Catskill Gallery Association

Second Annual Catskill Village Artist Studio Tour

The Catskill Gallery Association is pleased to present our Second Annual Catskill Village Artist Studio Tour, Columbus Day Weekend, Saturday, October 10, 2009.  Launched in 2008 as part of the CGA’s ongoing Saturday Studios program, the tour will feature open studios of artists located in the Village of Catskill and will highlight the importance of the village as a center for contemporary art. 

Our tour includes the Greene County Council for the Arts and the Thomas Cole National Historic Site, the latter of which will open its historic studio space to visitors.  This year’s program include artists’ studios in the surrounding area of Catskill as well as the Village itself.

This year’s artists include the following 16 artists in ten locations:

  • Dina Bursztyn and Julie Chase
  • Sasha Chermayeff and Philip Howie
  • Tasha Depp
  • Jann and Adrian Forster
  • Edith Marc ik and Terence Barrell
  • Patrick Milbourne
  • Lee Anne Morgan
  • Portia Munson and Jared Handelsman
  • Fawn Potash
  • Susan Wides and Jim Holl

Plus a special exhibition!  The Garden Goddesses Exhibit at the Catskill Community Center 344 Main Street.  Curated by Portia Munson, the show features 11 woman artists and work based on gardens and studios

The tour will take place from noon until 5 PM; from 5 to 8 PM, visitors are invited to join CGA galleries and special Main Street locations for a street-long post-tour reception, enjoy refreshments and conversation with area artists as you visit exhibitions and special installations.

Participating galleries include:

  • M Gallery
  • Union Mills
  • Brik
  • The Greene County Council on the Arts
  • Open Studio
  • Gallery 42
  • Terenchin Fine Art
  • Day and Holt
  • The Catskill Community Center
  • The Galleria Catskill

The tour is free.  All participants must sign up at the following CGA locations to receive a button and a map of tour sites: 

  1. Cedar Grove, The Thomas Cole National Historic Site, 218 Spring Street, Catskill
  2. The Greene County Council on the Arts, 398 Main Street, Catskill   

All studios and galleries will be marked on the map and signed with small flags/numbered signs.  Some sites may not be handicapped accessible. It is not necessary to sign up for the gallery openings or evening events. 

Please e-mail David V. Griffin at gallery384@aol.com for more information. 

We hope you can join us this October 10th!