Wassaic Project

Name: Wassaic Project
Address: 37 Furnace Bank Road, Wassaic, NY, 12592, US
Telephone: (855) 927-7242
Price range: $
Rating: 4.8

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The Wassaic Project, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, uses art and arts education to foster posit
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The Wassaic Project, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, uses art and arts education to foster positive social change. We nurture connections between our artists and our neighbors facilitating a mutual broadening of perspectives and respect across economic and cultural boundaries.

09/01/2026

Come spend the afternoon with us as we close out our 2026 Summer Exhibition, Because, now is the time of monsters on Sunday, September 13 from 2-5 PM.

There will be artist talks in Maxon Mills with Dennis Gordon Dennis Gordon, Jessica Hargreaves Jessica Hargreaves, Ace Lehner Ace Lehner, PhD and MFA, McKinzie Trotta McKinzie Trotta, and Heather Renée Russ Heather Renée Russ from 2 to 3 PM. Open Studios in the Luther Barn, from 3 to 5 PM where you can meet our September artists-in-residence and see their work in progress. And don’t miss Ace Lehner’s performance, Barbershop: The Art of Q***r Failure, from 3:30 to 5 PM inside Maxon Mills.

Check out the link in our bio for more information.

We’d love to see you.

08/18/2026

August Open Studios is this Saturday 8/22 from 3-5PM! Don’t miss out on checking out what these wonderful artists have been up to in the Luther Barn. Get inspired, learn things, and have meaningful conversations. We can’t wait to welcome you!

photo by Dani Klebes Dani Klebes

08/14/2026

There is a little under a month left to see our current Summer Exhibition, Because, now is the time of monsters! Our gallery is open Thursday-Sunday from 12-5 PM, through September 13. All artworks within the exhibition are available for purchase, check out the link in our bio for the online store or contact [email protected] for the price list if interested.

Pictured above is the second floor of Maxon Mills where you can see artworks by McKinzie Trotta McKinzie Trotta, Matthew Cronin 𝕸𝖆𝖙𝖙𝖍𝖊𝖜 𝕮𝖗𝖔𝖓𝖎𝖓, and Heather Renee Russ Heather Renée Russ.

08/07/2026

Announcing our August artists-in-residence! We are so excited to host these wonderful artists. Join us for Open Studios on August 22 from 3–5 PM in the Luther Barn to see and learn more about their work. Hope to see you there!

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08/05/2026

The 2027 Summer Exhibition Open Call is due in FIVE DAYS. You have until August 10 at midnight ET to hit submit. Don’t overthink this application. There’s no one thing we’re looking for, and we’re always open to creative new uses of Maxon Mills as an exhibition space.

Artists are selected based on the quality of the work and how well a given piece fits alongside other pieces selected for the show. We accept four types of proposals for our summer programming: ready-to-hang work, site-specific installations, temporary installations/performances, and printed works. Your application can include multiple proposals. Check out the link in bio for more info.

Artwork featured:
Joanna Poag, (), “Eating Darkness,” 2025, within our 2025 Summer Exhibition “So It Goes.”

Photo credit:

08/04/2026

There is just over a month left to see our Summer Exhibition, Because, now is the time of monsters! Our gallery is open Thursday-Sunday from 12-5 PM, through September 13. All artworks within the exhibition are available for purchase, check out the link in our bio or contact [email protected] for the price list if interested.

Pictured above is the first floor of Maxon Mills where you can see artworks by Zakariya Abdul-Qadir Zakariya Abdul-Qadir, Davina Hsu DAVINA HSU, Heejo Kim Heejo Kim, Beth Krebs Beth Krebs, Ace Lehner Ace Lehner, PhD and MFA, Hayley Morrison Hᴀʏʟᴇʏ Lᴀʙʀᴜᴍ, Jocelyn Reid ᴊᴏᴄᴇʟʏɴ ʀᴇɪᴅ, Qin Tan Qin Tan, and Vanessa Villarreal Vanessa.

07/23/2026

Tuesday 7/28 at 5 PM EST you can join our Director of Artistic Programming, Will Hutnick (), Assistant Director of Exhibitions and Residency, Dani Klebes (), and Programming Assistant Dane Cohen on Zoom to learn more about our gallery space Maxon Mills and our curatorial process. There will be time during the Zoom to ask your burning questions as well. Join the zoom session via link in bio!

Don't forget there are some remaining office hours with Will Hutnick () available on 7/29, 8/5, 8/10! Office hours are 15 minute sessions you can review your application and ask questions.

The deadline of the 2026 Summer Exhibition open call is August 10 at 11:59PM. Good luck!

Photo taken by Joshua Simpson () of Elise Dean Wolf's "Planning for Certainty" on the left (), Liza Alonzo's "The Friction Appears" on the right (), and Dennis Gordon's "Nothing Is What We Thought" in the center front ().

07/09/2026

Announcing our July artists-in-residence! We are so excited to host these wonderful artists. Join us for Open Studios on July 25 from 3–5 PM in the Luther Barn to see and learn more about their work. Hope to see you there!

July 2026 artists-in-residence: (in alphabetical order)
Claudia Bitran
Siyu Chen
Dadisi Curtis Jr.
Allison Kaufman
Louise Mandumbwa
Adrian Martinez
Javaid Nayyar
Grace Qian
Dennis Ritter Jr
Laura Braciale Schneider
Rochelle Voyles

07/02/2026

Don't miss this chance to see live in concert (one night only!) on July 11 from 7-8:30 PM. The doors open at 7 and music begins promptly at 7:30 inside the Gridley Chapel. Head to the link in our bio to RSVP for free.

Photos are of sinonó featuring vocalist and composer isabel crespo pardo .iiisa cellist Lester St. Louis .louis , and bassist Henry Fraser Photo by Paulina Berruecos.

06/30/2026

Tomorrow is the last day to submit your application for our 2027 Residency. There will not be another residency application until the 2028 residency open call. Go to the link in our bio to learn more about the residency application and apply.

Artists-in-residence receive 24-hour individual, semi-private studio spaces on site. Monthly programming includes open studios, group studio visits with our embedded critics, , and one-on-one studio visits and artist talks with 2–3 creative professionals, our Director of Artistic Programming, , and WP staff. Artists-in-residence stay in private bedrooms within shared houses, while family artists-in-residence receive a private 4-bed/1-bath home in Wassaic. Visual artists, writers, and other creatives welcome! We can't wait to see your applications.

Photo of Genevieve Cohn () in July 2025 by Jeff Barnett-Winsby

Address

37 Furnace Bank Road
Wassaic, NY
12592

Opening Hours

12pm - 5pm

Telephone

(855) 927-7242

Website

http://www.wassaicproject.org/

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