Join us for these upcoming events
Exhibition openings, film screenings, workshops and more!
We hope you'll join us for the many events taking place
at Main Street Arts.
Call or email the gallery for more info and to reserve your
spot in our workshops, camps, and drawing sessions.
august 2017
Crocheted Gardens with Emily Long
Saturday, August 12, 12–3 p.m.
$35, all materials included
Reserve your spot for this workshop by Thursday, August 10
Create your own amigurumi crocheted garden of cacti and
learn the foundation skills to create future crochet projects
with Emily Long, one of our artists in residence for the month
of August. Master the basics of crochet and amigurumi;
the Japanese art of crocheting small, stuffed yarn creatures.
Hand Studies with Hunter Zelner
Saturday, August 19, 12–3 p.m.
$35, all materials included
Reserve your spot for this workshop by Thursday, August 17
Hands can be intimidating—this workshop led by August artist
in residence Hunter Zelner aims to help with that. Learn about
the anatomy of the hand as it pertains to painting and also how
to successfully stylize hands so that the "idea" still comes across. This workshop will be in acrylic.
Opening Reception: Upstate NY Painting Invitational
Saturday, August 26, 2017 | 4 to 7 p.m.
September 2017
Encaustic Collage: Working with Transparent Papers
and Drawings with Ali Herrmann
Saturday, September 16, 12–3 p.m.
$45, all materials included
Reserve your spot for this workshop by Thursday, September 14
In this workshop with September artist in residence Ali Herrmann, participants will create a luminous encaustic painting with a clear wax medium. Combining colored papers and drawings, you will use collage techniques to layer into the wax, creating an ethereal, one-of-a-kind
work of art with lots of depth.
*Disclaimer: Heated wax emits an odor that may be bothersome to those with odor sensitivities.
October 2017
Opening Reception: Sacred Curiosities
Saturday, October 22, 2017 | 4 to 7 p.m.
(Exhibition opens on October 14)
November 2017
Film Screening TBA
Thursday, November 16, 7–9 p.m.
December 2017
Opening Reception: Small Works 2017
Opening Reception: The Cup, The Mug 2017
Saturday, December 2, 2017 | 4 to 7p.m.
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