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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.

06/03/2026

Our 2027 artist residency open call is live through July 1, 2026! Please join us on Zoom next Wednesday, June 10 from 5-6PM ET to learn more about life in Wassaic and meet our Programming team, Will Hutnick , Dani Klebes and Dane Cohen . They will answer any and all questions you might have about the application process!

Check out the link in our bio for more information about the application and to find the zoom link!

📸: of September 2025 artists-in-residence by

06/01/2026

Our 2027 Summer Exhibition Open Call is live! The deadline is August 10 at midnight ET. 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 https://wassaicproject.slideroom.com/ #/Login for more info.

Artwork featured:
Jack Arthur Wood, “Recessional Alignment, Forward Past Fools,” 2025, within our 2025 Summer Exhibition “So It Goes.”

Photo credit:

05/29/2026

We’re so excited to be participating in again this year! Come spend the whole weekend with us at the Mill.

We are kicking off Upstate Art Weekend with the Opening Reception of “Echoes in the Margin,” a solo exhibition by Delano Dunn () curated by Mickalene Thomas () presented by Wassiac Project and hosted at Troutbeck (.ny) on June 25 from 5-7 PM!

Gallery hours will be extended hours till 7 PM on Friday June 26 and Saturday June 27, and we will be open on Monday June 29! Danielle Klebe’s () installation “Wassaic Painting and Motorcycle Club” will have the same hours as the gallery!

On Saturday June 27, explore our Summer Exhibition “Because now is the time of monsters,” drop by the Art Nest, make art with Genevieve Lowe , hear artist talks by Sameulle Green , Margaret Jacobs , Amir Khadar .khadar, and Vanessa Villarreal , try a cyanotype workshop with Tamsen Wojtanowski , step into Ace Lehner’s “Barbershop: The Art of Q***r Failure,” and later head to open studios of the June artists-in-residence, , , , , , , , , , .lof, .mahoney, and . Cap off the night with film screenings from Michael Litwak , Chris May , and Daniel Carello , followed by a Q&A moderated by Jeff Palfini, Founder of Boondocks Film Society (), held at the Luther Barn.. Swipe for the full Saturday schedule and click the link in our bio for more information!

Pictured above: Wassaic Project staff members in front of “Tooth Gate” by Magicfeifei () on the opening of “Because, now is the time of monsters.” Photo by Adam Pass.

05/26/2026

To everyone who’s new here, and everyone who’s been away for a while — hi again! With our Summer Exhibition now on view and extended open gallery hours (Thursday-Sunday, 12-5 PM), we’d like to take the time to re-introduce ourselves. There’s a lot going on here!

Wassaic Project is a contemporary arts institution that has been a cornerstone of upstate New York’s cultural landscape since 2008, fostering positive social change through art and education. We bring together emerging artists and local communities through world-class contemporary art exhibitions, vital education and public programs, and a highly regarded year-round artist residency program.

Based in the historic Maxon Mills—an 8,000-square-foot, seven-story former grain elevator transformed into a vibrant arts space—Wassaic Project serves as a dynamic incubator for new voices in contemporary art. Annual programming includes the artist residency program, monthly open studios, community events, and three exhibitions. Our arts education programs reach more than 1,000 students each year through after-school art clubs, summer camps, and the free, ADA-accessible family drop-in artmaking space, the Art Nest, open every Saturday from 12–5 PM.

Our current exhibition, “Because, now is the time of monsters” (pictured above) is open from Thursday-Sunday 12-5PM through September 12. Stop by, we’ll be so happy to see you.

Photo credit: Joshua Simpson

05/21/2026

There are only SEVEN more days to apply for Haunted Barn! The new application deadline is May 28, midnight EDT. As a reminder, our annual spooky site specific exhibition, Haunted Mill, will be...for the first time...in the Luther Barn! Apply at link in bio.

We are accepting a few types of proposals: site-specific and/or outdoor installations in the Luther Barn and performances. We will prioritize interactive and immersive proposals.

If the cost of the application fee presents a financial hardship, please email our Assistant Director of Residency and Exhibitions, Danielle Klebes, at [email protected].

📸 : Featuring 2025 Haunted Mill artists, Z Behl ()and Kim Moloney, Orrin Whalen () Ben Pinder (), Wendy Klemperer (), Rhonda Weppler (), and LORE (). Reel by Dani Klebes ().

05/19/2026

Thank you to the almost 400 of you who attended our opening of “Because, now is the time of monsters.” The day felt like a big family reunion and it was so lovely to see the impact Wassaic Project has had on our part of rural NY!

This exhibition will be open Thursday-Sunday from 12-5 PM through September 12. Please stop by, we can’t wait to welcome you!

Thank you Adam Pass () for these amazing photos and thank you everyone but especially volunteers who made Saturday so special!

05/15/2026

It’s finally happening! Our 2026 Summer Exhibition, “Because now is the time of monsters” opens TOMORROW, Saturday 5/16! The Opening Reception is from 3-6 PM with gallery hours and Art Nest hours extended until 6 PM.

Here’s a schedule of what’s going down this Saturday 5/16:
12—6 PM: Extended gallery hours.
12—6 PM: Extended Art Nest hours.
3—6 PM: Opening Reception for “Because now is the time of monsters”
3—6 PM: Tim Love Lee , “Piano Wreckage” (2026) and Ben Manley , “Resonant Systems #2” (2026) in the Gridley Chapel
4—6 PM: “Life’s a Game Boy,” the end of-year exhibition by our Junior Varsity and Varsity Art Clubs.
4:30—6 PM: Ace Lehner’s () “Barbershop: The Art of Q***r Failure” performance.
8—10 PM: Nate King’s (.mov) “When I Was Younger And Now That I’m Older” projection on the side of Maxon Mills.

Artists featured in gif above: Samuelle Green , Michael Polakowski , Jairo Serna .a.serna, Delano Dunn , Saul Chernick , and Clarissa Pezone .

05/13/2026

Check out the install of Magicfeifei’s () “Tooth Gate” 2025 in front of Wassaic Project! And come see “Tooth Gate” in person at the Opening Reception of our 2026 Summer Exhibition, “Because now is the time of monsters” from 3-6 PM.

Learn more about “Tooth Gate” below!

“Tooth Gate” takes the form of the artist’s two front teeth—with a gap in between—allowing viewers to walk through the structure. The height of the gap is slightly taller than the artist. The piece transforms a distinct physical trait into something monumental and surreal, turning this characteristic into a symbol of power and transformation. The phrase “tooth gate” (牙门, yá mén) is also a pun on 衙门 (yá mén), meaning a government office or gate of authority, suggesting that the artist’s mouth is a place of importance. This idea was also inspired by an ancient anecdote about Song dynasty scholar Song Qi, who had a noticeable gap between his front teeth. When someone mockingly asked what the gap was for, he replied, “My teeth are arranged so that people may come in and out of my mouth”.

Magicfeifei is a multidisciplinary artist based in Chicago. Her practice spans between photography, sculpture and performance. Her practice weaponizes cuteness through magic to challenge and subvert conventional social norms. Employing humor, irony, and deliberate embarrassment, she creates seductive yet discomforting narratives that twist the ordinary into the uncanny, confronting indifference and revealing uncomfortable truths. Feifei received her BFA from School of The Art Institute of Chicago in 2021, and her MFA from the University of Chicago in 2025. Her work has been shown at SkyART, Smart Museum of Art, Sawhorse, Shanghai Seminary, Cochrane-Woods Art Center, Logan Center Gallery, Lightwork, and CICA Museum.

05/12/2026

The deadline for Haunted Barn application has been EXTENDED to May 28, midnight EDT. As a reminder, our annual spooky site specific exhibition, Haunted Mill, will be...for the first time...in the Luther Barn!

We are accepting a few types of proposals: site-specific and/or outdoor installations in the Luther Barn and performances. We will prioritize interactive and immersive proposals.

Artists will have complete creative control over their installation, as long as they keep their work PG-13. We’re looking for artists who are excited to participate and get weird, and who are self-directed and independent with their projects. For installation artists, we offer housing in one of our residency houses (for 1–4 weeks between October 2 and November 3) alongside private studio space in Maxon Mills, and additional studio space in Luther Barn. We offer all participating artists and artistic teams a modest honorarium.

If the cost of the application fee presents a financial hardship, please email our Assistant Director of Residency and Exhibitions, Danielle Klebes, at [email protected].

📸 : Ben Pinder (), 2025 Haunted Mill artist in his installation on the 4th floor of Maxon Mills. Photo by Joshua Simpson.

05/08/2026

Install is underway for our 2026 Summer Exhibition “Because, now is the time for monsters!” Swipe through and see exhibition artists and our programming team hard at work. The Opening Reception is May 16 from 3-6 PM, and we are so excited to welcome you!

1. Katie Peck () and Clarissa Pezone (), both former artists-in-residence in July 2025, prepping for Clarissa’s installation “A Room of My Own” on the top floor.

2. In progress shot of Clarissa’s () studio in Maxon Mills painting her ceramic sculpture.

3. Our Co-Executive Director, Bowie Barnett-Zunino and Assistant Director of Exhibitions and Residency, Dani Klebes () on the third floor talking about artwork placement. Artwork featured in the background by Jairo Serna () and Delano Dunn ().

4. Dani Klebes () on the lift prepping the molasses tank for Alexis Gallo’s () mural.

5. Alexis Gallo () hard at work painting her mural!

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37 Furnace Bank Road
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(855) 927-7242

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http://www.wassaicproject.org/

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