Art FUR All

Animal Art & Animal Crafts Exhibition, Pet Adoption Day and Free Animal Art Workshop Day for Kids!

On Saturday, May 19th, from 11:00am – 4:00pm Mill Street Loft Arts in collaboration with Dutchess S.P.C.A will present Art “FUR” All! – a special Animal Art Exhibition, arts &crafts sale, free arts workshop day and pet adoption day at Mill Street Loft at 45 Pershing Avenue in Poughkeepsie. The event is ongoing with festivities and an Opening Reception that is free and open to the public. Artists will be in attendance and artwork will be for sale. The exhibition continues through June 22nd with gallery hours Mondays – Fridays from 9:30am – 5:00pm.

For this special show, artists of all ages were invited to submit smaller art works and unique crafts on an animal theme. A variety of media including paintings, drawings, printmaking, photographs, sculpture, ceramics, glass, hand-made textiles, jewelry and pet accessories will be on display and for sale. Professional artists and children are participating in this exhibition making for a well-rounded show celebrating our animal friends.

Ongoing throughout the day, artists Amanda Buehler and Patty Tyrol will be offering special free and fun art workshops for children and adults. Patty will be using cyanotype printing and other printmaking and cut paper stencils all related to animals. Amanda will also be working with children in a hands-on experience using multi-media materials. Everyone can take home something special they have created!

Dutchess S.P.C.A. will be bringing ready-to-adopt animal friends in need of forever homes and families! Refreshments will be provided by Lola’s, Twisted Soul and Mill Street Loft. For further information on this exhibition or other MSL Arts programs please call 845.471.7477 or visit www.millstreetloft.org.

The 2nd Annual Great Hudson River Exhibition

Mill Street Loft Arts Presents
“2nd Annual Great Hudson River Exhibition” Juried Fine Art Exhibition –
Opening Saturday, May 12th
At Scenic Hudson’s River Center, Long Dock Park, Beacon

Mill Street Loft Arts located at Scenic Hudson’s River Center at 8 Long Dock Road at Long Dock Park on Beacon Waterfront, is pleased to present “The 2nd Annual Great Hudson River Exhibition” a fine art exhibition focusing on the majestic Hudson River opening on Saturday, May 12th. The show will remain on view through Sunday, June 24th. An Opening Reception, that is free and open to the public, will take place in the River Center gallery on Saturday, May 12th from 4:00 – 6:00pm. Many of the artists will be in attendance. Asher Miller, Curator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City served as juror for this prestigious exhibition and will also be selecting the awards and prizes. A special awards ceremony announcing the winners will be held during the opening reception.

The Great Hudson River Exhibition showcases truly outstanding work by professional painters, photographers and mixed media artists from throughout the United States. Fifty-five brilliant works of both traditional and contemporary Hudson River themed works will be featured. Artists included in the exhibition are: Jane Bloodgood-Abrams of Kingston, NY, Malcolm Castro of Poughkeepsie, NY, Kasey Michael Child of Amherst, NH, Kevin Cook of New Paltz, NY, Daisy de Puthod of Hopewell Junction , NY, Joellyn Duesberry of Greenwood Village, CO, Anne Elliot of Lawrenceville, NJ, Doug Emery of Basking Ridge, NJ, Amanda Epstein of Putnam Valley, NY, Michael Gallo Farrell of Hyde Park, NY, John Fasulo of Beacon, NY, Tarryl Gabel of Poughkeepsie, NY, Andrea Zupko-Gill of Kingston, NY, Katherine Gray of New Paltz, NY, Peter Gruen of Lawrenceville, NJ, Keith Gunderson of Kerhonkson, NY, Amy Gustin of Gardiner, NY, Jason Hargrove of Paducah, KY, Jaime H. Hernandez of Newburgh, NY, Jan Horton of Buchanan, NY, Casey Inch of Brooklyn, NY, Andrew Kilpatrick of Hyde Park, NY, Andrew Lattimore of Highland Mills, NY, Nestor Madalengoitia of Poughkeepsie, NY, Patrick Madden of Rhinebeck, NY, Jeff McCrum of Belleville, NJ, Andrew McPherson of Athens, Oh, Meadow of Pine Bush, NY, Stan Miller of Fishkill, NY, Seth Nadel of Highland, NY, Jerry Reed of Essex, CT, Jill Shoffiett of Cold Spring, NY, Irv Suss of New City, NY, Phyllis Tarlow of Hartsdale, NY, Robert Uricchio of Pleasantville, NY, Marlene Wiedenbaum of Highland, NY, Adam Ace Wolpinsky of Katonah, NY and James Zatlukal of Wappingers Falls, NY.

Visitors to the show will enjoy a very diverse collection of both traditional and contemporary works with something for everyone. Gallery hours are Tuesdays and Fridays from 10:00am – 5:30pm. Thursdays from 1:00pm – 5:30pm and on Saturdays and Sundays from 11:00am – 3:00pm. Group tours and other viewing times are available by appointment. For more information on this exhibition and other Mill Street Loft programs please visit www.millstreetloft.org or call 845.471.7477.

Dutchess Arts Camp Open House

Mill Street Loft Presents
Open House for Dutchess Arts Camp at Poughkeepsie Day School
on Saturday, April 28th

Dutchess Arts Camp, an award-winning program of Mill Street Loft, now celebrating 31 years, will hold an Open House at their Poughkeepsie Day School Campus, located at 260 Boardman Road on Saturday April 28 from 10:00 am – 1:00pm. Parents and children will have a chance to meet the Directors and teaching artists, tour the facilities and enjoy creative hands-on art projects. Explore, Discover, Create, and Have Fun at Dutchess Arts Camp!

Dutchess Arts Camp offers weekly summer sessions of a dynamic arts-in-education program for children 4-14. Professional teachers will guide campers in the visual, performing and media arts. In addition to the Poughkeepsie campus, the camp is also being offered in Millbrook, Red Hook and Beacon on a week to week basis, between July 2nd and August 3rd. Individual Open Houses are now scheduled for all locations. Registration and more information about the camp is available on-line at www.millstreetloft.org, or by calling 845.471.7477.