All Events

Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild hosts a variety of special events throughout the year. These events are held at the Kleinert/James Center for the Arts in the village of Woodstock as well as the Byrdcliffe Theater, the Byrdcliffe Barn, and other venues throughout the historic arts colony.

Exhibition / Opening Reception

January 18 – February 23, 2025

Opening receptions:

Saturday, January 18, from 2:00 – 4:00 pm at Kleinert/James followed by a reception at CPW Saturday, January 18,  from 5:00 – 8:00 pm

My Sister, My Self: The Photographs of Colleen Kenyon and Kathleen Kenyon

Curated by Tom Wolf and Laurie Dahlberg

presented in collaboration with the Center for Photography at Woodstock (CPW)

Curated by art historians Tom Wolf and Laurie Dahlberg, My Sister, My Self, features photographs by identical twin artists Colleen Kenyon and Kathleen Kenyon. The exhibition also features photographs by other identical twin women artists including Frances McLaughlin-Gill and Kathryn McLaughlin Abbe, and Ellen Kahn and Lynda Kahn.

Kleinert/James Center for the Arts, 36 Tinker Street, Woodstock, NY

Film screening

Saturday, March 1, 4 pm

Screening of “We Have Just Begun: The 1919 Elaine Riot, Massacre & Dispossession”

Deep in the Arkansas Delta lies a secret buried for over 100 years.

Part of the film series Spectres of Empire that explores colonialism, exploitation and erasure of histories. Each screening will include special guests and a discussion.  

Byrdcliffe Theatre, 380 Upper Byrdcliffe Rd, Woodstock, NY

Exhibition / Opening Reception

Sunday, March 2

2 – 4 pm

Free Range: Annual Byrdcliffe Members Show

The Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild is proud to present its 2025 Annual Members’ Show. Open to all current members, come view works of art in a variety of styles and mediums.

Kleinert/James Center for the Arts, 36 Tinker Street, Woodstock, NY

Film screening

Saturday, March 15, 4 pm

Screening of “The Battle of Algiers”

One of the most influential political films in history The Battle of Algiers vividly re-creates a key year in the tumultuous Algerian struggle for independence from the occupying French in the 1950s.

Part of the film series Spectres of Empire that explores colonialism, exploitation and erasure of histories. Each screening will include special guests and a discussion.  

Byrdcliffe Theatre, 380 Upper Byrdcliffe Rd, Woodstock, NY

Meditation

Saturday, March 15
12 – 2 pm

Linda Montano: Laugh / Cry with the Chakras

This workshop will consist of group sound, movement, and performative interactions based on Linda Mary Montano’s 14 YEARS OF LIVING ART, a Chakra Endurance. 

Kleinert/James Center for the Arts, 36 Tinker Street, Woodstock, NY

Theatre

Saturday, March 22 & Sunday, March 23
3 pm

Greenville Tomorrow, a new play by Chris Widney

Todd and Marion, thirty-something African-American professional dancers, move from their tiny apartment in Brooklyn to a beautiful first home in lovely Greenville, South Carolina. A production of Round the Bend Theatre Company

Byrdcliffe Theatre, 380 Upper Byrdcliffe Rd, Woodstock, NY

Theatre

Saturday, March 29 & Sunday, March 30
3 pm

Un Hombre: A Golum Story, a new play by Stephen Kaplan

Sculptor Rebecca is struggling to get back on track after the untimely death of her husband. All seems hopeless until a lot of wine and a little magic transform a hunk of clay into the answer to all of their problems. A production of Round the Bend Theatre Company

Byrdcliffe Theatre, 380 Upper Byrdcliffe Rd, Woodstock, NY

Film screening

Saturday, April 12, 4 pm

Screening of “Atlantics”

This haunting refugee story draws on elements of romance, loss, grief, family struggles, and the supernatural.

Part of the film series Spectres of Empire that explores colonialism, exploitation and erasure of histories. Each screening will include special guests and a discussion.  

Byrdcliffe Theatre, 380 Upper Byrdcliffe Rd, Woodstock, NY

Exhibition / Opening Reception

Saturday, April 19

4 – 6 pm

2025 A.i.R. Show

The 2025 Artists in Residence (A.i.R.)  exhibition presents the work of the Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild 2024 Artists-in-Residency program participants.

Kleinert/James Center for the Arts, 36 Tinker Street, Woodstock, NY