The Schweinfurth Art Center, Auburn, NY is holding a juried show open to all 2 and 3 dimensional New York State artists.

From their web site:

Made in NY 2010 is an annual juried exhibition featuring New York State artists. Two and three-dimensional work  is considered including, but not limited to, photography, sculpture, ceramics, painting, drawing, fiber and digital art.

All work must be completed in the last three years. Artists may submit up to two artworks for consideration. Entry is free for members and $25 for non-members. NEW Entry Deadline: January 15, 2010.

For more information and a prospectus, please see their web site.

If one strikes your fancy, you can enroll by email, phone 457-2787, or online at www.WallkillRiverSchool.com and pay by debit card or otherwise.

Acrylic Painting Studio with Nancy Reed Jones
Paint beautiful landscapes from photographs and learn the versatility of acrylics by mixing acrylics with slow drying mediums and using oil painting techniques, and thinning acrylics with water and using watercolor techniques. It’s like having the best of both worlds! Jones shares her tips for color mixing and dynamic brush strokes with a bit of soothing Zen music mixed in. For beginners to advanced, teens and adults. Ongoing: Tuesdays 1-3, -or- Thursdays 6:30-8:30 pm. Sept.-Dec. Any 4 classes for $100 (does not have to be consecutive) beginning acrylic set $30

Hand Building with Clay with Gita Nadas
Explore the medium and learn basic techniques for constructing various forms. Wedge, pinch, coil and make slabs to create the object you imagine. Make a press mold, scrape, carve and use tools creatively to give it shape and texture, materials included. Ongoing: Wednesdays 10-noon, Sept.-Dec. Any 4 classes for $100, plus $10 materials fee.

Oil Painting with Gene Bove
Learn oil painting techniques such as mixing your palette from four basic colors, alla prima painting (all at once) and plein air techniques. Work from photos, still life, and outdoors with our most experienced oil instructor. For intermediate and advanced, some oil experience suggested. Thursdays, 10-12:30pm
Session 1: Sept. 3, 10, 17, 24 $100 per session

Watercolor with Steve Blumenthal Day Long Workshop
following the instructor’s demonstration, the students will complete a value study, then draw and paint a composition from your own reference photos, still life, or floral arrangement. Individual instruction, and group feedback. Bring a lunch or order local. Thursdays, 9:30-3:30, Sept. 3 & 24, $60 per day

Pastel Studio with Shawn Dell Joyce
Learn pastel tips and techniques in a fun, encouraging group setting. Start with a specific demonstration; like how to capture transparent cut glass, and then paint your choice of still lifes. Class ends with a group critique with tea and cake! Advanced and intermediate teens and adults welcome. Ongoing: Thursdays, 6:30-8:30pm, Sept.-Jan. Any four classes (do not have to be consecutive) $100

Figure in the Landscape with Shawn Dell Joyce
Paint en plein air (outdoors) with any medium, and learn how to incorporate a figure into a plein air painting. Emphasis will be on values, and capturing the pose of the figure quickly and accurately before the light changes. Open to all media and levels of ability, class happens at Benedict Town Park, 2 miles from the gallery. Friday,  9:30-noon , Sept. 4, $30 (or take all 4 monthly plein air workshops for $100)

Impressionism in Oil or Pastel with Dennis Fanton
Learn to paint like Monet, Manet and the French Impressionist from American Impressionist painter Dennis Fanton. Fanton emphasizes brush work, color relationships, strong values and value study, and planning your painting before you begin. Students are encouraged to be creative in looking at and painting your subject. Beginners and advanced, teens & adults. Fridays, 10-noon, Session I: Sept. 4, 11, 18, 25 $100 session

Beginning Acrylic Painting with Nancy Reed Jones
For the Absolute Beginner: Two classes devoted to those who have very little or no experience at all.  Class will cover the basics of using acrylics, how to use brushes, and will go over color mixing.  Relaxation techniques while painting will be discussed.  Anyone who has ever wanted to try their hand at painting, this is the perfect opportunity. Fridays, 6:30-8:30pm,  Sept. 4, 11, $50 acrylic beginner’s set $30

Beginning Drawing with Shawn Dell Joyce
Based on Betty Edward’s “Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain” program, Joyce teaches the global skill of drawing in 6 basic component skills: sketching, shading, value, perspective, proportion and composition. If you can sign your name legibly, you can learn how to draw realistically! Perfect first art class, or workshop for artists who are “just getting back into it.” Saturdays, 10-noon, Sept. 5, 12, 19, 26,
Oct. 3, 10, -or- Saturdays, 1-3pm Oct. 24, 31, Nov. 7, 14, Dec. 12 & 19, Materials included $125

Luminist Seas with Mike Jaroszko
Advanced techniques in Luminism to create high-impact seascapes with that sensitive atmosphere popularized by Kensett and the Hudson River School. Learn to mix color, see values, and create pleasing compositions that capture natural luminism and dazzle your viewers! Saturdays, 1-3pm,  Session 1: Sept. 5, 12, 19 & 26 $100

Oil for Beginners Workshop with Gene Bove’
Learn the basics of oil painting like mixing all colors on your palette from four basic colors, brushwork, values, priming your canvas, and everything you need to know to bring out the alla prima (all at once) oil painter in you! Wednesday, 10-2:30, Sept. 9, $40   Bring a bagged lunch

Cartooning and Graphic Novels with Gerry Acerno
Did you ever have a story you wanted to tell in pictures? Learn how to lay out a comic book in panels and vary “camera angles” to bring your story to life. Taught by a veteran illustrator for Marvel, DC, Disney and others. Wednesdays, 6:30-8:30, Session I: Sept. 9, 16, 23, 30  $100

Elements of Abstraction with Neil Granholm
Learn both non representational and representational expressionist styles, and how to make large-scale abstract paintings. Learn how balance and form plays a part in intelligent art. It is easy to understand abstract contemporary art by the application of the basic elements of all art, form, line, composition, balance and color.  Take chances with color and subject, sometimes you need to throw paint!
Wednesdays, 6:30-8:30.  Sept. 9, 16, 23, 30  $150

Functional Pottery Workshop with Judy Sigunick
A two day workshop in clay for the community, ages 13 and older,  using wheel throwing and hand building techniques.  Decorative treatment with glazes and clay slips will be demonstrated. Work will be once fired. Limited to 8,  Sat. & Sun.  9-noon, Sept. 12 & 13, $90 + $10 materials fee

Floral Still Life Workshop with William Noonan
Celebrate the end of summer with flowers. This weekend workshop will give students the chance to work with a fresh floral still life with enough time to complete a large composition. Students may work in any medium they choose. Too often floral paintings don’t get finished before the flowers fade. Well here’s a chance to focus yourself on the task. This class is appropriate for any level. Instruction and critique will be tailored to each students level. Sat. & Sun,  9:30-4:30, Sept. 19 & 20 $130
(one day only $70)

Pet-painting workshop with Carrie Jacobson
Anyone can paint pets! Carrie Jacobson paints pets for fun, for profit and to help the animal community. She will teach you how to go from photograph to portrait, painting one of your own pets, or making a portrait for the Art for Shelter Animals Project. You will make two paintings in this one-day workshop, open to beginners, advanced, teens & adults, oil. Saturday,  10-4pm, Sept. 26,-or- Sat. Nov. 7, $60 (bring a lunch or order out)

U.S. vendors applying must provide appropriate documentation/proof that the arts and crafts they are selling are American Indian, Aboriginal and/or indigenous made (defined as a member of any federally or State recognized Indian Tribe, or an individual certified as an Indian artisan by an Indian Tribe), and may be marketed and sold as such in accordance with the Indian Arts and Crafts Act of 1990, (P.L. 101-644), see www.doi.gov/iacb/act.html. Documentation must be attached to the NMAI Art Market Vendor Application.

Vendors are picked by a selection committee, with the deadline for applications set for 14 September.

For more information including an application and guidelines, please see their web site.

At the Black Feather Retreat, experience the pastoral pleasure of clean fresh air, private meadows, woods, streams, springs, ponds, gardens, stone walls, old barns, country roads and the delightful company of others, like yourself, who enjoy art. We have planned a mix of many figure models for each program.

Rain or shine, you will have a wonderful days filled with art. A large tent will provide shade, there will be ample seating at chairs and tables or, if you prefer, you may spread a blanket on the lawn and picnic all day. If it rains we will hold our sessions in the large studio barn, a beautiful 18th century structure. Aside from the scheduled program of models, there will be live music, and amenities such as water, drinks, box picnic lunches, maps, toilet facilities, and a friendly staff to help you enjoy the day.

The BLACK FEATHER RETREAT
ARTISTS’ AND WRITERS’ COLONY
Box 588
Westbrookville, NY 12785

Saturday August 22, 2009
11-5

Pine Bush is looking for more artists to join their arts tour.  All disciplines are welcome, for more information please contact Ellen Quimby at the Chamber.

The Hudson Valley Seed Library is seeking artists to illustrate their seed packs!

About the seed library:
The Hudson Valley Seed Library is a homestead-based farm and business devoted to developing a seed production network in our region. Using hand tools and low-tech processes, we cultivate dozens of varieties of agronomic plants on our own farm. We also collaborate with certified organic, certified naturally grown, and other small growers throughout our region to grow dozens of additional varieties. Our goal is to offer high-quality heirloom seeds to the public through both our Seed Library program and retail sale.

Hudson Valley Seed Library Pack Art 2010: Submission Guidelines
Submission Deadline: July 9, 2009

The Hudson Valley Seed Library is looking for new artwork for the covers of its seed packs. Last year, eleven artists were commissioned to create original pieces for the Seed Library’s Art Packs. Each artist brought his or her unique style to the image he or she designed. Mediums included drawing, painting, collage, cut paper, ceramics, and photography. Last year’s artists received local and national exposure: on our website, in blogs, magazines, galleries, and in the homes of thousands of gardeners across the region and the country.

This year, HVSL co-founder Ken Greene will be looking for artwork that helps reflect the diversity of the heirloom seeds offered in the catalog. The Seed Library will be selecting up to 16 new artists for its 2010 seed packs. Please feel free to pass along the following guidelines, which describe eligibility and submission requirements and gives details of our selection process. To learn more about HVSL and see last year’s artwork, visit www.seedlibrary.org. Thank you for participating; we look forward to seeing the creativity of the many seedy artists in and around the Hudson Valley.

Eligibility: Artists must be part of the greater Hudson Valley region. This includes most of eastern New York (including NYC), western Massachusetts, western Connecticut, and northern New Jersey. We’re willing to stretch a little bit, but please have some connection to this region. There are no restrictions as to age, experience, gender, sexuality, nationality, race, physical ability, or education. This is all about diversity.

Media: We are accepting all media except photography. Photos are acceptable as an element in a piece. (We do accept photos for use on our website. If you have a photo of a variety in our catalog, please submit it to mail@seedlibrary.org. If we use it online you get free seeds!)

Timeline:
Submissions due July 9, 2009
32 Round 1 finalists contacted by July 10, 2009
Round 2 sketches due by July 17, 2009
16 Round 2 finalists contacted by July 19, 2009
Final artwork due by August 10, 2009

Awards:
Up to 16 artists may be selected to create artwork for seed packs. Artists whose work is accepted will be paid $100 each for their work. They will also be given credit on the printed packs as well as a bio and link on seedlibrary.org.

INTERESTED? HERE’S HOW TO SUBMIT ARTWORK:
Please email the following to mail@seedlibrary.org.
1.Name, Address, Email, Phone
2.Short one paragraph artist statement.
3.One image that you feel best represents your style (250KB or less in size).
4.Link to your website, blog, or other online sources related to your artwork. (Only if you have such links; otherwise these are not required.)

Note: The piece you select does not need to be plant related. It is more important for us to see the quality and personality in your work. Please keep your email 250KB or less. Do not mail large or multiple images. We have very limited bandwidth and will not be able to open your email.

An Introductory Workshop on Drawing & Painting Techniques
Instructed by Sarah E. McHugh, President of OCAF

Beginning focus will be on the aspects of drawing techniques exploring the many appproaches to line, tonal shades and & structure to develop meaningful and expressive composition. We will gradually work towards an understanding and use of a full color palette in a variety of media.

A list of supplies needed for the workshop will be forwarded upon registration.

A classically trained artist, Sarah studied at The National Academy of Design, Art Students League, Pratt Institute and Hunter College as well as receiving her BA in Art Education from SUNY Buffalo.

Fee for the entire four sessions is 100. for members of OCAF, non members, 125. To become a member all you would need to do is join one of the current member art groups in your area. Call 845-987-8748 or email : sarah@mchughstudio.com with any questions or to register.

Come meet these talented young artists and view their creations. Appetizers and refreshing beverages will be served. No registration necessary. Don’t miss this special event honoring these extraordinary student artists! For information, contact Kelly Corrado, Gallery Coordinator, either by phone at (845) 477-8377 ext. 18 or by email at kcorrado@rcls.org.

Greenwood Lake Public Library
79 Waterstone Rd
Greenwood Lake, NY