Sleepy Hollow Cultural Festival’s- “Celebration of Gratitude” includes the creative work of community members and local artists responding to a call for pieces that embody, reflect, or answer: What are you grateful for? Selected works collectively share and celebrate the moments, experiences, people, and things that enrich our lives in a positive way; to provide inspiration and fuel hope.
Sleepy Hollow Senior Center, 55 Elm Street, Sleepy Hollow
My current work is as witness to the abuse of our planet. Upcycling and recycling are the muse and source of ideas and materials. I explore a wide range of media and techniques, acquired from studies at NYU, Columbia, Pratt, and world travel, including an Artist Residency at Foundation Valparaiso in Almira, Spain and exhibiting in Saki City Museum, Japan
As an artist, I have always found myself split between the two disciplines of photography and mixed media. My photographic images reflect the light and textures of world around me. They have been my eye looking outward. My mixed media work, on the other hand, has been my eye looking inward, a vehicle for expressing my personal philosophy
145 Palisade Street, Studio 415, Dobbs Ferry
Alison Marra is an abstract painter and mixed media artist whose work investigates themes of cultural femininity, human instinct, and the natural environment
My work is inspired by the natural world. It focuses on the patterns and particles that run throughout the cosmos rather than the distinct forms that make up the material world. Advances in technology reveal images of realities once invisible to us. While their beauty and perfection cannot be matched, they suggest endless possibilities that inspire me to create
145 Palisade Street, Studio 335D Hudson River Landing, Dobbs Ferry
Liuba Lineros Trenard, was born in 1981 in Caracas, Venezuela. she grew up surrounded by art and rich cultures because of her parents, both mathematicians. They had an art gallery the city, her passion and drive to get to know the world of visual arts, being her mother the one who immerses, supports her in the magical world of art
Studio TBD
PeepSpace presents a group exhibition featuring the work of six artists who utilize the figure in reconfigured contexts. PeepSpace is a project space for emerging and established artists to share their practice and vision with a wider audience.
Artists: Aisha Tandiwe Bell, Georgia Elrod, Yeon Jin Kim, Lydia Nobles, Keisha Prioleau-Martin, Gabriela Vainsencher
92 Central Avenue, Tarrytown
I work with what I feel and with images that arise from chance juxtapositions. I’m inspired by the endless creativity of nature (forms, textures, colors, continually changing compositions) and the physicality of my materials (paper, pigments, inks, graphite)
114 N. Washington Street, Tarrytown
My artwork is my refuge and passion. I spent 18 years in the fashion industry and focused on color, pattern and garment design. During the lockdown, my oldest son, who happens to have Autism started painting. Working with him helped me find my art again
114 N. Washington Street, Tarrytown
I am drawn to painting sweets for their enticing textures, shapes, and colors that seduce you with mouth-watering rewards. These iconic images are a visual feast for the eyes while eliciting nostalgic childhood memories, when life was uncomplicated. They evoke a time in my life when an Oreo or Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup was the center of my universe.
After years of making abstract work “on the side”, I add finally giving not its full do, working, and playing with paint, pencil, crayon and all sorts of other media to make paintings and collage, mostly on a small, intimate scale, having fun with color, movement, and mark-making
145 Palisade Street, Studio 317, Hudson Landing, Dobbs Ferry
Alison Cimmet’s mixed-media painted collage work celebrates vibrant colors and textures. She uses beautiful curated papers, vintage ephemera (sheet music, literature, etc.), and her own gelli-plate acrylic prints. Final touches are done with paint, markers, and gold leaf. Alison is a proud member of the Collective Art Studio collaborative work space in Dobbs Ferry, New York
Evoking uplifting, nurturing, and feelings of joy is the goal in my artwork. The viewer can find their own connection with each piece, via vibrant colour palettes, and interesting markings. In today’s world, we all need something that puts a smile on our faces. My hope is that my artwork produces that smile.
Rivertown General Store, 105 Main Street, Dobbs Ferry
Combining found elements with those fashioned by my own hand, my work encompasses two- and three-dimensional collage as well as sculptural objects. The essence of my work lies in the age-old struggle between nature and the man-made industrial world. My work has been exhibited nationally and internationally. I have taught at Parsons School of Design, Pratt Institute and the SVA.
Tim has been participating in the open studio tour for many years, first in Dobbs Ferry and now in Tarrytown, where he lives with his wife Lee Eiferman in a building originally built as a synagogue, later a Knights of Columbus hall, and now renovated as their home. Tim’s work has evolved, with narrative elements underlying both abstraction and figuration.
114 North Washington Street, Tarrytown
Drawing, painting and collage on paper is my language. Humor, gesture, color, design and line form my content. I love what I do and I do what I love. Come by and see!
145 Palisade Street, Studio 334C, Hudson River Landing, Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522
Inspired by the natural world, led by process and medium, sustained by collaboration and the collective
145 Palisade Street, Studio 318F, Hudson River Landing, Dobbs Ferry
My work takes inspiration from the human figure, the natural world, and the written word. I create mixed media pieces incorporating pen and ink, pastel, watercolor and acrylic. I paint and teach privately in Tarrytown, New York
1 Central Ave, Suite 302, Tarrytown
The source of inspiration is landscape. Immersion in landscape is essential to journey towards moments of peace. Including works inspired by many walks through near and far places, EB reflects on sights that surround us. Days are crowded with freedoms and limitations. Where do we go to find peace? Landscape of mind isn’t tangible but we can walk there too
I paint daily. I often paint this landscape and each time it is a celebration. Studying the massive rocks and mighty water anchors me. I am energized by their strength and loveliness. The beauty of place has provided constant inspiration since childhood are are increasingly more important. I wish my paintings to share its sense of strength, calm, and optimism.
Michael Barnett Lewis is an architect and painter who emerged in the 80’s East Village with solo exhibitions at the M-13 and Howard Scott Galleries, and numerous group exhibitions. His work is in corporate and private collections, as well as the Connecticut Museum of Contemporary Art.
145 Palisade Street, Studio 307, Hudson River Landing, Dobbs Ferry
I was born and raised in Wales and much of my work is influenced by my childhood. I use old family photographs as inspiration along with anything that evokes a sense of nostalgia: antiques, historical buildings or settings, vintage ephemera. I work with watercolor and acrylic and also create paintings digitally.
Hagar’s art asks questions about the relationship of the body to an ‘environment’ in both a physical and metaphorical sense. Her material and photographic exploration of this relationship defines and shapes it. She uses plexiglass as the holding structure of her pieces, and her process involves painting, tracing, adhering objects, melting and scratching its surface.
13 Crossbar Road, Hastings-on-Hudson
Madge Scott is an award winning self taught artist who has sold her work worldwide. She’s had solo exhibitions, exhibited in many institutions, galleries, including the Jamaican and Congolese Embassies. Her work is in documentaries, theater and more. She’s a member of the Upstream Gallery in Hastings on Hudson
145 Palisade Street, Studio 334F, Hudson River Landing, Dobbs Ferry
My art explores themes of the human condition, identity, and self-reflection. I paint intuitively as my work is process-oriented and I learn best through experimentation. My world is best described as colorful and rhythmic and my materials, heavy layers of oil paint and oil pastel, are active participants in my paintings
145 Palisade Street, Studio 237B, Hudson River Landing, Dobbs Ferry
Nancy Zallo is an artist residing in Tarrytown, NY. Her photographs, paintings, and drawings are often inspired by textures found in nature, architectural curiosities, and landscapes with hidden stories to tell. Her work has been exhibited throughout the NY area, including The New York Hall of Science Museum and The Rockefeller Park Preserve Gallery, as well as privately collected
89 Altamont Avenue, Tarrytown, NY 10591
PO Box 60 Hastings-on-Hudson, NY 10706
(914) 412-5120 | info@riverarts.org
RiverArts’ programs are made possible, in part, by support from The New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. RiverArts’ programs are made possible, in part, by ArtsWestchester with support from Westchester County Government.
