YATES COUNTY ARTS CENTER
Volume 37 Issue 1
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Saturday
Free Mini-Classes
Accompany
“Classy Art”
February 12:
Robin Secrest 11:00 am "Paper Adventures in Art"
(Youth ages 8-16)
Robin Secrest - 1:00 pm "Drawing" (Adults)
February 26:
Kathy Wheat - 1:00 pm “Stamping Fun”
March 5:
Sandi Cirillo - 1:00 pm - "Wet
Felting & Needle Felting"
March 12:
Roger Hyndman - 1:00 pm "Printmaking"
March 26:
Dick Kane - 1:00 pm "Painting"
See Page 3...
January and February 2011 .
Gallery Closed for January House Cleaning
“Classy Art” Opens Sunday February 6, 1-3 PM
Showcasing YCAC’s Teachers
Before signing up to take a class, you want to see the teacher’s credentials,
right? The opening exhibit of 2011 in Yates Gallery is designed to do just that
for you: five of YCAC’s teaching artists will be in the spotlight.
Dick Kane, a popular Rochester artist, creates in several media. His watercolors, oils, and acrylics of regional landscapes will reflect his penchant for plein
air painting. He will be teaching a winter studio workshop at YCAC on Mondays, 9AM to 12:30 PM, from February 7 through March 14. He encourages
potential artists to try their hands, while he also challenges the “old timers” to
grow.
Sandi Cirillo is a Steuben County artist and teacher working in fibers. She
uses various felting techniques to create semi-abstract pictures, landscapes,
bowls, and other fiber pieces.
Robin Secrest teaches both adult and children’s classes year ‘round at YCAC.
Our Creative Workshop space is always hung with her students’ drawing exercises, paintings, perspectives, color experiments. She will begin an 8-week
adult drawing class February 1 exploring a variety of techniques, compositions
and subjects. Working from still life, photos, and the imagination, basic principles such as line, shape, volume and perspective are discussed but different
creative approaches and expression are the main focus of the class. An afterschool class for students also starts Feb. 1. (See page 5.)
Roger Hyndman has been an artist in residence at Sunny Point, teaching Solar Print-Making. Roger is a practicing artist who is striving to find and record a
balance between the natural environment and the human imprint upon it. His
recent work focuses on recording the harmony and balance that exists between the creative expressions of humans and the majestic forms and beauty
of nature. He explores the use of environmentally-friendly materials and accepted conservation practices in his print-making.
Kathy Wheat leads a monthly Stamping workshop at YCAC, inspiring students
to create original designs and using Stampin’ Up materials. A bridge between
craft and art, polishing the design element brings out the artsy side of students.
The stamping group won’t meet in January, but resumes on February 21. People are welcome to one evening to try it out, but most likely will return for more!
Hunt Country Vineyards will be donating the wine for the reception, Sunday,
February 6, 1:00—3:00 PM. Get a look at these instructors’ talents and sign
up for a class while you’re there.
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Board Members:
Class of 2011
Sam Castner
Ginny Deneka
Howard LeVant
Bill Bailey
Class of 2012
Joan Belles
Fred Brockway
Dave Coon
Daniel Crozet
Janis Long
Mary Mann
Kent Salisbury
Class of 2013
Greg Blessing
Ann Dunmore
Caryl Flickinger
Tammy Ladd
Dick Murphy
Sandy Murrin
Charlotte Wytias
Newsletter Editor
Bonnie Barney
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 and
maintain physical facilities.
Programs of YCAC are mainly
supported by an annual grant from
the Yates County Legislature, from
commissions collected on Gallery
sales, and by memberships .
To all our Members and FriendsI want to wish you all the best in this
exciting and promising new year!
As I write this I am looking at the past year
and musing upon an interesting mix of impressions. My challenges in filling this role
as Executive Director have been many.
Among them, and truly the most pleasant,
were the associations of faces with names,
while getting to know individual members,
and hearing their interesting stories- I find
we have a diverse, talented and intriguing
group of people at YCAC!
The past year also revealed the ambitious
and extensive array of arts and cultural programming, arts education, artist services and
opportunities we sponsor. In a dynamic way
we foster regional initiatives and community
building... Ultimately, the arts create a 'place'
unlike any other.
The Artist Studio Tour, our full calendar of
gallery exhibitions, a permanent space for
retail sales for local arts, Sunny Point
Artspace, our workshops for all generations,
a new and beautiful website promoting our
programming and regional artists' work, volunteering and individual learning opportunities we provide, the internships with local
colleges, theater programs for elementary
students, partnerships in regional arts festivals, local student shows, awards and scholarships, our Community Arts Grants, from
the Attic Treasures sale, for regional community groups; these are all reasons to be
very proud of being a member of Yates
County Arts Center. Various ways of inclusion in the arts for everyone are what we as
arts providers initiate and support. What a
wonderful mission we have!
Actually, in many ways, this was an anticipatory year, setting loose our collective imagination about where, when, who, and what
we will be in 2011, when we finally have a
home of our own and a space for all our activities under one roof we can call ours.
Executive Director
Susan Harris
YCAC‘s programs are
supported in
part with
public funds
from the New
York State
Council on the
Arts.
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This Fall, after we obtained our building at
127 Main Street, Penn Yan; volunteers,
with crowbars in hand, set about the renovation process, taking away the layers
(including that era when bad orange carpet
was chic), from the Maxwell Building to
reveal its history and potential. We thank
each of them from our hearts for all the
hours they have put in so far and the dirt
and dust they have endured to bring about
a miraculous transformation! It is going to
be a wonderful place for art for Yates
County and the Finger Lakes!
Of course, we are going to need all the help
we can muster, and we wish to invite
whomever might want to lend a hand to
participate - Call and we will give you
something to do, to share in the fun!
As we proceed in the renovation, we are
planning a phased approach working with
architects, designers, contractors, funders
and members. In practical terms, we envision a time line of both long and short
range goals to create a place for the arts on
Main Street. We are anticipating the completion of our workshop space in the upstairs and a home for offices as soon as
possible during our month of being closed
in January. We simultaneously will tackle
the gallery space downstairs to be able to
inhabit that space early in the exhibit
schedule of 2011, and ultimately have identified some larger capital projects that will
be scheduled afterward.
We are encouraged about our future as
partners with our Main Street neighbors
and friends who welcome us warmly as
fellow retailers and as a cultural anchor
bringing more tourism to the downtown.
Stay tuned and stay warm.
Susan Harris, Executive Director
YCAC
Maxwell Building Update:
Renovations have begun!
The first phase of clearing out, pulling down and removal
has started. If you saw the dumpster in front of 127 Main
Street on November 23, that was YCAC’s volunteers
cleaning up.
Note the old picture: as Baldwin’s Bank, it was a 3-story
building! Today those third story window sills can still be
seen on the front brick work. See more renovation photos
on our website, www.YCAC.org/locations.
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On March 26, at 1 PM, watch Dick Kane, long time instructor with
YCAC, who always offers an interesting and creative approach to art
and teaching. He will also be offering his winter painting class, a
weekly painting workshop on Mondays, at the YCAC Elm Street Gallery on February 7 through March 14, and will be back in the summer
for his plein air series of classes.
March 12, at 1 pm, brings Roger Hyndman to the gallery to demonstrate mono printing, an exciting creative process for printing a oneof-a-kind print. This is sometimes compared to painting with surprising color, shapes and lines which are produced by the artist using
inks on a plate run through the printing press.
Instructor Kathy Wheat will offer some interesting paper arts and printing classes Saturday February 26th at 1 pm. Learn to make
envelopes and boxes from recycled paper.
( A great way to re- purpose an old calendar!)
On March 5, from 1-2, fiber artist Sandi Cirillo will be
doing a one hour mini workshop demonstrating wet
felting and needle felting. Feltmaking is a process
that combines wool with soap and water to make
absolutely fabulous pieces of art such as felted
bowls, bags, even landscapes.
Instructor Robin Secrest will teach a children’s class, “Paper Adventures in
Art”, from 11- 12 and “Drawing for Adults” from 1-2 on February 12.
Sample the Experience with Free Mini-Workshops
During the "Classy Art Exhibit" opening February 6th at the Yates County Arts Center Gallery on Elm Street Penn
Yan, our YCAC workshop teachers, who are our invited exhibitors, will be previewing their wonderful workshops
scheduled to be held during 2011, by giving everyone a small taste in a MINI WORKSHOP of approximately 1 hour.
Instructors will be holding demonstration workshops on Saturdays during February and the first 2 weeks of March,
where you can participate and even take away a small piece of art as you learn! Workshops are free and open to the
public and all are welcome.
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Check out the NEW www.YCAC.org
From webmaster, Nancy Langford
Things can move quickly around the Yates County Arts Center. It seems like just yesterday that Bonnie
Barney was President and the Finger Lakes Chamber Music Festival was starting up. If you want to see
what YCAC has been doing in the past years, just go to our new website, www.YCAC.org. Click on
"Newsletter" on the menu panel and you will be able to read old issues of Perspectives from 2003 to the present.
Take a trip down memory lane today!
If you are one of YCAC’s 100 +artists and want to share your artwork with family, friends or the whole world, you
can do it through YCAC. If you can't be bothered to set up your own website, use ours. If you have a website, but
would like more traffic, we can put your website link on your YCAC Artist page. It's quick and easy.
Just send up to six photos (.jpeg or .gif please) of your art and one of yourself (optional) to Nancy Langford at
Archivist@NancyLangford.com and she'll do the rest. If you want to include an artist statement or other information, just send it with your photos. We'd love to have every YCAC artist have a page and show everyone what incredibly talented people the members of YCAC are.
Plan for 2011’s Biggest Class Offering:
"Master Disaster - Five NEW Strategies
for Outstanding Paintings"
Learn ways to rescue desperate watercolors
Check out Susan Webb Tregay at www.tregay.com. Susan is a signature
member of the National Watercolor Society, and until recently had a studio in
Buffalo, NY. She currently resides in North Carolina but will be visiting Yates
County Arts Center in July 2011 to conduct this workshop. Tregay is both an
accomplished artist and an excellent educator. Yates County Arts Center is
pleased to host this 5-Day Susan Webb Tregay Watercolor Workshop in
Penn Yan, the "Heart of the Finger Lakes", the week of July 11-15 from 9:004:00. Save the date so you can register early so you won't miss out on this
wonderful opportunity.
Artists in the News
Fran Bliek won a "Juror's Award" for her painting of
"Afternoon at Williams Pond" at the Webster Art Club
Fall Show. The judge for the show was Christine
Waara. The show was at the Webster Public Library
from November 6 - December 4.
Afternoon at Williams Pond by Fran Bliek
YCAC Exhibiting Artists Doris Hooker and Fran
Bliek are participating in a juried show -"The Sixth
Annual Plein Air Art Show of the Genesee Valley
Plein Air Painters" from Thursday, December 30th
through Friday, January 28th at the Barnes & Noble
Community Room in Pittsford Plaza. Also in the
Genesee Valley Plein Air Painters are YCAC artists
Judy Soprano, Lauretta Kirk, and Barb Doyle.
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YCAC Winter Classes and Workshops
Creative Workshop Space: Yates Gallery, 119 East Elm Street, Penn Yan
(until our move to Main Street)
Creative Drawing (8 weeks)
Instructor: Robin Secrest
Tuesdays: February 1 - March 29 (no class Feb. 22)
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location: YCAC, 119 E. Elm Street, Penn Yan
Tuition: $96 Members; $128 Non-Members
Description: Explore a variety of techniques, compositions and subjects to create interesting drawings. Working from still life, photos, and the imagination, basic principles such as line, shape, volume and perspective are
discussed but different creative approaches and expression are the main focus of the class.
Painting (Any Medium) (6 weeks)
Instructor: Dick Kane
Monday's : February 7 - March 14
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Location: YCAC, 119 E. Elm Street, Penn Yan
Tuition: $126 Members; $168 Non-Members
Description: Sessions will begin with a demonstration in
oil or watercolor. You will be encouraged to use
FOCUSED VISUALIZATION, to investigate how this can
help achieve effective results. You will experience a
comfortable painting atmosphere where a kind and experienced instructor will guide your work along as you
learn from observation, practice and your peers. For students at all levels from beginning to more advanced.
Stamping Fun (once a month)
Instructor: Kathy Wheat
3rd Mondays, none in Jan.
Next class February 21
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Location: YC Arts Center, 119 E. Elm Street
Cost: $10 per class;
$5 materials fee (to instructor)
Description: Come learn some creative stamping
techniques while creating cards and other paper crafts.
Projects are beginner friendly.
Drawing for Kids (6 weeks)
Instructor: Robin Secrest
Tuesdays: February 1 - March 15
(no class on February 22)
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm (After School)
Location: YC Arts Center, 119 E. Elm Street
Cost: $30
Description: Drawing with a little color to let your
imagination soar! Express the art of drawing using a
variety of techniques, materials, and media. Some of
the projects include an exploration of color using pencils, markers, pastels, color washes.
Since The Gallery is closed during January, please register for classes by mail.
See below, or print the full registration form from our website, www.YCAC.org.
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
* CHECK (payable to YCAC)
_______________
Total $ ______________
* MASTER CARD
* VISA
CARD # ______________________________________ EXPIRATION DATE: _____________
Signature__________________________________ Mail to: YCAC, 119 E. Elm St., Penn Yan, NY 14527
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Art Residency Programs Come to Sunny Point
Thanks to the Sunny Point Committee for all their hard work in creating and developing the YCAC Art residency
programs from June 5 to October 15 at Sunny Point for 2011.
Three unique Residency Programs have been designed to offer both artists and students the opportunity to explore their crafts, and to reflect and nurture their inner selves and creative talents. These programs are meant to
attract and inspire self-motivated individuals who understand the importance of developing new work, honing their
skills and spending meaningful time pursuing their interests. They will have the opportunity of meeting others who
have a desire to learn about and experience the joys that come through art.
The Preview:
1. Artist in Residency
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Pursue your own interests - art for art's sake
A rare chance to spend a week with free room & board if selected
Feel good about giving back to the community
2. Teaching Residency
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Home away from home for a teaching artist
Classes determined by the artist will become part of YCAC’s Workshop Program
Artist receives paid teaching fees along with use of facilities
3. Host Residency
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Artist stays on site, inviting and including students of his or her own choice
A set weekly fee includes full use of cottage and studio
End of residency community open house is welcomed
Details on each program, brochure and an application form will be available
online starting February 1, 2011. For additional information, please contact:
Susan Harris
Executive Director
Yates County Arts Center
127 Main Street
Penn Yan, NY 14527
(315) 536-8226
Again, thank you to all the members (listed below) of the Sunny Point Committee
for volunteering their time to create new and exciting residency programs for the
Yates County Arts Council at Sunny Point for 2011.
Members include:
Janis Long, Chair
Josephine Lynch
Charlotte Wytias
Ginny Deneka
Howard LeVant
Sandy Murrin
Sam Castner
Joyce Hunt
Caryl Flickinger
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Happy New Year.
It is amazing to me how the level of promise and hope appears as we begin another year. This year brings me to
my second term as Board President and a term that holds more growth and look to the future than seems quite
possible. And yet as another year draws to a close and before we usher in the new one I want to take the opportunity to say Thank you.
Thank you to Board members, both past and present, the Executive Director, the many members who support our
organization and of course the amazing number of volunteers for their time and expertise. Thank you for all the
hard work within your roles and the many times each of you step up and support another role. While your talents
are always appreciated, your contributions to this year were truly above and beyond the usual dedication. With
your help we have bought and begun the remodeling of a new building, prepared to move from a busy well used
smaller space full to the top with supplies and still continued to support the art and artist needs of the community.
Sunny Point has begun its first steps in new programming and new residencies and many new art workshops and
artists from far and near have enjoyed the hospitality of the lake property. Even more important all of the art
classes’ feedback has been positive and frequent.
In these tough economic times we face a number of challenges but everyone’s hard work,
determination and courage to continue offering exhibits, classes and events has helped us
fulfill our objectives and to continue to meet our mission.
You have all been the picture of community spirit this year and I am very excited about the
work we will complete and the contributions that we will make in the future. Enjoy the festivity of a new year and celebrate our successes with each other. See each of you in 2011.
Sandy Murrin, President
Two Join YCAC Board
At its December meeting, the YCAC Board of Directors welcomed two new members, Tammy
Ladd and Greg Blessing.
Greg tells us: I was born in NYC and raised in northern New Jersey. I moved to Wayne, NY in
1976. While I am not an avid art enthusiast, I appreciate all forms of art. I have always enjoyed the art of photography. I was a member of the Village of Penn Yan’s Historic Commission for about four years. I have been involved in construction and food service for over forty
years. Hopefully some of my life experiences can help YCAC accomplish some of their goals.
From Tammy: I have lived in the Penn Yan area for about 20 years after growing up in the
Corning area. I've always had an interest in the arts but did not take it seriously until 10 years
ago when I went back to school and received a degree in fine arts and I have been painting in
oil ever since. I look forward to this new phase in the YCAC and am proud to be a part of its
growth.
Greg Blessing
Spotlight on Volunteer Joyce Herbert
Joyce and husband Glenn found a getaway cabin near Branchport in 1974. In 2000
they decided it was time to live in their favorite community and built a year round home
here. Joyce worked for 26 years in nonprofit fund development at the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, George Eastman House, and Keuka College and volunteers as
Secretary for the Bluff Pont Association. She retired 4 years ago and at the recommendation of friend and YCAC member, Bev Oben, got acquainted with the Arts Center.
Since then she has enjoyed participating in the Center’s volunteer program, meeting
other volunteers and exhibitors, and of course, the exposure to all the beautiful local
creations showcased here. Reviving a long time interest in sewing and crafts, she now
makes beaded jewelry and tiny silk purses. Joyce and Glenn have two children and 5
grandchildren all living in the Rochester area.
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Red Jacket Writers’ Group
Alice Moriarity
long time writer,
and co-chair of the
Red Jacket Writers’
Group, died Dec. 17
at age 77.
She will be missed
and remembered.
Writers: Time to Rally
What do writers (amateur or published) gain from meeting? An audience, a
deadline, a friendly critique, encouragement. Like so many aging groups, the
Red Jacket Writers have lost members, and perhaps need to reschedule meeting times. Chair Barbara Wohlschlegel is raising the flag: come aboard or the
ship will be dry-docked. Give her a call (585-526-5787) with ideas for continuing
the group, and show up for a January meeting (the LAST? Or the beginning of
the REST?) at The Yates Gallery, 119 E. Elm St., Penn Yan, Jan. 17, at 7:00
PM. Bring current writing: fiction, non-fiction, poetry, memoir, mystery, family
history. Then call and see if there’s a February 21st meeting.
Yo, Artists...
Here’s the show schedule
for 2011 for you to clip and
tape to your refrigerator:
“Classy Art”
Drop off: Mon. Jan. 31
Opening: Sun. Feb. 6, 13PM
Scholastic Art Show
Drop off: Mon. Mar 14
Opening: Fri. Mar. 18, 79PM
Co-Presidents Char DiGennaro 315-531-8201
& Phyllis Maciag 607-243-7191
The Penn Yan Art Guild is on winter respite, with many members away
and evening meetings subject to driving conditions, The next meeting
will be April 20th. If you are an artist of any medium, novice or expert,
we welcome your joining the group to share our mutual support and
education.
“New Horizons”
Drop off: Mon. Apr. 11
Opening: Fri. Apr. 15, 5-7PM
“Wheels”
Drop off: Tues. May 31
Opening: Fri. June 3, 5-7PM
“Local Life”
Drop off: Mon. July 18
Opening: Fri. July 22, 5-7PM
Penn Yan Art Guild Exhibit
Drop off: Tues. Sept. 6
Opening: Fri. Sept. 9, 5-7
PM
“Natural Abstraction”
Drop off: Tues. Oct. 11
Opening: Fri. Oct. 14, 5-7
PM
“Celebration 2011: Wood
Works”
Drop off: Mon. Nov. 14
YATES COUNTY PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB
President Gene Parsons 315-789-4563
Vice President Lyle Conrad 607-868-4673
The Yates County Photography Club meets on the third Thursday each
month at The Yates Gallery, 119 East Elm Street, Penn Yan at 7:00 PM.
On January 20th the program will be a display and critique of any photographs you have taken with a holiday theme. On February 17th the program will be a display and critique of any photographs you have taken of
snow. These may be digital or film; prints, CDs or slides.
Anyone interested is welcome to attend. Come and team up to share our
appreciation of photography.
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New and Renewing YCAC Members August 15– December 15, 2010
We thank you for your continuing support of the Arts in Yates County.
Benefactor $500
Patron $250
Nancy and Howard LeVant
Sponsor $150
Dora & Paul Lange
Susan & Norm Lindenmuth
Paul and Gay Coon
Ronny & Alan Frishman
Bonnie Grinnell
Helen Hansen
Mary Lou Hessey
Lauretta Kirk
Jorgen and Lynn Overgaard
Tom & Kathy Rood
Clif & Priscilla Smith
Emil Timilione
Business $100 +
Senior $20
Associate $50
David Healy & Eileen O'Reilly
Barbara M. Pinckney
Bob Ramin & Denise Deconcini
Dick Rickman
Diana & Donald Schneider
Janice & John Travis
Individual and Family $35
David & Ronnie Baum
Tom & Virginia Braun
Elizabeth Brigham
Deborah Clancy
Fremont and Carole Clow
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Margaret O. Hayes
Jean Hubsch
Carl & Doris Lundy
David Ness
Eleanor M. Parker
Horace Perry
C. Edwina Reilly
Carol Seus
Irene Soper
Susan Goodrich
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E-mail: ArtsCenter@YCAC.org
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