What is a teabowl? How did it become an iconic ceramic art form? A millennium ago in China, Zen Buddhist monks drank green tea from bowls with brown and black glazes. Later, in Korea and Japan, potters crafted teabowls of increasingly diverse designs, often intentionally asymmetrical. Treasured teabowls, if broken, were repaired with lacquer and […]
2021 Individual Artist DEC Grant recipient, Kari Roslund, along with her husband,James, explore the various ways Western New York residence kept their hands busy and their minds occupied through the early months of the Corona Virus Pandemic. Using wood and wool, they collaborated to create five sculptures to express the many way in which individuals […]
Over 110 Small Works by members of the Tri-County Arts Council on display for the Holidays. These original works of art make great stocking stuffers and are reasonably priced.
Ring in the new year in a healthy way! Take part in a 2.5 mile walk on the Greenway Trail. Hike Leader Mike Landowski. Preregister by emailing Kristine at: kristine.uribe@parks.ny.gov
Creative clay is a wonderful intro to hand building with clay. This month we will be making adorable gnomes with coil building. Tara Dedrick will instruct you on how to make your own. The first class will be all about making your piece and the second class will be glazing your creation. Instructor: Tara Dedrick […]
Are you a baker, writer, comic book illustrator, artist, or a general creative individual wanting to expand your creative enterprise and develop the professional skills that can boost a small business or help you enter the creative job force? This virtual workshop will be offered on Zoom and will be led by artist and educator […]
Our Famous Soup & Chili Sale is back for 2022! Three dates: January 8th February 5th March 5th Cups, Bowls, & Quarts available
Tatting is a type of vintage lacework that uses a basic double knot that is repeated over and over again, done with a tatting shuttle. Come find out how to make lace edgings, snowflakes, and more. If you enjoy crochet, knitting, embroidery, and sewing, then there's a good chance that you'll enjoy tatting. Instructor: Linda […]
Artist-Anthropologist Fileve Tlaloc exhibits something old and something new from past photographic-ethnographic-projects to her latest work on the Humphrey Hills ethnographic mural. In addition to photos from her dissertation work in South African and a sneak preview of a larger exhibit at JCC gallery, the focal point of the exhibit are photos and watercolor paintings […]
Artist-Anthropologist Fileve Tlaloc exhibits something old and something new from past photographic-ethnographic-projects to her latest work on the Humphrey Hills ethnographic mural. In addition to photos from her dissertation work in South African and a sneak preview of a larger exhibit at JCC gallery, the focal point of the exhibit are photos and watercolor paintings […]
Join Sukanya for a special 2-hour long workshop approaching traditional Graham technique with additional repetition, modifications, and variations which will reinforce the basics. The last portion of class will cover a Graham-inspired choreographed phrase. Class is intended for dancers (10+ - adults) with some movement experience. A dance background is not necessary; yogis, martial artists, […]
Our Euchre Tournament is back! November 14, December 19, January 16, February 13 and March 13th 2-5 PM. $5 entry fee Prizes for top 3 scorers, cash bar and snacks available
Show your work at the Cohen Gallery in the Drawing Community exhibition. This community project invites anyone who would like to participate to submit an 11” x 14” drawing on the theme of Reconnection. The drawings will be displayed with a sister exhibition titled I5olation: A Portfolio of 50 Drawings by 50 Female Sculptors During […]
What is BrainDance? BrainDance is an excellent full body and brain warm-up that can be practiced by people of all ages and levels of ability. Developed by Anne Green Gilbert of the Creative Dance Center, the BrainDance sequences through eight fundamental movement patterns of early human development. Practicing BrainDance weekly or daily can help rewire […]
A digital repatriation photography exhibit conceived, photographed, and curated by Dr. Joe Stahlman and Dr. Fileve T. Palmer Stirring the Pot: Bringing the Wanamaker Photos Home is a project conceived about continuing community-based collaboration photography projects. For more information visit: https://stirringthepotexhibit.wordpress.com/
Drawing Community Opening Reception January 21, 2022, 6-8pm An Open Call for Works on Paper About Reconnecting Cohen gallery 55 N Main Street Alfred, NY 14802 This community project invites anyone who would like to participate to submit an 11” x 14” drawing on the theme of Reconnection. The drawings will be displayed with a […]
January 21 - February 21, 2022 Cohen Gallery Opening Reception January 21, 6-8pm The ‘I5OLATION Portfolio’ came about via a conversation between Sculptors, Coral Penelope Lambert and Cynthia Handel when they were checking in on each other in early April 2020. They were discussing how the pandemic was affecting studio work and what kind of […]
The Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts at St. Bonaventure University in association with Friends of Good Music present Merz Trio. Brigid Coleridge, violin Julia Yang, cello Lee Dionne, piano Hailed as "artists in the deepest sense of the word" (CutCommon), Merz Trio, winners of the Naumburg, Concert Artists Guild, Fischoff, and Chesapeake Competitions, […]
Bharatanatyam is a 2000 year old dance tradition of southern India. The dance movements are characterized by bent legs, while feet keep rhythm. Hands may be used in a series of mudras, or hand gestures, to tell a story or perform intricate rhythmic technique This 2 hour workshop aims to introduce its participants to the […]
Join us on Tuesday, January 25 at 6:30 pm at the Cuba Library for a book talk with Isaiah Rashad. Isaiah will be discussing his new book, Homicide of a Rat, a book which raises the questions what is right and what is wrong? In this modern society of uncertainty these questions are answered through […]
ONLINE LECTURE Jenni Sorkin is Associate Professor of History of Art & Architecture at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She writes on the intersections between gender, material culture, and contemporary art, working primarily on women artists and underrepresented media. Her books include: Live Form: Women, Ceramics and Community (University of Chicago Press, 2016), Revolution […]
This 2 hour workshop introduces beginner students to explore the movement, rhythm and music of kathak dance. Ideal for students that are brand new to kathak dance. Ages 10+ and above recommended. Kathak is an art form with inexplicable charm, mesmerizing footwork, and graceful movements and fast pirouettes,. Kathak figures among the eight Indian classical […]
This 2 hour workshop introduces beginner students to explore the movement, rhythm and music of kathak dance. Ideal for students that are brand new to kathak dance. Ages 10+ and above recommended. Kathak is an art form with inexplicable charm, mesmerizing footwork, and graceful movements and fast pirouettes,. Kathak figures among the eight Indian classical […]
Internationally renowned theatre organist and silent film accompanist, Dennis James will appear in a lecture-concert performance of the silent film "My True Heart Susie" starring Lillian Gish. My TRUE HEART SUSIE music score is compiled from Classic Ragtime compositions by Joe Lamb mixed together with Ragtime Era popular, salon and generic silent film pieces typically […]
Our Famous Soup & Chili Sale is back for 2022! Three dates: January 8th February 5th March 5th Cups, Bowels, and Quarts available
Indoors and out, there’s fun for all ages at Audubon Community Nature Center’s 40th annual Snowflake Festival. Outdoors you can snowshoe, cross-country ski, hike with a naturalist, and sample outdoor cooking. Indoors you’ll find exhibits, demonstrations, live animals, crafts. And don’t forget the food and hot drinks!
In this introductory workshop, students will learn the basics of hand paper-making, including pulp preparation, sheet forming, couching, pressing, and drying. This month is bookbinding too and you can use paper from this class to make your own book! Instructor: Susan Doran Date: February 5th 2022 (Saturday) Time: 12:00 -3:00pm at 3 hours Cost: $50 […]