Special Highlight
Sawdust Dog Gallery

375 Main Street, upstairs
Grand Opening and Reception 6-9pm

Sawdust has joined the Catskill Gallery Association adding another fresh art venue to Main Street.  Owner-artist, Brandon Chrisjohn, will feature his own rich sculptures, as well as a selection of cutting-edge artists.  The inaugural exhibition and special reception is slated from 6-9pm.

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 in many noted museums across the country.

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

Catskill Bookie/All Arts Matter

347 Main Street
“Upstate and Down South”
Open house from 5:00 -8:00pm

Julie Chase presents a new body of work featuring photographs of Catskill and surrounding areas, and Buenos Aires, Argentina.  The work focuses on often overlooked details that reveal the beauty in the mundane.  The exhibition will run through October.

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

Day and Holt Custom Framing and Gallery

349 Main St.
"The Way We See"
Open House 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”

Closing Party for the current show from 6:00 – 8:00pm
M Gallery is featuring three exceptional local artists - Lee Anne Morgan, Kico Govantes (courtesy of Nicole Fiacco Gallery) and Patrick Milbourn - demonstrating 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 the photographic documentary of Rivka Katvan.  Rivka’s subject “Catskill: An American Village” brings this growing town to light by focusing on the daily lives of its residents.  A reception will be held at Union Mills, 351 Main Street from 6-8pm and the exhibition will run through the end of the month.

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

The Greene County Council on the Arts is proud to present this year’s RSVP exhibit at the Catskill Gallery.  This invitational exhibit showcases the work of four artists – Michel Goldberg, Kico Govantes, Ruth Sachs and David Slutzky – who have exhibited extensively in the area and also support the GCCA through their roles as members of its board of directors.

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.  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 – are all on display.

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”

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.  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

In loving memory of artist-inventor-holographer, Rudie Berkhout, the lasers will be shining brightly.

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

Terenchin Fine Arts

462 Main Street
“Newton's Third Law”
Opening House 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