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We appreciate the generosity of our sponsors

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We sincerely appreciate the donation of our business members

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Calling all OCAC Plein Air Photography Artists

 Juried Exhibit

Opening reception Nov 2, 1-3pm

 Wood Library, Canandaigua

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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.

Join us for our new exhibit: Gatherings!

Opening reception Sat, Oct. 19th, 1-3 pm

 

We invite you to gather and donate non-perishable foodstuffs for charitable donation.

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Opening at Fort Hill Performing Arts Center:

Jackie Fegan, “Life’s Adventures, One Painting at a Time”

 

Enjoy the art at the Ontario County Arts Council Gallery

October 2nd - November 5th

open 10am-4pm, Tues-Fri

 

Fort Hill Performing Arts Center

20 Fort Hill Ave, Canandaigua

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Jackie Fegan

OPEN ART

at the Ontario County Historical Society Museum is back!! 

 

Stop by Saturday Oct 12 & 26, Nov 9, Dec 14

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.

All supplies will be provided!

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Partnership Art Exhibition!

We are continuing our partnership with Sights and Shades Optometry at 94 S. Main Street in Canandaigua.

Artwork on display throughout each month, with a free reception, refreshments provided by Sights and Shades

on the first Friday of each month.

Open to the public, all are welcome.

September/October- Artist:  Jerry Miller

OCAC awards $1000 grants

Awards promote the arts in the community

Geneva Light Opera: $1,000 toward artist compensation for a production of Franz Lehár’s operetta “The Merry Widow” on July 25, 27 and 28 at Smith Opera House, Geneva. More information at: genevalightopera.com.

The Dove Block Project: $1,000 covers artist compensation and workshop costs during Viva Geneva! Celebrating the Hispanic Culture of the Fingers Lakes, Sept. 15. Events feature petroglyphs by the ancient Taino people and papel picado, a Mexican folk art that involves cutting intricate designs into tissue paper. More information at: thedoveblockproject.org.

The Country Lawyer Gallery of the Arts in affiliation with the Phelps Community Historical Society:  $1,000 supports the implementation of the 2024 exhibit calendar for the Country Lawyer Gallery of Arts, 7 Church St., Phelps. The gallery plans 21 exhibit opportunities for area artists and art students to show their work. More information contact countrylawyergallery2023@gmail.com​​

Canandaigua City Parks and Recreation: $1,000 for paint for a mural outside of the Fire Department on Main Street in Canandaigua,  painted by youth in a summer recreation program.

For additional photos of the artist at work, select here

Enjoy Ontario Pathways with OCAC Members Artwork

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Jan Romieser

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J. Burgess

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

OCAC is pleased to announce the "Ghost of Roseland" Sculpture Project was awarded a project grant from the Ontario County American Rescue Plan for Arts, Culture and Recreation Grant Support Program.

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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 find more about this project see https://www.visitfingerlakes.com/revive-our-history/

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OCAC Upcoming Exhibits

Members Juried Exhibit

Plein Air Photography

 

Opening reception Nov 2, 1-3pm

 Wood Library, Canandaigua

Members Juried Exhibit

Oct 19 “Gatherings” opening

We appreciate the generosity of our recent donors

Len Brodum

PayPal Giving Fund

Framing by Frank

Kathy Postma

Ellen Polimeni

Judy and Fritz Cermak

Amanda E Pollard

Diane Eagle

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 

We couldn’t do it without you!! 

Many thanks to our member volunteers for their event support:

 

June Oates

Peter Blackwood

Judi Cermak

Suzanne Winslow

Priscilla Ortlip

Joan Gage

Kathy & Frank Connor

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 February 1, 2025
 

October 11 Trolleys, Trains, and Trails walking tour 2 PM
October 24 Lunch Time Talk with Jill Johnson 12 PM
October 19 Trolleys, Trains, and Trails walking tour 12 PM
October 25 Trolleys, Trains, and Trails walking tour 2 PM
November 8 Trolleys, Trains, and Trails walking tour 2 PM
November 22 Trolleys, Trains, and Trails walking tour 2 PM
Find more information on our calendar!

Ontario County Historical Society

55 N Main St, Canandaigua

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