KAC Holiday Gift Sale

Come and see beautiful pieces and one of a kind objects made by artists at KAC! It's a great place to purchase holiday gifts, including pottery, artwork and more.

20th Annual Student Art Show

Open to all Students from the years 2016 & 2017.

The Katonah Art Center is pleased to announce our 20th Annual Student Art Exhibit June 3rd - June 30 at the Katonah Village Library. This event has always been a wonderful opportunity for our students to exhibit their work and for Katonah Art Center to showcase the quality of artwork being created in our studios. The show will be open to every student at the art center.

Our Opening Reception will be held Saturday, June 3th, 10 AM - 12 PM at the Katonah Village Library.

Before dropping off artwork, be sure to complete artwork labels, click here to download.

DROP OFF at the Art Center, May 12th thru June 1st OR at the Library on June 1st 10am-3pm. Please do not drop off Artwork unless it is labeled and ready to hang.

PICK UP Artwork can be picked up at KAC between June 30th than July 10th.

Please call (914) 232-4843 for any additional exhibition inquires.

Bring a Friend to Class Week!

What could be cooler than a playdate at art class?
Bring your friend to your class all this week! March 23rd to March 28th.

July 4th - No Classes

Summer Classes start

MLK Jr. Holiday - no classes

Snow Make-up Week

Presidents Weekend-no classes

Spring Semester starts

Plein Air Paintings by Jock MacRae, Artist Reception

We are thrilled to join Oak & Oil, a new gallery in Katonah, for an exhibit of the work of our instructor Jock MacRae. Jocks' works have been collected worldwide, as well as at auction through Sotheby's. Please stop by both locations to view Mr. MacRae's work between March 28th - April 18th.

Jock MacRae, Painter

Mr. MacRae has painted on location throughout the US, Mexico and Canada, British Columbia in particular. His love of nature and extensive knowledge of plants and trees is at the heart of his work. The watercolors on view are all Plein Air, the larger oils were done either Plein Air or in studio from the Plein Air pieces. These works cover a span of over 25 years.

A peer of Nell Blaine, Emily Mason, Wolf Kahn and Henry Finkelstein, Mr. MacRae’s paintings are a response to nature. He views painting as a means of self-expression, which he feels is especially important in this age of photographic reproduction.

Mr. MacRae comes from a family of painters. His great-great-grandfather, Francis William Edmunds' work is in major museums including the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Mr. MacRae has passed down his love of art to his stepson, stepdaughter, son and daughter Heather MacRae-Trulson (who is also the co-owner of the Non-Fiction Gallery in Savannah, Georgia).

Mr. MacRae has taught at the Katonah Art Center since its inception 18 years ago and is currently among KAC's most popular fine art instructors.

Check out the Blog Post about Jock.

Memorial Day Weekend -no classes

Summer Camp Open House

Come take a tour of KAC and check out the new listings for 2015!

Our weekly Fine Art Camps start with Art & Imagination Camps (ages 3.5), Kids (Grades 1-5), Teen Camps (Grades 6-12) and the Teen Atelier for High-Schoolers (Grades 9+). The event will include a camp sampler of drawing & painting camps, pottery, sculpture, animation, cartooning, art & crafts topics and more!

Katonah Art Center camp instructors will be available for tours, demonstrations, on-site instruction and to answer your questions about camps.

Click here for the complete Summer Camp listing.

Student Art Show Artwork drop-off begins

Labor Day Weekend - no classes Sat. thru Mon.

Fall Semester begins

Columbus Weekend - no classes (Sat thru Mon)

Yom Kippur - no classes

Thanksgiving Break - no classes (Mon thru Sun)

Fall Semester Ends

Winter 2017 Semester begins

Secrets and Scandals of Art

Join us for two hours of Fun and Fascinating Art History! Meet our new Instructor, Jill Kiefer, and enjoy a FREE presentation—along with some snacks and good company. We want to wet your appetite for the new Art Appreciation Program Jill will be offering at Katonah Art Center—and this event will give you a taste of what it’s all about!

There are a lot of “Secrets and Scandals” that surround certain artists—and particular paintings. Come and spend a pleasant Sunday afternoon with us to find out what some of them are—and how they influenced the art. You’ll see some beautiful images—and catch up on a lot of art historical gossip! Please help us to spread the word, and feel free to bring your friends along!

Veterans Day - no classes

KAC Holiday Gift Sale 2015

Come and see beautiful pieces and one of a kind objects made by the artists, students and staff at KAC! It's a great place to purchase holiday gifts, including pottery, artwork and more.

GRAND Opening Celebration & Faculty Show

Coming January 2016!

OUR NEW HOME!

5 minutes north, 65 Old Bedford Road, (same road as Goldens Bridge Train Station)
Join us! Opening Reception & Tours Jan. 9th 3:30pm, (snow date Jan. 10th)

HUGE, newly renovated space
Larger Fine Art Studios
Larger exhibition space for the Anderson Chase Gallery
Specialty Studio for stone, metal, wood, glass & printmaking
HUGE Clay & Pottery Studio
Art Supply Retail Store
Beautiful, large children's studio / party room
Outdoor yard with beautiful oak trees
More parking
Parent lounge

Here are some sneak peeks, see you at the Grand Opening!

Spring Semester Ends

Spring Break Camps

19th Annual Student Art Show

Open to all Students from the Year 2015-2016

The Katonah Art Center is pleased to announce our 19th Annual Student Art Exhibit June 4th - June 30th at the Katonah Village Library. This event has always been a wonderful opportunity for our students to exhibit their work and for Katonah Art Center to showcase the quality of artwork being created in our studios. The show will be open to every student at the art center (yes, even the young Clay for Threes & Expressive Twos students). As usual, we will rent both rooms on the bottom floor of the library. Teen and adult work will be in The Garden Room and children's work will be in the other.

Our Opening Reception will be held Saturday, June 4th from 2 - 4pm at the Katonah Village Library

Before dropping off artwork, be sure to read the guidelines below & complete artwork labels, click here to download.

DROP OFF your artwork to KAC between May 16 thru June 1st, or at the Library on June 2nd 10am-3pm. Please do not drop off Artwork unless it is labeled.

Artwork PICK UP must be picked up at The Katonah Village Library on June 30th. If you are not able to pick up your artwork during this time, please arrange for someone to retrieve it for you.

Please call (914) 232-4843 for any additional exhibition inquires.
See you at the Opening!

Open House @ the New Space!

Stop by for a tour of the new space and spend some time doing art projects! For newcomers and the curious! This event may include drawing, painting, pottery, sculpture, animation, cartooning, crafts, manga, 3D printing, music and more! Katonah Art Center instructors will be available for tours, demonstrations, on-site instruction and to answer your questions about classes and/or camps. You may also draw from the model in costume. Refreshments will be served and fun will be had in generous amounts.

All workshops are free - no registration is required.

Painting from Life with Mary Beth McKenzie

We are thrilled to welcome Mary Beth McKenzie, one of America's foremost contemporary figure painters to KAC this Spring for a three day intensive Figure Painting Workshop. Ms. McKenzie has 3 oil paintings as well as, 38 monotypes in the permanent collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Her work has been on exhibit in the museum three times; most recently with the monotype Trapeze Artist, on display in a circus installation in Johnson Gallery for prints and drawings, Aug. - Nov., 2012. A monotype was on display in 2009 and a self-portrait was on view Jan. - Sept. 2001 in the exhibit Looking At You. She is a painting instructor at the Art Students League of New York and at The National Academy, where she was elected a member in 1994.

Click here for workshop details & registration.

Summer Classes End

Student Art Show Opening Reception

Open House

Easter Weekend no classes

What is Abstract Art?

Very few people truly understand what the term “abstract art” actually means, even among art professionals. It’s not the same as “non-representational art.” This program will focus on both abstract and non-representational works, with the goal of enlightening attendees on both approaches. We’ll also have a look at just how far back abstraction and non-representation go—in the history of art!

The art of our Exhibiting Artist, Karin Batten, will be examined in this presentation--along with many other great masterworks.

Don't miss this exciting FREE program--delivered by teaching artist and art historian, Dr. Jill Kiefer!

Come see the exhibition at Anderson Chase Gallery.

Rosh Hashanah - no classes

Painting from Life with Mary Beth McKenzie

Click here for details & registration.

We are thrilled to welcome Mary Beth McKenzie, one of America's foremost contemporary figure painters to KAC this Spring for a three day intensive Figure Painting Workshop. Ms. McKenzie has 3 oil paintings as well as, 38 monotypes in the permanent collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Her work has been on exhibit in the museum three times; most recently with the monotype Trapeze Artist, on display in a circus installation in Johnson Gallery for prints and drawings, Aug. - Nov., 2012. A monotype was on display in 2009 and a self-portrait was on view Jan. - Sept. 2001 in the exhibit Looking At You. She is a painting instructor at the Art Students League of New York and at The National Academy, where she was elected a member in 1994.

Click here for details & registration.