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Volume 40 Issue 3 May and June 2014
Arts Center of Yates County
..presents “Earth Works” Earth Works is the theme of the Arts Center of Yates County’s May exhibit, with four featured artists that are inspired by the world around them. Earth Works will run from May 9 – June 15, with an opening reception on Friday, May 9th from 5-7pm. Refreshments will be served featuring wines generously donated by Glenora Wine Cellars. Our featured artists will be: Chad Grohman –painter, G C Myers - painter, Richard Aerni - potter, and Linna Dolph -- glass artist.
Linna Dolph, of Ithaca, is a self-taught artist whose primary medium is stained glass. Dolph creates sculp-tural work that is comprised of glass, metals, stone and a vast variety of found items. The themes in her work include abstracts, landscapes and geomet-rics. Dolph works with the vibrancy, color and texture that is innate in glass as the foundation for her pieces, embellishing them with found items that offer dimen-sion and structure. Approaching her pieces with the feeling of a painter only instead of painting with paint, she paints with glass.
Richard Aerni, of Rochester, is a self-taught potter who has enjoyed making his clay art for over thirty years. His pottery has developed along the way to his focus work—ash glazes and single firing. Aerni feels in tune with the patterns and textures the ash creates,
and the decision to single fire led down paths which have greatly influenced the way that he visualizes, forms, and finishes his pots.
GC Myers, of the Finger Lakes Region, felt a desire to express himself through art from an early age. An accident while building his home laid him up and provided time for him to explore his expressions in paint. During that time, Myers pulled out some old airbrush paints from a prior failed attempt at expres-sion and began using them with a brush pushed into his cast. It was then he saw a glimmer of possibility in the paint that had been missing in all previous attempts. From his first show in 1995, Myers now exhibits throughout the US. His works are most of-ten internalized landscapes that contain the signa-ture Red Tree and are usually marked by bold col-ors, chaotic texture and strong line work.
Chad Grohman, of Buffalo, is an accomplished artist who holds a BFA in Illustration from Rochester Insti-tute of Technology and an MFA in Illustration from University of Hartford. As a painter, Chad’s primary medium is gouache on hot press watercolor board. In his landscapes he look at the transitions from day to night, warm to cold, and winter to spring. Looking at large scale divisions of time is relatable to the small scale ebb and flow of daily living. Grohman paints the landscape in simple shapes to create an immediate relationship to the viewer.
We hope you will join us during Earth Works and enjoy the passion and creativity of these exceptional artists! See their art in color on page 3.
Come to the opening Fri. May 9th.
Bed and Breakfast House Tour — Sat. May 3 in Hammondsport
Saturday, May 3rd, from 11-4. this year’s tour will feature six historic B&B’s in the town of Hammondsport. Participants in the tour will have the opportunity to see these lovingly decorated historic homes, talk with the innkeepers and sample some of the specialties of the house. Artists will be showcasing their works at each B&B. Tickets cost $25.00 when a minimum of three tickets are purchased together, $28.00 individual-ly, and $32.00 the day of the tour. Tickets are available at the Arts Center, the Hammondsport Chamber of Commerce, (47 Shethar Street) and Fiber & Art Emporium, 67 Shethar Street, Hammondsport. Details are on our website: www.ArtsCenterYatesCounty.org
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YCAC Board Members:
Class of 2014 Dexter Benedict Joyce Herbert,
Secretary Kris Packard Susan Peck
Class of 2015 Daniel Crozet,
President Howard LeVant
Karen Morris Karen Payne
Kent Salisbury
Class of 2016 Dick Barney
Caryl Flickinger, Vice-President Dion Johnson
Cindy Kowalski Anita Maroscher
Dick Murphy, Treasurer
Kim Paddock Sandra Young
Newsletter Editor Bonnie Barney
Executive Director
Kris Pearson
YCAC‘s programs are supported in part with public funds from the
New York State Council on the Arts.
The mission of YCAC is to enrich the quality of
life of Finger Lakes residents, artists, and visitors by providing
opportunities for active participation in the arts.
To this end, we plan, promote, and develop
art programs and projects; coordinate,
schedule, and publicize events; develop & main-tain physical facilities.
From the Executive Director, Kris Pearson
Practical Matters
I’ve been doing crossword puzzles lately and several times have come upon clues like “pretentious” for a four-letter word which inevitably turns out to be “arty.” I have to admit to strug-gling with that clue the first several times I ran across it – mostly because, even working as I do with many differ-ent artists, I rarely see the “pretentious” side of art.
Many people do have a tendency to see art as a luxury – but, in truth, art is not something that is limited to a cer-tain income level or to those with spe-cial talents. Art is all around us – and it is a practical, as well as an enjoya-ble, part of our lives and communities.
Consider this – the clothes we wear, the packages of food we buy at the grocery store (and the food!), the book covers that we (admit it) use to judge which book to read, the books themselves (!), our cars, our homes, our furniture are all the products of art. Television, movies, music, dance…all art. The list goes on and on.
There’s nothing wrong with art pro-duced for commercial purposes. The guys from Origamido Studio, who taught in the local schools in April (thanks Nord Family Foundation!), have used their folding skills to work with Dupont and NASA on projects that help improve our lives from outer space as well as folding figures that are displayed in museums and galler-ies around the world.
Art produced for aesthetic purposes (“because I can’t help it” one artist confessed to me) is also practical. Whether you’re “doing art” or “viewing art”, that art encourages creative thinking, builds confidence, expands viewpoints, inspires and illuminates. That kind of creative energy works wonders, not just on individuals but on communities.
Art is integral to our lives – and we hope you’ll join us in celebrating this fact through the Arts Center’s many activities and events. Everyone is welcome here!
Continuing...
You can be inspired by great young artists at the Flick Gallery through Sat., May 3.
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Ash Glazed Pottery by Richard Aerni
Sculptural Works Incorporating Found Items by Linna Dolph
GCMyers Signature Red Tree
Earth Works
Opening Reception Friday, May 9, 5:00-7:00 PM
Wine by Glenora Wine Cellars
Come and bring friends!
Chad Grohman’s Gouache Landscape
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and the Penn Yan community at large. The local businesses and the many volunteers and spectators who turn out to support the athletes and their fami-lies make the visitors feel particularly welcome.
“The Arts Center of Yates County is always happy to promote the beauty and talents in our area,” says Arts Center Executive Director Kris Pearson. “For the last decade, Score-This has ‘given back’ to our community and we’re pleased the Arts Center will be the beneficiary of this year’s Keuka Lake triathlon. We’re looking forward to working with them and sharing all the inspiration Yates County has to offer with the visiting athletes.”
The Arts Center is responsible for finding volunteers to support the June 8th event, for which we get paid. Anyone interested in volunteering can con-tact the Arts Center at 315-536-8226 or by emailing [email protected] . Local businesses interested in sponsoring the event can also contact the Arts Center for information. To learn more about this year’s Keuka Lake Triathlon, visit www.keukalaketri.com .
2014 Keuka Lake Triathlon to Support the Arts in Yates County
Running a triathlon is as much about inspiration as it is about perspiration. There’s something way be-yond a desire for fitness that impels athletes to train in three distinctly different athletic events – swim-ming, biking, and running – and then combine those activities into one rigorous race. The joy is obviously in the challenge and the ability to push one’s bound-aries.
Artists understand about inspiration and combining different mediums. They, too, push their boundaries and work to improve their craft. So it is rather fitting that the Arts Center of Yates County is helping or-ganize this year’s Strassburg Sock Keuka Lake Triath-lon presented by Towpath Bike. The triathlon, now in its 10th year, will be held Sunday morning, June 8th on the Keuka College campus.
The race attracts almost 1,000 athletes from across western New York, Pennsylvania, Canada and from as far as Florida, Maine and Arizona. Participants can opt to compete in an “intermediate” triathlon consist-ing of a 1.5 kilometer swim, and 40 kilometer bike leg and a 10 kilometer run, in a “sprint” triathlon with shorter distances, or a “duathlon” which avoids a swim in the beautiful, but (in June) generally nippy Keuka Lake. There are also races for young athletes. Many of the participants return to this event year after year.
“Athletes like the Strassburg Sock Keuka Lake Triath-lon presented by Towpath Bike,” says race organizer Rich Clark of Score-This, “because it is one of the first races of the year, the course is challenging and the scenery is beautiful.”
Clark also praises the hospitality of Keuka College
Calling all Volunteers June 8th 100 volunteers needed for a variety of Triathlon tasks
Breakfast and lunch provided From the crack of dawn til noon, then it’s over!
We need ten to fifteen people at the race by 5:15 A.M. on Sunday to do body marking on the athletes and to help in the transition area. Swim course volunteers need to report by 6:00 A.M. All others need to report by 6:30 to receive their job assignment and get to their post. Race starts at 7:30 A.M. Jobs consist of counting the athletes as they go into or out of the lake, directing traffic, directing the athletes, handing out water at specific places on the course, watching the equipment in the staging area outside Norton Chapel, warning athletes of a particularly difficult place in the race and generally cheering them on. For more information on the 2014 Keuka Lake Triathlon go to: http://keukalaketri.com or scan the tag —->
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“Chamber Music” is Up Close and Personal In Many Styles: Classical, Jazz, Pop, Folk, Rock
JUNE 14 7:30 PM FORTEPIANO CONCERT at Hunt Country Vineyards, Branchport Italian Concerto for string trio J.S. Bach Kegelstatt Trio K.498 W.A. Mozart Prelude, Allegro and Pastorale Rebecca Clarke Piano Quartet K. 493 W.A. Mozart JUNE 21 7:30 PM CONCERT WITH GUITAR at Keuka College Library Featuring music of J.S. Bach, Paganini, Diabelli and Piazzola JULY 6 7:30 PM AMERICANA CONCERT at Glenn H. Curtiss Museum, Hammondsport Featuring American treasures by Copland, Gershwin, George M. Cohan, with folk and rock tunes and a grand finale of Antonin Dvorak's "American" String Quartet op. 96 JULY 13 7:30 PM STRING QUARTET in Norton Chapel at Keuka College Divertimento in D K. 136 W.A. Mozart String Quartet in F Maurice Ravel String Quartet No. 2 op.92 Sergei Prokofiev JULY 16 6:00 PM ELECTRIC VIOLINS IV on the lawn at the Yates County Courthouse Free concert: From Bach to Rock featuring classical, pop, folk, rock and fiddle music with electric violins, bass, keyboard and voice JULY 19 7:30 PM PIANO AND STRINGS at Penn Yan Academy Piano Quartet in A op.26 Johannes Brahms Piano Quartet in C minor op. 15 Gabriel Faure JULY 26 7:30 PM STRING QUINTETS at Hunt Country Vineyards, Branchport Sonatine in G op. 100 Antonin Dvorak Phantasy Quintet Ralph Vaughan Williams String Quintet op. 29 Ludwig van Beethoven AUGUST 2 7:30 PM at Ravines Wine Cellars, Keuka Village, Dundee Sinfonia Concertante W.A. Mozart Souvenir de Florence op. 70 Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky SAT. NOVEMBER 1 7:30 PM at Ravines Wine Cellars, 400 Barracks Rd., Geneva Program to be determined Concert tickets available at the Arts Center, at the door, or on line: www.FingerLakes-Music.org $20 or 6/$100 Students are always FREE. All ticketed concerts in-clude a reception and opportunity to meet the musi-cians.
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Fun with Trading Cards In my studio I post small works by artist friends as inspiration: holiday cards, snap shots of works in pro-gress, purchased paintings. Now I’m looking forward to the May Art Guild dinner so I can start trading my mini-paintings with fellow members. We took blank cards home from the April meeting, some cards for oils, or acrylics, or pastels, or watercolors...something for everyone. You who missed this opportunity will be offered cards in May!
Plein Air Painting
Now that winter is over (promise?) we have scheduled plein air opportunities to paint with friends. The com-plete list is on our website, www.PY-ArtGuild.org. Anyone is welcome, member or not. The first Monday of May conflicts with the hanging of a new show at the Flick Gallery, so it is rescheduled a week later. Usually, we meet on the first and third Mondays. May 12,Sandy Cook's 507 Grandview Lane, Penn Yan (and she plans to feed us, so call 694-7338 if coming) May 19 Falls at Keuka Outlet Along the Outlet Trail June 2 Long View Watkins Glen Southern Seneca Lake June 16 Boat Houses Canandaigua City Pier For more information, call Fran Bliek, 607-227-2475.
Paint/Photograph the Triathlon
Sunday, June 8, 7:30 AM– a wonderfully exciting sce-ne of almost 1000 athletes, lots of color, crowds, bikes, water, sneakers!!! Come out and help create a future show for the gallery themed on the triathlon.
Wed. May 21, 6:00 PM Dinner for Members and Friends
At Top of the Lake, Rte 54, Penn Yan
Welcome back, friends. We’ll gather to socialize, eat, and hear some interesting words from Melissa New-comb, Assistant Professor of Art, Division of Humani-ties & Fine Arts, about the new Art & Design program at Keuka College, and possibly how we can interact with young talented artists for the benefit of both of us. Menu: Choice of Chicken French, whitefish with a lemon dill sauce or prime rib. Included will be a garden salad, roasted red potatoes with Parme-san, sautéed seasonal mixed vegetables with cake and coffee. Reservations by May 14 to Bonnie Barney, [email protected], 315-536-0483.
Wed. June 18, 7 PM Meeting Elizabeth Apgar-Smith
Elizabeth Apgar-Smith (www.apgarsmith.com) , a tal-ented artist who will be teaching a class for ACYC, has agreed to present a PYAG program on Wednes-day, June 18, 7:00 PM at Sunny Point. Since parking is limited, carpooling is suggested. From the Penn Yan direction, meet at the Lake Street Plaza parking lot near the bank at 6:30.
PYAG officers: Co-President Char DiGennaro Co-President Helga Poreda Secretary Bonnie Barney Treasurer Sally Thomas Membership Fran Bliek Nominating Committee (who may be calling you): Marsha Devine and Sally Thomas. PYAG exists to encourage all artistic endeavors. Guests and new members are always welcome. If you wish to join, please bring 3 examples of your work to a meeting as a way of introducing yourself. Dues are Active Member $20 , Associate Member (not dis-playing art) $15. Send PYAG dues to Sally Thomas, 3598 Sid White Rd., Keuka Park, 14478 .
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Enjoy being part of our mission: Some volunteer opportunities can be on-going, others may just be a couple of hours for one day or a weekend. Needed: Act as a docent at the Arts Center Act as a docent at the annual Bed & Breakfast Tour
fundraiser Act as a greeter at exhibit openings and special
events Provide refreshments for exhibit openings and special
events Help out with the Keuka Arts Festival Volunteer to help at the Keuka Lake Triathlon Organize and price items for the annual Attic Art Sale Help with smaller fundraisers, like refreshment sales
at the Wednesday concert in the park Help clean up Sunny Point – inside and out – in the
spring and fall
DISCOVER THE NEW ARTS CENTER WEB SITE
The Arts Center launched its actual web site about 3 years ago. Numerous access it: last year it had 10.000 unique visitors and it receives an average of 2000 hits/month). It is a very good source of information for the Community and Tourists and has generated incremental business to the Center. The feedback of the visitors is that the navigation on the site could be easier and clearer. The web Master and the Volunteers in charge of the up-dates have identified numerous opportunities for simplification of their tasks. the new web site is now live, thanks to the skills of Doug Amay (design, www.dougamey.com ), Heidi Lemaire (data base development and pro-gramming, www.thegain.com ) and the huge Vol-unteer work of cleaning up the content by Marsha Devine and Nancy peek, the new web site is now live. The navigation is much more friendly and the update of the content is easier and less time consuming.
If you have not done it yet, please discover the new Arts Center web site: go to
www.Artscenteryatescounty.org or scan
Volunteer...among friends.
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MAKE YOUR SANDWICH AT THE FLICK GALLERY
Reading the title, you might think that the purpose of this short article is to promote a new ARTS CENTER culinary workshop …. But no. It is about how to judge pieces of art through a con-structive critique approach. I personally started to use this approach after reading an article on the Eric Kim Street Photography blog and it helps me to have a better appreciation of art works. Critique is generally used to find faults, but in order to make a constructive critique it is im-portant to include positive aspects as well. Accord-ing to the definition a critique should be based only on an informed opinion, and never upon a personal opinion. In the end it is necessary to recognize that any critique will always reflect a personal opinion (especially when art is concerned). This is where the “critique sandwich” comes into play. The idea is that, in order to avoid making a boring bread sandwich (*), one start off with positive feedback (the top bun), then the meat of the critique which is honest and critical and end-ing with a positive comment (the bottom bun). Critique sandwich recipe: - Start with the initial impression: what went in on your mind when you first look at the piece of art - The top bun (positive feedback): any art work has some sort of merit, try to think why the artist spent time to produce the piece, verbalize what you liked e.g. subject, composition, colors, technique … - The meat (positive and/or negative feedback): positive is easy, negative feedback is a little bit trickier, it has to be honest. Even for a piece that you like, try to identify some negative aspects this is what will make the critique constructive - The bottom bun (positive feedback): reinforce what you liked in the piece and what could be done, in your opinion, to improve the work As said before, this approach helped me to get a better appreciation of the artwork that I see. I encourage you to try it the next time you visit the Flick Gallery, perhaps try on only two pieces, one that you like and one that you really dislike (using the approach, you might discover that, after, the piece has some interest).
This will certainly increase your own enjoyment during your visit. It can also be a source of very inter-esting exchange with the Artist, if you have the opportunity to meet at an opening reception.
Daniel Crozet, ACYC President
(*) Bread sandwich: one slice of bread between to slices of bread, mayonnaise optional.
Dundee Arts Festival May 16th
Anyone interested in participating in the Dundee Arts Festival on May 16th may contact Maura Smith at 607-243-5533. They’re hoping to provide students in K-6th grade with an opportunity to learn about different art mediums, talk with artists and watch demonstra-tions. There will be short informational sessions and demonstrations And– they’re buying lunch!
Keuka Arts Festival June 14 & 15
The Keuka Arts Festival in Penn Yan, NY assembles creative artists from every discipline, boasting a col-orful array of sights, tastes, smells, and sounds. The premier arts festival in the Finger Lakes set against the beautiful backdrop of the Keuka Outlet Trail. Free to attend and family-friendly, there is something at every turn. From the beautiful art to local wines, live music, unique activities, and more. Come by boat, bike, or car and meet us at the festival.
There is still time to join this year’s roster of artists. Go to the festival website at keukaartsfestival.com for further information. It’s a great way to meet new fol-lowers and enjoy a weekend along the water celebrat-ing the season!
48th Annual Keuka Lake Art Show July 12 & 13
The 48th Annual Keuka Lake Art Show will take place on Saturday, July 12, and Sunday, July 13, on the Village Square in Hammondsport. With the emphasis on fine art, artists in the categories of watercolor, oil &acrylics, drawing & graphics, sculpture, pottery, and jewelry are invited to enter the show. Student artists in high school and in college are invited to compete in their own categories for the Jeanne M. Lent Memorial Awards. Judging the 2014 show will be Professors Stephanie McMahon and Jason Green from Alfred University. To receive an application, forms are avail-able at the website www.keukalakeartassociation.com. For more infor-mation, contact Rita Moretti in Hammondsport.
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Volunteer Spotlight
Daryl Davies
Keuka Lake has had a special draw for me ever since my parents rented a cottage here 49 years ago. They subsequently bought a place on the lake, and my husband and I would bring our daugh-ter and son up from Hastings-on-Hudson for vacation every sum-mer. This was our fam-ily's magical place
where Adrienne and Schuy learned to swim, fish, sail and waterski while making lasting summer "buddies" along the way.
Thus, while my husband is a Florida boy, he too felt the yearn to settle on Keuka after retiring. Our daughter's marriage in Gannett Chapel the summer of 2011 was the impetus for us to locate our future home. We finally became PY residents in August of last year.
What we have found so delightful is the vitality of the area and the many engaged and talented people who contribute to it. I look forward to making new acquaint-ances and new discoveries every day. One such adven-ture was the day I signed up for a watercolor class taught by our own local talent Bonnie Barney. I had studied art in college, minoring in it with the hope of teaching in New York City where my husband was at-tending dental school.
My hopes were soon dashed by the cutbacks in "non-essential' school programs during the Viet Nam War pe-riod. I moved on to the retail and wholesale business which held its own brand of excitement affording me travel to far flung locales and career challenges like set-ting up an office in Shanghai, China. But still I always kept my eye on ways to keep my hand in the arts. I served on the board of the Rivertowns Arts Council while living downstate. And Marty and I continue our tradition of making our own Christmas cards every year.
That day of painting was an "aha" moment for me. I loved the process. I loved the medium. Soon I came to know the Arts Center and all of the enrichment it offers the community. What a treasure it is! And the treasure is all that the committed and innovative artists bring to it. Serving as a docent is a very modest way of saying thanks for this gem in our midst.
Jammin’ Monthly Open Mic Nights
Since February The Arts Center has been hosting an “Open Mic” every last Thursday of the month. This takes place at the Flick Gallery of the Arts Cen-ter 127 Main Street, Penn Yan from 7 to 9 PM.
The Art Center Open Mic provides a family-friendly atmosphere for musicians of all ages, all skill levels, and all kinds of musical interests to come out and show their stuff, or play and network with other mu-sic lovers.
Several local musicians host the event: David Goodrich, stand-up bass; Bryan Flood, guitar; Tre-vor Findley, saxophone; Barbara Anderson, key-board; and Casey Kowalski, saxophone. If you are a song composer, a musician or simply if you enjoy music, join them.
There is no charge to watch or participate and the Flick gallery is wheel chair accessible.
The next Open Mic sessions are on Thursdays May 29, June 26, July 31 at the Arts Center on Main street, Penn Yan from 7 to 9 PM.
Please check out the increased quality and
quan ty of art supplies being carried by
Longs Cards and Books, Main Street, Penn
Yan...a faithful supported of ACYC.
BUYLOCAL‐ARTSUPPLIES
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“Palm of the Hand” Writers: May 5 & 19 , June 2 & 16, 4-5:30 PM
The first and third Monday of every month, 4-5:30 PM, “Palm-of-the-Hand” memoir writers meet, usually in the Board Room of the Arts Center. The concept of “Palm of the Hand” is to write about a single anecdote of your life expressed in no more than one page. If you’ve wanted to put down memoirs of your life, but didn’t know how to begin, this is a great format to start. We each read and offer feedback if requested. (And we each kick in $1 to ACYC.)
Visitors to the Arts Center of Yates County are likely to be treated to some fine displays of fireworks this summer – Fire Works Pottery that is.
After a 14 year hiatus, local potter Faith Benedict is returning full-time to her studio, once again producing the graceful, functional pieces with soft, airbrushed organic designs that she was known for two decades ago. Her passion is for pottery created on the wheel.
“It becomes something that overtakes you. As the sides of a bowl come up and take shape,” she says “it’s like your hands are reaching out. These are spiritual moments for me.”
Benedict caught the pottery “bug” at an adult education class in North Carolina. When she first sat at a pottery wheel she was hooked. Moving to Penn Yan in 1974 with her husband, sculptor Dexter Benedict, she pursued her in-terest in pottery at Keuka College. She set up Fire Works Pottery and began selling her dis-tinctive pieces.
“I like making bowls,” Benedict says. “Bowls just want to be filled. They’re very satisfying.”
But, after 14 years of work in the studio, Bene-dict felt restless, wondering if the time had come to find something new. She decided to share her love for art with young people and, going back to school yet again, became certi-fied to teach. Penn Yan school superintendent Gloria Carroll jumped at the chance to have someone of Benedict’s experience teaching in the schools and created a position for her.
Her 14 years in the Penn Yan public schools, while fulfilling, proved to be but an intermezzo
period.
“It turns out,” says Benedict “that I’m meant to be a potter. This is what I want to do for the rest of my life.”
Benedict is offering pottery classes through the Arts Center. Her upcoming class, Creations in Clay, will meet Monday and Tuesday nights from 7-9 pm in Keu-ka College’s pottery studio beginning on May 21st. For more information or to register call the Arts Center at 315-536-8226.
Local Potter Returns to the Studio
YOUTH CLASSES: 3rd Dimension (8-16 year olds - homeschool) Instructor: Robin McCondichie Dates: May 14, 2014 - June 11, 2014 Days/Hours: Wednesdays from 12:30-2:30 Location: Rosenfeld Workshop $25.00 Members or Non-Members Push creativity into a new dimension - create sculp-ture and more with art that moves into space with a variety of materials, forms and functions 3rd Dimension (8-16 year olds - after school) Instructor: Robin McCondichie Dates: May 14, 2014 - June 11, 2014 Days/Hours: Wednesdays from 3:30-5:30 Location: Rosenfeld Workshop $25.00 Members or Non-Members Push creativity into a new dimension - create sculp-ture and more with art that moves into space with a variety of materials, forms and functions.
ADULT CLASSES: Stamping Fun Instructor: Gwen Martin Mon. May 19, 5:30-7:30 Location: Rosenfeld Workshop $12.00 Members $14.00 Non-Members Amaze your family and friends as you create two unique, seasonal cards to share and send. Use new and traditional techniques building dimen-sional and interactive cards. Finding, Recognizing and Nourishing Your Own Style Instructor: Kit Corti Saturdays June 7- 21, 10AM-3:30PM Location: Rosenfeld Workshop $120.00 Members $150.00 Non-Members Dive into multiple, hands on activities to stimulate creativity through the visual arts. All levels are invited into this playground of 2D and 3D experi-mentations that act as a format for discovery, play and positive appreciation / reinforcement for each individual's talents.
Stamping Fun Instructor: Gwen Martin Mon. June 16, 5:30-7:30 Location: Rosenfeld Workshop $12.00 Members $14.00 Non-Members Amaze your family and friends as you create two unique, seasonal cards to share and send. Use new and traditional techniques building dimension-al and interactive cards.
Composing from Field Sketches Instructor: Liz Smith Tues. June 17, - Thurs. June 19, Days/Hours: Tuesday thru Thursday Location: Several outdoor sites in Keuka Lake area plus studio work $ Members $ Non-Members – call for price TBD Tools taught in this workshop apply to all painters, abstract and representational alike, who work in oil, pastel or watercolor, with a focus on good shapes and composition. This 3-day workshop will focus on composing paintings with field sketches. Participants will visit several sites in the Keuka Lake area to gather sketch references for compo-sitional work in the studio. Additionally, students will use the sketching process to work on simplify-ing a scene, make creative decisions and stick with those decisions while painting on location.
Watercolor Jewelry Instructor: Roberta Nelson Dates: June 24, 2014 - June 26, 2014 Days/Hours: Tuesday & Thursday 10 am - 4 pm Location: Rosenfeld Workshop $80.00 Members $100.00 Non-Members Create unique and beautiful wearable art from original watercolor paintings and designs
Workshop Registration Information and Refund Policy
· Full class fee is required at registration. Absolutely NO partial class fees. One may make up missed class if available. · Class size is limited; please register early to avoid closed clas-ses. Classes with inadequate enrollment are cancelled 1 week before the first class meeting so please register early. All fees refunded when ACYC cancels a class. · Refunds of class fees, less $10 administrative fee, are made for withdrawals prior to 2 business days before to first class or 2 weeks prior for full week workshop.
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Arts Center Spring Classes and Workshops Rosenfeld Workshop Space above the Flick Gallery, 127 Main Street, Penn Yan Annie Smith Studio at Sunny Point , 868 W. Lake Rd., Dundee (on Keuka Lake)
Please note: SIGN UP FOR CLASSES EARLY. CALL FOR ADDITIONAL CLASSES NOT LISTED AT PRESS TIME. CHECK THE WEBSITE!
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Elizabeth Apgar-Smith Teaching Here June 17-20
Call to Register
Upstate New York artist Elizabeth Apgar-Smith works in oil, pastel and watercolor. She has won numerous regional and nation-al awards, been profiled in both American Artist and The Artists Magazine, and seen her work featured in six different books on technique. She is best known for her impression-istic landscapes of the Scho-harie Valley region, cityscapes,
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still lifes, and depictions of people engaged in everyday living. The historical upstate NY village of Scho-harie is home to both Elizabeth's studio and gallery. Her touring, evolving exhibit called Faithful Labors, a tribute to life on regional family farms, has been featured at Wellington's Herb and Spice Farm in Scho-harie, The Bennington Center for the arts in Vermont, The Rensselaerville Institute, the Old Forge Arts Center, and The Smithy-Pioneer Gallery in Cooperstown. Elizabeth teaches at the Hudson River Val-ley Art Workshops in Greenville, NY, the SUNY Cobleskill mini-course program, and offers weekly classes in the spring and fall from her studio in Schoharie. She is a juried member of the Pastel Society of America, the Northeast Watercolor Society and the Capital Region Oakroom Artists.
Call (315-536-8226) the gal-lery for details, unavauilable at press time. Elizabeth’s class will be our major artist offering this season. She will teach to oils, watercolors, and pastels. Register early.
SUPPORT BUSINESSES WHICH SUPPORT ACYC
Morgan Marine 2 Rte 54 E. Lake Rd. Penn Yan NY 14527 Fire Works Foundry 1554 Baker Rd. Penn Yan NY 14527 Hunt Country Vineyards 4021 Italy Hill Rd. Branchport NY 14418 Douglas B. Miles Agency, Inc. 23 Main Street, P.O Box 237 Dundee NY 14837 Valery G. Gardner,Attorney at law 215 Main Street , Penn Yan NY 14527 [email protected]
Seneca Foods Foundation 3736 South Main Street Marion NY 14505 Seneca Shore Wine Cellars P.O Box 551 Penn Yan NY 14527 www.SenecaWine.com Penn Yan Plumbing & Heating, Inc. 100 Horizon Park Drive Penn Yan NY 14527 Finton’s Landing B&B on Keuka Lake 661 East Lake Rd. Penn Yan NY 14527 [email protected] Finger Lakes Realty 140 Main Street Penn Yan NY 14527
Basin Park Marina, LLC 5194 West Bluff Drive Keuka Park NY 14478 [email protected] Hough Constructions 573 East Lake Road Penn Yan NY 14527 Los Gatos B&B 1491 Route 14A Penn Yan NY 14527 [email protected] Wine Trail Properties 312 Hamilton Street Penn Yan 14527 www.winetrailproperties.com
Steamboat Castle B&B 2893 West Lake Rd. Penn Yan NY 14527 [email protected] Water Street Pharmacy 14 Water Street Dundee NY 14837 Merritt Hill Manor B&B 2756 Coates Rd. Penn Yan NY 14527 Beaumont & Stork, Inc. 136 Main Street, P.O Box 443 Penn Yan NY 14527 PixelPreserve, LLC 34 Chablis Drive Fairport NY 14450
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Individual / Family $35-$49 Michele Howland & Bill Banaszewski Connie Berberian Sherri Borglum Tom & Virginia Braun Jack and Barbara Clarcq Marsha Devine Roy & Susan Franks Harry and Susan Givelber Luanne Graulich and Terry Channing Dr. Marianne Jahnke Denise Johncox Betsy Kent Mary Kubli Sue & Jerry Lange Peter Marr Grace Mirchandani Mike Moretti Kim & Tim Paddock Marv, Joy and Caitlin Pallischeck Molly Pearse Norma Rugg Bill Santelli Joanne Searle & Bruce Borglum Martha Treichler Lynn and John Wuytowicz Paul and Dixon Zorovich
Benefactor $500+ Patron $300-$499 Business $100+ Jim & Gloria Long, Longs' Cards & Books Lisa Saether, Wearable Art Monica & Ray Sommerville, Sommerville Pottery Doug & Arianne Tepper, Finton's Landing Contributor $150-$299 Dr. Arthur & Beverly Kirk Mindy & Nick Misnick Associate $50-$149 Dr. and Mrs. Richard Ahola Richard & Sylvia Eisenhart Karol Harvey Thomas and Karen Love Seneca Lake Duck Hunters Assoc. Albert & Carolie Simone Joanne & Richard Smith Bud & Peg Stenzel Claudia Sullivan Rosa and George Thompson Donald & Sandra Willmott
Senior $25-$34 Elizabeth & Robert Armstrong Rosanna Bates Joan Bisset Llarilyn Buckingham Jeannine Clark Rob & Sharon Corcoran Robert Costigan & Sandra Ross Helen Sherin Duffy Carol Flynn Doris Hooker Carolyn Huff Winters Margaret Kirch Jo Krajci Fred and Lynda McKinley Louise Payne Linda Shail Mary E. Sherman Sui-Ti Siebert Jeanie Stork-Batsleer Jean Thompson Virginia & Josef Wagner Jack & Judith Wilbert
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Contemporary Juried Show and Sale
Canandaigua Congregational Church 58 North Street
Fri. May 30 and Sat. May 31 , 11Am-5PM Sun. June 1 10 AM-3PM
Arts Center of Yates County 127 Main Street
Penn Yan, NY 14527
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