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A fine arts cooperative in Ithaca, New York
We are a cooperative fine art gallery operated by our members from the Finger Lakes region of New York, seeking to enhance the cultural and economic vitality of our community.
December 5–28
We are excited to announce the 2024 Annual December Juried Show, presenting 67 2-D and 3-D artworks in a wide variety of genres and media. This year 108 artists submitted over 300 pieces, from which the jury members made their choices.
$1000 in prizes will be awarded by prize judge, Dara Engler, Associate Professor and Associate Chair of the Department of Art, Art History, and Architecture at Ithaca College. Prizes will be announced on Friday, December 6.
There will be an opening reception Friday, November 1, 5–8pm.
You can view the show in the gallery or online.
My first three-year stint as President of the Board at State of the Art Gallery ended in 2009. As a thank you gift, the members gave me a beautiful orchid with rich magenta flowers. They clearly had no idea of my history of killing house plants through neglect.
But it turns out the orchids don’t mind being ignored sometimes. The worst thing is if you over water them. That first gift stayed in bloom for almost six months! I began collecting more. Then I started creating cross stitched designs. The first in this series was from a pattern I purchased online. I added the lattice and a branch to increase the sense of depth. Later, I began creating my own cross stitch designs from photos of both my own and other people’s orchids.
That first gift from my colleagues is still going strong. Right now, I have six orchid plants. Winter is the season when they usually bloom. This year, for the first time, all of them have new flower spikes! It’s going to be a lovely season.
To learn more about Eva and her art visit her member page.
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Katrina Morse, Patty Brown, and Carol Spence will be hosting Look Club at the gallery every second Sunday, 2–3
Gallery member Austin McRae has started a plein air (outdoor) painting group.The group meets at various locations to paint together and is open to anyone. For more information email Austin.
Katrina has work at Sunny Days of Ithaca during January, February, and March 2025. This group of acrylic paintings entitled Ripples into Space, depicts the wonders of outer space and how our lives on Earth intersect with that great mystery.
Carol will be showing her work at the exhibition space at Library Place in Ithaca from December 1–30, Monday through Friday, 9:00–5:00, and by appointment. An opening reception will be held on First Friday, December 6, 5:00–8:00. For more information, contact Carol.
Daniel McPheeters, Ethel Vrana, Susan C. Larkin, and Linda Fazzary will show their work in the Community School of Music and Art’s Annual Open Show, Light and Luminosity. The show runs from Friday, December 6, 2024 to January 24, 2025. The opening is Friday, December 6, 2024 from 5:00–8:00.
Barbara Behrmann and Katrina Morse will have a selection of paintings and mixed-media collages on display at a new gallery adjacent to the Goldenrod Depot in Danby. The exhibit begins on Thursday, November 21 and will continue through March 2025. The gallery is open Thursdays and Fridays 12:00–6:00, Saturdays 11:00–6:00, and Sundays 11:00–4:00. An opening reception will take place on Sunday, December 8, 11:00–5:00.
Patty is showing her work at the Ulysses Philomathic Library during November and December. There will be a reception at the library on November 16 from 10:30 until 1:30
Admission to the gallery is free and open to the public.
Made possible in part with funds from the Statewide Community Regrants program from the New York State Council on the Arts, with the support of the office of the Governor and NYS Legislature, and from Tompkins County; administered by the Community Arts Partnership of Tompkins County..
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