Henry Varnum Poor was a local artist who worked in ceramics, created frescoes, oil paintings designed homes and more. In the 1920s Poor gained recognition as a painter and became one the leading artists of his day. Many of his works are on display at major museums through the Untied States. There will be 6 lectures at Suffern Free Library presented by Dr. Chuck Stead with guests Geoffrey Welch and Janet Burnett. Click HERE fore the libraries website. 

This course will cover basic handbuilding and wheel throwing skills. 6 sessions starting June 25th. Click HERE for more information. 

The goal of this course is to develop each student's vision and painting technique. 6 sessions starting June 25th. Click HERE for more information. 

Delve into the methods and approaches posed by Abstraction. 6 sessions starting June 25th. Click HERE for more information. 

Claymation, or clay animation, is a type of stop-motion animation that uses frame-by-frame images to capture the motion of clay figures.  In this exciting mixed media studio workshop, children will write the story, create and construct characters, design sets and photograph scene. 6 session starting on June 25th. Click HERE for more information

A course focusing on the basics of wheel throwing for begining and intermediate students. 6 sessions starting on June 25th. Click HERE for more information. 

This studio course is for intermediate through advanced students committed to developing a consistent body of work who will then produce work independently. 6 sessions starting June 25th. Click HERE for more information

For students who want to improve their wheel throwing and/or hand building skills. 6 session starting on June 25th. Click HERE for more information. 

Create exciting super heroes or wacky characters and develop story ideas for your own comic strip. Click HERE for more information. 

Children experiment with various media as they create imaginative project. 4 sessions starting on June 26th. Click HERE for more information. 

Students are introduced to basic principles of drawing and painting to establish a foundation for their artistic development. 6 sessions starting on June 26th. Click HERE for more information. 

Students have an opportunity to explore their personal artistic style, experiment with a a variety of media and create new works to develop a more competitive portfolio. 6 sessions starting on June 26th. Click HERE for more information. 

This class is designed to encourage the development of individual representational style and is suitable for artists of all levels. 6 sessions starting June 26th. Click HERE for more information. 

The class will focus on the form and structure of the sculpture, while assessing what basic hand-building skills will be needed to achieve the desired results for the project.  Basic hand-building skills such as coiling, pinching and slab methods will be referenced. 6 session starting on June 26. Click HERE for more information

Using a wide variety of materials, participants will create 3 dimensional architectural projects while developing problem solving and motor skills. 4 sessions starting on June 27th. Click HERE for more information. 

Just starting out or returning to art, this class is designed for you.  In a friendly atmosphere, using charcoal, graphite pencils and paper, students will explore composition, perspective, simple measurement, value and spatial relationships.  Individual attention will be paid to each student. This class is appropriate for beginners and intermediates, yet all levels are welcome. 6 sessions starting June 27th. Click HERE for more information. 

This class is an overview of the ceramic process incorporating different ceramic surface techniques. 6 session starting June 27th. Click HERE for more information. 

This class will give you the opportunity to understand how to make your sketchbook a valuable part of your art development. 6 sessions starting on June 26th. Click HERE for more information. 

Learn the Venetian art of glass bead making.  Make unique beads by melting glass rods with an oxygen/propane torch.  Learn to shape the glass, create rough “frit encrusted” beads that look ancient and incorporate silver foil or flower decorations to personalize beads. 6 sessions starting June 27th. Click HERE for more information. 

Young creatives will learn basic pottery techniques with an emphasis on developing the child's creative imagination. 6 Session starting June 28th. Click HERE for more information

Using a variety of medial to create with--and an emphasis on creativity and fun--cultural traditions come alive! 6 sessions starting on June 28th. Click HERE for more information. 
 

Students will learn to illustrate in the styles of these worldwide popular cartoon forms. 6 session starting on June 28th. Click HERE for more information. 

A class focusing on the basics of wheel throwing. For beginning and intermediate students. 6 session starting June 28th. Click HERE for more information. 

Through demonstrations and one-on-one instruction, students learn to throw on the wheel to create beautiful pots for the table, kitchen and garden. 6 sessions starting June 28th. Click HERE for more information. 

In this class devoted to writing poetry and fiction, students will have the opportunity to experiment with new subject matter, styles and forms of writing, and receive a written constructive critique from the instructor on each piece read in class. 6 sessions starting June 28th. Click HERE for more information. 

Weekends at the Edward Hopper House offer ongoing family art workshops related to the artwork on display in the main gallery. In spirit of exhibiting artist Claudia Alvarez, families in this workshop will use clay to create self portraits of themselves in childhood or adulthood. Click HERE for more information.  

Submissions are being accepted for The 7th Annual Nyack Film Festival 2018. Submission deadline is July 4th Open to all filmmakers. All movie entries must have been completed within the last 48 months.

Submissions can be sent to Modern Metro 142 Main St Suite 110 Nyack, NY 10960 and also may use nyackvillagetheatre@gmail.com for submission. For more information and submission form go to:
http://rocklandworldradio.com/filmfestival.php

For further questions contact Richard Quinn Director at 845.826.2639

Calling All Performers! Reader's Theater for Ages 6 – 11 with Gabrielle Lansner. Children's stories are adapted into scripts and parts are read by the players. Please call the library or come in to register. Click HERE for more information. 

Henry Varnum Poor was a local artist who worked in ceramics, created frescoes, oil paintings designed homes and more. In the 1920s Poor gained recognition as a painter and became one the leading artists of his day. Many of his works are on display at major museums through the Untied States. There will be 6 lectures at Suffern Free Library presented by Dr. Chuck Stead with guests Geoffrey Welch and Janet Burnett. Click HERE fore the libraries website. 

Freia Titland (OITNB, The Perfect Murder) is a New York-based Actress, Model, and Arts Educator. She received her MA in Theatre from Regent University and her BFA in Acting and Religious Studies from Pace University. She is a proud member of Actor's Equity Association and SAG-AFTRA. Freia teaches theatre at SUNY Rockland. She is dedicated to using her art as activism and spreading awareness of social issues. Donations encouraged; RSVP requested to kate@artscouncilofrockland.org Click HERE for the facebook event page

An introduction to the process of making lampworked glass beads in this fun, fascinating, all-day workshop. Click HERE for more information. 

Calling All Performers! Reader's Theater for Ages 6 – 11 with Gabrielle Lansner. Children's stories are adapted into scripts and parts are read by the players. Please call the library or come in to register. Click HERE for more information. 

Come celebrate Edward Hopper's Birthday on July 22 at a special workshop at Edward Hopper House. Anne Kullaf will do a plein air oils demonstration in the morning in the garden followed by a workshop where participants will be able to paint in the garden. The workshop runs from 10 am to 4 pm and participation is limited to 12 artists, register today so you don't miss out. Click HERE to register for this workshop.

Calling All Performers! Reader's Theater for Ages 6 – 11 with Gabrielle Lansner. Children's stories are adapted into scripts and parts are read by the players. Please call the library or come in to register. Click HERE for more information. 

Henry Varnum Poor was a local artist who worked in ceramics, created frescoes, oil paintings designed homes and more. In the 1920s Poor gained recognition as a painter and became one the leading artists of his day. Many of his works are on display at major museums through the Untied States. There will be 6 lectures at Suffern Free Library presented by Dr. Chuck Stead with guests Geoffrey Welch and Janet Burnett. Click HERE fore the libraries website. 

Heather Cornell's Tap Labs presents Afro-Peruvian Fusion with Antonio Vilchez. July 30th rto August 3rd.  Antonio is one of the most respected musician/dancers in Peru today and the guest artist in the new show of Heather’s group. Making Music Dance.  We’ll be working to understand the very beautiful Afro-Peruvian rhythms, but playing them in our feet with tap and zapateo as well as on the traditional instruments from Peru. Click HERE to register. 

The 5th Annual Rockland Youth Film Festival is calling all young filmmakers to submit their films. This is free to submit to,  open to anyone under the age of 21 and for all genres and length. To learn how to submit click HERE

Heather Cornell's Tap Labs presents Teacher's Week/Back to Africa with Andy Algire. Andy is one of the main composers in "Making Music Dance" and has been teaching with Heather for 20 years. The focus will be on how to teach tap as a musical instrument, to nurture improvisation as a common practice and to ignite rather than extinguish the artistic voice in each student. Click HERE to register

Heather Cornell's Tap Labs presents Living Tap History. Heather has helped to define tap history in NYC and abroad, originally with her company, Manhattan Tap, in the 1980's & 1990's. Come and deepen your understanding of this oral tradition with someone who is a direct link to the dancers and the work that defines it. Click HERE to register. 

Art in the Park is an art festival FREE to artists that takes place in Piermont, NY in Flywheel Park on the Hudson River. The upcoming festival is on Sunday, September 16, 2018 from 1pm to 6pm. Artists must register by Friday, September 7, 2018 to be eligible to exhibit at this event. This festival is administered by the Piermont Straus Foundation and the Piermont Chamber of Commerce. Click HERE to register.

Call for Artists for Inside Small a juried small works exhibit curated by Lisa D'Amico. Click HERE to submit. Deadline October 14th 2018

Crafts People & Artists august are Invited to display and sell your own quality hand made crafts & artworks at the 5th annual Haverstraw Riverarts & Music Festival. There is a $20 craft vendor fee. Participants must supply their own display table & tents. Quality hand made items only. Click HERE for the application