Ontario County Arts Council provides diverse opportunities for arts participation, understanding and appreciation
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We appreciate the generosity of our sponsors
We sincerely appreciate the donation of our business members
Calling all OCAC Plein Air Photography Artists
Juried Exhibit
Opening reception Nov 2, 1-3pm
Wood Library, Canandaigua
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.
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
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!
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
Jan Romieser
Trail opening statement by Judi Cermak
Locate art by installed on the Ontario Pathways Trails here:
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.
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/
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
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