Once a year, the Hudson Valley comes together to celebrate the art our kids made — and every young artist gets a wall.
For a kid, "my art is going to hang in a real gallery" changes everything. It turns practice into purpose — and gives every family a moment to be proud of.
No jury, no cut list, no losers. Every Palette & Smock student's work is hung, framed, and celebrated. The Annual is a party, not a competition.
Across the year, your child and their teacher create toward a piece for the show. Lessons gain direction, and progress becomes something you can see.
Families, teachers, and young artists from across the Hudson Valley, together for one big day of art, pride, and celebration.
Two terms of lessons — Fall and Spring — build toward one big show. Every student's road to the Annual looks a little like this.
Match with a vetted teacher in your medium and start regular one-on-one lessons.
Over the Fall and Spring terms, skills grow lesson by lesson as your child explores ideas and develops their style.
Together, they choose and complete a finished work to submit for the Annual.
Their art is hung in the gallery festival — for family, friends, and the whole community to see.
We're building our founding faculty and first families now. Join the waitlist and you'll be among the first students whose work hangs in the very first Palette & Smock Art Annual.
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