Our Mission: "To promote and strengthen the creative capacity of our community by providing diverse opportunities for arts participation, understanding, and appreciation."
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EVENTS
OCAC BASKET MAKING WORKSHOP
Saturday July 24 11:00 - 3:00
Ontario County Historical Museum
Instructor: SUSAN BESAW
Learn basic basket making techniques, tool uses, and sources of basket making materials by constructing a 5x 8-inch woven basket with a handle. Materials and instructions will be supplied. Please bring your own lunch to munch during class. Course limited to 6 participants. To register: send your check, made out to OCAC, for $25.00 to: Ontario County Arts Council , 20 Fort Hill Ave, Canandaigua , NY. 14424. Please include your name, email address, and phone number.
Art Out of the Attic Silent Auction
Ontario County Historical Society
Bidding Begins June 1 — June 19
Winning bids notified the week of June 22nd
Art in the Breweries in the Works!
The Arts Council is working to connect local beer lovers and art lovers in a fundraiser to support its community grants program and the Mariner Family Arts Scholarship, which annually benefits a deserving second-year student in the arts at Finger Lakes Community College.
“Out of the Schoolhouse”
The Cheshire Union, in conjunction with the Ontario County Arts Council, is planning a new exhibition, featuring emerging artists.
Submission is free and open to all Ontario and Monroe County high school juniors and seniors, undergraduates, graduates and anyone at the beginning of their art career.
The deadline for submissions is June 12th. Those interested in submitting their work should visit www.cheshireunion.com/oots.
Submissions will be juried by the Ontario County Arts Council.
Accepted work will be on display at The Cheshire Union from August 1st to the 29th.
The Cheshire Union is an old 4-room schoolhouse converted into a gift shop, antique center, artist studio space, classroom and gallery. The exhibit will be held in one of the 4 large rooms that once taught grades 1 through 8 in the hamlet of Cheshire.
The gallery is open to the public Monday-Saturday 10-5 and Sunday 12-5.
“‘Out of the Schoolhouse’ is an exhibit open for everyone who considers themselves at the beginning of their art career. We are really excited to find and feature new 2 and 3-dimensional work from our area! Art has played an increasingly important role in our lives and we hope this exhibition will highlight that importance.” — Madeline Corsaro, manager of The Cheshire Union, Arts Council member and coordinator of the Arts Council Rotating Exhibits.
Get Square about your feelings on 2020!
Children and Adults! Show your feelings about this historic pandemic year,
and use a 6x6-inch piece of felt to do it!
How?
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Stop by a participating Ontario County Library or the Ontario County Historical Society (OCHS) to get your piece of free felt.
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Decorate it in any manner, and with any type of material that helps you express a feeling about 2020 - 2021.
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Include a word or phrase on your square.
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You may submit more than one square.
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Put your name and the date on the back of your square.
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Return your completed square to participating libraries or to OCHS by May 28th!
What Happens After May 28th?
Felt pieces will be assembled by Arts Council members to create banners which will be displayed in Ontario County libraries and the Ontario County Historical Museum.
2021 Plein Air
Community Paint Out
Open entry/Non-juried
Saturday June 19, 2021
9:00 am — 4:00 pm
Onanda Park
On Canandaigua Lake
4965 County Road 16 (West Lake Road)
Canandaigua, NY
Enjoy a day of painting by Canandaigua Lake or on the scenic park trails with other Plein Air artists.
Register Below For Our 2021 Plein Air
Photo by Patty Opipari Ewin