Seeing and Doing: Arts
For more information on the Arts in Columbia County , contact the Columbia County Council on the Arts at 518-671-6213, or www.artscolumbia.org
Performing Arts
Amble Dance
710 Rt 217, Mellenville (near Philmont); 518-672-0034
Clarion Concerts in Columbia County
PO Box 43 Copake; 518-329-5613 or
Columbia Arts Team “CAT”
Copake Memorial Park Building, Mountain View Road, Copake
518-329-5484
http://www.columbiaartsteam.org
Copake Theatre Company
Empire Road (off the Circle), Copake
518-325-1234
http://www.copaketheatrecompany.com
Diamond Opera Theater
Hudson
518-828-7042
http://www.diamondoperatheater.org
Four Nations Ensemble
Hudson
518-828-6124
http://www.fournations.org
Ghent Band
Ghent & Kinderhook, July & August
518-828-3375
HRC Showcase Theater
at Stageworks/Hudson Theater
518-851-7244
http://www.hrc-showcasetheatre.org
Hudson Opera House
327 Warren Street Hudson
518-822-1438
http://www.hudsonoperahouse.org
Hudson Valley Choral Society
Hudson
518-672-4475
Mac-Haydn Theatre
1925 Route 203, outside Chatham Village
518-392-9292
http://www.machaydntheatre.org
PS/21
Route 66, Chatham
518-392-6121
http://www.ps21chatham.org
Spencertown Academy Arts Center
790 Route 203, Spencertown
518-392-3693
http://www.spencertownacademy.org
StageWorks / Hudson
41 Cross Street (opposite Amtrak), Hudson
518-828-7843
http://www.stageworkshudson.org
Taconic Hills Central School Performing Art Center
Cty Rt 11, Craryville
(518) 325-0447
http://www.taconichills.k12.ny.us/community/pac/index.htm
Tannery Pond Concerts at Mt.Lebanon Shaker Village
Darrow Rd, New Lebanon
888-846-5848
http://www.tannerypondconcerts.org
The Ghent Playhouse
Town Hall Drive, off Rt 66, Ghent
518-392-6264
http://www.ghentplayhouse.org
The Theater Barn
654 Route 20, New Lebanon
518-794-8989
http://www.theaterbarn.com
Time and Space Limited
TSL Warehouse – 434 Columbia Street, Hudson
518-822-8448
http://www.timeandspace.org
Upstage Productions, INC
various venues throughout Hudson
P.O. Box 1177, Hudson
(518) 821-4449
http://www.upstageproductionsinc.org
Walking the Dog Theater
Ghent
392-0131
http://www.wtdtheater.org
Festivals
4th of July Family Festival
Fireworks, music, kiddie rides, food and fun, 3-10pm
Columbia County Fairgrounds
Rt 66, Chatham Village
http://www.columbiafair.com/otherevents.html
July 4
Art at Steepletop
Annual Festival at Millay Colony featuring former residents work
454 East Hill Road, Austerlitz
Millay Colony for the Arts
518-392-4144
http://www.millaycolony.org
June
Blueberry Festival
19th C. craft demonstrations, music, Blueberry pancake breakfast and much more
Old Austerlitz site, Rt 22, Austerlitz
Austerlitz Historical Society
518-392-0062
http://www.oldausterlitz.org
July
CCCA ArtsWalk
Showcases the work of Columbia County’s visual artists. Arts Walk attracts over 6000 visitors to see over 120 art exhibits and demonstrations, as well as concerts, dance performances, poetry readings, lectures, and related happenings along Warren Street, Hudson.
Columbia County Council on the Arts
518-671-6213
http://www.artscolumbia.org
Columbus Day weekend
Celebration of Celts
Celebrating the sights, sounds, taste, and music of the eight Celtic Nations
Columbia County Fairgrounds - Rt 66, Chatham Village
518-851-9670
http://www.celebrationofcelts.com
early May
Columbia County Fair
Nightly entertainment, daily livestock shows, petting zoo, midway rides,
food vendors 10am-11pm daily
Columbia County Fairgrounds - Rt 66, Chatham Village
518-392-2121
http://www.columbiafair.com
Aug 27 - Sept 1
Falcon Ridge Folk Festival
A four-day community of Folk music and dance at the foot of the Berkshires
Dodds Farm
44 County Rt 7D, Hillsdale
866-325-2744
http://www.falconridgefolk.com
July 24-27
Film Columbia
Offers film buffs an exciting weekend of film screenings and meet-the-filmmaker events.
Crandell Theater,
Main Street, Chatham
518-392-1162 - Calliope Nicholas
http://www.filmcolumbia.com
October 16-19
Strawberry Shortcake Festival
Celebrate Independence Day as the Shakers did with Strawberry Shortcake
and the reading of the Declaration of Independence. 9am-noon
Shaker Museum and Library
88 Shaker Museum Rd, Old Chatham
518-794-9100
http://www.shakermuseumandlibrary.org
July 4
Winter Walk on Warren Street
Holiday revelers ride in carriages drawn by teams of horses up and down Warren Street, Hudson’s main thoroughfare. Carolers dressed in Victorian costumes sing songs of the season. Musical ensembles and dancers perform in the many shops that fill the street. The aroma of roasting chestnuts fills the air. It’s a scene evocative of days gone by. But that scene becomes a modern day reality on the evening of the First Saturday of December as the Hudson Opera House presents Winter Walk on Warren Street. This free event from 5pm-8pm is a holiday tradition for area residents with entertainment and activities to please all ages.
Hudson Opera House
518- 822-1438
http://www.hudsonoperahouse.org
December 6
Film
Film Columbia
Offers film buffs an exciting weekend of film screenings and meet-the-filmmaker events.
Crandell Theater,
Main Street, Chatham
518-392-1162 - Calliope Nicholas
http://www.filmcolumbia.com
October 16-19
Spencertown Academy Arts Center
790 Route 203, Spencertown
518-392-3693
http://www.spencertownacademy.org
The Chatham Film Club
P.O. Box 181, East Chatham
films shown at the Crandell Theatre, Chatham Village
518-392-3445
http://www.thechathamfilmclub.com
Time and Space Limited
TSL Warehouse
434 Columbia Street, Hudson
518-822-8448
http://www.timeandspace.org
Visual
American Pie
Hall Space Gallery
41 Main Street, Chatham
518-392-6632
B&G Gallery and Reception Space
2633 Route 23
Hillsdale, NY 12529
http://www.bgwine.com
Phone: 518-325-4882 or 4881
Fax: 518-325-1488
Columbia Berkshire Craft Guild
The Guild, an artist run organization, is dedicated to providing networking opportunities for artists, access to the arts for the general public and education and mentoring of young artists. For more information please contact Mary Anne Davis at 518-392-7308.
Knapp Hollow Gallery
119 Rodman Road, Hillsdale
518-325-5125
http://www.knapphollowgallery.com
Masterpiece Arts & Framing
1 Chatham Street, Kinderhook
518-758-6900
Millay Colony for the Arts
454 East Hill Road, Austerlitz
518-392-3103
http://www.millaycolony.org
Park Row Gallery
2 Park Row, Chatham
518-392-4800
Sarris Quilts
15 Elm Street, Chatham
By appointment only. One of a kind quilts, throw pillows, wall hangings & bags made
with hand-dyed cotton fabrics by commission or available in select retail galleries.
518-392-6323
http://www.sarrisquilts.com
Sculpture & Nature - A Contemporary Tour
Featuring the relationship between modern art and nature featuring eight museum throughout the Hudson Valley and the Berkshires.
Columbia County Council on the Arts
209 Warren St, Hudson
518-671-6213
http://www.sculptureandnature.org
Shuster Studio
Drawings & paintings
classes, workshops & private lessons for students of all ages
or 518-567-1332
Spencertown Academy Arts Center
790 Route 203, Spencertown
518-392-3693
http://www.spencertownacademy.org
Sun Farm
Land art place relating to solar alignments. The site design is inspired by sustainability: earthworks function as storm water management integrated with passive solar structures
Claverack
518-851-7225 or
http://www.sky-spirals.org or http://www.spaceink.net
Taconic Hills Central School Performing Art Center
Cty Rt 11, Craryville
(518) 325-0447
http://www.taconichills.k12.ny.us/community/pac/index.htm
Taconic Sculpture Park & Gallery
Stever Hill Road off Route 203
Spencertown
518-392-5757
The Fields Sculpture Park ART/OMI, Inc
59 Letter S Road (off County Route 22 & Route 9H), Ghent
518-392-4747
http://www.artomi.org
Thinking Out Loud
3001 Main Street, Valatie
arts education space offering ceramics classes and children’s arts & crafts classes
Gallery open Sat - Sun 12-6pm
518-758-8633
City of Hudson
Please visit HudsonArtAffair.com for Art Galleries in Hudson.
ADD Gallery
610 Warren Street
518-822-9922
Friday-Sunday 12-5pm
Contemporary Fine Art, Design, Industrial Form
Albert Stef Studios
421 Warren Street
518-828-9970
BCB Art
116 Warren Street
518-828-4539
fax, 518-828-7521
Thurs – Sat 12 –6
Contemporary Fine Art
http://www.bcbart.com
Carrie Haddad Gallery
622 Warren Street; 518-828-1915
Thursday – Monday 11-5pm
Contemporary Art of the Hudson Valley
http://www.carriehaddadgallery.com
CCCA ArtsWalk
Showcases the work of Columbia County’s visual artists. Arts Walk attracts over 6000 visitors to see over 120 art exhibits and demonstrations, as well as concerts, dance performances, poetry readings, lectures, and related happenings along Warren Street, Hudson.
Columbia County Council on the Arts
518-671-6213
http://www.artscolumbia.org
Columbus Day weekend
Columbia County Council on the Arts
209 Warren Street
518-671-6213
Monday – Saturday 11-5pm; 6-8 Theme Shows Yearly of CCCA members
http://www.artscolumbia.org
Deborah Davis Fine Arts
510 Warren Street
518-822-1890
Thursday – Monday 11-5pm
Contemporary European & American Art
http://www.ddfagallery.com
Hudson Opera House
327 Warren Street Hudson
518-822-1438
http://www.hudsonoperahouse.org
Hudson Valley Art Center
337 Warren Street
800-456-0507
Thursday - Sunday 11am-5pm
Artisan Gallery
http://www.fncraft.com
J. Damiani Gallery
437 Warren Street
518-828-5490
Friday - Sunday 11am-5:30pm
fine paintings and photographs by Joan Damiani
http://www.jdamianigallery.com
John Davis Gallery
362 1/2 Warren Street
518-828-5907
Thursday - Saturday 11-6pm and Sunday 12 - 5pm
http://www.johndavisgallery.com
Leo Fortuna Gallery
422 1/2 Warren Street
518-697-7907
Friday - Monday 11am-5pm
http://www.leofortuna.com
Limner Gallery
123 Warren Street
518-828-2343
Wednesday - Saturday 12-6pm
political, surreal, alternative, figurative art
http://www.limnergallery.com
Marianne Courville Gallery
341 Warren Street, Third Floor
518-755-4208
Saturday & Sunday 12 - 5pm or by appointment
http://www.mariannecourville.com
Museum of the Imagination
217 Warren Street (2nd Floor)
518-671-6711 or 518-851-2430 by appt.
Dedicated to Thematic Exhibits of Art
Nicole Fiacco Gallery
506 Warren Street
518-828-5090
Thursday – Monday 12-5pm
Contemporary Art by American Indian Artists
http://www.modogallery.com
Olivia on Warren
435 Warren Street
518-828-0004
Thursday-Monday 11-6 and by appointment
Art, Design, Jewlery
http://www.oliviaonwarren.com/
Ornamentum Gallery
506 1/2 Warren Street
518-671-6770
Thursday – Monday 11-5pm Saturday 11-6pm
Jewelry Studio and Gallery
http://www.ornamentumgallery.com
Peter Jung Fine Art
512 Warren Street
518-828-2698; open most weekends, by appt and by chance
19th C. and 20th C American and European paintings
http://www.peterjungfineart.com
Rose Gallery
444 Warren Street
518-671-6128
Thursday - Monday noon - 5:00pm
Representing distinctive American artists with knowledge and integrity
http://www.rosegalleryfineart.com
The Great South Bay Gallery at Stageworks/Hudson
41 Cross Street (opposite Amtrak Station), Hudson
518-828-7843
http://www.stageworkshudson.org
Time and Space Limited
TLS Warehouse – 434 Columbia Street
518-822-8448
Daily 11-3pm; Eclectic Mix of Film and Performance Art
http://www.timeandspace.org
Verdigris Art & Tea
13 South 3rd Street
518-828-3139
Wed - Sun 11-6pm
http://www.verdigristea.com
new exhibits bi-monthly
Winter Walk on Warren Street
Holiday revelers ride in carriages drawn by teams of horses up and down Warren Street, Hudson’s main thoroughfare. Carolers dressed in Victorian costumes sing songs of the season. Musical ensembles and dancers perform in the many shops that fill the street. The aroma of roasting chestnuts fills the air. It’s a scene evocative of days gone by. But that scene becomes a modern day reality on the evening of the First Saturday of December as the Hudson Opera House presents Winter Walk on Warren Street. This free event from 5pm-8pm is a holiday tradition for area residents with entertainment and activities to please all ages.
Hudson Opera House
518- 822-1438
http://www.hudsonoperahouse.org
December 6