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Gallery Hours:Saturday and Sunday: 1:00-5:00pm *Saturday,June 18: 9:00am-4:00pm* Don't miss our annual garden-themed gallery show featuring the works of eight accomplished regional artists. The show’s theme is any subject matter that comes from the garden composed into a still life; the media will be oil, pastel and watercolor. This rich offering is diverse in style: […]
Four extraordinary young area musicians will perform at the Academy. Two violinists (Evan Ducreay and Maya Zhou), a percussionist, (Cooper Martell), and a French horn player (Liri Rhoen) will be […]
Join us for selected readings of the first poetry collection by Benjamin (Bernie) Kukoff. What This Country Needs is at once poignant, funny, wise, and accessible—a journey from Brighton Beach […]
Friends and neighbors paired with delicious food and libations, all served up in a bucolic setting. Meet new friends and greet the old at this festive kick-off to the summer […]
Doors open at 8:30am. Lecture at 9:00am.
Hidden Gardens celebrates the art of the garden with a full line-up of events designed to inform, inspire and intrigue garden enthusiasts. The Garden Market on the Green is a […]
Delicious food, festive libations, and good friends served up in a bucolic setting. That's the recipe for the annual Twilight in the Garden party. This year's party is at Bezalel Gables […]
Opening reception Saturday, June 25, 4:00-6:00pmGallery Hours: Saturday and Sunday: 1:00-5:00pm Pastels are the purest form of artist color, made from pure pigment with only enough binder to allow them to be formed into useable sticks. This media allows artists a choice of many subtle color variations. Pastel techniques are challenging since the medium is […]
Gallery Hours: Saturdays and Sundays 1:00-5:00pm Art and science have much in common from the spark or hypothesis that generates an idea; to the discipline of the process; the risk taking with tools of the trade and the surprise of the result. This exhibit displays the work of six artists who incorporate science to create […]
Academy members and supporters are invited to an exclusive preview party on Friday evening. Enjoy a glass of wine with fellow book lovers before heading up to the book rooms for first choice of more than 10,000 new and gently used books. Book rooms open at 6:30pm. Please note: This event is for Academy members […]
The Festival of Books at Spencertown Academy Arts Center is a celebration of books and reading for the whole community. Over Labor Day Weekend, we welcome dozens of outstanding writers and poets and nearly 2,000 readers and book-lovers to our 1847 schoolhouse in rural Columbia County. At the heart of the Festival is a giant […]
Costume and Culture: Designs for Life