Wallkill River School
Project Added: August 19, 2021
![Four people outside of a barn, one of whom has an easel set up and is about to paint](/system/files/styles/project_database_node_header/private/2021-08/Wallkill_DennisFantonDemo.jpg?itok=7IkHGRlE)
Dennis Fanton demonstrates for a plein air group at Phillies Bridge Farm, Gardner, 2014. Courtesy of Wallkill River School
Arts-and Intersections:
Agriculture & FoodCollaborators:
Location:
Montgomery, New YorkRegion:
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Community artsPopulation Density:
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OVERVIEW
The Wallkill River School has programs that mutually benefit farmers and artists. The programs have showed increased trust and interest between the local artists and farmers, increased foot traffic on farms, and an increase in spending between the two groups.