Gallery North Inc

GALLERY NORTH IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT FINE ART GALLERY WITH A MISSION TO PRESENT EXHIBITIONS OF CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS AND CRAFTS PERSONS, TO ASSIST AND ENCOURAGE ARTISTS BY BRINGING THEIR WORK TO THE ATTENTION OF THE PUBLIC, AND TO STIMULATE INTEREST IN THE ARTS BY PRESENTING INNOVATIVE, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. FURTHERMORE, GALLERY NORTH IS ORGANIZED TO SUPPORT ARTISTS OF THE LONG ISLAND REGION, TO OFFER EXHIBITIONS AND PROGRAMMING FOR THE ENJOYMENT OF CITIZENS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, TO EMBRACE THE ROLE OF DIVERSITY IN STRENGTHENING THE ARTS, AND TO ENGAGE IN LAWFUL ACTS OR ACTIVITIES FOR WHICH NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATIONS MAY BE ORGANIZED UNDER NEW YORK NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION LAW.

THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS IN THE STUDIO AT GALLERY NORTH. THESE CLASSES WERE IN A VARIETY OF MEDIUMS, SUCH AS WATERCOLOR, LIFE DRAWING, ENCAUSTIC, PAPER MAKING, AS WELL AS SILKSCREEN AND OTHER PRINTMAKING PROCESSES, DONE IN HOUSE ON A PRINTING PRESS. HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS OF ALL AGES BENEFITTED FROM OVER FORTY MONTHLY, WEEKLY, OR INDIVIDUAL ART CLASSES, INCLUDING OUR SUMMER ART EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR KIDS - SUMMER ARTVENTURES - WHICH RAN FOR SEVEN WEEKS FROM JULY TO AUGUST. THE STUDIO ALSO BEGAN ITS ART ABILITIES PROGRAM IN FALL 2021, A FREE ART PROGRAM FOR THOSE IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO LIVE WITH A DISABILITY OF ANY KIND. IN ADDITION, THE STUDIO ALSO CONTINUED TO OFFER THE CARMELA KOLMAN FELLOWSHIP.THE ORGANIZATION HOSTED ITS ANNUAL WET PAINT FESTIVAL FROM JUNE 5 TO JUNE 13, 2021, FEATURING 47 LOCAL ARTISTS. NOW IN ITS 17TH YEAR, THIS ANNUAL, OUTDOOR EVENT PROVIDED THE COMMUNITY WITH THE UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO WATCH LONG ISLAND'S PLEIN AIR PAINTERS AS THEY CAPTURE THE AREA'S NATURAL BEAUTY. THIS YEAR, IN AN EFFORT TO MAINTAIN CONTINUED SOCIAL DISTANCING GUIDELINES, THE GALLERY INVITED PARTICIPATING ARTISTS TO PAINT IN PUBLIC AT TWO DIFFERENT LOCAL, FEATURED LOCATIONS OR IN SOLITUDE. ALL PARTICIPANTS WERE THEN FEATURED IN A POP-UP EXHIBITION AT THE STUDIO AT GALLERY NORTH.

THE ORGANIZATION HELD SEVERAL SPECIAL EVENTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING THE MAKER'S MARKETS IN JUNE. THESE MARKETS WERE SMALL, WEEKLY OUTDOOR ART SHOWS THAT WERE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. OFFERED EVERY FRIDAY IN JUNE, THEY FEATURED REGIONAL ARTISTS PRESENTING THEIR WORK FOR SALE. IT ENTERTAINED OVER 1000 VISITORS OVER FOUR WEEKS. FURTHERMORE, GALLERY NORTH VISITORS WERE ENTERTAINED BY 8 FINE ART EXHIBITIONS OF THE HUNDREDS OF THE REGION'S PRE-EMINENT ARTISTS, INCLUDING ANNE RAYMOND, DARLENE CHARNECO, TY STROUDSBURG, CHRISTIAN WHITE, LOVID, KELYNN ALDER, AND TERRY ELKINS, AMONG MANY OTHERS. EACH EXHIBITIONS WAS COMPLEMENTED BY AN OPENING RECEPTION AND SOME WITH IN-PERSON OR VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING. ALL EXHIBITIONS, RECEPTIONS, AND PROGRAMS WERE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

IN SEPTEMBER, THE ORGANIZATION PRESENTED THE OUTDOOR ART SHOW AND MUSIC FESTIVAL, A SIGNATURE, ANNUAL EVENT. THIS TWO-DAY EVENT INCLUDED OVER 95 ARTISTS AND CRAFTSPEOPLE FROM ALL OVER NEW YORK STATE AND THE EAST COAST, AS WELL AS TEN DIFFERENT MUSICAL PERFORMANCES. THE EVENT WAS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND ATTRACTED OVER 8500 VISITORS TO GALLERY NORTH OVER TWO DAYS.