Art

Feb 4 – May 21: Sara Greenberger Rafferty: Gloves Off. Curated by Andrew Ingall. An exhibition of recent work by the Brooklyn-based artist known for unsettling works that contend with topics such as domesticity, the body, consumer culture, fashion, and violence. Her new objects — blurring the lines between two and three dimensions — feature images printed on acetate that are then painted and mounted on irregular, hand-cut Plexiglas. Free. • Sara Bedrick Gallery, Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, SUNY New Paltz, 1 Hawk Drive, New Paltz, 845.257.3844; www.newpaltz.edu/dorskymuseum

Feb 4 – May 21: Textures of Iraq: Contemporary Art from the Collection of Oded Halahmy. Curated by Murtaza Vali. Drawn from the collection of New York-based sculptor Oded Halahmy, this exhibition presents his work alongside eight contemporary artists from Iraq. From abstract collages to the Hebrew calligraphy seen in Halahmy’s art, these works demonstrate the importance of letters, words, and books in Iraqi society, culture and visual arts, both past and present. Free. • Howard Greenberg Family Gallery, Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, SUNY New Paltz, 1 Hawk Drive, New Paltz, 845.257.3844; www.newpaltz.edu/dorskymuseum

Feb 19 – April 23: Fragments of Imagination Exhibition. An exhibition of art crafted from cast-off, discarded, and repurposed materials. This art demonstrates the importance of conserving our limited natural resources. Through the creative use of different, unlikely materials and imagination, a conversation is started on new ways of envisioning environmental issues. A workshop and lecture will include the outreach programming. Mon-Fri 10-4; Sat/Sun 1-4 p.m. Rockland Center for the Arts, 27 S. Greenbush Rd., West Nyack, 845.358.0877;                  www.rocklandartcenter.org

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February 1 – April 9:  Intimately Unfamiliar: New Work by New Paltz Art Faculty. Curated by Michael Asbill.  Featuring projects in a wide range of mediums by more than 20 members of the art faculty at SUNY New Paltz, the work in this exhibition is connected by a tension that exists between recognizable objects, places, and spaces encountered every day and the degree to which the ordinary is complicated, fascinating, and most likely unknowable. Free. Alice and Horace Chandler Gallery and North Gallery, Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, SUNY New Paltz, 1 Hawk Drive, New Paltz, 845.257.3844; www.newpaltz.edu/dorskymuseum​

February 4 – May 21: Carl Walters and Woodstock Ceramic Arts. Curated by Tom Wolf. The first major exhibition of ceramic art pioneer Carl Walters’ work since the 1950s, this retrospective surveys his over 40-year career within the context of ceramic arts in Woodstock, from the Byrdcliffe arts and crafts colony in the early 20th century to the modernists of the Maverick art colony in the 1920s and 30s. Free. Morgan Anderson Gallery, SUNY New Paltz, 1 Hawk Drive, New Paltz, 845.257.3844; www.newpaltz.edu/dorskymuseum

​February 19 – April 23: Activism in Art: Art Changes Things Exhibition. Art that transcends ethnic, neighborhood/income, or gender boundaries.  An exhibit that operates as an empowering agent of change, presenting work that challenges notions of class. This work is meant to start conversations and break down stereotypes, not push people away. A series of exhibition-based programs will be scheduled in conjunction with this exhibit. Mon – Fri 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.; Sat and Sun 1-4 p.m.  Rockland Center for the Arts, 27 S. Greenbush Rd., West Nyack, 845.358.0877; www.rocklandartcenter.org                                                            

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