The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at SUNY New Paltz announces its fall public programs, which relate to the Museum’s current exhibitions Dick Polich: Transforming Metal into Art (through Dec.14); Race, Love, and Labor: New Work from the Center for Photography at Woodstock’s Artist-in-Residency Program (through Dec.14); and Worlds of Wonder: Hudson Valley Artists 2014 (through Nov. 9).
SEPTEMBER
Saturday, Sept. 27, 12 p.m.
- Conversation: “Risk-taking and the Center for Photography at Woodstock’s Artist-in-Residency Program” with Curator Sarah Lewis; CPW Director Ariel Shanberg; and exhibiting artists LaToya Ruby Frazier, Tommy Kha, and Deana Lawson
- Location: Student Union Building 62/63, SUNY New Paltz
The participating artists, who were in residence at CPW during the past six years, have gone on to create work for significant museum exhibitions, including the current one at The Dorsky. The panel will address some of the themes of Lewis’ recent book—”The Rise: Creativity, the Gift of Failure, and the Search for Mastery”—and will consider the productive failures that can occur in a residency such as the Woodstock A-i-R.
OCTOBER
Sunday, Oct. 5, 2 p.m.
- Gallery talk/demonstration: “Dick Polich on the Nature of Metals” with Dick Polich, founder, Polich Tallix Fine Art Foundry
- Location: The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, SUNY New Paltz
Hudson Valley master Dick Polich discusses his work with artists like Frank Stella and Nancy Graves, who challenged the art foundry to develop new techniques and processes for art-making. Art works and test pieces in the exhibition illustrate the Foundry’s constant experimentation with materials and technology.
Saturday, Oct. 18, 2 p.m.
- Gallery talk: Worlds of Wonder: Hudson Valley Artists 2014 with exhibiting artists Adriana Farmiga, Holly Hughes, and Mike McGregor
- Location: The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, SUNY New Paltz
Three artists participating in Worlds of Wonder: Hudson Valley Artists 2014 give short gallery talks about their work on view, and how it fits into their artist practice and relates to the exhibition’s theme of the artist studio as a laboratory for discovery.
NOVEMBER
Sunday, Nov.2, 2 p.m.
- Conversation: “Making Art for Artists” with Wendy Gilvey, John Gilvey, Thom Joyce, and others
- Location: Student Union Building 62/63, SUNY New Paltz
A panel of past employees shares stories about working with Dick Polich, making art for artists, and the challenges and satisfactions of helping another artist achieve his or her vision in a completed work of sculpture.
DECEMBER
Sunday, Dec. 7, 2 p.m.
- First Sunday Free Gallery Tour with Guest Educator Kevin Cook
- Tour the exhibition Dick Polich: Transforming Metal into Art with Dorsky Museum guest educator Kevin Cook
ABOUT THE DORSKY MUSEUM
Through its collections, exhibitions, and public programs, the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, located at SUNY New Paltz, supports and enriches the academic programs at the college, presents a broad range of world art for study and enjoyment, and serves as a center for Hudson Valley arts and culture. With more than 9,000 square feet of exhibition space distributed over six galleries, The Dorsky Museum is one of the largest museums within the SUNY system. The Dorsky was officially dedicated on Oct. 20, 2001. Since then it has presented over one hundred exhibitions, including commissions, collection-based projects, and in-depth studies of contemporary artists including Robert Morris, Alice Neel, Judy Pfaff, Carolee Schneemann, and Ushio Shinohara.
The Friends of the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art and the State University of New York at New Paltz provide ongoing support for The Dorsky’s exhibitions and programs.
Museum Hours: Wednesday-Sunday, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Closed Mondays, Tuesdays, Holidays, and Intersessions.
For more information about The Dorsky Museum and its programs, visit http://www.newpaltz.edu/museum, or call (845) 257-3844.
