Opening July 1, 2005, the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at SUNY New Paltz will present Recycled Revisited: Artistic Responses to the Earth Charter. Curated by John Dahlsen and Dr. Alice Wexler, the show includes a selection of work by artists from the Arts Society of Kingston. The exhibition is…
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High-Spirited Bohemian Revelry: The Maverick Festival
The name of Woodstock is synonymous with the world-famous Woodstock Music Festival of 1969. But few are aware that in the teens and twenties of this past century another festival had been associated with Woodstock over the course of 16 years. This was the famous Maverick Festival begun in 1915…
Read moreThe Material Image: Surface and Substance in Photography
As we emerge into the brave new digital age, what will become of photography? In 50 years’ time, will a gelatin silver print look as antiquated as a Victorian tintype? Taking a critical look backwards, The Material Image: Surface and Substance in Photography, an exhibition of photographic works selected by…
Read moreMuseum Invites Faculty & Staff Participation in READING OBJECTS 2005
SUNY New Paltz faculty and staff are invited to take part in Reading Objects 2005. Participants in this interdisciplinary project choose a work of art from the museum’s permanent collection, and write interpretative commentary on the work from their personal or professional perspective. These contributions are displayed alongside the work…
Read moreCo-Conspirators: Artist and Collector: Selections from the Collection of James Cottrell and Joseph Lovett
The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art will highlight the contemporary art collection of New York residents Jim Cottrell and Joe Lovett, February 5 – April 10, 2005. The 47 paintings selected for this exhibition include works by Basquiat, Haring, Morley, Hockney and others. The focus of the collection includes artists…
Read moreDon Nice: The Nature of Art
An exhibition of 50 paintings by contemporary American realist painter Don Nice will open at the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art on Saturday, February 5, with a reception from 2:00-4:00 p.m. The exhibition will be on view through April 22, 2004. Don Nice is a classic figure in American…
Read moreThesis Exhibitions at Samuel Dorsky Museum
Emerging artists who are candidates for a Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) or a Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) degree will present their creative thesis projects in two separate exhibitions at the Dorsky Museum at SUNY New Paltz in December 2004. These popular and challenging exhibitions are designed and…
Read moreActivism and Preservation in the work of Artist Rimer Cardillo
The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art (SDMA) at the State University of New York at New Paltz presents the first comprehensive survey of Rimer Cardillo’s artistic career. Rimer Cardillo: Impressions (and other images of memory) will open with a reception on Saturday, October 16th from 2pm-4pm at the Samuel Dorsky…
Read moreSDMA Exhibition Showcases the Art Of Collecting
Out of the Vault, an impressive multi-part exhibition which highlights components of the permanent collection of the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at SUNY New Paltz, will be on view through August 8, 2004. About the exhibition: Out of the Vault is developed around works of art drawn from…
Read moreExhibition Featuring Regional Artists Spans Generations
Each summer, the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at SUNY New Paltz mounts an exhibition of work by artists in the Mid-Hudson Valley and Catskill Mountains regions. The purpose for the exhibition is to give emerging, mid-career, and under-represented artists an opportunity to share new developments in their studio work….
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