Arts Society of Kingston

New Work Lab
2026-08-20 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York)
Monthly Lab for Developing Original Theatrical Material @ ASK

Arts Society of Kingston’s MONTHLY New Work Lab is a supportive, artist-centered space for developing original theatrical material at any stage. Open to playwrights, actors, directors, and theater-makers from across the Hudson Valley and beyond. Sign up below.

Starting THURSDAY, April 16, 20267pm-9pmAnd every third Thursday following.

Playwrights are invited to bring in pages, scenes, or full drafts to be read aloud by fellow artists, followed by thoughtful, facilitated conversation. Rooted in ASK’s commitment to creative process, equity, and community care, will use writer-driven (Liz Lehrman) feedback approach. There is no pressure to perform or produce—only the opportunity to hear work out loud, ask questions, and explore what the play wants to become.

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August: Spotlight Gallery
2026-08-21 12:00 - 17:00, 2026-08-22 12:00 - 17:00, 2026-08-23 12:00 - 17:00, 2026-08-27 12:00 - 17:00, 2026-08-28 12:00 - 17:00, 2026-08-29 12:00 - 17:00, 2026-08-30 12:00 - 17:00
The Space Between Seeing and Feeling

Ken Wenger

The Space Between Seeing and Feeling showcases the work of Ken Wenger, whose artistic practice is driven by an intrinsic need to express the profound emotions that arise from close observation of the world. Working across a range of media, with a particular emphasis on pastel, Wenger reveals the beauty and emotional depth found within portraiture.

His process begins with a black-and-white photograph enlarged and printed on textured paper, creating a foundation for richly layered pastel applications. Sometimes working delicately with his fingertips and other times using the full force of his hand, Wenger transforms photographic images into deeply tactile works that blur the boundary between documentation and emotional interpretation.

His subjects range from intimate studies of flowers to dramatic nudes and emotionally charged figurative scenes. Across these varied themes, Wenger is consistently drawn to moments of vulnerability and intensity. The photographic image captures a fleeting moment in reality, while the hand-applied pastel reshapes it through memory, imagination, and touch.

By combining photography and pastel, Wenger explores how images evolve when they are physically engaged and emotionally reimagined, inviting viewers to slow down, look closely, and discover the emotional landscape beneath the surface.

The opening reception is free and open to the public on Friday, July 31, from 6:00–8:00 PM. On view through August 30.

August: Members Gallery
2026-08-21 12:00 - 17:00, 2026-08-22 12:00 - 17:00, 2026-08-23 12:00 - 17:00, 2026-08-27 12:00 - 17:00, 2026-08-28 12:00 - 17:00, 2026-08-29 12:00 - 17:00, 2026-08-30 12:00 - 17:00
ESSENCE OF ABSTRACTION

Essence of Abstraction explores the expressive power, emotional depth, and limitless possibilities of abstract art.

Moving beyond literal representation, abstraction invites artists to communicate through color, form, texture, movement, composition, and gesture. Whether bold and expressive, quiet and contemplative, geometric or organic, minimalist or richly layered, this exhibition celebrates contemporary approaches to abstraction across all media. Member artists’ work experiment with process, push creative boundaries, and reveal new ways of seeing the world.

Artists: Stuart Bigley, Mary Lynne Bonforte, John Dinkey, PJ Flanagan, Patti Gibbons, Terry Haas, David Held, Laura Helfant, Deborah Hitz, Carrie Hotz-Barth, Maxine Kamin, Virginia Kaufmann, Jennifer Leighton, Yvette Lewis, Hadass Melamed, Stephen Olivier, Tonia Papke Waterbury, Carol Pepper-Cooper, Tracy Phillips, Hugh Sansom, Karen Schaffel, Carolyn Winters.

The opening reception is free and open to the public on Friday, July 31, from 6:00–8:00 PM. On view through August 30.

August: Front Gallery
2026-08-21 12:00 - 17:00, 2026-08-22 12:00 - 17:00, 2026-08-23 12:00 - 17:00, 2026-08-27 12:00 - 17:00, 2026-08-28 12:00 - 17:00, 2026-08-29 12:00 - 17:00, 2026-08-30 12:00 - 17:00
Reclaimed Light, Mended Worlds

Natalya Khorover

In Reclaimed Light, Mended Worlds, Natalya Khorover transforms discarded materials—including single-use plastics, vintage linens, and urban debris—into installations and sculptural objects that reveal beauty within the overlooked.

Drawing upon community-collected waste, Khorover explores themes of healing, repair, and renewal. Her work reflects the poetic light filtering through city structures, weathered surfaces, and grime-streaked windows while celebrating the intuitive act of mending broken fragments into new forms.

The exhibition brings together four interconnected series:

Inner Work, a meditation on personal and planetary healing.

Urban Perspective, celebrating the layered, luminous chaos of the city.

Forever Ephemeral, where bottles filled with shredded plastic waste become glowing relics of contemporary consumption.

Phantom Blooms, an imagined garden in which discarded plastics are transformed into strange seedlings and shimmering flowers.

Together, these works invite viewers to reconsider what we throw away, what we choose to preserve, and how acts of transformation can turn waste into wonder.

For more than twenty years, Khorover has reclaimed and repurposed discarded materials, inspired by a thrifty upbringing in Leningrad, USSR, and New York City. She has created numerous site-specific installations, including Arcadia Lost (ArtsWestchester), Hothouse, and Speaking of Birds (Tilly Foster Farm Museum).

A graduate of Pratt Institute with a BFA, Khorover transitioned from careers in fashion and film to a full-time studio practice. Her work has been featured in Quilt National, Quilts=Art=Quilts, Surface Design Magazine, Fiber Art Now, and SAQA Journal. She is also an educator, lecturer, and founder of REPURPOSER COLLECTIVE, a community for artists working with sustainable materials, and host of the podcast SALVAGE, which explores repurposed art practices. She is a member of Project Vortex, ecoartspace, and the Silvermine Guild of Artists.

The opening reception is free and open to the public on Friday, July 31, from 6:00–8:00 PM. On view through August 30.

Sketch Group Monthly
2026-08-21 19:00 - 21:00
Monthly Drop-In Drawing @ ASK

Drop-In Drawing is part of ASK Friday Nights, when Arts Society of Kingston stays open late and admission is free. ASK Sketch Group invites community members to explore sketching in a relaxed, welcoming drop-in session. These gatherings are about observation, curiosity, and creativity, not perfection.

Starting FRIDAY, April 17, 20267pm-9pmAnd every third Friday following.

Sessions are facilitated by ASK Gallery Committee members and guest artists and take place monthly in the ASK classroom and gallery. All skill levels are encouraged, from first-time doodlers to experienced artists.

Participants bring own art materials.

Drop ins & Sign ups welcome.

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Got2Lindy Swing Dance Classes
2026-08-25 18:00 - 21:00
Got2Lindy Swing Dance Lessons

Beginner to Advance

Every Tuesday Night @ ASK6pm-9pm

4-week sessions:6:00 pm – 7:00 pm: Beginner Swing7:00 pm – 8:00 pm: Intermediate Swing8:00 pm – 9:00 pm: Advanced Swing

Register Here!

September Opening: Front Gallery
2026-09-05 15:00 - 17:00
ECHOES OF THE ANCESTRALElisa Pritzker Solo ExhibitionCelebrating Hispanic Heritage MonthSeptember 5-27, 2026Reception: Sat. Sep. 5, 3 to 5 PMThis solo exhibition by Elisa Pritzker brings together 2D, 3D, and installation worksshaped through acrylic paint on natural and varied materials, with the imprint of aselfcreated iconography that affirms a universal ancestral identity where past andpresent converge. Each art piece gathers traces of ancient cultural impulses and carriesthem forward, allowing inherited forces to appear in transformed states that speak to thecontinuity of human experience.The visual language that emerges is built from instinct, study, and a deep engagementwith symbolic forms that move across time. Layered surfaces and elemental structuresserve as portals through which primordial presence becomes perceptible as an activeinfluence shaping contemporary consciousness. In this way, the works reveal howuniversal identity is continually informed by what precedes us.The exhibition proposes an understanding of the ancestral that extends beyond specifictraditions. Instead, it evokes a shared human origin through images that function assites of return—places where ancient impulses and present awareness coexist. Thisconvergence creates a field in which continuity becomes visible, with an invitation torecognize the echoes that move through us and contribute to the formation of thepresent moment.Elisa Pritzker is an Argentinian American artist, independent curator, and columnist. Formore than three decades, she has directed the Pritzker Studio & Gallery. Herinvolvement includes projects and exhibitions at MoMA, Queens Museum, SkirballMuseum–Jerusalem, Dorsky Museum, Rockefeller Center, the United Nations,Jerusalem Biennale, Iceland Biennale, Arts Westchester, Yale University, HVMOCA,Hammond Museum, and others.Her work is held in international collections such as Dia:Beacon, Dorsky Museum,Hammond Museum, Espronceda–Barcelona, Iceland Biennale, the Argentine ConsulateNYC, WAAM, Google Arts & Culture, and several private and institutional collectionsworldwide. Her practice has been featured in Hyperallergic, The New York Times,HuffPost, Chronogram, and numerous other publications.

September Show: Front Gallery
2026-09-06 12:00 - 17:00, 2026-09-10 12:00 - 17:00, 2026-09-11 12:00 - 17:00, 2026-09-12 12:00 - 17:00, 2026-09-13 12:00 - 17:00
ECHOES OF THE ANCESTRALElisa Pritzker Solo ExhibitionCelebrating Hispanic Heritage MonthSeptember 5-27, 2026Reception: Sat. Sep. 5, 3 to 5 PM

This solo exhibition by Elisa Pritzker brings together 2D, 3D, and installation worksshaped through acrylic paint on natural and varied materials, with the imprint of aselfcreated iconography that affirms a universal ancestral identity where past andpresent converge. Each art piece gathers traces of ancient cultural impulses and carriesthem forward, allowing inherited forces to appear in transformed states that speak to thecontinuity of human experience.The visual language that emerges is built from instinct, study, and a deep engagementwith symbolic forms that move across time. Layered surfaces and elemental structuresserve as portals through which primordial presence becomes perceptible as an activeinfluence shaping contemporary consciousness. In this way, the works reveal howuniversal identity is continually informed by what precedes us.The exhibition proposes an understanding of the ancestral that extends beyond specifictraditions. Instead, it evokes a shared human origin through images that function assites of return—places where ancient impulses and present awareness coexist. Thisconvergence creates a field in which continuity becomes visible, with an invitation torecognize the echoes that move through us and contribute to the formation of thepresent moment.Elisa Pritzker is an Argentinian American artist, independent curator, and columnist. Formore than three decades, she has directed the Pritzker Studio & Gallery. Herinvolvement includes projects and exhibitions at MoMA, Queens Museum, SkirballMuseum–Jerusalem, Dorsky Museum, Rockefeller Center, the United Nations,Jerusalem Biennale, Iceland Biennale, Arts Westchester, Yale University, HVMOCA,Hammond Museum, and others.Her work is held in international collections such as Dia:Beacon, Dorsky Museum,Hammond Museum, Espronceda–Barcelona, Iceland Biennale, the Argentine ConsulateNYC, WAAM, Google Arts & Culture, and several private and institutional collectionsworldwide. Her practice has been featured in Hyperallergic, The New York Times,HuffPost, Chronogram, and numerous other publications.
