SPOTLIGHT
Alan Goolman, Director/Curator, The Lockwood Gallery & Creative Director, 68 Prince St. Gallery (#138 and #3 on UAW Map)
Can you tell us a little bit about what you do? And how long you’ve been in your current position. I’ve worked as Gallery Director and Curator of the Lockwood Gallery for 5 and a half years and recently joined 68 Prince Street Gallery, Kingston as Creative Director/ Curator
Use three words to describe yourself: Creative, Intuitive, Exhausted
What brought you to the Hudson Valley/Catskill Mountains? 3 day weekends… Which no longer exists.
What do you love about your job? Everything… The interaction that I have with everyone who visits the galleries.
What exciting things do you have planned for UAW? At 68 Prince Street Gallery, paintings by Jeanette Fintz, sculpture by Monica Zarzeczna, artbooks curated by Maureen Cummins, and collages by Andrea Burgay. At Lockwood Gallery, Ethan Ryman, enough said!
Best place near you to get:
Breakfast - Home or Josie’s in Saugerties
Lunch - Home or Cheese Louise in Kingston
Dinner - Eliza in Kingston or Red Onion in Saugerties
What’s your favorite local store? When I have the time to go shopping I will let you know!
What’s your favorite art/creative space to visit? Kingston Social and Headstone Gallery
What is one tip for people experiencing UAW for the first time? Map your plan of action for everyday.
What is a fun fact about you that might surprise people? Everything I know about color I learned as a Makeup Artist.
Now for the speed round! Pick one or the other:
Valley or mountains? Valley
Car or train? Car
Walk or hike? Walk
Sun or snow? Sun
Indoors or outdoors? Outdoors
Diner or restaurant? Diner
Market or shop? Market
Clear or clouds? Clear
Sunglasses or hat? Sunglasses
Abstract or realist? Abstract
Contemporary or modern? Both
Sculpture or painting? Both
IRL or digital? IRL
Look or listen? Look
See or feel? Both