This year, Saugerties Artists ’Studio Tour is celebrating its 20th anniversaryika anniversary. On July 15 from 7 to 9 p.m., a new exhibit featuring works by Saugerties artists will open at the Dutch Barn Art & Heritage Gallery, located in the grounds of the Saugerties Historical Society at 119 Main Street.
This diverse show offers a contemporary, kaleidoscopic glimpse into the world of artistic expression, as opposed to its setting in a 1750s rebuilt Dutch barn. You’ll find classical styles as well as contemporary, from realistic to abstract works of art. The barn gives artists the opportunity to “grow big,” showcasing large canvas works, medium -sized sculptures, furniture and pottery. Not to be missed, the brightly lit museum panels will support 2-D and smaller 3-D work with selections in a wide range of media: painting, collage, mixed media, weaving, printmaking and photography.
The Woodstock Eats food truck will provide light fare at a moderate price, and there will be free drinks courtesy of the artists. Before this year, the Saugerties Woodwind Quintet was there to add to the fun with their brand of acoustic classical music.
The artists represented in this show who will also open their studios on the Artists Studio Tour weekend on August 13 and 14 from 10 am to 6 pm are Isaac Abrams, Tara Bach, Kristin Barton, Ana Bergen, Barbara Bravo, Michael Ciccone , Shelley Davis, Ruth Edwy, Joan Folliott, Josepha Gutelius, Jennifer Hicks, Marsha Kaufman-Rubinstein, Kay Kenny, Alex Kveton, Yvette Lewis, Justine Love, Ulf Loven, Brian Lynch, Molly Mackaman, Iain Machell, Marjorie Magid, Kate Mitchell , Charley Mitcherson, Meredith Morabito, Lucretia Moroni, Hugh Morris, Michael Nelson, Gus Pedersen, Ellen Perantoni, Tracy Phillips, Yvonne Rojas-Cowan, Marc Scheff, Pure See, Robert Sherman, Viorica Stan, Raymond J. Steiner, Robert Troxell, Lorrie and Michael Wardell of Wardell Pottery & Metalwork and Serena Wehr.
For more information about the tour and its artists, visit www.saugertiesarttour.org. There is no charge to attend the opening reception and the Open Studio Tour is a free event; registration is not required. Gallery hours from July 16 to 31 are every Saturday from 11 am to 5 pm and Sunday from 1 to 5 pm
