Essex, New York Guide and Community Blog
The Old Essex Firehouse is an early commercial building in Essex, NY built out of locally quarried graystone. Currently serving as a seasonal gallery for the Adirondack Art Association, the space has served many purposes over the years. The prominent building located at the intersection of Main Street (aka Lake Shore Road) and Station Road [...]
Poetry in Essex is back! I know, it’s not summer and the Adirondack Art Association is shuttered until the Canada Geese return. But poetry writers and poetry appreciators need not wait until summer for a wholesome doze of local, organic, free-range poetry. Here’s the skinny: Who: Poets and Poetry Aficionados What: Poetry Open Mic Where: [...]
Follow that Sign! Columbus Day Weekend (October 5, 6, & 7th) artists in our area will be opening their doors to you! “Life in the Adirondack’s doesn’t end after Labor Day, it’s just about to get to the good part… fall foliage…. crisp autumn days… and artists opening their studios for you all along the [...]
Summer postpartum depression got you down? Fear not. Poetry in Essex is the perfect antidote to the “So Long, Summer Blues”. Better than a cheap flight to a snowbird sanctuary. Better than a protracted Indian Summer. Better even than your serotonin reuptake inhibitor of choice. If the last two chilly nights (and days) have cooled [...]
Upcoming at the Adirondack Art Association Gallery in Essex, NY, is Remembering Alice: A Special Exhibition Featuring Works By—and Inspired by—The Late Alice Wand. The show will run from August 31, 2012-October 8, 2012. There will be a reception Friday, August 31, 5-8pm to celebrate the exhibit’s opening! Light refreshments are offered for a small [...]
The Adirondack Art Association is proud to announce its third exhibition group of the 2012 summer! The featured artists of this exhibit are sisters Katje McIntyre and Diane Hulburt. Local Art in Essex Gallery If you want to be the first to see the exhibit and get a chance to speak with the artists visit [...]
Is there life in Essex, NY after the July 4th holidays? Absolutely. And poetry too! On Tuesday night I witnessed plenty of both at the Adirondack Art Association. A month after the first Essex poetry reading, the old firehouse in downtown Essex once again summoned Champlain Valley poets and poetry aficionados for a celebration of words, [...]
Summer 2012 has revealed a rejuvenated and exciting Adirondack Art Association. Whether your interests run to paintings or poetry, sculpture or photography, cocktail parties or great views, the Old Firehouse in Essex, NY has been a hive of activity in recent weekss. Art, Artists and Art Lovers at the Adirondack Art Association I enjoyed Kathleen [...]
The Adirondack Art Association organizes several workshops every year. Coming up is a workshop called “Basic Drawing and Color Relationships.” If you’re a beginner or just interested in learning some of the art basics, then this particular art workshop may be the one for you! Who knows, it could start you on a new career path, or at [...]
The Adirondack Art Association is now hosting an exhibit featuring artists Wendy Miller and Helen Goetz. Their work explores themes of art and light in ceramic and glass in an exhibit entitled “Earth and Light — A Dance of Ceramic and Glass.” At once tactile and ethereal, utilitarian and visionary, the ceramics of Wendy Miller and [...]
