ArtWalk Kingston Open Studio Tour, Kingston, NY, September 22-23, 2018

2018 KINGSTON CELEBRATES ITS ARTISTS

Celebrate the arts and artists in their own environments at the ArtWalk Kingston Open Studio Tour, September 22 -23, 2018.

Over the course of two days, visitors and local residents are invited to explore 3 distinct areas of the City of Kingston and immerse themselves in a range of art and events.

Paintings, photographs, drawings and sculptures are just some of the mediums that will be on display at home studios and galleries across the City. Performers are invited to schedule performances to include during the tour.

SOME OF THE MANY 2018 PARTICIPATING ARTISTS

Leslie Bender

Karen Levine

Lissa Queeney

Amy Coté

Deborah Mills Thackrey

Patti Gibbons

Rebecca Morton

Talya Baharal

Chris Andersen

Charlotte Tusch

Zelda (aka Judith Z. Miller)

Kevin Frank

Angela Rose Voulgarelis

Lois Jones

Chris Gonyea

Matthew Thomas Taylor

Lindsey Wolkowicz

Theresa Drapkin

Whether you have a few hours or a full day, ArtWalk Kingston will offer a broad range of art and activities for all.

The walk will be held from 12 - 5pm each day and will feature over 100 artists in private studios, galleries and special events.

Visit the ONLINE MAP while you’re out visiting the studios and galleries.

Stormville Flea Market & Antique Show Returns this September for its 48th Year!

The legendary Hudson Valley tradition returns September 1 - 2, 2018 from 8am - 4pm for its 48th year.

The Stormville Flea Market & Antique Show features more than 600 vendors from more than 8 states.

Visitors come to the Stormville Flea Market  to discover everything from antiques, collectibles, arts and crafts to new merchandise. Shoppers return year after year with some traveling over a hundred miles, often by busloads, to pursue the hunt for bargains.

AS SEEN ON HGTV'S ORIGINAL SHOW "Flea Market Flip"
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FREE ADMISSION. FREE PARKING. NO PETS. RAIN OR SHINE

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Stormville Flea Market & Antique
September 1 - 2, 2018
Saturday and Sunday, 8am - 4pm
For more information, visit StormvilleAirportFleamarket.com
428 Route 216, Stormville, NY 12582

Riverside Galleries, Garrison Art Center, 2 Opening Exhibitions: "Some Stories" Melinda Stickney & "BassWood Bodies" Victoria Thorson

The Riverside Galleries at Garrison Art Center in Garrison, New York, announces Two Exhibition Openings, August 11 - September 9, 2018 with a public reception for the artists on Saturday, August 11 from 5 -7pm.

The artists include Melinda Stickney-Gibson and Victoria Thorson.

Melinda Stickney-Gibson, Smooch,  60 x 80 inches

Melinda Stickney-Gibson's paintings and painted “tapestries”  involve a diaristic, personal and often graphic approach. Her paintings and sculptural pieces literally incorporate tiny bits of writing from her own journals, favorite fragments of writing by others and universal words such as “yes," “maybe," “no?," “her,” “ummm….,” etc. This aspect of the work is absolutely in relationship to her longtime love of the physical act of painting and her visceral love of the paint itself.

One work that will be featured in the exhibition is LOSING LARSEN C, a painting that is a personal commentary on a gigantic ancient ice cap, named Larsen C, which is rapidly losing mass.

Stickney-Gibson has been living and working as an artist in New York for over 25 years. In addition to painting, she creates sculptural work incorporating steel, glass, concrete and wire often resting on steel wall-mounted ledges or installed on the floor itself.

Melinda Stickney-Gibson, Losing Larsen C

Victoria Thorson’s sculptures tread a line between recognizable form and pure abstraction. She has been seduced by basswood. Its softness of touch when smooth, evokes the human body. Starting with lumber or recycled wood, Thorson sees potential shapes and feels her way along the cracks, knots and grain, following the lines of energy. She carves and refines to create slits of light between masses and discovers abstract forms to express life’s silences and vibrations.

Her work is often anchored by a re-purposed metal industrial find that is the right weight, proportion and aesthetic to be part of the piece, not a separate base. Most pieces can rotate 360 degrees or swing out to recompose, while the initial core and plumb line stay intact. This exhibition will also feature several ceramics Thorson created in the 90s working with sculptor Peter Gourfain, who taught her to sharpen a wood tool and cut clear planes when the clay was right to the touch. Gallery visitors will see the evolution as Thorson brought her fluid form-language from clay to wood.

Victoria Thorson, 05 Red Surge

Victoria Thorson, 08 Bosnia Wood 1

Two Exhibition Openings:
Some Stories, Melinda Stickney-Gibson and BassWood Bodies, Victoria Thorson

August 11 – September 9, 2018
Public reception for the artists: Saturday, August 11, 5-7pm

The Riverside Galleries at Garrison Art Center
23 Garrison’s Landing
Garrison, NY 10524
845-424-3960
www.garrisonartcenter.org

4 Outdoor Kitchens - Beautiful Designs that Enhance our Outdoor Living!

Original Posting: On the Drawing Board, July 2018
Newsletter, Crisp Architects
Author: James Crisp, Crisp Architects Blog

"Nothing says summertime like cooking and eating in an outdoor kitchen"

It is the best of both worlds, in that you are outside with friends and family, and the cook can be part of the fun.  We have designed outdoor kitchens that are simple and have just a built-in grill, as well as fully furnished outdoor kitchens that rival their indoor cousins. While an indoor kitchen may be more practical for year-round cooking, it cannot compete with the feeling of cooking a great meal outdoors on a beautiful day. (We worked with Conte and Conte Landscape Architects on this project)

Kitchen One - Pool House Kitchen

Pool House Outdoor Kitchen

This pool house outdoor kitchen works as a place to cook outdoors while enjoying the pool and a place for guests to enjoy a quick bbq.

Kitchen Two - Full Outdoor Kitchen

Full Outdoor Kitchen

This full outdoor kitchen is complete with fireplace.

Kitchen Three - Free-Standing, Covered Outdoor Kitchen

This Free-Standing, Covered Outdoor Kitchen is a destination in itself with a pizza oven and a full kitchen to create amazing meals by the pool.

The working side of this outdoor kitchen.

Kitchen Four - Kitchen Below the Bedroom

We set this kitchen into a stone hillside below a guest bedroom. The bedroom has a walkout porch that includes a stone chimney and a great view of the woods beyond.

The outdoor kitchen is covered and not too far from the main kitchen.

Photography by Rob Karosis

Garrison Art Center in Collaboration with Magazzino Italian Art Presents Remo Salvadori, Marco Bagnoli, Domenico Bianchi, Saturday, March 10, 2018

This is a special collaborative curated opportunity with Magazzino Italian Art to experience selected works from these artists on exhibit at The Riverside Galleries at Garrison Art Center. The exhibition will be on view March 10 -April 8, 2018, with an opening reception on Saturday, March 10 from 5 - 7pm.
 

Remo Salvadori (b. 1947) Origine 1982-83, Colors, wax, gold on lead, 39 3/8 x 39 3/8 inches

Marco Bagnoli (b. 1949) L’anello mancante alla catena che non c’è 1989, Steel, glass and alabaster, Height 72 inches x 28 3/8 inches. Base height 31 7/8 x 8 5/8 x 8 5/8 inches

Domenico Bianchi (b. 1955), Untitled 2013, Watercolor on paper, 14 x 9 1/4 inches

Remo Salvadori, born in 1947 in Cerreto Guidi, near Vinci in the province of Florence,  currently lives and works in Milan. Salvadori’s important solo exhibitions include those at the Fondazione Querini Stampalia, Venice (2005); Centro per l’Arte Contemporanea Luigi Pecci, Prato (1997); Magasin,Centre National d’Art Contemporain, Grenoble (1991); and the Italian Cultural Institute and The Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto (1987).

Marco Bagnoli, born in 1949 in Empoli, has long been a presence at major international exhibitions including the Venice Biennial (1982, 1993, 1997), Documenta in Kassel (1982 and 1992) and Sonsbeek in Arnhem (1986).

Domenico Bianchi, born in 1955 in Rome, lives and works there today. Bianchi attended the city’s Accademia di Belle Arti, and at age 22 made his debut with a solo exhibition at Salvatore Ala Gallery in New York. In the years that followed, his work was shown at the Galerie Swart in Amsterdam, Yvon Lambert in Paris, Gian Enzo Sperone in Rome and New York, LA Louver Gallery in Los Angeles and Galleria Christian Stein in Turin and Milan.

The materials utilized by Marco Bagnoli, Domenico Bianchi and Remo Salvadori do not stray far from the commonplace pre-industrial objects that defined the “poor art” movement, but these pieces seem to transcend - adding allusions to the spiritual, the cosmic and the soul.

This exchange is the first between the two Hudson Valley arts organizations. Garrison Art Center and Magazzino Italian Art are dedicated to promoting the exhibition and enjoyment of art through educational and cultural experiences. This exhibition will feature select works on loan from the Nancy Olnick and Giorgio Spanu Collection. Olnick and Spanu founded Magazzino Italian Art, which opened in 2017, and is home to one of the most comprehensive collections of Post-war Italian Art and Design in the United States.

Salvadori, Bagnoli and Bianchi represent the next generation, following the Arte Povera movement, and are examples of the artistic talent flourishing in Italy today. These three artists were featured during the Magazzino Italian Art inaugural season. This exhibition at Garrison Art Center is an opportunity to view additional works by these prominent contemporary artists.

Garrison Art Center Presents Remo Salvadori, Marco Bagnoli and Domenico Bianchi in Collaboration with Magazzino Italian Art
March 10 through April 8, 2018
OPENING RECEPTION: March 10, 5-7pm

Garrison Art Center
23 Garrison’s Landing
Garrison, NY 10524
845-424-3960
www.garrisonartcenter.org