Late Professor Susan Wisherd’s bequests benefit arts, education and environmental organizations
During her lifetime, New Paltz resident Susan Wisherd was an active supporter of several Hudson Valley nonprofit organizations, including the
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Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art
Fine Arts thesis exhibitions, 2018 [PHOTOS]
At the close of the 2017-18 academic year, fine arts students working in a variety of media exhibited their thesis
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Dorsky Museum will co-host symposium on approaches to exhibiting Andy Warhol’s art
The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at SUNY New Paltz and the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center at Vassar College
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Dorsky Museum announces call for Hudson Valley Artists 2018
The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at SUNY New Paltz invites artists working in all media to submit proposals for
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Dorsky Museum: Spring 2018 public programs
The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at SUNY New Paltz announces its spring public programs, which relate to the Museum’s
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The Dorsky Museum announces “Steven Holl: Making Architecture”
The Dorsky Museum’s Hudson Valley Masters series continues in 2018 with “Steven Holl: Making Architecture,” an exhibition examining the work and process of
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Dorsky Museum will open three new exhibitions at Feb. 10 public reception
The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at SUNY New Paltz is pleased to invite community members to a public reception
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The Dorsky Museum announces “Abstract Minded: Works by Six Contemporary African Artists”
The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at SUNY New Paltz is pleased to present “Abstract Minded: Works by Six Contemporary
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Dorsky Museum will partner on major Warhol exhibition series in 2018
The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at SUNY New Paltz is pleased to present “Marking Time: Andy Warhol’s Vision of
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Art Uncorked benefit for The Dorsky Museum, Oct. 18 at The Century Association
The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at SUNY New Paltz will host its premier fundraising event of the year on
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Dorsky Museum appoints Anastasia James curator of exhibitions and programs
SUNY New Paltz and the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art are pleased to announce the appointment of Anastasia James as
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Dorsky museum announces fall 2017 public programs
The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at SUNY New Paltz announces programs for the fall 2017 semester. These programs and
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Dorsky Museum announces Hudson Valley Artists 2017 Purchase Award
The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at SUNY New Paltz will acquire five sculptural reliefs by Laura Cannamela for its
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“Artists as Innovators:” Landmark SUNY exhibition to launch with Sept. 9 reception at the Dorsky
The New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) is partnering with SUNY on a major travelling exhibition commemorating the work
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Dorsky Museum: 2017 Hudson Valley Artists exhibition programs
The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at SUNY New Paltz is pleased to announce programs to be held in conjunction
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Dorsky Museum closes for construction, will reopen June 10
The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at SUNY New Paltz will be closed for renovations from May 24 – June
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Undercurrents: 2017 Hudson Valley Artists exhibition opens June 10 at The Dorsky
The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at SUNY New Paltz announces the opening of Undercurrents: The River as Metaphor, the
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Spring 2017 Fine & Performing Arts Exhibitions [Photos]
Each year, the School of Fine & Performing Arts convenes exhibitions of capstone artworks by graduate and undergraduate students. If
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Colleagues gather in new STL space to honor faculty publications
The Sojourner Truth Library opened the doors of its new Faculty & Staff Quiet Study Room to host its annual
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Alwan Arab Music Ensemble at Studley Theatre on April 29
The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at SUNY New Paltz presents a concert by the famed Alwan Arab Music Ensemble,
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Dorsky Museum spring 2017 public programs
The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at SUNY New Paltz announces its spring public programs, which relate to the Museum’s
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Dorsky Museum announces call for Hudson Valley Artists 2017
The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at SUNY New Paltz invites artists working in all media to submit proposals for
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Dorsky Museum makes HuffPo list of Best College Art and History Museums
A recent Huffington Post ranking of world class art museums at colleges and universities in the northeast U.S. named the
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The Dorsky Museum announces Intimately Unfamiliar: New Work by SUNY New Paltz Art Faculty
The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at SUNY New Paltz presents Intimately Unfamiliar: New Work by SUNY New Paltz Art
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The Dorsky in spring: four new exhibitions to open at Feb. 4 reception
On Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017, from 5–7 p.m., the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at SUNY New Paltz will host
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The Dorsky Museum announces Text/ures of Iraq: Contemporary Art from the Collection of Oded Halahmy
The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at SUNY New Paltz presents Text/ures of Iraq: Contemporary Art from the Collection of
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BFA and MFA Thesis Exhibitions [Photos]
SUNY New Paltz undergraduate and graduate students in the School of Fine & Performing Arts exhibited their work at the
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The Dorsky Museum announces Carl Walters and Woodstock Ceramic Arts
The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at SUNY New Paltz is delighted to present Carl Walters and Woodstock Ceramic Arts, which
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The Dorsky Museum announces Sara Greenberger Rafferty: Gloves Off
The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at SUNY New Paltz presents Sara Greenberger Rafferty: Gloves Off, an exhibition of recent
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Dorsky Museum announces Hudson Valley Artists 2016 Purchase Award
The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art announces the acquisition of six ink drawings for its permanent collection by local artist
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Dorsky Museum earns Award for Excellence for McEntee exhibition, catalog
The Greater Hudson Heritage Network will present the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at SUNY New Paltz with two Awards
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Dorsky Museum opens new fall exhibitions
The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at SUNY New Paltz announces the opening of its four fall exhibitions: Bradley Walker
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In/Animate: Recent Work by Myra Mimlitsch-Gray opens Aug. 31 at the Dorsky
The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at SUNY New Paltz presents In/Animate: Recent Work by Myra Mimlitsch-Gray, an exhibition by
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SUNY New Paltz brings home three UCDA Awards of Excellence
The University & College Designers Association (UCDA), a collective of design professionals from more than 1000 member colleges and universities,
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Bradley Walker Tomlin: A Retrospective opening at The Dorsky Museum
The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at SUNY New Paltz, in partnership with the Everson Museum of Art in Syracuse,
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“Carry On” exhibition at Dorsky Gallery showcases work of SUNY New Paltz alumni
“Carry On,” an exhibition organized by the SUNY New Paltz Art Department and curated by New Paltz professors Andrea Frank and
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CAMPSITE: Hudson Valley Artists 2016 opens at the Dorsky on June 18
The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at SUNY New Paltz announces the opening of CAMPSITE, the 2016 edition of the
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Annual series of undergraduate research and scholarship events celebrates “Minds @ Work”
More than 300 students representing all five of SUNY New Paltz’s disciplinary schools presented research and creative projects as part
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Art History and FUEL sponsors master class and lecture on ancient figurine puppetry
The SUNY New Paltz School of Fine & Performing Art has launched a new FUEL Guest Artist and Scholar Fund,
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Inaugural New Paltz Design Week launching March 28
The SUNY New Paltz School of Fine & Performing Arts is pleased to announce the launch of New Paltz Design
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Dorsky Museum announces call for Hudson Valley Artists 2016
The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at SUNY New Paltz invites artists working in all media to submit proposals for
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BFA and MFA Thesis Exhibitions [Photos]
View photos from SUNY New Paltz BFA / MFA art exhibitions, held at the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at
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Dorsky Museum to open four new exhibitions for spring ’16
On Feb. 6, 2016, from 5 – 7 p.m., the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at SUNY New Paltz will host
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Dorsky Museum Ambassadors’ “Art Collides” becoming tradition at SDMA
The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art (SDMA) at SUNY New Paltz was again the site of “Art Collides,” a series
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Weather & Environment class uses Dorsky exhibition to model cloud identification methods
SUNY New Paltz courses in Weather and Environment visited the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art (SDMA) with an eye on
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Dorsky Museum announces Hudson Valley Artists 2015 Purchase Award
The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at SUNY New Paltz announces the purchase of three artworks for its permanent collection
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“Art Uncorked” auction to benefit The Dorsky Museum at SUNY New Paltz
The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at the State University of New York at New Paltz will host an evening
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Dorsky Museum exhibition garners New York Times review
The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at SUNY New Paltz has opened its fall 2015 exhibition entitled Jervis McEntee: Painter-Poet
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The Dorsky Museum announces Jervis McEntee: Painter-Poet of the Hudson River School
The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at SUNY New Paltz is delighted to present Jervis McEntee: Painter-Poet of the Hudson
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The Dorsky Museum and four Ulster County partners launch searchable database of art collections
View more photos at http://sunynewpaltz.zenfolio.com/p691240373. The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at SUNY New Paltz, lead member of the Hudson Valley
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The Dorsky Museum at SUNY New Paltz presents “Here Come the Videofreex” on June 24 at the Rosendale Theatre
The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at SUNY New Paltz will present a Hudson Valley sneak preview of the new
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The Stories We Tell: Hudson Valley Artists 2015 opens at The Dorsky on June 20
The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at SUNY New Paltz announces the opening of its annual exhibition of new work
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BFA Thesis Exhibitions [Photos]
View photos from SUNY New Paltz visual arts senior thesis exhibitions for the spring 2015 semester. BFA Thesis Exhibition I,
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Dorsky Museum exhibition wins International Art Critics Association award
“Mary Reid Kelley: Working Objects and Videos,” which was exhibited at the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art (SDMA) at SUNY
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“Minds at Work” events showcase student research and scholarship
[Click here to view full gallery and download photos] A day of celebration of student scholarly work was highlighted by
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“Art Collides” at Dorsky Museum with student performances
The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art (SDMA) at SUNY New Paltz was the site of “Art Collides,” a series of
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The Dorsky Museum announces spring 2015 public programs
The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at SUNY New Paltz announces its spring public programs, which relate to the Museum’s
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Dorsky Museum announces call for Hudson Valley Artists 2015
The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at SUNY New Paltz invites artists working in all media to submit proposals for
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The Dorsky Museum announces new exhibition
The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at SUNY New Paltz is delighted to present Geometries of Difference: New Approaches to
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Spring exhibitions to open at The Dorsky Museum
On Saturday, Feb. 7, from 5–7 p.m., the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at SUNY New Paltz will host a
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The Dorsky Museum announces Videofreex: The Art of Guerrilla Television exhibition
The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at the SUNY New Paltz is delighted to present Videofreex: The Art of Guerrilla
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Dorsky Museum announces Hudson Valley Artists Purchase Award recipients
The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art has purchased two artworks, “Grove Trophy Border Plate,” by Holly Hughes and “Strapat,” by
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Exhibition first presented and organized by The Dorsky on display in Albany
The Dorsky exhibition Along His Own Lines: A Retrospective of New York Realist Eugene Speicher is heading to Albany, N.Y.,
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“Art Uncorked” auction to benefit The Samuel Dorsky Art Museum at SUNY New Paltz
The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at SUNY New Paltz will host an evening of wine tastings and silent and
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Dorsky Museum announces fall public programs
The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at SUNY New Paltz announces its fall public programs, which relate to the Museum’s
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The Dorsky Museum opens Race, Love, and Labor: New Work from the Center for Photography at Woodstock’s Artist-in-Residency Program on Sept.6
The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at SUNY New Paltz presents Race, Love, and Labor: New Work from the Center
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Dorsky Museum director appointed to Board of Regents Advisory Council on Museums
Sara Pasti, Neil C. Trager Director of the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, has been appointed to the State Education
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The Dorsky Museum announces upcoming exhibition Dick Polich: Transforming Metal into Art with works by Graves, Koons, Lichtenstein, and more
The Dorsky Museum is delighted to present Dick Polich: Transforming Metal into Art, an exhibition of work by some of
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Dorsky Museum selected to participate in National Museum Assessment Program
The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at SUNY New Paltz has been selected to participate in the Museum Assessment Program
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Degree candidates’ artwork featured at thesis exhibitions
Over the course of four consecutive Friday evenings this spring, emerging artists who are candidates for Master of Fine
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Worlds of Wonder: Hudson Valley Artists 2014 opens with public reception at The Dorsky on June 21
The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art will hold an opening reception for a new exhibition, Worlds of Wonder: Hudson Valley
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SUNY New Paltz installs public artwork by internationally renowned artist Tom Otterness
The internationally renowned artist Tom Otterness brings his 36-foot long outdoor sculpture Gulliver to the campus of the State University
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Dorsky Museum receives gift of Warhol prints from Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts
The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at the State University of New York at New Paltz is pleased to announce
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Dorsky Museum announces upcoming public programs for Eugene Speicher exhibition
The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at the State University of New York at New Paltz is pleased to announce
Read MoreDorsky Museum announces call for artists for Hudson Valley Artists 2014
NEW PALTZ – The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art invites artists working in all media to submit proposals for its annual exhibition of work by artists from the Hudson Valley. Worlds of Wonder, the 2014 edition of the Hudson Valley Artists series, will be selected by Ian Berry, Dayton director of…
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Dorsky Museum announces “Tibet in Song” film screening at the Rosendale Theatre
NEW PALTZ – Producer/director and Tibetan musicologist Ngawang Choephel will introduce and screen his award-winning documentary, “Tibet in Song,” at the Rosendale Theatre in Rosendale N.Y. on Wednesday, Nov. 6 at 7:30 p.m. The presentation concludes The Dorsky’s “Tibetan Arts Week,” a series of public programs and discussions with leading artists…
Read MoreEugene Speicher, Mary Reid Kelley, and 1980s Style exhibitions to open at The Dorsky Museum on Feb. 8
NEW PALTZ – On Saturday, Feb. 8, from 5-7 p.m., the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at the State University of New York at New Paltz will host a public reception for the opening of its three exhibitions of the spring season: Along His Own Lines: A Retrospective of New York…
Read MoreRetrospective of Realist Painter Eugene Speicher to open at The Dorsky Museum in February 2014
NEW PALTZ – The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at the State University of New York at New Paltz is pleased to announce “Along His Own Lines: A Retrospective of New York Realist Eugene Speicher,” the first museum exhibition devoted to Eugene Speicher in nearly 50 years. The exhibition opens to…
Read MoreExhibition of work by artist Mary Reid Kelley to open at The Dorsky Museum in January 2014
NEW PALTZ – The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at SUNY New Paltz is pleased to announce the upcoming exhibition "Mary Reid Kelley: Working Objects and Videos". The exhibition opens to the public on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014, with a public opening reception to be held on Saturday, Feb. 8. The exhibition…
Read MoreDorsky Museum announces “Tibet in Song” film screening at the Rosendale Theatre
NEW PALTZ – Producer/director and Tibetan musicologist Ngawang Choephel will introduce and screen his award-winning documentary, “Tibet in Song,” at the Rosendale Theatre in Rosendale N.Y. on Wednesday, Nov. 6 at 7:30 p.m. The presentation concludes The Dorsky’s “Tibetan Arts Week,” a series of public programs and discussions with leading artists…
Read MoreDorsky Museum at New Paltz announces Hudson Valley Artists 2013 Purchase Award
NEW PALTZ – The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at New Paltz announces the purchase of three artworks for its permanent collection from "Screen Play: Hudson Valley Artists 2013," on display through Sunday, Nov. 10. The museum has acquired two untitled works from a series entitled "The Reveal," by Adie Russell, consisting…
Read MoreTibetan Arts Week at The Dorsky Museum, Nov. 2-6
Tibetan Arts Week at The Dorsky Museum, Nov. 2-6
Read MoreDistinguished Speaker Series to present expert on Tibetan culture and Buddhism
NEW PALTZ — The State University of New York at New Paltz’s Distinguished Speaker Series proudly announces that Robert A.F. Thurman, an expert on Tibetan culture and Buddhism, will speak on “Tibetan Culture as World Treasure: What It Is, How It Came To Be, What Are Its Gifts Today,”…
Read MoreSamuel Dorsky Museum presents Tibetan sand mandala workshop at SUNY New Paltz
NEW PALTZ — The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at the State University of New York will present a sand mandala workshop with Tibetan artist Rabkar Wangchuk from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 27, Student Union Multipurpose Room, on the New Paltz campus. This rare opportunity is part…
Read MoreSamuel Dorsky Museum announces fall 2013 public programs
NEW PALTZ – The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at the State University of New York at New Paltz announces its fall public programs, many of which relate directly to the Museum’s current exhibitions including Screen Play: Hudson Valley Artists 2013 (through November 10) and Anonymous: Contemporary Tibetan Art (through December…
Read MoreTibetan Monks Perform at SUNY New Paltz: “Sacred Music Sacred Dance for World Healing”
NEW PALTZ – The famed multiphonic singers of Tibet’s Drepung Loseling Monastery, whose sellout performances in Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center received national acclaim, will perform “Sacred Music Sacred Dance for World Healing” at SUNY New Paltz in conjunction with The Dorsky Museum exhibition, Anonymous: Contemporary Tibetan Art as part of…
Read MoreTibetan Monks Perform at SUNY New Paltz: “Sacred Music Sacred Dance for World Healing”
NEW PALTZ – The famed multiphonic singers of Tibet’s Drepung Loseling Monastery, whose sellout performances in Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center received national acclaim, will perform “Sacred Music Sacred Dance for World Healing” at SUNY New Paltz in conjunction with The Dorsky Museum exhibition, Anonymous: Contemporary Tibetan Art as part of…
Read More“Art Meets Life,” SUNY New Paltz exhibition to open in NYC
NEW PALTZ- “Art Meets Life”, an exhibition organized by the The State University of New York at New Paltz’s Art Department, and curated by New Paltz professors Rimer Cardillo and Francois Deschamps will open at the Dorsky Gallery / Curatorial Programs with a reception on Sunday, July 14 from 2:00 –…
Read MoreAnonymous: Contemporary Tibetan Art opens at The Dorsky Museum on July 20
The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at the State University of New York, New Paltz is pleased to present Anonymous, an exhibition of contemporary Tibetan art featuring over 50 works of painting, sculpture, installation, and video art by 27 artists living in Tibet and in diaspora. Realized by guest curator Rachel…
Read MoreRedesigned Dorsky Museum website to be launched
The Samuel Dorsky Museum at the State University of New York at New Paltz is pleased to announce a redesign of its website effective May 8, 2013.
Read MoreScreen Play: Hudson Valley Artists 2013 opens at Dorsky Museum on June 22
NEW PALTZ – Screens, whether in hands, vehicles, or rooms, have become a nearly ubiquitous interface. In Screen Play, the annual exhibition of Hudson Valley Artists at the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at the State University of New York at New Paltz, 15 artists respond to or use screens as…
Read MoreScreen Play: Hudson Valley Artists 2013 opens at Dorsky Museum on June 22
Screens, whether in hands, vehicles, or rooms, have become a nearly ubiquitous interface. In Screen Play, the annual exhibition of Hudson Valley Artists at the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at the State University of New York at New Paltz, 15 artists respond to or use screens as a material, process, or metaphor.
Read MoreWest African music concert featuring Yacouba Sissoko at The Dorsky on April 9
The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at the State University of New York at New Paltz is pleased to present a West African music concert featuring Yacouba Sissoko, a Master kora player from the Djely griot tradition, with Famoro Dioubate on the Mandeng balafon. The concert will take place on Tuesday, April 9 at 5 pm at The Dorsky Museum.
Read MoreDorsky Museum presents “Fields of Vision: Work by SUNY New Paltz Art Faculty”
The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art is pleased to present “Fields of Vision: Work by SUNY New Paltz Art Faculty,” an exhibition and accompanying catalog that feature work by 28 faculty members of the State University of New York at New Paltz Art Department.
Read MoreDorsky Museum presents “Fields of Vision: Work by SUNY New Paltz Art Faculty”
NEW PALTZ – The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art is pleased to present “Fields of Vision: Work by SUNY New Paltz Art Faculty,” an exhibition and accompanying catalog that feature work by 28 faculty members of the State University of New York at New Paltz Art Department. The exhibition offers a…
Read MoreDorsky Museum announces public programs for current exhibitions on West African photography
The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at the State University of New York at New Paltz announces a series of free public education programs in connection with the exhibitions Malian Portrait Photography and Photo-Rapide: François Deschamps, now on view through April 14, 2013 in The Dorsky Museum’s Alice and Horace Chandler and North Galleries.
Read MoreDorsky Museum announces call for artists for Hudson Valley Artists 2013
The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art invites artists working in all media to submit proposals for its annual exhibition of work by artists from the mid Hudson Valley. Screen Play, the seventh annual Hudson Valley Artists exhibition, will be organized by Daniel Belasco, The Dorsky Museum’s newly appointed Curator of Exhibitions and Programs.
Read MoreDorsky Museum appoints Daniel Belasco as Curator of Exhibitions and Programs
The State University of New York at New Paltz and the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art are pleased to announce the appointment of Daniel Belasco as the museum’s new Curator of Exhibitions and Programs.
Read MoreDorsky Museum puts recent collection acquisitions on display
The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at the State University of New York at New Paltz presents The Dorsky Collects: Recent Acquisitions 2008-2012 from Jan. 23 through June 23. This exhibition features 58 works of art selected from over 1,000 objects received into its permanent collection since 2008. A public reception for the exhibition takes place on Saturday, Feb. 2 from 5 to 7 p.m.
Read MoreThe Dorsky highlights West African photography with two new exhibitions opening on February 2
The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art will host a public reception for the exhibitions Malian Portrait Photography and Photo-Rapide: François Deschamps on Saturday, Feb. 2, from 5-7 p.m. (snow date: Feb. 9 from 5-7 p.m.). The exhibitions will be on display from Jan. 23 – April 14, 2013 in The Dorsky Museum’s Alice and Horace Chandler and North Galleries.
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