Bollywood Dance Performance | On Cary Hill
Oct
13
12:00 PM12:00

Bollywood Dance Performance | On Cary Hill

Battenkill Bollywood returns to Carey Hill this October with another pop-up dance mob you won’t want to miss! Together with special guests, the Deerfield Valley Dancing Witches of Southern Vermont, they’ll weave a spell of pure dance joy, performing the Wolfshäger Hexenbrut broom dance plus other magical surprises. Be there Sunday, October 13 at 12pm as they fly in to shake the bacon in a celebration of community and the harvest season!

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Festival of Fire 2024
Sep
19
to Sep 22

Festival of Fire 2024

Salem Art Work’s Festival of Fire celebrates the transformative nature of fire. This annual event is a weekend exploration of the process, production, and performative aspects of making art with fire.

Join us for a family-friendly weekend with hands-on workshops, artist talks, demonstrations, performances, and exhibitions centered around art and fire! Come together to share techniques, ideas, and resources in glass, blacksmithing, iron casting, ceramics, and fabrication.

Don’t miss the spectacle and wonder of the Festival of Fire!

FRIDAY:

  • Steel Inflation Demo by Justin O’Rourke 6 PM

  • Justin's demonstration and artist talk is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

  • Keynote Speeches, Barn 2

SATURDAY:

  • Anna Koplik Hammer Demonstrations, 10 AM - 2 PM

  • Veggie Coupela Furnace, Welding Bay

    • Furnace shared courtesy of Jeremy Entwistle

    • High-Tech, sustainable furnace! This is a must-see!Burn In, 12 PM

    • Approx. 15 - 30 Minutes for Hot Metal

  • Production Furnace

    • Burn In, 2 PM

    • Metal Pour Approx. 3 PM - 3:30 PM

    • Scratch Blocks to be poured 3 PM - 5 PM

    • Production Pour ending at Approx. 6 PM

  • Scratch Blocks 12 PM - 3 PM

    • Scratch Blocks take about 30 minutes to make. Drop in anytime 12 PM - 3 PM

    • Finish Scratch Block by 4 PM

    • Pick-Up Sat. 4 PM - 7 PM, Sun. 9 AM - 12 PM

    Keynote Speeches, Barn 2

SUNDAY:

·       Foundry Clean Up + Devasting Molds 9 AM-12 PM

Want to Camp overnight? Register online or email info@salemartworks.org

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Session 2: Studio & Young Artist Artist Exhibitio
Sep
5
5:00 PM17:00

Session 2: Studio & Young Artist Artist Exhibitio

Railroad Gallery
219 S Main St. Salem NY
5pm - 7pm

Featuring work from the Young and Studio artists, in residence at Salem Art Works from July 31st to September 7th. The artists have access to the same facilities and materials, but present work with vastly different approaches and ideas. We hope you will enjoy seeing all that is possible when eight artists come together to create new work.

Studio Artists:

Ray Carruthers (Ceramic)
Riley Fitcher (Foundry)
Nicholas Christensen (Glass)
Max Barrett (Blacksmithing)

Young Artists:

Ada Schrader
Devishi Seth
Samuel Fisch
Patrick Gelen

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salem2salem Artist Exhibition
Aug
23
5:00 PM17:00

salem2salem Artist Exhibition

Join us for the salem2salem Artist in Residence exhibition featuring work by 24 artists who will be in residence from August 5th to August 25th. The artists join us from the USA, Germany, and Transylvania. The artists were brought together without a theme to exchange ideas and different approaches to working.

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Shakespeare in the Park | Hubbard Hall
Aug
17
6:30 PM18:30

Shakespeare in the Park | Hubbard Hall

Join us for a magical summer bringing Shakespeare’s beloved comedy to life in the park thanks to Hubbard Hall

As listed on Shakespeare.org, the story of Twelfth Night is as follows: “Viola thinks her brother is dead. He thinks that she is dead. Everyone thinks that she is her brother. Everyone thinks that her brother is her. Shenanigans ensue.”

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Aug
16
5:00 PM17:00

Open Studio

salem2salem Residency
Session 2 (Studio & Young Artist) Residency

Don't miss our biggest open studio of the year- this Friday!
More info below…

This August, multiple residencies collide into one incredible open studio! We are at max capacity over at SAW- every room & studio is full, and teeming with new ideas...

Friday August 16th, 5 - 7 pm
Live music, 30+ Open Studios and Appetizers

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Taste of SAW 2024
Aug
8
5:00 PM17:00

Taste of SAW 2024

Join us 5pm - 8pm at SAW for a benefit dinner catered by local restaurant Jacko’s Corner, accompanied by live music courtesy of Made in the Shade. Beer and Wine will be available for purchase.

$35 - $125/each Local Dinner, Mystery Gift Bag, Original Art Works,

Bring your $1’s and $5’s! $5 raffle tickets can be purchased for a chance to win a one-of-a-kind glass piece by Sarah Montrond, while $1 raffle tickets are entered into a basket raffle.

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Young and Studio Artist Exhibition
Jul
18
5:00 PM17:00

Young and Studio Artist Exhibition

Join us at the Railroad Street Gallery to celebrate new work by our Young and Studio Artists. The show explores different mediums, themes, and approaches to installation. The artist’s residency is June 3rd to July 26th. The exhibition will be on view Thursday from 5-7 pm, Saturday from 11 am to 2 pm, and Sunday from 11 am to 2 pm.

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Jul
13
2:00 PM14:00

ISC @ SAW Open Studio

The ISC @ SAW Artist Exhibition July 12th has been postponed. We will have an open studio from 2 pm to 4 pm for visitors to stop by Barn 2 to see the artist’s work and process. Once the pieces are complete and installed, we will have a gathering to celebrate the completion of the work. Date tba.

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The Solar Kitchen Unit
Jul
13
12:00 PM12:00

The Solar Kitchen Unit

The Solar Kitchen Unit - Saturday July 13th - From 12pm Our best machines are made of sunshine. The Solar Kitchen Unit is an autonomous, modular kitchen based on the work of Maria Telkes, a Hungarian engineer (1900-1995) who pioneered research in solar energy. Among her many inventions, she designed reproducible, inexpensive solar ovens that have been largely forgotten in archives along with Tekles’ legacy. Join us Saturday, July 13th at Salem Art Works after the Harder Barter to cook together, highlighting Tekles’ work and local produce. Find us outside, on top of a hill, soaking up the sun.

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Harder Barter Market
Jul
13
11:00 AM11:00

Harder Barter Market

“We invite you to bring any handheld, tradeable items to barter with fellow participants! Bring some small pieces of art, tools, raw materials, or swag, you can also get creative with an “IOU” ie. help with yard work or cooking a meal. The purpose of this event is to bring artists of all backgrounds and career stages together equally to have a go at self-promotion, negotiation, valuing goods, networking, and taking chances! Most importantly we want to have fun! One folk's patch is another folk's treasure. Come one, come all, come barter!”

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Jul
4
1:00 PM13:00

Pourth of July | Iron Pour

Watch the fireworks in town from the top of Cary Hill- it’s the perfect view! If you plan on having a fire, please review our regulations and let us know:

Phone: 518 854 7674
Email: info@salemartworks.org

Join us for an iron pour to celebrate the Fourth Pourth of July! Festivities begin at 4:30 PM with drop-in Scratch Blocks through 5:30 - 7:00 PM and iron pour to follow.

Gather around your friends and family to enjoy this customary spectacle!

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Margaret Jacobs Show
Jun
15
to Jul 15

Margaret Jacobs Show

Artist: Margaret Jacobs, Akwesasne Mohawk, is a metalsmith known for her steel sculpture and powder-coated jewelry. Her work explores the tension and harmony between natural and man-made, often intermingling unexpected and contradicting materials to explore those relationships. The show will be on view until Monday June 15th. This weekend is your last chance to stop by and check it out!

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Salem Art Works Birthday Party Featuring Trish Lyell and Hal Card
Feb
11
3:00 PM15:00

Salem Art Works Birthday Party Featuring Trish Lyell and Hal Card

Come celebrate SAW’s Birthday with an exhibition featuring local artists Trish Lyell and Hal Card. Join us for an evening of paintings, sculptures, food, and music as we make our way into our 2024 season fostering creative opportunities and hands-on learning.

Exhibition Dates: February 11th to March 8th.
Open weekdays (except Wednesdays) from 9 to 3 pm.

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Sep
22
to Sep 24

Festival of Fire

Join us for the Festival of Fire!

Friday, September 22 to Sunday, September 24, 2023

Featuring keynote artists:

JD Smith

Rhiannon Scheidt

Marc Barreda

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Join us virtually with our online streaming of the production pour at Salem Art Works and a Veggie Oil-Fueled Furnace demonstration by SAW Alumni Steve Coles of Coles Casting in the UK.

Saturday, September 23, 2023 4 PM EST 9 PM GMT
Zoom Link

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