Jun
21
11:00 AM11:00
You Are Not Here
mark/leave/take/plant:
an interactive installation by Sara Gurevich & Bam Bowen
Arts in the Park!
The Arts in the Park! 2025 season is FREE for all to attend and held in Downing Park in the City of Newburgh from May 24 - June 29.
Arts in the Park! 2025 is made possible with funds from the New York State Legislature and administered by Arts Mid-Hudson.
Jun
22
10:00 AM10:00
Geodesic Dome Installation + Parents in the Avant Garde Workshop
June 22nd 4-6pm: Parents in the Avant Garde - Musical Discovery Workshop + Performance.
For more info, click the image.
RSVP encouraged both for workshop and performance (bring your instruments) : chapmansteamerarts@gmail.com
Jun
14
11:00 AM11:00
Paint Pour Workshop with Kate Doyle
Join us for an outdoor community paint pour workshop led by Newburgh-based artist Kate Doyle. This hands-on workshop is designed for all ages and experience levels. Together we will co-create a work of art that will be a combined result of each person’s participation. The painting will be a record of the community that came together to make it. Come ready to collaborate, experiment, and embrace the joy of creating art in community.
All materials for this workshop are provided.
Wear clothes that can get paint on them.
RSVP suggested: chapmansteamerarts@gmail.com
Jun
8
3:00 PM15:00
Live Musical Concert by Christopher Dean Sullivan Quartet
Back by popular demand, the Christopher Dean Sullivan Quartet will resound within Calvary Church, bringing the deep soulful sounds of Mala Waldron (vocals, keyboard), Bobby Sanabria (percussion), Jay Hoggard (vibes), and Christopher Dean Sullivan (bass).
Join us in this beautiful sanctuary for a delightful afternoon of live music.
Jun
7
11:00 AM11:00
Paint Pour Workshop with Kate Doyle
Join us for an outdoor community paint pour workshop led by Newburgh-based artist Kate Doyle. This hands-on workshop is designed for all ages and experience levels. Together we will co-create a work of art that will be a combined result of each person’s participation. The painting will be a record of the community that came together to make it. Come ready to collaborate, experiment, and embrace the joy of creating art in community.
All materials for this workshop are provided.
Wear clothes that can get paint on them.
RSVP suggested: chapmansteamerarts@gmail.com
May
24
to May 26
Shade Sails by Amery Kessler
SHADE SAILS HAS MOVED TO 85 GRAND STREET, NEWBURGH NY
This temporary sculptural installation will bring surprise and wonder as it reveals all of the reflections and shadows of the environment differently.
Shade Sails will be on view outdoors at Holden House from 10am - 6pm daily.
Jul
6
6:00 PM18:00
Musicians of the Greater Newburgh Symphony Orchestra present: A String Quartet Classical Music Concert
Featuring Concert Master Adrienne Harmon at the Amphitheater in Downing Park.
Bring a a blanket or chair and come relax on the park lawn while listening to classical music by Newburgh’s own!
Jul
6
4:00 PM16:00
African Dance class with Melody Africa
A series of African dance classes with live drumming at Downing Park June 15-July 6 tailored to all ages and abilities. Come to one or come to all!
Jul
6
1:00 PM13:00
IMAGINE THAT! Art Project with Artist/Designer Chat Travieso
Imagine That! is a participatory art project by artist and designer Chat Travieso that invites participants to create shapes representing their visions for the city and place them on a shared board. Join us outdoors at Shelter House in Downing Park for hands on activities with artist/designer Chat Travieso.
Jun
29
4:00 PM16:00
African Dance class with Melody Africa
A series of African dance classes with live drumming at Downing Park June 15-July 6 tailored to all ages and abilities. Come to one or come to all!
Jun
23
1:00 PM13:00
Colors of Mexico: a performance by Mazarte Dance Company
A delightful performance of dances from the different regions of Mexico at the Amphitheater in Downing Park.
Jun
22
4:00 PM16:00
African Dance class with Melody Africa
A series of African dance classes with live drumming at Downing Park June 15-July 6 tailored to all ages and abilities. Come to one or come to all!
Jun
20
5:30 PM17:30
Sacred Verses: Writing Our Way to Sanctuary with Anusha Mehar
A unique participatory writing exploration with Newburgh artist and place keeper, Anusha Mehar.
Jun
15
4:00 PM16:00
African Dance class with Melody Africa
A series of African dance classes with live drumming at Downing Park June 15-July 6 tailored to all ages and abilities. Come to one or come to all!
Jun
15
10:00 AM10:00
Plein Air Sketching at Downing Park
Grab a sketch pad & pencil and join us for this single day plein air sketching workshop with artist Mary Jane Ward.
Jun
8
3:30 PM15:30
Jul
14
7:00 PM19:00
Open Mic @Shelter House
Poetry is language at its most distilled and most powerful.
Please join us at the Shelter House for a night of local talents. All are welcome.
FREE
Jul
7
5:00 PM17:00
Live Painting with David Lionheart
Hudson Valley based, mixed media artist David Lionheart uses his keen sense of depth and spatial awareness to create abstract painted works, enhanced by color and texture.
Come experience the live creation of a large-scale composition in the middle of Newburgh's Downing Park. Bring a blanket & refreshment and watch as David demonstrates his unique approach of movement over a canvas.
This is a FREE family-friendly event. Drawing supplies & coloring sheets will be provided for those who desire to color.
Photo by Brian Wolfe
Jul
2
2:00 PM14:00
Jazz with The Trio SuWaSa
Join us on the Shelter House patio for an afternoon of live jazz music by The Trio SuWaSa
Jul
1
2:30 PM14:30
African Dance with Assane Badji
This summer, Assane Badji of Melody Africa (New Paltz, NY) brings African dance class and live drumming to Newburgh's Downing Park.
Class will take place at the North Field in the grass. Shoes are optional.
This class is FREE and open to all ages & abilities.
Come move and feel good!
Jun
23
7:00 PM19:00
Open Mic @Shelter House
Poetry is language at its most distilled and most powerful.
Please join us at the Shelter House for a night of local talents. All are welcome.
FREE
Jun
18
9:00 AM09:00
Nature Drawing en Plein Air
Grab a sketch pad & pencil and join us for this single day drawing workshop with draftswoman and painter Mary Jane Ward.
This workshop will focus on subjects such as leaves, branches, flowers, trees, and making sketches of the park surroundings with one on one feedback from Mary Jane.
All levels of experience are welcome. This workshop is FREE.
Participants should bring a pencil, eraser, paper and drawing board or sketchbook. If you have no supplies, that’s fine! Some basic drawing supplies will be provided.
Meet at Shelter House at 9AM
Sign up in advance is suggested, walk ups welcome!
email: chapmansteamerarts@gmail.com
Jun
10
2:30 PM14:30
African Dance with Assane Badji
This summer, Assane Badji of Melody Africa (New Paltz, NY) brings African dance class and live drumming to Newburgh's Downing Park.
Class will take place at the North Field in the grass. Shoes are optional.
This class is FREE and open to all ages & abilities.
Come move and feel good!
Jun
24
to Jun 26
The Words We Wear
The Words We Wear is a site-specific poetic-ritual performance & activation of Downing Park initiated by poet Anusha Mehar. Enter the park on these days and paint your words onto our collective poem.
Join us Sunday, June 26th at 4:30pm in Downing Park, for ceremonial chai, poetic movement, and conversation about the words that we wear- the stories, experiences, griefs & joys that live in our bodies.
FREE
Jun
16
to Jun 18
The Shade Sail @Downing Park
Artist & musician, Amery Kessler brings The Shade Sail, a moving sculpture to various locations in Downing Park.
People are invited to actively participate with/through the artwork or to contemplate the physical and visual forms as a document of previous actions/interactions.
FREE
Jun
10
6:30 PM18:30
Unconventional Dances
Unconventional Dances is a multi site-specific dance performance by Nattie + Hollis.
This live performance explores dance in relationship to setting. Placing performance outside of traditional theatrical venues invites a questioning of the context of dance and opens up our notions of performance. Nattie and Hollis are interested in places and structures that highlight larger themes like late stage capitalism, climate change, and decaying infrastructure.
FREE
May
20
6:00 PM18:00
Open Mic @Shelter House
Poetry is language at its most distilled and most powerful.
Please join us at the Shelter House for a night of local talents. All are welcome. Sign up here if you’d like to perform!
FREE
May
15
2:00 PM14:00
Music and Coffee @Shelter House
Enjoy music from local musicians outdoors at Shelter House
2:15-3:00pm Mario Careccia, meditative melodic drumming
3:15-4:00pm Christopher Dean Sullivan, bass
4:15-5:00pm Sean Condron, anarchic grumblings and sonic leprosy (on guitar)
FREE
Coffee compliments of Blacc Vanilla Cafe.
Arios Espresso mobile espresso bar on site for purchase.
Photo by Brian Wolfe