!4th Annual Peekskill Open Studios

For Immediate Release: March 15, 2011 Peekskill Arts Council Schedules

The 14th Annual Peekskill OPEN STUDIOS 2011 Sat & Sun, May 14th & 15th 12 to 5pm                                               

All art sites are free and open to the pubic. Updated info @ -peekskillartists.org-

SEE ART & MEET THE ARTISTS in 40+ working artists’ studios. New artists are moving in yearly. Work by more than 150 artists in their studios and in 14 special exhibitions in galleries, museums, & other venues throughout Peekskill, NY.

Celebrate art through the day & music at the cafes at night.

See attached for a listing of specific locations.

NEW THIS YEAR:

• “Art for Health” @ Hudson Valley Hospital Center, with 100s of works in multiple gallery settings throughout the facility.
• An outdoor art display on Esther St. (across from the Paramount Theater) with live music

Contact: Larry D’Amico, (914) 734-1292, larrydamico@verizon.net or Jo-Ann Brody, (914) 737-1646

GALLERY & EXHIBITION  LISTINGS FOR THE 14TH ANNUAL PEEKSKILL OPEN STUDIOS 2011

The Bean Runner Café, 201 S. Division St, 914-737-1701, www.beanrunnercafe.com, email: Drew.Claxton@NERA.com. “Underground Music,” photographs by Marcelino Pagan.

The Gallery at Side Effects/NY, 1011 Brown St, 914-736-1235, www.side-effectsny.com, email: sidefxny@aol.com. “Colors Speak All Languages,” paintings by Patty Villanova.

The Flatiron Gallery, 105 S. Division St, 914-734-1894, www.flatiron.qpg.com, email: flatirongallery@hotmail.com. “Seasons,” small works in oils & watercolor by Anne Johann.

Peekskill Coffee House, 101 S. Division St, 914-739-1287, www.peekskillcoffee.com, email: info@peekskillcoffee.com. Art work by tattooist & illustrator, Patrick Conlon. Through May 31.

Innovative Arts, 1 S. Division St, 914-930-1474, www.innovative-arts.com, email: innovativearts@me.com.

“A Photographer’s Life,” art work by John Payne. Through June 19.

H’art Gallery & Steel Imaginations, 1 S. Division St, 914-788-4038, www.steelimaginations.com, email: wmorel@verizon.net. " Haitian Art"

The Garden Gallery at Hudson River Health Care Center, 55 Bank St (corner of Bank & Main Sts), 914-788-4038, wmorel@verizon.net. “Thresholds of Dimension,” outdoor sculptures by Michael Poast, through May 21, open 24 hours, daily.

Division St Grill, 26 N. Division St, 914-739-6380, www.divisionstreetgrill.com, email: info@divisionstreetgrill.com. Paintings by Dina Herrmann.

Driftwood Gallery, 44 N. Division St. 914-788-4650, email:
inge@driftwoodgallery.com. Director: Inge Dube. Ceramics by Brother Ted Novak, Hudson river scenes by Ellen Perantoni and other local artists.

The Field Library Gallery, 4 Nelson Ave, 914-734-1212, www.roshinewman.com and www.peekskill.org, email: roshiart@gmail.com. "Caribbean Mindscapes" by Roshi Newman. Through June 25. Reception Saturday, May 14, 1-3pm.

The Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art, 1701 Main St, 914-788-0100, www.hvcca.org, email: info@hvcca.org. “After the Fall: emerging contemporary art from East and Central Europe, by 18 artists who were educated at the transitional period between communism and democracy” September 19, 2010 through July 24, 2011, 12-6pm Saturday & Sunday. Entry FREE for Open Studios.


The Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art at the Peekskill Riverfront 914-788-0100, www.hvcca.org, email: info@hvcca.org. Two ongoing long-term installations: “Planetariummonetarium” by Serge Onnen and “Time Sharing” by Daan Padmos.

"Paint a C.L.E.A.N. footprint" Annual Outdoor Gallery Show at the Riverfront Green. Peekskill Middle School's C.L.E.A.N. trash can project with Peekskill artists. Permanent Exhibit rotates annually with newly painted cans. May 14 & 15, 12-4 pm.

Peekskill Clay Studios @The Hat Factory, 1000 N. Division St, 914-739-2529, www.peekskillclaystudios.com, peekskillclaystudios@verizon.net. “Teaching Artists", work by the Hudson Valley's finest clay artist/teachers, 10am-6pm.

STUDIO No.9, 1000 N. Division St, 914-402-5833, www.StudioNo9.net, email: office@StudioNo9.net. “OPEN STUDIO TOUR: The Contemporary Artisan,” expert artisans in action. Demonstrations Saturday, May 14 from 2-8pm. Exhibition & sale of artisans’ fine art and functional objects May 14-15.

Hudson Valley Hospital Center Main Lobby Gallery, 1980 Crompond Road, Cortlandt Manor, NY 10567, 914-737-9000, http://www.hvhc.org/article_photoexhibit_041811.asp, email: hvhc@hvhc.org. “Hudson River Suites” photographs by Joseph Squillante. Through Sept. 5, 8am-8pm daily.

Peekskill City Hall Rotunda, 840 Main St, 914-930-1474, http://www.cityofpeekskill.com/planningdevelopment/city-hall-public-art-gallery, email: innovativearts@me.com. "Peekskill: The Artists' View",. Work by Andrew Barthelmes, Robert Barthelmes, Bob Pliskin, Joseph Squillante and Maureen Winzig, April 15-May 30, 2011.                         " 

Simon Draper and the Habitat for Artists Project, 1215 Park St scpdraper@aol.com will have open studios, including one of the small , reusable recycled HFA Studios with other works in and around a theme of "Upcycling "