Piermont Public Library

25 Flywheel Park West, Piermont, NY 10968-1040

25 Flywheel Park West | Piermont, New York 10968
845-359-4595 | Hours

Student Art Show: Inspirations from Ireland

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Our Annual Student Art Show: Inspirations from Ireland is up and all are welcome to come and see it anytime the library is open!


Our students in grades 1 – 12 in Alexis Starke’s library art classes have been working on a variety of projects united by the theme Inspirations from Ireland. We have taken inspiration from the early medieval manuscript the Book of Kells; the contemporary animated film The Secret of Kells; and the jewel toned stained glass portraits of Harry Clarke, while learning some Irish history, culture, geography, and science along the way.


Come join in the excitement as our wonderful students share their artwork with the community!


Image by Clare

Create and Sip for Adults: Brazilian Landscape

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Our next Create and Sip event for adults with Alexis Starke is coming up!  This month, we will be creating a quick Brazilian landscaped inspired by Tarsila do Amaral.  We will touch on composition, shading, blending and value and should end up with a fantastic piece by the end of the night!
Each participant will receive a goody bag with chocolates, a mini bottle of wine, paper, and inspiration images. Oil pastels are ideal for this project (try them if you never have!) but colored pencils or crayons can work too. Our projects are always designed to be relaxed and beginner friendly but fun for all levels.  This is a live virtual class.
Registration for Piermont patrons starts Monday, May 1st, at 12:00 noon.  Registration for all starts Monday, May 8th, at 10:00 am.

Art Show of the Month Jorli Peña: Trays

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Join us on Sunday, August 6th, from 3:00 – 5:00 pm for an opening reception for our Art Show of the Month- Jorli Peña: Trays.  All are welcome to attend!  The show will be on view throughout the month of August.

“Trays”

A collection of hand-painted, high gloss trays designed to be used, loved, and admired. Various shapes and sizes. Fluid acrylic and polycrylic on wood.

Piermont-based artist Jorli Peña uses digital tools (mainly Adobe Illustrator) to create patterns inspired by the natural world and the chaotic beauty of life in general, before transferring them to physical objects.

Jorli (@jorli on Instagram) is also a writer and founder of multiple businesses including Main Street Coworking in Nyack, Artisanal Copy, and Open Door Intuition. 

Adult Create and Sip: New Zealand Artist John Pule

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Create and Sip is coming up! Details and registration on our website events calendar at piermontlibrary.org🎨🍷

Join us in our latest Create and Sip Even for Adults with Alexis Starke. We will be escaping from the cold to create imaginary landscapes inspired by New Zealand artist, John Pule, born on the island of Niue in the South Pacific. Described by the Queensland Art Gallery as “one of the Pacific’s most significant artists,” Pule is also an accomplished poet and novelist.

Each participant will receive a goody bag with chocolates, a mini bottle of wine, paper, and inspiration images. This project works best with acrylic paints, but markers, oil pastels, or even colored pencils or crayons can work as well. Pule often uses a mix of materials and you can too. We can provide some acrylics in little containers if you wish. Our projects area always designed to be relaxed and beginner friendly but fun for all levels. This is a live virtual class.

Lauren Rudolph: Not All Who Wander Are Lost

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All are invited to an opening reception on Sunday, January 8th, from 3:00 – 5:00 pm for our Art Show of the Month- Lauren Rudolph: Not All Who Wander Are Lost.  Visit the exhibition throughout the month, anytime the library is open.

I think of myself as a creative explorer. I am on a quest of self discovery through art and the act of creating and responding. These past few years have in a way drawn me even deeper into this act of self reflection and learning. I use paint and pencil in the form of portraiture to answer questions that I am not sure I will know the answer to. I am driven by curiosity and the idea of, what if? I would say that these paintings were inspired by that question. Why if I try this? What if I do that? I feel like I am wandering a path that has no true destination, just light bulbs going on along the way. I love to live a creative life that feels somewhat open ended. Following the breadcrumbs. I don’t feel that this is an aimless pursuit though, because there are those moments of completion, and these paintings symbolize that to me. I love to express from where I am at the moment. Art is a living and breathing thing, an expression from the soul. Art is life and art is a journey. I’m grateful to be on that journey.

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