Ancram Center for the Arts

05/27/2026

Last week, we celebrated a pivotal moment in Ancram Center's history -- the ribbon cutting for The Annex, our newly restored 1780s building right next door to the Opera House in Ancram's Historic Hamlet District.

The Annex adds artist and intern housing and new community classroom space to our growing arts complex, and more than 60 people came out to celebrate with us.

We were honored to be joined by representatives from the NY State Council on the Arts, NY Homes and Community Renewal, Assemblymember Didi Barrett, and the Ancram Preservation Group, all of whom helped make this restoration possible.

As Board Chair Cathy Redlich said, this is a "pivotal moment in Ancram Center's ten-year history," and we couldn't agree more.

Thank you to everyone who has supported us along the way. Here's to the next decade!

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L-R: Dan Sternberg, Ancram Center board member; Stephen Futrell, Ancram Center board member; Mary Barthelme, HCR; Kit White, APG; Andrea Barnet, APG; Crystal Loffler, HCR; Assemblymember Didi Barrett; Paul Ricciardi, Ancram Center Co-Director; Cathy Redlich, Ancram Center board president; Jeff Mousseau, Ancram Center Co-Director; Colleen Lutz, Ancram Town Supervisor; Jane Plasman, Ancram Center board member; Ivy Epstein, Ancram Center board member; Sheryl Boris-Schacter, Ancram Center board member; Lindsay Turley, NYSCA

05/26/2026

The objects we hold onto often hold stories of their own.

Join Joan Osofsky, Mary Randolph Carter, and Ancram Center Co-Director Paul Ricciardi for a heartfelt workshop exploring how memories, meaning, and identity live inside the things we love most, from treasured books and family heirlooms to flea market finds and everyday objects.

📍 Ancram Center for the Arts
🗓 Sunday, May 31
⏰ 11:00AM–12:30PM

Joan Osofsky, founder of Hammertown, and Mary Randolph Carter, writer and longtime creative director for Ralph Lauren, bring decades of experience collecting stories through homes, objects, art, and community. Together with Paul Ricciardi, creator of Real People Real Stories, they’ll guide an engaging conversation and workshop about memory, storytelling, and the emotional lives of objects.

Come ready to reflect, listen, and share.

Register here:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/telling-stories-about-the-things-you-love-tickets-1985417880326?+aff=oddtdtcreator

05/07/2026

Live theater happens because of community.
This summer, volunteer with Ancram Center for the Arts and help make our 2026 season possible while receiving free tickets to performances! Whether you have an hour or a whole weekend, there’s a place for you here.

05/07/2026

Sat., May 9, 2PM. Join us for wine & light bites to meet some of the theater artists behind this season's productions. Ask questions, hear behind-the-scenes stories, and connect with the creative community bringing Ancram Center's season to life. This event is free, but an RSVP is appreciated -- click here https://shorturl.at/spH4A

05/01/2026

Got a story you've always wanted to tell? In this free Beginning Storytelling Workshop, you'll work with Ancram Center's lead teaching artist Sarah Katan to explore story ideas through creative exercises and shape them into compelling narratives — leaving with the start of a real, personal story and a plan to bring it to life. At Spark of Hudson 502 Union St. Reserve your spot here https://shorturl.at/bUGVW

05/01/2026

As our season picks up, May is full of things to look forward to! Here's what's happening this month:

📖 Beginning Storytelling Workshop — Friday, May 8 | 6:00–8:00 PM at

🎭 Season Preview Gathering — Saturday, May 9 | 2:00 PM

✂️ Annex Ribbon Cutting — Friday, May 22 | 10:00 AM

📖 Telling Stories About Things You Love — Sunday, May 31 | 11:00 AM–12:30 PM

We'd love to see you at any — or all — of these events.

Tickets and more info at the link below!

04/28/2026

With new works by Heather Christian and Taylor Mac, and classics by Sarah Ruhl, and Caryl Churchill, Ancram Center’s 2026 season leans into big questions—grief, love, identity, and the search for empathy in fractured times.

Ancram Center’s 2026 season features new work by Heather Christian and Taylor Mac, plus plays by Sarah Ruhl and Caryl Churchill.

04/16/2026

We're hiring! Paid summer internships in tech, production and administration open to current college/university students, recent college graduates, HS grads, rising seniors, and adults. Approx. 20-25 hrs/wk. flex. June 1-Aug. 31. $1,500/mo; $4,500 total. Provided: training, workshops and professional development and college credit, if applicable. For more details visit ancramcenter.org/internships

04/06/2026

What are Ancram Center artists up to these days? David Cale went from sold-out performances of Blue Cowboy at the Bushwick Star last fall to penning the off-Broadway hit The Unknown starring Sean Hayes, now running at Seaview Studios through April 12.

12/31/2025

We've seen plenty of snow this December, so we couldn't resist! ❄️
Before the year melts away—today is your FINAL chance for a 2025 tax deduction. We're at 80% of our fundraising goal and need your help to close the gap and start 2026 strong.

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