Gallery 42

42 Prospect Ave
“Lawrence Calcagno (1913-1993) – One Man Show”
Reception 5:00-8:00 pm

Lawrence Calcagno, an artist of international stature, was born in 1913.  Self-taught until after World War II, he studied painting with Clyfford Still, Mark Rothko and Ad Reinhardt, then attended the Academie de la Grande Chaumiere in Paris and the Instituto d’ Arte Statale in Florence, Italy.

Calcagno’s work is in the permanent collections at the National Gallery and National Museum of American Art in Wash., DC; The Whitney Museum of Modern Art in New York; Albright-Knox Gallery in Buffalo, NY; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and the Museum of Fine Arts, Santa Fe, NM.

Gallery 42, located in a historic home in Catskill, NY, is open from 6-8 pm on the third Saturday of each month for Catskill gallery tour and by appointment.  (518) 943-2642

All Arts Matter

347 Main Street
Open house from 5:00-8:00pm

Village Historian Richard Philps will be showing historic images of Catskill in conjunction with his new book. Come meet the author and learn about Catskill.

Further information at 518-943-9030 or visit www.allartsmatter.org

Catskill Community Center

346 Main Street
Reception from 5:00–8:00pm

The focus is on local Catskill artists, including Ruth Leonard, Sarah Barker, Portia Munson, Lynn Breslin, Doreen Perrine, and Christine Hughes.

Day and Holt Custom Framing and Gallery

349 Main St.
"The Way We See"
Reception will be held from 5:00–8:00pm

Local artists Peggy Greason, Rebecca Synan and friends will grace the walls of the gallery.

Visit www.philipwalshphotography.com or call (518)821-3991 for more information.

M Gallery

350 Main Street
“Local Color”
Opening Reception fom 5:00–8:00pm

M Gallery is delighted to feature three exceptional local artists.  Lee Anne Morgan, Kico Govantes (courtesy of Nicole Fiacco Gallery) and Patrick Milbourn will join together to demonstrate their unique styles and talent.  Each is accomplished and well-founded in their direction.  Each brings a dynamic that complements and rounds out the show. 

Typical hours are weekends from Noon to 4pm, by appointment or by chance.  Please call 518-943-0380 for further information or visit our newly managed website www.mgallery-online.com

This exhibition will run through October 30, 2008.

Union Mill Lofts

361 Main Street – temporary venue
Open House 5:00—8:00pm

The space will feature large-scale drawings by Michel Goldberg and large-scale sculpture by Andrew Amerlinckx. Also some photographic works curated by Andrea Cunliffe.

Gallery 384

384 Main Street
"Remove the Landmark."
Open House 5:00—8:00pm

Cannon Hersey’s panoramic photographs show the great temples, fortresses and redoubts that line the major passages from China through Tibet and Nepal.  Aaron Yassin’s kaleidoscopic images depict the historic bridges and mansions that line the Hudson River Valley. 

Call 917-674-6823 or e-mail gallery384@aol.com for further details.  Gallery 384 is open from 12-6 every Saturday and by appointment. 

Greene County Council on the Arts

398 Main St
Open House:  5:00–7:00pm

“FIBER DIALOGUES”
1st Floor Gallery
Juried exhibition for artists who work with fibers and textiles. Juried and curated by Molly Pomerance.  Exhibition thru September 27.

“ARTIST’S COATS”
2nd Floor Gallery
Solo exhibition featuring coats, vests and jackets created by textile artist Lila Hollister Smith. Exhibition thru September 27.

Gallery hours: M-F 10AM-5PM; Sat. Noon-5PM. 518-943-3400. www.greenarts.org   email: gcca@greenearts.org

Open Studio

402 Main Street
“Points of View”
Open House from  5:00–8:00pm

The Open Studio features an exhibition that challenges our established cultural notions and perceptions through photos, objects made with found materials, sculptures, drawings and prints.  Also new acquisitions from the ARTchealogical Museum – the remains of a straw hat worn by Frederick Church in Mexico, and the discarded skin of a muse abducted in NYC.

Summer hours: Fri & Sat 12-6; Sun. 12-4 & and by appointment and chance.  

Website: www.potatospirit.com  For more info please contact: 518-943-9531

The gallery at Muddy Cup

410 Main Street
“Art from the Heart”
Artist Reception:  5:00 – 8pm

Local artists share their experiences of Catskill living - Jim DiPerna documents life in Catskill with an eye of extreme sensitivity to the beautiful subtleties of the lives and land that define place.  Lex Grey opens minds and hearts with her lust for life in a "renaissance" embrace of media and voice.  Hillary Manning has shared her talents in the arts tirelessly for years helping to revitalize the walls of town with art while Dara Young gets out on the land to observe what it has to offer.

Contact is 518-943-2785, curator is Sarah Barker or visit www.muddycup.com.

Play of Light Gallery

460 Main Street
Open House until 6:00pm

The focus of the gallery is the interplay of light and the impact on surroundings.   Technological break-throughs, holography and light installations are conceived and designed by artist Rudie Berkhout.

More information at 518-965-0635 or visit www.novialighting.com

Terenchin Fine Arts

462 Main Street
“Newton's Third Law”
Opening Reception from 6:00-8:00pm.
 
Kara Thurmond – Abstract painting and color etchings
Andrew Amelinckx - Abstract and conceptual work.
 
The gallery is open Friday through Tuesday, 12 pm – 6 pm. For further information and images, please contact Patrick Terenchin at 518-943-5312. www.Terenchin.com

Brik Gallery

473 Main Street
“A Gallerist's Collection”
Opening House 5:00-8:00pm.
 
Brik will display works of realism and abstraction by twenty artists.