Kings Oaks

Kings Oaks At Kings Oaks in Newtown, PA, an historic barn, chapel, and the surrounding landscape are reimagined for visual and live arts events.

Our fall group exhibition occurs biennially. Open by appmnt outside of events. Directors: Alex Cohen & Clara Weishahn. At Kings Oaks an 1839 barn, chapel, and the surroundings are reimagined for visual and live arts events. Kings Oaks is co-created by painter Alex Cohen and theatre artist Clara Weishahn. Art at Kings Oaks, is our core invitational group exhibition.

Join us at 6pm on Sunday, September 28 for Aba Diop & the Yermande Family at Kings Oaks—a celebratory and uplifting conc...
09/06/2025

Join us at 6pm on Sunday, September 28 for Aba Diop & the Yermande Family at Kings Oaks—a celebratory and uplifting concert with a powerhouse ensemble of artists and global collaborators lead by master sabar percussionist Aba Diop.

Aba Diop & the Yermande Family bring rhythm as medicine. Led by master griot percussionist, Aba Diop, their concerts center sabar—drums traditionally used for healing, celebration, and spiritual connection. Rooted in Senegalese rhythm and call-and-response tradition, the music blends polyrhythmic percussion, improvisational guitar, microtonal melodies, and soaring voice. The overall effect is deeply mystical, uplifting, and undeniably dance worthy.

Seating is limited, all ages welcome. Ample room to dance or move to the music. Ticket link in bio, DM us for more info.
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Exhibitions for Kings Oaks artists Rotem Amizur and Alex Cohen continue at until May 11th. Installation shots by Pier...
04/26/2025

Exhibitions for Kings Oaks artists Rotem Amizur and Alex Cohen continue at until May 11th.

Installation shots by Pierre Le Hors.

Please contact Pamela Salisbury for inquiries about artwork.

We are happy to announce that Alex Cohen, Kings Oaks co-director, is having his first solo exhibition with Pamela Salisb...
04/11/2025

We are happy to announce that Alex Cohen, Kings Oaks co-director, is having his first solo exhibition with Pamela Salisbury Gallery in Hudson, NY this spring.

Invitation to Wander, a survey of Cohen’s observed and invented paintings opens Saturday, April 12th and will be up through May 11th. Reception April 12, 4 - 6pm.

“See What the Storm-Tide Brought In” “8” x 9.75” oil on board, 2025.

“Crystal Ball with Dry Roses” 7.5” x 11.75”, oil on board, 2025

“Blue Sycamore” 8” x 7.5” oil on board, 2024


362 1/2 Warren Street, Hudson NY
518-828-5907

We are delighted to share that Rotem Amizur (Art at Kings Oaks teacher and artist) is having her first solo exhibition ...
04/11/2025

We are delighted to share that Rotem Amizur (Art at Kings Oaks teacher and artist) is having her first solo exhibition in the U.S. at Pamela Salisbury Gallery in Hudson, NY this spring.

Threads and Cuts, an exhibition of Rotem’s recent painted paper collages opens Saturday, April 12th and will be up through May 11th. Reception April 12, 4 - 6pm.

“After Titian IV” 11.8” x 14.2”, painted paper collage, 2025.

“Andrei in the Studio” 15” x 15” painted paper collage, 2020

“After Renoir III” 13” x 10.7 painted paper collage, 2024


362 1/2 Warren Street, Hudson NY
518-828-5907

Back by popular request, we are adding a final springtime class for new and returning students to explore crewel-work wi...
03/25/2025

Back by popular request, we are adding a final springtime class for new and returning students to explore crewel-work with French embroidery artist, guilder, and restorer Vincent Moreno. Join us for Present Moment, Timeless Stitches: Crewel Embroidery Techniques and Design at Kings Oaks 11am - 6pm, April 7 - 8. Create your own unique embroidery and sampler inspired by 17th and 18th-century techniques under Vincent’s joyful and expert guidance in the welcoming environment of an historic house at Kings Oaks. All supplies and refreshments included. Visit the link in our bio to learn more and register.

Rotem Amizur is returning to Kings Oaks this March 13 - 16 to teach a workshop on depicting interiors through the color...
01/29/2025

Rotem Amizur is returning to Kings Oaks this March 13 - 16 to teach a workshop on depicting interiors through the colorful and freeing process of painted paper collage. Collage turns looking and composing into a playful game, where shapes of color are easily cut and moved. We will apply this intuitive compositional approach to the domestic interior of an historic home at Kings Oaks. Infinite possibilities arise through seeing your surroundings transformed into simple shapes. Furniture and decor from different eras–chairs, sofas, lamps, paintings on the walls, and still life scenes of objects and flowers inspire compositions that embody place. You are invited to play with looking and inventing, turning the mundane into something thrilling. Learn more and register via the link in our bio.

Photos:
Anna at Home, Painted paper collage, 20” x 14”, by Rotem Amizur
Rotem Amizur creating a collage through the Copyist Program, Metropolitan Museum, Winter 2024
The Flatland II, Painted paper collage, 78.7” x 78.7”, from the Flatland series by Rotem Amizur

We are pleased to announce The Interior in Collage: A Painted Paper Collage Workshop with returning Kings Oaks artist Ro...
01/18/2025

We are pleased to announce The Interior in Collage: A Painted Paper Collage Workshop with returning Kings Oaks artist Rotem Amizur , March 13 - 16, 10am - 4pm. Collage gives one the opportunity to paint without fear. It turns looking and composing into a playful game, where shapes of color are easily cut and moved. We will apply this freeing compositional approach to the domestic interior.

This workshop will take place in an historic house on the grounds of Kings Oaks farm with windows facing a tranquil forest. Participants will paint paper to create their own color palette. We will then observe the interior space around us as a playground. Infinite possibilities arise when we start seeing reality in simple shapes. Furniture and decor from different eras–chairs, sofas, lamps, paintings on the walls, and still life scenes of objects and flowers will inspire us to compose intimate scenes embodying “place”. We will play with looking and inventing, turning the mundane into something thrilling.

Learn more and register via the link in our bio.

About the Instructor: Rotem Amizur (Art at Kings Oaks 2018, 2022) was born in NY in 1988 and currently lives and works in New York. She graduated from the Jerusalem Studio School Master Class in 2013. In 2009 and 2010, she participated in the Italy Master Class Programs instructed by Israel Hershberg, Stuart Shils and Ken Kewley. Rotem has taught painting and collage since 2014 and has given numerous workshops in Israel and the US. She is represented by Rothschild Fine Art Gallery, Tel Aviv. In 2023 she exhibited her first museum show at the Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art and launched her first artist book that accompanied the show. Rotem has received the Henrion Award for painting from the Hampstead Art Society in London, and her work is part of private and public collections around the world.

Images: Painted paper collages After Matisse, by Rotem Amizur and a portrait of Rotem.

Join us for Flowers in February, a two-day introduction to the vibrant, centuries-old practice of crewel embroidery with...
01/15/2025

Join us for Flowers in February, a two-day introduction to the vibrant, centuries-old practice of crewel embroidery with French embroidery artist, guilder, and restorer Vincent Moreno. Design and stitch a unique floral design or sampler inspired by traditional forms. Learn how to mount fabric onto a stretcher frame, transcribe your design, select colors and stitches, and create your own embroidered piece. Go home with a stretcher frame, needle, sampler of stitches learned, a unique embroidered design, and a simple frame and mat for display.

12 - 4pm, February 22 - 23 at Kings Oaks, all materials included, no experience necessary. Tea and light refreshments provided. Register via the link in our bio.

Vincent Moreno lives and works in Rosemont, New Jersey and Rouzède, France. He studied installation work and sculpture at the Avignon School of Art and learned gilding and restoration from a master guilder in Lyon. Vincent taught himself embroidery and textile techniques and specializes in crewel embroidery techniques from the 17th and 18th centuries in England.

A popular technique in 17th and 18th-century England and 18th-century America, crewel embroidery traditionally meant creating a design with a variety of stitches using woolen thread on linen twill fabric. The designs–often floral motifs, trees of life, or stylized landscapes, birds, and animals–added beauty and a personal touch to home furnishings, garments and accessories.

Photos: Embroideries by Vincent Moreno, and portrait of the instructor.

After four months in postal and customs limbo, and our fall exhibition come and gone, these two bronzes by Stepan Budula...
12/02/2024

After four months in postal and customs limbo, and our fall exhibition come and gone, these two bronzes by Stepan Budulak arrived from Ukraine. While they did not get to stand with his other beautiful work in the show we are so glad that they have finally emerged. Please inquire for more information. .budulak

Coat, bronze 9.8” x 2.3” x 2.7” (Sold)

Man with a Passport, bronze, 6.8” x 1.6” x 1.4”

It’s the final day of our 2024 exhibition. We are open until 5 this evening with a closing reception that begins at 2; a...
10/20/2024

It’s the final day of our 2024 exhibition. We are open until 5 this evening with a closing reception that begins at 2; all are welcome. Come visit this exciting assortment of work from 27 artists. Thank you to all who have attended and participated so far. Photo credit: Claire Schmucker.

Paintings by Henry Murphy of Philadelphia, PA in the barn at Kings Oaks. Like a stiff breeze blowing through the landsca...
10/18/2024

Paintings by Henry Murphy of Philadelphia, PA in the barn at Kings Oaks. Like a stiff breeze blowing through the landscape Henry Murphy’s inquisitive eye touches upon his scenes lightly but with great depth. His painter’s wit animates the narrative possibilities in his motifs. Please inquire for more information about Henry’s work.

“Dog Beach” Oil on Board, 6.75” x 9”

“Orchestra” Oil on Canvas, 6” x 8”

“7-11 at Night” Oil on Canvas, 12” x 10”

“To Be Unwilling” Oil on Board, 35.5” x 38”

“Site of Old/Future McDonalds’s, Walnut Street.” Oil on board, 9” x 11”

“Philadelphia in Rain” Oil on Board, 10.25” x 12”

“Tim’s Backyard, Alpine TX” Oil on Canvas, 9” x 12”

“Red Fence, Alpine TX” Oil on canvas, 8” x 10”

“Chinatown Bus” Oil on Canvas, 11” x 14”

“Robin” Oil on Board, 14” x 13”

“Winter Solstice” Oil on Board, 12” x 12”

Ceramics by Karlene Jean Kantner of Stockbridge, Massachusetts in the barn, chapel and garden at Kings Oaks. About her p...
10/18/2024

Ceramics by Karlene Jean Kantner of Stockbridge, Massachusetts in the barn, chapel and garden at Kings Oaks. About her potato pots in the exhibition she says, “Growing potatoes in these pots felt simultaneously like play and prayer but certainly not like work.“ Karlene’s studio practice begins at the work table and expands to the firing, to the potting bench, to the landscape, and then to the seed. She hand builds her forms using coils and clay strips that are ripped from very thin slabs. One layer at a time she adds clay, secured with a small paddle, to build sedimentary texture. In each piece she aims to introduce a geologic monument to a figurative form.
Please inquire for more information about Karlene’s work in the exhibition.

“Lumper” Porcelain, sand, mason stain, friendship wood ash blend, 25” x 10” 22”

Clara and Karlene unpacking work.

“Stone Pearl” Stoneware, Bay of Fundy sand, mason stain, friendship wood ash blend, 21” x 16” x 25”

“Singer” Porcelain, sand, mason stain, cobalt, friendship wood ash blend, 21” x 15” x 22”

“Sautoir” Porcelain, mason stain, friendship wood ash blend, epoxy, 17” x 14 x 9.5”

“Red Dot” Earthenware, Bay of Fundy sand, underglaze, mason stain, friendship wood ash blend, 18.5” x 12” x 18”

“Toad” Porcelain, glaze, underglaze, Rattlesnake trailhead gravel, friendship wood ash blend, 11” x 9.5” x 9.5”

“Black Tulipiere I” Porcelain, glaze, oxide, Bay of Fundy sand, 8.5” x 5” x 7.5”

“Rose Bud Jar” Stoneware, Lake Ontario sand, mason stain, friendship wood ash blend, 16” x 15” x 14”

“Singer” at night in the garden at Kings Oaks

“Tower” Earthenware, Bay of Fundy sand, mason stain, friendship wood ash blend, 22” x 14” x 16”

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Art at Kings Oaks reimagines a stone chapel and a 19th-century barn near Newtown, Pennsylvania, as unique settings for art to inhabit. Initiated in 2012 by Bucks County painter Alex Cohen, the artist-lead pop-up exhibition is co-produced and hosted by Alex Cohen and theatre artist Clara Weishahn. Art at Kings Oaks presents the work of local, national, and international artists and traditionally takes place over the first two weekends in October, with an opening reception on the first Friday and a closing reception on the second Sunday.