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PALENVILLE’S 3rd ANNUAL GALLERY WALK SET FOR JUNE 27&28
Join us the weekend of June 27 & 28, 2015, for the third annual “Hidden Gallery Walk of Palenville.” The walk will include “pop-up” art galleries in unique locations across the hamlet, including a scenic barn, a Catskill boarding house, and a former speakeasy.
Galleries will be open from noon to 6 p.m. both days. Visitors can enjoy artist talks and demonstrations in the Art Tent, as well as food from the Circle W General Store and Pippy’s Hot Dogs. The Fernwood Restaurant will feature a Beer Garden with live music. The two artist studios of Ward Fleming and Terrance DiPietro will be open for visits.
Local, regional, and national artists are participating, all celebrating Palenville’s historic role as one of the key birthplaces of American Art. Volunteers from the Thomas Cole National Historic Site will present a film about the early artists who came to capture the beauty of Kaaterskill Clove and the Catskills.
The 2015 Gallery Walk includes a show by Karen Klinedinst, a Baltimore-based photographer who uses the iPhone to capture stunning landscapes in the tradition of the early Hudson River School painters, who lived and created in Palenville.
“This year we are adding a fun event on Saturday; the Mobile Phone Shootout. Participants are given a list of topics to creatively photograph using mobile phones. Images will be uploaded and prizes will be awarded by guest judge, Sandra Carrion, former director of Soho Photo and creator of the annual Krappy Kamera Competition in Manhattan.” states Jill Burkholder, Director of the event. There is a registration fee of $10 for the Mobile Phone Shootout. All other events are free.
The Gallery Walk will also feature a day long, live “Paint Out” on Saturday and Sunday. Artists will set up in various locations across the hamlet, and create original paintings for sale during the walk. A portion of the proceeds supports the Hidden Gallery Walk.
Nestled at the base of the Catskill Mountains, Palenville was once known as the “First Art Colony in America” with Hudson River School painters Thomas Cole, Frederic Church, and others working and living in the hamlet during the 19th century. Information and maps will be distributed from the Welcome Tent at the intersection of Routes 32A and 23A in Palenville. Free event parking will be available,
For more information, visit www.PalenvilleNY.com, call Jill Burkholder at 518-67-7186 or email hiddengallerywalk@gmail.com. Volunteers are needed!
(Photos and Photo credits attached.)
Photos can be downloaded at: Release Photos
PHOTO CAPTIONS
1) Late Afternoon, Kent Narrows by Karen Klinedinst, iPhoneography, archival pigment print on bamboo-fiber paper
2) Early Morning, The Hollow by Karen Klinedinst, iPhoneography, archival pigment print on bamboo-fiber paper
3) Hidden Gallery Walk poster in black and white
4) Artwork decorates the rustic walls of an authentic barn behind The Clark House B&B in Palenville.
5) Paintings hanging in the Mountain Melody, a former dance hall in the Palenville.
6) An event goer views prints by Ward Fleming on display during last summer's Hidden Gallery Walk.
7) Color Poster for the Mobile Phone Shootout
8) B&W Poster for the Mobile Phone Shootout
