2022 marks the centennial of three historic events that ignited public interest in exploring the Adirondack wilderness and climbing the “46” high peaks: formation of the Adirondack Mountain Club (ADK), publication of Robert Marshall’s High Peaks of the Adirondacks, and Grace … [Read more...] about 1922 Centennial: Evolution of the Adirondack High Peaks Wilderness
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“Paul Matthews ~ An Adirondack Artist” Exhibition at the Adirondack History Museum
Paul Matthews was a complicated artist. Sometimes an expressionist, sometimes a realist, he veered across conventional categories at will, switching back and forth from luminous portraiture to macabre narrative, and from mythological erotica to Fauve collage. In his Keene studio, … [Read more...] about “Paul Matthews ~ An Adirondack Artist” Exhibition at the Adirondack History Museum
Adirondack History Museum Hosts Artist Talk and Open-Air Disco
Artist Randi Renate will be speaking about her current sculpture, “blue is the atmospheric refraction I see you through,” which is now on view outside the Adirondack History Museum. The sculpture is a large participatory installation open to the public since August 2021. “blue … [Read more...] about Adirondack History Museum Hosts Artist Talk and Open-Air Disco
Museum Celebrates “A Woman’s View ~ Recognizing Artists in the Adirondack”
A gala reception welcomed museum patrons and art lovers to the formal celebration of the art show, "A Woman's View ~ Recognizing Artists in the Adirondacks" in the Rosenberg Gallery at the Adirondack History Museum. With over 100 visitors, the museum provided light fare and … [Read more...] about Museum Celebrates “A Woman’s View ~ Recognizing Artists in the Adirondack”
Adirondack History Museum Welcomes Sculptor Randi Renate
Work progressing on sculpture “blue is the atmospheric refraction I see you through" The internal stairway and frame of a new, temporary sculpture are taking shape outside the Adirondack History Museum. A scaffold of thick, fresh-sawn local cedar from Westport has slowly taken … [Read more...] about Adirondack History Museum Welcomes Sculptor Randi Renate