Woodstock (town), New York

Woodstock is a town located in Ulster County, New York. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 6,241.

Woodstock Music and Art

The town is famous for lending its name to the Woodstock Festival, actually held many miles away in Bethel, New York in Sullivan County.

Related Topics:
Woodstock Festival - Bethel, New York - Sullivan County

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The 1903 Byrdcliffe Art Colony is the nation's oldest Arts & Crafts colony. It brought the first artists to Woodstock to teach and produce furniture, metal works, ceramics, weaving and established Woodstock's first painting school. Byrdcliffe forever changed the cultural landscape of the Town of Woodstock.

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The town is home to the Woodstock Artists Association, the oldest artists organization of its kind in the country. Byrdcliffe artists were instrumental in its founding.

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The Woodstock Guild, also founded by Byrdcliffe artists in 1939 is now the steward of the 350 acre Byrdcliffe Colony. It is a multi-cultural organization which sponsors exhibitions, classes, concerts, dance and theatre events and runs the oldest craft shop in Woodstock, the Fleur de Lis Gallery featuring over 60 artists. Byrdcliffe is on the National Register of Historic Places and is a haven for today's artists.

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