Our Winter/Spring2025 Art Show is on its way in now, so please join us for our opening reception during Art Night Schenectady on Feb 21st! We reached the goal of over $1,000.00 raised from our last show to help the Child Advocacy Center Schenectady, and we would love to do the same for C.R.E.A.T.E this time around! 30% of all art sold throughout the next 3 months (including prints) will directly benefit C.R.E.A.T.E (The rest goes straight to the artists, so it's a win-win when you buy art from here! On the night of the reception, we will also have fundraiser raffle baskets, live music, refreshments, and a tattoo flash event at Last Nerve, so don't miss it, be there or be square. ;)
Stop by Mohawk Valley Art Shoppe and Last Nerve Tattoo for ART NIGHT this Friday in your ugliest and most festive holiday garb for some awesome live music and local art! (as always, 30% of all art sold goes to support a local charity, and this one is The Child Advocacy Center of Schenectady!) The store will be open til 8:30 pm for anyone out doing some last-minute shopping too, and your ugly sweater will earn you 10% off any item!
***JUST over one week away!!!*** Our seasonal art reception is Friday Nov. 15th during Schenectady Art Night @artnightschenectady ! Make sure you stop in and see the beautiful new works of art we have just hung and of course, the whole neighborhood will be OVERFLOWING with local art as well so wear your walkin' shoes! We'll have tons of goodies for you as well, including coffee locally roasted by Mohawk Coffee Company, baked goods, live music & raffles for both MVAS and LNTThe organization we've chosen to represent this time is the Schenectady County Child Advocacy Center. They do awesome and much-needed work protecting and providing resources for children who have been abused, sexually abused, neglected, and trafficked in Schenectady. We are proud to support them by showcasing Schenectady's fine artists and talented local musicians. As always, Mohawk Valley Art Shoppe and Last Nerve Tattoo pledge to donate all of our 30% commission to the charity for all artwork sold, and the rest goes directly to our wonderful local artists. It's going to be a great night, so come party with us! #schenectadyartscene @artnightschenectady @aroundschenectady @lastnervetattoo @lyndsaygrimescreates
Third Friday Schenectady Art night!
Every 3rd Friday of the month Schenectady will have live music and ART in a ton of venues, including Mohawk Valley Art Shoppe, Bear & Bird, Storied Coffee, New York Folklore, Whitney Book Corner, Unbeetable, Bittersweet Candy, The Armory, C.R.E.A.T.E, Alchemy Studios, and Moon &river Cafe! Come check it out!!
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ART NIGHT!!!! Make sure to stop by for some live music and LIVE PAINTING with @juliadurgee !
Watch Julia Durgee paint an alla prima oil painting live and listen to her decisions about color, brushstrokes, composition and overall simplification.By the end of this impressionist demo, you will learn:
The importance of under-painting and starting "warm" Tone vs. color
How a good composition moves the viewer's eye around
A color palette hack
Questions, filming and interruptions encouraged.
Bio:Julia Durgee is a Niskayuna resident and Sr. Manager, Omnichannel Marketing & Insights at Beech-Nut baby food in Amsterdam, N.Y. She has an B.S. in apparel design from Cornell University and an M.B.A. from the University of Notre Dame. She went to Shaker High School and lived in NYC, Orlando, Maine, and finally returned home to the capital region during COVID. She is an accomplished commercial illustrator, impressionist painter and incessant volunteer. She recently won two “Best in Show” awards at Historic Albany Foundation’s 2023 BUILT show and the 2024 Stockade Villagers’ Outdoor Art Show. Please follow her on Instagram @juliadurgee or visit her website www.juliadurgee.com
WOO HOO!! Our next seasonal art reception is September 7th during the Stockade Art Show! Make sure you come in and see the amazing works of art we have on display and of course, the whole neighborhood will be OVERFLOWING with local art as well so make a whole day of it! We'll have tons of goodies for you as well, including coffee locally roasted by Mohawk Coffee Company, baked goods & raffles for both MVAS and LNT
The organization we've chosen to represent this time is the Northeast Avian Rescue. They do incredible work rescuing and rehabilitating neglected/ surrendered parrots and other exotic birds, and we can't wait to raise some funds for the birds!
Join us for our seasonal art exhibition featuring our amazing local artists! We'll have live music, snacks, and of course, some gorgeous works of art! This charity event to benefit Operation at Ease, is free to the public, and if you decide to purchase original art or prints, we donate ALL of our 30% commission, so it will directly benefit the amazing organization that trains shelter dogs to be therapy dogs for veterans and first responders with PTSD. Last Nerve Tattoo across the hall will be doing tons of raffles discounted bookings in support of Operation at Ease as well. Hope to see you then!!