Mill Street Loft’s Riverside Gallery hosts a wide variety of “green” art exhibits, presentations, workshops and classes year-round in this art center located along the Beacon waterfront and overlooking the majestic Hudson River. Faculty, student and guest artist shows are featured, and the space has limited availability for rental use by outside organizations and individuals by special arrangement. Entrance to the Riverside Gallery at Mill Street Loft is located in the City of Beacon between the Beacon train station and Dia: Beacon art center.
The gallery is open Mondays & Wednesdays 9:00am-11:30am, Tuesdays & Thursdays 9:00am-5:00pm, closed Fridays, and Saturdays & Sundays 11:00am-3:00pm.
Upcoming Exhibitions
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Yesterday & Today, Mid-Hudson Waterfront (Collaboration with Scenic Hudson) Saturday, February 11 – Sunday, April 29th Opening Reception 4:00 – 6:00pm Saturday, February 11th
Exhibition & Ice Sculpture Event 10:00am – 2:00pm, Saturday, February 11th (Collaboration with Scenic Hudson) |
The 2nd Annual River Show (Download the Prospectus, entry deadline April 1, 2012) EXHIBITION DATES: Saturday, May 12th – Sunday, June 24th |
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Hudson Valley Plein Air Exhibition & Silent Auction Saturday, May 12 – Saturday, June 24th Opening Reception Sat. May 12th 4:00 – 6:00pm |
Long Dock Paint-Out (Collaboration with Scenic Hudson) Saturday, June 2nd Artists paint from 9:00am – 3:00pm Auction viewing & reception from 4:00 – 5:00pm, Auction 5:00 – 7:00pm |
Applications
Use of the gallery is by application or invitation only. Application must be made to the Art Institute Director and the Gallery Committee.
Gallery Procedure For Art Exhibits
- Artist may submit slides or photographs of original work along with resumes at any time throughout the year and receives written notification of status of acceptance within the first 30 days of submission.
- If slides or photographs are not available an appointment can be made with a staff member to bring in original work. Written notification within 30 days still applies.
- Artist pays a $10 one time non-refundable processing fee.
- Other than canvas, all work must be framed and wired for hanging (not clipped between two pieces of glass.) Canvas must be wired for hanging. Exhibiting artists are responsible for framing their own work, delivering and picking up their work at the agreed time.
- Canvas works, if not framed, must be finished on edges.
- The committee reserves the right to deny work at any time and its decisions are final.
- Accepted works must be available for display for six (6) weeks. At the end of six (6) weeks, works must be removed.
- Curator’s decision will take precedence over what is hung and where.
- Mill Street Loft will send press releases to local news sources, The artist(s) must provide information four weeks prior to opening. Call 845.471.7477 for more information.
- Mill Street Loft will send personal invitations to opening. We provide and design a postcard. The artist is responsible for sending out the announcements to their own mailing list. Mill Street Loft will also send electronic invitations from its own selected list.
- Mill Street Loft will provide refreshments & paper goods for opening, the artist should feel free to provide any specialty food or drink items they may want to serve.
- Gallery openings will take place on Saturdays from 4:00 to 7:00 (when possible). The duration of exhibitions can be for three to four weeks at the discretion of the Gallery.
- Works sold are available to the purchaser at the end of the show. Artist agrees to donate to Mill Street Loft forty percent (40%) of sales of artwork sold at exhibit.
- Mill Street Loft is not responsible for damaged or stolen works at any time during the hanging or taking down or during the exhibition itself.
For additional information on any of these programs or for a detailed brochure, please contact our office at 845.471.7477.
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