News & Announcements
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Sarah Workneh to End 14-Year TenureAs Co-Director of Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture
The Board of Trustees and Governors of Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture announced today that long-time Co-Director Sarah Workneh will step down in December 2023 after 14 impactful years in her leadership role. Katie Sonnenborn, Co-Director, will continue in her role and the Boards will form a search committee to hire Workneh’s successor.
Ballroom Marfa and Skowhegan Present a Limited Edition By Donna Huanca at the Armory Show.
Ballroom Marfa and Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture are thrilled to announce the release of a limited edition print by Berlin-based artist Donna Huanca. The edition will launch at The Armory Show on September 6, 2023 and 100% of the proceeds will support both organizations. The work will be exhibited at Booth N8 at the Javits Center and virtually on The Armory Show’s Online Viewing Room.
Announcing final exhibition of CONFERENCE CALL series with Hetty Baiz and Jordan Seaberry at Skowhegan's New York Office
Skowhegan and the Alumni Alliance are excited to announce the fifth and final exhibition in CONFERENCE CALL: a series of five 2-person exhibitions featuring the work of Skowhegan alumni. Opening on October 12, the exhibition will feature the work of Hetty Baiz (she/her) (A '69) and Jordan Seaberry (he/his) (A '15), and is curated by Alliance member and Skowhegan Alumni & Archives Manager, Paige Laino (she/they). The show will have an opening reception on October 13 from 6:00–8:00PM and will take place at the Skowhegan Office in Chelsea, New York.
Announcing “Worldbuilding” with Pallavi Singh and Jing (Ellen) Xu for the CONFERENCE CALL series at Skowhegan's New York Office
Skowhegan and the Alumni Alliance are excited to announce the fourth exhibition in CONFERENCE CALL: a series of five 2-person exhibitions featuring the work of Skowhegan alumni. Opening on September 8, the exhibition Worldbuilding will feature the work of Pallavi Singh (she/her) (A '15) and Jing (Ellen) Xu (she/her) (A '16,) and is curated by Alliance members Danny Greenberg (they/them) (A '18) and Eleanor Kipping (she/they) (A '18). The show will have an opening reception on September 15 from 6:00–8:00PM and take place at the Skowhegan Office in Chelsea, New York.
Announcing CONFERENCE CALL with Baxter Koziol and Molly Springfield at Skowhegan's New York Office
Skowhegan and the Alumni Alliance are excited to announce the third exhibition in CONFERENCE CALL: a series of five 2-person exhibitions featuring the work of Skowhegan alumni. Opening on August 4, the exhibition will feature the work of Baxter Koziol (A '17) and Molly Springfield (A '06), and is curated by Alliance member Michael Scoggins (A '03). The show will have an opening reception on August 4 from 6:00–8:00PM and take place at the Skowhegan Office in Chelsea, New York.
Announcing “Waterways” with Gwendolyn Kerber and Rocío Olivares for the CONFERENCE CALL series at Skowhegan's New York Office
Skowhegan and the Alumni Alliance are excited to announce CONFERENCE CALL | Waterways, the second exhibition in a series of five 2-person exhibitions featuring the work of Skowhegan alumni. Waterways will feature the work of Gwendolyn Kerber (A '79) and Rocío Olivares (A '18), and is curated by Alliance members Annette Cyr (A '76, '21) and Rebecca Shippee (A '18). The exhibition will open on June 23, 2022 and take place at the Skowhegan Office in Chelsea, New York.
Skowhegan announces CONFERENCE CALL, a series of exhibitions featuring alumni in their New York Office
Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture and the Skowhegan Alumni Alliance are excited to announce CONFERENCE CALL: a series of five 2-person exhibitions featuring the work of Skowhegan alumni that will run from May through November 2022.
The exhibition series will open on May 18, 2022 with the first exhibition featuring the work of Pío Galbis (A '82, '21) and Buster Graybill (A '07) organized by Alliance member and alum, Jesus Benavente (A '12).