It’s the last Saturday of the month and that means Art Along the Hudson focuses on Newburgh for a day when people can stroll along the Hudson River waterfront to view the artwork on display, walk up Broadway to the Ann Street Market or take in one of four special programs on architecture in Newburgh.
Enjoy food and art at the Ann Street Market.
Kippy Boyle is one the people who has been working to promote local artists and art events through Art Along the Hudson, which is in its seventh year. This year Boyle and fellow artist Jeff Wallace decorated the windows of the building at the corner of Liberty and Washington Street that is the former home of the fresh food market called Moo & Oink that you can view if you walk from the Ann Street Market to Washington’s Headquarters along Liberty Street.
Learn about the landscape architect who designed Newburgh's Downing Park.
At Washington’s Headquarters, Newburgh architect Peter Smith will talk about the wealth of architectural treasures in the city at 10 am in the first of four lectures throughout the day. At 1:30 pm, Calvert Vaux will be the focus of a talk given by Frances R. Kowsky, SUNY Distinguished Professor Emeritus and author, at the Newburgh City Club at 120 Grand Street. Stop by the Dutch Reform Church on Grand Street to hear William Krattinger, an historic preservation analyst discuss Alexander Jackson Davis at 2:30 pm, followed by a talk on landscape architect Andrew Jackson Downing and American Nationalism by Kerry Dean Carso, Associate Professor of Art History at SUNY New Paltz at the Old Courthouse/Newburgh Heritage Center, 123 Grand Street.
On the waterfront promenade, the River Art Walk (RAW) brings local artists & artisans to the community by creating an open air gallery from noon until dusk. If you’re hungry you can choose to from half a dozen restaurants with patios along the riverfront.
If you walking is not your thing, take the city-sponsored Art Bus, which will run hourly tours from 12 to 4 pm down several of the most beautiful historic streets in the city and will make stops at the Karpeles Museum, The Ann Street Gallery, Washington’s Headquarters and the newly restored Broadway Park.
The Green Wave Exhibit at the Ann Street Gallery.
Speaking of galleries, the Ann Street Gallery is hosting an artist reception from 6 to 9 pm for its newest show Green Wave: Sustainability and Found Objects. The Karpeles Manuscript Museum and Library on Broadway will also be open from 10 am to 4 pm. Admission is free and the museum is offering two unique exhibits: one on the life of Civil War-era nurse Florence Nightingale and one featuring the distinctive kinetic paintings of Kevin Knoerzer.
(Newburgh’s art and community will be featured on the Last Saturday through October — that’s July 31, August 28, September 25 and October 30.)
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