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Tai Chi is a Chinese martial art recognized for its benefits to strength, endurance, and balance. Professor Cheng Man-Ch’ing, who brought the tai chi form to the US in the early 1960s, described its fluid and controlled movements as “swimming in air” and its emphasis on relaxation as inspiring meditative calm in body and mind. […]
New York City’s gritty instrumental trio, Big Lazy, has flourished for over 20 years playing its singular brand of “guitar noir” and “crime jazz” from downtown NYC clubs to the Opéra National de Lyon. They have forged a new American music from archetypes in blues, jazz, Latin, rockabilly, surf, and film music. Simultaneously noir and […]
Join us on our first field trip organized by our Curatorial Committee. Come see masterworks in the Clark’s collection with docent & Academy Board Secretary, David Highfill. Pieces from the permanent collection as well as a dozen rarely seen works on paper from the Institute’s archives will be highlighted. We will discuss American paintings by […]
May 30 - June 28 Opening Reception: Sunday May 31, 3-5pm Gallery Hours: Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays 1-5pm We are delighted by the record turnout this year and impressed by the variety of work submitted. This year, the Members’ Show includes paintings in oil, acrylic, watercolor, and gouache, drawings in graphite, pen and ink, […]
Join us for Spencertown Academy’s first Seedling Swap & Sale, a welcoming celebration of gardening, generosity, and growing together. Local gardeners and plant enthusiasts of all experience levels are invited to share seedlings, swap favorites, or purchase plants to take home for the season ahead — vegetables, herbs, flowers, and more… all plants are welcome!
Have you thought about creating a painting that you would love, but it was too daunting? Or maybe you tried and the results were disappointing? In this hands-on workshop, Betsy demonstrates how to bypass the frustrating parts of making representational art, such as getting the underlying drawing the way you want it. She will demonstrate […]
Shakespeare in the Park with the Rooted Voyageurs is back for the 4th year with As You Like It. Join us in the idyllic Forest of Arden, where an unexpected exile transforms into adventure and blossoming love. Filled with disguises, wit, and warmth, the beauty of nature and the power of words reign supreme in […]
Willa Cather (1873–1947) was one of the most singular American novelists of the twentieth century. The author of twelve novels—including several enduring masterpieces, My Ántonia, The Professor’s House, and Death […]
Roots & Shoots Concerts Series presents Grammy-nominated folk singer-songwriter and author Mary Gauthier with special guest Jaimee Harris, celebrating the 20th Anniversary of “Mercy Now”. This performance will take place at St. Peter’s Presbyterian Church on the Village Green in Spencertown. "I am excited to announce that this year is the 20th anniversary of the […]
This year, in addition to the Academy’s famous White Elephant Booth, filled with bargain items for the garden and home, the Market on the Green in the center of Spencertown […]
This popular annual Academy event celebrates artful landscapes in Columbia County. The self-guided tour affords the garden lover (and the voyeur) an opportunity to visit a selection of residential properties in our area that are not open to the public. Highlights of this year’s tour include a private woodland walk designed by Pinnacle Trail Builders […]