FEATURING TALENTED LOCAL ARTISTS

“The Earth took me in, held me and taught me the wonder of my senses: to see beyond clouds to fantastic beings, to hear the weather in the wind, to smell the stories of trees, animals, streams, and to feel the soft mosses, waxy leaves, and sun-warmed stones below the skin – to feel them with my soul,” says Ellen Lynch a photographer in Stuyvesant, NY.

Lynch, who is renowned for capturing the grace, freedom, and beauty of horses, also connects with subjects that relate to […]

Summer in the country brings endless opportunities for weekend entertainment across the towns and villages of our rural area. Whether you like music or art, farmer’s markets or yard sales, the Hudson Valley and Litchfield Hills offer something for everyone on nearly every summer weekend. We’ve had food festivals, book signings, and car shows already this summer but the lazy days of August still hold opportunities for more meandering at outdoor festivals. While many signature events from cultural powerhouses are ticketed, many arts organizations and […]

The Wassaic Project’s Summer Exhibition currently on view at Maxon Mills brings together a dynamic group of international artists in all media – painting, sculpture, mixed media, video, charcoal, collage, neon, textile, and more. What’s striking about the show is the range of disciplines on display and the innovative use of materials, from traditional oil paint and charcoal to soda cans, tufted hand-dyed wool and sand. The survey show is one of the most exciting I’ve seen this year, fresh in perspective and hopeful in […]

Last winter the Dell Eads Reading Room at Housatonic Valley Regional High School in Falls Village, CT, got some unexpected visitors. Renowned kinetic sculptor, Tim Prentice and his longtime artistic collaborator, Dave Colbert were looking up at the ceiling of the octagonal shaped room, considering the light. Prentice and Colbert were being shown a potential location for an installation they planned to gift to the school in the spring by Pat Vanicky, the school’s art teacher and fellow Cornwall resident. Vanicky had approached Prentice and […]