Volume 42 Issue 1 January and February

Arts Center of Yates County

ACYC Receives Grant for Sunny Point Renovations The face of the Arts Center’s lakeside facility, Sunny Point, is under-going some changes. Thanks to a $10,000 grant from the J.M. McDonald Foundation, as well as donations from local individuals and the Penn Yan Art Guild’s “marvelous minis” fundraiser, work is underway on the first phase of improvements to Sunny Point. The property, which was given to the Arts Center in 2008 as an es-tate gift by Dr. Annie Smith, consists of a small white cottage, a red “studio barn” and a small boathouse. Over the past year, volunteers have been working to convert the boathouse on the property into a seasonal ceramics studio. Thanks to donated equipment and sweat equity, that project is close to completion. The lakeside porch on the red barn has been considered unsafe for a number of years. Sunny Point committee members worked with a profes-sional architect to develop plans to replace the porch and open up the first floor space that would not interfere with plans for future improvements, which include installing a handicapped accessible bathroom and developing the space on the second floor of the “barn”. Dundee contractor Paul Brown, who was responsible for the renova-tions on the 127 Main Street building, will be doing the first phase Sunny Point renovations as well. The Arts Center board hopes to have the im-provements finished by late spring to allow expanded use of the property throughout the summer. Our thanks to the J.M. McDonald Foundation and everyone who is helping make this project a reality.

Community Arts Grants Awarded With apologies to Rogers and Hammerstein…”[art] is bustin’ out all over” Yates County! Seven local groups received funding through the Arts Center of Yates County’s Community Arts Grant program for projects that will en-gage area youth, adults and seniors in the arts.

The Community Arts Grant program is funded every year from the pro-ceeds of the Arts Center’s annual Attic Art Sale. This year’s event, held the weekend of Penn Yan’s Sidewalk Sale day, brought in $1,400. (Continued on p. 2)

Remember: If School is OUT

ART CLASSES ARE IN ! See P. 8

Beer, Wine, Bread, Gnomes, Painting

with Wax, Oils, Watercolors Something for

Everyone!

See Page 8-9

Youth

Gone Fishin’

Gnomes and More

Out of School Art – a week off school

Art Days Off School Sponsored by the Nord Family Foundation Adult

Creations in Clay with Faith Benedict –three series of classes

Painting with Dick Kane

The Art of Wine– 9 differ-ent presenters, alternate weeks

Introduction to Encaustics (Wax Work) with Maureen McMahon NEW

Art & Vine Monthly Painting class + wine glass = total gas for anyone  

Craft Brewing– 8 different presenters, alternate weeks NEW

Soups with Sarah Hassler NEW

Quick, Cheap & Good with Sarah Hassler NEW

Gluten Free Baking with Sarah Hassler NEW

Impressionist Color with Barb Doyle

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YCAC Board Members:

Class of 2016 Dick Barney

Caryl Flickinger Dion Johnson

Cindy Kowalski Anita Maroscher

Kim Paddock Sandra Young

Class of 2017

Dexter Benedict Joyce Herbert Sandy Murrin

Kristin Packard Susan Peck

Class of 2018

Marsha Devine Lana Grauer

Howard LeVant Karen Morris Karen Payne

Dixon Zorovich

Officers Sandy Murrin, Pres. Sandra Young VP

Anita Maroscher Treas. Joyce Herbert Sec.

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:

“We’ll take a cup o’ kindness yet, For auld lang syne” wrote the poet Robert Burns. Turns out the rather dour Scot was talking about raising a toast to health and happiness and the blessings of time “long since.” (Really! Look it up!)

While the year 2015 may not be “time long since” yet, we’re happy to raise a toast to the many blessings of the year past and the strong foundation it has provided for the Arts Center as we move forward into the new year – the 40th year since the creation of the Yates County Arts Council!

We hope that we’re fulfilling the vision of those early Arts Center organizers – with a thriving Main Street center that includes a top notch gal-lery, comfortable workshop and meeting space and staff. Our list of workshops con-tinues to expand, encompassing an ever expanding list of artistic mediums – paint-ing, drawing, ceramics, basketry, jewelry, sculpture, culinary arts and more. We’re happy to showcase the immense talents of a growing circle of local and regional art-ists both in the gallery and as instructors for workshops on-site and off-site.

We continue to be blessed by Dr. Annie Smith’s generous gift of her lakeside estate, Sunny Point, which is in the midst of some necessary upgrades this winter and should open in late spring not only with expanded workshop space but also with a seasonal lakeside ceramics studio in place!

So start the New Year by joining us in lifting a glass of gratitude to the Yates artists of four decades ago, our current members, business and community partners and all who’ve helped along the way to celebrate the arts in Yates County.

And there’s a hand, my trusty fiere! and gie's a hand o’ thine! And we’ll tak' a right gude-willie waught, for auld lang syne. –Robert Burns

(Continued from P. 1 Community Arts Grants Awarded)

Eight groups applied for a total of $1,932 in funds. Their applications were reviewed by a volunteer committee, which made the final decision on the grants.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Rochester received a $250 grant for a painting pro-ject with the Penn Yan “Bigs” program, which matches elementary school students with high school mentors.

Cornell Cooperative Extension’s 4-H program will use their $200 grant for a clay sculpt-ing program for Yates County youth.

Penn Yan Middle School students, under the direction of Lynn Hazlett-Beach, will be using their $250 grant as part of a community awareness project – making ceramic poppies to sell in memory of a veteran or in honor of a service member.

Penn Yan Public Library will use a $150 grant to sponsor a Chinese brush painting class for adults.

St. Mark’s Terrace in Penn Yan was awarded a $100 grant which will help leverage a larger grant from the Elmira-Corning Community Foundation’s Keuka Fund. Those funds will help provide free art workshops at St. Mark’s Terrace this winter.

St. Michael’s School will use their $200 grant for an outdoor “100s grid” painting project combining art and math in a recreational setting.

SkylArc Studio was awarded $250 to help fund a field trip to Artisan Works Gallery in Rochester for the studio program participants.

Thanks to all who donated items to the Attic Art Sale in support of the Community Arts Grants program!

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“Cabin Fever” Featuring,

Straight From His Cabin…

John Koffer and his Authentic Tintype

Photographs Also featuring Basket Weaver Joan Belles,

Spinner and Fiber Artist Gisela Schneider, Alan & Rosemary Bennett’s Fish and Re-Purposed Furniture Painted by Kathy Disbrow.

Opening Sunday, February 7, 1:00-3:00 PM with a live demonstration of spinning. Closing on Sunday, March 13, with a live demonstration of tintype photography!

Off the grid, at a Dundee address, lives a gentleman named John Koffer, know to photography aficio-nados as the premiere maker of full scale true 19th century authentic wet-plate collodion photography in America (perhaps the world) today. RIGHT HERE IN YATES COUNTY! John has crossed the country taking photos which could pass for Civil War documents, developed in his dark-room wagon,

pulled by his horse “Brownie”. (Hmm...related to the camera?) Each summer he conducts “Camp Tintype” on his rural site, teaching oth-ers this lost skill, as well as offering portrait sittings. His photos hang in major galleries in New York and other cities, but will come “home” for our exhibit.

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Gisela Schneider will be spinning at the “Cabin Fever” opening, Sunday, February 7. No, wait...not spinning

spinning, but making yarn from natural fibers. Joan Belles’s baskets take many shapes, functional, decorative, small enough to hang around your neck, large enough to toss the month’s papers in.

Docent Appreciation Luncheon 2015

This group of docents, representing only about half of ACYC’s volunteers, enjoyed a catered luncheon at the gallery to honor their contribution to our success. Without you, we wouldn’t open the doors! Thanks!

“Palm of the Hand” Writers Mondays Jan. 4 & Feb.1, 4:00-5:30 PM

The first Monday of every month, 4-5:30 PM, “Palm-of-the-Hand” memoir writers meet, in the Board Room of the Arts Cen-ter. 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.)

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Oliver House Coordinated Exhibit With Arts Center

Yates County History Center invites the public to enjoy a display of its tin type photo collection beginning Tuesday, February 2 inside the Oliver House Museum. The collection of almost 100 portraits illustrates the affection between siblings, parent and child, and husband and wife with a delightful assortment of studio props. The photographic process used to create a tin type was cheap, easy and quick. The process created a direct positive on the thin metal sheet coated with dark lacquer or enamel. Popular during the Civil War, they were easily carried in soldier’s pocket. Studio portraits such as those in the YCHC exhibit were initially the most pre-dominant. Eventually, due to the ease of development, many photographers hit the road and shot images at county fairs and other public events. This exhibit is displayed in cooperation with an exhibit and tin type events scheduled at the Arts Center of the Yates County called “Cabin Fever” on Sunday, February 7th through Sun-day, March 13th. Dundee resident and tin type photographer John Coffer will participate in ex-hibiting and demonstrating his craft. Other basket making, weaving and furniture painting art-ists’ creations will also be displayed. On Saturday, March 12th, visit the Oliver House again to enjoy weaving and fiber arts demon-strations by volunteers and staff in the “From Sheep To Shawl” Exhibit room at 1 p.m. Enjoy seeing the early barn framed rug loom in action and see spinning demonstrations. Examples of several of YCHC’s oldest coverlets will be on display.

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Arts Center of Yates County

2016 Painting & Photography Juried Exhibition June 6 – July 18, 2016

Arts Center of Yates County 127 Main Street, Penn Yan, NY 14527

Phone: 315-536-8226 www.artscenteryatescounty.org

CALENDAR: Jan 1 - April 20 Entries will be received by Show Submit until midnight EDT on April 20 May 8 Notice of acceptance May 31-June 3 Shipped Paintings & Photographs Due June 6 9 am – 12 Hand delivered work due to Arts Center June 6-8 Judging of Show June 10 5:00-7:00 pm Opening Reception & Awards Presentations June 7-9 Lyn Asselta Plein Air Workshop (optional & available through ACYC) July 18 10 am – 4 pm Pick up art work

The 2016 Painting and Photography Juried Show at the Arts Center of Yates County will be held from June 6th-July 18th. You may view the Prospectus for the show on-line at the Art Center of Yates County website. The Prospectus gives all the details of how to enter the show as well as all the dates. Entries will be accepted from January 1-April 20th. The first 10 artists to enter the show will be automatically entered in a drawing for the “Early Bird Award”. We are extremely pleased to have two wonderful jurors for the show this year. Lyn Asselta is a nationally recognized pastel painter from Jacksonville, Florida. She is a Signature member of the Pastel Society of America, the oldest and most prestigious pastel society in North America. Lyn is also a Mas-ter’s Circle honoree in the International Association of Pastel Societies. She has won numerous awards and is a highly regarded teacher. Lynn will also be teaching a three day workshop at ACYC June 7-9th. Willie Osterman is a professor and program chair of the Fine Art Photography Department at Rochester Institute of Technology where he has been teaching and creating exceptional photographs since 1984. His work has been shown at The Museum of Contemporary Photography in Chicago as well as the International Museum of Photography at the George Eastman House in Rochester, New York. So start creating those masterpieces and plan to enter the show. It’s fun and it supports the Arts Center of Yates County. Fran Bliek and Lana Grauer, co-chairs

Youth Gone Fishin’ Monday, Jan 18, 10 am – 4 pm at the Arts Center A day of art and fun around the theme of fish. Paint-ing, printing, sculpting and more for students from 7 to 12 years old. Bring a lunch! (Sponsored by the Nord Family Foundation) $10 per student Out of School Art Mon. Feb.15 - Fri. Feb.19, 10 am to noon At the Arts Center Workshops every day in fun and different arts and crafts projects. Button men, duct tape wallets and purses, paper marbling, origami, puppetry, painting, sculpting and more. Come for one day or more. For students from 7 to 12 years old. (Sponsored by the Nord Family Foundation $5 per session Gnomes and More Fri., March 25, 10 am – 4 pm at the Arts Center A day of art and fun around the theme of gnomes, fairies, trolls and other denizens of the forest and fields. Painting, printing, sculpting and more for students from 7 to 12 years old. Bring a lunch! (Sponsored by the Nord Family Foundation) $10 per student Out of School Art Mon. March 28 - Fri. April 1, 10 am to noon at the Arts Center Workshops every day in fun and different arts and crafts projects. Button men, duct tape wallets and purses, paper marbling, origami, puppetry, painting, sculpting and more. Come for one day or more. For students from 7 to 12 years old. (Sponsored by the Nord Family Foundation) $5 per session Art Day Mon. April 18, 10 am – 4 pm at the Arts Center A day of art and fun around a theme. Painting, print-ing, sculpting and more for students from 7 to 12 years old. Bring a lunch! (Sponsored by the Nord Family Foundation) $10 per student

Art Day Mon. May 30, 10 am – 4 pm at the Arts Center A day of art and fun around a theme. Painting, printing, sculpting and more for students from 7 to 12 years old. Bring a lunch! (Sponsored by the Nord Family Foundation) $10 per student

Adult Creations in Clay with Faith Benedict Tues & Thurs, Jan 5 - Jan 28, 10 am – Noon Allen Hall basement at Keuka College In an “open studio” environment, create functional or sculptural forms using hand building, wheel throwing, and glazing techniques. Perfect for be-ginners or those with some experience who wish to improve their technique. $25 for clay $150 members, $180 not-yet-members, Painting with Dick Kane Saturdays, Jan 16, Feb 20, Mar 19 & Apr 16 9:30 am – 1 pm at the Arts Center Regardless of the subject, how a painting is de-signed or composed makes a great difference in the final result. This class will focus on creating compositions that accomplish the specific goal of any paint-ing. $112 members, $140 not-yet-members The Art of Wine Wednesdays, 6:30 – 8 pm Jan 27, Feb 10 & 24, March 9 &23, April 13 & 27, May 11 & 25, At the Arts Center’s Flick Gallery While away the winter eve-nings learning about the art of Finger Lakes wine making with some of the ar-ea’s premier vintners. Each workshop is unique – take one or two or take them all and become an area wine expert! Must be 21 to take this class – registration is limited. $12/session members, $15/session not-yet-members

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Arts Center Winter 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)

Milly’s Pantry Kitchen, Upstairs at 19 Main Street, Penn Yan

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Introduction to Encaustics (Wax Work) with Maureen McMahon Tuesdays, Jan 19 - Feb 9, 1-3:30 pm at the Arts Center Not your traditional artistic medium! Encaustic is a Greek word meaning “to heat or burn in.” Heat is used throughout the art process on natural bees wax or resins, used alone for transparency or adhesion or with color added. The medium is melted and applied with a brush or other tools before reheating to fuse it to the previous layer. Maureen will provide guidance for proper use of equipment including brushes, color and color mixing. She will supply basic information and choices from surfaces to finishes focusing on how to achieve a smooth surface. The goal is to learn technique to control the medium. All materials are included for a weekly supply fee of $15.00. Like many art classes you will each be working on an im-age from your own design. $80 members, $100 not-yet-members Art & Vine - Sweetheart Wine Glasses Fri. Jan. 29, 5:45 - 8:45 pm at the Arts Center Painting class + wine glass = total gas. A fun night out with friends - we supply all the paints, food, wine and instruction. Create a masterpiece in three hours! $42 members, $48 not-yet-members Craft Brewing Thursdays, 6:30 - 8 pm Feb 4 & 18, March 3 & 17, April 7 & 21, May 5 & 19 at the Arts Center Learn about craft brewing from some of the area’s premier brew masters. Each workshop is unique – take one or two or take them all and become a brew expert! Must be 21 to take this class – registration is limited. $12/session members, $15/session not-yet-members Creations in Clay II with Faith Benedict Tues & Thurs, Feb 2 - March 3, 10 am – Noon Allen Hall basement at Keuka College In an “open studio” environment, create functional or sculptural forms using hand building, wheel throwing, and glazing techniques. Perfect for beginners or those with some experience who wish to improve their technique. No class Feb 16 & 18. $25 for clay $150 members, $180 not-yet-members,

Soups with Sarah Hassler Sunday, February 7, 2-4 pm at Milly’s Pantry kitchen Learn how to turn leftovers and simple ingredients into savory soups from a Culinary Institute of America graduate. $25 members, $30 not-yet-members Quick, Cheap & Good with Sarah Hassler Sunday, February 21, 2-4 pm at Milly’s Pantry kitchen It is possible to whip up a restaurant quality meal at home and on a budget. Let professional sous chef Sarah show you how! $25 members, $30 not-yet-members Art & Vine Friday, February 26, 5:45 - 8:45 pm at the Arts Center Painting class + wine glass = total gas. A fun night out with friends - we supply all the paints, food, wine and instruction. Create a masterpiece in three hours! $42 members, $48 not-yet-members Creations in Clay III with Faith Benedict Tues & Thurs, March 8-April 21 10 am – Noon Allen Hall basement at Keuka College In an “open studio” environment, create functional or sculptur-al forms using hand building, wheel throwing, and glazing techniques. Perfect for beginners or those with experience who wish to improve. No class April 5, 7, 12 & 14 $150 members, $180 not-yet-members, $25 for clay Gluten Free Baking with Sarah Hassler Sunday, March 6, 2-4 pm at Milly’s Pantry’s litchen It is possible to whip up a restaurant quality meal at home and on a budget. Let professional sous chef Sarah show you how! $30 members, $35 not-yet-members Impressionist Color with Barb Doyle Weds, March 16 & 23, 10 am-1 pm at the Arts Center Explore colors and layering, light and perspective as well as working with oils. $48 members, $60 not-yet-members

Workshop Registration Information and Refund Policy

· Full class fee is required at registration. Absolutely NO par-tial class fees. One may make up missed class if available. · Class size is limited; please register early to avoid closed classes. 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 with-drawals prior to 2 business days before to first class or 2 weeks prior to full week workshop.

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Co-Presidents: Sandy Cook (315-694-7338) and Daryl Davis (914-356-6247)

Read about us on our website: www.PY-ArtGuild.org (soon to be updated)

All artists are welcome to join our activities. Monthly meetings are held April-October. PYAG exists to encourage all artistic endeavors. Dues are Active Member $20 , Associate Member (not displaying art) $15. Send dues to Sally Thomas, 3598 Sid White Rd., Keuka Park, 14478 .

Too cold for Plein Air Painting, But We Still Paint Together

Below are the dates that have been reserved for the PYAG Indoor Painting Days in the Arts Center's Workshop space. This schedule avoids any drop off days when artists will be hanging a new show. Please mark your calendars and come paint with fellow artists and enjoy the camaraderie and support that each contributes. So please be sure to keep these dates handy and come PAINT!' Having others to paint with is a great motivator and the peer critiquing is helpful, too. 9:00 AM til noon-ish on: January 12 & 25 February 8 & 22 March 7 & 21 April 4 & 18 “Penn Yan Arts and Crafts Guild” Historic Clipping

The 1975 officers were pictured, identified by their husbands’ name you will note: Mrs. Harold Middlebrook, Mrs. Charles Kacsur, Mrs. John Terry, Mrs. George Watters, and Mrs. Samuel Wolcott, Jr. at heir annual dinner at Herr Jensen’s Restaurant.

Art Guild Mini-Canvas Ornaments Made Over $1000 for ACYC

Many thanks to the artists who donated their talents, and to Sandy Cook and Daryl Davis for conceiving of the project. We can look forward to it becoming an annual December offering.

We are grateful that

Memberships Support The Arts Center

These members joined or renewed between October 15 and December15, 2015. Thank you!

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Senior $25-$34 Maddi Capuano Steven Coffman Phebe Cook Carole Dinmore Barbara Doyle Carol Flynn Richard and Gale Galusha Robert & Charlotte Gillespie Nancy Gillette Eric Happ Ann Hovey Jean Hubsch Mary Jane Ingram Lauretta Kirk Sherry Lawn Amy Lundgren Kristin Malone Carol Oswald Horace Perry Sharon Ruthven Terry Schwartz and Richard Mader Sharon Trenchard William Turner

MEMBERS RECEIVE GALLERY AND WORKSHOP DISCOUNTS! JUST ASK.

Thank you all!

Benefactor $500+

Patron $300-$499 Dr. Jorge L. Diaz-Herrera

Business $100+

Contributor $150-$299 Associate $50-$149 Chet and Mary Briggs James & Cornelia Eichorn Gary & Dorothy Emmick Jeff & Wendy Gifford Mr. & Mrs. R. Bruce LeClaire Elizabeth McInnis Diana & Donald Schneider Susan Seller Robert and Sandra Smith Individual / Family $35-$49 Darlene Bordwell Stephen and Wendy Hill Sue Hohm Sandy Waters

Thanks! Business Members:

Birkett Mills Century 21 ,Mark Malcolm Church Creative Flooring

D J Builders & Remodelers Eire by Bev Faulkner

Finger Lakes B&B Knapp & Schlappi Lumber

La Belle Vie B&B Longs’ Cards & Books Marbles Automotive Morgan’s Grocery

Nothnagle Realtors Opera House Antiques, Willie Bilancio

Paul Knapp Water Systems Prime Financial Group Maureen Reigelsperger Rooster Hill Vineyards

Thomas Scott Woodwork Sommerville Pottery

Capital Campaign

Donors: Basin Park Marina, LLC

Finger Lakes Realty Fire Works Foundry

Valery G. Gardner, Atty Hough Constructions

Los Gatos B&B Merritt Hill Manor B&B

Morgan Marine Penn Yan Plumbing & Heating

PixelPreserve, LLC Seneca Foods Foundation

Seneca Shore Wine Cellars Steamboat Castle B&B

Tudor Hall B&B Wine Trail Properties

Double thanks to businesses which are

BOTH Business Members and Capital Campaign Donors:

Finton’s Landing B&B Hunt Country Vineyards Douglas B. Miles Agency

Stork Insurance Water Street Pharmacy

Plan on it!

Lyn Asselta Workshop, first week in June 2016

Elizabeth St. Hilaire Workshop Friday July 15—Sunday July 17, 2016

Arts Center of Yates County 127 Main Street

Penn Yan, NY 14527

Open Mon.-Fri 10:00-4:00, Sat 9-1,

315-536-8226 E-mail: ArtsCenter@YCAC.org

Www.ArtsCenterYatesCounty.org

WINTER PARTIES!

Ask about our

"Create & Celebrate" parties for kids & adults. Have your birthday party, couples night out, or other gather-ing at the Arts Center! We plan the activity, you supply

the refreshments & beverages.

Missing Dishes?

Please pick up dishes which have been left from

receptions.

They miss you!