Towbin Museum Wing and will remain on view through January 7, 2007. This exhibition, the second installment of our celebration of Hervey White’s colony of the arts, will feature artists who lived in the Maverick neighborhood from the 1940s through the 1980s. Philip Guston and Raoul Hague are two of the most prominent artists and will be featured with special loans along with works from the WAAM Permanent Collection. Works by Alison Ames, Gwen Davies, Agnes Hart, Jolyon Hofsted, Nicholas Marsicano, Josef Presser, and Anton Refregier will also be featured.

Youth Exhibition Space (YES!).  It All Started with Blue: Third grade students from Woodstock elementary were introduced to the artwork of historic Woodstock artist Carl Walters during a fieldtrip to the WAAM. Carl Walters’ career as a ceramic sculptor began with an obsession to recreate “that indescribable blue so often achieved by the ancient Egyptians in their pottery.” Once he got it right, the blue became his trademark known as “Walters Blue.” He was best known for sculpting animals that were treated with stylized patterns influenced by the Egyptians and the arts of the Middle East.

SPECIAL EVENTS. 

“MIRROR, MIRROR”  A very special Found Objects auction to benefit the WAAM. On November 18th, our talented local and regional artists will transform the humble mirror, in all shapes and sizes, into fanciful creations. Become a collector of original Woodstock art and help the WAAM at the same time!! Preview starts at 4:30 and the live auction begins at 6:30pm.

FAME: (Fabulous Art Monday Evenings) - Our ongoing series presented by Prue See, our Gallery Manager, Staats Fassoldt and Lois Linet. On November 20th, Manny Bromberg, a noted painter, sculptor, and educator who taught at SUNY New Paltz for 25 years, will talk about his years in the arts, about what’s hot and what’s not, and why. A Woodstock resident, Manny was an acquaintance of Picasso, Braque, and Cocteau, and worked extensively with Buckminster Fuller.

FIGURE DRAWING SESSIONS - Ongoing sessions are held the first and third Thursday of the month from 7:00 -
9:30pm. Join us for a relaxing drawing session in an inspirational setting. Model fee only $5.

WOODSTOCK POETRY SOCIETY AND FESTIVAL  www.woodstockpoetry.com

2:00pm - Memorial for Saul Bennett.  The Woodstock Poetry Society will host a memorial event remembering local Woodstock poet Saul Bennett when it meets at the Woodstock Town Hall, 76 Tinker Street.  WPS meetings are held the 2nd Saturday of every month. All meetings are free and open to the public.  Saul Bennett passed away suddenly on August 6th from a heart attack. A large selection of Saul's poetry is now available online at http://www.woodstockpoetry.com/press_release/20061111.html so that you may read some of Saul's work and so that you may select a poem of Saul's that you might be interested in reading at this memorial if you would like.  The event will be hosted by Woodstock area poet Phillip Levine. We expect Saul's wife, Joan, and children Charles and Lizzy, to be attending. 
Please contact Phillip Levine (845)246-8565 pprod@mindspring.com or Will Nixon (845)679-5853 will@willnixon.com if you are interested in sharing work by or about our missed poet and friend Saul.

OCTOBER 14, 2006

WOODSTOCK ARTISTS ASSOCIATION AND MUSEUM www.woodstockart.org

4:00 - 6:00 pm Opening Party for Main and Middle Gallery.  Social Comment: a show that expresses the wide range of social, political and cultural perspectives that Woodstock is well known for. Come to our typically high energy opening party from 4-6, but do stay after the crowds have dwindled and view the work at a peaceful pace. Open until 8:00 for Second Saturdays on October 14th, the exhibition will run through November 11th.

Youth Exhibition Space (YES!).  Michael Asbill, Museum Educator, brings the fourth grade students from the Woodstock Day School to present their creations resulting from activities focused around the work of Hannah Small. She was a sculptor who infused her figurative style with great imagination – it will be a treat to see how our younger generation took inspiration from Hannah.

Solo Gallery.  Recent Paintings by Chris Gonyea – DEEP FOREST. Chris continues his on-going investigations of forest images with a new exhibition at the WAAM. His oils on canvas are much more than simple observations of nature, but instead dig deeper into realms beyond surface reality. This group of large paintings was designed with the octagonal shape of the WAAM solo gallery in mind. The intention is to surround the viewer completely in forest as if one is somehow submerged in a deep thicket or lost in the woods. Chris Gonyea has been an active member of the WAAM for many years. This is his first solo show in Woodstock and he is proud to bring his work back to the WAAM and its prestigious history.

Towbin Museum Wing  The Maverick: Hervey White’s Colony of the Arts: A must-see show for anyone who doesn’t know the rich, extensive history of the founders and subsequent artists of the original Maverick art colony. For those who are familiar with these artists, it is an absolute treat to be in the presence of the Maverick spirit. This show profiles art from the early 1900’s through the 40’s; a second installment will be on display starting November 11th through the end of December with work from the 1940’s through the 80’s. Curated by Josephine Bloodgood, Director of the Permanent Collection and Tom Wolf, art historian and scholar from Bard.

SPECIAL EVENTS.  FAME; (Fabulous Art Monday Evenings)
Our ongoing series presented by Prue See, our Gallery Manager, Staats Fassoldt and Lois Linet, all amazing artists. On October 16th, from 7:00-9:00pm, we will present Will Cotton who will be showing slides of his work. Will is an Ulster County native who has reached a high level of success as an artist, achieving his painterly style through bravura brushwork. He is very well known in NYC but less so in Ulster County. After high school in New Paltz, Will went to Cooper Union and received a seminal fellowship at Beaux Arts in Rouen. Upon winding his way through several NYC Galleries, he has found a home at Mary Boone's, a giant in the city of giants. Rumor has it that all his work is sold before his shows open!

WOODSTOCK FILM FESTIVAL & HUDSON VALLEY FILM COMMISSION www.woodstockfilmfestival.com

7th Annual Woodstock Film Festival

The Woodstock Film Festival announces its 2006 program as it readies to celebrate “fiercely independent” film for the seventh year, Wednesday, October 11th through Sunday, October 15th. This year’s program will include an outstanding collection of over 150 films, panels, concerts and special events in Woodstock, NY, and the neighboring towns of Rhinebeck, Hunter and Rosendale, covering three counties. Tickets are available now at The Woodstock Playhouse box office or visit www.WoodstockFilmFestival.com.  Pre-Festival programs are available the box office at the Woodstock Playhouse.

The Woodstock Film Festival was created in 2000, born of the kind of passion for cinema that can come only from working filmmakers and those who support their creative pursuits. And what better setting for a celebration of “fiercely independent” film than Woodstock, long known the world over as a center of creative and independent thought? At once a beautiful small town with bucolic surroundings and within the cultural orbit of New York City, Woodstock is the ideal setting for this fall festival. Here, filmmakers are embraced and welcomed in a friendly, creative and nurturing environment.

Over the years, the Woodstock Film Festival has established itself as one of the best independent film events in the country by premiering exceptional films, hosting the most talented emerging and established professionals in the movie industry, presenting A-list concerts, parties and panels, and creating innovative and stimulating programming year-round.

P0 Box 1406, 86 Mill Hill Road, Woodstock, NY  12498; 845-679-4265

WOODSTOCK SCHOOL OF ART www.woodstockschoolofart.com

GO FIGURE!  How many artists can fit in a studio with naked models? Admission to this madcap painting party is a bottle of champagne or a covered dish to share with other artists in newly renovated Studio Two. Raffle tickets for free classes with Staats Fasoldt, Kate McGloughlin or Chris Gallego will be drawn during the event. Tickets are $5 each, or five for $20. Call or email to reserve an easel.

2470 Route 212, P.O. Box 338, Woodstock, N.Y. 12498, 845.679.2388

WOODSTOCK GUILD/BYRDCLIFFE ARTS COLONY  www.woodstockguild.org

10:00am - 6:00pm - Byrdcliffe Ceramics Sale at the Byrdcliffe Theatre.  Sale runs October 13-15; 10-6pm

1:00 pm - Guided Walking Tour of historic 1903 Byrdcliffe Art Colony that brought the first artists to Woodstock.  FREE (weather permitting.  Tour begins at the Byrdcliffe Theatre, Upper Byrdcliffe Road.

Guild Office 34 Tinker Street, Phone:  679-2079

SEPTEMBER 9, 2006

WOODSTOCK ARTISTS ASSOCIATION AND MUSEUM www.woodstockart.org

4:00pm - 6:00pm - Opening Reception.  Main Gallery: Black and White, juried by Dion Ogust and Jeff Moran. Active Member solo walls by Marcello Amari, Alan Bryan, Judy Glasel, and Joy Moore. Solo Gallery: Polly Law. All shows continue through October 8. Towbin Museum Wing: The Maverick, 1905-1944 continues through November 5.

MIDDLE GALLERY: Active Member Walls - Participating artists are Marcello Amari, Judy Glasel, Alan Bryan, and Joy Moore.
YOUTH EXHIBITION SPACE (YES!)  We are proud to present a solo exhibition by Chimay Posevec. Art has always been central to Chimay’s life, receiving enormous encouragement early on from her family and teachers. She has studied with Kathleen McGuiness and flourished in the art program at Onteora High, as well as participating in the prestigious Summer Intensive Painting Program at the Rhode Island School of Design. Chimay will be spending her senior year of high school at SUNY Ulster.

SOLO SHOW: Polly Law.  This very special solo show is entitled "The Word Project: Odd & Obscure Words-Illustrated" and is the result of 4 years of creative work. Polly selected unusual and obscure words and illustrated them using her 'paper-doll' style. The show will consist of 96 pieces covering 100 words. More on 'The Word Project' can be found at www.thrumsend.com/WP.html

THE TOWBIN MUSEUM WING: Hervey White’s Colony of the Arts 1905-1944.  This historic exhibition represents the best of the Maverick spirit including paintings by Doris Lee, Arnold Blanch, Austin Mecklem, Eugene Ludins and Harry Gottlieb, sculpture and ceramic pieces by John Flannagan and Carl Walters, work by Hannah Small, Jane Jones, and Earle B. Winslow.

WOODSTOCK FINE ART AUCTION: For the Frugal Connoisseur

2:00 pm Sunday, September 3rd.  Auctioneer: James Cox.  You won't want to miss this amazing auction of 19th and 20th century Woodstock and regional artists. Visit www.jamescoxgallery.com for a listing of auction offerings. Preview hours: Wednesday, Aug. 30th and Thursday, Aug. 31 from 12-5:00; Friday, Sept. 1 from 12-5:00, join us for a wine and cheese party from 5-7; Saturday, Sept. 2nd from 12-6:00. Doors open on Sunday, Sept. 3rd for continued previewing from 10-2:00. All interested bidders may start signing up on Aug. 30th and may continue to do so after the auction begins.

AUGUST 12, 2006

WOODSTOCK ARTISTS ASSOCIATION AND MUSEUM www.woodstockart.org

12:00pm - 6:00pm - Exhibitions

Main Gallery - The Maverick Spirit, juror Jean Lasher Gaede.  Middle and Solo galleries - Today's Mavericks. In theTowbin Wing - The Maverick: Hervey White's Colony of the Arts 1905-1944. This is the first installment that is part of the culimination of a centennial celebration of the Maverick art colony. The second installment will be in November.  On the Youth Wall - Chance Fraser, a student from Onteora School.
28 Tinker St. Woodstock, NY 12498, 845-679-2940, Open Thursday, Sunday & Monday 12-5 and Friday & Saturday 12-6

WOODSTOCK FILM FESTIVAL & HUDSON VALLEY FILM COMMISSION www.woodstockfilmfestival.com

11:30 AM to 2:00 PM - Location, Location, Location!  A Garden Luncheon to celebrate and to benefit the launch of the HUDSON VALLEY FILM COMMISSION a division of the Woodstock Film Festival.  The event will be held at Buttermilk Falls Inn & Spa. Woodstock Film Festival and the Hudson Valley Film Commission, along with BUTTERMILK FALLS INN & SPA will host a special celebration benefit luncheon for the Hudson Valley Film Commission, featuring special guests, delectable food, drinks and good company.  Buttermilk Falls Inn & Spa in Milton, New York. A fabulous luncheon will be served and ticket buyers will be eligible for special door prizes, including a magnificent stay at Buttermilk Falls Inn & Spa. Main Course Caterers will provide wonderful food, Benmarl Winery delectable wine. Flowers will be designed by Stephen Bruce Design, the garden will showcase the work of sculptor Tovey Halleck, and music will be performed by Bayla Laks.  Benefit tickets are $100 per person and will allow the Hudson Valley Film Commission to continue bringing film production and economic development to the Hudson Valley Catskill region.

P0 Box 1406, 86 Mill Hill Road, Woodstock, NY  12498; 845-679-4265

WOODSTOCK GUILD/BYRDCLIFFE ARTS COLONY  www.woodstockguild.org

1:00pm Personal guided tour of historic 1903 art colony by Carla Smith. The history and objects produced by this unique community were the subject of a national traveling exhibition (and catalog) in 2003.  If available, we will visit founder's home, White Pines, to view some of the original works of art.

Meet in front of the Byrdcliffe Theatre, Upper Byrdcliffe Road.

845-679-2079

WOODSTOCK PLAYHOUSE www.woodstockplayhouse.org

11:00am - "Peter Pan" by Goowins Balloowins  Storyteller Allyn Goowins hilarious interactive story of "Peter Pan" bringing children up from the audience as cast members.

P.O. Box 1326, Routes 212 & 375, Woodstock, NY 12498, 845-679-4101

WOODSTOCK POETRY SOCIETY AND FESTIVAL  www.woodstockpoetry.com

2:00pm - Woodstock Poetry Society Meeting.  Poets Willard Gellis and Therese L. Broderick will be the featured readers at the Woodstock Poetry Society.  Note: WPS&F meetings are held the 2nd Saturday of every month.

Woodstock Town Hall, 76 Tinker Street.

WOODSTOCK SCHOOL OF ART www.woodstockschoolofart.com

12:00 pm: Saturday Noon Slide Lecture. Meet Williams & Russ, photographers, and owners of Photosensualis Photography Gallery in Woodstock. A rare opportunity to meet the artists, become familiar with their entire life work, and participate in discussions with them. $2 per lecture, free for WSA students.

2:00pm - 4:00 pm - Student Exhibition and Reception.  An exhibition by students of the WSA’s 24 instructors.

2470 Route 212, P.O. Box 338, Woodstock, N.Y. 12498, 845.679.2388

WOODSTOCK FRINGE FESTIVAL OF THEATRE & SONG www.woodstockfringe.org

8:00pm Women on Fire, a play by Irene O’Garden. Author, Irene O'Garden will join us for a post-performance discussion.  Trude is a world-famous photojournalist who returns from her latest assignment to discover that her studio has burned down and with it her life's work and art collection. All is lost except for the last few rolls of film she shot. Her assignment had been to create portraits of contemporary American women from all walks of life – from ad executive to mid-west mom to caregiver to construction worker – each character on fire with passion, fear, self-discovery and shopping! Twelve lyrical, funny and passionate portraits come to life in this beautifully-written play perfectly suiting our gifted cast of Noni Connor, Asta Hansen and Nicola Sheara. Women On Fire began life in the Hudson Valley as a series of performance poems by the play's author, and came together as a play in 2000 when it was performed at the Ensemble Studio Theatre in New York City. The New York Times describes it as “Bewitching…astounding… heartbreaking.” Directed by Wallace Norman.

Byrdcliffe Theatre, Upper Byrdcliffe Road.  Tickets $20, $17 seniors and students, Festival Pass $50.  For tickets or more information:  845-810-0123

JUNE 10, 2006

WOODSTOCK ARTISTS ASSOCIATION AND MUSEUM

4:00pm - 6:00pm -  Opening Reception.  Towbin Museum Wing: ERNEST FRAZIER Retrospective thru July 30.  Main Gallery: Agricultural Buildings in the Hudson Valley, juried by Barry Price, thru July 2. Middle Gallery: Active Members Solo Walls by Roberta Griffin, Michelle Spark, Harriet Livanthanos, and John Hopkins. SOLO SHOW: Barbara Rosen

WOODSTOCK SCHOOL OF ART

2:00pm -  4:00pm - Deane G. Keller Memorial Exhibition.  Opening Reception, Saturday, June 10, 2-4 PM. A retrospective exhibition of drawings and paintings by the eminent figure drawing instructor who passed away in January, 2005.

2:00pm - 4:00 pm - Opening Reception.  A retrospective exhibition of drawings and paintings by the eminent figure drawing instructor who passed away in January, 2005.

WOODSTOCK GUILD/BYRDCLIFFE ARTS COLONY

1:00pm Personal guided tour of historic 1903 art colony. The history and objects produced by this unique community were the subject of a national traveling exhibition (and catalog) in 2003. If available, we will visit founder's home, White Pines, to view some of the original works of art.

4:00pm - 8:00pm BYRDCLIFFE OUTDOOR SCULPTURE SHOW Guest Curator Richard Timperio has gathered a remarkable collection of artists for our Byrdcliffe Outdoor Exhibit.  Opening reception on The Villetta Inn  porch at Byrdcliffe for the Fifth Byrdcliffe Outdoor Sculpture Show incorporating 26 artists.

JULY 8, 2006

EAST VILLAGE COLLECTIVE  

5:00- 7:00pm - Gallery Opening.  "Avenue A" - featuring photographs by Matthew Kraus will also have live music in our courtyard by "Dream Collective"

99 Tinker Street, phone# 679-2174. 

MAVERICK CONCERTS  http://www.maverickconcerts.org/

6:00pm - Men, Women and Pianos: the Mozart-Schumann Connection.  Babette Hierholzer, piano; Mary Louise Wilson and Alexander Platt narrators. Music of Mozart, Schumann, and Darius Milhaud's unusual "L'Album de Madame Bovary" with text by Gustave Flaubert. Tickets $20 Students $5

Maverick Concert Hall, Maverick Road, near Woodstock, NY.  1 mile from the Jt. of Route 375 and Maverick Rd & 1 mile from the Jt. of Route 28 and Maverick Rd. 

THE CENTER FOR PHOTOGRAPHY IN WOODSTOCK  http://www.cpw.org/

8:00pm - Christopher James.  Please join us for an intimate and engaging evening with the master of alternative photographic processes, Christopher James. An internationally known artist and photographer whose paintings and alternative process images have been exhibited in galleries and museums in this country and abroad, his work has been shown at venues including the Museum of Modern Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, George Eastman House, and The Witkin Gallery. His acclaimed book, "The Book of Alternative Photographic Processes", published by Delmar in 2001, received unprecedented critical praise and was the winner of The Golden Light Technical Book of the Year award.

James is currently professor and chair of photography at the Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University. He is also a working graphic designer and professional scuba diver.

Admission: $7/$5 members, students, & seniors.

WOODSTOCK ARTISTS ASSOCIATION AND MUSEUM http://www.woodstockart.org/

4:00pm - 6:00pm - Opening Reception.  Main Gallery: The Magafan and Currie Clan: A Family of Artists, guest curated by Susana Torruella Leval, former director of El Museo del Barrio, NYC. SOLO SHOW: Jerry Miller. Towbin Museum Wing: Ernest Frazier Retrospective continues. All shows end July 30.  

WOODSTOCK GUILD/BYRDCLIFFE ARTS COLONY  http://www.woodstockguild.org/

Noon - 5pm - THREAD BARE - "Tradition Unraveled" exhibition featuring 11 artists, curated by Stella Chasteen, Heather Hutchison and Portia Munson

1:00pm - BYRDCLIFFE ART COLONY GUIDED TOUR; Meet at Byrdcliffe Theatre; Upper Byrdcliffe Road; Weather Permitting

Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild, 34 Tinker Street
845-679-2079  

WOODSTOCK PLAYHOUSE http://www.woodstockplayhouse.org/

8:00pm - Simply Barbra.  Elegant cabaret evening direct from NYC with Steven Brinberg as "Simply Barbra." "Simply Barbra" with Steven Brinberg

Woodstock Playhouse, 8:00 PM, Junction of Routes 212 & 375, Woodstock, NY 12498

WOODSTOCK POETRY SOCIETY AND FESTIVAL  http://www.woodstockpoetry.com/

2:00pm - Woodsock Poetry Society Meeting.  Poets María Arrillaga and Richard Loranger will be the featured readers. Woodstock Town Hall, 76 Tinker Street

Note: WPS meetings are held the 2nd Saturday of every month.  The readings will be hosted by Woodstock area poet Phillip Levine. All meetings are free and open to the public.

WOODSTOCK SCHOOL OF ART http://www.woodstockschoolofart.com/