Feature
Ithaca Exhibition Highlights New
and Innovative Printmaking
Alan Singer “Red Rock Story” 2009, a transfer monoprint
Coming to The Ink Shop at 330 East State Street in Ithaca is a display by 10 artists who take the field of printmaking way beyond traditional etching and lithography.
Called “Process and Purpose” the exhibition opens on February 3 and runs through March 31. Curator Alan Singer will talk about the evolution of this art form on February 23, from 6 to 7 p.m.
Of the 10 artists on view, some have had international recognition while others are more regional in their scope. Many of them teach their techniques. Participants include a collaborative duo: Lenore Thomas and Justin Strom, as well as individual printmakers Charlie Campbell. Bernice Cross, Friedhard Kiekeben, Keith Howard, Catherine Kernan, Ron Netsky, Nick Ruth, curator Alan Singer and Dan Welden. Read More
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Calendar
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Janurary 2012
27…Wine Tasting & Silent Auction Fundraiser
Rosamond Gifford Zoo, Syracuse
28…Boy Scout Geology Merit Badge Day
Montezuma Audubon Center, Savannah
28…Sonnenberg’s Winter Education Series
Canandaigua
28…Winterfest in Skaneateles
Skaneateles Artisans Gallery Under the Stone
February 2012
3 - March 9…Little Gems - A collection of miniature paintings
West End Gallery, Corning
4…Ganondagan Winter Games & Sports
Victor
4…Winter Water Birds of Eastern Lake Ontario
Sterling Nature Center
8…Loaf and Ladle
Granger Homestead, Canandaigua
9…Book Reading for Kids (K-5)
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
11…Venetian Ball at Ventosa Vineyards
Geneva
11 - 12…Cheese and Wine Lovers Weekend
Keuka Lake Wine Trail
17 - 18…Mexican Folk Dance & Music
171 Cedar Arts Center, Corning
17 - 26…Winter Recess Teachers Festival
Ithaca
18…NY Ice Wine Festival
Casa Larga Vineyards, Fairport
18 - 19…Cayuga Lake Wine Trail’s 10th Annual Mardi Gras
22 - March 11…Red Light Winter
Kitchen Theatre Company, Ithaca
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Newsbits
Vote Hammondsport for “Coolest Small Town”
The struggle for first place in Budget Travel’s “Coolest Small Town” contest is a heated one! When voting opened two weeks ago for the second and final round, Hammondsport became the forerunner among the top 10. Read More
True Ice Wine Celebrated at February 18 Event
Nine wineries have announced their attendance of the 2012 New York Ice Wine Festival scheduled for February 18 from 12 to 6 p.m. at Casa Larga Vineyards in Fairport. Read More
Designing with Native Plants Symposium to be Held in Ithaca
The 2012 Designing with Native Plants Symposium will be held on Friday, February 10 and Saturday, February 11 at Cinemapolis, Ithaca’s Downtown Art Theatre, located at 120 East Green Street adjacent to the Ithaca Commons. Read More
Cayuga Tourism to Launch “Sweet Tooth Trail”
The Cayuga County Office of Tourism is in the process of collecting information from local producers and retailers of honey, jams, jellies, and syrups to be used for a new “Sweet Tooth Trail.” Read More
New Art Festival Comes to Canandaigua
Canandaigua’s first annual Finger Lakes Plein Air Competition & Festival at will be held June 8, 9 and 10. The plein air painting competition is open to qualifying artists working in painting media including oil, transparent watercolor, soft pastel, acrylic and gouache. Read More
Ganondagan’s G. Peter Jemison Honored with National Award
Ganondagan State Historic Site Manager and well-known visual artist G. Peter Jemison (Seneca) has just been named one of six winners of the prestigious 2012 Jennifer Easton Community Spirit Award fellowship from the First Peoples Fund in Rapid City, South Dakota. Read More
New Map and Guide for Water Sports Enthusiasts
The Wayne County Office of Tourism, in partnership with the tourism offices in Onondaga, Oswego, Seneca and Cayuga Counties, has produced a new “On the Water” map and guide. Read More
Travel Groups Applaud National Strategy to Boost Travel and Tourism
In a first for the U.S., President Barack Obama announced last Thursday a national strategy on travel and tourism to boost travel in the United States. The U.S. travel industry is a cornerstone of the U.S. economy, representing 1.8 trillion in economic output and supporting 14 million American jobs. Read More
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