Set 1 at Bank Square 7:30 – 9:00p
Music + Paint Jam
129 Main St, Beacon, NY 12508

Set 2 at X on Main 9:30 – 10:30p
Afterparty: Music – Film – Art & Blimps
159 Main St, Beacon, NY 12508

Chris Crocco: One of the best guitarists in the industry comes to Beacon, NY and he’s bringing the great Ian Froman on drums! They are opening at BankSquare Coffee house at 7:30pm with 2 amazing “real time” artists: Joe Pimentel & Rick Price exploring their own energy in paint right beside them.

At 9pm the after party moves up the block to X ON Main. Chris Crocco & Ian Froman takeover the backstage while filmmaker & artist Brandon Arroyo blasts his work onto buildings behind Main Street in true Orange Mannequin fashion.

X On Main is also proud to announce 2 new steel sculptures by Eric Stein & Jim Murray into the Art Garden that night.

Artist & legend Ron English will also be in the house with his show “Between The Scenes” featuring his photography for the first time in 25 years. His painted blimp will also be flying high above the band! Yes! I said blimp!

This is a Free Event to support Nate The Great’s Lymphoma Fund.
See more information concerning Nate the Great and this important cause at https://www.giveforward.com/fundraiser/mb42/natethegreatslymphomafund

Donations will be accepted…
All are strongly encouraged to attend.

This is an Orange Mannequin Production in conjunction with BankSquare Coffee House & X On Main Contemporary Art Gallery.

Art – Music – Film – Steel
All for a good cause!!!

Artist rendering of art totems

The Beacon Two Row Festival is an historic event not to be missed!

Saturday August 3rd 2013  /  Riverfront Park, Beacon NY  /  11am – dusk

Suggested Donation: $5, no one turned away.

Bring your family and spend the day experiencing the energy and wisdom of the Two Row Wampum Renewal Campaign. Enjoy Native American music, authentic craft, storytelling, food and history as we welcome Two Row canoe flotilla to Beacon. The flotilla will consist of passionate Native Americans and other Americans rowing side by side as they make their way from Albany to the United Nations in New York City.

Thousands of people will gather at the rivers edge to celebrate the very simple yet vital message of the Two Row Wampum Treaty. We will come together to embrace a commitment of friendship, ecological stewardship, peace between peoples and living in parallel forever.

Blowin’ and improvised world class music duo Chris Crocco and Ian Froman, hook up with blowin’ and world class artists Rick Price and Joe Pimentel.  Free event to support Nate The Great’s Lymphoma Fund.

Nate Stufano and his family recently received the devastating news that every parent dreads ever hearing about their child…

https://www.giveforward.com/fundraiser/mb42/natethegreatslymphomafund

You can also donate at the concert.

Set 1 @ Bank Square, 7:30 – 9:30, Music + Paint

Set 2 @ X ON MAIN,  Afterparty

One of the best guitarists in the industry comes to Beacon, NY!

www.orangemannequin.com

IN THE PRESS//

“THE GARDEN OF UNEARTHLY DELIGHTS: THE ART OF MOLLIE McKINLEY” In the May Issue of Vernissage TV Magazine

Feature essay and interview by Susan Kaiser Vogel

It’s quite an honor to have a 20-page feature in the most recent issue of Vernissage TV’s online international art magazine!  The venerable (and deeply perceptive) Los Angeles light and space artist, Susan Kaiser Vogel, has written a beautiful piece on my work.  Lots of images, too!  For a free download of the magazine, click here.

“Surf Temple,” 2013, Archival Inkjet print, 24″x30″

“Animal Husbandry With Pantyhose,” 2013, HD Video With Sound, variable lengths

If you can make it to any of the shows, please drop me a line…I’m so grateful for your support of my work.  Have a divine summer and please be in touch!

Mollie

The 2012 New York-Penn League Champion Hudson Valley Renegades invite you to a fun afternoon of baseball at Dutchess Stadium on June 30 at 1:05pm. The Renegades will take The Brooklyn Cyclones. Proceeds will benefit the Beacon Independent Film Festival.

Order tickets online at gadesgroups.com and enter the password ‘beaconartsbiff’. We’ll see you on June 30!

Maxine Nodel Works on Paper group show at the Upstream Gallery in Dobb’s Ferry, NY from June 27-July 28.

Opening reception on Sunday, June 30 2-5 PM.

Maxine Nodel / Max Nodel Studio / Spire Studios / Contact /Maxine Nodel’s mixed-media works are uniquely ethereal designs and surrealistic depictions inspired by elements of the human form, landscape and still-llife, as well as by the harmonic patterns found in mathematical nature.

The Beacon Players is looking for Youth Chorus members from the Beacon School District 5th graders, for this year’s magical production, Aladdin on November 22, 23 and 24.

Auditions will be taking place on Saturday morning, September 21, and will be held at Beacon High School beginning at 9:00 AM through 12:00 PM, you will be able to sign up for a time slot on the Audition Form

What we are looking for?

We will be looking for a total of 10 children, to form 2 teams of chorus members who play an integral role in the production as chorus, villagers, and friends of Aladdin. Our Youth Chorus members need to be able to dance, exhibit energy, act and sing at the same time and have lots of character and personality!

A time slot must be booked in order to attend the auditions and must be done so September 10. This is done by filling out the form on our website, www.beaconplayers.com.

The site will also provide you with further information.

SAVE THE DATE – SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 3-6PM

Joint Grand Tasting with Homespun Foods Celebrating Our 7th Anniversaries! 

A few of our very knowledgeable friends/suppliers will be pouring over 25 great wines at both our wine shop and Homespun’s garden – accompanied by Homespun’s savory bites. Wines from the tasting will be available at 15% off (some are limited in quantity), and we’re donating 10% of profits from the tasting to the Food Bank of the Hudson Valley (donation boxes will be at both locations as well). Hope to see you all then!

Homespun Foods, 232 Main Street, 845.831.5096

homespunfoods.com

Beacon Institute | Clarkson University at CEIE presents Walk n Talk Series with Herbalist Sarah Elisabeth

Date: July 13
Time: 10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Place: CEIE at Denning’s Point
199 Denning’s Avenue, Beacon, NY  12508

Explore Denning’s Point for wild edibles and healing herbs with Sarah Elisabeth, an herbalist in the Wise Woman Tradition, on Saturday, July 13 at 10 am. Sarah’s knowledge, combined with a personality which somehow invites the spring, makes for an irresistible morning tour at Denning’s Point.

Pre-register at www.bire.org/events

Limited space available!

Pre-register at www.bire.org/events

Pre-register at www.bire.org/events

Limited space available!

Date: July 27
Time: 10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Place: CEIE at Denning’s Point
199 Denning’s Avenue, Beacon, NY  12508
On Saturday, July 27th at 10 am, join environmental psychologist Dr. Claudia Mausner for Restorative Environments, a fascinating tour of the restorative aspects of the natural surroundings at Denning’s Point.

Pre-register at www.bire.org/events

The BeaconArts General Membership Meeting is (almost) every 4th Wednesday of the month!  The June meet-up is scheduled for Wednesday, June 26 at the Howland Cultural Center.  Come by to get caught up on what is happening in Beacon and with BeaconArts; and to take in the Howland’s Centennial Exhibit before it comes down on June 30.  Bob Murphy from the Beacon Historical Society will be on hand to answer questions and to give informed insights and perspective on the exhibit, as well as discuss famous Beacon painter Alice Judson’s (1876 – 1948) work, which is on display in the exhibition through June 30, as well as at Riverwinds Gallery through July 7.

For more information on the exhibit: http://beaconarts.org/celebrating-beacons-history-april-6th-june-30th-at-the-howland-cultural-center/

For more information on Alice Judson: http://riverwindsgallery.com/judson.htm

***Click BeaconArts@NIGHT_22May2013_Minutes for a copy of the May BA@N meeting at The Beacon Theatre.

The Howland Cultural Center

477 Main Street 845.831.4988
howlandculturalcenter.org
Art gallery, performance space, music, poetry, theatre. An architectural gem of the Hudson Valley on the National Registry of Historic Places. Available to rent for your special occasions.

Beacon 3D is pleased to present a sculpture installation at 164 Main Street, Beacon, NY with works by Ed Benavente, Tadashi Hashimoto and Insun Kim all of whom live andwork in Beacon. The works will be on public view through October 15, 2013.

Ed Benavente’s subject matter often touches on the philosophical nature of the human condition. “Bones are symbolic of the past upon which we build the future. Moving forward often requires creative adaption.” His sculpture, Sea Change, 2013, pictured above, is painted steel (47”H x 110”L x 20”D).

Tadashi Hashimoto’s Gaia Gaia, 2004, is made of recycled wood with remaining paint and steel lug bolts. (64” x 69” x 64”). Hashimoto’s work becomes an exploration of the forces between space and matter. The sense of motion becomes a visual paradox between weight and emptiness, commotion and calmness.

Insun Kim’s Couples, 2004, (steel, bronze and aluminum; 72” x 64” x 26”) speaks to the intricacies of relationships under one roof. Women are represented by the fruits such as pears, apples and onions. Roses and the petals address perception of love through a rose-colored lens.

Beacon 3D is a new public arts initiative designed to feature the talent
of local and regional artists on an annual basis.

Acknowledgements:

Beacon 3D 2013 is grateful to Dutchess County Community Action Agency, Inc. for providing the grounds for the installation and BeaconArts, as one of our fiscal sponsors. Additionally, the installation of Hashimoto’s sculpture would not have been possible without the generosity and expertise of the staff at The Lofts at Beacon. For information on becoming a sponsor of Beacon 3D, contact Eleni Smolen at theoganzstudio@tds.net or 917.318.2239

This year’s Beacon Riverfest is on Saturday, June 29th, from noon to 8pm – but help is also needed before and immediately after concert!

Below is info on all the volunteer duties still needed:
•Now until concert – Hang additional posters in Beacon and neighboring communities.
•9AM or 10AM till noon – variety of duties – setup tents, signs, gate setup, parking duty, final concert prep
•Entrance Gate Greeters  - There are 2 hours time slots. 12-2pm, 2-4pm, 4-6pm & 6-8pm
•Merchant Table – 6-8pm time slot
•Breakdown around 8:00pm – lifting and fast moving, as they have to break down as the sun is setting with no lighting.

Also all volunteers, if you are able to help and don’t have a Local 845 T-shirt, please give me your shirt size.

If you are able to volunteer, please email or call me asap if you can help and let me know what job works best with the time you have available.

Thanks,
Pam Wetherbee
Volunteer Coordinator, Beacon Riverfest
pwetherbee@optonline.net
(845) 264-4772

PROOF by David Auburn
Directed by Ken Straus
Produced by Special Arrangement with Dramatists Play Services.
June 14 – 23, 2013
Fri & Sat at 8pm and Sun at 3pm

Tickets: $18

The Beacon Theatre, in association with 4th Wall Productions, presents the winner of the 2001 Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award for Best Play, PROOF, directed by Ken Straus.

The show opens on Friday, June 14th at 8 p.m, with subsequent performances on Saturday,June 15th at 8 p.m., and Sunday, June 16th at 3p.m.  Three additional performances take place the next weekend: Friday, June 21st and Saturday, June 22nd at 8p.m.,  and  Sunday, June 23rd, at 3p.m. Tickets are $18.00 each. 

“When we think of the great American playwrights, we think of Arthur Miller and Eugene O’Neill and Lillian Hellman, in earlier generations; Wendy Wasserstein and Tony Kushner, Jon Robin Baitz and Donald Margulies today: They are always writing about big ideas and wrapping them in family squabbles that get us where we live. Welcome David Auburn to the club. PROOF is the one you won’t want to miss this fall.”” — NY Magazine.

“PROOF “…combines elements of mystery and surprise with old-fashioned storytelling to provide a compelling evening of theatre. …[PROOF is a] smart and compassionate play of ideas.””– NY Daily News.

“”PROOF surprises us with its aliveness. …Mr. Auburn takes pleasure in knowledge. …At the same time, he is unshowily fresh and humane, and he has written a lovely play.”” — NY Observer.

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“A wonderfully funny, …ambitiously constructed work.…”” —Variety.

Do you Believe in the Beacon?
We can always use more help finishing
our beautiful theatre’s restoration!
For more information about making a tax-
deductible donation and levels of support,
please visit thebeacontheatre.org/donate

Thanks for your support!

THE BEACON
445 MAIN STREET  |  BEACON, NY 12508
thebeacontheatre.org

ADULTS AND TEEN BOOT CAMPS
Register HERE FOR SUMMER

6/14 – Fri – The Klubnik band – 9.pm

6/15 – Sat – T. Jay – 9.30pm

6/21 – Fri – Charlie Sabin – 9.pm

6/22 – Sat – Mike N Ed’s Acoustic Adventure -9.30pm

6/28 – Fri – Talking Machine – 9.30pm

6/29 – Sat. Chowderhead Acoustic – 9.30pm

7/5  – Fri – Derek Dempsey – 9.30pm

Photograph by Howard Goodman

Please join us on Saturday, June 8th from 6 to 8 pm to celebrate the opening of Symbiosis, an exhibition of sculptures by Insun Kim.
Insun Kim was born in South Korea and came to the US when she was 19.  She studied painting at the Art Students League for several years but later, when she started working at Tallix Art Foundry in Peekskill, she was introduced to sculpture and never looked back.
Over the years she has worked with clay, wax and plaster but her true love is working with metal.  While some of her pieces are cast, most of her work is fabricated with metal and various found objects.  She is a highly skilled welder and fabricator and Kim has completed several trees made entirely of stainless steel nails.  Heritage II, a 12 ft tree, is currently part of the Ossining in 3D Bicentennial Exhibition.  Summer, 6 ft, created especially for this gallery’s inaugural exhibition Segue in May 2012, is now joined by the smaller trees which make up her new bonsai series.
Kim started her full-time business, Beacon Fine Art Foundry, in 2005.

To view the range of Kim’s sculptures and/or read more about her,  visit the website theoganzstudio.com.

Theo Ganz Studio

149 Main St. (917) 318-2239
theoganzstudio.com

Theo Ganz Studio is a commercial gallery featuring contemporary art of all kinds. Recently established by artist Eleni Smolen, Theo Ganz Studio proudly joins the growing community of venues for the visual arts.

506 Main Street, Beacon, NY 12508 

bauinfo@optonline.net   www.baugallery.com

 (845) 440-7584   

new expanded gallery hours

 Fridays 3-8 pm Saturdays and Sundays 12-6 pm 

In Gallery One ”Color and Dimension” works by Flaitz and Lyon  Multimedia Artist Carol Flaitz and ceramist Kirsten Lyon join forces using encaustics and ceramics to explore hue and shape with their new show  “Color and Dimension” at bau Gallery, 506 Main St. BEACON, NY.    An opening reception for the artists will be held Second Saturday June 8th from 6-9 pm. The exhibition runs through July 7th.    Newburgh Artist Carol Flaitz, most known in the art world for her multimedia sculptural panels based on images found in nanotechnology will be showing the results of a year-long exploration of color studies in encaustics, a wax and natural resin based medium known for its rich colors and translucent satin textures. Arranged in a rainbow spectrum, each panel explores the depth of one color and its complementary, creating a field of rich waves of hue at their most vibrant contrast.Flaitz combs the encaustics in layers, making a bas relief on each panel reminiscent of thick moss or ocean waves when viewed from far away. While working with the encaustics, Flaitz became enamored of the ideas of Post-Impressionist painter Georges Seurat, most notably in his work with color theory that he called “Chromoluminarism,” which looks at how the human eye receives and reacts to color. ”The human eye, when it looks at a strong color and then away, will see a halo of the opposite color. Putting both of these colors on one panel creates a dynamic tension which pushes the dimensionality of the work and almost tricks the eye, like when one puts on 3D glasses. As part of Flaitz experimentation in this series, she will provide the audience with 3D glasses at the gallery for visitors to experiment with as well each color combination, to discover how their eye responds to the various complementary relationships within the color spectrum.   Flaitz has exhibited nationally and internationally, most recently in Berlin, Germany. She holds a Masters in Fine Arts from the University of Wales in Cardiff, Great Britain and a Bachelors of Fine Arts from the prestigious College of Ceramics at Alfred University in New York. Her recent nanotechnology exhibit and talk at SUNY Orange, in Middletown, New York, inspired students there to visit their own science lab and to create work based on materials viewed through electron microscopes.    In contrast, Newburgh native Kirsten Lyon continues her signature work with ceramic forms, many floating in water.    Each of Lyon’s ceramic sculptures work to create its own relationship to the space around it.  Several of the works are orbs of clay or porcelain covered with long points, like a sea urchin, and reach out toward the viewer from their central axis, while the floating aspect of her creations gives movement and a playful quality to the pieces, which she often encourages with the use of simple devices that add kinetic and sonic elements to the work, allowing them to oscillate, swirl, bob, cluster and even reverberate.   “As a child,” says Lyon, “I spent hours playing in the stream by my home. It was through this play that I began to explore the idea of creation within the aquatic ecosystem.  With my sculpture, I attempt to connect elements of play and scientific theory by making ceramics – a weighty medium derived from the natural elements of earth and fire – float. While the sculptures I’ve created are not conceived from direct source material, they are derived from basic microbiological forms and concepts.”   Interestingly, Lyon is also a graduate of the College of Ceramics at Alfred University.  Flaitz and Lyons are working on some surprise elements of the combined show which further push the boundaries of working in color and in moving through dimensional space.   The bau gallery is open from 3 to 8 on Fridays, and noon to 6, Saturdays and Sundays, or by appointment.  For more information, go to baugallery.com ______________________________________________ Laura Kaufman Solo in the Beacon Room  Kaufman starts with the impulse of exploration to challenge the supple nature of empirical fact. Through a combination of basic and seductive materials such as constructed wood, painted and folded aluminum, and cast bronze, she investigates the fluidity of perception. Recently, she has been making arrays of folded, patterned objects. Shown on the wall and in the round, these small-sized works maintain an ambiguous boundary between painting and sculpture. Folded in on themselves, these gathered forms indicate measured rhythms of space as well as the collapsed reflections of their interiors. Kaufman is attracted to macro-scale, implied or literal. She uses patterns to think about limitless space, as their repeated segments indicate that they extend into space infinitely. The outwardly organized geometry of the patterns provides her with endless means to measure space and still come up a little short.   Laura Kaufman has exhibited in New York, Rhode Island, Texas and Washington, and was a 2011 participant in the Artist in the Marketplace (AIM) program and exhibited in the first AIM Biennial at the Bronx Museum of the Arts. In 2012 she was commissioned to do an outdoor sculpture for FLOW.12, a project funded by the Rockefeller Foundation and presented by the Randall’s Island Park Alliance and the Bronx Museum of the Arts. This summer she will travel to Japan to witness the ritual rebuilding of the main Shinto Shrine at Ise. She holds a BA in studio art from Vassar College and received an MFA with honors in sculpture from the Rhode Island School of Design. Kaufman was born in Pittsburgh, PA and lives in Cold Spring, NY, with her husband and son. About Us bau: beacon artist union (bau Gallery) beacon artist union was founded in the fall of 2004 by six artists. This is our 102nd consecutive monthly exhibition. Now in it’s ninth year, bau recently moved to a larger location in Beacon to expand  programming. bau is a platform for represented artists to grow, present and market their work collaborative curatorial projects hosting events of related disciplines: performances, talks, film and music building a vital link between the activities at bau and the greater Hudson Valley community

Organist and composer Joseph Bertolozzi will offer an onsite guided lecture/demonstration of the pipe organs of Beacon, NY as part of the Beacon Centennial celebrations.

The itinerary will include six organs over three consecutive Tuesdays:

June  11:
- 7pm, St. Joachim’s Church , 51 Leonard Street, organ by J.H. & C.S. Odell & Co., 1885/1926.
- 8pm, First Presbyterian Church , 50 Liberty Street, organ by Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co., 1945 . (light refreshments following the program)

June 18:
- 7pm, St. John the Evangelist Church , 35 Willow Street, organ by  Peragallo Pipe Organ Company, 1989.
- 8pm, St. Luke’s Church , 850 Wolcott Avenue, organ by J.H. and C. S. Odell & Co., 1960. (light refreshments following the program)

June 25:
- 7pm St. Andrew’s Church , 17 South Avenue, organ by George Jardine & Son, ca. 1860.
- 8pm, The Reformed Church , 1113 Wolcott Avenue, organ by Geo. H. Ryder, 1895.  (light refreshments following the program)
The program  will consist of a demonstration of the individual sounds of each organ  followed by a selection of solo organ pieces and an invitation to the  attendees to sing along to patriotic songs and hymns appropriate to the  denomination.

A lavishly illustrated and historically up-to-date companion booklet will be available featuring eleven pipe organs in the city . These organs are an authentic link to the history of the community, presenting , in some cases, the actual sounds heard and sung to over 150 years ago .

Joseph Bertolozzi, composer; c. 2012 by Rob Penner

Using drumsticks and mallets, composer Joseph Bertolozzi is turning Paris’ Eiffel Tower in to a giant percussive instrument.  Click on the image at left to read the story and watch a video about Joe and his newest project.

Short Walls Gallery and Tastes Like Chicken Skateboard Shop (“TLC Skate Shop”) is proud to host “Sigils,” work by Randy Aragon, at 380 Main St, Beacon, NY from June 7 – July 11^th. The opening exhibition party takes place on Second Saturday, June 8, 2013 from 6:00pm-8:00pm.

Reminiscent of Rorschach imagery, Sigils is an exploration of symmetry and mathematical concepts seen in ancient Greece. Randy says “[these symbols] were most notably used by the ancient Greeks to create a myriad of spell like enchantments that gave the beholder god like powers.” In their modern use, Sigils are used for casting spells as well as the creation of thought forms—often abstract and chaotic—however, in Randy’s work, the equilibrium of his artistic process is found in the fusion of hard line angles, ink and water color to portray what is intrinsically an algorithmic design.

Randy received his BFA in illustration from the Art Center College of Design and has worked with notable illustrators Gary Baseman, Marla Frazee and Jeff Smith.

Short Walls Gallery and TLC skate shop is owned and managed by Matt and Joelle Held.

Short Walls Gallery / Tastes Like Chicken Skateboard Shop

380 Main St. 845-464-3230
tasteslikechickenskateshop.com
Beacon’s only skateboard shop and gallery.  Open Wed-Sat 11-6; Sun 11-5

Happy June!

Homespun Foods Anniversary!

As we mentioned in our last newsletter, 2013 marks 7 years of business for Homespun Foods as well as for our friends at Artisan Wine Shop. To celebrate our anniversaries we are presenting a joint Grand Tasting! Stroll between Homespun’s garden and the Wine Shop to taste over 25 wines from around the world paired with savory bites. Start your grand tour in our garden and then head over to the cool interior of Artisans to continue your wine and food journey. All Grand Tasting wines will be available at 15% off. To further show our appreciation for this community we’re so lucky to be a part of, 10% of profits from Grand Tasting wine sales will be donated to The Food Bank of the Hudson Valley and donation boxes will be at both locations. 
So please join us on June 22 from 3-6 PM for wine and bites! We’re excited to celebrate with all of you!
                                                

Father’s Day

May was for the Moms but we can’t forget about the Dads and we’ve got another wonderful brunch planned in their honor!

Homespun Foods cafe will be offering table service in the garden ONLY for this special Father’s Day Brunch menu. We will be taking reservations from 9 AM to 1 PM. Our regular menu will still be available for walk-ins inside the cafe.  (weather permitting, reservations will be moved indoors).  Please call 845.831.5096 to make a reservation, seats will fill up fast!

Sunday, June 16, 2013
Father’s Day Prix Fixe Brunch Menu

Orange Juice
Fruit Salad
Breakfast Pastry Basket with mini scones, croissants and coffeecake

Choice of one

Corned Beef Hash
with parsnips, potatoes, fennel and eggs as you like them

Corn Custard
with chorizo and mushrooms 

Egg Souffle Roulade
with spinach, ricotta, shallots, pine nuts and currants with a fresh tomato sauce

Baked Creamy French Toast
with yogurt and a mixed berry compote

Homespun Burrito
black beans, potatoes, cheddar cheese, sour cream, chorizo and avocado

Coffee or Tea

$28 per person

Children may order off our regular menu
Espresso drinks extra
Price does not include gratuity

Reservations Needed for outdoor dining

Homespun Dia:Beacon

Dia Artist Cakes

If you haven’t heard, seen or tasted for yourselves yet, Homespun Foods has taken on the challenge of celebrating the birthday’s of the artists featured in the museum’s collection by making cakes inspired by their artwork! It’s been a fun and delicious adventure so far. Of course all the accolades go to our dear friend Jill Reynolds for her artistic knowledge, inspiration and not least, her frosting skills! Below is a link to our facebook page where you can check out pictures of the cakes we’ve made so far, including Agnes Martin,  Dan Flavin and Robert Ryman! Coming up in June are the birthdays of Blinky Palermo and Donald Judd!
www.facebook.com/HomespunFoods

Drink More Good

And last but not least…

Again, we can’t tell you how excited we are to have Drink More Good sharing our space at 259 Main St. If you haven’t checked out the shop, make sure you do!

Jessica & Amanda

Exhibition of paintings by artist Gail Robinson, June 1 – July 30

Artists’s statement:

All that is needed is to stay afloat, roll along with the shifting waves.

Omitted are indicators that would allow the viewer to map out specific locations and any sense of time or scale from the body of water.  There is no destination just the sense that one must stay alert to the constantly moving waves and tumbling skies.  This level of awareness forces one to stay focused and in the present.

There is a map that well describes my voyage as a painter, it is the Bellman’s map, an ocean chart that leaves room for fantasy.  The Bellman’s map is a map of the un-location, getting us to the un-place.

“He brought a large map representing the sea, without the least vestige of land, and the crew were all pleased when they found it to be a map they could all understand.” -from Lewis Carroll’s poem, “The Hunting of the Snark.”

BeaconArts  @ the Bank

Rhinebeck Bank, 1476 Rt 9D

Wappingers Falls, NY  12590

845.831.0300   www.rhinebeckbank.com

E-mail: info@beaconarts.org

“BeaconArts @ the Bank” is a member benefit of BeaconArts.

Sargent-Downing Garden a not-for-profit community garden in Beacon NY, 724 Wolcott Avenue is presenting several classes and events through out the year. This month’s highlights include:

Two art classes by Margaret Calvert-Cason:

• Saturday, June 8 – String Art, 1p-3p.  Using string and paint to create unique organic forms.  This class is open to all ages.
• Saturday, June 22 – Painting on paper parasols. Students will learn dry-brush techniques and painting in a round format.  This class is geared for age 6 and older.

Save The Date! Sunday, June 16  is our Third Annual Free Father’s Day Pancake Breakfast and Children’s Poster Art Event, 10a – 1p.A wonderful way to spend the morning at the garden.

On Sunday, June 30  it’s all hands on deck for an afternoon of “Arrrgh.. Pirates and Pirate Tales.” 4p – 7p. Friends of the Howland Public Library and Sargent-Downing Garden are pleased to present the first Pirate Day Fundraiser at Sargent-Downing Garden starring Master Story Teller Jonathon Kruk and the Hudson River Ramblers.  Miss Vickie and music by The Fleet  $20 per family; $7 per individual. Come dressed as a pirate.  Bring your picnic and enjoy stories and music. A full summer’s evening of fun.

Come and see what’s growing at the garden!! www.sdgardens.com

World renowned Pop Surrealist and Street Artist Ron English will exhibit his first new series of photographs in 25 years. With a master’s degree in fine art photography, Ron began his career in the early 1980s as part of the Fabricated to be Photographed movement that included Cindy Sherman, Sandy Skoglund and Nic Nicosia. Many of his most famous billboard takeovers, environmental interventions and trompe l’oeil art on the street, pieces that established him as a pioneer of the global street art phenomenon were actually byproducts of his staged photography in urban environments.

In 1986 Ron traded his camera for a canvas and became one of the founders of the pop surrealist movement and has been known ever since as an oil painter and street artist.

Although never exhibited publicly as standalone pieces, Ron’s photography has always remained an integral part of his artistic process. Ron creates elaborate sets that he photographs as the bases for his paintings, and for the first time he will exhibit these studies as limited edition photographs.

Opening Exhibition Saturday June 8^th 2013 at 6pm; Until July 28^th 2013

X on Main

Contemporary Art Gallery

159 Main Street

Beacon NY 12508

www.xonmain.com

Greg Slick
Head Arrangement 13, 2013
gouache on paper
10″ x 10″

Matteawan Gallery is pleased to present Greg Slick: New Work. The exhibition runs through June 29, 2013, and features abstract paintings and works on paper. In conjunction
with the exhibition, Slick will be introducing a new artist’s book titled Head Arrangement that focuses on his recent series of gouaches.
On view are works from the 16-piece series of gouaches on paper titled Head Arrangement. In this series, Slick is influenced primarily by mid-twentieth century modern art, Chinese and Japanese Zen painting, and Indian tantric painting, as well as by the rhythms of jazz. “Head arrangement” is a term used by jazz musicians that refers to swing bands’ and small combos’ habit of arranging an old standard, memorizing it, improvising, but never writing down the adaptation. Likewise, Slick takes iconic shapes from the history of modernism and improvises with their forms and textures. The result is a series of shapes intended to be read in a linear fashion, much as one would experience a few bars of music. There is an improvisational, instinctual quality to these works; Slick did not plan the paintings in advance, but painted what felt right on the paper at that moment, a process akin to a synesthetic experience of music as colors and shapes.

Also included in the exhibition are new abstract paintings on wood panels that continue Slick’s interest in breaking down and reinterpreting the conventions of modernist painting. The works contain the elongated lozenge shapes and muted colors of his earlier work, but with increased abrasion and reworking of paint on the surface, and more complex backgrounds. In the new paintings, Slick strips away the inessential and shows only what is indispensable, laying down forms and colors taken from a constantly evolving lexicon of imagery. His work has many disparate influences, including Chinese calligraphy, abstractexpressionism, Edward Tufte’s data graphics, and street art.
Greg Slick has exhibited in New York, as well as internationally. He studied Chinese calligraphy and painting at the Chinese Information and Culture Center in New York from 1999-2002. In 2003 he was an artist in residence at the Estonian Artist’s Association in Tallinn, Estonia. Slick is also an independent curator, and has worked with The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at SUNY New Paltz, the Woodstock Artists Association and Museum, Woodstock, NY, and the Garrison Art Center, Garrison, NY. In 2006 Slick, along with artist Karlos Carcamo, founded Go North Gallery in Beacon, NY. Joe Pan joined as coowner in 2007, and they continued to show work by emerging and established artists until the gallery closed in 2009. In 2010 Slick founded The Artist’s Statement Picture Show, a series of film and video screenings co-curated with artist Mollie McKinley. Slick’s early work was the subject of a monograph published by Brooklyn Arts Press in 2008.

Gallery hours are Friday and Saturday from 12-5, and Sunday by appointment. For additional information please visit www.matteawan.com or contact Karlyn Benson, info@matteawan.com or 845-440-7901.

Matteawan Gallery

464 Main St. 845-440-7901
matteawan.com

Matteawan Gallery specializes in contemporary art with an emphasis on works on paper by emerging and mid-career artists.

“As long as the grass is green , as long as the waters flow downhill,
and as long as the sun rises in the East and sets in the West”

www.honorthetworow.org

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Dear Friend,

We will be having our Two Row Wampum Festival on August 3 which will
be bringing us an experience of understanding of our Indigenous
Culture in art, music craft, talks and ceremony. It will be a support
of the 200 or so paddlers , both Indigenous and non-Indigenous,
paddling from Albany to the UN, stopping her in Beacon on their way.
It will be an opportunity to begin building a community to connect
with these values.

In order for this event to be successful, it will need volunteers to
help. You are invited to be a part of creating this event, and not
only a part of the audience. The festival takes place from 11 AM to
around 8:30 PM, but we will probably need people available as early as
8AM and up to 10 PM. We may even need some people the night
before.There will be a variety of committees and help that we will
need. If you are interested, please contact me at peace1064@gmail.com
or 845-765-0495.

Attached is a form for you to fill out and email back to me or else
snail mail it  to 8 Bayview Avenue, Beacon , NY 12508. All volunteers
will get a T-shirt, so we need your T-shirt size. .

Sincerely,

Jim Krivo

Two Row Wampum Volunteer form

Karl LaLonde, All Aboard, 20×24, photograph

Leaving on Track 9: The Train Show

Photography by Karl LaLonde: Paintings by Peter Tassone

June 8 – July 8, 2013

Artist Reception – Beacon Second Saturday June 8, 5 – 9pm

Karl LaLonde has been intrigued with the look of old trucks, cars and trains for years.  “I love transportation, especially old transportation.  Coming up close to these machines for me is like meeting someone in their 80s and they finally start to talk about their lives and how full they have been.  I see that in the old trucks and trains that I photograph

Peter Tassone, View from Bear Mountain Bridge, 56×46, acrylic

Peter Tassone says, “My work reflects my lifelong interest in railroads, especially during the steam era. My art education began with lessons from my father, who had a formal art education, and was a superb draftsman. He taught me all the basics of that discipline, and also helped to instill in me the affection for trains that I carry with me today. I began painting seriously when I was a teenager, mostly landscapes. I attended New York Institute of Technology, receiving a BFA from there in 1980, and S.U.N.Y., New Paltz, receiving my MFA in 1990. I spent over a decade painting in a variety of abstract and expressionist styles, before I began painting trains in 1989.  My interest in trains having begun at a very young age has never gone away. Sometimes I deliberately repress it for various reasons. Sometimes I follow it full tilt.  These paintings have come from somewhere in my heart.” 

Have your child join 4th Wall’s Summer Camp program and experience one of the most acclaimed summer programs in the Tri-state area now celebrating our 12th year!

Whether it be one of our classic week-long programs, Teen Night Camp, or new selections like Camp Rock!™ and Camp Glee!™, have your son or daughter come for a week or the summer – still the best value in Dutchess and Putnam Counties.

During the fun-packed week, your child will learn:

• • Interactive Theatre Games
• • Communication Exercises​
• • Proper Diction​
• • Critical Thinking Skills
• • Confidence Building Activities​
• • Motivational Games​
• • Creative Problem Solving​
• • Improvisational Workshops
• • Backstage Production

Every Session ends with a show that your child works on throughout the week!!

Our team includes professionals from Broadway, O-Broadway, Nickelodeon, VH-1, and Madison Square Garden. Throughout the week-long session, your child will experience every aspect of a theatrical performance in a real stage setting. The program consists of either a week-long day or night program and each week ends with an on-stage performance.

Discounts available for returning Studio B students, multi-week registration and multi-children per week. For more information on the discounts, please email jim@thebeacontheatre.org.

PRE K CAMP

Weeks of 6/24 – 6/28 and 7/1-4/5 – $235

We take care of your little ones for a one or two week session. Theatre games, movement and motion, and fun with music are taught and shared. Presentation on Friday afternoons so the little ones can strut their stuff.

ACTING CAMP

Week of July 8-12 – (12 and under) – $235
Week of July 22-26 – (all ages) – $235

Our famous intensive week-long acting camp, taught by professional actress Christine Vittorini and her team, where kids learn every aspect for the theatre world. Theatre games are taught, stage presence, eye contact, and projection are emphasized, and by the end of the week a full on-stage performance is given to family and friends! Still the most popular theatre camp in the Hudson Valley!

MUSICAL THEATRE CAMP

Week of July 15-19 – (12 and under) – $250
Week of July 29-Aug 2 – (all ages) – $250
Our famous intensive week-long musical theatre camp, taught by professional actress Christine Vittorini and her team, where kids learn every aspect for the theatre world. Theatre games are taught, stage presence, eye contact, and projection are emphasized, and by the end of the week a full on-stage musical performance is given to family and friends! Still the most popular musical theatre camp in the Hudson Valley!

CAMP ROCK!

Week of Aug 5-9 – (Ages 5-16) – $250
Rock it out with our talented teaching crew who are veterans in the performance world! We prepare a contemporary pop number with the student and get them to rock it out with an onstage performance for family and friends

CAMP GLEE!.

Week of Aug 12-16 – (Ages 5-16) – $250

Learn specific dance and song numbers with our talented  teaching crew just like on the show! Use costumes and makeup to create the ultimate performance team. Week ends with onstage performance for family and friends.

KATIE’S TEEN MUSICAL DAY CAMP

Week of Aug 19-23 – Katie’s Teen Musical Day Camp – $250
Week of Aug 26-30 – Katie’s Teen Musical Day Camp – $250
Work with former Radio City Rockette and Studio B Director Katie Bissinger where the teens rule! A musical is created in our intensive two-week long camp with a special emphasis on dance. Week ends with onstage performance for family and friends.

TEEN NIGHT CAMP

Week of July 8-12  - $125
Teens spend a relaxed evening with teens, learning and experimenting with their craft. With emphasis on building a character with confidence, taking larger risks on stage, being comfortable in their skin, and showing it.  Week ends with onstage performance for family and friends of a drama or comedy.

TEEN CABARET NIGHT CAMP

Week of July 22-26 -  – $125

Teens spend their evenings in their true element, experimenting with their voices, movement, and stage presence.  Week ends with onstage performance for family and friends of a combination of musical numbers.

Do you Believe in the Beacon?
We can always use more help finishing
our beautiful theatre’s restoration!
For more information about making a tax-
deductible donation and levels of support,
please visit thebeacontheatre.org/donate

Thanks for your support!

THE BEACON
445 MAIN STREET  |  BEACON, NY 12508
thebeacontheatre.org

Active duty military and their families can enjoy free admission at Boscobel House & Gardens, plus more than 1,800 other museums nationwide, from Memorial Day until Labor Day 2013 through the Blue Star Museums program.

Blue Star Museums is collaboration among the National Endowment of the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense and museums across America to offer free admission to all active duty military personnel and their families from Monday May 27, 2013 through Monday, September 2, 2013. For a complete list of participating museums, visit www.arts.gov/bluestarmuseums.

The free admission program is available to active-duty military and their family members (military ID holder and up to five family members). Active duty military include Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, and active duty National Guard and active duty Reserve members.

Carolin Serino, Boscobel’s Deputy Executive Director said, “We are delighted to offer the beauty and history of Boscobel to those who serve to protect our nation and its heritage. On several occasions, while standing on Boscobel’s great front lawn overlooking the majestic Hudson River and West Point Military Academy, I have been privileged to see American Bald Eagles flying overhead, an inspiring site to say the least. It is my hope that many of our men and women who serve in the military, along with their families will enjoy the splendor of Boscobel and its view of American history.”

 “Through Blue Star Museums, the arts community is extending a special invitation to military families to enjoy over 1,800 museums this summer,” said NEA Chairman Rocco Landesman. “This is both an opportunity to thank military families for their service and sacrifice, as well as a chance to create connections between museums and these families that will continue throughout the year. Especially for families with limited time together, those on a limited budget and ones that have to relocate frequently, Blue Star Museums offers an opportunity to enjoy one another and become more fully integrated into a community.”

“As we enter the fourth consecutive year of the Blue Star Museums program, we are happy to provide an opportunity for our nation’s service members and their families to connect with our national treasures,” said Blue Star Families CEO Kathy Roth-Douquet. “Through this distinctive collaboration between Blue Star Families, the National Endowment for the Arts and more than 1,800 museums across the United States, military families have an unparalleled opportunity to visit some of the country’s finest museums for free.”

Blue Star Families is a national, nonprofit network of military families from all ranks and services, including guard and reserve, with a mission to support, connect and empower military families. In addition to morale and empowerment programs, Blue Star Families raises awareness of the challenges and strengths of military family life and works to make military life more sustainable through a variety of programs and partnerships.

To receive free admission at Boscobel, military families must present a Geneva Convention common access card (CAC), a DD Form 1173 ID card or a DD Form 1173-1 ID card, which includes active duty military (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard) and National Guard and Reserve members.

Boscobel is a historic house museum, cultural venue and so much more. Located on scenic Route 9D in Garrison New York just one mile south of Cold Spring, Boscobel is directly across the river from West Point. From April through October, hours are 9:30am to 5pm (first tour at 10am; last at 4pm); November & December 9:30am to 4pm (last tour at 3pm.)  Boscobel is open every day except Tuesdays, Thanksgiving and Christmas. For more information, visit Boscobel.org or call 845.265.3638.

Image : The view from Boscobel’s great lawn, overlooking the Hudson River and the United States Military Academy at West Point.

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DID YOU KNOW?
Boscobel now offers a self-guided, grounds audio tour with paid admission.
Enjoy stories of the Hudson River Valley!

New Directions ’13
Barrett Art Center’s 28th Annual National Juried Contemporary Art Exhibition

Juror:  Susan Sayre Batton, Managing Director, Dia:Beacon
Exhibition Dates:  September 21 — October 25, 2013
Opening Reception:  Saturday, September 21, 2013  3-5pm
Entry Deadline:  Wednesday, July 17, 2013 at 4:00 pm
Venue:  Barrett Art Center, 55 Noxon Street, Poughkeepsie, New York  12601

New Directions is a premier national exhibition of contemporary art in all media. The show is visited by art appreciators from the Hudson Valley and beyond, including New York City and the suburbs of Connecticut. Now in its 28th year, and juried by well-respected professionals from the country’s leading modern art museums, this exhibition brings together established, mid-career and promising emerging artists from across the country in an atypical venue: the warm and welcoming galleries of Barrett Art Center’s 1830s Greek Revival Townhouse, which is listed on the National Register of  Historic Sites. Surprisingly, this space lends itself well to a dramatic, visually compelling presentation of contemporary and cutting-edge work.

Three cash prizes (amounts to be determined based on entries) and two honorary prizes are selected by the juror each year. Prizes are announced at the opening reception.
Entry Fee: Entry fee is non-refundable. For members of Barrett Art Center, it is $30 for the first four images plus $5 for each additional image. For non-members, it is $35 for the first four images plus $5 for each additional image OR a special fee, which includes a free one-year BAC membership, of $60 for the first four images plus $5 for each additional image.
Prospectus available online at www.barrettartcenter.org, by e-mailing info@barrettartcenter.org, or by calling (845) 471-2550.

Joseph Bertolozzi, composer; c. 2012 by Rob Penner

It’s been almost 10 years since the original concept, but May 24th I leave for Paris to begin recording the Eiffel Tower for Tower Music.

Joe

DUTCHESS COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL OPPORTUNITIES

Workshops, Networking and Professional Development

Succesfully Accessible – a Lunch Hour Webinar Series
The Florida Division of Cultural Affairs in partnership with VSA Florida has organized a series of webinars to help arts and cultural organizations design, create and implement successful accessible programming, events and environments for their patrons. Each session will include Florida Division of Cultural Affairs staff and guests who can provide information and experience on the importance of accessibility in the arts. There will be time for a question and answer session.

The Dutchess County Arts Council, Abilities First and Taconic Resources for Independence invite the local community to view either or both of the final webinars in this series as a group. Each of the webinars will be streamed live from noon – 1pm, and will be followed by Q&A and discussion of local resources and steps for implementation in our area. Representatives from arts and cultural organizations of any size are encouraged to attend, particularly those that receive public funding.

Wed., May 22: Planning a Successful Visit for Patrons who use Wheelchairs or Mobility Issues
at Abilities First, Administration Bldg./Training Room
70 Overocker Road, Poughkeepsie, 12603

Q&A following webinar with Amanda Crowley of Abilities First.
Attendees are invited to bring a bag lunch if desired. Please arrive in time for the beginning of the webinar, which starts promptly at 12 noon and finishes at 1 pm. Local Q&A will follow the webinar at 1pm.

Wed., June 26: Staff Training: Dos and Don’ts
at Taconic Resources for Independence (TRI)
82 Washington Street, Suite 214, Poughkeepsie 12601

Q&A following webinar with Cynthia Fiore, Executive Director and Patrick Muller, ADA specialist, TRI.
Attendees are invited to bring a bag lunch if desired. Please arrive in time for the beginning of the webinar, which starts promptly at 12 noon and finishes at 1 pm. Local Q&A will follow the webinar at 1pm.

To register to attend a local viewing of either webinar, please follow this link: http://tinyurl.com/AccessibleWebinars

For further information about this webinar series, or to register for viewing directly on your computer (if you will
NOT be viewing at the above locations) please see: http://www.florida-arts.org/news/story.cfm?id=193

Questions about viewing these at one of the above locations?  Call or email Eve Madalengoitia, Director of Programs and Arts Services, Dutchess County Arts Council @ 845-454-3222 x 16 or evem@artsmidhudson.org.  Se habla español.

Please email questions or accessibility needs for the webinar itself to the Florida Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs Accessibility Coordinator, Maureen McKloski at Maureen.McKloski@dos.myflorida.com prior to the session.

Want to give feedback on Professional Development Workshops?
Each year, the Arts Council offers a number of workshops, networking events and professional development opportunities. We are currently in the planning stages for this year, and would like to know what you are interested in. Please take a moment to complete a very short survey here: http://tinyurl.com/ArtsWorkshops:   It should take you under a minute to click through, with only about 7-10 questions (you decide). Your feedback is greatly appreciated! Questions or comments? Feel free to contact Eve Madalengoitia, Director of Programs and Arts Services at evem@artsmidhudson.org or 845-454-3222 x16

VISUAL ARTS (Including Crafts, Media and Public Art)

Red Hook Community Arts Gallery and Artists Collective seeks artists for “Exploring the Third Dimension,” an exhibition of sculpture and other three dimensional art, June 14th – 21st. Opening reception June 15th, 5-7pm. Sculpture should be accompanied by a pedestal, if required, as RHCAN has a limited number. Each piece should be under 2 x 2 ft and 6′ high. Must be stable and easily moved. The wall can accommodate Cornell boxes, fiber art, masks, bas-reliefs, etc. up to 3ft wide. All work must be wired for hanging. Each artist may submit up 1-3 pieces, with a hanging fee of $10 for one work, and $5 for each additional piece. All artists are required to volunteer for a gallery sitting shift during the exhibition. If you are unable to volunteer, you may furnish a substitute sitter or pay $30 upon delivery of your work. For full guidelines and schedule, contact redhookcan@gmail.com. A copy of the full prospectus is available on the RHCAN website for download: www.rhcan.com. It can be printed out and completed in advance of drop-off.

YUJ Yoga in Pleasant Valley, NY invites all artists from the Hudson Valley area to submit works for bi-monthly exhibits in the studio. Please email inquiries to yujyogafitness@gmail.com to submit images or your webpage address representing your works for exhibition.

Gallery 66 in Cold Spring seeks artists for its upcoming exhibition, “Topsy-Turvy,” in the Gallery in the Garden exhibition space for July and August 2013. This is an outdoor venue only. Artworks must be able to withstand two months of outdoor exposure. Submission deadline: June 3rd 11:59pm. Accepted only notices will be sent out June 5th. Open to all artists. For more information, including submission guidelines and dimension requirements, visit www.gallery66ny.com. Follow the instructions to enter your submission and upload your images at http://www.entrythingy.com/www.gallery66ny.com. Questions about the exhibition? Email Barbara at gallery66ny@gmail.com.

Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, Inc. announces its 117th Annual Open Juried Exhibition at the National Arts Club, NY. October 1 – 25, 2013.  Open to women artists. Media: Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor, Pastel, Graphics, and Sculpture. Over $10,000 in awards. Entry Fee: $35/Members and Associates, $40/Non-Members. Online entry deadline is July 8, 2013. Submit your entries at www.onlinejuriedshows.com. For prospectus, send SASE to Okki Whang, 431 Woodbury Road, Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724 or download prospectus at www.clwac.org.

Tivoli Artists Gallery (formally Tivoli Artists Co-op) is looking for artists in all medias to join our collaborative gallery.  Over 20 years in existence, members organize 12 exhibits per year (both group and solo shows) in spacious gallery in Tivoli, New York. Three-tier membership levels to accommodate artists with different levels of involvement and financial obligations.  Visit our website at www.tivoliartistsco-op.com to download information sheet & applications.

VSA’s Emerging Artists Program, deadline: June 9, 2013 at midnight.The Kennedy Center and VSA are excited to announce that entries are now being accepted for the 2013 Emerging Artists Program! This is a national juried exhibition of emerging artists, ages 16-25, with disabilities. Sponsored by Volkswagen Group of America, In/finite Earth aims to showcase artwork that illuminates innovative viewpoints at the intersection of environmentalism, creativity, and disability. This call for art asks artists to engage in the physical, emotional, and creative ties we share across our planet, and present their artistic perspectives regarding the natural world, sustainability, and our collective future. Fifteen artists will be selected for an exhibition in Fall 2013 in Washington, DC and will share $60,000 in cash awards. For more info visit https://callforentry.org.

Barrett Art Center seeks artists for its 28th Annual National Juried Contemporary Art Exhibition, New Directions ’13. Exhibition dates: Sept. 21st – Oct. 25th, 2013, with an opening reception on Sept. 21st, 3-5pm at 55 Noxon Street, Poughkeepsie. Juror: Susan Syre Batton, Managing Director of Dia: Beacon. Entry deadline: Wednesday, July 17th at 4pm. Three cash prizes (amounts to be determined based on entries) and two honorary prizes are selected by the juror each year. Prizes are announced at the opening reception. Entry fee is non-refundable. For members of Barrett Art Center, it is $30 for the first four images plus $5 for each additional image. For non-members, it is $35 for the first four images plus $5 for each additional image OR a special fee, which includes a free one-year BAC membership, of $60 for the first four images plus $5 for each additional image. Prospectus available online at www.barrettartcenter.org, by emailing info@barrettartcenter.org, or by calling (845) 471-2550.

The Mid-Hudson Gem & Mineral Society (www.mhvgms.org) is seeking entries for its Second Annual photographic exhibit to complement their annual gem & mineral show event. The theme is “Rocks, Minerals, and Fossils.” The two categories are “Micro Mineral Photography” (photography with the aid of magnification) and “Macro Mineral Photography” (photography without the aid of magnification). Photographs must clearly display an individual or set of rocks, minerals, or fossils. Please do not photograph jewelry. The annual gem & mineral show & sale will occur September 21-22 at Gold’s Gym Family Sports Complex in Poughkeepsie, NY. The photography exhibit will accompany the gem & mineral show. Photographs will not be for sale, however business cards and/or artist contact information may be left at the show for distribution to the public. Please submit a digital copy of your submission to stephanie.p.larose@gmail.com by August 2, 2013. Please include the subject line “Photography Submission” in your email. See full guidelines at http://mhvgms.org/annual_show/Call_for_Entries_2013_Mineral_Photography.pdf

Queen City Arts, an advocacy initiative of the Dutchess County Arts Council invites regional artists from Dutchess and Ulster County to submit artworks for monthly Queen City Saturday exhibits in Poughkeepsie. Opportunities available in June and July – send inquiry email to QCS@artsmidhudson.org including webpage or 3-5 jpegs representing artworks available for exhibition.

B.J. Spoke Gallery in Huntington, NY will host the Paperworks 2013 competition. The juror will be Mia Curran of the Whitney Museum of American Art.  Accepted artists will have up to 6 works displayed at the gallery in October, 2013.  The show is open to US artists working in, on or about paper and there is a $35 entry fee.  Full prospectus and directions for how to apply (through callforentry.org) will be found at http://www.bjspokegallery.com/juried-competitions/paperworks/

PERFORMING ARTS (including Music, Theatre and Dance)

The new Actors’ Online Registry, sponsored by the ASK Playwrights’ Lab of the Arts Society of Kingston, welcomes theater people of all kinds, ages, and styles, from actors and actresses just starting out to seasoned pros and members of AEA. To make your information available to directors and producers of the Playwrights’ Lab and many others, send your headshots and other pix, videos, audio, and resume to actorsregistry@askforarts.org. ASK is located at 97 Broadway, Kingston. Call 845.338.0331 for more information.  www.askforarts.org

LITERARY ARTS

Chronogram Poetry
Poetry submissions are considered on a monthly basis. Deadline for submission for a particular month is the 5th day of the previous month. (e.g. Sept 5th is the deadline for submitting work for publication in the Oct issue.) Submit up to 3 poems or 3 typed pages for any particular month. Keep in mind that there is a limited amount of space for publishing poetry at Chronogram. Shorter pieces have a better chance of being accepted for publication. We ask that writers wait 3 months between submissions. Please allow 8 weeks before expecting a response from Chronogram. Submissions must include a mailing address. In the event that your work is accepted and you reside in an area that Chronogram is not distributed we will mail you a complimentary copy. Complimentary copies are only mailed to US addresses in those areas where Chronogram is not distributed.

Submit your work either via snail or e-mail (preferred).
Luminary Publishing
ATTN: Poetry
314 Wall Street
Kingston, NY 12401
e-mail: poetry@chronogram.com
/www.chronogram.com/pages/Submissions

JOB OPPORTUNITIES

The Children’s Media Project is seeking applicants for the following paid and volunteer positions. Paid positions: Assistant Media Educator for Drop TV, Assistant Media Educator for Radio Uprising, and Media Educator positions at the Poughkeepsie, Rhinebeck, and Rosendale summer media camps. Intern/Volunteer positions: Website Assistant and Public Relations Assistant. For more information, visit  http://www.childrensmediaproject.org/

Vassar College is seeking an Assistant Director of Parent Giving/Membership Coordinator for the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center.  Full Time.  For more information visit:  https://employment.vassar.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/frameset/Frameset.jsp?time=1368727695842

**If you have any grants-related questions, send an email to evem@artsmidhudson.org or call 845-454-3222**

Vernissage TV Magazine has done a 20-page feature on the work of Mollie McKinley, featuring an essay and interview by Los Angeles light and space artist, Susan Kaiser Vogel.

The magazine can be downloaded for free at http://vernissage.tv/blog/2013/05/20/vernissagetv-pdf-magazine-no-24-carte-blanche/

The feature begins on page 93.

Just a few miles upstate waits Dia:Beacon, a site specific art installation boasting some of the most amazing exhibits this side of the city. Siafa Lewis hits the road to see what all the fuss is about. Dia:Beacon 3 Beekman Street, Beacon, NY / (845) 440-0100

View more videos at: http://nbcnewyork.com.

Thank you Rhinebeck Bank for being the Windows on Main Street Presenting Sponsor once again! Rhinebeck Bank was Window on Main Street’s first sponsor in 2005, and has supported the project in each of the the 8 years since. Be sure to stop by their Beacon branch, up Route 9D about a mile north of I-84. Or visit them online at www.rhinebeckbank.com. Currently on view in the Bank’s gallery space is the group show from the recent Beacon Open Studios.

Pre-register at www.bire.org/events 

Mike Heintzman
mheintzman@bire.org
(845) 765-2721
Limited space available!

• Susan Batton, Dia:Beacon — museum administrator active in arts and culture nationally and locally
• Jennifer Schwartz Berky, Hone Strategic — development adviser for regional and local governance, economic development, historic preservation and environmental conservation
• Stowe Boyd — influential researcher, writer, speaker and futurist, originator of the term “hashtag”
• Joe Concra, O+ Festival — fine artist and co-founder of art and music and wellness event
• Marcus Guiliano, Aroma Thyme Bistro — seasoned chef-owner and advocate for supporting ethical, independent producers
• Sarah Jacob — business development consultant
• Shawn Dell Joyce, Wallkill River School — noted artist, nationally-syndicated newspaper columnist and organizer bridging arts and agriculture
• Karen Salmonsohn — best-selling author and book packager with over 1 million books sold
• Jason Stern, Chronogram — publisher, participant and fomenter of the regional creative economy
• Dan Weise, OPEN SPACE — art director, curator and organizer active in the global new art community

THE PATIO IS OPENING!
The Patio at the Roundhouse at Beacon Falls will be opening for the season tomorrow! We will be open with limited hours until Memorial Day: Thursday-Sunday 11am-5pm, weather permitting. Beginning Memorial Day weekend, The Patio will be open its normal hours: Wednesday-Saturday from 11am-11pm, and Sunday from 11am-8pm, weather permitting. View the menu here. We look forward to seeing you!

*Please note that both Swift and The Patio will be closed this Sunday so we can host our Mother’s Day Brunch in the Waterfall Room. 
 

line drawing by Beacon Arts volunteer Jennifer Smith

The Roundhouse at Beacon Falls

On Sunday, April 28, 2013 contractors installed new pavement markings, called “sharrows” on Main Street.  Sharrows, a representation of a bicycle with two chevrons above it, are a symbol to indicate that motor vehicles and bicycles are to share the lane.  The purpose is steer bicyclists to the safer section of the road (in the center of the sharrow and away from the door zone of parked cars), and discourage bicyclists from riding on the sidewalk or against traffic.  A first Dutchess County, these sharrows are just one way Beacon is implementing strategies to become more bicycle and pedestrian friendly.

The sharrows project is a cooperative effort between the City of Beacon, the New York State Hudson River Valley Greenway Conservancy, BeaconArts, Scenic Hudson, Bike Beacon, and BeaconStreets.  It is funded entirely through a NYS Hudson River Valley Greenway Conservancy grant and the generous help of volunteers.  It is part of a larger project called the Beacon Loop Trail which will provide bicycle and pedestrian facilities connecting the waterfront, Fishkill Creek and Main Street.

For more information on the sharrows project or Beacon Loop Trail, please contact Mark Wildonger, Planner, Scenic Hudson at 845.473.4440 x276 or mwildonger@scenichudson.org.

Local 845 will present its fourth annual “Beacon Riverfest” outdoor music concert in the city’s Riverfront Park beginning at Noon on Saturday, June 29. 

Beacon Independent Film Festival – “Community” from Beacon Independent Film Festival on Vimeo.

Beacon’s centennial exhibition, Beacon Re-Imagined, runs from June 1 through July 6 in the River Center at Scenic Hudson’s Long Dock Park. Exhibit hours will be Thursdays through Sundays, 12pm to 7pm, with extended hours on Saturday evenings as part of the exhibit’s weekend speaker series.

The exhibition will showcase two ambitious regional initiatives that are currently gaining momentum: the Mount Beacon Incline Railway restoration and the Beacon Greenway Trails. “A centennial is as much about looking forward as it is honoring the past, and this exhibition provides a unique opportunity to show the public how the past and future connect,” said Jeff McHugh, the exhibition organizer. “Whether it’s rebuilding the Mount Beacon Incline Railway or developing the Fishkill Creek Greenway & Heritage Tail, Beacon’s beautiful landscapes and rich heritage get preserved, restored, and made accessible to everyone in the region.”

The exhibition will be highly visual and dynamic, incorporating 3D animation, archival footage and photos, ambient sounds, coordinated group activities, and guest speaker events. “This exhibition will feature many compelling installations and perhaps a surprise or two,” continued McHugh. “Scenic Hudson’s Long Dock River Center is a perfect setting for an exhibition that focuses on renewal, scenic beauty, and the importance of preservation. We thank Scenic Hudson for their generosity, as well as the City of Beacon and the many other supporters of this forward-looking event.”

The Mount Beacon Incline Railway Restoration Society will present its restoration vision during the exhibit. “For the last two years we’ve been working very hard to develop an environmentally friendly restoration concept,” said Society President Mike Colarusso. “Our vision is to make a great nature park a world class one by providing access for people of all abilities to some of the most spectacular landscapes in the world. We hope the public will be inspired by our restoration concept, one that protects the natural and cultural resources of Mount Beacon while providing a terrific visitor experience.”

Beacon Mayor Randy Casale expressed the city’s excitement at the brightening prospects for the Incline’s restoration. “Poughkeepsie has the Walkway Over the Hudson, and we look forward to having the Mount Beacon Incline Railway,” said Mayor Randy Casale, “The Incline Railway and the Greenway Trails are just two examples of how optimistic the city and its residents are about the future. The exhibition is going to be a great place to come together and celebrate the wonderful things happening in our city.”

Clara Lou Gould, Beacon’s former mayor and Centennial Committee chair, echoed those sentiments. “Both of these projects are many years in the making, demanding thousands of hours of volunteer effort from our citizens. They highlight not only the unique character of our city, but also the selflessness and sense of community of our residents. It’s a wonderful thing to see.”

For the past 20 years, my artwork has been divided between making actual paintings on stretched canvas or wood, along with the cutout work in which the figures physically leave the background and hang on their own.

I love to paint. There is nothing more satisfying then when a painting is finished, complete in form, color, texture, image and seductiveness. Although I have been painting in oils for more than 30 years, the cutting and escape of the figure began to develop in the early 1990s when I was a student at the Rhode Island School of Design. I have always been interested in painting the figure, its beauty combined with a certain untold darkness. The need for escaping the background began out of sheer frustration on what to actually do with it. I became so involved in creating a character that the background was just getting in the way. This is when the scissors and X-Acto knives began to come out.

Although it seems like it would be easy enough to free the figure in this way, this step is only the beginning.

Never have I taken the direct flat cutout as a finished piece. Instead, I find myself dismantling and constructing the image to make yet another form. I rarely use the same painting to complete the new figure.

Over the years, I have developed quite a collection of scraps, body parts, arms, legs, heads and painted surfaces that become small treasures to me.

For the most part, the work is made up of other oil paintings or drawings, materials I have made.

“Happy Birthday Girl” by Catherine Welshman

I also use real hair in some of my work. Due to the vast amount of changes in hair color that I change frequently, I can collect blonde, red or dark hair. My daughter’s hair is also convenient and meaningful in my work. I glue and sew the pieces together in a playful and experimental way until I find what I want, similar to putting together parts in a puzzle. The cutouts are mostly women revealing their dark emotional complexities combined with a strange beauty. By cutting and reconstructing the work I am also taking apart the classic sense of the portraiture and its historical image of beauty. I often think of “The Portrait of Dorian Gray,” written by Oscar Wilde, where the figure and the painting deteriorate until you are left with the underneath, the innards and the truth of what makes up the person.

Catherine Welshman operates Mad Dooley Gallery, named for her grandmother Madeleine “Mad” Dooley, in Beacon. A graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design, Welshman earned a master’s of fine arts degree from Parsons School of Design in 1998.

She lives in Beacon with her daughters, Ellery and Ila. Visit www.catherinewelshman.com.

Click Here for Schedule: New G Loop – Dia to Main Street Bus

Dutchess County Executive Marcus J. Molinaro and City of Beacon Mayor Randy Casale announced a new local bus service route in Beacon that will connect Metro North’s Beacon Train Station and DIA: Beacon with the Main Street area of Beacon.    The new local service will begin on Saturday, November 24th, 2012 and will run Monday through Saturday from 12:00pm to 7:00pm.

County Executive Molinaro said, “We are so excited to partner with Mayor Randy Casale to bring this enhanced public transit service to Beacon. Beacon serves as a ‘tourism gateway’ to Dutchess County and each week thousands of visitors utilize Metro- North trains to come from all over the world and visit destinations such as DIA:Beacon.    This partnership between the City and the County to provide long desired bus service helps harness the economic benefit those visitors bring by connecting them with the diverse and thriving business and arts community along Main Street in Beacon. This bus link is also an important resource for local residents connecting them within their own community. This kind of collaboration not only defines how we meet the needs of our residents, it is exactly how we will grow our local economy – supporting our city centers and local small businesses.”

This new route will provide an important connection from the Metro North train station and DIA:Beacon to the Main Street business area of Beacon.    According to Daniel O’Connell, Director of Operations Planning and Analysis for MTA Metro-North Railroad, the Beacon Train Station has grown tremendously over the years, with weekday ridership increasing 60% on weekdays and more than doubling on weekends, with more than 3,000 inbound trips on Saturdays.

Thousands of visitors utilize Metro- North train service to visit the world renowned DIA:BEACON art museum each month.    A Metro-North travel package that includes round-trip train fare and admission to DIA: BEACON generated 17,000 rides in 2011. This new bus route service will allow those visitors to incorporate Beacon’s Main Street area into their trip.

City of Beacon Mayor Randy Casale said, “This new service is very important to our Beacon business community, our Arts community, our seniors as well as our young people.    We are grateful to County Executive Molinaro and Dutchess County Public Transit for working together in partnership to make this service a reality.    It provides important connections for both our visitors and our residents and lets everyone know that Beacon is OPEN for business!”

The new route will have twenty stops including the Beacon train station, DIA:Beacon, Wolcott Avenue, the Beacon Theater and Forrestal Heights residential complex. There will be numerous stops along the Main Street corridor, connecting passengers to the numerous local businesses that line Main Street.    The thirty minute route will be run twelve times per day starting at 12pm and ending at 7pm.    General fare cost is $1.75.    Veterans, seniors and students pay $.75.

The new route will also be an important service for Beacon’s local residents, allowing greater accessibility to shops and businesses along Main Street.    The new route will also serve as connector to the LOOP’s F Route which goes east to Route 9, Fishkill and Route B which goes north to Poughkeepsie.

For more information about LOOP bus service and routes, visit www.dutchessny.gov.

BeaconArts @ the Bank is a members-only benefit.  Show your work at the Beacon branch of the Rhinebeck Bank!

BeaconArts  @ the Bank

Rhinebeck Bank, 1476 Rt 9D

Wappingers Falls, NY  12590

845.831.0300   www.rhinebeckbank.com

E-mail: info@beaconarts.org