For over a century, our region has been the home of extraordinary artists. Local Arts Index highlights an artist who is continuing our community’s rich creative legacy.
“Gazing into the eyes of the subjects in my paintings is an intense and powerful experience for me. They have voices that come from within that need to be heard. Eyes fascinate me because their depth and energy is piercing. Through the use of mixed media, I create art that expresses connection.”
by Lisa Levart
In an attempt to escape the last legs of a dreary New York winter, I went to Los Angeles in search of sunlight. I found light, warmth and stunning flowers in vibrant colors — but most surprisingly, I found love.
by Ray Wright
A visit to a train maintenance parking lot at Jones Point in search of eagles flying over the Hudson River created a unexpected opportunity to photograph freight trains barreling down the tracks. When I heard the train coming, I know it had “train art” written all over it so I set my camera for 1/500th of a second and panned as the train passed by me on its way south.When I heard the train coming, I know it had “train art” written all over it so I set my camera for 1/500th of a second and panned as the train passed by me on its way south.
For over a century, our region has been the home of extraordinary artists. Local Arts Index highlights an artist who is continuing our community’s rich creative legacy.
“This year, I set a goal for myself to create one sketch every day for a year. This may not seem like a big challenge to most, but with two active, growing boys, it’s difficult to fit this into an average day. So far, I haven’t missed a beat. When I’m not drawing, I’m painting. I paint on handmade wooden panels, canvas paper, and even shoes.”
by Peter Tarsio
I attended the meeting and the presentation of the the Nyack Library on Mon April 8 where the board of directors and the newly appointed director spoke to a room of at least 70 people about the imminent demise of the Carnegie Room Concerts, one of the better known and outstanding programs at the library.
The Carnegie Room concerts seemed to be the bone of contention with the board and they are seeking ways to end the series or to restructure it. However, I heard no plan as to what they were intending to do other than to curtail the program for whatever reason to balance the budget as they complained that the program was running in the red. Many of us signed a list to speak in turn to the actions that they make seek in order to rectify their complaint that the series although outstanding in its own right is now being considered for cancellation as of this coming June.
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by Bill Batson
In London, the jewels are in the tower. In Nyack, the towers are the jewels. The evidence of our architectural opulence is on display in “Towers of Nyack,” a photo exhibit by Bob Goldberg that runs through June 1 on Saturdays from 1-4p, at the Museum of the Historical Society of the Nyacks located at 50 Piermont Avenue. If you haven’t experienced Bob’s love for local architecture and history during one of his walking tours or lectures during the last three decade, this show gives a hint of what you’ve been missing.
by Dave Zornow
The Carnegie Room concerts at the Nyack Library have a rich tradition of bringing classical, chamber and jazz music to the village with origins going back to 1982. But the series has already spent its allotted budget for the year and until a recent fundraising effort closed the gap, the program was $11,000 in the hole. The Nyack Library Board of Directors is considering either changing or shutting down the series at the end of the current season.
For over a century, our region has been the home of extraordinary artists. Local Arts Index highlights the work of artists who continue our community’s rich creative legacy.
Melanie Rodriguez was educated in the public schools of the East Ramapo District. She earned her Bachelors of Liberal Arts at Columbia University, with a concentration in Fine Arts. She was the first recipient of the Elizabeth A. Sackler Museum Educational Trust to study at the Art Centers International in Florence, Italy earning her Post Baccalaureate in Fine Arts.
by Bill Batson
Vincent Pastore, who stole scenes during the first two seasons of the Sopranos as Salvatore “Big Pussy” Bonpensiero is premiering his play Wild Children at Nyack’s Village Theatre on April 12. Pastore flexes his playwrighting muscle in the drama set in a Westchester bar and filled with wise guys, blues singers, drug dealers and strippers.
by Alison Perry
More than 150 years after the Hudson River School of Landscape Painters made their mark, artists like Stephen Fox and Yvonne Jacquette continue to respond to the Hudson River within the tradition of American landscape painting. Although contemporary in approach the subject matter remains highly personal and similarly romantic.
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