Women's Studio Workshop Presents August Art Festival

Women's Studio Workshop (WSW) expands beyond its walls to present its first au�gust art festival, a series of month-long art installations and events here in town from August 7-29 and has announced participating artists and Festival schedule.

au�gust art festival is a free, public art event with over 30 selected local, national, and international artists, who are presenting con[temporary] videos, installations, performance art and sculptures along the mile of the Wallkill Valley Rail Trail that links the WSW studios to the town of Rosendale. The kick-off event takes place on August 7, with a video festival curated by Dani Leventhal to be presented at the Rosendale Theatre, with a conversation and after-party at the Belltower on Main Street.

Here is the full list of participating artists:

Cave Dogs Melissa Jay Craig Sue E. Horowitz
Tatana Kellner Matthias Neumann Rah
Kristen Rego Emily Speed SPURSE
Joy Taylor Toisha Tucker Chris Victor
Margeaux Walter Wayfinding Series
(Emily Puthoff & Elena Sniezek) Barbara Westermann


Shoulder Land Video Festival curated
by Dani Leventhal

Peggy Ahwesh Nancy Andrews Carolyn Lambert
Jeanne Liotta Rachel Stuckey Deirtra Thompson

WSW has a long tradition of presenting artists' work in nontraditional spaces," says Ann Kalmbach, Executive Director and co-founder of WSW. "au�gust art festival is our most ambitious effort to date, celebrating artists, our fabulous town, and the newly opened rail trail connection between WSW and Main Street."

Kalmbach adds that docents and volunteers along the rail trail will assist in bringing art to the community, as the festival is not only about presenting the artists' work itself, but also about contributing to the livability and economic vitality of Rosendale via cultural contributions like these.

Since 1974, WSW has quietly attracted artists from around the world to come and work in its extensive studios. WSW has brought over 600 artists to work in residence from around the world, and 6,000 young artists from the Kingston City School District have worked in the studios through the Hands-On Art-in-Education program over the last 30 years.

au�gust art festival is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. Part of the match for this funding is a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts through the Our Town program. Our Town and the NYS funds aim to assist cultural organizations in contributing to the livability and economic vitality of their communities.