Community Calendar

The Norman Rockwell Museum is honored to present a rare series of early twentieth century lighting advertisements by Norman Rockwell and fellow Golden Age illustrators Maxfield Parrish, N.C. Wyeth, Dean Cornwell, Stanley Arthurs, Worth Brehm, and Charles Chambers created for Edison Mazda Lamps, a division of the General Electric Company. These luminous, richly painted works were widely circulated in published advertisements through the 1920s and are on loan to the Museum for the first time through the generosity of GE Aerospace.

Biweekly farmer's market in the heart of Woodstock. Shop for locally grown produce, fresh fish, ethically raised meat and handcrafted gifts. New location at the Woodstock Community Center on Rock City Road, now with live music!

Featuring locally grown and produced foods, including fruits and vegetables, cheeses, meats, breads, and more. Offering SNAP/HIP benefits. Live music! Admission is free.

Learn how to apply Shaker cotton tape to a chair. Materials are NOT included. Our instructor Beth Dorn will be in contact with participants to direct them to purchase tape, foam and tacks for their chair. We have a limited supply of Shaker style chairs available for purchase.

You must enroll by March 29th to participate in the April 19th workshop.

Norman Rockwell: Illustrating Humor highlights selections from Rockwell’s most amusing artworks drawn from the Museum’s permanent collection.

Norman Rockwell: Illustrating Humor runs concurrently with What, Me Worry? The Art and Humor of MAD Magazine, this summer’s landmark exhibition of original art from one of America’s oldest humor publications. These thematically linked exhibitions juxtapose and illuminate two strikingly different veins of American humor, from the gently comical to the outrageously satirical. The underlying unity, however, is apparent in the brilliance of the illustrations and the successful intent to prompt viewers’ laughter and, perhaps, invite rueful self-recognition.

“Once a Tree: Continuity, Creativity, and Connection” explores the deep-rooted significance of trees in Haudenosaunee culture, tradition, and creative expression. Featuring the work of 42 artists and more than 100 objects—including decorative and utilitarian baskets, cradleboards, snowshoes, ladles, lacrosse sticks, toys, instruments, carvings, and sleds—this exhibition highlights the important relationship between nature and artistry. Selected from the Museum’s permanent collection, the exhibition was created with guidance from curatorial consultants Terry Chrisjohn III (Oneida), Preston Jacobs (Mohawk), and Sheila Ransom (Mohawk).

"Separated but Unbroken: The Haudenosaunee Boarding School Experience" explores the lasting impact of the Thomas Indian School, once located on the Cattaraugus Reservation south of Buffalo, NY, and The Mohawk Institute near Branford, Ontario. These institutions, which enrolled a significant number of Haudenosaunee students, were part of a larger system that sought to erase Indigenous identities while deeply shaping the lives of those who endured them. Co-curated by Erin Keaton (Mohawk), the exhibition sheds light on Haudenosaunee resilience.

Come together for a mindful morning at Siegel-Kline Kill! In celebration of Earth Day, this slow-paced forest bathing walk will focus on appreciating signs of spring and incorporate breathwork and meditation.

New to forest bathing? No experience is necessary! Led by a trained guide, participants will be guided through the mindfulness practice and use the sights and sounds of Siegel-Kline Kill as inspiration.

What to expect: We will walk about a mile along the Meadow Loop Trail, an open, mowed grass path. The program will also include sitting for an extended period while forest bathing.

The second annual Smith Arts Day celebrates the artistic and creative community at Smith, bringing the arts together across disciplines and across campus. Explore performances, exhibitions, workshops, art-making activities, and more throughout the afternoon and evening. Free and open to the public. Sponsored by the Smith Office of the Arts. For more information, visit www.smith.edu/smithartsday

Visit the classroom between April 15-19th for an all day, drop-in, LEGO Building contest.

All entries will be displayed in the adult fiction section of the Library from April 22– 27th for voting in person and on Facebook.

The winner will receive a prize!

This is a FREE program. All ages are welcome to participate.

For questions, please call 518-673-2314 ext. 106 or email info@arkellmuseum.org

Check out our windows where Joanne Pagano Weber "Portraits of Saugerties” will be on display for the month of April for Poetry Month. Joanne started this project a few years ago and wanted to let each portrait spring from her desire to communicate through the heart of each person, so they tell their stories visually.

Will Nixon is a local poet who wrote “If Not in Heaven, Then in Saugerties” which came out in late 2024. Will’s poetry book has acrostic poems, when the first letter of each new line spells out the word, in this case the businesses in Saugerties. On the cover of Will’s poetry book you will find Joanne’s portraits because they wanted to celebrate the people and places of Saugerties.

You will be able to purchase “If Not in Heaven, Then in Saugerties” by Will Nixon in the front of Newberry Artisan Market and when you check out the windows to see if you know the locals that Joanne painted!