Arts on the Lake News Archive
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February 2014
Zumba Class has been postponed for this evening.
Due to weather the Zumba class scheduled for this evening will not be held.
Art Squared Auction and Party Invitation
Artists working in any medium are invited to create entries for the March 8 Auction / Party. See Event Page and/or Prospectus.
Ed Durkee Appointed Interim Executive Director of Arts on the Lake
Board President Robert Bradley announced the appointment of Ed Durkee as Interim Executive Director of Arts on the Lake at the arts organization’s annual Members Gathering Saturday, February 1. Durkee will be taking over from James Shearwood who was recently appointed Executive Director of The Schoolhouse Theater in Croton Falls.
Read full press release.
January 2014
Press Release: Artist Jeff Johnson to Lead Chair-Making Workshop at Arts on the Lake
Hudson Valley artist Jeff Johnson will lead the “Make an Amazing Chair Workshop” at Arts on the Lake, 640 Route 52, Lake Carmel, on Sunday, January 26, from 1 pm to 5 pm. Workshop participants will design and build a functional chair out of recycled chair parts. Read full press release.
Spring Collaborative Art Exhibit Informational Meeting Rescheduled
A second informational meeting for the Visual Arts Committee's Spring Collaborative Exhibit will now be held at the Center on Wed, Feb 12, from 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm. It will be chance to talk about the process and identify potential collaborators. Contact Roy Volpe at (845) 878-4127 before the meeting, if you have questions or concerns.
Letter to the Members of Arts on the Lake from Artistic and Administrative Director James Shearwood
To the Members:
The work that we have done together to turn an empty building into a thriving Arts Center over the past few years has been something of which each one of us can be exuberantly proud. I am grateful and deeply thankful for the unprecedented opportunity you gave me to head up that task. Read full letter.
Arts on the Lake wins Socially Conscious Trailblazer Award
The Putnam Chambers of Commerce announced they will award Arts on the Lake a 2013 Socially Conscious Trailblazer Award at the Trailblazer Gala on January 31. Although 35 Putnam awards were announced this year, AotL is the only one from Kent Lakes. If you are planning to attend the Awards Ceremony on Jan 31, email office@artsonthelake.org to see if tables of 10 can be assembled for a slight discount.
December 2013
Box for Toys and Food Gifts at the Center
Donations to the Putnam Community Action Program are being accepted at the Center in a box made by the children of Exploring Great Art and Artists. Toys (toy wish list) are accepted before December 16 (so there is time to distribute) and food (food wish list) is accepted at all times. If you're visiting an Exhibit or a Class, the box is just inside the door.
November 2013
The Kent Public Library is having an Anniversary
Join Arts on the Lake and others in sponsoring an ad or becoming a booster in the Kent Public Library’s 50th Anniversary Journal. More information here.
Press Release: Arts on the Lake to Expand Directors’ Board
Arts on the Lake, a non-profit corporation that operates out of the Lake Carmel Arts Center, 640 Route 52, in Kent, NY, is seeking to expand its Board of Directors in 2014. “As our programs expand, it is necessary to enlarge as well the Board that supports and guides those programs,” said Executive Director James Shearwood. Read full press release.