Frances Lehman Loeb and Barrett Art Center's Photowork 2010

Yesterday, In an effort to kill some time before the Barrett Art Center's Photowork 2010 opening reception I visted the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center at Vassar College. Their current exhibit is not in the regular gallery space, no it's much more innovative.

The exhibit Harry Roseman: Hole in the Wall is a site-specefic installation in the entryway to the main galleries commissioned by Harry Roseman.

Never one to be disappointed at the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, the main galleries provide a great oeuvre of work to enjoy, many with recognizable names for almost everyone.

It's upsetting that this great art center will be closed from May 18th 2010 until January 2011 to do repairs on the roof. I recommend taking the trip to come see it before it closes.

Afterwards, I made my way to the Barrett Art Center's Photowork 2010 reception. Unfortunately my camera's batteries died within the first few minutes, so I wasn't able to take many photos. Heres what I did get:

And click here : Via Twitter.com/HVArtOwl to get a feel of who was there!

Photowork 2010 juried photography exhibition by Nat Trotman, Associate Curator at the Guggenheim. The photographs are from a wide range of local residents and reasonably priced. It'll be up until May 15th and is definitely worth checking out.

This upcoming week I have a lot of free time to go check out the Hudson Valley! Any ideas on where I should go and what I should do? Comment and let me know!

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Hudson Valley Art Owl Update

Almost 2 weeks without updates? Shame on me!

Here's what is on the Hudson Valley Art Owl's agenda for the next couple weeks:

The Ann Street Gallery's opening on Fahrenheit

t 180: A Group Encaustic Exhibition on Saturday, April 10th from 6 to 9 pm in Newburgh NY.

Cultural Stimulus: Arts & Culture as Economic and Community Driver

Monday, April 19th from 5:30-7:30 pm at Beahive in Kingston NY.

(A great talk to learn about the benefits of the arts in communities.)

For more information click here!

Hopefully, sometime this week I'll be able to check out the

Andy Warhol: Private and Public in 151 Photographs Exhibition

at Samuel Dorsky Museum at SUNY New Paltz.

Opening was tonight, but the exhibition goes on till September 26th.

There is also a gallery talk by artist Billy Name on the exhibit.

For more information click here!

Photowork '10 at the Barrett Art Center in Poughkeepsie NY.

23rd Annual National Juried Photography Exhibition.

April 17th – May 15th, 2010

Juried by Nat Trotman, Associate Curator at the
Guggenheim Museum of Art, New York City

Opening is Saturday, April 17th from 4-6pm.

(I'm excited to check this out, as The Barrett Art Center will be my summer internship.)

And, as always, The Falcon in Marlboro NY has a great line-up for Fridays and Saturdays in April. A great place to check out quality music and enjoy a bite to eat.

As for my next town/city visit? I've received some ideas for Northern Dutchess County, such as Rhinebeck, Bard, Red Hook. Also, Rosendale, Woodstock, and Beacon. Unfortunately, I haven't had a free weekend in a while to check these places out, but I'll try my best to make it out to all of them. When I do, be sure to check out the spots shown on my blog for my business tags.

Have a place in the Hudson Valley not mentioned above that I should visit? Let me know either here or on Twitter! To read my tweets hoots and be my twitter friend click here!

Poughkeepsie, New York

I'm going to try something new: Less words on where I've visited and more photos. Let me know if it's more helpful/less helpful.

On that note, last Saturday I visited G.A.S. or Gallery and Studio, the Bardavon Opera House, and the Barrett Art Center in Poughkeepsie New York. All three are within walking distances of each other.

Here are some photos from G.A.S. located on Main Street:

The current show at G.A.S. is titled Triple Whammy, encompassing 3 solo shows from Franc Palaia (Photographs), Joanne Klein (Painting Installation), and Bill Rybak (Digital Prints & Sculpture). The show goes until April 11th.

My next destination was the Bardavon Opera House on Market Street:

(Unfortunately, I could not wander inside to take photos because there was a performance going on.) The Baravon Opera House, in conjuction with UPAC, offers a great season of entertainment. A short walk from the train station, I highly recommend that if you're ever in Poughkeepsie to go see a show/performance here.

My last stop was the Barrett Art Center off of Noxon Street:

The Barrett Art Center is a wonderful gallery and school. Their current exhibition is titled Art of the Garden, which runs until April 3rd. Many of the pieces of affordable priced and for sale. The Barrett Art Center also offers an array of classes from digital photography to figure drawing. For a schedule of their classes, click here.

I do plan on visiting Poughkeepsie again to check out the local colleges' galleries, such as Vassar's, Marist's and Dutchess Community College's.

If you know any places in Poughkeepsie, or in the Hudson Valley, worth checking out, let me know!

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