2022 Keeseville Community Arts Festival

AdkAction will hold a free outdoor painting class and a free tie dye workshop for kids at this year’s Keeseville Community Arts Festival.
Sign up below to reserve a spot!

KIDS OUTDOOR PAINTING CLASS IS CURRENTLY FULL

Schedule of Events & Activities

Plein Air Painting July 19 - 22
Community Festival, Art Show & Sale July 22-24

In the Week Leading up to the Festival:

Visiting artists will be outdoors (rain or shine) painting the scenes in and around Keeseville starting on July 19th.

Artistry Community Theatre will be performing Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella at the Keeseville Elk’s Lodge, with shows starting July 16 and running through the festival.

Howl Story Slam at Ausable Brewing Company July 20

Anderson Falls Heritage Society Museum’s exhibit featuring local scenes and local artists is open July 21, 10:00 – 2:00

Live music by Gary Henry at Ausable Brewing Company July 21, 6:00

Friday, July 22

Storytime with Children’s Book Authors (Free)
Space is Limited. Register in person, by emailing keesevillefreelibrary@gmail.com or by calling (518-834-9054) to reserve your spot!
9:30-10:30: Jim Goff and Speedy Arnold “The Little Brook in the Field”
11:00-12:00: Judith Ryan Higel “Christmas in the Adirondacks”
at Keeseville Free Library, 1721 Front Street

Sketching Adirondack Architecture Workshop
($55 AARCH or AdkAction Members, $65 public)
Space is limited. Learn more and register to attend here.
1:00 – 4:00 Friday and 10:00 to 4:00 on Saturday at Adirondack Architecture Heritage, 1745 Main Street

Mural Dedication (Free)
5:30 pm at the side of Adirondack Hardware, 1619 Front Street

Join us to dedicate the mural painted by over 60 volunteers during 2021’s Keeseville Community Arts Festival, entitled “What Brings Us Together.”

Plein Air Show & Sale Opening Reception by AdkAction ($10)
6:00 – 9:00 pm at 1719 Block Gallery, 1719 Front Street

See what artists have chosen to paint around Keeseville in the days leading up to the festival! Enjoy wine and cheese while viewing over 100 newly created works of art by 40 talented artists, showing the beautiful landscapes and architecture of Keeseville. Paintings are available for purchase from 6:00 Friday through Sunday afternoon. Admission to the reception and a portion artwork sale proceeds benefit AdkAction.

Riverfront Concert Series by Keeseville Business Association (Free)
6:00 – 8:00 pm at Anderson Falls Park, behind the Keeseville Library

Live Music at Ausable Brewing Company (Free)
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Kiel Love at Ausable Brewing Company, 765 Mace Chasm Rd.

Live Music at Highlands Vineyard (Free)
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Justin Friello, 1092 Highland Road

Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella, Live Performance by Artistry Community Theatre ($15)
reserve tickets here and pay with cash/check at the door
7:00 pm at Keeseville Elks Lodge Pavilion, 1 Elks Lane

Saturday, July 23

Arts in the Park (Free)
Sponsored by AdkAction
10:00 am – 2:00 pm at Anderson Falls Park, behind the Keeseville Library

Check out some local artists’ work, with demonstrations from area potters, jewelry makers, Adirondack furniture makers, and more! Enjoy music by Alice’s Fault from 10:00 – 12:00. Kids can get their faces painted, participate in a free tie dye workshop, outdoor painting class, and make a zine.

KIDS OUTDOOR PAINTING CLASS IS CURRENTLY FULL

Brunch at the Plein Air Show & Sale ($10)
10:00 am – 1:00 pm at 1719 Block Gallery, 1719 Front Street

Enjoy mimosas and a light brunch while viewing over 100 newly created works of art by 40 talented artists, showing the beautiful landscapes and architecture of Keeseville. Paintings are available for purchase from 6:00 Friday through Sunday afternoon.

Plein Air Show & Sale (Free)
1:00 pm – 4:00 pm at 1719 Block Gallery, 1719 Front Street

Anderson Falls Heritage Museum Art Exhibit (Free)
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, 96 Clinton Street

Live Music at Ausable Brewing Company (Free)
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Austin and the In-Laws at Ausable Brewing Company, 765 Mace Chasm Rd.

Closing Gala: Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella, Live Performance by Artistry Community Theatre
($60 per ticket or $100 per couple: reserve tickets here and pay with cash/check at the door)
5:00 pm at Keeseville Elks Lodge Pavilion, 1 Elks Lane
Includes pre-show music by The Adirondack Jazz Orchestra, final performance of Cinderella, Dinner, and Raffle Baskets

Sunday, July 24

Plein Air Show & Sale (Free)
10:00 am – 1:00 pm at 1719 Block Gallery, 1719 Front Street

View 100 newly created works of art by 40 talented artists, showing the beautiful landscapes and architecture of Keeseville. Paintings are available for purchase from 6:00 Friday through Sunday. Artists and art buyers will be picking up works during this time.

If you have a visual or performing arts event taking place in Keeseville during the festival, contact info@adkaction.org to be included in the schedule of events.

Thank You to our Sponsors

Arts Activity Sponsors

Andy & Kathy Prescott

Amy & Bruce Meighan

Beth & Brian Stevens

Chapel Hill Foundation

George & Shirley Moore Foundation

Arts Sponsors

The Fernholz Family

Rick & Maria Russell

Diana & Greg Zais

Timothy J. McCormick

Michelle Drollette

Prize Sponsors

Todd Townsend & Megan Burns

Jef Fuller

Charles Kilbourne

Deanna Wicklund

Supporter Sponsors

Barbara Berger

Suzanne & Terry Jandreau

Steven Capella

Rick Weerts

Margaret & Theodore Schultz

Keeseville AMVETS

Additional Support

Hamilton Funeral Home

Gofflowers Perennials & Treasures

Giuseppe's Pizza Shop

Pepsi Keeseville

Richard & Cynthia Gottleib

East Branch Organics

Mountain Lake Services

The Keeseville Community Arts Festival is made possible, in part, by the Essex County Arts Council’s Cultural Assistance Program Grant with funding provided by Essex County.

Support the Festival

With your help, the festival will showcase arts and culture in Keeseville, bring visitors to our community, and help promote a sense of togetherness. Sponsors are recognized in many ways leading up to the festival and at festival events. Click here for a complete list of sponsor benefits by level. Please consider becoming a sponsor at any level, we would be thrilled to have your support!

To make a sponsorship contribution by check: make check payable to AdkAction and indicate that it is for sponsorship of the Keeseville Community Arts Festival. Be sure to include your name or business name as you would like it to appear on our sponsor list.

Plein Air Artist Registration

Keeseville Plein Air 2022 will take place from July 19-24, with three days of painting, and two days of showing and sales. Plein Air artists are encouraged to register early, as registrations tend to sell out quickly.

Artists are invited to paint Keeseville’s historic architecture, rolling hills, charming farms, waterfalls, chasms, and lakeshores. You will be able to enjoy food, beer, and wine from local farms, and craft beverage makers, meet other artists, and come to know a charming lakeside community at the foothills of the Adirondack mountains.

After registering, please download and sign your Artist Participation Agreement and return by mail to AdkAction, PO Box 64, Keeseville NY 12944, or scan and email to info@adkaction.org.