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Tuesday 12pm - 5pm Wednesday 12pm - 5pm Thursday 12pm - 5pm Friday 12pm - 5pm

The DRAW

The Arts Education Program of the Midtown Kingston Arts District.
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We provide arts education programs for people of all ages, professional and creative development for local artists and a well-established youth workforce-development program in the arts.

04/24/2026

New Art Classes are Starting!!

Now is your chance to sign up for an art class before Summer break. Always wanted to learn Botanical Illustration? We've got a class for you. Know a middle schooler looking to get creative after school? We've four classes for that! From 3rd Grade to infinity we've got something for almost everyone starting soon. Classes are filling up so don't wait, sign up now.

Grades 3-5:

Saturday Arts Lab
6 Saturdays, Grades 3-5
May 9 - June 20

Middle Schoolers:

Intro to Sculpture for Middle School
Tuesdays, 4:00 – 5:30 PM
May 5 - June 9

Young Creators Textile Studio
Thursdays, 4:00 – 5:30 PM
May 7 - June 11

Drawing FUNdamentals
Saturdays, 12:00 –1:30 PM
May 9 - June 20

Adults (Ages 16+):

Animation Fundamentals
6 Mondays, 6 - 8:30pm
May 4 - Jun 15

Botanical Illustration
6 Tuesdays, 1 - 3 pm
May 5 - June 9

Art Practice and Conversation
6 Tuesdays, 6:30 - 9 pm
May 5 - June 9

All Ages:

Life Drawing for Everyone
6 Wednesdays, 6-8 pm
May 6 - June 10

Collage Sessions
6 Thursdays, 12:30 - 2:30 pm
May 7 - June 11

Watercolor Exploration
6 Thursdays, 6 - 8:30 pm
May 7 - June 11

03/27/2026

Are you a local arts educator or a working artist with a class you love to teach, a skill you would love to share and a belief that everyone should have access to a quality arts education?

We are always accepting proposals for classes and workshops at The DRAW. We offer afternoon, evening and weekend classes and workshops for adults, teens, middle school and elementary aged children throughout the year and are always looking to integrate new artists and class offerings into our community of makers and learners.

Fill out the form linked at https://form-usa.keela.co/interested-in-teaching-at-the-draw and, if your class/workshop idea is a good fit for The DRAW's program we will reach out to you to discuss your proposal.

03/19/2026

Featured Class - The Artist's Portfolio

8 Fridays, April 10 - May 29
5:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Ages 14 - 20

Building on their existing work, students engage in a more self-directed studio practice supported by individualized mentorship, critique, and personal reflection. They will continue to document their process through writing and photography while refining a unified portfolio for submission to arts programs, internships, or exhibitions. The class culminates with preparing and installing a professional-quality exhibition, giving students real-world experience in presenting their work publicly. All Materials Provided, including a sketchbook.

Register at draw.corsizio.com!

03/12/2026

Between Water and Sky by Sikena Khadija explores the Hudson River and Erie Canal as places that hold memory, movement, and layered ideas of home. Through quiet landscapes shaped by fog and shifting skies, the series reflects on how land and water carry histories that remain present.

Learn more in person!

Artist Talk: In Conversation with Josh Kramb
TOMORROW, March 13th at 6pm

at The DRAW Gallery
24 Iwo Jima, Kingston, NY

02/27/2026

The widely acclaimed Life Drawing for Everyone class is returning to the DRAW this March!

Led by talented art educator and impromptu-live model Larry Jackson, this class goes through the basics of life drawing and encourages open exploration. It's for ages 14+, made for all skill levels to benefit from and develop their practice. All materials will be provided, including the multiple mediums that will be explored.

6 Wednesdays, 6-8 pm

March 4, 11, 18, 25, April 8, 15, 2026 (No class April 1)

(Make-up days, April 22, 29)

8 students limit

02/25/2026

Fun-A-Day returns to the DRAW! Opening this Saturday, Feb. 28, from 5-8:00 pm!

Fun-A-Day started in Pennsylvania in 2005, with an idea to create a piece of art every day in the month of January between a group of friends. The idea quickly became a hit with people and expanded into a creative phenomenon! The practice has spread across the country and even to other continents.

The DRAW will be opening a profound exhibition of several Fun-A-Day participants like last year, in an art exhibition full of artworks and projects that you won't want to miss. Stop by this Saturday evening to check it out with company and refreshments!

Learn more about Fun-A-Day at www.funadayhv.org

02/17/2026

One Day Workshop: Eyeing, with Rebecca Holderness

Sunday, March 1st, 12 - 5 pm
At the DRAW at 20 Iwo Jima Lane

“Eyeing” are small group workshops designed to nurture and support creativity in uncertain times. “Eyeing” offers strategies to encourage creative story-making and to keep alive the creative impulse in all of us. Creativity is a central part of our humanity. The creative process can be a buffer against the stresses and anxieties of our time. Storytelling is fundamental to how we communicate at every moment of our lives. From daily recounting to art making or scholarship; We are telling stories. “Eyeing” sharpens and deepens this impulse, rebuilding individual agency and reinforcing a commitment to authenticity.

02/11/2026

Creative Calm - Art Making for Stress Relief, classes return to the DRAW this month!

5 Wednesdays, 9:30 - 10:45 am
February 25 - March 25
Taught by Coryn Nadeau

By creating art, we spend time connecting to our present mind & self and reach a state of mindful "flow". In this process-based class we will be finding a state of wellbeing through the use of different art materials and prompts. Through different guided meditative & projective art prompts you will strengthen your "Vagus Nerve", responsible for stress reduction in the brain and body. The prompts and activities will change weekly. Participants will leave the sessions with a sense of tranquility.

You can register through draw.corsizio.com. Like with all of our classes, you can pay what you can. Please register a week in advance to guarantee your spot.

02/06/2026

Sikena Khadija: Between Water and Sky opening reception at Gallery on Saturday, February 7th, 5-7pm

Between Water and Sky explores the Hudson River and Erie Canal as places that hold memory, movement, and layered ideas of home. Through quiet landscapes shaped by fog and shifting skies, the series reflects on how land and water carry histories that remain present.

Sikena Khadija is a photographer and multidisciplinary artist based in the Hudson Valley. Her work explores Black memory, migration, and the ways landscape, especially rivers and waterways, carry stories over time. Working across photography, sound, and video, she is drawn to the space between water and sky as a place of reflection, belonging, and return. Her work has been exhibited throughout the region and has been supported by Arts Mid-Hudson.

The DRAW Gallery
24 Iwo Jima, Kingston, NY
January 24th – February 22nd

Free and open to the public

01/30/2026

Hi all, we will be closing today at 5. Stay warm out there!

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20 Cedar Street
Kingston, NY
12401

Opening Hours

Tuesday	12pm - 5pm
Wednesday	12pm - 5pm
Thursday	12pm - 5pm
Friday	12pm - 5pm

Telephone

+18458020097

Website

http://www.drawkingston.org/

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