Ontario County Arts Council provides diverse opportunities for arts participation, understanding and appreciation
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Don't Miss this Spectacular Antique Show and Sale
We are sponsoring the 26th annual Canandaigua Classic Antique Show
Feb 9, 2025 9:00am-3:30pm at the Hotel Canandaigua
To see our list of participating dealers, show admission coupon &, more information,
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Ontario County Arts Council is interested in expanding its Board of Directors, and is looking for a Treasurer.
Please review requirements, and send inquiries to: ocartsny@gmail.com
Come See Members New Exhibit
Jan 18 - Mar 27
Ontario County Historical Society
Partnership Art Exhibition!
We continue our partnership with
Sights & Shades Optometry at
94 S. Main Street in Canandaigua.
Kay Howard
Trees, Rocks and Water in Canvas and Clay
Paintings and Pottery
Exhibit: Jan 3-Feb 28
Open to the public, all are welcome.
OPEN ART
at the Ontario County Historical Society Museum is back!!
Stop by Feb 8 & 22
any time between 11:30 - 2:30.
Free and open to all members and the public!
Bring any project (except oils) you’d like to work on while enjoying the fellowship of like-minded people in a welcoming setting.
Congratulations to Liam Houle
Finger Lakes Community College theater arts and business major
Recipient of the $2,000 Ontario County Arts Council Mariner Family Scholarship
for the 2024-25 academic year
Click here to see a thank-you video from Liam.
Take a Winter Stroll on Ontario Pathways
and Enjoy OCAC Member Artwork
M. Cosaro
Trail opening statement by Judi Cermak
Locate art by installed on the Ontario Pathways Trails here:
P. Blackwood
Rotating Artist Exhibit Program
Local businesses host rotating collections of
member artists work at county locations
Participating business fee is $150 yearly per location
OCAC member artists can participate in the program
without any fee!
See which member artists are showing where!
If you are interested in becoming a Member Exhibiting Artist, or a Business Host
click here more information
Proceeds from this program help fund the grants and scholarships OCAC awards
"Ghost of Roseland" Sculpture Project
Ghost of Roseland Sculpture Model
Support the creation of the sculpture:
Mail a check to Lakeside Sculpture, P.O. Box 449, Canandaigua, NY 14424,
OR
Visit Finger Lakes Area Community Endowment at https://www.cnbank.com/flace/, go to Direct your funds: select an organization
and
choose “Ghost of Roseland Sculpture.”
To see photos of this this project click here
Sculptor Benji Carr
OCAC Upcoming Exhibits
Theme
Light & Shadow
Whimsy
Patterns
Wood Library
Submission Deadline
Mar 27
Jun 19
Sep 18
Not Required
Drop off Date
Apr 4 1-3pm Apr 5 11-1pm
Jun 27 1-3pm June 28 11-1pm
Sep 26 1-3pm Sep 27 11-1pm
Jun 14 12-2pm P/U Jul 26 10-12pm
Opening Reception
Apr 12 1-3pm
Jul 12 1-3pm
Oct 4 1-3pm
Jun 21 1-3pm
Thank you to our volunteers. Whether you have worked on an exhibit, tended name tags, brought a refreshment, served beverages, or joined in clean-up, we are appreciative.
Kay Howard, Judi Cermak, Peggi Heissenberger, Debby Massy, Linda Collins, Keith McHugh, Dick Manley
A special thanks to our members who contributed their art to the “Yellow Duck Raffle”:
Judi Cermak, Kathy Morris, Neal Allen, Don Delong, Ulana Fuller, Peggi Heissenberger,
Elaine Liberio, Karen Carlton, Dęb Massey, Tina Blackwood
We appreciate the generosity of our recent donors
Kathy Postma
Ellen Polimeni
Judy and Fritz Cermak
Amanda E Pollard
Diane Eagle
Robin MCondichie
Debbie Ferrell
Deborah Lewis & Thomas Poplasky
Sandra Pechnik
Holland Land Office Museum
Hunter Sutherland
Anna Polimeni
Brian Dennis
Kiwanis Club of Pembroke Corfu Darien Inc.
Renee Sabin-Haggarty
Kiwanis Club of Canandaigua
Maggie and Neil Adkins
Upcoming Events - Ontario County Historical Society
New Exhibit Now Open:
United States Presidential Political Memorabilia Through the Ages,
from the collection of Robert J. Moore.
This non-partisan collection will be on display through Feb 1, 2025
Lunchtime History Talk Feb 6 & 27
Nooks & Crannies - Feb 7 & 24
Vinyl Record Night - Feb 7
Virtual Winter Speaker Series - Feb 13
Ontario County Historical Society
55 N Main St, Canandaigua
We sincerely appreciate the donation of our business members
