Amity Gallery Presents

The mission of the Amity Gallery is to provide a venue for cultural events including art exhibits, performances and workshops to the Warwick community and the Hudson Valley. It operates under the auspices of the Institute for Religious Development, known locally as the Chardavogne Group. The Chardavogne Group was founded by Dr. Willem Nyland and follows the spiritual teaching of G. I. Gurdjieff.

May Program

“A World in Motion” is an exhibit of the works of Gerald Schultz which includes large intriguing mobiles, 3D collages, prints and books.

“Unlike static sculpture that invites the observer to move around it seeking different perspectives, a mobile moves before the observer exposing different aspects of itself.” Schultz’s mobiles are made from paper, cut and folded into shapes, then painted. Wood comprises the scaffolding of the mobile that becomes part of the overall artistic statement.” Inspiration for his work has appeared to him in dreams or at other times as a result of an intuitive process.

Gerald Schultz received a PhD in Chemistry  from the Polytechnic University of New York, now the Tandon School of Engineering of New York University.  In the 1970’s,  he studied  drawing, and print making at the Art Student’s League in New York City.

June Program

Title: Head of A Pin – Works of Michael Netter

Date: June 6 – 28, 2026

Gallery Hours: Saturdays and Sundays 1-4pm

Opening Reception – Saturday, June 6, 5-7pm

Amity Gallery: 110 Newport Bridge Road,  Warwick, NY 10990

www.amitygallery.org

The June Exhibit at the Amity Gallery “Head of a Pin” showcases Michael Netter’s works that are about flight… angels and earthlings soaring, drifting and tumbling through the sky. He builds these paintings layer by layer, with traces of earlier wallpaper and images visible underneath, so the surfaces carry a sense of time passing even as the images feel immediate. The stenciled figures are meant to feel timeless and familiar, like something you may have seen before but can’t remember where. Nothing is spelled out — the meaning is yours to complete. The title nods to the old philosophical riddle — how many angels can dance on the head of a pin — that question being less about angels than about the nature of the infinite.  Netter works through layering, erasure and reworking, he seeks “art by chance”: surfaces built up until something emerges that couldn’t have been planned. He wants his “paintings to feel spontaneous but with a history underneath.”

Netter came of age as an artist in the 1970’s and worked with Andy Warhol documenting The Factory Diaries which are permanently installed at the Warhol Museum.  He began painting privately on the Bowery for decades before is debut solo show, Cryptographics, at ACA Galleries in 2016, where he is represented.  Netter’s works are widely shown nationally and internationally.     mnetter.com

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Guitarist/composer Jim Kunkel and bassist/composer Mickey Kopchak present lyrically and harmonically adventurous music.  Kunkel switches between classical and electric guitars, while Kopchak expands the sonic possibilities using various electronic effects. Both are seasoned composers in jazz and other genres.  Rounding out the duo will be Mike LaRocco on Drums Percussion. Suggested Donation $15.