• Annual Festival of Books: Labor Day Weekend

    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 […]

    TRANSLATIONS IN OIL: PAINTINGS BY SCOTT THOMAS BALFE
    WhatAmILookingAt?: NEW PHOTOGRAPHIC WORKS BY JANE MCWHORTER

    Opening Reception with the artists: September 24, 4:00-6:00pmGallery Hours: Saturdays and Sundays, 1:00-5:00pm The winners of the Academy's 2015 Regional Juried Show, Scott Balfe and Jane McWhorter, will be exhibiting two solo shows of their new works in the galleries. Hudson resident Scott Balfe is a classic landscape painter, in the tradition of the Hudson […]

  • Jazz Concert

    The Quartet, Kieraldo, Quimby, Hauser, and Murren, have all pursued careers separately as sidemen for many renowned musicians. Over the last several years, they have combined forces to form "The […]

    2016 Juried Regional Show

    The Academy's third annual regional art show features 40 artists from the area working in disciplines from oil and watercolor to sculpture and fiber art. Opening reception: October 15, 4:00 to […]

  • Classical Concert

    Dan Shulman (piano), Kaori Washiyama (violin) and Nathaniel Parke (cello) will round out the Academy’s 2016 concert season this fall with a performance of important trios by Mozart and Schubert […]

    $10 – $20

    Handmade Holiday Craft and Gift Show

    Friday-Sunday, November 25, 26, and 27, 10:00am-4:00pmSaturday and Sunday, December 3-4, 10:00am-4:00pm Holiday gift shoppers and art lovers “go local” at this high-end curated sale that features jewelry, quilts, band […]

    Handmade Holiday 2016

    Holiday gift shoppers and art lovers “go local” at this high quality sale that features jewelry, handmade apparel, quilts, children's toys, cutting boards, baskets, ceramics, tin sconces, paper crafts, birdhouses, […]

    Free
  • First Annual Members’ Art Show

    Opening Reception: December 10, 2016, 4:00-6:00pmGallery Hours: Saturdays and Sundays, 1:00-5:00pm Works of over 25 Academy Members, in all mediums, on view for 2 weekends only.  Come see what our […]