A Chorus of Female Voices
Zelda aka Judith Z. Miller
A TMI Project performance of my coming out story. This story is now integrated as part of my one-person Queer show Que Será, Será: A Life’s Journey of Sexual Orientation & Gender Expression. The entire show is available to watch for free/by donation at this link: https://punjabbed.wixsite.com/queserasera (Note: This video is shared with permission from TMI – please credit them)
Alone for Passover
Zelda aka Judith Z. Miller
Who could have imagined back in 2010 that my experience of being alone for Passover might, because of a worldwide pandemic, be shared by thousands if not millions of Jews around the world in 2021?
B&H and Me
Studio Stu
B&H Kosher Dairy Restaurant has been in the East Village in New York City since 1938. I have been eating there for the last 50 years….one day, in 1968, I was coming from the Fillmore East, and hungry kids need food, so, I looked into B&H dairy’s window, and saw the food of my childhood…pierogis, blintz, kasha varnishes, matzah ball soup…I was home, and since I am 15 years old, B&H has been my all time favorite restaurant.
BLESSINGS
Doug Menuez
In my life I’ve been lucky to document truly astonishing human beings – rare people whose deeds and words have powerfully influenced our world. I was deeply honored to be given the opportunity to direct “Blessings” featuring the voice of Brother David Steindl-Rast, a man whose humble teachings helped millions to navigate the uncertainty and suffering bound up with being alive. With this short film, my intent was to amplify his wise words with universal imagery.
Dreams of the Jungfrau
IONE
The mysteries of an art deco hotel high in the Swiss Alps reveal themselves through its odd inhabitants.
Harris Diamant Interview
Neville Bean / Robert Vandeweghe
Before artist Harris Diamant moved to Kingston and began painting, he discussed his influences and artistic process in this profile from 2014. The piece is lavishly illustrated with examples of Diamant’s diverse work over his artistic career as well as examples of folk art that he gleaned as a dealer in American Folk Art, influencing his eye and his aesthetic.
Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall
Mark Marshall
Short Film / Music video animated & shot with social distancing during COVID. Featuring Lara Hope, Neil Alexander, Sam Newsome and Don Valentine.
Karmabee: Creating a Buzz with Doodles
Karen Berelowitz / Karmabee
Karen Berelowitz doodled through three decades of school and an international development career before launching Karmabee in 2007. She prints her hand-drawn black & white designs on note cards, baby clothes, kids and adult T-shirts, cork coasters, tote bags, face masks, and more. Growing up in South Africa and spending much of her previous career in Latin America, Karen’s designs have an multicultural quality to them that she feels is more subconscious than anything intentional. She had a studio and store in the Rondout neighborhood for four years and now lives and creates out of her home in Uptown Kingston, NY.
mummy
Wayne Montecalvo
video with original music by Wayne Montecalvo
Photographer Mickey Mathis: All Subject(s) Matter – A Film by Stephen Blauweiss
Stephen Blauweiss
Contemporary photographer, Mickey Mathis, who grew up in Kingston and later moved to New York City. Over the past 50 years, he has created a wide spectrum of images in color as well as black and white, capturing scenes of daily life and all manner of subjects. After taking thousands of photographs, Mathis remains as enthusiastic as ever. His work is stunning and we’re thrilled to share it with you. Later in our series we’ll feature regional women artists, aspects of Woodstock’s early art and counterculture, and lesser-known aspects of Kingston and Ulster County’s history.
Pop Up Portrait Studio by Kristopher Johnson Photography
Kristopher Johnson Photography
Live locations set up and images of Pop Up Portrait Studio by Kristopher Johnson Photography
Pride’s Daughter
IONE & Nico Bovoso
An animated memoir – a little girl travels back in time through snow.
PUGG Art news with the work of Mathew Pleva
Pop Up Gallery Group PUGG program
PUGG created video about exhibiting artist artist Matt Pleva’s work and an explanation of what members of PUGG do. Created by Emma Stiegler, members Hui Min Gou,voice over, Ashliegh Harrington describes Pleva’s work, Kerry Madison,Erin Dougherty and Dominic Ruiz. February, 2018. Students describe what it means to join PUGG.
RAGE
Doug Menuez
A music video of Kingston artist Nicki, Tha Great performing her song “RAGE” directed by Doug Menuez.
Robert Hessler: Ceramicist – A Film by Stephen Blauweiss
Stephen Blauweiss
Robert Hessler and filmmaker Stephen Blauweiss met at the Shirt Factory in Midtown Kingston around 2002, and Blauweiss had the opportunity to capture the master in action in his studio in 2015. Hessler’s pieces have unique shapes, stunning colors, and an extravagant quality. He delights in improvising and experimenting with both the clay and glazes and is fascinated with the unknown aspect of what might emerge from the kiln. “My aim is to always try and surprise myself and come up with results that I find visually intriguing and exciting,” says Hessler, “a constant quest to discover something new.”
Sounding in Widow Jane Mine
Lisa B Kelley
On July 23, 2013 Lisa B Kelley invited vocalists Tina Pearson and Viv Corringham to record their voices in Rosendale’s Widow Jane Mine. With the help of sound engineer Matthew Cullen and Casey Ferenz, they captured multiple tracks and an evening performance of Pauline Oliveros’ “Arctic Air” which Lisa dubbed the recording “Widow Mine Air,” album release forthcoming.
Studio Stu & The Rhythm Method; Mini Da Moocha
Studio Stu
This eccentric jazz trio takes the very best in classic jazz and originals, and twists and bends them into what they call ‘jazz unstandards’. In this ‘trio virtuosi’, nothing is sacred…..improv is rampant…lyrics are changed at will…notes and chords are bent and reimagined…familiar languages are obliterated….harmonies are sweet and sour perfection, and yet, serious, sophisticated and uncompromising in execution. This is one in-tune, out-of-tune, offbeat outfit.
Robert Hessler: Ceramicist – A Film by Stephen Blauweiss
Stephen Blauweiss
Robert Hessler and filmmaker Stephen Blauweiss met at the Shirt Factory in Midtown Kingston around 2002, and Blauweiss had the opportunity to capture the master in action in his studio in 2015. Hessler’s pieces have unique shapes, stunning colors, and an extravagant quality. He delights in improvising and experimenting with both the clay and glazes and is fascinated with the unknown aspect of what might emerge from the kiln. “My aim is to always try and surprise myself and come up with results that I find visually intriguing and exciting,” says Hessler, “a constant quest to discover something new.”
