WELCOME TO THE WOODSTOCK BYRDCLIFFE GUILD

Happy Thanksgiving! We wish to express our heart-felt thanks to all our volunteers, supporters, and friends for making it possible to continue our mission of excellence in the arts and crafts during this difficult time.

May you enjoy a safe and healthy Thanksgiving celebration.
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Available now! Byrdcliffe t-shirt designed by @erikakari for Wear Together, an organization that pairs local artists with local businesses to create unique t-shirts. This beautiful Byrdcliffe design is only available to order for 2 weeks from Nov 23 to Dec 7. Visit link in bio to purchase a t-shirt. All profits will go to Byrdcliffe to support our exhibitions and programs. Thanks @weartogether_community for including us in this special project! Thanks Erika Kari McCarthy for creating such a lovely design!
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Thanks to everyone who submitted work for the 5 by 7 Show! We are having a lot of fun opening the mail and can’t wait to share everything with you. You can preview artwork in the gallery and online Dec. 4. Sale starts Dec. 5. 😻🎨🎈🖼🌈🥳 ...

Please join us on Monday, November 16 at 5:00 pm for a Byrdcliffe Forum artist talk with Hongnian Zhang interviewed by James Cox. The talk will take place on Zoom. Details at woodstockguild.org/virtual-byrdcliffe/byrdcliffe-forum/

Hongnian Zhang is a Chinese American realism painter, whose works are beloved in both America and China.

His formal artistic training was at China’s highly selective Central Art Academy. Immediately afterwards, he was sent to the countryside to endure four years of hard labor as “Re-education” during the Cultural Revolution. His art career began when he returned to Beijing in 1974 and was selected to join the Beijing Fine Art Academy. Three of his works were acquired by China’s National Art Museum for their permanent collection.

He moved to America in 1985. In 1986 he was in the first show introducing Chinese oil painting to the West. “Realism from China” at Grand Central Art Galleries in New York City attracted national attention.

Several of Hongnian Zhang’s Chinese history paintings have been featured in National Geographic Magazine. He recently painted the mural “The Travels of Marco Polo” for China’s National Museum in Beijing.

Zhang and his wife, the artist Lois Woolley, co-wrote The Yin Yang of Painting, which presents his methods and philosophy of painting.

James Cox met Hongnian Zhang when he was Executive Director of the Grand Central Art Galleries in New York City. Cox then moved to upstate New York where he opened the James Cox Gallery in the historic art colony of Woodstock.
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There are two weekends left to see Zulma Steele: Artist/Craftswoman. The exhibition closes Sunday, Nov. 15.
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There’s still plenty of time to submit artwork for the 21st Annual 5 by 7 Show! The deadline is Sunday, Nov. 15. Email us at 5by7@woodstockguild.org to register for the show.
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