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For over 10 years, the artists’ club met monthly, critiquing works by one or two member artists, sharing dinner and comradery. Dormant since 2020- the Artist Club is now being re-established.
We thank the members of Impact100.
This generous grant will offer financial support to the Peekskill DRI art component of the NYS grant. It will support the creation of a trail from Riverfront Green in Peekskill and on through the city with light emitting sculptures and murals that will tout the history and beauty of the region while enriching cultural dialogue in the community.
Impact100/Westchester benefits communities by annually awarding five grants to fund innovative, meaningful projects. A minimum of 100 women members, age 18 and over, join forces with an annual donation of $1,000 to fund the grants.
The process is democratic by design. Nonprofits complete an eligibility form and then may receive an invitation to apply for a grant in one of five focus areas: Arts & Culture, Education, Environment & Recreation, Family, and Health & Wellness. The proposed initiative must predominantly serve Westchester County.
Volunteers drawn from the membership serve on committees that conduct intense evaluations of the grant applications, then select finalists in each area. A representative of each of the finalists gives a brief presentation of their organization's proposal at the annual meeting of Impact100. The entire membership of Impact100 then votes to select the grant recipients.
Peekskill was named a DRI Round 4 winner in August 2019. Key DRI projects include infrastructure, lighting, and pedestrian safety improvements between downtown and the waterfront integrated with efforts to support artists, creative businesses, and bolster Peekskill's identity as an arts center. Investing in strategic DRI projects will promote additional redevelopment and establish Peekskill as the ultimate small city in which to live, work, and raise a family.
Opening on March 14 and on view at HVMOCA in Peekskill through April 30 is “.edu: Art Faculty of the Hudson Valley,” a display comprised of art made by 14 artist/teachers from eight of the region’s institutions of higher education.
April at Hudson Valley MOCA is full of opportunities to jump into engaging programs and events! With discussions between professional artists and curators, a live demonstration of contemporary ceramic technology, and a poetic production, there is something for everyone!
While it may seem that NYC is the wellspring of all area artists, one new show is proving that our region boasts some pretty exceptional talent of its own. Through April 30, .edu: Art Faculty of the Hudson Valley will feature both two- and three-dimensional works by 14 artist/educators from several area institutions, including Nancy Bowen, Janine Polak, Rachel Owen, and Glen Fogel.
Art by 14 artist/teachers from eight higher education institutions in our region—Bryan Czibesz (SUNY New Paltz), Christina Tenaglia (Vassar), Donise English (Marist), to name three—will be on view at HVMOCA beginning March 14, highlighting a vitally important segment of our local art community.
Nixon's photographs take two main tacks. One variety involves selfies in which he wears a crow mask, like an avian Cindy Sherman. This interest led him to a lecture in January at Hudson Valley MoCA in Peekskill by Marcy B. Freedman on art and identity.
Hudson Valley MOCA invites individuals in Peekskill, NY and beyond to take part in creating the Unity Quilt, a community-centered fabric sculpture with collaboration from Peekskill public schools and the vibrant public of the Hudson Valley. Project participation is free for all, and the final product will display in Hudson Valley MOCA’s galleries alongside an annual exhibition of student artwork before it is circulated between the participating schools.
A proposal that would create outdoor public displays of art, including a series of murals and banners, is eyed for downtown, helping connect it to the riverfront.
Just minutes from Manhattan, Westchester County is ideal for a last-minute Leap Day getaway. Catch the How We Live exhibit at Hudson Valley MOCA, hit the trails for a winter hike or cross-country ski adventure.
Join Hudson Valley MOCA in March for a month full of opportunities for all ages and interests, from collaborating on a public art project, talking directly with professional artists and gallerists, and even attending the opening reception of our newest exhibition.
Upon entering the exhibition, How We Live: Selections from the Marc and Livia Straus Family Collection, on view at Hudson Valley Museum of Contemporary Art (MoCA) through December 6, 2020, any illusions of peaceful, domestic bliss are shattered by an overwhelming, ten-foot-tall robot by Nam June Paik, Global Encoder.
Hudson Valley MOCA presents Portfolio Review Day, an exclusive opportunity for artists to receive direct feedback on their art portfolios from renowned gallerists and contemporary art collectors. The event takes place on Sunday, March 22 from 11 a.m. - 6 p.m., and will give artists the chance to discuss their artwork through 20 minute one-on-one constructive critiques.
Hudson Valley MOCA would like to shine light on the influencers of the classroom whose own practice lends a critical perspective on the current state of affairs in contemporary art, and an indication of what is yet to come. .edu: Art Faculty of the Hudson Valley features 14 art faculty from 8 higher-education institutions in the Hudson Valley. The artists chosen represent a survey of artistic practice within art education and have been selected by three jurors: art critic and writer Susan Hodara, independent curator Amy Lipton, and contemporary art collector Sue Stoffel.
Art lovers should check out the Hudson Valley Museum of Contemporary Art whose collection is impressive, especially given its small-town location. Add it to an unofficial art tour of contemporary art in the Hudson Valley contemporary art, along with nearby Storm King Art Center & Dia: Beacon.
Experience works by several notables in Contemporary art during this forward-thinking exhibition at Peekskill’s Hudson Valley MOCA. With sculpture and video amassed from the collection of Marc and Livia Straus, How We Live investigates the concept of human production, both artistic and economic, through works by acclaimed artists like Dan Flavin, Claes Oldenburg, and Yu Honglei.
The premise of this exhibition is that artists are at the nexus of change, assimilating the status quo and transforming it through their practices, thereby helping to produce the new reality ad infinitum.
Hudson Valley MOCA is pleased to present How We Live: Selections from the Marc and Livia Straus Family Collection, Part II. The exhibition will be on view from October 12, 2019 to July 19, 2020, with a public reception on October 12th from 4:00 to 7:00 PM.
Hudson Valley MOCA is pleased to present its 1st Annual Juried Exhibition. The exhibition will be on view from August 10 to September 8, 2019, with a public reception on August 10th from 4:00 to 6:00 PM and a closing reception on September 8th from 4:00 to 6:00 PM.
August at Hudson Valley MOCA is full of exciting opportunities to experience extraordinary contemporary art. See new works from emerging national artists at the opening of the 1st Annual Juried Exhibition and drop in to a gallery talk about Malaysian fabric artist Anne Samat.
Hudson Valley MOCA, in partnership with the Peekskill Film Festival, will present Block Arty, an evening of experimental video art, outdoor sculpture, live music, and food trucks under the stars. The event takes place on Thursday, July 25 from 6-10 p.m., and will feature 25 short films from national and international artists, curated by artist and curator Ryan O’Hare.
Together, it might trigger a remembrance of “A Serious Art Discussion,” Obrant says in reference to her two-year installation at Hudson Valley MOCA in Peekskill in which mannequins wearing Obrant’s crochet designs studied her paintings on the wall.
An artist whose highly stylized faces and flowing hair are signatures of her work guided students at Peekskill High School in creating a massive mural along the building’s exterior 77-foot wall. The wall served as the canvas where students spray painted and painted images of ‘their’ Peekskill. About 100 students in art classes were asked “What do you want to be represented?” They came up with sketches under the tutelage of Alice Mizrachi who is associated with the Hudson Valley Museum of Contemporary Art on Main Street. Mizrachi has created murals throughout the United States.
Rattan sticks painted black and woven together with thread arc between the “heads” of two weavings like a sci-fi brain-swap tube, facilitating a transfer of knowledge between mother and daughter. The effigies hang next to each other on the gallery wall. Rake and broom heads, trowel arms, kitchen funnel breasts and fruit bowl wombs peek out behind strands woven from store-bought yarn, shower curtain rings, metal washers, and toy soldiers. This mother-daughter pair, Family Lineage 1 (2019) welcomes the viewer into Anne Samat’s first solo show in the US, Greatest Love.
July is heating up with an array of exciting summer events and activities at Hudson Valley MOCA. Hear a recently-named Guggenheim Fellow investigate ties between art and family, party after dark at an evening of art and film, and enjoy life drawing among world class contemporary sculptures.
Until last year, Peekskill's Hudson Valley Museum of Contemporary Art (or Hudson Valley MoCA) was known as the Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art. But while the name may have changed, the mission—to bring world-class art and ideas to the region—has not.
The environment in which an artist creates can often set the tone for their work. Anne Samat, a rising star in contemporary woven art, recently traveled from her native city of Kuala Lumpur to work and live in the city of Peekskill. Samat’s exhibition Greatest Love opened last Thursday at Hudson Valley MOCA and marked her first solo show in the United States.
Dive into the month of June with a variety of engaging activities at Hudson Valley MOCA. Whether you turn to the big screen for an exhibition of video art or invigorate your mind and body through martial arts, there are many ways to get your summer off to a bright start.
HVMOCA, Peekskill's own contemporary art museum, will be offering free admission for the entire weekend and will host an opening reception and artist gathering on Saturday night open to all visitors.