The annual RiverArts© Studio Tour is coming up fast the first weekend in November. And I’m proud to be participating once again.
Open Studio Exhibition
in partnership with the RiverArts© 2024 Artists Studio Tour
November 2nd, Saturday from 11am – 5pm
November 3rd, Sunday from 11am – 3pm
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The Lofts at 423 Saw Mill River Road
3rd Floor Club Lounge
Ardsley, New York 10502
Here’s what you can expect.
Food – the main event, both paintings and edibles
This year I am dedicating this show to Riviera Bakehouse in Ardsley, which unfortunately closed in January 2024, after 70 years in business. My long and passionate painting obsession with desserts was inspired by Riviera’s classic, luscious, mouth-watering cakes, pies, and tarts and unique signature desserts. I’ll be exhibiting my Riviera dessert paintings as a group, including the signature slanted top birthday cake, so you can see their progression over time.
Fortunately, the owner, Liv Hansen, who made my dynamite 60th birthday party cake, opened an alternate location The Bakehouse at Tarrytown Metro North Train Station, offering breakfast and lunch menu options, grab-and-go dinners, cupcakes, cookies and a full coffee bar.
GDC and The Lofts has graciously offered up the 3rd Floor Lounge for the show, a large beautiful space, and will be providing food on Saturday from 2-4 and Sunday from 12-2.
Work-in-process will be included, along with some pre-dessert paintings. Notecards will be available for sale.
Of course, Oreos will be provided for biting (GF Oreos too!). Maybe your bite will turn up in a future painting…
Flowers – video, small paintings and fresh
There will be a running video of my favorite Sogetsu Ikebana arrangements from my weekly online zoom class. Plus I plan on assembling at least one Ikebana arrangement – a creative activity that began during the pandemic and is still going strong. It’s like painting with flowers!
Previous Open Studios preparations have included flower arrangements in more traditional in outdoor planters. At least I’m consistent.
Also, some small flower paintings like the Lotus and Orchid will be exhibited, and featured on notecards scattered among the sweets.
Fun – a community of like minded people and a taste of AI
Expect the unexpected. Are you using AI (artificial intelligence)? Hope you’ll share your favorite AI apps with me.
I plan to experiment with AI and see what happens. AI has evolved a lot in the last year. This is something relatively new for me. Your guess is as good as mine about how this will come out. Come see for yourself!
Logistics
Tour Maps For the RiverArts Studio Tour Weekend
A 80 artists in the Rivertowns (Hastings, Ardsley, Dobbs Ferry and Tarrytown) will be participating in this event. You will be able to download a map and plan your strategy closer to the event. I’ll be updating this post with new information as it become available. I’ll have printed maps on hand, and will be happy to help you plan your route.
GPS Directions and Entry
GPS apps can be quirky. If the address above comes up as being in Hastings-on-Hudson, that’s correct. The Lofts complex is on the border between Ardsley and Hastings. As if it wasn’t complicated enough, there’s a second address for the building that you could try – 5 Mill River Lane.
The Lofts is located on Saw Mill River Road, one mile south of the Lawrence Street exit off the Saw Mill River Parkway. Go to the northern building in the three building complex. Park anywhere in front of the buildings, or in the hidden lot on the southern end of the complex by the maintenance shack.
Hopefully the building door will be open. If not, type Beverly into the directory to reach me or call my cell 914-954-7779 so I can buzz you in. Take the elevator to the 3rd floor.
And the bonus is that another talented realist painter, Linda Friedlander, is a short walk away in the 3rd Floor Lounge of Building C (1 Mill River Lane). So this stop is a twofer (two artists for the price of one!).
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Please note: For those of you who have been coming to the Studio Tour in April for many years, Sunday hours end earlier at 3pm.
Feel free to contact me with any questions through email at beverlyshipko@mac.com or by cell at 914-954-7779. You can also reach me on Facebook (Beverly Shipko, Artist) and Instagram (@beverlyshipko).
2024 Studio Tour | Preview Shows
In addition to the main Tour weekend, there will be two preview shows.
Sunday, October 20 from 3-5pm at Hastings Village Hall Gallery, 7 Maple Avenue (for artists from Hastings, Dobbs Ferry and Ardsley). I will have a painting in this show.
Sunday, October 27 from 3-5pm at Shames JCC, 371 S. Broadway (for artists from Irvington, Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow)
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This is always a joyful event for me. It feels like a big celebratory party! Hope you can make it.
Finally, I’m looking forward to seeing all of you art lovers and foodies, and exchanging ideas. See you soon!