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Volume 38 Issue 4 July and August 2012

Arts Center of Yates County

24 Summer Classes See p. 7-10

Gallery Exhibit “Day by Day,

Country Living” Opens Aug. 3

See p. 3

Attic Art Sale: Save the Date,

Sat. July 28 See p. 4

Artists:

Pick up/Drop off Date is July 30.

New Kids’ Week: ArtsCool! See p. 7

Alla Prima, Alla Fun! Paint, Pizza, Wine

July 24 August 21

September 18 See pp. 8 & 10

Film, Music, Poetry Humor:

Chamber Music Grand Finale of its

10th Year Aug.4– PY Academy

See p. 13 Www.FingerLakes-

Music.org

WORKING, WAITING; WELL WORTH IT! Grand Opening of the Arts Center

Left:The Board in front of the new Arts Center Right: Big smiles from Bob Flickinger and Tom Murrin, the team that kept the whole project organized. Woop woop! :-) Photos: Howard LeVant

Clockwise from top left: Ribbon cutting with a representative of Tom Reed’s office, ACYC President Daniel Crozet, and Governor Cuomo’s representative; Caryl Flick-inger cuts the cake; Executive Director Kris Pearson and show chair Sandy Murrin celebrate the ribbon cutting; Dick Barney and the self-proclaimed crones: Ginny Dene-ka, Bonnie Barney, Nancy Langford, Fran Bliek; four more groups of arts patrons celebrating the great event.

127 Main Street, Penn Yan, NY: The new address of the Arts Center

PAGE 2 PERSPECTIVES VOLUME 38 ISSUE 4

YCAC Board Members:

Class of 2012 Joan Belles

Fred Brockway Daniel Crozet

Janis Long Kent Salisbury

Class of 2013 Dick Barney

Caryl Flickinger Tammy Ladd Dick Murphy Sandy Murrin

Class of 2014

Dexter Benedict Sharon Corcoran

Joyce Herbert Kris Packard

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.

1 new entirely renovated building, rescued from the brink of permanent demise,

2 floors entirely dedicated to bring quality art to the community,

7 good reasons to like us on FaceBook: - because you like art in all forms - because you think that the Arts Center is a big asset to the Community

- because you want to show your support for the Center and all its volunteers and artists - because you want to be informed in a timely manner of all the new Arts Center initiatives - because you want to let your friends know about all the Center activities - because you want to have an easy way to communicate with the Arts Center and share your suggestions - because you want to have the opportunity to find new friends who enjoy art as much as you do

Your “like” is very important to us. It will be a great encouragement for the Board and all the Volunteers. The more followers we have the greater the Arts Center credibility when applying for grants.

For all of the above reasons or for others, which could be more personal, go to the Arts Center web site www.artscenteryatescounty.org and “like” us on Facebook.

Thank you for your continuing support.

Daniel Crozet, President ACYC

Third building from the left, 127 Main Street, used to be 3 stories tall with finials and arched windows and doors on all levels. Today you can see the former third story windowsills still embedded in the facade.

Day by Day: Country Living

Opening Reception

Friday, August 3, 5-7 At the NEW gallery


Day by Day: Country Living

Our second exhibit in the new YCAC gallery on Main Street, Penn Yan will

begin with a reception on Friday, August 3rd

, from 5 to 7 PM. Wine tasting will

be provided by Deep Root Vineyards. The show , Day by Day: Country Liv-

ing, will reflect the beauty and richness of the area in which we live. Along

with our YCAC member artists we will feature the work of three very accom-

plished artists – Connie Berberian, Darryl Abraham and Julianna Drumheller.

Connie Berberian is no stranger to YCAC. She has exhibited with us many

times in the past. Her work is some of our favorite watercolors and prints,

also appearing on our yearly holiday cards. Connie lives in Wellsboro, Penn-

sylvania, not far from the NY state border. She studied at Carnegie

Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA, majoring in Painting and De-

sign. She has also studied with noted artists Irving Shapiro, Milford

Zornes and Stephen Quiller among numerous others who have contribut-

ed greatly to her growth as a painter. Her work has been represented in

national and international juried exhibitions, earning her signature mem-

bership in The North East Watercolor Society, the Central New York Wa-

tercolor Society and the Pennsylvania Watercolor Society. She has gar-

nered dozens of awards. Her passion for watercolor is due in great part

to its immediacy and luminous effects.

Darryl Abraham lives in Naples, NY. He says he is a farmer. Many of

his paintings depict the charming rural character of our area – apple

picking, barns, tractors, chickens and cows. Each tells its own story in a

unique way. His sculptural assemblages are rustic and profound. Darryl

Abraham received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Virginia Com-

monwealth University and his Master of Fine Arts degree from the Uni-

versity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He has exhibited his work in

such prestigious venues as the Corcoran Gallery of Art, the Smithsonian

Institute, and Rochester’s Memorial Art Gallery. The United States Em-

bassy in Tokyo and the National Museum of American Art in Washing-

ton, DC, are but two of the many public and private collections which

include his work. He also heads a thriving landscape design business

and has taught classes at Monroe College in furniture making, jewelry,

sculpture and painting.

Julianna Drumheller is a native of Webster, New York. She graduated in

2003 from Rochester Institute of Technology with a Bachelor's degree in Fine

Arts. Her interest in painting and two-dimensional design combined with ce-

ramics in 2005, when she began taking pottery classes at Turk Hill Craft

School in Fairport, NY. She has been showing her ceramics since 2006 and

has work in shops and galleries in the Rochester area and in Connecticut.

Julianna’s mission is to create everyday, practical objects such as bowls,

baking dishes, plates, pitchers, vases, cups and trivets, which capture the

tranquility of a beautiful painting and bring a unique aesthetic to the table.

She currently resides with her husband in Danielson, Connecticut.

You are invited to come and see the amazing work of these artists. The opening reception is open to all. We hope you will enjoy this show which will continue until September 3, 2012 . New gallery hours include weekends.

PERSPECTIVES VOLUME 38 ISSUE 4

Large Donation of Mary Rickman Art Attic Art Sale + Side Walk Sale Day = July 28

Our annual Attic Art Sale provides the funds for our Com-munity Arts Grants, which go to school classes, youth groups, seniors, etc. for art related experi-ences.

One couldn’t find a more committed supporter of arts education than the late Mary Rickman, so it is appropriate that dozens of her remaining paint-ings have been donated by her husband, Dick Rickman, for our sale. Many people who enjoyed her classes will want to take home a sentimental bargain in her memory.

Locating on Main Street will be a boon for our annual sale. We need your donations of decora-tive (or ugly) items to sell. Please bring linens, frames, mirrors, vases, occasional furniture, ugly wedding gifts which you hid in the attic, candle sticks, bric-a-brac. Downsize for a good cause. Please bring donated items to the gallery July 20 to July 27. A committee of Barbara Doyle, Mary Foster, Carol Conti, Helga Poreda, Char DiGen-naro, Carol Lipani, Willie Bilancio, Lyle Conrad and Bonnie Barney will make it all happen July 28, 9AM—3 PM. Come for a Mary Rickman painting and more. And the profit will stay in Yates County as Com-

munity Arts Grants!

Dick Kane’s barn; Mary Rickman’s quiet bouquet (above) and lively scene.

Special Summer Workshop Teacher!

See Pages 8-9 for descriptions of work-shops by the very popular Elizabeth St. Hilaire Nelson. Because of enrollment filling so quickly for the 3-day workshop, and additional single day session has been added to accommodate more peo-ple. Her signature “paper paintings” are cre-

ated from a variety of hand painted pa-pers, meticulously torn and delicately put together to form her nationally rec-ognized and award winning works of art. A graduate of Syracuse University, Elizabeth has lived and worked in cen-tral Florida for the last 17 years. We’re happy to welcome her back to the Fin-ger Lakes region! Check out website at: http://www.nelsoncreative.com/gallery/


A Brief History of 127 Main Street

Originally the site of the Yates County Bank (until 1857), the property at 127 Main Street was purchased by Mason Baldwin in 1871. In 1881 Mason Baldwin turned the land over to the president and directors of Baldwin’s Bank and the current build-ing was constructed. While the name changed, the building re-mained a bank for more than a century. At some point, the alley between the building and Lown's was roofed over to create more interior space, which was used for the bank tellers' counter. In 1960 the facade was covered in white brick in an attempt to "modernize" the appearance. The brick was removed to reveal the original facade in 1984, when Norstar Bank acquired the building. The manager of Norstar's Main Street office, Robert Maxwell, was an active member of the Penn Van community and the cre-ator of the winter "Starshine" festival in downtown Penn Van. His five year tenure as Norstar Bank manager ended in 1989 after his untimely passing at age 54. In 1991, Norstar donated the building to the Village of Penn Van with the provision that the building be known as "the Maxwell Building" and that the Village keep and use the building for at least five years. " The former bank building was used as county court offices for almost 25 years. The Maxwell Building was used by the village as office and court space until village operations were con-solidated in the new Elm Street offices. After standing vacant for a number of years, the Village Trustees voted in 2010 to sell the Maxwell building, which was purchased by the Arts Center. Arts Center volunteers have worked for almost two years to plan, coordinate and fund a complete renova-

tion of the 130 year old building which included major structural and sys-tems improvements as well as cosmetic interior and exterior changes. We were ably helped in this effort by architect Rob Wolfe and Paul Brown Con-tracting and a great number of generous donors and volunteers. Our capital campaign has passed the mid-point, and continues toward our goal of $85,000...a small portion of the recent costs incurred restoring this historic building. Please make a donation to express your support.


The important words on our new sign are the BIG ones: Arts Center. We have been call-ing ourselves “Yates County Arts Center”, but elected to file a dba to rearrange that title to emphasize our mission: Arts Center of Yates County.

Note the change in web and e-mail addresses (back page), although the old ones will redirect you to us. And we’ve moved up significantly in alphabetical listings!

Does Something Look Different?

First Annual Arts Center’s Bed and Breakfast Tour Made Almost $2000

Our first annual Bed and Breakfast Tour, Satur-day, May 5, was a big success! We had over 70 participants on a bright sunny day. Special thanks go to the five hosts and hostesses of the participating B&Bs: Llewellyn Lafford and Laurel O’Donnell of La Belle Vie, Cliff and Michele Orr of The Fox Inn, Cindy DeLano and Casey Kow-alski at Finger Lakes Bed and Breakfast, Chuck and Gerry France of 1897 Beekman House in Dundee and Barbara and Bob Schiesser of Sun-rise Landing on Seneca Lake. We’re so grateful that they agreed to participate in this initial en-deavor, braving possible complications like weather, the uncertain number of participants and whether they would have guests that week-end (they all did). We’re also appreciative of our five featured artists, Fran Bleik, Ginny Deneka, Fred Brockway, Monica Sommerville and Llewel-lyn Lafford, who spent the day showing their work, chatting with the guests, and in some cas-es, even answering questions about the B&B! Many thanks as well to Joan Belles and the doz-en or so docents who helped out at each B&B, allowing the owners ample opportunity to visit with the tour guests.

A highlight of the B&B Tour was the raffle, which

was the chance to win a two nights’ stay at any of the Tour B&Bs. The lucky person is Mary Heinonen, who chose 1897 Beekman House. Mary said she is a “Dundee girl,” loved talking with Gerry and Chuck France and even had the opportunity to meet another Tour guest, Isadora Beekman, granddaughter of the original owner of the historic home.

We are thankful to all who helped support the Arts Center at such an exciting time, as we start the summer in our new Main Street home. The new facility will provide us with an even better opportunity to be the premier mul-ti-arts center of our region, striving to enrich the quality of life for Finger Lakes residents, artists and visitors by providing opportunities for active participation in the arts. We look forward to seeing you there! Kris Packard, Co-Chair


YCAC Summer Classes and Workshops Creative Workshop Space at Yates Gallery, 127 Main Street, Penn Yan or Sunny Point, 868 Route 54, Dundee

YOUTH CLASSES

Papier-maché Art for 7-12 yr. olds Instructor: Bev Oben July 9 and July 13 Monday & Friday from 10-11:30 Location: Sunny Point $10.00 Members or Not Age Group: Youth 7-12 Paper mache is a fun and easy way to make a sculpture. All you need to get started are paper and paste. Students will soak paper strips in a special papier-mache paste and drape them over a form, creating a skin. When this skin dries, it main-tains its shape. Shazam! No chisels, no kiln, and no fumes. You have created a sculp-ture.On Day 2 of this class, stu-dents will paint their dried papier-mache creations. This work-shop encourages fun and exper-imentation, two pillars of studio art. Materials provided. Wear a smock and a smile!

Drawing with Gillespie Instructor: Bob Gillespie: July 10 - July 24 Tuesdays from 1:00-2:30 Location: NEW Creative Work-shop Space, 127 Main St. $15.00 Members or Not Age Group: Youth

Have fun exploring Drawing with Bob Gillespie. Students learn to "see" like an artist. Using various techniques and materials, learn to bring your drawing to life by exploring shadow, light, value, line, pro-portion and perspective.

Origami - Japanese Paper Folding Instructor: Nancy LeVant July 11, Wed. from 10-11:30

Location: Sunny Point $5.00 Members $5.00 Non-Members Age Group: Youth 7-12 Origami is an ancient Japanese paper-folding technique. The word origami means "fold (oru) paper (kami)" in Japanese. In this class you will learn to fold colorful papers into recognizable shapes. Students will learn to make some of these items: fish, dog, cat, finger puppet dolls and fortune teller poppers. Origami papers will be supplied. This class is for 7-12 year olds.

Build a Cookie Tin Banjo Instructor: Thomas Close August 6, Mon. from 1:00-3:00 Location: Creative Workshop $5.00 Members $5.00 Non-Members Age Group: Youth Kids from 7 years old and up will have the opportunity to assem-ble a working banjo from an old cookie tin and assorted parts under the direction of master luthier Tom Close. Class size limited to 10.

ArtsCool for Ages 6-12 Instructors: Fran Bliek, Bev Oben, Robin Secrest August 13-17, Mon. - Fri. from 10-11:30 Location: Creative Workshop $25.00 Members $25.00 Non-Members Age Group: Youth ArtsCool is the Arts Center's new Summer Art Program for kids ages 6-12. These summer art classes will encourage your talented artists and education them about three periods of art history. The first two days they will explore Renaissance artists, the second two days Impres-sionist artists, and the last day a 20th century artist.

ArtsCool Monday students will explore Leonardo DaVinci and learn about his famous painting "Mona Lisa". Students will then create their own Mona Lisa's using colored markers, colored pencils, charcoal or any combi-nation. ArtsCool Tuesday students will learn about Michelangelo's paint-ings in the Sistine Chapel and then create their own paintings in the same manner using tem-pora / acrylic paint. ArtsCool Wednesday students will explore the famous work "Starry Night" by VanGogh and create their own version in cray-on/watercolor resist. ArtsCool Thursday students will learn about Impressionist artist Monet and one of his paintings of his beautiful gardens. Stu-dents will then recreate the painting using crayon and sponge paints (tempura). ArtsCool Friday will be the day that ArtsCool kids will learn about a 20th Century artist and create an abstract painting using a paper collage technique. Students should bring an art shirt to wear during class.

ADULT CLASSES

Creative Collage for Adults

Instructor: Charlotte DiGennaro-July 11, Wednesday, 9-3 Location: NEW Creative Work-shop Space, 127 Main Street $30.00 Members $36.00 Non-Members Age Group: Adult Let your creativity soar! Explore collage using torn papers, stained and painted tissue pa-per, textured and other materials to create unique and creatively designed pieces.


Importance is placed upon the utilization of observational draw-ing tools and techniques in rela-tion to the proportional figure. Emphasis is placed on artistic anatomy. An analysis of the hu-man body will be critical here for understanding its overall struc-ture and complexity. Short lec-tures, demonstrations, discus-sions and critiques will enhance and support time not spent drawing the figure. Course Objectives: 1. Develop technical skills need-ed for representing the human form in proportion. 2. Define and articulate the lan-guage associated with the figure and its overall structure. 3. Understand the broader his-torical importance of the human figure within the history of art. 4. See, experience and create figure drawings with more com-prehensive approach. Materials List: Paper: 18x24 Newsprint pad (or larger if you like) 18x24 Drawing pad (Strathmore Drawing Medium is good, 80lb or better) Drawing Media: Pencils - HB, 2B, 4B, 6B Conte - Black Charcoal - vine, soft, Erasers - kneaded and hard Tape, push pins, pencil sharp-ener, clips, drawing board

Alla Prima, All Fun! Instructor: Charlotte DiGennaro July 24, Tuesday, 5:30 - 8:30 Location: Creative Workshop $42.00 Members $52.00 Non-Members Age Group: Adult Can’t draw a stick figure, not artistic or maybe a little nerv-ous? No worries! We have a fun evening that will send everyone home with their own master-piece. Won’t your friends be impressed when you tell them that the fabulous art hanging on your wall was created by you!

velop the portrait further will also be addressed.Course Objectives -Develop a continuing apprecia-tion for Portraiture as an inde-pendent genre -Understand Portraiture in the broader historical context -Improve observational drawing skills with regard to proportions and form of the head, neck and figure -Understand how light effects form and value helps reveal form -See, experience and create por-traits with a more knowledgeable and comprehensive approach Materials: 18x24 Newsprint Paper or Draw-ing Pad Vine Charcoal, Soft Black Conte Charcoal Pencils, White and Black 1 Piece of Grey Toned Pastel/Drawing Paper

Stamping Fun Instructor: Kathy Wheat July 16, Monday, 5:00-7:00 pm Location: Yates Gallery $10.00 Members $10.00 Non-Members Age Group: Adult Come learn some creative stamping techniques while creat-ing cards and other paper crafts. All new projects each class. Pro-jects are beginner friendly. Class meets on the 3rd Monday of every month from 5pm to 7pm. Please register in advance as class fills quickly.

Figure Drawing Workshop

Instructor: Mary Arthur July 19 - July 20 Thurs. & Fri. from 10:00-2:00 Location: Sunny Point $48.00 Members $64.00 Non-Members Age Group: Adult This course is designed to en-lighten and broaden your aware-ness of the human form with re-gard to observational drawing.

Painting With Fabric Instructor: Lynne Feldman July 13 , Friday, 9:00-4:00 Location: Creative Workshop $36.00 Members $48.00 Non-Members Age Group: Adult Painting with Fabric - what FUN! Students will begin with a stretched canvas, plan a composi-tion, draw plan on canvas and then begin gluing fabrics into de-signed shapes as well as painting with acrylics. Compositions can be as simple or sophisticated as stu-dent desires. This is a technique where the results look really beau-tiful no matter what your skill level. Come with an idea of what you want to do or your drawing al-ready on the canvas. www.lynnefeldman.com Materials: Stretched and primed canvas - any size. Acrylic paints. 1 qt Acrylic Gloss Medium and Var-nish (instructor prefers glossy to matte). Brush for glue 1/2'-1' (separate from brushes for paints). All kinds of fabric (laces, silks, ribbon). Cotton prints are particularly nice. We will share each other's fabrics so we can multiply choices.

Basic Portrait Drawing Instructor: Mary Arthur July 16 - July 18 Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday from 10:00-2:00 Location: Sunny Point $72.00 Members $96.00 Non-Members Age Group: Adult Understanding the fundamentals of portrait drawing will be the over-riding principle of this workshop. Through a series of demonstra-tions and practice the student will and explore the visual concepts and techniques associated with portraiture. Class will cover the anatomical structure of the head, neck and upper torso, as well as, facial features. Understanding light and shadow and how to de-


for Beginners

Instructor: Howard LeVant Tues. August 7 - Thurs. 9, from 6:30-8:30 pm Note Location: Keuka College Computer Lab $46.00 Members $58.00 Non-Members Age Group: Adult The object of this beginners class in Photoshop Elements is to answer questions for peo-ple wanting to know more about this program before in-vesting the $80 to purchase it. Students will learn what this program can do with its Editor and Organizer systems to pro-cess, enhance, view, and print your digital photos.

Solar Plate Printmaking Instructor: Roger Hyndman August 17- 19, Friday, Satur-day & Sunday from 9-4 Location: Sunny Point $108.00 Members $144.00 Non-Members Age Group: Adult Solar printmaking (intaglio) is a highly versatile and expres-sive medium, transforming original drawings, paintings, collage, vintage and/or con-temporary photographs, JPEG'S, and copier art into high quality etchings. Create a plate using UV light (the sun) without losing your image. Make a small edition, and clean up without the use of turps. You will not use any acids. Enjoy making plates in the sun, developing them with ordinary tap water, and print-ing the images with an intaglio press. The focus will be upon utilizing the tools of the printmaker, your potential and creativity as an artist, the simplicity of plate processing, and the production of professional artwork. You will be introduced to a variety of techniques; printmaking

Instructor: Elizabeth St. Hilaire Nelson Mon. July 30– Wed. August 1, 10:00-4:00 Location: Sunny Point $175.00 Members $225.00 Non-Members Age Group: Adult In this intense three-day work-shop, students will learn a vibrant and unique figurative collage technique. Students will explore hand-painting collage papers with a variety of techniques and appli-cations. Emphasis will be on de-veloping form using light and shadow. See p.4 about Nelson. Check out her website at: http://www.nelsoncreative.com/gallery/

Paper Painting & Figurative Collage Techniques 1-Day Instructor: Elizabeth St. Hilaire Nelson August 2, Thursday 9:00-4:00 Location: Sunny Point $60.00 Members $80.00 Non-Members Age Group: Adult Sunny Point will be the venue for this one-day condensed version of the earlier class and will in-clude paper painting in the morn-ing followed by figurative collage techniques in the afternoon led by nationally acclaimed collage artist Elizabeth St. Hilare Nelson.

Plein Air Painting

Instructor: Dick Kane August 6 -August 9 Days/Hours: Monday thru Thurs-day, 9:00-2:00 Location: Sunny Point $120.00 Members $160.00 Non-Members Age Group: Adult Using all five senses in "the grreat classroom of the out-of-doors", students of painting at all levels will focus on visualizing and paint-ing subjects that inspire and chal-lenge. (Please bring your lunch.)

Photoshop Elements

Alla Prima is a style of completing a painting in one painting session. The Italian words literally mean ‘at once’. We’ll guide you through the painting process step by step as you recreate your own impression of the featured painting. ‘Alla Pri-ma... ... Alla Fun’ is a way to learn the basics of painting and enjoy the company of friends. At the end of the session you’ll take home a wonderful painting and maybe a new found talent you’ll want to explore. We provide the paint, brushes, canvas, wine, pizza and guidance. Bring a smock or apron. Each session is limited to 8 students. Interested in a private Alla Pri-ma...Alla Fun event Contact the Arts Center at 315-536-8226 for information.

Acrylic Painting

Instructor: Charlotte DiGennaro July 25, Wed., from 9:00-3:00 Location: Creative Workshop $30.00 Members $36.00 Non-Members Age Group: Adult Learn techniques, experiment with materials and explore the process of making colorful and exciting acrylic paintings.

Pressed Flower Art Instructor: Betty Green July 26, Thursday, 6:30-8:30 Location: Creative Workshop $12.00 Members $16.00 Non-Members Age Group: Adult Enjoy flowers all year long! Learn pressing techniques that preserve the beauty of your garden. You don't have to know how to draw or paint to be artistic. Using pressed flowers and leaves, create unique and original art and great gifts. Beginner friendly!

Paper Painting & Figurative Collage Techniques


practices, and participate in cri-tiques. Explore the unique sensitivity of Solar printmaking, using an In-taglio Press to create limited edition etchings. Solar printmak-ing will appeal to artists of all levels, from students and begin-ners to experienced printmak-ers, photographers, painters, and artists of all media.

Stamping Fun Instructor: Kathy Wheat August 20, Mon., 5:00-7:00 pm Location: Yates Gallery $10.00 Members $10.00 Non-Members Age Group: Adult Come learn some creative stamping techniques while cre-ating cards and other paper crafts. All new projects each class. Projects are beginner friendly. Class meets on the 3rd Monday of every month from 5pm to 7pm. Please register in advance as class fills quickly.

Alla Prima, Alla Fun! Instructor: Ginny Deneka August 21, Tuesday from 5:30-8:30 Location: Creative Workshop $42.00 Members $52.00 Non-Members Age Group: Adult Can’t draw a stick figure, not artistic or maybe a little nerv-ous? No worries! We have a fun evening that will send everyone home with their own master-piece. Won’t your friends be impressed when you tell them that the fabulous art hanging on your wall was created by you! Alla Prima is a style of complet-ing a painting in one painting session. The Italian words liter-ally mean ‘at once’. We’ll guide you through the painting pro-cess step by step as you recre-ate your own impression of the featured painting. ‘Alla Prima...

... Alla Fun’ is a way to learn the basics of painting and enjoy the company of friends. At the end of the session you’ll take home a wonderful painting and maybe a new found talent you’ll want to explore. We provide the paint, brushes, canvas, wine, pizza and guid-ance. Bring a smock or apron. The evening begins at 5:30pm and ends at 8:30pm. The price for the evening is $42 per person. Call the Arts Center at 315-536-8226 to register. Each session is limited to 8 students. Interested in a private Alla Pri-ma...Alla Fun event? Contact the Arts Center at 315-536-8226for more information.

Watermedia Fun

Instructor: Charlotte DiGennaro August 22 and August 29, Wednesdays from 9:00-3:00 Location: Creative Workshop $60.00 Members $72.00 Non-Members Age Group: Adult Loosen up and have fun learning a variety of watermedia tech-niques. Bring: water media paints, dyes, brushes, paper and lunch.

Pressed Flower Art Instructor: Betty Green August 23, Thursday, 6:30-8:30 pm Location: $12.00 Members $16.00 Non-Members Age Group: Adult Enjoy flowers all year long! Learn pressing techniques that preserve the beauty of your garden. You don't have to know how to draw or paint to be artistic. Using pressed flowers and leaves, cre-ate unique and original art and great gifts. Beginner friendly!

Wirework Crafting Jewelry

Instructor: Janis Long

August 25, Saturday, 10:00-4:00 Location: Sunny Point $30.00 Members $40.00 Non-Members Age Group: Adult Great fun with beginners & inter-mediate students exploring the amazing things that can be cre-ated with metal wire. Make your own special, one-of-a-kind wire-work jewelry. Instructor will col-lect materials fee during class. Amount to be determined. Bring lunch.

Painting Your First Watercolor Landscape

Instructor: Bonnie Barney Mon. Aug. 27, 7-9 PM, and Tues., Aug. 28 from 9-3 Location: Creative Workshop and at a painting site $42.00 Members $56.00 Non-Members Age Group: Adult Don't think you can draw, much less paint? This is the class for you! Class will begin with choos-ing a subject, design and com-position techniques, color mix-ing. Then we’ll venture out of doors the next day to capture the inspiration on paper with watercolor paints. I Materials, at a minimum: A firm surface (foam core, ma-sonite, etc.) to tape the paper to A sheet of 140 lb. W/c paper One small and one large round brush One small and one large flat brush Easel or TV tray & chair Water container Paper towels Red, yellow, and blue watercol-or paints If you’re a novice and just want to try this, call Bonnie about bor-rowing materials. 315-536-0483

YATES COUNTY ARTS CENTER CREATIVE WORKSHOP REGISTRATION FORM

Student Name: ___________________________________________ Phone: _____________________

Member _______ Non-Member _______

Address: ______________________________________ City, State, & Zip: _______________________________

Home Phone: ____________________ Cell: ____________________ Email: ______________________

Course Titles:__________________________________ Fee: _______ Materials Fee? _______________ ___________________________________ _______ _______________

METHOD OF PAYMENT Total $ ______________

* CHECK (payable to YCAC) * MASTER CARD * VISA

CARD # ______________________________________ EXPIRATION DATE: _____________

Signature__________________________________ Mail to: YCAC, 119 E. Elm St., Penn Yan, NY 14527

Registration Info /Refund Policy

· Full class fee is required at registration. Absolutely NO partial class fees. One may make up missed class if available. · Class size is limited; please register early to avoid closed classes. · Enrollment is on a “first come first served” basis. · Classes with inadequate enrollment are cancelled 1 week before the first class meeting so please register early. All fees refund-ed when YCAC cancels a class. · Refunds of class fees, less $10 administrative fee, are made for withdrawals prior to 2 business days before to first class or 2 weeks prior for full week workshop. Contact the Arts Center at 315-536-8226 if you have any questions. You may register by phone with a credit card, or send a check to YCAC, 119 E. Elm St., Penn Yan, 14527.


Tuesday, July 10, 9AM, PYAG members and friends are invited to paint at Grace Gardens, An-gus Road, off Route 14 north of Fox Run Vine-yards. The daylily show garden should be at its peak.

Wednesday, August 15, at 7 PM at the Arts Cen-ter, will be Four Stages to Radiant Color - a presentation by Fran Bliek - details the principles taught at Susan Sarback's "School of Light & Col-or" and at her Plein Air Workshops. Susan, a for-mer student of Henry Hensche at the Cape Cod School of Art, has devised methods of teaching impressionistic principles to her students. Fran has been a student of Sarback's and has her permis-sion to pass on these principles to other artists.

The Cape Cod School of Art was founded by Charles Hawthorne in 1899. Hawthorne trained his eyes to see and paint color as Monet had. The Cape Cod School of Art was the first outdoor summer school for figure painting and grew into one of the nation's leading art schools. Henry Hensche, one of Hawthorne's stu-dents, continued to teach Hawthorne's principles after his death. Susan Sarback, a student of Hensche, con-tinues teaching these principles at her school in Fair Oaks, CA as well as Art Centers in Florida and North Carolina.

Fran will detail the Four Stages to Radiant Color along with some principles of plein air painting and sugges-tions to help you paint like the Impressionists.

Guests and new members are always welcome. PYAG exists to encourage all artistic endeavors. If you wish to join, please bring 3 examples of your work to a meeting for the group to admire as a way of introducing yourself.

Dues are Active Member $15 , Associate Member (not displaying art) $10. Send 2012 PYAG dues to Sally Thomas, 3598 Sid White Rd., Keuka Park, NY 14478.

We are grateful that

Memberships Support The Arts Center

These members joined or renewed between April 15, 2011 and June 15, 2012. Thank you!


Kendall Storm The Wyant Family

Senior $25-$34

Edith Flink Midge & Dennis Fryer Nancy Gillette Norm and Diane Hayes Lori Hoyt Flechsenhaar Sara Jane Hunt Linda Librande Kae MacDermid Phyllis Maciag Judith McCullough John & Judith Patchen Kent Salisbury Linda Schuler Sonja & Joe Simpson

Individual / Family $35-$49

Anne Elizabeth Bartz Sheldon Berlyn & Diane Satterfield Debbie Bierworth Sam Castner Robert Darling Lana Grauer Leah Hawley Elisabeth Haynes Anne Lahr Juanita Link Cheryl Lonie Beth McCarthy Nancy & Sandy Morgan Mary Nichols John & Susan Peck James & Joan Reagan

Benefactor $500+

Patron $300-$499

Business $100+

Willie Bilancio- Opera House Antiques

Contributor $150-$299

Dion and Suzie Johnson

Associate $50-$149

Fred Brockway Carol Conti Daniel Crozet Ginny and Skip Deneka Michael & Joan Hendrickson

Note: Exhibiting artists, juried in, must be a current member and contribute an annual exhibition gift of $20 in addition to membership.

Members receive Gallery and Workshop discounts!

Not a member yet? Choose a category, write a check, and mail or bring it to The Gallery.

Name___________________________________________ $______ ACYC

Address_________________________________________________ 127 Main Street

Phone____________________ E-Mail*________________________ Penn Yan, NY 14527

*Giving us your e-mail address will earn you a discount coupon in The Gallery!

Sunny Point busy:

Sunny Point’s schedule is filled for the summer with 2 artists in residence, a host residency, innovative art and music classes and workshops. We will have na-tionally and internationally recognized artists staying at Sunny Point this summer and classes for children and adults.

For the past 3 years, the Sunny Point Committee has done a great job in making Sunny Point truly the art center on the lake - our Sundays at Sunny Point play-ing a major role! Sadly however, it has been decided

that we will not hold Sundays at Sunny Point this sum-mer. We originally held planning sessions for 3 sepa-rate Sundays this summer, but we experienced sever-al date changes, difficulty in recruiting artists, donors and volunteers. The committee will reconvene in Sep-tember to discuss our successes, revisit our vision for Sunny Point and create policies and procedures to support this vision for 2013. If you have any sugges-tions or ideas please contact Kris Pearson the YCAC director at: [email protected].

During our summer vacation from meetings, keep up your current writing projects, whether fiction, non-fiction, poetry, memoir, mystery. If you can’t think of a topic, let your imagination loose on one of these topics:

July: Expensive and/or Cheap

August: Generous and/or Stingy

We’ll be back to meetings on the third Monday in September. Open to all!

grill. Don't forget your cam-era, as there are many photo ops in this location.

Anyone interested is welcome to attend.

We do not have an August meeting unless we decide to go on some photo tour. Call the above numbers to inquire.

The Yates County Photography Club will hold its annual picnic at 6:30 PM, July 19, at the Penn Yan Playground on lake Street between East Main and Liberty Streets along the Outlet Trail. We should be using the pavilion there.

This is considered a family picnic; anyone is welcome. Participants should bring their table service, beverage a dish to pass and meat to


Red Jacket Writers’ Group

Contact Barbara Wohlschlegel 585-526-5787

Yates county photography club President Gene Parsons 315-789-4563

Vice President Lyle Conrad 607-868-4673

Finger Lakes Chamber Music Festival Continues Tenth Season

Sunday, July 8, 2012 – 7:30 P.M. “ Sparkling Piano Quintets”

Norton Chapel, Keuka College, Keuka Park Manhattan Chamber Orchestra piano & Strings

Brahms, Piano Quintet, op. 34 Arensky, Piano Quintet, op.51

Wednesday, July 11, 2012 – 6:30 p.m. FREE “Bach to Rock” FREE

Yates County Courthouse Lawn, Penn Yan Electric violins, keyboard and double bass

Bach, South American music, Celtic, jazz, rock, folk, ethnic

Saturday, July 21, 2012 – 7:30 P.M. “German Classics”

Hunt Country Vineyards, Branchport Manhattan Chamber Orchestra string quartet

Beethoven, String Quartet, op. 59 no. 1 Brahms, String Quartet No. 3, op. 67

Saturday, July 28, 2012 – 7:30 PM ”Sound the Horn”

Hunt Country Vineyards, Branchport Manhattan Chamber Orchestra horn and strings

Mozart, Horn Quintet in E flat Major Charles Ives, String Quartet No. 1

William Grant Still, Danzas de Panama Richard Auldon Clark, Noonmark Trio

* * * * Saturday, August 4, 2012 – 7:30 PM * * * * “10 Anniversary Grand Finale”

Penn Yan Academy, One School Drive, Penn Yan, Manhattan Chamber Orchestra

Stravinsky, “A Soldier’s Tale” with silent film William Walton, Façade

with poetry of Edith Sitwell read by WXXI’s Julia Figueras

Tickets are available on line: www.FingerLakes-Music.org, At YCAC or at the door the night of the performance

Inquiries may be left at (315) 536-0383.

Arts Center of Yates County 127 Main Street

Penn Yan, NY 14527

Open Tues-Fri 10:00-4:00, Sat 9-5, Sun 1-4 315-536-8226

E-mail: [email protected] Www.ArtsCenterYatesCounty.org

PRSRT STD US POSTAGE PAID PENN YAN,NY 14527 PERMIT NO. 169

Save the Date:

July 28 Attic Art Sale

Bring donations for the sale to the

gallery after July 20

Please support our Business Friends and Members:

Willie Bilancio Opera House Antiques Hammondsport

Birkett Mills Www.TheBirkettMills.com

Century 21 Mark Malcolm 315-536-6163

D J Builders & Remodelers Bellona 315-531-9074

Douglas Miles Agency Dundee 607-243-7200

Ferro Www.Ferro.com

Finton’s Landing B&B Doug & Ariane Tepper 661 East Lake Rd. Penn Yan

Carolyn Hopkins Keuka Moon at the Blue Barn Www.KeukaMoon.net

Hunt Country Vineyards Branchport www.HuntWines.com

Keuka Arts Festival www.KeukaArtsFestival.com

Knapp & Schlappi Lumber Lake St. Penn Yan

Paul Knapp Water System Specialist 315-536-9136

Longs’ Cards & Books 116 Main St. Penn Yan

Loomis Barn & Country Shops 4942 Loomis Rd., Rushville Www.loomisbarn.com

Marbles Automotive Rte 14A, Penn Yan

Nick & Mindy Mesnick Elmira

Morgan’s Grocery Hamilton St., Penn Yan

Nothnagle Realtors Dick Murphy 315-270-2002

Prejean Winery Route 14 www.PrejeanWinery.com

Rochester Folk Art Guild Upper Hill Rd., Middlesex

Rooster Hill Vineyards East Lake Rd., Penn Yan www.RoosterHill.com

David Schirmer, DDS Corning

Sommerville Pottery Prattsburgh www.SommervillePottery.com

Stork Insurance Main St., Penn Yan www.StorkInsurance.com

Water Street Pharmacy 14 Water St. Dundee

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