Month: March 2026

SUNY Ulster Hosts Annual “Future Voices” Art Exhibit Showcasing Local High School Talent

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photograph by Camille McMillan titled 'Shoreline'

March 12, 2026 – Stone Ridge, NY – Ulster County high school students will be showcased in an exhibit of their artwork with “Future Voices 2026: High School Art from Ulster County,” opening March 26 and running through April 16 at the Muroff Kotler Visual Arts Gallery on the Stone Ridge campus. The opening reception will be held on Thursday, March 26, from 4 – 6 p.m.

This annual exhibition features artwork from high school students throughout Ulster County. Participating schools include Saugerties, Onteora, Rondout Valley, Kingston, Ulster BOCES, New Paltz, Ellenville, Marlboro, Highland, and Wallkill. The show will include a wide variety of media including painting, drawing, photography, ceramics, sculpture, digital media, and more.

 The exhibition is being curated by Allison Constant, owner and founder of Art Bar in Kingston. Ms. Constant is a SUNY Ulster fine art program alumna. In addition to her work at Art Bar, she has curated exhibits for the Woodstock Artists Association and Museum and Woodstock Jewish Congregation. She has also exhibited her own work at The Farber Center in New York City, Samuel Dorsky Museum at SUNY New Paltz, and The Shirt Factory in Kingston, among others.

The Muroff Kotler Visual Arts Gallery is open Tuesday through Friday 12:30 – 3 p.m. It is closed on college holidays, weekends, and spring break, March 16 – 20. The show and opening reception are free and open to the public. For more information, please contact Gallery@sunyulster.edu or call 845-687-5113.

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Photo Credit: Camille McMillan ‘Shoreline’ Silver Gel Print, Rondout Valley

SUNY Ulster Celebrates Women’s History Month

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portrait of Sojourner Truth

Sojourner Truth: Breaking Barriers and Building Futures, March 9-13 at the Muroff-Kotler Visual Arts Gallery

March 5, 2026 – Stone Ridge, NY– SUNY Ulster is proud to present Sojourner Truth: Breaking Barriers and Building Futures, an exhibit and panel outlining Sojourner Truth’s powerful role in advancing justice as we reflect on Women’s History. The exhibition will be on view March 9 through March 13 at the Muroff-Kotler Visual Arts Gallery on the Stone Ridge campus.

An opening reception will take place on Monday, March 9, from 12:30 to 2:00 p.m., and is free and open to the public.  Welcoming remarks will be shared by SUNY Ulster President, Alison Buckley, Ed.D., Chief Diversity Officer and Professor of English Candice Van Dyke, with a keynote address from Esi Lewis, Esq., Executive Director of the Dr. Margaret Wade-Lewis Center for History and Culture in New Paltz.  A panel will follow featuring full-time faculty, Dr. Hans Vought, Professor of History and Chair of the Social Sciences, Education and History Department, and Dr. Nichola Harris, Professor of European History.

Made possible by the Unified Court System, the Sojourner Truth historical banners on display are on loan from Sojourner Truth: A New Yorkers Path from Slavery to Freedom.

The Muroff-Kotler Visual Arts Gallery serves as a center for creative artistic activity at the College and for the outside community. It also functions as an environment for teaching, performing, and exhibiting.

For more information, email vandykec@sunyulster.edu.

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