Mar 1 – Mar 29, 2025

Group Exhibition

The Boys and Girls Club of Ulster County Art

Opening Reception
Sat, Mar 1, 3-6pm

Theme Information

In collaboration with the Boys and Girls Club of Saugerties and Kingston, we welcome 40 young artists to showcase their work in The Sketchbook Gallery under the direction of Lindsey Quick from the Boys and Girls Club of Ulster County. Come celebrate our first exhibition of the 2025 season by supporting our local community!

About The Boys and Girls Club

Hello, My name is Lindsey Quick & I am the Director of Operations for the Boys & Girls Club of Ulster County. I joined the Boys & Girls Club team in June 2017 & have been with the organization ever since. My mission at the Boys & Girls Club is to provide a safe space for children to go to after school where they can feel loved & supported. My favorite thing to do at the club is to help our members succeed in school, and help them achieve their goals.

The Boys & Girls Club of Ulster County offers a range of programs. One program in particular is our Art Program. We have staff who teach painting, drawing, woodworking, African Drumming, and singing. Our program lets our members express themselves through their artwork, and offers a wide range of art for beginners to advanced art.

Artists Include:

Amirah Adkins, Amirah Allen, Valery Amaya, Jonas Amodio, Noella Annese, Erika Baldomir, Nicole Bayron, Arya Caba, Grayson Cammarata, Layla Cammarata, Timothy Castillo, Levi Cosme, Ayana Davidson, Micah Davis,
Shatauri Davis-Simmons, Liam Diers, Celine Downing, Liam Finley, Avary Greene, Vira Herasymaniuk, Ronan Hildebran, Arlin Jimenez-Reyes, Alanny Jiminez-Peralta, Kenley King, Konnor King, Nevaeh Knuffke, Tre Lewis, Ariel Mazariego, Emmett McAnaw, Markiian Musiak, Charlotte Nutt, Zoey Piptone, Christopher Ramos-Lopez, Marley Sasso,
Parker Sidarious, Kinsley Velders, Carmella Wadsworth, Juscineah Watson-Guarino, Troy Wilson-Brodhead,
Giuliana Zarcone

Creativity makes people learn more to understand new things. Get more skilled and more useful. Art makes me happy and brave. It makes me feel FREE.

Art means that I can show what I love and my creativity. I can use blasts of color to see what I like and dislike in my art.

Art means that I can show what I love and my creativity. I can use blasts of color to see what I like and dislike in my art.

Art means that I can show what I love and my creativity. I can use blasts of color to see what I like and dislike in my art.

I love painting and creating things. It makes me happy and lets me express my feelings.

Art is frazzled and gold, because we get to use it in our imagination.

Art teaches me different projects to try. Art makes me feel great.

I like spending time with my friends and drawing. We like creating new things together.

I love art, because this is a way for me to create something new and for my imagination to come alive.

Art is fun and creative just like me

Art is fun and creative just like me

I love art. It is my hobby and something that I do everyday.

I love creating art. It’s something I can do when I have downtime, and will keep focused and engaged. I like when I can create something new.

I love creating art. It’s something I can do when I have downtime, and will keep focused and engaged. I like when I can create something new.

I feel relief when I do art, because I can draw my anger on paper.

Tre Lewis, Basketball

Art is important because you can make different drawings and make people happy.

Art is something fun that I really enjoy.

Art is beautiful to me and it makes me happy.

I love drawing. It makes me so happy, and gives me something to do when I am bored.

I love drawing. It makes me so happy, and gives me something to do when I am bored.

I love animals and art. I am in a 4-H club and work with animals. I love drawing and painting things that make me happy.

Art is a fun program for me. I love painting and drawing

I chose to draw a person sitting on a tree reading near the water during a sunset. The sunset reminds me of the time my sister and I took a picture of the sunset with the moon and remembering how pretty it was. The water reminds me of my trip to Cape cod and how fun it was to swim in the ocean. The tree, because I love nature and climbing trees. The person reading, because I love to read. This painting has all of my favorite things and my favorite memories.

Art is a way to express your feelings without writing. Art is important to me, because it really shows who I am.

Art makes me do my best in drawing and making myself an artist. I feel excited when I do art.

Art takes a lot of practice and effort. It challenges me and I love it.

© Canvas #1
Ariel Mazariego: Calm Flower Pic #1 Flower #1
Timothy Castillo: Tie Dye combustion Blossom Pic #1 flower #2
Vira Herasymaniuk: Purple Woah pic #1 Flower #3

© Canvas #3
Erika Baldomir: Her name: Flower #1
Carmella Wadsworth: Rainbow Rosary: Flower #2
Giuliana Zarcone: Dressed to impress: flower #3
Kinsley Velders: Cinnamon Flower #4