LARAC Programming
Arts events in the area including exhibits, artist workshops, children’s classes, critiques, business seminars for artists, musical performances, networking events and more.
GALLERY | Widlund Gallery | Shifting Sources by Charlene Leary & Joy Muller-McCoola | Presented by TPC
Monday| September 25 – Saturday | November 4
Gallery Hours: Tues – Fri, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM | Sat, 12:00 – 4:00 PM | additional hours by appointment
Reception: September 29 | 5-7 PM
This fiber partnership between felter and weaver brought us to discuss what we have in common. We source our inspiration and our materials from the natural world. Fibers from animals and plants require feeding, growing, processing, and dyeing. Each stage of production requires water, our precious resource.
WORKSHOP | Wilderness First Aid & Adult CPR with Rick Morse | Presented by TPC
Sunday, October 8 | 12 – 5 PM
Cost: There will be no cost to participate, but pre-registration is required. Class size is limited.
Register by sending me an email at morses2@gmail.com.
The class will be an introduction to Wilderness First Aid and adult CPR. Participants will learn first aid for helping someone who is injured or ill while hiking in the forest or paddling on rivers and lakes. The emphasis will be hands-on practice of skills. All materials will be provided. At the end of the class, weather permitting, we will take a short hike where students will respond to simulated illnesses and injuries and will practice their use of first aid skills.
Rick Mores: has been an EMT (Emergency Medical Technician) and Critical Care Technician for 30 years, volunteering on the Blue Mt Lake and Johnsburg ambulances. For the last ten years, he has been teaching Wilderness First Aid and CPR classes locally. Rick has also taught Swiftwater River Rescue courses for SUNY Adirondack.
Sunday, October 8th | 1 – 3:30 PM
Cost: $25/workshop/person, Class Size is limited to 12. Adults and teens (12 and older) welcomed.
Register: Call 518-251-2505 | Advance payment required, cash or check.
Join local artist Kate Hartley in this unique plein air workshop for beginner to intermediate artists. We’ll create nature still life paintings along the North Creek behind TPCC, with the Creek as our backdrop! We’ll end our class with a friendly group “critique ” and snacks. This event is rain or shine.
Create your own Felt Greeting Card with Barbara Ryan
$35/person. Class size up to 6 participants.
Learn to wet felt and create your very own special
front to a greeting card. Just bring your creativity and sense of fun.
Take home a “one of a kind” greeting card ready to go
to someone special. Or keep for yourself! Workshop led by fiber artist Barbara Ryan. All materials are supplied. For all artistic abilities.
Workshop at Mountain Gallery: Abstract Landscape Acrylic Painting with Sue Beadle
$50/person, class size limit 8 participants. All abilities welcome.
Artist Sue Beadle will lead participants in creating their own masterpiece abstract landscape with acrylic paint, which will then be framed in frames. All materials, including frames, will be provided and are included in the cost of the workshop.

Paint with Patrice; Acrylic painting workshop with Patrice Jarvis-Weber
Class size up to 10 participants, all materials supplied.
Designed for beginners but open to all artistic abilities.
The workshop will be inspired by floral paintings by Georgia O’Keeffe. Participants will practice art skills using color, shapes and proportions, as well as highlighting and shadowing techniques, using acrylic paints on small stretched canvas to take home a finished painting.