Craft & Connect: Experimental Painting

April 24 2025 5:30pm - 7:30pm

Step into an artistic evening with local creatives. KMAA artist Allyson Montana leads this painting workshop introducing numerous tools and techniques to transform familiar images into abstracted compositions. Inspired by the artworks of Ali Banisadr currently on view, participants will explore new artistic imagery as they play with ideas of memory, home, time and place. All levels welcome; no prior experience necessary. Private access to the galleries, wine and snacks, and all materials are included. Arrive early to view the current exhibitions.  

Advanced registration required.  

Members $50 / Non-Members $65  

About the Instructor: 
Allyson Montana is a painter and mixed media artist working in the New York City area and a member of the Katonah Museum Artist’s Association (KMAA). Allyson’s work explores unwritten stories from the archaeological past and plays with the metaphor of interpretation, narrative, and authorship. She layers media, paint, and other natural materials in her paintings to deliberately obscure mark-making and meaning. Allyson has over twenty years’ experience in teaching both art and art history and is currently a part-time faculty member at Teachers College, Columbia University. 

The mission of the Katonah Museum Artists' Association (KMAA) is to develop and enhance an artistic community by providing exhibition opportunities, educational programs, and venues for networking while supporting the activities and exhibitions of the Katonah Museum of Art. For more information, please visit here. 

The Katonah Museum of Art is proud to be a grantee of ArtsWestchester with funding made possible by Westchester County government with the support of County Executive George Latimer. 

The Katonah Museum of Art’s programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.