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THEATRE

www.newpaltz.edu/theatre Box Office: 845-257-3880 boxoffice@newpaltz.edu

Open Monday – Friday 11:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. in Parker Theatre LobbyBox Office dates: February 17 – March 7 and April 16 –May 2

Also open one hour prior to each performance in the lobby of the venue. Purchase tickets online at www.newpaltz.edu/theatre or by phone at 845-257-3880 with a credit card or in person at the Box Office with cash, check or credit card.

Tickets purchased on line or by phone are held at the Will Call Ticket Pick Up which opens one hour prior to each performance in the venue’s lobby.  Group discounts are available. Contact the Box Office manager at 845-257-3936 for details.  Sorry, no refunds or exchanges on lost, stolen or unused tickets and no unpaid ticket reservations.

D DORSKY MUSEUM

www.newpaltz.edu/museum 845-257-3844

Hours: Wednesday – Sunday 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.Closed on Monday, Tuesday, university holidays and intersessions. Wheelchair accessibleSuggested donation: $5

Gallery talks, group tours, concerts, performances, symposia, and other public programs take place throughout the year. For updated information about these programs, visit the museum’s website.

M MUSIC CONCERTS

www.newpaltz.edu/music 845-257-2700

Unless otherwise noted, tickets to Music Department concerts are available one hour prior to each concert in the lobby of the venue. All tickets are general admission (no reserved seating). Tickets may be purchased at the door with cash or a check.

Parker, McKenna and the Julien J. Studley theatres, as well as the Nadia & Max Shepard Recital Hall have accessible entrances. Parker and McKenna theatres are equipped with assistive listening systems. Please notify the Box Office staff when placing your order if you have any special needs. 845-257-3880

E Art Education

845-257-3850•www.newpaltz.edu/arted

D Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art 845-257-3844•www.newpaltz.edu/museum

L Art Lectures

845-257-3830

M Music - Love, Jealousy, and Despair in Music

845-257-2700•www.newpaltz.edu/music

S Saturday Arts Lab 845-257-3850•www.newpaltz.edu/sal

T Theatre

845-257-3865•www.newpaltz.edu/theatre

PARKING NOTICE: The Plattekill Avenue Lot located at the corner of Route 32 S. and Plattekill Avenue is permanently closed.

Saturday Arts Lab

FRONT: From the exhibition 1980s Style: Image and Design in the Dorsky Museum CollectionDetail: Barbara Kasten, Construct A + A, 1984, Polaroid on paper, 24 x 20 in., Gift of Monique Goldstrom

LART LECTURE SERIES Wednesdays, 11:00 a.m. Lecture Center 102 and Coykendall Science Building Auditorium

Information: 845-257-3830 Each semester the Student Art Alliance invites artists, historians, critics and curators to give presentations on their work or on current issues in contemporary culture. A partial listing of presenters appears on this calendar. For a complete listing, visit the campus calendar at www.newpaltz.edu.

SSATURDAY ARTS LABClasses run for 8 weeks:February 22–April 12

Visit www.newpaltz.edu/sal for course descriptions and call 845-257-3850 to register.

The Saturday Arts Lab is part of the School of Fine and Performing Arts’ Community Arts School at SUNY New Paltz. Offering dynamic education programming in the visual arts, theater, and music for students from kindergarten through high school, we encourage students to explore the unique qualities of the arts through classes carefullydesignedforeachage,grade,and/orexperiencelevel. Classes are taught by SUNY New Paltz faculty, area arts teachers, community artists and performers, and advanced students in our arts education and graduate music programs, under the supervision of our faculty.

The Saturday Arts Lab is an innovative arts laboratory in which experimentation is encouraged and investigation is supported and guided through learner-centered curriculum. Courses are hands-on and activities are designed to stimulatecreativeproblemfinding/solvingandcriticalthinking in a supportive and inclusive learning environment.

JANUARYD

MARY REID KELLEY: WORKING OBJECTS AND VIDEOSJanuary 22–April 13, 2014Daniel Belasco, CuratorThe Dorsky MuseumOpening reception: Saturday, February 8, 5-7 p.m.

Mary Reid Kelley’s visually rich and intellectually stimulating video art converses with history. Fusing techniques of live performance and stop-motion animation, Reid Kelley creates poignant characters who declaim in droll verse, blending Homer and Cindy Sherman. Mary Reid Kelley: Working Objects and Videos will be the first museum exhibition devoted to the finely crafted and researched costumes, objects, and drawings that Mary Reid Kelley creates for her videos, in collaboration with Patrick Kelley. These working objects reveal Reid Kelley as a master of the contemporary impulse to work across and synthesize art media.

FEBRUARYD

ALONG HIS OWN LINES: A RETROSPECTIVE OF NEW YORK REALIST EUGENE SPEICHERFebruary 5–July 13, 2014Valerie Ann Leeds, CuratorThe Dorsky MuseumOpening reception: Saturday, February 8, 5–7 pm

New York painter Eugene Speicher (1883-1962) was one of the foremost American realists of his generation, closely associated with George Bellows, Robert Henri, Leon Kroll, and Rockwell Kent. Born in Buffalo, NY, Speicher first garnered national recognition in the 1910s for his incisive portraits of actors, artists, and friends, which were collected by many prominent American museums. Splitting his professional time between New York City and Woodstock, NY, Speicher expanded his repertoire to include still life, nudes, and landscape. Along His Own Lines will be the first Speicher museum survey since 1963. The exhibition and accompanying catalogue will explore Speicher’s role in the Woodstock art colony and the New York art world and reevaluate his place in the canon of early 20th-century American art.

D 1980s STYLE: IMAGE AND DESIGN IN THE DORSKY MUSEUM COLLECTIONFebruary 5–July 13, 2014Daniel Belasco, CuratorThe Dorsky MuseumOpening reception: Saturday, February 8, 5–7 pm

The 1980s had a look all its own. 1980s Style includes prints, photographs, and jewelry from the collection of The Dorsky Museum that exemplify the stark geometries and vibrant colors of the decade. The exhibition asks viewers: To what extent are bold shapes, bright colors, asymmetry, and cartoonish figuration the visual and formal manifestations of emotional turmoil and artistic activism? Featuring work by Tina Barney, Richard Bosman, Frank Gillette, Lisa Gralnick, Barbara Kasten, George McNeil, Judy Pfaff, Andy Warhol, and others.

D TOUR OF ALONG HIS OWN LINES: A RETROSPECTIVE OF NEW YORK REALIST EUGENE SPEICHER WITH CURATOR VALERIE ANN LEEDSSaturday, February 8, 4:00 p.m.The Dorsky Museum, Free

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THEATRE www.newpaltz.edu/theatre

Box Office: 845-257-3880 boxoffice@newpaltz.edu

Open Monday – Friday 11:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. in Parker Theatre LobbyBox Office dates: February 17 – March 7 and April 16 –May 2

Also open one hour prior to each performance in the lobby of the venue. Purchase tickets online at www.newpaltz.edu/theatre or by phone at 845-257-3880 with a credit card or in person at the Box Office with cash, check or credit card.

Tickets purchased on line or by phone are held at the Will Call Ticket Pick Up which opens one hour prior to each performance in the venue’s lobby.  Group discounts are available. Contact the Box Office manager at 845-257-3936 for details.  Sorry, no refunds or exchanges on lost, stolen or unused tickets and no unpaid ticket reservations.

D DORSKY MUSEUM

www.newpaltz.edu/museum 845-257-3844

Hours: Wednesday – Sunday 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.Closed on Monday, Tuesday, university holidays and intersessions. Wheelchair accessibleSuggested donation: $5

Gallery talks, group tours, concerts, performances, symposia, and other public programs take place throughout the year. For updated information about these programs, visit the museum’s website.

M MUSIC CONCERTS

www.newpaltz.edu/music 845-257-2700

Unless otherwise noted, tickets to Music Department concerts are available one hour prior to each concert in the lobby of the venue. All tickets are general admission (no reserved seating). Tickets may be purchased at the door with cash or a check.

Parker, McKenna and the Julien J. Studley theatres, as well as the Nadia & Max Shepard Recital Hall have accessible entrances. Parker and McKenna theatres are equipped with assistive listening systems. Please notify the Box Office staff when placing your order if you have any special needs. 845-257-3880

E Art Education

845-257-3850•www.newpaltz.edu/arted

D Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art 845-257-3844•www.newpaltz.edu/museum

L Art Lectures

845-257-3830

M Music - Love, Jealousy, and Despair in Music

845-257-2700•www.newpaltz.edu/music

S Saturday Arts Lab 845-257-3850•www.newpaltz.edu/sal

T Theatre

845-257-3865•www.newpaltz.edu/theatre

PARKING NOTICE: The Plattekill Avenue Lot located at the corner of Route 32 S. and Plattekill Avenue is permanently closed.

Saturday Arts Lab

FRONT: From the exhibition 1980s Style: Image and Design in the Dorsky Museum CollectionDetail: Barbara Kasten, Construct A + A, 1984, Polaroid on paper, 24 x 20 in., Gift of Monique Goldstrom

L ART LECTURE SERIES Wednesdays, 11:00 a.m. Lecture Center 102 and Coykendall Science Building Auditorium

Information: 845-257-3830 Each semester the Student Art Alliance invites artists, historians, critics and curators to give presentations on their work or on current issues in contemporary culture. A partial listing of presenters appears on this calendar. For a complete listing, visit the campus calendar at www.newpaltz.edu.

S SATURDAY ARTS LABClasses run for 8 weeks:February 22–April 12

Visit www.newpaltz.edu/sal for course descriptions and call 845-257-3850 to register.

The Saturday Arts Lab is part of the School of Fine and Performing Arts’ Community Arts School at SUNY New Paltz. Offering dynamic education programming in the visual arts, theater, and music for students from kindergarten through high school, we encourage students to explore the unique qualities of the arts through classes carefullydesignedforeachage,grade,and/orexperiencelevel. Classes are taught by SUNY New Paltz faculty, area arts teachers, community artists and performers, and advanced students in our arts education and graduate music programs, under the supervision of our faculty.

The Saturday Arts Lab is an innovative arts laboratory in which experimentation is encouraged and investigation is supported and guided through learner-centered curriculum. Courses are hands-on and activities are designed to stimulatecreativeproblemfinding/solvingandcriticalthinking in a supportive and inclusive learning environment.

JANUARYD

MARY REID KELLEY: WORKING OBJECTS AND VIDEOSJanuary 22–April 13, 2014Daniel Belasco, CuratorThe Dorsky MuseumOpening reception: Saturday, February 8, 5-7 p.m.

Mary Reid Kelley’s visually rich and intellectually stimulating video art converses with history. Fusing techniques of live performance and stop-motion animation, Reid Kelley creates poignant characters who declaim in droll verse, blending Homer and Cindy Sherman. Mary Reid Kelley: Working Objects and Videos will be the first museum exhibition devoted to the finely crafted and researched costumes, objects, and drawings that Mary Reid Kelley creates for her videos, in collaboration with Patrick Kelley. These working objects reveal Reid Kelley as a master of the contemporary impulse to work across and synthesize art media.

FEBRUARYD

ALONG HIS OWN LINES: A RETROSPECTIVE OF NEW YORK REALIST EUGENE SPEICHERFebruary 5–July 13, 2014Valerie Ann Leeds, CuratorThe Dorsky MuseumOpening reception: Saturday, February 8, 5–7 pm

New York painter Eugene Speicher (1883-1962) was one of the foremost American realists of his generation, closely associated with George Bellows, Robert Henri, Leon Kroll, and Rockwell Kent. Born in Buffalo, NY, Speicher first garnered national recognition in the 1910s for his incisive portraits of actors, artists, and friends, which were collected by many prominent American museums. Splitting his professional time between New York City and Woodstock, NY, Speicher expanded his repertoire to include still life, nudes, and landscape. Along His Own Lines will be the first Speicher museum survey since 1963. The exhibition and accompanying catalogue will explore Speicher’s role in the Woodstock art colony and the New York art world and reevaluate his place in the canon of early 20th-century American art.

D 1980s STYLE: IMAGE AND DESIGN IN THE DORSKY MUSEUM COLLECTIONFebruary 5–July 13, 2014Daniel Belasco, CuratorThe Dorsky MuseumOpening reception: Saturday, February 8, 5–7 pm

The 1980s had a look all its own. 1980s Style includes prints, photographs, and jewelry from the collection of The Dorsky Museum that exemplify the stark geometries and vibrant colors of the decade. The exhibition asks viewers: To what extent are bold shapes, bright colors, asymmetry, and cartoonish figuration the visual and formal manifestations of emotional turmoil and artistic activism? Featuring work by Tina Barney, Richard Bosman, Frank Gillette, Lisa Gralnick, Barbara Kasten, George McNeil, Judy Pfaff, Andy Warhol, and others.

D TOUR OF ALONG HIS OWN LINES: A RETROSPECTIVE OF NEW YORK REALIST EUGENE SPEICHER WITH CURATOR VALERIE ANN LEEDSSaturday, February 8, 4:00 p.m.The Dorsky Museum, Free

Eugene Speicher, Portrait of a French Girl (Jeanne Balzac), c. 1924, oil on canvas, 40 x 36 ¼ in., Woodstock Artists Association and Museum Permanent Collection, Gift of F. G. Jarman, Jr.

M ALEX PEH, PIANO RECITAL - “EMBRACEABLE YOU”Tuesday, February 11, 8:00 p.m. Julien J. Studley TheatreTickets $8, $6, $3 at the door

Notions of love, jealousy and despair as seen in the romantic piano music of Chopin, Verdi, Gershwin and Stravinsky.

L AMY YOES, GRAPHIC DESIGNERWednesday, February 12, 11:00 a.m.Call 845-257-3830 for locationFree

M GREG DINGER, GUITAR RECITALThursday, February 20, 8:00 p.m.Nadia and Max Shepard Recital Hall.Tickets $8, $6, $3 at the door

Love and the Guitar through the ages.

M THE PONÉ ENSEMBLE FOR NEW MUSIC 40TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT Tuesday, February 25, 8:00 p.m. McKenna Theatre. Tickets: $8, $6, $3 at the door

Music by composers who came to fame during the Poné Ensemble’s 40 years as the premiere Hudson Valley ensemble dedicated to 20th and 21st century music. Visit www.PoneEnsemble.org for concert program details.

T BURIED CHILD, BY SAM SHEPARD DIRECTED BY FRANK TREZZAFebruary 27–March 1, March 6–8 at 8:00 p.m.March 2 and 9 at 2:00 p.m.Parker TheatreTickets: $18, $16, $10

Box Office opens: February 17The 1970s are a backdrop for Sam Shepard’s examination of family and the American Dream in the midst of rural life and traditional values.

MARCH

D ARTISTS’ TALK: MARY REID KELLEY AND PATRICK KELLEYSunday, March 2, 2:00 p.m.The Dorsky Museum, Free

M MADERA VOXTuesday, March 4, 8:00 p.m. McKenna Theatre Tickets: $8, $6, $3 at the door

A spirited and sophisticated ensemble (oboe, bassoon, piano, percussion and voice) premieres The Dreamer, Awakened, writtenforMaderaVoxbycomposer/alumnus Shirley Hoffman Warren. The ensemble’s unconventional and kaleidoscopic programming will include works by Weill, Mancini and Corea.

M FACULTY JAZZ - “THE LONELINESS AND LUSHNESS OF JAZZ”Tuesday, March 11, 8:00 p.m. McKenna Theatre Tickets: $8, $6, $3 at the door

Music of Billie Holiday, Ornette Coleman, and Billy Strayhorn.

M THE ROMANTIC OBOETuesday, March 25, 8:00 p.m. McKenna Theatre. Tickets: $8, $6, $3 at the door

Oboist Joël Evans, violist Valentina Charlap-Evans and pianist Ruthanne Schempf will perform works of the 19th and early 20th century influenced by romantic and gothic literature.

APRILM STUDENT HONORS RECITAL

Tuesday, April 1, 8:00 p.m. McKenna Theatre. Tickets: $8, $6, $3 at the door

Continuing a twenty-year tradition, the music faculty is proud to present talented music majors in concert.

D ARTISTS’ TALK: ANN LOVETT AND STEPHEN LADIN ON “1980s STYLE”Sunday, April 6, 2:00 p.m.The Dorsky Museum, Free

M THE CONCERT CHOIR AND CHAMBER SINGERSTuesday, April 8, 8:00 p.m. McKenna Theatre Tickets: $8, $6, $3 at the door

A program of sacred and secular choral music featuring J. S. Bach’s Jesu, meine Freude.

D “EUGENE SPEICHER IN ART HISTORY” PANEL DISCUSSIONSaturday, April 12, 1:00 p.m.Woodstock Artists Association and Museum28 Tinker St., Woodstock, NYFree

M GUITAR AND VOCAL CHAMBER JAZZ ENSEMBLESMonday, April 21, 8:00 p.m. Julien J. Studley TheatreTickets: $8, $6, $3 at the door

Jazz students perform in guitar, vocal and mixed ensembles.

M SENIOR CHAMBER JAZZ ENSEMBLESTuesday, April 22, 8:00 p.m. Julien J. Studley TheatreTickets: $8, $6, $3 at the door

Students in the Jazz program showcase their improvisational skills in an energetic evening of great music.

L MARK DION, CRITICWednesday, April 23, 11:00 a.m.Call 845-257-3830 for locationFree

T ON THE VERGE, BY ERIC OVERMYER DIRECTED BY CONNIE ROTUNDAApril 24–26, May 1–3 at 8:00 p.m.April 27 & May 4 at 2:00 p.m.McKenna TheatreTickets: $18, $16 $10 Box Office opens April 16

Brave, willing and yearning to see it all, three women explorers begin their trek to Terra Incognita in 1888, only to discover they are adrift in time.

M CHAMBER JAZZ ENSEMBLESThursday, April 24, 8:00 p.m. Julien J. Studley TheatreTickets: $8, $6, $3 at the door

Another excellent cast of Jazz students present classic and original repertoire.

D BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS THESIS EXHIBITION IFriday-Tuesday, April 25–29Opening Reception: Friday, April 25, 5-7:00 p.m.

E INTEGRITY IN ART EDUCATION KEEPING STUDENTS CENTRAL IN A DATA DRIVEN WORLD9th Annual Symposium - Region NYS Art Teacher’s Association Saturday, April 26, 9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

Pre-registration by April 1: $60 NYSATA member, $75 non-member, $10 student 845-257-3759. Information: nysata7.wordpress.com

M SYMPHONIC BANDTuesday, April 29, 8:00 p.m. Julien J. Studley TheatreTickets: $8, $6, $3 at the door

Under the direction of Dr. Joël Evans, the ensemble will perform music by Gustav Holst, Percy Grainger and John Williams.

MAYM SENIOR STUDENT COMPOSITIONS

Thursday, May 1, 8:00 p.m. Julien J. Studley TheatreTickets: $8, $6, $3 at the door

New works performed by faculty and students.

D BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS THESIS EXHIBITION IIFriday-Tuesday, May 2–6Opening Reception: Friday, May 2, 5-7:00 p.m.

M COLLEGIUM MUSICUMSunday, May 4, 3:00 p.m. Nadia and Max Shepard Recital Hall.Tickets: $8, $6, $3 at the door

Hear Ye, good citizens! The university ensemble for early music presents pieces from Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque periods, including French chansons, English lute songs, and troubadour music.

M COLLEGE YOUTH SYMPHONYSunday, May 4, 7:00 p.m. Julien J. Studley TheatreTickets: $8, $6, $3 at the door

The repertoire will include the Love Duet of Hanson, Love Music of Moussorgsky, Herzwunden (Heart’s wound) of Grieg and CYS Competition winner, violinist Gabrielle Bouissou, playing Zigeunerweisen (Gypsy Airs).

D FIRST SUNDAY FREE GALLERY TOUR ALONG HIS OWN LINES: A RETROSPECTIVE OF NEW YORK REALIST EUGENE SPEICHERSunday, May 4, 2:00 p.m.The Dorsky Museum

M THE CHORAL ENSEMBLESTuesday, May 6, 8:00 p.m. Julien J. Studley TheatreTickets: $8, $6, $3 at the door

Under the direction of Edward Lundergan, the Choral Ensembles perform Haydn’s Mass in Time of War with soloists and orchestra, along with Gustav Holst’s Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda.

M VOCAL STUDIO RECITALThursday, May 8, 8:00 p.m. Julien J. Studley TheatreTickets: $8, $6, $3

Vocal students of Professor Kent Smith perform a variety of romantic selections from opera and song repertoire.

D MASTER OF FINE ARTS THESIS EXHIBITION IFriday-Tuesday, May 9–13Opening Reception: Friday, May 9, 5-7:00 p.m.

M MUSIC THERAPY ENSEMBLE CONCERT

Wednesday, May 14, 7:00 p.m. Nadia and Max Shepard HallFree Admission.

Graduate music therapists perform repertoire to improve your mood at the semesters’ end.

D MASTER OF FINE ARTS THESIS EXHIBITION IIFriday-Tuesday, May 16–20

Opening Reception: Friday, May 16, 7:30-9:30 p.m.

JUNE D “REMEMBERING EUGENE SPEICHER”

PANEL DISCUSSIONSunday, June 1, 2:00 p.m.The Dorsky Museum

Join the conversation… #snpfpa / snpfpa @snpfpa @snpfpawww.newpaltz.edu/artnews

Mary Reid Kelley with Patrick Kelley, Still from Priapus Agonistes, 2013, HD vid-eo, sound, 15 min. 9 sec., Courtesy the artist and Fredericks and Freiser Gallery, New York, Susanne Vielmetter LA Projects, and Pilar Corrias Gallery, London

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THEATRE

www.newpaltz.edu/theatre Box Office: 845-257-3880 boxoffice@newpaltz.edu

Open Monday – Friday 11:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. in Parker Theatre LobbyBox Office dates: February 17 – March 7 and April 16 –May 2

Also open one hour prior to each performance in the lobby of the venue. Purchase tickets online at www.newpaltz.edu/theatre or by phone at 845-257-3880 with a credit card or in person at the Box Office with cash, check or credit card.

Tickets purchased on line or by phone are held at the Will Call Ticket Pick Up which opens one hour prior to each performance in the venue’s lobby.  Group discounts are available. Contact the Box Office manager at 845-257-3936 for details.  Sorry, no refunds or exchanges on lost, stolen or unused tickets and no unpaid ticket reservations.

D DORSKY MUSEUM

www.newpaltz.edu/museum 845-257-3844

Hours: Wednesday – Sunday 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.Closed on Monday, Tuesday, university holidays and intersessions. Wheelchair accessibleSuggested donation: $5

Gallery talks, group tours, concerts, performances, symposia, and other public programs take place throughout the year. For updated information about these programs, visit the museum’s website.

M MUSIC CONCERTS

www.newpaltz.edu/music 845-257-2700

Unless otherwise noted, tickets to Music Department concerts are available one hour prior to each concert in the lobby of the venue. All tickets are general admission (no reserved seating). Tickets may be purchased at the door with cash or a check.

Parker, McKenna and the Julien J. Studley theatres, as well as the Nadia & Max Shepard Recital Hall have accessible entrances. Parker and McKenna theatres are equipped with assistive listening systems. Please notify the Box Office staff when placing your order if you have any special needs. 845-257-3880

E Art Education

845-257-3850•www.newpaltz.edu/arted

D Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art 845-257-3844•www.newpaltz.edu/museum

L Art Lectures

845-257-3830

M Music - Love, Jealousy, and Despair in Music

845-257-2700•www.newpaltz.edu/music

S Saturday Arts Lab 845-257-3850•www.newpaltz.edu/sal

T Theatre

845-257-3865•www.newpaltz.edu/theatre

PARKING NOTICE: The Plattekill Avenue Lot located at the corner of Route 32 S. and Plattekill Avenue is permanently closed.

Saturday Arts Lab

FRONT: From the exhibition 1980s Style: Image and Design in the Dorsky Museum CollectionDetail: Barbara Kasten, Construct A + A, 1984, Polaroid on paper, 24 x 20 in., Gift of Monique Goldstrom

LART LECTURE SERIES Wednesdays, 11:00 a.m. Lecture Center 102 and Coykendall Science Building Auditorium

Information: 845-257-3830 Each semester the Student Art Alliance invites artists, historians, critics and curators to give presentations on their work or on current issues in contemporary culture. A partial listing of presenters appears on this calendar. For a complete listing, visit the campus calendar at www.newpaltz.edu.

SSATURDAY ARTS LABClasses run for 8 weeks:February 22–April 12

Visit www.newpaltz.edu/sal for course descriptions and call 845-257-3850 to register.

The Saturday Arts Lab is part of the School of Fine and Performing Arts’ Community Arts School at SUNY New Paltz. Offering dynamic education programming in the visual arts, theater, and music for students from kindergarten through high school, we encourage students to explore the unique qualities of the arts through classes carefullydesignedforeachage,grade,and/orexperiencelevel. Classes are taught by SUNY New Paltz faculty, area arts teachers, community artists and performers, and advanced students in our arts education and graduate music programs, under the supervision of our faculty.

The Saturday Arts Lab is an innovative arts laboratory in which experimentation is encouraged and investigation is supported and guided through learner-centered curriculum. Courses are hands-on and activities are designed to stimulatecreativeproblemfinding/solvingandcriticalthinking in a supportive and inclusive learning environment.

JANUARYD

MARY REID KELLEY: WORKING OBJECTS AND VIDEOSJanuary 22–April 13, 2014Daniel Belasco, CuratorThe Dorsky MuseumOpening reception: Saturday, February 8, 5-7 p.m.

Mary Reid Kelley’s visually rich and intellectually stimulating video art converses with history. Fusing techniques of live performance and stop-motion animation, Reid Kelley creates poignant characters who declaim in droll verse, blending Homer and Cindy Sherman. Mary Reid Kelley: Working Objects and Videos will be the first museum exhibition devoted to the finely crafted and researched costumes, objects, and drawings that Mary Reid Kelley creates for her videos, in collaboration with Patrick Kelley. These working objects reveal Reid Kelley as a master of the contemporary impulse to work across and synthesize art media.

FEBRUARYD

ALONG HIS OWN LINES: A RETROSPECTIVE OF NEW YORK REALIST EUGENE SPEICHERFebruary 5–July 13, 2014Valerie Ann Leeds, CuratorThe Dorsky MuseumOpening reception: Saturday, February 8, 5–7 pm

New York painter Eugene Speicher (1883-1962) was one of the foremost American realists of his generation, closely associated with George Bellows, Robert Henri, Leon Kroll, and Rockwell Kent. Born in Buffalo, NY, Speicher first garnered national recognition in the 1910s for his incisive portraits of actors, artists, and friends, which were collected by many prominent American museums. Splitting his professional time between New York City and Woodstock, NY, Speicher expanded his repertoire to include still life, nudes, and landscape. Along His Own Lines will be the first Speicher museum survey since 1963. The exhibition and accompanying catalogue will explore Speicher’s role in the Woodstock art colony and the New York art world and reevaluate his place in the canon of early 20th-century American art.

D 1980s STYLE: IMAGE AND DESIGN IN THE DORSKY MUSEUM COLLECTIONFebruary 5–July 13, 2014Daniel Belasco, CuratorThe Dorsky MuseumOpening reception: Saturday, February 8, 5–7 pm

The 1980s had a look all its own. 1980s Style includes prints, photographs, and jewelry from the collection of The Dorsky Museum that exemplify the stark geometries and vibrant colors of the decade. The exhibition asks viewers: To what extent are bold shapes, bright colors, asymmetry, and cartoonish figuration the visual and formal manifestations of emotional turmoil and artistic activism? Featuring work by Tina Barney, Richard Bosman, Frank Gillette, Lisa Gralnick, Barbara Kasten, George McNeil, Judy Pfaff, Andy Warhol, and others.

D TOUR OF ALONG HIS OWN LINES: A RETROSPECTIVE OF NEW YORK REALIST EUGENE SPEICHER WITH CURATOR VALERIE ANN LEEDSSaturday, February 8, 4:00 p.m.The Dorsky Museum, Free