Arts Society of Kingston

Storytelling Workshop with David Gonzalez
2026-07-10 17:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Arts Society of Kingston, 97 Broadway, Kingston, NY, 12401, United States
This immersive workshop centers on the Confluence Model of Storytelling, an integrative approach where the rivers of voice, text, gesture, and imagination flow together in dynamic relationship.

Participants will deepen their ability to craft and perform stories while grounding their work in authentic personal intention — connecting technique with emotional truth.

Friday, July 10: 5 – 9 PM, Saturday July 11: 10 AM – 5 PM, Sunday July 12, 10 AM – 4 PM

REGISTER HERE

Spotlight Gallery
2026-07-10 12:00 - 17:00, 2026-07-09 12:00 - 17:00, 2026-07-05 12:00 - 17:00, 2026-07-04 12:00 - 17:00 | Arts Society of Kingston, 97 Broadway, Kingston, NY, 12401, United States
Edward Bakst: Hidden Realities

Edward Bakst: Hidden Realities

In his first solo exhibition at ASK, internationally acclaimed artist, Edward Bakst, presents two interconnected bodies of photographic work that investigate what lies beyond ordinary perception.

Bakst’s Non-Linear Panoramas Series disrupts conventional photographic perspectives by employing a unique in-camera process that transforms a single viewpoint into simultaneous dimensions of time and space. Created entirely within an iPhone without digital stitching, these images challenge gravity, perspective, and expectations, revealing abstracted realities shaped by emotion, memory, and environmental change.

His Hidden Spaces Series delves into seemingly ordinary objects, textures, and scenes to uncover unexpected worlds concealed within them. Through close observation and digital exploration, Bakst reveals imagined landscapes, microscopic universes, atmospheric forms, and visual phenomena that emerge from the overlooked details of everyday life.

Together, the series invite viewers to contemplate the hidden structures, perceptions, and possibilities that exist beneath the surface of the visible world.

Bakst’s work has been exhibited internationally in New York City, Milan, Barcelona, Seoul, Australia, Qatar, and beyond. A recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and a former Fulbright Specialist, he has also led imagination workshops around the world and held leadership positions at major institutions including Pratt Institute, Columbia University, and Nanyang Technological University in Singapore.

Front Gallery
2026-07-10 12:00 - 17:00, 2026-07-09 12:00 - 17:00, 2026-07-05 12:00 - 17:00, 2026-07-04 12:00 - 17:00 | Arts Society of Kingston, 97 Broadway, Kingston, NY, 12401, United States
Hudson Valley Seed Company Art Pack Print Suite

Front Gallery

Hudson Valley Seed Company Art Pack Print Suite

The Front Gallery features a vibrant selection of framed, signed archival prints from the Hudson Valley Seed Company’s acclaimed Art of Seed Collection.

For over a decade, the Hudson Valley Seed Company has collaborated with artists from across the United States to create original artwork inspired by seeds, plants, and the stories they carry. The resulting Art Packs merge horticulture, storytelling, and visual art, transforming seed packets into collectible works that celebrate biodiversity, sustainability, and creative expression.

Featured artists include Ana Bianchi, Beth Haber, Caro Arevalo, Catalina Villegas, Deanna Staffo, Elizabeth Castaldo, Gabe Brown, Jiny He, Lianne Pflug, Nancy Blum, Natalya Khorover, Nicole Gustafsson, Pearl Cowan, and Rachel Krohn. Visitors will have the opportunity to experience these richly detailed works outside their original format, presented as archival prints that honor both the artistry and the agricultural heritage behind each piece.

Founded on an organic farm in nearby Accord, New York, the Hudson Valley Seed Company is nationally recognized for its commitment to organic farming, seed preservation, and the celebration of art as a vital part of cultivating connections between people and the natural world.

Members Gallery
2026-07-10 12:00 - 17:00, 2026-07-09 12:00 - 17:00, 2026-07-05 12:00 - 17:00, 2026-07-04 12:00 - 17:00 | Arts Society of Kingston, 97 Broadway, Kingston, NY, 12401, United States
Converging Realities, Altered Perceptions

Members Gallery

Converging Realities, Altered Perceptions

This member exhibition explores surrealistic, visionary, and psychologically evocative artwork that blurs the boundaries between reality and imagination. Featuring works that engage with dream logic, altered states, symbolic imagery, fragmented memory, transformation, illusion, and the instability of perception, the exhibition invites audiences into worlds that are at once familiar and strange.

Participating artists: Stuart Bigley, Mary Lynne Bonforte, Kerry Buchman, Dave Channon, James Dean Conklin, Walter Fancourt, Beth Feinstein, Abbey Frank, Patti Gibbons, Robin Glassman, Mary Anna Goetz, Terry Haas, Tom Hackett, Paul James Hecker, Kim Henry, Barbara Johnston, Maxine Kamin, Virginia Kaufmann, Pearl Lau, Yvette Lewis, Terry Murray, Carol Pepper-Cooper, Tracy Phillips, Erik Richards, Tonia Waterbury, Karen Wyks-Lindsay.

Whether poetic or disorienting, humorous or haunting, the artworks challenge conventional ways of seeing and encourage viewers to question what is real. Through diverse approaches and media, participating artists offer imaginative portals into the subconscious and the uncanny.

Hudson Valley Improv
2026-07-08 18:00 - 21:00
Hudson Valley Improv

At Arts Society of Kingston

Wednesdays, July 8, 15, 22, 29, 6-9PM

July Level 5: The Mastery

This is the Wild West of Hudson Valley improv. At this point you have a solid understanding of improv, memorized gauntlet of games and exercises, you have a solid acting technique, a solid ensemble, you’ve performed, directed and created games. Now you’re ready to put it all to the test. Here you learn how to draw upon your training at a moments notice and find the game in a scene with no pre-established rules or suggestions. You’ll learn how to recognize when a game begins (or introduce one) within a scene WHILE playing the scene and then take it to the next level. You’ll also heighten your ability to not only create game, but an entire show at breakneck speed. Nothing will shake you. Your final show? Oh yeah…it’s gonna be mind blowing. (Cue eerie western music)

These classes sell out quickly! Book now!

Got2Lindy Swing Dance Classes
2026-07-07 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

Hudson Valley Improv
2026-07-06 18:00 - 21:00
Hudson Valley Improv

At Arts Society of Kingston

Mondays, July 6, 13, 20, 27, 6-9PM

July Level 3: Acting Technique for Improv

You’re hooked! Now that you have the basics down as well as your very first show under your belt, it’s time to move into a deeper look at performance techniques which will make scenes even more believable, creative and mindblowing. Without the added pressure of a final show, this workshop class is where you will take a deep dive into both acting and improvisational technique. You’ll explore longer forms of improv games and ensemble storytelling while learning more about grounded character development, more believable object work, walk-ons and supportive environment creation.

These classes sell out quickly! Sign up now!

Tickets & booking information at www.hudsonvalleyimprov.com

Hudson Valley Seed Company: Art Print Show
2026-07-03 19:00 - 21:00 | Arts Society of Kingston, 97 Broadway, Kingston, NY, 12401, United States
Front Gallery

Hudson Valley Seed Company Art Pack Print Suite

The Front Gallery features a vibrant selection of framed, signed archival prints from the Hudson Valley Seed Company’s acclaimed Art of Seed Collection.

For over a decade, the Hudson Valley Seed Company has collaborated with artists from across the United States to create original artwork inspired by seeds, plants, and the stories they carry. The resulting Art Packs merge horticulture, storytelling, and visual art, transforming seed packets into collectible works that celebrate biodiversity, sustainability, and creative expression.

Featured artists include Ana Bianchi, Beth Haber, Caro Arevalo, Catalina Villegas, Deanna Staffo, Elizabeth Castaldo, Gabe Brown, Jiny He, Lianne Pflug, Nancy Blum, Natalya Khorover, Nicole Gustafsson, Pearl Cowan, and Rachel Krohn. Visitors will have the opportunity to experience these richly detailed works outside their original format, presented as archival prints that honor both the artistry and the agricultural heritage behind each piece.

Founded on an organic farm in nearby Accord, New York, the Hudson Valley Seed Company is nationally recognized for its commitment to organic farming, seed preservation, and the celebration of art as a vital part of cultivating connections between people and the natural world.

Converging Realities/Altered Perceptions: Members show
2026-07-03 19:00 - 21:00 | Arts Society of Kingston, 97 Broadway, Kingston, NY, 12401, United States
Members Gallery

Converging Realities, Altered Perceptions

This member exhibition explores surrealistic, visionary, and psychologically evocative artwork that blurs the boundaries between reality and imagination. Featuring works that engage with dream logic, altered states, symbolic imagery, fragmented memory, transformation, illusion, and the instability of perception, the exhibition invites audiences into worlds that are at once familiar and strange.

Participating artists: Stuart Bigley, Mary Lynne Bonforte, Kerry Buchman, Dave Channon, James Dean Conklin, Walter Fancourt, Beth Feinstein, Abbey Frank, Patti Gibbons, Robin Glassman, Mary Anna Goetz, Terry Haas, Tom Hackett, Paul James Hecker, Kim Henry, Barbara Johnston, Maxine Kamin, Virginia Kaufmann, Pearl Lau, Yvette Lewis, Terry Murray, Carol Pepper-Cooper, Tracy Phillips, Erik Richards, Tonia Waterbury, Karen Wyks-Lindsay.

Whether poetic or disorienting, humorous or haunting, the artworks challenge conventional ways of seeing and encourage viewers to question what is real. Through diverse approaches and media, participating artists offer imaginative portals into the subconscious and the uncanny.

Hidden Realities: Edward Bakst
2026-07-03 19:00 - 21:00 | Arts Society of Kingston, 97 Broadway, Kingston, NY, 12401, United States
Edward Bakst: Hidden Realities

In his first solo exhibition at ASK, internationally acclaimed artist, Edward Bakst, presents two interconnected bodies of photographic work that investigate what lies beyond ordinary perception.

Bakst’s Non-Linear Panoramas Series disrupts conventional photographic perspectives by employing a unique in-camera process that transforms a single viewpoint into simultaneous dimensions of time and space. Created entirely within an iPhone without digital stitching, these images challenge gravity, perspective, and expectations, revealing abstracted realities shaped by emotion, memory, and environmental change.

His Hidden Spaces Series delves into seemingly ordinary objects, textures, and scenes to uncover unexpected worlds concealed within them. Through close observation and digital exploration, Bakst reveals imagined landscapes, microscopic universes, atmospheric forms, and visual phenomena that emerge from the overlooked details of everyday life.

Together, the series invite viewers to contemplate the hidden structures, perceptions, and possibilities that exist beneath the surface of the visible world.

Bakst’s work has been exhibited internationally in New York City, Milan, Barcelona, Seoul, Australia, Qatar, and beyond. A recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and a former Fulbright Specialist, he has also led imagination workshops around the world and held leadership positions at major institutions including Pratt Institute, Columbia University, and Nanyang Technological University in Singapore.

Earthbody Events: Open Source Forms
2026-07-03 16:30 - 18:30
Dancing the Inner Landscape with Teresa Smith

In 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 access moving 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.

Got2Lindy Swing Dance Classes
2026-06-30 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!

Join us for a complimentary Photo Editing Lecture with Jim McCann
2026-06-28 15:00 - 16:00 | Arts Society of Kingston, 97 Broadway, Kingston, NY, 12401, United States
Photographer, Jim McCann, does a comprehensive overview of photography editing, using before and after examples from his current show!

Join us for a complimentary Photo Editing Lecture

Designed for photography enthusiasts, gallery visitors, and anyone curious about what happens after the shutter clicks, this engaging talk explores how thoughtful editing can elevate an image while preserving its authenticity.

We’ll discuss how simple editing choices can:

Strengthen composition

Enhance color and tone

Improve visual impact

Help a photograph tell its fullest story

Whether you’re an experienced photographer, an image-maker, or simply interested in the creative process behind photography, this lecture offers insight into how photographs are refined without losing their natural feel.

REGISTER HERE

Unveiling Identity & Transformation: The Pride Show @ ASK
2026-06-28 12:00 - 17:00, 2026-06-27 12:00 - 17:00, 2026-06-26 12:00 - 17:00 | Arts Society of Kingston, 97 Broadway, Kingston, NY, 12401, United States
Artists: Jared Bliss, Gerardo Castro, Pat Horner, Francesca Mallows, Joseph Pine, Judy Stanger. Curated by Tracy Bouvette

*artwork by Pat Horner

The event, taking place on Friday, June 5 @ 7 PM as part of the coordinated Kingston Pride Calendar, will include light snacks, wine and refreshments. Following this event, we will do a pride “stroll” down broadway and across the Rondout Bridge. All are invited!

Unveiling Identity & Transformation is a celebration of the many ways identity evolves, emerges, and is expressed throughout our lives. Centering LGBTQ+IA voices and experiences, this curated exhibition explores the deeply personal and collective journeys of self-discovery, authenticity, resilience, and transformation. Through a range of artistic practices and perspectives, participating artists examine what it means to uncover, redefine, and embrace the self in a world that often asks us to fit within predetermined narratives.

The works in this exhibition engage with moments of revelation and becoming—those pivotal experiences that shape who we are and who we continue to become. Through visual storytelling, abstraction, memory, portraiture, and explorations of personal and cultural history, artists reflect on the emotional, spiritual, social, and political landscapes that influence identity. Some works speak to joy, liberation, and visibility, while others navigate struggle, transition, displacement, and the complexities of claiming space and belonging. Together, these pieces reveal identity not as a fixed destination, but as a continual process of growth and unfolding.

At its core, Unveiling Identity & Transformation recognizes the power of art as a space for reflection, dialogue, and connection. By amplifying LGBTQ+IA perspectives, the exhibition creates opportunities for audiences to engage with stories of courage, vulnerability, and self-expression. It invites viewers to consider the many layers of identity—how they are formed, challenged, concealed, celebrated, and transformed over time.

More than an exhibition, Unveiling Identity & Transformation is an invitation to witness and honor the complexities of living authentically. It celebrates the beauty of becoming and the profound act of stepping into one’s truth.

Curator Bio: Tracy Bouvette is an artist and independent curator with more than twenty years of experience. Their practice includes painting, furniture making, sculpture, and installation work that often engages cultural and environmental questions. Their projects explore topics ranging from sugar in our collective diets—such as in their piece “Candy & Gunpowder”—to invasive plant species in “Rhythms of the Park,” a project documented on YouTube. Tracy has exhibited work in Denver, Philadelphia, Kingston, and Woodstock, and has maintained studios in RHINO Denver, Aston Mills Arts in Aston, Pennsylvania, and Habitant Studios in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. They have lived near the Woodstock–Saugerties line since 2019.

Alongside their studio practice, Tracy organizes exhibitions at the Kingston LGBTQ Community Center. They also facilitate the Center’s Rainbow Lounge, a weekly discussion group for individuals over the age of 50. In recent years Tracy has curated several exhibitions at the Center, including “Parts and Pieces,” “Raise Every Voice,” and “Living in Color.” These shows have presented work by LGBTQ+ community members and allies across a wide range of ages, backgrounds, ethnicities, genders, and identities. Through both their artwork and curatorial work, Tracy seeks to encourage deeper engagement with the diverse and evolving experiences of LGBTQ+ communities—exploring how personal stories, social pressures, and cultural shifts shape identity and expression.

STILLNESS & STORY: A PHOTOGRAPHER'S JOURNEY
2026-06-28 12:00 - 17:00, 2026-06-27 12:00 - 17:00 | FRONT GALLERY @ ASK, 97 Broadway, Kingston, New York, 12401, United States
Photographer Jim McCann shares 50 images capturing the landscapes, wildlife, architecture, and people of the Hudson Valley and beyond—quiet meditations on light, memory, and place.

About the artist: Jim McCann is a fine art photographer who came to his craft as a second career, transforming an unexpected job loss into an opportunity to see the world through a new lens. Now in his mid – seventies, he creates images that celebrate the quiet drama of nature, the character of historic architecture, and the changing light of the Northeast – from the Hudson Valley to the 1000 Islands and beyond.

McCann’s work is driven by a simple belief: beauty and story live in the everyday, waiting to be noticed. His photographs are created to last – not only as museum – quality prints, but as emotional anchors in the spaces they inhabit, inviting viewers to slow down, look closer, and find their own stories in the scene.

Art as an Act of Rebellion
2026-06-28 12:00 - 17:00, 2026-06-27 12:00 - 17:00 | Members Gallery @ ASK, 97 Broadway, Kingston, New York, 12401, United States
ASK Member artists present work that challenges expectations and celebrates freedom of expression—revealing rebellion as protest, joy, vulnerability, and radical self-definition.

Artists: Larry Arvidson, Deborah Bein, Mary Lynne Bonforte, Tracy Bouvette, Dorothy Brodhead, Dave Channon, Len De Jesus, Barbara Esmark, Walter Fancourt, Melissa Forbes, Kevin Frank, Patti Gibbons, Kim Henry, Michelle Hughes, Barbara Johnston, Maxine Kamin, Virginia Kaufmann, Andrew Kirschner, Deirdre Laughton, Joel Mandelbaum, Terry Murray, Jane Palermo, Carol Pepper-Cooper, Karen Schaffel, Steve Sidrane, Susan Silverman, Thea Stiriss, Andrew Tully, John Verner, Aileen Walsh.

Hudson Valley Improv: Morning Show
2026-06-27 19:00 - 21:00 | Arts Society of Kingston, 97 Broadway, Kingston, NY, 12401, United States
Kingston, NY – June 27th @ 7pm

Get ready for a fast and furious night of improv comedy! First up, our fearless Level Two grads take the stage for their final showcase—bold, funny, and totally unscripted. Then, our National Touring Company brings the heat with lightning-fast scenes and outrageous characters, all inspired by your suggestions!

Two shows. One hilarious night. 100% improvised and completely unrepeatable. Come celebrate fall with Hudson Valley Improv—where anything can happen (and usually does).

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