• Hidden Gardens Tour & Market 2025

    Save the Date: June 14 The Academy’s beloved annual fundraising event, celebrating artful private landscapes in Columbia County and interesting local vendors of crafts, plants, antiques and related merchandise on the Spencertown Green, is back on the schedule for this year, so mark your calendars! Details to follow.

    Shakespeare in the Park:
    A Midsummer Night’s Dream

    Enjoy Shakespeare’s classic tale of magic, transformation, and mischief in the Rooted Voyageur’s 2025 production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream! While four lovers find themselves caught in a mystery of love and desire, the world of the fairies is thrown into chaos by rivalry and sparking passion. Meanwhile, an ensemble of workers from Athens comes […]

    Free

    Nurturing Nature

    Nurturing Nature

    May 31-June 29 Opening Reception: Saturday May 31, 4:00-6:00pm Gallery Hours: Saturdays & Sundays: 1:00-5:00pm Special Hours on Saturday June 14: 9:00am-5:00pm Gallery Talk with the six featured artists: Sunday, […]

    Free

    Gallery Talk with some of our Featured Artists

    Join us in welcoming these talented and varied artists as they discuss their creative processes and their inspirations.This event is free and no registration is required, but space will be […]

  • Gee's Bend: Quilting Demonstration

    A unique experience and opportunity for guests to quilt alongside the artists on a large quilt frame, hear their stories and enjoy the camaraderie of group quilting. Stop by anytime […]

    Free

    It’s a Party!

    Thanks to Larry Walker: What's Really Good" for the fantastic BBQ, Silver Arrow Band for dance tunes and to all of you who joined us under the Big Top for an unforgettable evening.

    $50 – $500

    Gee's Bend: Quilting Demonstration

    A unique experience and opportunity for guests to quilt alongside the artists on a large quilt frame, hear their stories and enjoy the camaraderie of group quilting. Stop by anytime […]

    Free

    Gee’s Bend: Quilting Workshop

    This event is sold out. The Gee’s Bend quilters guide participants in designing and sewing a 12″ by 12″ quilt block suitable for framing to take away with them. Making […]

    $250 – $275

    Gee’s Bend: Quilting Workshop

    This event is sold out. The Gee’s Bend quilters guide participants in designing and sewing a 12″ by 12″ quilt block suitable for framing to take away with them. Making […]

    $250 – $275

    Gee's Bend: Quilting Lecture

    Gee’s Bend: The Legacy Lives On: Spencertown Academy Board Member and quilter, Lisa Bouchard Hoe, will discuss the long tradition of American quilting and how Gee’s Bend quilts—made for use, […]

    Free

    Jim Lauderdale in concert at Ten Barn Farm

    Roots & Shoots Concerts in collaboration with our friends at Ten Barn Farm is thrilled to present Jim Lauderdale, Grammy and Americana Music Association award-winning singer-songwriter at Ten Barn Farm in Ghent, NY. The Performance Barn at Ten Barn Farm is a wonderful venue and concertgoers will be able to enjoy the farm’s bucolic grounds. […]

    $35 – $40