EVENTS
2025 brings our sixth year in Newburgh! Another year filled with a wonderful series of artists, launches, music and movies.
ADS/DAS PROJECT SPACE AVAILABLE BY APPOINTMENT. ARTIST OPENING TIMES VARY.
Winter Ours
February 8th - March 31st 2025
Public Art and Experimental Community Center in Newburgh, NY Open for Programming
Conceived by Newburgh artist Matthew Lusk and Washington, DC-based civic designer Jennifer Gardner in response to the 2024 US Presidential election as an essential, real-time meeting space and site for a crowd-sourced program available to benefit the general public.
Winter, Ours is a seven-week experimental project at ADS-DAS Gallery in Newburgh, NY, that will combine elements of art exhibitions and community center activities during the months of February and March, 2025. Planned workshops include flag-making, mending, seed banking and exchange, and grassroots organizing. Seminars addressing systems of secret communication, local Newburgh history, and Black History Month are also in development. A piano recital and evening of middle-eastern dance music are planned, and evenings of new performances with the Goudy Wildlife Club of Newburgh are scheduled for the last Saturdays of February and March. Several artists will have artwork exhibited during the run of the show, including ceramic work by Taussen Brewer and new prints by Ella Desmond. All programs are open to the public and free of charge.
Holiday Springs, Sprockets, and Pulleys
Steve Gerberich, Gerbo-Matics
Press a button or crank a wheel and Steve Gerberich's sculptures come to life. A flock of decoy geese overhead flap open suitcase wings. A wooden cow with hooves clad in high-top sneakers is milked endlessly by an over-enterprising farmer. This awe-inspiring show contains 30 of Gerberich's sculptures built during a 12 year span. From a pack rat's treasure trove of motors, toys, and other bric-a-brac, Steve Gerberich builds some of the most entertaining contraptions you've ever seen. He spins them all together in an elaborate call and response; call it a dialogue between mechanical memories and active imagination.
HOLIDAY MARKET WTIH NEWBURGH FROST FEST 2024
December 14th
Sponsored by Spirits Lab, Browse handcrafted goods from more than 12 vendors while enjoying music and food trucks. The Downtown District Alliance is bringing the magic of the holiday season to the heart of Newburgh with the inaugural Newburgh Frost Fest. The free event will take place on the first three Saturdays in December, featuring workshops, unique shopping experiences, and community festivities.. Holiday Market Cocktail Special: Gourmet Hot Chocolate with a splash of our Bull’s Head Bourbon.
NEWBURGH OPEN STUDIOS 2024
Featured Artist
Franz Landspersky
Bella Figura, new paintings by Franz Landspersky
“The figure is the middleman in the dual process of painting. The figure helps me to identify the nature of the painting and to produce and receive at the same time; if all goes well….It has always been the figure”
Continues through October 26th by appointment.
Opening Reception
Saturday September 28th
3pm-9pm
Drinks, and music in courtyard with Spirits Lab Distillery,
6pm Enjoy unique sounds by the accomplished Karl Larson, playing “Dual Synthesis” by Tristan Perich on the harpsichord
7pm DJ David Kiss spins tunes in the courtyard, let your spirit dance !
ADS Gallery presents Earthlings, ceramics, paintings, and book collaboration by Corinne Beardsley and Sludge Thunder. Beardsley’s marbled cross-sections of native clay and glaze undulate open to reveal symmetrical figures and symbols. Sludge Thunder’s energetic paintings present uncanny metaphors, objects worthy of attention, with charming characters that teeter between fiction and reality.
The exhibition continues into the courtyard shipping container presenting B-sides: Thunder’s pencil drawings and Beardsley’s experimental sculptures.
July 18th - Aug 25th
Friday-Sunday 12-6pm
and by appointment
In our project space, GLORIA’S presents Means of Approach, curated by the Black Painters Academy. Featuring work by Mary Blakemore, Gail LaRocca, Nicky Lesser, Mariana Rodriguez DalPra, and Day Sinclair, Means of Approach explores the richness of traditional modes of making while casting our gaze toward new possibilities. The Black Painters Academy offers painting classes to further object-based experiential joy for all in need of such. Founded by Lauren Wolchik, GLORIA’S is a project space that promotes the work of artists in New York City and beyond.
July 18th - July 21st
Friday-Sunday 11-6pm
and by appointment
PATER
PHILIPPE HALABURDA
a multimedia installation and interactive exhibit
Halaburda has a fascination in psycho-geographical mapping, unraveling hidden layers of meaning and emotion within the urban landscape.
He delves into the intricate connections between individuals and their surroundings, exploring how our environment molds our perceptions and shapes our experiences.
Opening Reception: Saturday June 8th 4pm - 8pm
show on view, weekends in June
closing party Saturday June 29th with vibrant tunes of live music by Minor Characters, with Tony Cenicola, Carter Thorton and Matt Mottel. Minor Characters are members of Glenn Branca Ensemble/Gnaw/Talibam!
CYCLES
Book launch and art installation by J.Ryan Ulsh
May 11th through May 25th, 2024
Opening Reception: Saturday, May 11th, 4pm - 8pm
as a part of Spring into Newburgh and Art-on-the-Block
LAND’S END
An Installation of work by John Delk
October 28th - November 25th, 2023
Opening Reception: Saturday, November 4th, 4pm - 8pm
Newburgh Open Studios / 2023
September 30th, 2023, opening reception 4pm - 8pm
show on view through October 22nd, 2023, open on weekends or by appointment
Broken glass is good for you
New Work by Karni Dorell
A tempered response to damning changes that have occurred in our world within the last half decade.
www.karnidorell.com
Terrain Biennial Newburgh / 2023
visit terrainbiennialnewburgh.org for details on outdoor public installations across the City of Newburgh, on view throughout the fall season.
September 30th, 2023, opening reception 4 pm - 8 pm
show on view through November 14, 2023
Experience Scorched Earth from 110 Washington Street, an outdoor installation open to the public.
New Work by Tom Bregman and Amy Bandolik.
Scorched Earth, an experiential installation by Amy Bandolik and Tom Bregman
is a thought-provoking installation reproducing the aftermath of a destructive wildfire. Visitors will view and advance through a grid of blackened trees, charred earth, ash, and debris within the confines of a seemingly lifeless forest. And as they process its sights, scents, and sounds —- art adventurers will be enveloped by the magnitude of a mega-fire.
Scorched Earth exposes climate and capitalism as the primary drivers of increasingly frequent and ferocious mega-fires (Bad Fire), while honoring ecologically grounded Native American practices (Good Fire) that sustained healthy forests before European colonization.
As the Hudson Valley experiences the unprecedented continental impacts of the Canadian wildfires, Scorched Earth helps us appreciate and reckon with the consequences of our modern lifestyle and provides an opening for a better way forward.
CHOMATIC VARIATIONS; SERIES 1 / 2023
show on view Saturday Sept 30th, noon to 8pm
with Newburgh Open Studios.
Experience Chromatic Variations in the POP-UP, Ann Street Courtyard at ADS.
by Nadia Tarr.
Artwork exploring the vibration of color captivates the viewer with its dynamic interplay of hues, creating a visual symphony that appears to pulsate and shift. Through intricate techniques and meticulous color choices, these pieces invite us to question our perception of color, unveiling the fascinating world of optical illusions and the emotional power of hues.
visit @nadiatarr for more.
RIVERSCAPES
Photographs of the Hudson Valley by Eduard Hueber
Celebration June 3rd 2023
On view through June 17th
Prior exhibitions of Eduard’s work were mostly dedicated to the oeuvre of a specific architect or a firm, this exhibit is the first personal show and documents Eduard’s efforts of photographing the Hudson Valley.
Eduard was born in Vienna, Austria, and studied architecture at the ETH in Zurich Switzerland. After graduation, Eduard taught, practiced and photographed architecture. First in Zurich, Switzerland, and then after moving to the United States, he taught at the School of Architecture at Syracuse University and then at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy NY. In 1989 Eduard moved to New York City to concentrate full time on architectural photography. After 30 years in New York City, Eduard moved to Kingston NY.
visit archphoto.com for more.
HEARTS and MINDS
April Fools Day thru Earth Day 2023
Celebration / April Fools Day 2pm onward
A multi-media show of paintings and sculptures by artist Jim Savage.
'Cause We Be Complicated: Dialogues of Black Artists
February 3rd thru March 3rd 2023 / 11am to 8pm
Celebration / 6pm - 8pm
A multi-media art exhibition to honor Black Heritage Month for the month of February, 2023. Co-Curators Jonette O’Kelley Miller and Karen E. Gersch have assembled fifteen extraordinary visual artists for this sterling show entitled “Cause We Be Complicated: Dialogues of Black Artists”. Starting February 3 through March 3, 2023, every Friday, Saturday and Sunday, the Gallery will be open from noon until 5 PM. In addition to these public viewing hours, the Curators are available to host weekday tours of regional schools and cultural centers, libraries, youth and arts organizations.
The participating artists are: Lillian Alberti, Carol Bash, Khalidah Carrington, Gerardo Castro, Melissa Small Cooper, Ted Dixon, Stevenson Estime, Colette V. Fournier, Oluwafiropo Margaret Ibitoye, F. Geoffrey Johnson, Paula Mans, Emmanuel Ofori, Ransome, Yvonne P. Lamar Rogers and Auguster D. Williams, Jr.
The art: riveting, poetic and thought provoking, ranges from watercolors to acrylic and oil paintings, photographs and mixed media collages, sculptures, assemblages, archival ink, digital art, handmade books and a documentary film. Each artist, with a history of longevity in the arts, provides a unique perspective in their work, exploring the reality that members of the African Diaspora are not monolithic. Similar to all human beings, the dreams, tastes, languages and lives of Black people are birthed in a variety of social and ethnocultural nuances.
Newburgh Open Studios / 2022
September 24th / 11am to 8pm
Celebration / 6pm - 8pm
Newburgh Open Studios is an annual city wide event with venues open across dozens of sites and so much art to be explored! We would love for you to stop by and say hello, we have a few beautiful exhibits on view. VISIT THE WEBSITE for maps of all participating sites.
Reaching but Never Reaching
paintings by Doug Campbell
an lifelong artist, an admirer of the phonetic alphabet and a love for cave paintings
Newburgh Cinemabox
- in construction -
An experimental architectural prototype designed to expand access to arts and culture in the City of Newburgh. Pavilion by day and cinema by night — the Cinemabox will host public film screenings, performances, workshops, and exhibitions that feature local work and community storytelling. Meet the designers, architects, and fabricators to learn more about the project, and its future, Razvan Voroneanu, Amy Shell, and Stewart Sachs.
Hibino Day by Day
will be in the ADS PopUP
where art meets nourishment! enticing and delicious Japanese snacks, stay tuned for the menu and more details. order ahead through the instagram. see more details and inspiration
A SEA OF TEA
artist: GGRIPPO
July 23rd + July 24th - UPSTATE ART WEEKEND, FINAL WEEKEND FOR THE SEA OF TEA
JOIN US 12pm to 4pm.
opening event June 25th 4pm - 6pm
in the Pop-UP space, a retail event of textiles and ceramics (ggripposhop.bigcartel.com)
GGrippo is presenting new work inspired by their relationship with Tea, which they recognize as both an artful practice and a connector to all disciplines and peoples. This collection of ceremonial pieces was created from and for a space of discipline and ritual. Featuring the colors of tea, rust, persimmon, indigo and charcoal, pieces of hemp, cotton, silk and wool have been stained, painted and stitched into abstract representations of Nature that manifest her presence in our manufactured environment. A pop-up shop featuring functional clothing, other devotional textile pieces and a selection of teas from China will be open for the opening weekend on June 25 and 26.
About: Artist and designer GGrippo has been working in fashion, installation art and photography since the early 80's in Argentina. After living and working in Europe they moved to NYC and created several platforms to feature the work of creators from all over the world: Fashionlab, Firstop, nydesignroom. Their art and design work has been exhibited in numerous galleries and museums in the US, Europe, South America and Japan. Their GGrippo art+design space in Brooklyn is a combination of retail offerings, design office, gallery exhibitions and ritual gatherings
#NBNYArtSeen
DREAMVALLEY / RIVER VALLEY GUILD
NEWBUGH ILLUMINATED
noon to 9pm
Our inaugural event is an immersive festival experience in collaboration with NEWBURGH ILLUMINATED. Bringing you a full sensory artistic festival experience like no other. We will be featuring a number of musical acts, healing arts practitioners, a curated art gallery, artisanal vendors, interactive booths, and performance artists. Come and experience our food courtyard featuring local food vendors and trucks!
CONNECTIVE TIME
OPENING APRIL 30TH
AN EVENT ASSOCIATED WITH NEWBURGH ARTSEEN
noon to 5pm
artist: Frantiska Gilman
MOTHAITHEACHT
a tree planting ceremony in the ADS Ann Street Courtyard
SATURDAY APRIL 30TH
noon
JOIN US for a dedication of a family of trees in our Ann Street Courtyard
to the Druidic mind, trees are sentient beings.....The Celts believed a tree’s presence could be felt more keenly at night or after a heavy rain, and that certain people were more attuned to trees and better able to perceive them. There is a special word for this recognition of sentience, mothaitheacht. It was described as a feeling in the upper chest of some kind of energy or sound passing through you. It’s possible that mothaitheacht is an ancient expression of a concept that is relatively new to science: infrasound or “silent” sound. These are sounds pitched below the range of human hearing, which travel great distances by means of long, loping waves. They are produced by large animals, such as elephants, and by volcanoes. And these waves have been measured as they emanate from large trees.” ― Diana Beresford-Kroeger, To Speak for the Trees: My Life’s Journey from Ancient Celtic Wisdom to a Healing Vision of the Forest--
AUGMENTED REALITY.EXE 2022
OPENING MARCH 26TH
noon to 5pm
artist: Vernon Byron
medium: vinyl wrapping of steel shipping container.
Augmented Reality.exe physically augments underused public spaces through the medium of conceptual art, transforming them into sites for social engagement and community inspiration. Four images of the surrounding environment are captured at each side of the shipping container and arranged to create a cloaking effect. A message of support is embedded in each image to encourage the community to take ownership and authorship of their public spaces. The resulting Image from each side of the container is divided into a series of “image shares,” that are embellished by community members during free workshops in addition to a small team of dedicated artist assistants. Once the images are reassembled, the four images are printed on vinyl and wrapped around the 40’ shipping container beside the Ads warehouse. As part of this project, we have developed a paid assistantship for 4-5 young Newburgh artists, to emphasize artmaking as a legitimate form of labor. Each contributor’s work is conserved in the final installation, allowing all participants to maintain a sense of ownership/authorship beyond the project’s completion.
NEWBURGH OPEN STUDIO 2021
SEPTEMBER 25TH + 26TH
noon to 6pm
no RSVP required, just stop by, see link above for a map of artists and location across the city
visit www.newburghopenstudios.org and Biennial Terrain for maps of all participating sites. and www.adswarehouse.org for more details on the art installations, and for a listing of times for artists talks.
featuring artists
Erika Lively, Lost Ghosts on the Dry
a visual palimpsest. Working with a family manuscript, archival records, oral histories and photography she creates explorations into uncovered and silenced black historical narratives
Suzanne Menghraj, Northern Range
video essay about the island of Trinidad. Part memoir, part cultural analysis, it uses live typing, a painting, a photograph
Vernon Byron, Tracing our Roots
a large-scale mural in honor of Lewis H. Lattimer, inventor of the carbon filament used in the incandescent lightbulb and the industrial process to mass-produce them. The mural traces Lattimer’s life from young adult to
elder, through four portraits tracking his personal journey from the end of Chattel Slavery into the 20th century and his lasting legacy as an engineer, inventor, and patent draughtsman.
KathQueen, eye_heart_me
Hanging Sculpture created from rePURPOSED building materials, household items, and clothing, reflecting the moment of loving ourselves.
Sara Eichner, HV data MAPS
a large scale graphically compelling abstract map tracking a variety of data across the hudson valley, from flood lines to bird migration paths, helping humans understand our place in space.
Oscar Culpepper, Adventurous
20ft long mural of pop art addressing the adventurer in all of us.
In addition,
Sunday, September 26, 2021 — 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Two of our artists, Suzanne Menghraj and Erika Lively, will be co-moderating a discussion between three Newburgh Community Photo Project fellows. Information directly below..
Picturing Black Histories: Photography and the Presence of Newburgh’s Past [outdoors and in person]
ADS WAREHOUSE IS HOSTING AN AFTERNOON EVENT
JULY 5TH 2021
POOL UP with Sounds by HEAL MARY / Refreshments by Spirit Lab Distilling / Meals by BABA and TBA
Join us from 1-7 P.M. for a day in the sun. Live DJ's, themed refreshments, food trucks, lawn games, pools, lounge chairs, and good company.
Heal Mary, a group of audio curators wielding their collective musical knowledge to create a vibe that responds to the crowd in real time. No genre is out of the question.
Heal Mary is Decora (@decoramusic), DJ H20 (@djh20_fresh), and Baby Wolf (@a.baby.wolf). With tastes expanding across the musical landscape, you're sure to hear something for you when you step into the world of Heal Mary. Transforming a parking lot into a pool party. (21+)
SEE LINK FOR TICKETS
NEWBURGH CHESS KIDS
once a month in the ADS Warehouse Ann Street Courtyard. Stop in and say hello. These kids are chess wizards, thanks to Matthew Tether for sharing his wisdom and chess moves. email for more details on dates and times.
NEWBURGH OPEN STUDIO 2020
SEPTEMBER 26TH + 27TH, 2020
11am to 6pm
no RSVP required, just stop by,see link above for a map of artists and location across the city
We are opening the doors to DAS Gallery at ADS Warehouse with a show featuring a collection of art and community works by the non-profit Awesome Newburgh;
and visit the Illuminating the Path Toward Freedom mural along the Park(ing) Wall, in honor of the 150th anniversary of Fredrick Douglass in Newburgh, by Vernon Byron.
He will give an artist talk at 6pm on Saturday, meet in the Ann Street Parking Lot.
The Spirits Lab has their doors open all day, stop by for a cocktail on your journey.
FREDERICK DOUGLASS in NEWBURGH | 150th ANNIVERSARY
AUGUST 11, 2020 [TUESDAY]
7pm to 8:30pm
no RSVP required, just stop by
In honor of Frederick Douglass' visit to Newburgh in 1870 and his legacy of voter rights and civic engagement, ADS is hosting a community gathering to commemorate the importance of this historical milestone.
The evening will consist of
+ Unveiling of mural by artist Vernon Byron
+ Musical performances
+ Re-enactment by Oliver King
+ Proclamation for a Day of Civic Engagement by our elected officials.
where: ADS Warehouse PARK-ING ARTWALL
Ann Street Parking Lot
(across from the AME Zion Church)
Additional exciting news will be announced! Come with masks and your favorite Frederick Douglass quote! Students turning 18 are highly encouraged to attend!
Visit the Facebook page @ FrederickDouglassinNewburgh
Comments or questions? Email FrederickDouglassNB@gmail.com
It has been a sincere pleasure to work with The Restorative Center, Dept of Small Interventions, Black History Committee of Hudson Valley, Historical Society of Newburgh Bay & the Highlands, the Fullerton Center, Orange County Historian, and Thornwillow Press, all of whom have worked hard to bring this event to life.
event photography for website by @nadiatarr
SEPT 21st - 22nd 2019
NEWBURGH OPEN STUDIOS