Saturday, July 25 at 3pm: Exploring the Esoteric in Contemporary Art
Karen Fitzgerald will give a lecture on Exploring the Esoteric in Contemporary Art, discussing contemporary artists working in the vein that includes an esoteric approach to aesthetics.

Sunday, July 19 from 10am-1pm: Painting workshop with Martina Angela Müller
Join Martina Angela Müller for a painting workshop - all supplies included!

Sliding scale of $40-60 for participation. ADVANCE REGISTRATION REQUIRED. Email info@lightformsartcenter.com to register!

The Trial of the Soul Solo performance by Laurie Portocarrero: a 90-minute storytelling of Rudolf Steiner's second mystery drama.

In the second of the four mystery dramas written by Rudolf Steiner, we follow the familiar characters into greater complexities of crisis, as each meets the trial of soul he or she must pass. There are flashbacks to a shared former life in the middle ages, increased attacks by the great adversarial beings Lucifer and Ahriman, and the tightening of the unconscious karmic knot that ties them to one another.

All of these will be brought as a ninety-minute storytelling by actress Laurie Portocarrero, in the midst of the breath-taking art exhibited currently at Lightforms.

Rudolf Steiner said that In these four dramas, is contained and depicted all of the wisdom of the human being, all of Anthroposophy. He said if we really lived with the imaginations in these dramas, he would not need to write the books or give the lectures. In these dramas is the story of our own human struggle to develop and evolve beyond the forces that hinder us, toward true brotherly and spiritual love and the true community of the future.

Come on July 16th, and hear one of the chapters of our shared Story.

Comments about the first storytelling: ".......I love that the characters came to life, as people who we know and care about......Told in the storyteller's own words, this complex drama becomes relatable and graspable......Filled with humor and life,"

Perspectives on Angelic Activity through Artistic Inquiry
Please join Martina Angela Müller for a lecture on the Nine Angelic Hierarchies and her artistic exploration of them through ten large scale paintings currently on view at Lightforms.

Guitar Poems concert by Séamus Maynard

Sunday, June 7 from 1-5pm: Art Dispersal
Laura Summer’s Chymical Wedding of Christian Rosenkreutz paintings will be available through an "Art Dispersal" on a sliding scale of $0-300. Take home one or take home many!

Art Dispersal is a form developed by Laura Summer through her work with Free Columbia in which original artworks are entrusted to stewards rather than sold in the conventional sense. Participants may take a painting home for as long as they wish and return or pass it on when ready. Developed in response to limitations of the contemporary art market, the form seeks to allow art to actively live and work within human spaces.

All contributions support Free Columbia and Lightforms Art Center.

Consider the Lilies: A Drawing Workshop with Lizzy Marshall

11am - 1pm Sunday, June 7

Sliding scale $25 - $45. ADVANCE REGISTRATION REQUIRED! info@lightformsartcenter.com

In this workshop, we will make observational drawings of lilies, both living and “dead.” Through direct observation of the plant, we will practice directing our attention solely to the lily, attempting to empty the mind of all other preoccupations in order to observe with complete objectivity. After a period of focused looking, we will draw what we see. Beginning with gesture and then articulating form through line, we will first draw the decomposing flower and then the living flower. We will close with reflection and discussion. The workshop includes a demonstration.

All levels are welcome. Charcoal and paper will be provided. Please bring any additional materials you wish to use, including pastel, colored pencil, ink, or watercolor.

Saturday, June 6 from 1-5pm: Art Dispersal
Laura Summer’s Chymical Wedding of Christian Rosenkreutz paintings will be available through an "Art Dispersal" on a sliding scale of $0-300. Take home one or take home many!

Art Dispersal is a form developed by Laura Summer through her work with Free Columbia in which original artworks are entrusted to stewards rather than sold in the conventional sense. Participants may take a painting home for as long as they wish and return or pass it on when ready. Developed in response to limitations of the contemporary art market, the form seeks to allow art to actively live and work within human spaces.

All contributions support Free Columbia and Lightforms Art Center.

Friday, June 5 at 7pm: The Refugees’ Tale by Glen Williamson & Laurie Portocarrero
Join us to experience Glen Williamson and Laurie Portocarrero's interpretation of Goethe’s The Green Snake and Beautiful Lily.

Rembrandt: The Awakening of the Inner Human

A lecture by Kristin Beth Powers

Thursday, June 4 at 7pm: The Refugees’ Tale by Glen Williamson & Laurie Portocarrero
Join us to experience Glen Williamson and Laurie Portocarrero's interpretation of Goethe’s The Green Snake and Beautiful Lily.

Thursday, June 4 at 5pm: Chymical Wedding of Christian Rosenkreutz concert and light performance
Explore each day of The Chymical Wedding through colored light and instrumental composition. Soren Dietzel (alto sax), Farranika Barnum (piano), Anders Pitman (lights) and Ruth Plumb (cello) will bring this medieval tale to life.

Following the performance, there will be a potluck.

Thursday, June 4 at 4pm: Chymical Wedding of Christian Rosenkreutz panel
Join Laura Summer, Soren Dietzel, Cordelia Schiller, and Gloria Kemp for a panel discussion in relation to Laura's paintings of the Chymical Wedding of Christian Rosenkreutz, currently on view at Lightforms.

Friday, May 29 at 7pm: Greatest of All Secrets 
Join us for an artist talk with Sampsa Pirtola, artist and curator at Lightforms.

Sampsa Pirtola's abstract experimental video work, Salaisuuksista Suurin [The Greatest of All Secrets], which is on view at Lightforms, is a mysterious and allegorical narrative that tells the story of a young magician encountering an old magician—one imprisoned for life, the other free. Through this encounter, the film unfolds as a mythological journey across cultures whose traditions are built upon an immense lie. Parallels can be drawn to many archetypal stories, including the Chymical Wedding of Christian Rosenkreutz.

Accompanied by a richly atmospheric score by Aino Peltomaa and Harmony of the Spheres from Finland, the work weaves together breathtaking abstract imagery and symbolic storytelling. Pirtola’s striking and beautiful experimental video sequences guide the viewer through shifting states of perception.

Lightforms Art Center is located at 743 Columbia St, Hudson, NY.

Saturday, May 23 at 7pm: Chymical Wedding of Christian Rosenkreutz
A poetic reading by Laurie Portocarrero of The Chymical Wedding of Christian Rosencreuz, anno 1459: a modern poetic version, attributed to Johann Valentin Andreä.

Lightforms Art Center is located at 743 Columbia St, Hudson, NY.

Friday, May 22 at 7pm: The Art of the Heart: The Etheric Heart & Eternal Art
Join us for a lecture and presentation by Lucien Dante Lazar. Lucien is an interdisciplinary artist whose praxis lives within the intersections of art, science, and spirituality. A central theme in his work is initiation through the etheric heart—a spirituality founded in love, attention, creativity, and outer and inner world research. Lucien is currently studying at Eurythmy Spring Valley.

Lightforms Art Center is located at 743 Columbia St, Hudson, NY.

Join us for an evening of ancient sound-healing with Jody Brookes and Cody Rogowski of Camphill Hudson. More information forthcoming!

Fri, May 1 at 7pm: Performance by Laurie Portocarrero. Weaving together poetry, story, song, and the dramatic magic of Shakespeare, actor and storyteller Laurie Portocarrero takes us on a journey through all the crazy, difficult, wonderful, funny, and profoundly transformative ways that we love.

Sunday, Apr 26 from 11am-1pm: Pastel workshop with Richard Neal
Join Richard Neal for a pastel painting workshop. No previous experience required - all supplies provided!

Cost: $20-40 (includes supplies). ADVANCE REGISTRATION REQUIRED! Email info@lightformsartcenter.com to register.

Saturday, Apr 25 from 11am-1pm: Poetry workshop with Stephen Steen
Join Stephen Steen for Let Us Poet! No previous experience required.

Cost: $10-25 (sliding scale). ADVANCE REGISTRATION REQUIRED! Email info@lightformsartcenter.com to register.

Friday, Apr 24 at 4:30pm: Lecture by Christopher Schaefer
Join us for a lecture by Christopher Schaefer, Rudolf Steiner and the Beloved Community. More details forthcoming!