Kickoff party at Paramount June 5

The 18th Annual Peekskill Open Studios will take place Saturday and Sunday, June 6 and 7, from noon to 5 p.m. each day, rain or shine, with a kickoff party and exhibition at the Paramount Hudson Valley in Peekskill on Friday, June 5, from 6 to 9 p.m.

This annual arts event is held by the Peekskill Arts Alliance (PAA). Working artists open their doors to visitors, allowing visitors to see visual and performing arts by more than 100 artists in their studios, performance spaces and other special exhibits throughout the City of Peekskill’s artist district. Guided and self-guided tours will be available. Maps with studio locations and events will be available at the Jan Peek Gazebo on the corner of N. Division Street and Park Street.

Exhibits of PAA members will be open for this event:

WCC Gallery – Peekskill artists located outside of downtown will be showing their work at the Westchester Community College gallery, located at 27 N. Division Street.

Paramount Hudson Valley – The Open Studios kickoff party on June 5 will include a “Sneak Peek Showcase,” an exhibit with examples of works to be found in each participating artist’s studio plus poetry and performance onstage.

Truck Stop Gallery Portable art galleries will park in the center of Peekskill with exhibits of PAA artists who work outside of Peekskill’s downtown.

For updates, visit the PAA website, peekskillartsalliance.org.

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