NEW PALTZ – Noah P. Dorsky, chair of the SUNY New Paltz Foundation, the philanthropic arm of SUNY New Paltz, and son of Samuel Dorsky, the namesake of the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art on the New Paltz campus, will be the May 2011 Commencement Speaker. “We thought it was quite fitting…
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Boston-based Tapestry vocal ensemble performs at The Dorsky Museum on April 14
The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art (The Dorsky) is pleased to present a program of vocal works that includes The White Rooster, a dramatic cantata for women’s voices, percussion and six Tibetan singing bowls performed by the vocal ensemble Tapestry, on Thursday, April 14 at 6 pm. A…
Read moreThe Dorsky opens two new exhibitions on April 8
On Friday, April 8, the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art will hold an opening reception for two new exhibitions: The Upstate New York Olympics: Tim Davis and Thick and Thin: Ken Landauer and Julianne Swartz, from 5 to 7 pm. The museum’s curator, Brian Wallace, organized both exhibitions…
Read moreArts leader and businessman to give Commencement Address
Speaker is Chair of New Paltz Foundation; his family is namesake of Dorsky Museum NEW PALTZ- Noah P. Dorsky, chair of the SUNY New Paltz Foundation, the philanthropic arm of SUNY New Paltz, and son of Samuel Dorsky, the namesake of the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art on the New Paltz campus, will…
Read moreDorsky Museum announces call for artists for Hudson Valley Artists 2011
The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art invites artists to submit proposals for its annual exhibition of work by artists from the mid Hudson Valley. This year’s exhibition—Hudson Valley Artists 2011: Exercises in Unnecessary Beauty—will be selected and organized by Dorsky Museum curator Brian Wallace. Artists are invited to…
Read moreThe Dorsky opens Marco Maggi exhibition with preview reception on February 11th
The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art (The Dorsky) opens an exhibition of work by artist Marco Maggi on Friday, Feb. 11 with a curator’s gallery talk from 4 – 5 p.m. and a preview reception on from 5 – 7 p.m. The exhibition From Huguenot to Microwave: New and Recent Works by Marco Maggi…
Read moreThe Dorsky prepares events throughout 2011 in celebration of its tenth anniversary
The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art (The Dorsky) celebrates its tenth anniversary year in 2011. Formerly known as the College Art Gallery, The Dorsky first opened to the public in April 2001 and was officially dedicated on Oct. 20, 2001. The museum will celebrate this important birthday with a series of tenth anniversary exhibitions…
Read moreThe Dorsky Museum and Hudson Valley Visual Art Collections Consortium make their collections available online
NEW PALTZ – The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at the State University of New York at New Paltz (Dorsky Museum), the Center for Photography at Woodstock, the Woodstock Artists Association and Museum, Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild, and the Women’s Studio Workshop—members of a newly-formed Hudson Valley Visual Arts Collections Consortium—announce the…
Read moreDorsky Museum opens exhibition of 19th-century woven coverlets from Historic Huguenot Street collection
The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art (Dorsky Museum) in partnership with Historic Huguenot Street (HHS) will hold an opening reception for Binary Visions: Early 19th-Century Woven Coverlets from the Collection of Historic Huguenot Street on Saturday, Oct. 16, 2010. The event begins with a gallery talk by the exhibition curators from…
Read moreDorsky Museum exhibitions explore the inner and outer sense of identity
NEW PALTZ – The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at the State University of New York at New Paltz will present a public reception for two new exhibitions titled “The Illustrious Mr. X: Museum Collection as Character Study” and “Thoughts of Home: Photographs from the Center for Photography at Woodstock Permanent…
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