The Genundowa Festival has a blog – Check it out!
http://genundowa.blogspot.com/
and here is a video montage – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtzLpXkdTFA
This project is made possible, in part, with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts’ Decentralilzation Program administered locally by The ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes.
On November 6, Board President Cathy Volanakis and her husband Peter hosted close to 100 friends of The ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes, to celebrate the organization and its work in the region.
Special thanks to Board members Louise Richardson and Damien Mustico, who catered the event; Board members Cheryl Jordan, John Hayes, Mary Hickey, and Mary Mix for their help with prep, bartending and cleanup; and Penguin Bay Winery for donation of 1/2 case of fantastic Finger Lakes wine.
Check out the photos here and feel free to leave comments!
“POETRY POSTS: Simple wooden podium style posts, three feet high, easily accessible, installed in public parks in the City of Elmira, each with a different selection of poetry, created by locally recognized poets, to be changed four times during the project, making poetry a daily part of community life.”
Last night a great group of people gathered at Community Arts of Elmira to hear the poets of the POETRY POSTS project read their poetry. Organized by a trio of women who call themselves ARTiculation, Kaye Newbury, Martha Horton and Margaret Menges read aloud a number of their works. Joe Caparulo, Carmine Dandrea, Barbara Glendenning Curran, Jan Kather, Rhonda Morton and Vicie Rolling also read. Katharyn Machan and Lafayette Wattles were unable to attend, so others from the group read each of their pieces. This project is made possible, in part, with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts’ DEC Tier program (aka Artist–>Crossroads) administered locally by The ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes. Additional support was made possible by: The Community Foundation of Elmira-Corning and the Finger Lakes, Inc; SCT BOCES woodworking students; The City of Elmira; and the Near Westside Neighborhood Association, Inc.
Gwen Quigley and Anthony Moretti have combined their two main forms of expression – steel and natural materials – to act as a bridge between the modern world and the earth upon which it depends. They have been working to expose their audiences to the re-use of historic artifacts, abstract forms and the inherent beauty of natural materials.
Here are some photos of Gwen and Anthony as they create a sculpture in Bath, New York. They armature that holds all of the natural materials is movable, and as part of their project, will be moved to different locations in the Bath and Hammondsport area. This project is made possible, in part, with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts’ DEC Tier Program (aka Artist–>Crossroads) administered locally by The ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes.
I was fortunate to attend two great arts events today – El Dia de los Muertos at the Rockwell Museum of Western Art, and an opening reception for photographer Steve Cooper’s work at the Franklin Street Gallery in Watkins Glen. I took these photos with my iPhone, so they’re not the greatest (particularly those from the Rockwell), but at least they’ll give you some idea of today’s fun. The Rockwell was filled to capacity and a steady stream of art lovers filled the Franklin Street Gallery. How lucky we are to have so much great art in our region!
Artists Sandra Luz Lopez Ramos de Perkins, Maria Guadalupe Garcia Salinas de Martinez, and Reyna Sandoval created the beautiful ofrenda (altar) in the window at The ARTS. Ofrendas are often part of the Mexican feast of El Dia de los Muertos, occurring on November 1 and 2, which celebrates the return of the souls of the dead as they visit their families. The ofrenda will be exhibited at The ARTS through November 20.
A new exhibit was installed today in our gallery windows. Take a look at the photos here and then come over and view the real thing!
Next up in the Spotlight Gallery: a to z to the nth degree, a multi-media celebration of our alphabet, by Elizabeth Whitehouse. Opening reception Friday, September 4, 5-7 pm!
The ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes is proud to have helped fund the following two programs!
July 28, 2009 – Southeast Steuben County Library, Beatrix Potter’s Birthday Bash, Corning, NY. This program was made possible, in part, with funding from The Community Foundation of Elmira-Corning and the Finger Lakes’ QuickARTS Program administered locally by The ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes. Next deadline to apply for QuickARTS is October 2, 2009! Email Lynn at TheARTS@eARTS.org.
July 31, 2009 – Savona Free Library, Savona Mural Project: Express Yourself at Your Library – This program was funded, in part, with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts’ Decentralization Program administered locally by The ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes. The next deadline to apply for Decentralization is October 2, 2009. Email Lynn at TheARTS@eARTS.org for more information.
New York State has a dedicated group of Decentralization Coordinators – here is the Western New York branch. The meeting was hosted by Lauren from The Arts Council in Buffalo & Erie County; we covered a lengthy agenda {‘cuz Kim rocks}; we learned some things about ourselves {Myers/Briggs}; and, needless to say, we ate, and we ate well!
