CALLS FOR

ARTISTS & ARTS ORGANIZATIONS: Applications for Arts Alive Grants due September 24, 2010

ARTISTS: Invitation to Plein Air Painters to paint the Old Croton Aqueduct on October 9 & 10

ARTISANS: If you are interested in participating in the second annual Art and Craft Show at the Unitarian Fellowship on Dec 3 & 4, contact Virginia Stillman (stillman@computer.net) by August 3 and include the url of your website

June 26 -
Nov 14

At Hudson Valley Artists 2010: Contemporary Art and Praxis at the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, State University of New York at New Paltz, 1 Hawk Drive: bi-monthly performances of The Go-Between by Marcy B. Freedman.  Contact the artist at (914) 271-5891 for detailed schedule information.

thru Aug 29

At Wendie Garber's Flat Iron Gallery, 105 South Division Street, in Peekskill:

New Visions III

a memorial art show of Wendie's new oil and watercolor paintings, dedicated to the memory of her mother, Anita Gerstein, who had lived in Croton for thirty years before retiring to Florida.  Paintings depict Anita's favorite china teacups, flowers and places to go.

Wendie's father, who died in 1993, owned Gersteins Hardware Store in Croton and was himself a well-known artist in the community.  Show is open Thursdays through Sundays from noon to 6 pm, and by appointment (914-734-1894).

Exhibit: July - Aug

At the Ottinger Room of the Croton Free Library , 171 Cleveland Drive, Croton-on-Hudson, NY:

           Mary McFerran - paintings          and                   Judy Scheck - fabric collages.

The exhibit is free and the public is invited.

August

At the Black Cow Coffee Company, 51 Maple Street, Croton-on-Hudson, NY:

Recent Silkscreen Work by MATTHEW VAN ASSELT.  See detail of a silkscreen (right); for more images of his work go to Flickr.

Sept 2 - 26

Artist Reception:

Sept 12
2-5 pm

At the Flat Iron Gallery, 105 South Division Street, in Peekskill:



                  seeds, trees and teas

          Recent Collages by Crotonite Susan MacMurdy.

Gallery Hours: Thursday through Sunday, noon to 6 pm and by appointment - (914) 734-1894.

thru September

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An exhibit of photographs by Michael Friedman and s Helen Arbor Young, Mark Sadan, and Ellen Wales, at Sam's of Gedney Way, 50 Gedney Way, White Plains.  For information and directioins call Sam's - (914) 949-09789 or contact Michael Friedman - (914) 948-4956 or email at mbfriedman@aol.com.

Oct 9 & 10

As part of this year's 6th annual Aquefest, the celebration of the Old Croton Aqueduct in certain towns and villages, including Croton-on-Hudson, along the Aqueduct -- now expanded to two days, Saturday and Sunday, October 9 and 10 -- plain air painters are invited to pick a spot and paint the wonders of the Aqueduct and its trail and environs. Artists will be able to access the trail at any time this year without prior reservation, but maps, if wanted, will have to be ordered by Sept. 18th. Further information will be issued and people can keep up-to-date by visiting the Friends of the Old Croton Aqueduct (FOCA) website at: aqueduct.org.

Have something to put on the calendar?

Numerous members of the Croton Council on the Arts participate in group exhibits or present individual shows throughout the year.  There are also other exhibitions of interest in the Croton-Cortlandt region.

If you would like CCoA to consider including on the page a notice of your upcoming exhibition, individual or group show, please send us information, including location, dates aand hours, your e-mail or mailing address, and whether you are a CCoA member.  If you are a performer, please tell us about your appearances, including the where and when.  If you are a writer or director, please tell us when your works are due to come out.  Either e-mail us or address snailmail to Allison Stewart, Editor,  CCoA, P.O. Box 277, Croton-on-Hudson, NY 10520.