Olive Free Library’s Exhibitions

I See RED
6th Annual Small Works Show with
a benefit concert featuring the B2’s

The Olive Free Library Association is pleased to present its 6th Annual Small Works Show featuring 49 regional Hudson Valley artists displaying 73 works. The exhibition, titled “I See Red” will be displayed in the Library’s Community Gallery, and will run from Saturday, November 18, 2023 through Saturday, January 6, 2024 with an opening reception and concert fundraiser featuring The B2’s on Saturday, November 18, from 3 to 5 pm (benefit concert from 3:30 – 4:30 pm). The concert will take place in the Olive Free Library’s main library room. Drinks and snacks will be provided. A $10 donation is suggested.

Sandra Scheuer and Kathy Yacoe, curators of “I See Red” have, together with other members of the Olive Free Library’s Exhibition Committee, put together a lively and varied (but relating to the theme) exhibition of local and regional artworks, all limited to 12” x 12”, in many different media. The call for art resulted in 141 submissions of which 73 were chosen offering the community a great way to purchase works by local artists (within a 50-mile radius) at affordable prices, just in time for the holidays!

The Olive Free Library’s Exhibition committee is very excited that female vocal group The B2’s has agreed to perform during the Small Works Show’s opening reception, raising funds for its exhibitions program. The November 18 combined art opening and concert event will be one of the highlights of the Library’s holiday season. The B2’s are a Voice Ensemble founded and directed by musician, songleader, arranger, and choral director Debbie Lan. With original arrangements by Debbie, The B2’s eclectic and uplifting repertoire includes songs by Tom Waits, 4 Non Blondes, Agnes Obel, Ma Muse, Rising Appalachia, Sting, and the Indigo girls amongst others. Other B2’s members are Betty Boomer, Ruth Molloy, Suzanne Stokes, Carol Bialy, Noelle Damon, Kathy Flannery, Rita Prusinski, Vicki Koenig, and Donna Greenfield Cullen. A $10 donation is suggested with 100% of the proceeds benefiting the Olive Free Library!

Participating “I See Red” artists: Robin Adler, Jim Allen, Samantha Attzs-Martinez, Beverly Bennett, Linda Champanier, Lucille Colin, Chris Collins, Carey Conaway, Amy Cote, Maxine Davidowitz, Cynthia R Dill, Staats Fasoldt, Sharon Frey, Denise Giardullo, Barbara Gordon, Katherine Gray, Karen Heusel, Janette Kahil, Deborah Kittay-Heffler, Robin Kornstein, Carol LaMonda, Piper Levine, Myra Lobel, Kate Masters, Wilma Miller, Ann Morris, Grey Morris, Sylvia Mueller, Sean Nixon, Sandra Nystrom, Jacqueline Oster, Suzanne Parker, Bryan Perrin, Susan Phillips, Geraldine Popko, Elaine Ralston, Joe Reilly, John Scribner, Roberta Sickler, Ann Marie Silvani, Janet Siskind, Jan Sosnowitz, Lisa Starger, Cindy Sumerano, Samantha Taylor, David Vorves, Joyce Washor, Roni Wilder-Guidi, and Kathy Yacoe.

I See RED, 6th Annual Small Works Show
Exhibition Dates: November 18, 2023 – January 6, 2024
Opening: Saturday, November 18, 2023, 3 – 5 pm
Concert Fundraiser with The B2’s: Saturday, November 18, 2023, 3:30 – 4:30 pm

OLIVE FREE LIBRARY'S EXHIBITION SCHEDULE 2024

January 20 – March 2, 2024: Now & Then, a show of works by Woodstock School of Art (WSA) students and alumni, juried by Jenne Currie and coordinated by WSA

March 16 – May 4, 2024: In Search of the Goddess, an exhibition focusing on idealized feminine iconography, both ancient and modern, curated by Kathy Yacoe and Sandra Scheuer

May 18 – July 6, 2024: Fabrication, fiber and textiles exhibition curated by Janette Kahil and Linda Schultz

July 20 – September 7, 2024: Monochromatic, 7th Annual Juried Summer Group Show juried by Melinda Stickney-Gibson and coordinated by Nathalie Andrews --> click here for the call for art!

September 21 – November 2, 2024: title TBD, an exhibition curated by Robert Langdon from the Emerge Gallery

November 16, 2024 – January 4, 2025: In the Still of the Night (working title), 7th Annual Small Works Show curated by Susan Shaftan Perrin and Jan Sosnowitz