Windham Arts Alliance Partnering with Circle 46 Gallery

HUDSON - Aside from the works by many mountaintop artists that will be on display, there is an entirely other splendiferous reason to make a trip across the Rip Van Winkle Bridge, this weekend.

Windham Arts Alliance is partnering with Circle 46 Gallery in Hudson to present “Artists From Across the River,” an exhibit with “something for everyone,” says Arts Alliance program director Shelia Trautman.

An Opening Reception at 46 Greene Street is happening Saturday, April 6, from 6 to 8 p.m., with the exposition running through May 18.

“The show beautifully displays a diverse sample of art in a variety of mediums and styles that all go beautifully together,” Trautman says.

“There are landscapes, cityscapes, portraits and abstracts.” Trautman says,  utilizing oils, watercolors, gouache, acrylics, photography, lithography, intaglio, linocuts, collage, and woodwork.

Artists include Laura Avello, Athena Billias, Nancy Campbell, Nancy De Flon, William Deane, Patti Ferrara, Marcia Johnson and Peter Keitel.

They are being joined by Laura Kopczak, Joel Kosofsky, Susan Kukle, Michelle Moran, Linda Nicholls and Karen Rhodes.

Similarly crossing the water are Amy Silberkleit, David Slutzky, Carol Slutzky-Tenerowicz, Gail Spindell, Marianne Tully and Sherry Wack.

Trautman’s brush strokes will also be seen, even as she points out that there is plenty more to see on the way to the destination.

Folks in the more elevated regions of Greene County shall have the luxury of experiencing two different Springs, given the fact that the valley is in bloom days before the warmth of spring settles in the hills.

“Take a drive down the mountain; admire the views along the way. As you cross the Hudson River from the west look to your right and behold the Thomas Cole National Historic Site,” Trautman says.

“Then take a minute and look up to the mountaintop on the east and observe, peeking out of the wooded mountainside, the brightly colored Olana, the home of Frederic Church.

“On both sides of the bridge we can appreciate the birth places of American art. The Hudson River School of Painting began on both sides of the river long before the bridge was built.

‘Early in the mid-nineteenth century, the paintings generally depicted the Hudson Valley, the Catskills, the Adirondacks, and White Mountains. 

“Over the years many new art forms have evolved, but this area remains an inspiration to artists,” Trautman says, thanking Circle 46 hosts David Schwing and Tom McGill.