28th Annual KBS Art Show will be held at the Senior Center, 207 Market Street, Saugerties on June 2, 2018 Saturday Reception: 5 – 7 pm featuring over 100 paintings by Kristy Bishop Studio students of all ages! Awards Ceremony and a Tribute to Patrick Buonfiglio, aged 90, will feature a number of his paintings over the past several years. The public is welcome to attend: Free Admission.
Well-known watercolorist, Staats Fasoldt ( popular art teacher at the WSA Woodstock School of Art) will demonstrate how to paint a watercolor painting at the UCAA meeting to be held at the Senior Center, 207 Market Street, Saugerties, NY on Tuesday April 3 at 7:15 pm. Guests are welcome to attend – especially young art students! Annual dues: $20, Students and Supporters of the Arts: $10. The club meets every first Tuesday of each month to encourage artists and art lovers!
Submitted by: Kristy Bishop, UCAA President
Kristy Bishop Studio held a sketch book contest in Feb. 2018 with Miss Tucci as art judge for this event. The judge mentioned that she was looking for original work and that the amount of sketches showed an interest in developing the art of drawing. In this busy technologically advanced age that we live in, it may be difficult for some to carve out time to create. Congratulations to these girls!
As president of UCAA, I am pleased to announce that Robert P. Langdon will be our guest speaker on March 6, 2018. Please join Robert P. Langdon, proprietor and curator at Emerge Gallery & Art Space, 228 Main Street, Saugerties, NY, who will discuss his gallery’s mission and opportunities for local artists. Emerge Gallery is a welcoming environment that exhibits the best emerging artists from the Hudson Valley, Metropolitan region and beyond. Robert includes work of various media and styles in each show and strives to promote a pleasing and inviting journey for the viewer. Visit the Emerge Gallery website: www.emergegalleryny.com
Robert was Director at Gallery U in Red Bank and Westfield, NJ prior to being Director at Emerge Gallery. His strength lies in community building and supporting and promoting emerging artists. He began working one-on-one with fine artists when he was Director of Sales and Marketing at a non-profit children’s picture book publisher in San Francisco. Robert photographed still life for Macy’s in Manhattan and A&S catalogs among others and was a teacher in suburban New Jersey where he was born.
He graduated from the German School of Photography and holds a BA from Montclair State University. Robert has been writing poetry and the occasional short fiction since the late 1980’s. His collection, “The Candied Road Ahead: Poems & Stories” is available through Amazon.com in print and Kindle formats.
If you are interested in purchasing this painting please call the gallery during the month of February 2018 at 845-679-2940. Thank you!
(c) 2018 by Kristy Bishop – Please contact emergegalleryny.com to make this purchase or call 845-247-7515 during the month of March 2018. This show is entitled “Exit 20” Saugerties Artists and will feature the artwork of many local artists.
Thirteen members of the Ulster County Art Association participated in an annual judged show at the Senior Center, 207 Market Street, Saugerties, NY on Feb. 6, 2018. Robert Slate, art teacher at Saugerties Junior/Senior High School with a Bachelor ‘s and Master’s Degrees from Suny Buffalo State College and NYS permanent certification for art K-12, was the art judge for this show of 2-D artwork.
UCAA Ulster County Art Assn. meets every first Tuesday of each month at 7 pm at the Senior Center. Annual dues $20 are collected to provide art programs throughout the year to encourage artists to create on a regular basis. Guests are welcome to attend. FMI: please call Kristy Bishop, UCAA President, 845-246-8835.
Lox of Bagels, 3103 Route 9W, Saugerties, NY
Popular Vote Winners:
Young artists: Madisen Gavner (7) “Present Kitty” ( 4th from the Left – Top Row)
Older Artists: Connor Hoffstatter (12) “Odd One Out” (4th from the Left- Third Row)
Adult Students: Adele Hemsworth “Frostie’s Picket Fence” (Second from the Left) Red Barn
Participating Artists: L-R: Sienna Sauer (7), Skylar Wolf (7), Addison Puertas (7), Madisen Gavner (7), Liv Smoller (8), David Hemsworth (8), Katie Cushman (9), Meredith Mills (10), Rose Dermody (11) , Caleb Hemsworth (11), Bella Martine (11), Lily Leong (11), Sophia Kamrass (14), Connor Hoffstatter (12), Kyla Misasi (15) Autumn Stever (17)
Adults: Donna Newkirk, Teresa Herzog, Kristy Bishop (Instructor), Roxann Creen, Erica Krom, Adele Hemsworth, Sally Colclough, Anne Hoffstatter and Patrick Buonfiglio
This is the youngest art class at the Kristy Bishop Studio on Wednesday afternoons. There are 24 works of art by students of all ages on display at Lox of Bagels until Jan. 2, 2018. At the reception, there will be a Popular Vote Contest 2 – 3 pm on Sunday Dec. 10. Everyone gets to vote for their favorite painting by a child and an adult student. The awards will be announced at 3:30 pm. The public is invited to view the artwork everyday 6 am – 3 pm at Lox of Bagels Shop. All works of art are 16″ x 20″ for your viewing pleasure!
Fifteen members of the UCAA Ulster County Art Association visited the studio of Donald Elder near Woodstock, NY in August 2017. We learned much about the artist and his wonderful way of painting. He was a most generous host and we appreciated this fabulous experience.
On Nov. 14, Tuesday the club will meet at the Senior Center in Saugerties, NY at 7 pm. Members are encouraged to bring acrylic paints, brushes, palette, a surface 8″x 10″ canvas or mat board, a water container to clean brushes in, paper towels and a photograph as reference. (Not a picture of someone’s painting) After studying the photos, we will turn them over and paint them from memory. This is an idea that Donald Elder gave us to do to loosen our perceptions and free us to become more creative! The process will take 30 minutes after a brief business meeting at 7pm. Guests are invited to attend. New UCAA membership is encouraged ($20). Refreshments will be served.