Salmon River Fine Arts Center

06/17/2026

Salmon River Fine Arts Center
Annual Sunday Artist Show

July 17th - August 16th
2026

This is an opportunity for

Amateur Artists, Emerging Artists, and Semi-Professional Artists to have their work displayed and judged.

Cash prizes awarded for all three categories!

Your work must be dropped off in person
by July 11th, so don’t delay!

Please see the show prospectus (https://salmonriverfineartscenter.com/pdf/Sunday-Artist-Prospectus-2026.pdf) for details and to enter.

This year’s show will be judged by Alecia Wilson, and is sponsored
by Rochelle Peabody of Edward Jones.

The show will also be on display during the 1st Annual Town of Richland "Cultural Cake Walk" on Sunday, August 16th from Noon until 6PM. Come visit the art center to view the show and grab a sweet treat! We hope to see you there.

The Salmon River Fine Arts Center is a 501(c) 3 not-for-profit organization,
located in Pulaski, NY offering volunteer driven community art programs,
hands-on workshops, online art classes and art shows that
engage, educate and enrich our community.

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06/07/2026

What an incredible start to our 4-week Teen Wheel Throwing Workshop!

Our pottery studio was full of energy, laughter, and clay as instructor Antonia Cantu kicked off the first class with an amazing group of teens ready to get their hands dirty and learn the wheel.

We had a whole crew full of Creekers representing tonight — Go Comets! 💙☄️

We can’t wait to see how these pieces (and skills!) grow over the next few weeks. Stay tuned for more muddy hands, spinning wheels, and creative magic!

06/05/2026

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You finally bought the camera. Maybe it’s been sitting in the box for months. Maybe you’ve taken a class before and feel rusty. Maybe you’re dreaming about turning photography into something more. Wherever you are in your photography journey—this class is for you.

Join professional photographer Walter Sheehey for an approachable, hands-on photography class designed to help you finally understand your camera and start taking the photos you’ve always wanted to create.

Walter brings years of professional photography experience, technical knowledge, and a passion for helping others learn. Known for his patience, creativity, and ability to explain photography in a way that actually makes sense, Walter creates a welcoming environment for beginners and experienced hobbyists alike.

This class is perfect for:
-Aspiring photographers who want to learn the fundamentals
-Beginners who finally want to understand all those camera buttons and settings
-Anyone who took a photography class years ago and needs a refresh
- Creatives thinking about starting their own photography business
-People who simply want to take better photos of family, travel, nature, and everyday life

Stop shooting in auto mode and start creating with confidence.

Come learn, explore, ask questions, and discover what your camera can really do.

Your camera is capable of amazing things. Let Walter show you how.

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06/01/2026

What a wonderful Saturday at the Art Center!

This weekend’s needle felting class was filled with creativity, laughter, and lots of fluffy wool as students learned how to transform simple fibers into beautiful felted landscapes.

From layering colors and textures to discovering how a simple barbed needle can create incredible works of art, everyone embraced the process and created truly unique pieces. The best part? Watching artists of all experience levels slow down, create with their hands, and leave with something they were proud of.

At the same time, our Totem Pole class was hard at work creating incredible pieces of their own! While those projects are still in progress and not quite ready for their debut, we are already amazed by the creativity, craftsmanship, and dedication being poured into them. We can’t wait to share the finished results soon!

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us and made the studio feel so warm and inspiring. We absolutely love seeing our community come together to learn, create, and support one another.

Missed this class? Don’t worry—there’s always more creativity happening at the Art Center. Check out our website for more classes

05/30/2026

JUNE IS PACKED with opportunities to create, learn, and PLAY at Salmon River Fine Arts Center! ✨🎨

Whether you're looking to throw clay, finally learn how to use that expensive camera collecting dust, or simply try something new—we have something for everyone this month!

TEENS! Looking for something creative this summer? Our Teen Wheel Throwing Pottery Workshops with Toni Cantu are the perfect opportunity to get your hands dirty, learn wheel techniques, and create something awesome!
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Potters! Ready to move beyond the basics? Our Intermediate Pottery Class with Toni Cantu focuses on more advanced techniques and is perfect for those ready to level up their clay skills.
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Have a fancy camera but absolutely no idea how to use it? (You are definitely not alone 😅) Join the incredible photographer Walter Sheehey for “So You Have a Fancy Camera, Now What?” and finally start using all those buttons with confidence!

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Looking for something effortlessly creative, unique, and seriously satisfying? Don’t miss Beth Sotherden’s Image Transfer on Gelli Plates Workshop! Beth’s guidance is always fun, approachable, and somehow turns everyone into an artist with beautiful results.

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Plus open studios, drawing classes, community spaces, and so much more throughout the month!

Come create. Come experiment. Come make mistakes and beautiful things. Come play at the Art Center this June!

Salmon River Fine Arts Center
4848 Jefferson St. Pulaski, NY
www.salmonriverfineartscenter.com

05/29/2026

‘Fiber & Fire’ opens tonight at Salmon River Fine Arts Center in Pulaski, NY. We hung the show on Tuesday, and watching it come together felt a bit like building a conversation between cloth and clay, texture and color, softness and structure. What makes this exhibition especially exciting is the way our different mediums and approaches meet, overlap, and bring out unexpected qualities in one another’s work.

I am thrilled for this opportunity and it is a pleasure to show my work among the very talented fiber artists: Allison Altalfi and Tina Limpert.

Exhibition on view thru the end of July! exhibit is free and may be viewed during gallery open hours: Thursdays and Fridays 12 pm – 6 pm and Saturdays 10 am – 2 pm.

05/19/2026

June is filled with creative opportunities at the Salmon River Fine Arts Center! From pottery and photography to Gelli Plate image transfers and open studio time, there’s something for artists of all ages and experience levels this month. Whether you’re looking to learn a new skill, connect with fellow creatives, or simply make time for art, we’d love to have you join us.

Ongoing community favorites include:
• Pottery Open Studio
• 2D Open Studio
• Free Thursday Night Online Drawing Class

Adult Classes this month: (all classes are ages 14+)
• 4-Week Intermediate Pottery with Antonia Cantu
• 4-Week Teen Pottery Class
• “So You Got a Fancy Camera, Now What?” with Walter Sheehey
• Gelli Plate Image Transfers with Beth Sotherden

We are also excited to announce our newest exhibition, Fiber and Fire, opening May 29th with an Opening Reception celebrating the incredible work of local artists Tina Lampert, Alison Altafi, and ceramic artist Rachel Consolazio. The exhibition will run through June 27th and showcases the beautiful intersection of fiber arts and ceramics. Be sure to stop in and experience this inspiring collection of work!

Visit our website for class details and registration:
Salmon River Fine Arts Center