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SUMMARY:HAZMAT
DESCRIPTION:HAZMAT\n\n\n\nStephen Olivier\n\n\n\n\nShowing in the Spotlight Gallery \n\n\n\n\n\nOpening Reception May 2nd @ 3pm\n\n\n\nExhibition May 2 – 31\, 2026\n\n\n\nASK Gallery Hours: Fri – Sun\, Noon – 5pm \n\n\n\n\n\nStephen Olivier’s current body of work includes paintings and sculptural work\, that emerge from the collision of biography and belief – a reckoning with the self\, built from Catholic guilt\, queer identity\, and a lifelong quest to resolve the unfinished career of his father. \n\n\n\nAbout the artist \n\n\n\nStephen Olivier is an award winning artist whose work has been exhibited widely in galleries\, museums\, and artist-run spaces across the United States and internationally. Olivier was awarded a 2025 residency at NES in Skagaströnd\, Iceland. His work has appeared in numerous group exhibitions\, including Let the Fur and Feathers Fly at Epperson Gallery in California\, the Texas National Competition at the Cole Art Center in Texas\, Big Bold Pride at the Art Society of Kingston\, and Truth Unveiled at Art League Rhode Island. Additional exhibitions include the Woodstock Artists Association & Museum\, Delaware Valley Arts Alliance\, KIPNZ in Walton\, NY\, and venues throughout New York\, Atlanta\, Miami\, and Berlin. Olivier’s solo exhibitions include Over the Garden Wall at Subdivision Art in Long Island City\, and Beforemath at the Octopus Building in Miami. \n\n\n\nOlivier’s sculptural work has also appeared in film\, including creating thirty resin sculptures for Shelton Walsmith’s short film The Importance of Being Amber. Earlier in his career\, he served as Chief Preparator at White Box and The Annex in New York\, where he installed exhibitions for artists including Carolee Schneemann\, Brian Maguire\, Javier Téllez\, Marianne Vitale\, Joel Sternfeld\, William Anastasi\, Conrad Atkinson\, and Jeff Chiplis.
URL:https://askforarts.org/event/hazmat/2026-05-31/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Monthly Show
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SUMMARY:Petals & Pollinators: Illustrating Between the Bees
DESCRIPTION:Petals & Pollinators: Illustrating Between the Bees\n\n\n\n\nShowing in the Members Gallery \n\n\n\n\n\nOpening Reception May 2nd @ 3pm\n\n\n\nExhibition May 2 – 31\, 2026\n\n\n\nASK Gallery Hours: Thurs – Sun\, Noon – 5pm \n\n\n\n\n\nThis exhibition features work that examines the beauty\, fragility\, and interdependence of ecological systems from the intimate exchange of pollen to the broader environmental narratives of climate change\, habitat loss\, and biodiversity. Through all visual mediums\, artists interpret “between the bees” expansively: as a literal space of ecological exchange\, a metaphor for collaboration and community\, or a meditation on the delicate balance that sustains life. \n\n\n\nFeatured member artists: Larry Arvidson\, Bob Barnes\, Lawrence Bush\, Michael DiPleco\, Stacie Flint\, Melissa Forbes\, Terry Haas\, Tom Hackett\, Emeline Hastings\, Laura Helfant\, Kim Henry\, Barbara Holt\, David Holt\, Carrie Hotz-Barth\, Locke Johnston\, David Joseph\, Tom Looney\, Joel Mandelbaum\, Debbie Martin\, James McCann\, Carol McCarthy\, Julie Michels-Ruiz. \n\n\n\nFREE ADMISSION
URL:https://askforarts.org/event/bees/2026-05-31/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Monthly Show
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SUMMARY:Retrospective: Fran Sutherland
DESCRIPTION:Retrospective\n\n\n\nFran Sutherland\n\n\n\n\nShowing in the Front Gallery \n\n\n\n\n\nOpening Reception May 2 @ 3pm\n\n\n\nExhibition May 2 – 31\, 2026\n\n\n\nASK Gallery Hours: Fri – Sun\, Noon – 5pm \n\n\n\n\n\nFrom the oil paintings created in 1958 at SUNY New Paltz until the mixed media art works of 2025\, this retrospective features the landscape and bridges of the Hudson Valley inspired by abstract representations of native American (Lenape) sacred stories. \n\n\n\nFran Sutherland\, a native New Yorker\, is a painter\, teacher and restorer of historic homes. Strongly influenced by Eastern aesthetics\, Fran’s creative paintings synthesize both Eastern and Western formats in multi-media works. The chosen media and techniques express personal ideas\, which is especially evident in her textural compositions emphasizing oil and acrylic resist techniques. \n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the artist \n\n\n\nFran Sutherland\, a native New Yorker\, is a painter\, teacher\, and restorer of historic homes. Strongly influenced by Eastern aesthetics\, Fran’s creative paintings synthesize both Eastern and Western formats in multi-media works. The chosen media and techniques express personal ideas\, which is especially evident in her textural compositions emphasizing oil and acrylic resist techniques. Fran’s most recent and unique works reflect the geophysical world\, which we all experience in different ways. For this artist\, walking\, hiking\, and motorless boating are meditative and energizing at the same time. To begin looking out or forward is the way Fran Sutherland psychologically and physically approaches the day and life. The Meditative Series depict the top piece that shows an Asian-styled\, vertical composition\, and the second bottom piece that recognizes what is at one’s feet and depicts the subject in a Western\, rectangular format. The two paintings are then presented and suspended as one work of art. This new series of paintings explores and attempts to share the act of looking forward and where one is at the moment\, or what is below as well as ahead. \n\n\n\nMany of her works\, including The Bridge Series\, integrate geologic coloration and the play of light and water with local and international sites and architectural structures. Sutherland’s semi-autobiographical paintings continue to be inspired by New York’s Hudson Valley and Arizona’s Santa Rita Mountains.  \n\n\n\nVisit the artist’s website
URL:https://askforarts.org/event/retrospective/2026-05-31/
LOCATION:Arts Society of Kingston\, 97 Broadway\, Kingston\, NY\, 12401\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly Show
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SUMMARY:Hudson Valley Improv Show: National Touring Company
DESCRIPTION:Fast and furious award-winning improv where your suggestions don’t just shape the show\, they are the show! \n\n\n\nHudson Valley Improv’s National Touring Company hits the stage with another fast and furious show completely inspired by audience suggestion. HVI’s signature style is fast\, daring\, and audience-fueled — your suggestions don’t just shape the show\, they are the show. \n\n\n\n\nGET TIX!
URL:https://askforarts.org/event/hudson-valley-improv-show-national-touring-company/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:One Day Event
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SUMMARY:HAZMAT
DESCRIPTION:HAZMAT\n\n\n\nStephen Olivier\n\n\n\n\nShowing in the Spotlight Gallery \n\n\n\n\n\nOpening Reception May 2nd @ 3pm\n\n\n\nExhibition May 2 – 31\, 2026\n\n\n\nASK Gallery Hours: Fri – Sun\, Noon – 5pm \n\n\n\n\n\nStephen Olivier’s current body of work includes paintings and sculptural work\, that emerge from the collision of biography and belief – a reckoning with the self\, built from Catholic guilt\, queer identity\, and a lifelong quest to resolve the unfinished career of his father. \n\n\n\nAbout the artist \n\n\n\nStephen Olivier is an award winning artist whose work has been exhibited widely in galleries\, museums\, and artist-run spaces across the United States and internationally. Olivier was awarded a 2025 residency at NES in Skagaströnd\, Iceland. His work has appeared in numerous group exhibitions\, including Let the Fur and Feathers Fly at Epperson Gallery in California\, the Texas National Competition at the Cole Art Center in Texas\, Big Bold Pride at the Art Society of Kingston\, and Truth Unveiled at Art League Rhode Island. Additional exhibitions include the Woodstock Artists Association & Museum\, Delaware Valley Arts Alliance\, KIPNZ in Walton\, NY\, and venues throughout New York\, Atlanta\, Miami\, and Berlin. Olivier’s solo exhibitions include Over the Garden Wall at Subdivision Art in Long Island City\, and Beforemath at the Octopus Building in Miami. \n\n\n\nOlivier’s sculptural work has also appeared in film\, including creating thirty resin sculptures for Shelton Walsmith’s short film The Importance of Being Amber. Earlier in his career\, he served as Chief Preparator at White Box and The Annex in New York\, where he installed exhibitions for artists including Carolee Schneemann\, Brian Maguire\, Javier Téllez\, Marianne Vitale\, Joel Sternfeld\, William Anastasi\, Conrad Atkinson\, and Jeff Chiplis.
URL:https://askforarts.org/event/hazmat/2026-05-30/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Monthly Show
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SUMMARY:Petals & Pollinators: Illustrating Between the Bees
DESCRIPTION:Petals & Pollinators: Illustrating Between the Bees\n\n\n\n\nShowing in the Members Gallery \n\n\n\n\n\nOpening Reception May 2nd @ 3pm\n\n\n\nExhibition May 2 – 31\, 2026\n\n\n\nASK Gallery Hours: Thurs – Sun\, Noon – 5pm \n\n\n\n\n\nThis exhibition features work that examines the beauty\, fragility\, and interdependence of ecological systems from the intimate exchange of pollen to the broader environmental narratives of climate change\, habitat loss\, and biodiversity. Through all visual mediums\, artists interpret “between the bees” expansively: as a literal space of ecological exchange\, a metaphor for collaboration and community\, or a meditation on the delicate balance that sustains life. \n\n\n\nFeatured member artists: Larry Arvidson\, Bob Barnes\, Lawrence Bush\, Michael DiPleco\, Stacie Flint\, Melissa Forbes\, Terry Haas\, Tom Hackett\, Emeline Hastings\, Laura Helfant\, Kim Henry\, Barbara Holt\, David Holt\, Carrie Hotz-Barth\, Locke Johnston\, David Joseph\, Tom Looney\, Joel Mandelbaum\, Debbie Martin\, James McCann\, Carol McCarthy\, Julie Michels-Ruiz. \n\n\n\nFREE ADMISSION
URL:https://askforarts.org/event/bees/2026-05-30/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Monthly Show
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SUMMARY:Retrospective: Fran Sutherland
DESCRIPTION:Retrospective\n\n\n\nFran Sutherland\n\n\n\n\nShowing in the Front Gallery \n\n\n\n\n\nOpening Reception May 2 @ 3pm\n\n\n\nExhibition May 2 – 31\, 2026\n\n\n\nASK Gallery Hours: Fri – Sun\, Noon – 5pm \n\n\n\n\n\nFrom the oil paintings created in 1958 at SUNY New Paltz until the mixed media art works of 2025\, this retrospective features the landscape and bridges of the Hudson Valley inspired by abstract representations of native American (Lenape) sacred stories. \n\n\n\nFran Sutherland\, a native New Yorker\, is a painter\, teacher and restorer of historic homes. Strongly influenced by Eastern aesthetics\, Fran’s creative paintings synthesize both Eastern and Western formats in multi-media works. The chosen media and techniques express personal ideas\, which is especially evident in her textural compositions emphasizing oil and acrylic resist techniques. \n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the artist \n\n\n\nFran Sutherland\, a native New Yorker\, is a painter\, teacher\, and restorer of historic homes. Strongly influenced by Eastern aesthetics\, Fran’s creative paintings synthesize both Eastern and Western formats in multi-media works. The chosen media and techniques express personal ideas\, which is especially evident in her textural compositions emphasizing oil and acrylic resist techniques. Fran’s most recent and unique works reflect the geophysical world\, which we all experience in different ways. For this artist\, walking\, hiking\, and motorless boating are meditative and energizing at the same time. To begin looking out or forward is the way Fran Sutherland psychologically and physically approaches the day and life. The Meditative Series depict the top piece that shows an Asian-styled\, vertical composition\, and the second bottom piece that recognizes what is at one’s feet and depicts the subject in a Western\, rectangular format. The two paintings are then presented and suspended as one work of art. This new series of paintings explores and attempts to share the act of looking forward and where one is at the moment\, or what is below as well as ahead. \n\n\n\nMany of her works\, including The Bridge Series\, integrate geologic coloration and the play of light and water with local and international sites and architectural structures. Sutherland’s semi-autobiographical paintings continue to be inspired by New York’s Hudson Valley and Arizona’s Santa Rita Mountains.  \n\n\n\nVisit the artist’s website
URL:https://askforarts.org/event/retrospective/2026-05-30/
LOCATION:Arts Society of Kingston\, 97 Broadway\, Kingston\, NY\, 12401\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly Show
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260529T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260529T210000
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SUMMARY:Renovation Celebration!
DESCRIPTION:An open house with free 10-minute performances by ASK’s anchor artists! Featuring work by: Hudson Valley Improv\, Improvisation Quartet (dance & music) with Teresa Smith\, Debra Wanner\, Meg Fry (dance) and Madeleine Grace (music)\, 10-minute play\, “Execution of a Froth King” by Lisa Kimball with actors Taylor Steward\, Eugene Ruoff\, Arriella Guidubaldi\, and Hannah Munson\, and facilitation by Martha Williams (BreakBread)! Food & beverages served! \n\n\n\nCome see our new performance space\, meet our anchor artists\, learn about the opportunities for performing artists at ASK and celebrate with us!  \n\n\n\n\n\n\nRSVP HERE!
URL:https://askforarts.org/event/renovation-celebration/
LOCATION:Arts Society of Kingston\, 97 Broadway\, Kingston\, NY\, 12401\, United States
CATEGORIES:One Day Event
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SUMMARY:HAZMAT
DESCRIPTION:HAZMAT\n\n\n\nStephen Olivier\n\n\n\n\nShowing in the Spotlight Gallery \n\n\n\n\n\nOpening Reception May 2nd @ 3pm\n\n\n\nExhibition May 2 – 31\, 2026\n\n\n\nASK Gallery Hours: Fri – Sun\, Noon – 5pm \n\n\n\n\n\nStephen Olivier’s current body of work includes paintings and sculptural work\, that emerge from the collision of biography and belief – a reckoning with the self\, built from Catholic guilt\, queer identity\, and a lifelong quest to resolve the unfinished career of his father. \n\n\n\nAbout the artist \n\n\n\nStephen Olivier is an award winning artist whose work has been exhibited widely in galleries\, museums\, and artist-run spaces across the United States and internationally. Olivier was awarded a 2025 residency at NES in Skagaströnd\, Iceland. His work has appeared in numerous group exhibitions\, including Let the Fur and Feathers Fly at Epperson Gallery in California\, the Texas National Competition at the Cole Art Center in Texas\, Big Bold Pride at the Art Society of Kingston\, and Truth Unveiled at Art League Rhode Island. Additional exhibitions include the Woodstock Artists Association & Museum\, Delaware Valley Arts Alliance\, KIPNZ in Walton\, NY\, and venues throughout New York\, Atlanta\, Miami\, and Berlin. Olivier’s solo exhibitions include Over the Garden Wall at Subdivision Art in Long Island City\, and Beforemath at the Octopus Building in Miami. \n\n\n\nOlivier’s sculptural work has also appeared in film\, including creating thirty resin sculptures for Shelton Walsmith’s short film The Importance of Being Amber. Earlier in his career\, he served as Chief Preparator at White Box and The Annex in New York\, where he installed exhibitions for artists including Carolee Schneemann\, Brian Maguire\, Javier Téllez\, Marianne Vitale\, Joel Sternfeld\, William Anastasi\, Conrad Atkinson\, and Jeff Chiplis.
URL:https://askforarts.org/event/hazmat/2026-05-29/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Monthly Show
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SUMMARY:Petals & Pollinators: Illustrating Between the Bees
DESCRIPTION:Petals & Pollinators: Illustrating Between the Bees\n\n\n\n\nShowing in the Members Gallery \n\n\n\n\n\nOpening Reception May 2nd @ 3pm\n\n\n\nExhibition May 2 – 31\, 2026\n\n\n\nASK Gallery Hours: Thurs – Sun\, Noon – 5pm \n\n\n\n\n\nThis exhibition features work that examines the beauty\, fragility\, and interdependence of ecological systems from the intimate exchange of pollen to the broader environmental narratives of climate change\, habitat loss\, and biodiversity. Through all visual mediums\, artists interpret “between the bees” expansively: as a literal space of ecological exchange\, a metaphor for collaboration and community\, or a meditation on the delicate balance that sustains life. \n\n\n\nFeatured member artists: Larry Arvidson\, Bob Barnes\, Lawrence Bush\, Michael DiPleco\, Stacie Flint\, Melissa Forbes\, Terry Haas\, Tom Hackett\, Emeline Hastings\, Laura Helfant\, Kim Henry\, Barbara Holt\, David Holt\, Carrie Hotz-Barth\, Locke Johnston\, David Joseph\, Tom Looney\, Joel Mandelbaum\, Debbie Martin\, James McCann\, Carol McCarthy\, Julie Michels-Ruiz. \n\n\n\nFREE ADMISSION
URL:https://askforarts.org/event/bees/2026-05-29/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Monthly Show
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260529T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260529T170000
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SUMMARY:Retrospective: Fran Sutherland
DESCRIPTION:Retrospective\n\n\n\nFran Sutherland\n\n\n\n\nShowing in the Front Gallery \n\n\n\n\n\nOpening Reception May 2 @ 3pm\n\n\n\nExhibition May 2 – 31\, 2026\n\n\n\nASK Gallery Hours: Fri – Sun\, Noon – 5pm \n\n\n\n\n\nFrom the oil paintings created in 1958 at SUNY New Paltz until the mixed media art works of 2025\, this retrospective features the landscape and bridges of the Hudson Valley inspired by abstract representations of native American (Lenape) sacred stories. \n\n\n\nFran Sutherland\, a native New Yorker\, is a painter\, teacher and restorer of historic homes. Strongly influenced by Eastern aesthetics\, Fran’s creative paintings synthesize both Eastern and Western formats in multi-media works. The chosen media and techniques express personal ideas\, which is especially evident in her textural compositions emphasizing oil and acrylic resist techniques. \n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the artist \n\n\n\nFran Sutherland\, a native New Yorker\, is a painter\, teacher\, and restorer of historic homes. Strongly influenced by Eastern aesthetics\, Fran’s creative paintings synthesize both Eastern and Western formats in multi-media works. The chosen media and techniques express personal ideas\, which is especially evident in her textural compositions emphasizing oil and acrylic resist techniques. Fran’s most recent and unique works reflect the geophysical world\, which we all experience in different ways. For this artist\, walking\, hiking\, and motorless boating are meditative and energizing at the same time. To begin looking out or forward is the way Fran Sutherland psychologically and physically approaches the day and life. The Meditative Series depict the top piece that shows an Asian-styled\, vertical composition\, and the second bottom piece that recognizes what is at one’s feet and depicts the subject in a Western\, rectangular format. The two paintings are then presented and suspended as one work of art. This new series of paintings explores and attempts to share the act of looking forward and where one is at the moment\, or what is below as well as ahead. \n\n\n\nMany of her works\, including The Bridge Series\, integrate geologic coloration and the play of light and water with local and international sites and architectural structures. Sutherland’s semi-autobiographical paintings continue to be inspired by New York’s Hudson Valley and Arizona’s Santa Rita Mountains.  \n\n\n\nVisit the artist’s website
URL:https://askforarts.org/event/retrospective/2026-05-29/
LOCATION:Arts Society of Kingston\, 97 Broadway\, Kingston\, NY\, 12401\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly Show
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260528T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260528T170000
DTSTAMP:20260606T185214
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SUMMARY:HAZMAT
DESCRIPTION:HAZMAT\n\n\n\nStephen Olivier\n\n\n\n\nShowing in the Spotlight Gallery \n\n\n\n\n\nOpening Reception May 2nd @ 3pm\n\n\n\nExhibition May 2 – 31\, 2026\n\n\n\nASK Gallery Hours: Fri – Sun\, Noon – 5pm \n\n\n\n\n\nStephen Olivier’s current body of work includes paintings and sculptural work\, that emerge from the collision of biography and belief – a reckoning with the self\, built from Catholic guilt\, queer identity\, and a lifelong quest to resolve the unfinished career of his father. \n\n\n\nAbout the artist \n\n\n\nStephen Olivier is an award winning artist whose work has been exhibited widely in galleries\, museums\, and artist-run spaces across the United States and internationally. Olivier was awarded a 2025 residency at NES in Skagaströnd\, Iceland. His work has appeared in numerous group exhibitions\, including Let the Fur and Feathers Fly at Epperson Gallery in California\, the Texas National Competition at the Cole Art Center in Texas\, Big Bold Pride at the Art Society of Kingston\, and Truth Unveiled at Art League Rhode Island. Additional exhibitions include the Woodstock Artists Association & Museum\, Delaware Valley Arts Alliance\, KIPNZ in Walton\, NY\, and venues throughout New York\, Atlanta\, Miami\, and Berlin. Olivier’s solo exhibitions include Over the Garden Wall at Subdivision Art in Long Island City\, and Beforemath at the Octopus Building in Miami. \n\n\n\nOlivier’s sculptural work has also appeared in film\, including creating thirty resin sculptures for Shelton Walsmith’s short film The Importance of Being Amber. Earlier in his career\, he served as Chief Preparator at White Box and The Annex in New York\, where he installed exhibitions for artists including Carolee Schneemann\, Brian Maguire\, Javier Téllez\, Marianne Vitale\, Joel Sternfeld\, William Anastasi\, Conrad Atkinson\, and Jeff Chiplis.
URL:https://askforarts.org/event/hazmat/2026-05-28/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Monthly Show
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260528T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260528T170000
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CREATED:20260420T200728Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260421T203057Z
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SUMMARY:Petals & Pollinators: Illustrating Between the Bees
DESCRIPTION:Petals & Pollinators: Illustrating Between the Bees\n\n\n\n\nShowing in the Members Gallery \n\n\n\n\n\nOpening Reception May 2nd @ 3pm\n\n\n\nExhibition May 2 – 31\, 2026\n\n\n\nASK Gallery Hours: Thurs – Sun\, Noon – 5pm \n\n\n\n\n\nThis exhibition features work that examines the beauty\, fragility\, and interdependence of ecological systems from the intimate exchange of pollen to the broader environmental narratives of climate change\, habitat loss\, and biodiversity. Through all visual mediums\, artists interpret “between the bees” expansively: as a literal space of ecological exchange\, a metaphor for collaboration and community\, or a meditation on the delicate balance that sustains life. \n\n\n\nFeatured member artists: Larry Arvidson\, Bob Barnes\, Lawrence Bush\, Michael DiPleco\, Stacie Flint\, Melissa Forbes\, Terry Haas\, Tom Hackett\, Emeline Hastings\, Laura Helfant\, Kim Henry\, Barbara Holt\, David Holt\, Carrie Hotz-Barth\, Locke Johnston\, David Joseph\, Tom Looney\, Joel Mandelbaum\, Debbie Martin\, James McCann\, Carol McCarthy\, Julie Michels-Ruiz. \n\n\n\nFREE ADMISSION
URL:https://askforarts.org/event/bees/2026-05-28/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Monthly Show
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260528T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260528T170000
DTSTAMP:20260606T185214
CREATED:20260420T180529Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260421T012136Z
UID:10000535-1779969600-1779987600@askforarts.org
SUMMARY:Retrospective: Fran Sutherland
DESCRIPTION:Retrospective\n\n\n\nFran Sutherland\n\n\n\n\nShowing in the Front Gallery \n\n\n\n\n\nOpening Reception May 2 @ 3pm\n\n\n\nExhibition May 2 – 31\, 2026\n\n\n\nASK Gallery Hours: Fri – Sun\, Noon – 5pm \n\n\n\n\n\nFrom the oil paintings created in 1958 at SUNY New Paltz until the mixed media art works of 2025\, this retrospective features the landscape and bridges of the Hudson Valley inspired by abstract representations of native American (Lenape) sacred stories. \n\n\n\nFran Sutherland\, a native New Yorker\, is a painter\, teacher and restorer of historic homes. Strongly influenced by Eastern aesthetics\, Fran’s creative paintings synthesize both Eastern and Western formats in multi-media works. The chosen media and techniques express personal ideas\, which is especially evident in her textural compositions emphasizing oil and acrylic resist techniques. \n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the artist \n\n\n\nFran Sutherland\, a native New Yorker\, is a painter\, teacher\, and restorer of historic homes. Strongly influenced by Eastern aesthetics\, Fran’s creative paintings synthesize both Eastern and Western formats in multi-media works. The chosen media and techniques express personal ideas\, which is especially evident in her textural compositions emphasizing oil and acrylic resist techniques. Fran’s most recent and unique works reflect the geophysical world\, which we all experience in different ways. For this artist\, walking\, hiking\, and motorless boating are meditative and energizing at the same time. To begin looking out or forward is the way Fran Sutherland psychologically and physically approaches the day and life. The Meditative Series depict the top piece that shows an Asian-styled\, vertical composition\, and the second bottom piece that recognizes what is at one’s feet and depicts the subject in a Western\, rectangular format. The two paintings are then presented and suspended as one work of art. This new series of paintings explores and attempts to share the act of looking forward and where one is at the moment\, or what is below as well as ahead. \n\n\n\nMany of her works\, including The Bridge Series\, integrate geologic coloration and the play of light and water with local and international sites and architectural structures. Sutherland’s semi-autobiographical paintings continue to be inspired by New York’s Hudson Valley and Arizona’s Santa Rita Mountains.  \n\n\n\nVisit the artist’s website
URL:https://askforarts.org/event/retrospective/2026-05-28/
LOCATION:Arts Society of Kingston\, 97 Broadway\, Kingston\, NY\, 12401\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly Show
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260527T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260601T235900
DTSTAMP:20260606T185214
CREATED:20260527T174555Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260527T202905Z
UID:10000630-1779868800-1780358340@askforarts.org
SUMMARY:ASK's First Ever TRINKET FEST!
DESCRIPTION:Introducing the very first TrinketFest at Arts Society of Kingston! We are looking for LGBTQ+ artists under 30 yrs of age from all backgrounds to sell their small art as part of ASK’s pride exhibit\, Unveiling Identity + Transformation taking place on Friday June 5. Submission open through June 2 @ 11:59 PM.  The art can be anything as long as it is small\, and under $30! Some examples are: prints\, figurines\, tote bags\, shirts\, cards\, keychains\, earrings\, pins\, etc! \n\n\n\nUnveiling Identity + Transformation Event Date: Friday June 5\, 7 – 9 PM (set up @ 6 PM) \n\n\n\nSubmission Deadline: June 2\, 11:59 PM \n\n\n\n\n\n\nSUBMIT HERE!
URL:https://askforarts.org/event/asks-first-ever-tricket-fest/
LOCATION:Arts Society of Kingston\, 97 Broadway\, Kingston\, NY\, 12401\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260526T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260526T210000
DTSTAMP:20260606T185214
CREATED:20260323T005842Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260323T010041Z
UID:10000045-1779818400-1779829200@askforarts.org
SUMMARY:Got2Lindy Swing Dance Classes
DESCRIPTION:Got2Lindy Swing Dance Lessons \n\n\n\nBeginner to Advance\n\n\n\n\nEvery Tuesday Night @ ASK6pm-9pm \n\n\n\n\n4-week sessions:6:00 pm – 7:00 pm: Beginner Swing7:00 pm – 8:00 pm: Intermediate Swing8:00 pm – 9:00 pm: Advanced Swing \n\n\n\nRegister Here!
URL:https://askforarts.org/event/got2lindy-swing-dance-classes-3/2026-05-26/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Weekly Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260524T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260524T170000
DTSTAMP:20260606T185214
CREATED:20260421T041932Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260421T203323Z
UID:10000570-1779624000-1779642000@askforarts.org
SUMMARY:HAZMAT
DESCRIPTION:HAZMAT\n\n\n\nStephen Olivier\n\n\n\n\nShowing in the Spotlight Gallery \n\n\n\n\n\nOpening Reception May 2nd @ 3pm\n\n\n\nExhibition May 2 – 31\, 2026\n\n\n\nASK Gallery Hours: Fri – Sun\, Noon – 5pm \n\n\n\n\n\nStephen Olivier’s current body of work includes paintings and sculptural work\, that emerge from the collision of biography and belief – a reckoning with the self\, built from Catholic guilt\, queer identity\, and a lifelong quest to resolve the unfinished career of his father. \n\n\n\nAbout the artist \n\n\n\nStephen Olivier is an award winning artist whose work has been exhibited widely in galleries\, museums\, and artist-run spaces across the United States and internationally. Olivier was awarded a 2025 residency at NES in Skagaströnd\, Iceland. His work has appeared in numerous group exhibitions\, including Let the Fur and Feathers Fly at Epperson Gallery in California\, the Texas National Competition at the Cole Art Center in Texas\, Big Bold Pride at the Art Society of Kingston\, and Truth Unveiled at Art League Rhode Island. Additional exhibitions include the Woodstock Artists Association & Museum\, Delaware Valley Arts Alliance\, KIPNZ in Walton\, NY\, and venues throughout New York\, Atlanta\, Miami\, and Berlin. Olivier’s solo exhibitions include Over the Garden Wall at Subdivision Art in Long Island City\, and Beforemath at the Octopus Building in Miami. \n\n\n\nOlivier’s sculptural work has also appeared in film\, including creating thirty resin sculptures for Shelton Walsmith’s short film The Importance of Being Amber. Earlier in his career\, he served as Chief Preparator at White Box and The Annex in New York\, where he installed exhibitions for artists including Carolee Schneemann\, Brian Maguire\, Javier Téllez\, Marianne Vitale\, Joel Sternfeld\, William Anastasi\, Conrad Atkinson\, and Jeff Chiplis.
URL:https://askforarts.org/event/hazmat/2026-05-24/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Monthly Show
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260524T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260524T170000
DTSTAMP:20260606T185214
CREATED:20260420T200728Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260421T203057Z
UID:10000552-1779624000-1779642000@askforarts.org
SUMMARY:Petals & Pollinators: Illustrating Between the Bees
DESCRIPTION:Petals & Pollinators: Illustrating Between the Bees\n\n\n\n\nShowing in the Members Gallery \n\n\n\n\n\nOpening Reception May 2nd @ 3pm\n\n\n\nExhibition May 2 – 31\, 2026\n\n\n\nASK Gallery Hours: Thurs – Sun\, Noon – 5pm \n\n\n\n\n\nThis exhibition features work that examines the beauty\, fragility\, and interdependence of ecological systems from the intimate exchange of pollen to the broader environmental narratives of climate change\, habitat loss\, and biodiversity. Through all visual mediums\, artists interpret “between the bees” expansively: as a literal space of ecological exchange\, a metaphor for collaboration and community\, or a meditation on the delicate balance that sustains life. \n\n\n\nFeatured member artists: Larry Arvidson\, Bob Barnes\, Lawrence Bush\, Michael DiPleco\, Stacie Flint\, Melissa Forbes\, Terry Haas\, Tom Hackett\, Emeline Hastings\, Laura Helfant\, Kim Henry\, Barbara Holt\, David Holt\, Carrie Hotz-Barth\, Locke Johnston\, David Joseph\, Tom Looney\, Joel Mandelbaum\, Debbie Martin\, James McCann\, Carol McCarthy\, Julie Michels-Ruiz. \n\n\n\nFREE ADMISSION
URL:https://askforarts.org/event/bees/2026-05-24/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Monthly Show
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260524T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260524T170000
DTSTAMP:20260606T185214
CREATED:20260420T180529Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260421T012136Z
UID:10000534-1779624000-1779642000@askforarts.org
SUMMARY:Retrospective: Fran Sutherland
DESCRIPTION:Retrospective\n\n\n\nFran Sutherland\n\n\n\n\nShowing in the Front Gallery \n\n\n\n\n\nOpening Reception May 2 @ 3pm\n\n\n\nExhibition May 2 – 31\, 2026\n\n\n\nASK Gallery Hours: Fri – Sun\, Noon – 5pm \n\n\n\n\n\nFrom the oil paintings created in 1958 at SUNY New Paltz until the mixed media art works of 2025\, this retrospective features the landscape and bridges of the Hudson Valley inspired by abstract representations of native American (Lenape) sacred stories. \n\n\n\nFran Sutherland\, a native New Yorker\, is a painter\, teacher and restorer of historic homes. Strongly influenced by Eastern aesthetics\, Fran’s creative paintings synthesize both Eastern and Western formats in multi-media works. The chosen media and techniques express personal ideas\, which is especially evident in her textural compositions emphasizing oil and acrylic resist techniques. \n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the artist \n\n\n\nFran Sutherland\, a native New Yorker\, is a painter\, teacher\, and restorer of historic homes. Strongly influenced by Eastern aesthetics\, Fran’s creative paintings synthesize both Eastern and Western formats in multi-media works. The chosen media and techniques express personal ideas\, which is especially evident in her textural compositions emphasizing oil and acrylic resist techniques. Fran’s most recent and unique works reflect the geophysical world\, which we all experience in different ways. For this artist\, walking\, hiking\, and motorless boating are meditative and energizing at the same time. To begin looking out or forward is the way Fran Sutherland psychologically and physically approaches the day and life. The Meditative Series depict the top piece that shows an Asian-styled\, vertical composition\, and the second bottom piece that recognizes what is at one’s feet and depicts the subject in a Western\, rectangular format. The two paintings are then presented and suspended as one work of art. This new series of paintings explores and attempts to share the act of looking forward and where one is at the moment\, or what is below as well as ahead. \n\n\n\nMany of her works\, including The Bridge Series\, integrate geologic coloration and the play of light and water with local and international sites and architectural structures. Sutherland’s semi-autobiographical paintings continue to be inspired by New York’s Hudson Valley and Arizona’s Santa Rita Mountains.  \n\n\n\nVisit the artist’s website
URL:https://askforarts.org/event/retrospective/2026-05-24/
LOCATION:Arts Society of Kingston\, 97 Broadway\, Kingston\, NY\, 12401\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly Show
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260523T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260523T170000
DTSTAMP:20260606T185214
CREATED:20260421T041932Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260421T203323Z
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SUMMARY:HAZMAT
DESCRIPTION:HAZMAT\n\n\n\nStephen Olivier\n\n\n\n\nShowing in the Spotlight Gallery \n\n\n\n\n\nOpening Reception May 2nd @ 3pm\n\n\n\nExhibition May 2 – 31\, 2026\n\n\n\nASK Gallery Hours: Fri – Sun\, Noon – 5pm \n\n\n\n\n\nStephen Olivier’s current body of work includes paintings and sculptural work\, that emerge from the collision of biography and belief – a reckoning with the self\, built from Catholic guilt\, queer identity\, and a lifelong quest to resolve the unfinished career of his father. \n\n\n\nAbout the artist \n\n\n\nStephen Olivier is an award winning artist whose work has been exhibited widely in galleries\, museums\, and artist-run spaces across the United States and internationally. Olivier was awarded a 2025 residency at NES in Skagaströnd\, Iceland. His work has appeared in numerous group exhibitions\, including Let the Fur and Feathers Fly at Epperson Gallery in California\, the Texas National Competition at the Cole Art Center in Texas\, Big Bold Pride at the Art Society of Kingston\, and Truth Unveiled at Art League Rhode Island. Additional exhibitions include the Woodstock Artists Association & Museum\, Delaware Valley Arts Alliance\, KIPNZ in Walton\, NY\, and venues throughout New York\, Atlanta\, Miami\, and Berlin. Olivier’s solo exhibitions include Over the Garden Wall at Subdivision Art in Long Island City\, and Beforemath at the Octopus Building in Miami. \n\n\n\nOlivier’s sculptural work has also appeared in film\, including creating thirty resin sculptures for Shelton Walsmith’s short film The Importance of Being Amber. Earlier in his career\, he served as Chief Preparator at White Box and The Annex in New York\, where he installed exhibitions for artists including Carolee Schneemann\, Brian Maguire\, Javier Téllez\, Marianne Vitale\, Joel Sternfeld\, William Anastasi\, Conrad Atkinson\, and Jeff Chiplis.
URL:https://askforarts.org/event/hazmat/2026-05-23/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Monthly Show
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260523T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260523T170000
DTSTAMP:20260606T185214
CREATED:20260420T200728Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260421T203057Z
UID:10000551-1779537600-1779555600@askforarts.org
SUMMARY:Petals & Pollinators: Illustrating Between the Bees
DESCRIPTION:Petals & Pollinators: Illustrating Between the Bees\n\n\n\n\nShowing in the Members Gallery \n\n\n\n\n\nOpening Reception May 2nd @ 3pm\n\n\n\nExhibition May 2 – 31\, 2026\n\n\n\nASK Gallery Hours: Thurs – Sun\, Noon – 5pm \n\n\n\n\n\nThis exhibition features work that examines the beauty\, fragility\, and interdependence of ecological systems from the intimate exchange of pollen to the broader environmental narratives of climate change\, habitat loss\, and biodiversity. Through all visual mediums\, artists interpret “between the bees” expansively: as a literal space of ecological exchange\, a metaphor for collaboration and community\, or a meditation on the delicate balance that sustains life. \n\n\n\nFeatured member artists: Larry Arvidson\, Bob Barnes\, Lawrence Bush\, Michael DiPleco\, Stacie Flint\, Melissa Forbes\, Terry Haas\, Tom Hackett\, Emeline Hastings\, Laura Helfant\, Kim Henry\, Barbara Holt\, David Holt\, Carrie Hotz-Barth\, Locke Johnston\, David Joseph\, Tom Looney\, Joel Mandelbaum\, Debbie Martin\, James McCann\, Carol McCarthy\, Julie Michels-Ruiz. \n\n\n\nFREE ADMISSION
URL:https://askforarts.org/event/bees/2026-05-23/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Monthly Show
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260523T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260523T170000
DTSTAMP:20260606T185214
CREATED:20260420T180529Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260421T012136Z
UID:10000533-1779537600-1779555600@askforarts.org
SUMMARY:Retrospective: Fran Sutherland
DESCRIPTION:Retrospective\n\n\n\nFran Sutherland\n\n\n\n\nShowing in the Front Gallery \n\n\n\n\n\nOpening Reception May 2 @ 3pm\n\n\n\nExhibition May 2 – 31\, 2026\n\n\n\nASK Gallery Hours: Fri – Sun\, Noon – 5pm \n\n\n\n\n\nFrom the oil paintings created in 1958 at SUNY New Paltz until the mixed media art works of 2025\, this retrospective features the landscape and bridges of the Hudson Valley inspired by abstract representations of native American (Lenape) sacred stories. \n\n\n\nFran Sutherland\, a native New Yorker\, is a painter\, teacher and restorer of historic homes. Strongly influenced by Eastern aesthetics\, Fran’s creative paintings synthesize both Eastern and Western formats in multi-media works. The chosen media and techniques express personal ideas\, which is especially evident in her textural compositions emphasizing oil and acrylic resist techniques. \n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the artist \n\n\n\nFran Sutherland\, a native New Yorker\, is a painter\, teacher\, and restorer of historic homes. Strongly influenced by Eastern aesthetics\, Fran’s creative paintings synthesize both Eastern and Western formats in multi-media works. The chosen media and techniques express personal ideas\, which is especially evident in her textural compositions emphasizing oil and acrylic resist techniques. Fran’s most recent and unique works reflect the geophysical world\, which we all experience in different ways. For this artist\, walking\, hiking\, and motorless boating are meditative and energizing at the same time. To begin looking out or forward is the way Fran Sutherland psychologically and physically approaches the day and life. The Meditative Series depict the top piece that shows an Asian-styled\, vertical composition\, and the second bottom piece that recognizes what is at one’s feet and depicts the subject in a Western\, rectangular format. The two paintings are then presented and suspended as one work of art. This new series of paintings explores and attempts to share the act of looking forward and where one is at the moment\, or what is below as well as ahead. \n\n\n\nMany of her works\, including The Bridge Series\, integrate geologic coloration and the play of light and water with local and international sites and architectural structures. Sutherland’s semi-autobiographical paintings continue to be inspired by New York’s Hudson Valley and Arizona’s Santa Rita Mountains.  \n\n\n\nVisit the artist’s website
URL:https://askforarts.org/event/retrospective/2026-05-23/
LOCATION:Arts Society of Kingston\, 97 Broadway\, Kingston\, NY\, 12401\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly Show
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://askforarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/SutherlandFranSnowScene-1.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260522T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260522T170000
DTSTAMP:20260606T185214
CREATED:20260421T041932Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260421T203323Z
UID:10000568-1779451200-1779469200@askforarts.org
SUMMARY:HAZMAT
DESCRIPTION:HAZMAT\n\n\n\nStephen Olivier\n\n\n\n\nShowing in the Spotlight Gallery \n\n\n\n\n\nOpening Reception May 2nd @ 3pm\n\n\n\nExhibition May 2 – 31\, 2026\n\n\n\nASK Gallery Hours: Fri – Sun\, Noon – 5pm \n\n\n\n\n\nStephen Olivier’s current body of work includes paintings and sculptural work\, that emerge from the collision of biography and belief – a reckoning with the self\, built from Catholic guilt\, queer identity\, and a lifelong quest to resolve the unfinished career of his father. \n\n\n\nAbout the artist \n\n\n\nStephen Olivier is an award winning artist whose work has been exhibited widely in galleries\, museums\, and artist-run spaces across the United States and internationally. Olivier was awarded a 2025 residency at NES in Skagaströnd\, Iceland. His work has appeared in numerous group exhibitions\, including Let the Fur and Feathers Fly at Epperson Gallery in California\, the Texas National Competition at the Cole Art Center in Texas\, Big Bold Pride at the Art Society of Kingston\, and Truth Unveiled at Art League Rhode Island. Additional exhibitions include the Woodstock Artists Association & Museum\, Delaware Valley Arts Alliance\, KIPNZ in Walton\, NY\, and venues throughout New York\, Atlanta\, Miami\, and Berlin. Olivier’s solo exhibitions include Over the Garden Wall at Subdivision Art in Long Island City\, and Beforemath at the Octopus Building in Miami. \n\n\n\nOlivier’s sculptural work has also appeared in film\, including creating thirty resin sculptures for Shelton Walsmith’s short film The Importance of Being Amber. Earlier in his career\, he served as Chief Preparator at White Box and The Annex in New York\, where he installed exhibitions for artists including Carolee Schneemann\, Brian Maguire\, Javier Téllez\, Marianne Vitale\, Joel Sternfeld\, William Anastasi\, Conrad Atkinson\, and Jeff Chiplis.
URL:https://askforarts.org/event/hazmat/2026-05-22/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Monthly Show
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://askforarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/HAZMAT-Stephen-Olivier-In-No-Sense-20x20-in.-acrylic-on-panel-rotated.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260522T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260522T170000
DTSTAMP:20260606T185214
CREATED:20260420T200728Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260421T203057Z
UID:10000550-1779451200-1779469200@askforarts.org
SUMMARY:Petals & Pollinators: Illustrating Between the Bees
DESCRIPTION:Petals & Pollinators: Illustrating Between the Bees\n\n\n\n\nShowing in the Members Gallery \n\n\n\n\n\nOpening Reception May 2nd @ 3pm\n\n\n\nExhibition May 2 – 31\, 2026\n\n\n\nASK Gallery Hours: Thurs – Sun\, Noon – 5pm \n\n\n\n\n\nThis exhibition features work that examines the beauty\, fragility\, and interdependence of ecological systems from the intimate exchange of pollen to the broader environmental narratives of climate change\, habitat loss\, and biodiversity. Through all visual mediums\, artists interpret “between the bees” expansively: as a literal space of ecological exchange\, a metaphor for collaboration and community\, or a meditation on the delicate balance that sustains life. \n\n\n\nFeatured member artists: Larry Arvidson\, Bob Barnes\, Lawrence Bush\, Michael DiPleco\, Stacie Flint\, Melissa Forbes\, Terry Haas\, Tom Hackett\, Emeline Hastings\, Laura Helfant\, Kim Henry\, Barbara Holt\, David Holt\, Carrie Hotz-Barth\, Locke Johnston\, David Joseph\, Tom Looney\, Joel Mandelbaum\, Debbie Martin\, James McCann\, Carol McCarthy\, Julie Michels-Ruiz. \n\n\n\nFREE ADMISSION
URL:https://askforarts.org/event/bees/2026-05-22/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Monthly Show
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260522T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260522T170000
DTSTAMP:20260606T185214
CREATED:20260420T180529Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260421T012136Z
UID:10000532-1779451200-1779469200@askforarts.org
SUMMARY:Retrospective: Fran Sutherland
DESCRIPTION:Retrospective\n\n\n\nFran Sutherland\n\n\n\n\nShowing in the Front Gallery \n\n\n\n\n\nOpening Reception May 2 @ 3pm\n\n\n\nExhibition May 2 – 31\, 2026\n\n\n\nASK Gallery Hours: Fri – Sun\, Noon – 5pm \n\n\n\n\n\nFrom the oil paintings created in 1958 at SUNY New Paltz until the mixed media art works of 2025\, this retrospective features the landscape and bridges of the Hudson Valley inspired by abstract representations of native American (Lenape) sacred stories. \n\n\n\nFran Sutherland\, a native New Yorker\, is a painter\, teacher and restorer of historic homes. Strongly influenced by Eastern aesthetics\, Fran’s creative paintings synthesize both Eastern and Western formats in multi-media works. The chosen media and techniques express personal ideas\, which is especially evident in her textural compositions emphasizing oil and acrylic resist techniques. \n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the artist \n\n\n\nFran Sutherland\, a native New Yorker\, is a painter\, teacher\, and restorer of historic homes. Strongly influenced by Eastern aesthetics\, Fran’s creative paintings synthesize both Eastern and Western formats in multi-media works. The chosen media and techniques express personal ideas\, which is especially evident in her textural compositions emphasizing oil and acrylic resist techniques. Fran’s most recent and unique works reflect the geophysical world\, which we all experience in different ways. For this artist\, walking\, hiking\, and motorless boating are meditative and energizing at the same time. To begin looking out or forward is the way Fran Sutherland psychologically and physically approaches the day and life. The Meditative Series depict the top piece that shows an Asian-styled\, vertical composition\, and the second bottom piece that recognizes what is at one’s feet and depicts the subject in a Western\, rectangular format. The two paintings are then presented and suspended as one work of art. This new series of paintings explores and attempts to share the act of looking forward and where one is at the moment\, or what is below as well as ahead. \n\n\n\nMany of her works\, including The Bridge Series\, integrate geologic coloration and the play of light and water with local and international sites and architectural structures. Sutherland’s semi-autobiographical paintings continue to be inspired by New York’s Hudson Valley and Arizona’s Santa Rita Mountains.  \n\n\n\nVisit the artist’s website
URL:https://askforarts.org/event/retrospective/2026-05-22/
LOCATION:Arts Society of Kingston\, 97 Broadway\, Kingston\, NY\, 12401\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly Show
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://askforarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/SutherlandFranSnowScene-1.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260522T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260522T130000
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SUMMARY:Teresa Smith: Open Source Form
DESCRIPTION:Open Source Forms / Dancing the Inner Landscape \n\n\n\n\nWith Teresa Smith \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMarch 13 & 17\,  2026\n\n\n\nApril 10 & 24\, 2026\n\n\n\nMay 8 & 22\, 2026\n\n\n\nJune 5 & 19\, 2026\n\n\n\n11Am – 1PM \n\n\n\n\nIn OSF classes we enter a creative process; letting go of outer layers of holding to find primal energy and ease. Guided by embodied imagery as a powerful tool for transformation we’ll learn to move with agility\, transparency and depth. Through alignment studies\, movement exploration and group improvisation we’ll cultivate a deep connection to our inner and outer environments. In this series we’ll explore three unique states of dancing; I move\, it moves me\, It moves! A remarkably effective way of learning\, the OSF approach can catalyze transformation in many kinds of practice\, in unique movement virtuosity\, and in daily life. \n\n\n\nWhat to expect:This is an improvisational movement class for all levels of movers\, and can be done with any amount of energy. Kinesthetic insight is approached in multi-directional\, structural and poetic ways. Music and silence is interwoven with (spoken) poetic imagery\, deep meditations and active\, focused improvisation.  \n\n\n\nTeresa Smith brings to her teaching a warm appreciation of each person’s essence and delights in awakening the creative spirit. She is a certified teacher of Open Source Forms™ and practiced the root form Skinner Releasing™ for three decades. Through her dance company ‘Earthbody’ she presents performance\, artwork and workshops emerging from an intimate conversation with the body\, psyche and natural environment. \n\n\n\nLearn more: www.earthbodyevents.com \n\n\n\nREGISTER: Earthbodybreath@gmail.com
URL:https://askforarts.org/event/teresa-smith-open-source-form/2026-05-22/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260521T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260521T170000
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SUMMARY:HAZMAT
DESCRIPTION:HAZMAT\n\n\n\nStephen Olivier\n\n\n\n\nShowing in the Spotlight Gallery \n\n\n\n\n\nOpening Reception May 2nd @ 3pm\n\n\n\nExhibition May 2 – 31\, 2026\n\n\n\nASK Gallery Hours: Fri – Sun\, Noon – 5pm \n\n\n\n\n\nStephen Olivier’s current body of work includes paintings and sculptural work\, that emerge from the collision of biography and belief – a reckoning with the self\, built from Catholic guilt\, queer identity\, and a lifelong quest to resolve the unfinished career of his father. \n\n\n\nAbout the artist \n\n\n\nStephen Olivier is an award winning artist whose work has been exhibited widely in galleries\, museums\, and artist-run spaces across the United States and internationally. Olivier was awarded a 2025 residency at NES in Skagaströnd\, Iceland. His work has appeared in numerous group exhibitions\, including Let the Fur and Feathers Fly at Epperson Gallery in California\, the Texas National Competition at the Cole Art Center in Texas\, Big Bold Pride at the Art Society of Kingston\, and Truth Unveiled at Art League Rhode Island. Additional exhibitions include the Woodstock Artists Association & Museum\, Delaware Valley Arts Alliance\, KIPNZ in Walton\, NY\, and venues throughout New York\, Atlanta\, Miami\, and Berlin. Olivier’s solo exhibitions include Over the Garden Wall at Subdivision Art in Long Island City\, and Beforemath at the Octopus Building in Miami. \n\n\n\nOlivier’s sculptural work has also appeared in film\, including creating thirty resin sculptures for Shelton Walsmith’s short film The Importance of Being Amber. Earlier in his career\, he served as Chief Preparator at White Box and The Annex in New York\, where he installed exhibitions for artists including Carolee Schneemann\, Brian Maguire\, Javier Téllez\, Marianne Vitale\, Joel Sternfeld\, William Anastasi\, Conrad Atkinson\, and Jeff Chiplis.
URL:https://askforarts.org/event/hazmat/2026-05-21/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Monthly Show
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260521T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260521T170000
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SUMMARY:Petals & Pollinators: Illustrating Between the Bees
DESCRIPTION:Petals & Pollinators: Illustrating Between the Bees\n\n\n\n\nShowing in the Members Gallery \n\n\n\n\n\nOpening Reception May 2nd @ 3pm\n\n\n\nExhibition May 2 – 31\, 2026\n\n\n\nASK Gallery Hours: Thurs – Sun\, Noon – 5pm \n\n\n\n\n\nThis exhibition features work that examines the beauty\, fragility\, and interdependence of ecological systems from the intimate exchange of pollen to the broader environmental narratives of climate change\, habitat loss\, and biodiversity. Through all visual mediums\, artists interpret “between the bees” expansively: as a literal space of ecological exchange\, a metaphor for collaboration and community\, or a meditation on the delicate balance that sustains life. \n\n\n\nFeatured member artists: Larry Arvidson\, Bob Barnes\, Lawrence Bush\, Michael DiPleco\, Stacie Flint\, Melissa Forbes\, Terry Haas\, Tom Hackett\, Emeline Hastings\, Laura Helfant\, Kim Henry\, Barbara Holt\, David Holt\, Carrie Hotz-Barth\, Locke Johnston\, David Joseph\, Tom Looney\, Joel Mandelbaum\, Debbie Martin\, James McCann\, Carol McCarthy\, Julie Michels-Ruiz. \n\n\n\nFREE ADMISSION
URL:https://askforarts.org/event/bees/2026-05-21/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Monthly Show
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260521T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260521T170000
DTSTAMP:20260606T185214
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SUMMARY:Retrospective: Fran Sutherland
DESCRIPTION:Retrospective\n\n\n\nFran Sutherland\n\n\n\n\nShowing in the Front Gallery \n\n\n\n\n\nOpening Reception May 2 @ 3pm\n\n\n\nExhibition May 2 – 31\, 2026\n\n\n\nASK Gallery Hours: Fri – Sun\, Noon – 5pm \n\n\n\n\n\nFrom the oil paintings created in 1958 at SUNY New Paltz until the mixed media art works of 2025\, this retrospective features the landscape and bridges of the Hudson Valley inspired by abstract representations of native American (Lenape) sacred stories. \n\n\n\nFran Sutherland\, a native New Yorker\, is a painter\, teacher and restorer of historic homes. Strongly influenced by Eastern aesthetics\, Fran’s creative paintings synthesize both Eastern and Western formats in multi-media works. The chosen media and techniques express personal ideas\, which is especially evident in her textural compositions emphasizing oil and acrylic resist techniques. \n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the artist \n\n\n\nFran Sutherland\, a native New Yorker\, is a painter\, teacher\, and restorer of historic homes. Strongly influenced by Eastern aesthetics\, Fran’s creative paintings synthesize both Eastern and Western formats in multi-media works. The chosen media and techniques express personal ideas\, which is especially evident in her textural compositions emphasizing oil and acrylic resist techniques. Fran’s most recent and unique works reflect the geophysical world\, which we all experience in different ways. For this artist\, walking\, hiking\, and motorless boating are meditative and energizing at the same time. To begin looking out or forward is the way Fran Sutherland psychologically and physically approaches the day and life. The Meditative Series depict the top piece that shows an Asian-styled\, vertical composition\, and the second bottom piece that recognizes what is at one’s feet and depicts the subject in a Western\, rectangular format. The two paintings are then presented and suspended as one work of art. This new series of paintings explores and attempts to share the act of looking forward and where one is at the moment\, or what is below as well as ahead. \n\n\n\nMany of her works\, including The Bridge Series\, integrate geologic coloration and the play of light and water with local and international sites and architectural structures. Sutherland’s semi-autobiographical paintings continue to be inspired by New York’s Hudson Valley and Arizona’s Santa Rita Mountains.  \n\n\n\nVisit the artist’s website
URL:https://askforarts.org/event/retrospective/2026-05-21/
LOCATION:Arts Society of Kingston\, 97 Broadway\, Kingston\, NY\, 12401\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly Show
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260520T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260520T170000
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CREATED:20260519T233910Z
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SUMMARY:Not Just Another Acting Class
DESCRIPTION:Weekly Scene Study Lab (May-June 2026) \n\n\n\nA three-week structured scene study practice focused on sustained\, evolving work. Actors engage in on-your-feet scene study exploration that builds week to week\, deepening text work\, responsiveness\, and embodied craft. \n\n\n\nLed by Erica Cruz Hernández (AMDA faculty; American Shakespeare Center director and performer). \n\n\n\nThree Wednesdays 5-7pm | The Arts Society of Kingston. 97 Broadway\, Kingston\, NY \n\n\n\n5/20\, 5/27\, 6/3 | Limited to 8 participants
URL:https://askforarts.org/event/not-just-another-acting-class/2026-05-20/
LOCATION:Arts Society of Kingston\, 97 Broadway\, Kingston\, NY\, 12401\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Actors Atelier":MAILTO:arriella@mariefischerco.com
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