#FirstFridays: August Edition
August 3, 2026Every month, we highlight exhibitions, events, and workshops that feature WSW alumnx artists. We share the shows near and far that make up our monthly must-see list.
New York
August 7: Tona Wilson (Artist’s Book Residency Grant, 2010, Art-in-Education Artist’s Book Residency Grant, 2017, Studio Workspace Residency, 2019) will be showing her short film The Tree(s) of America at the Summer Shorts Film Festival, hosted by the Denizen Theater in New Paltz, Friday, August 7th, at 7:30PM. Tickets and more information can be found here.
Image: Tona Wilson working in the intaglio studio during her 2019 Studio Workspace Residency
August 8 – 9: Checkout the Markets at Round Lake August 8th and 9th where Cheyenne Mallo (Studio Internship, 2011) and Lora Shelley (Volunteer Chili Bowl Painter and Instructor) will be tabling at the Makers Market.
June 26 – August 30: It’s the last month to see Talya Baharal’s (Studio Residency Grant, 2002) exhibition, The Space Between Words, at Mad Rose Galley in Millerton. Showing in the main gallery, you can stop by to see the show Thursday-Sunday from 12-5PM.
3 Main Street & 5916 N Elm Ave, Millerton
Image courtesy of Talya Baharal
Maine
August 5 – September 12: Tayla Baharal (Studio Residency Grant, 2002) will also be showing work at Triangle Gallery in Rockland, Maine, with an opening reception for the exhibition Shifting Boundaries on August 7th from 5-7PM.
8 Elm Street, Rockland, Maine 04841
Image courtesy of Talya Baharal
Ontario
July 17 – August 16: Jackie Patridge (Studio Workspace Residency, 2018) is showing work in the juried exhibition Out of Place: Mind Body Land at Coles Art Market in Huntsville, Ontario. Go check out the show before it closes on August 16th!
1-14 Main Street E
Huntsville, Ontario