Calendar of Exhibits in Cortland NY
Beard Building Gallery
"Life Drawings"
The Cultural Council of Cortland County recently hung an exhibition of nude life drawings at the Beard Building Gallery at 9 Main Street, Cortland. The works were produced during a life drawing class sponsored by the Cultural Council in conjunction with the Center for the Arts in Homer. The exhibit features works by local artists David Beale, Marc Dawson, Jae Harris, Spencer Jones, Allan Phillips, Laurie T. Seamans, Reagen E.R. Troutman, and Nic Withey. The life drawing class ran for 8 weeks in the months of May and June.
Figure Drawing is an essential exercise in drawing the human body in its various shapes and positions. Life drawing is the process of drawing the human figure from observation of a live model. Life drawing is arguably the most difficult subject an artist commonly encounters.
The human figure is one of the most enduring themes in the visual arts, and life drawing studies can be applied to portraiture, cartooning and comic book illustration, sculpture, medical illustration, and other fields that use depictions of the human form. The classes where broken up into posing sections allowing time for simple and quick gesture drawings, as well as longer detailed sessions.
The classes were monitored, but did not have formal instruction. Class members helped each other with feedback on observation, foreshortening, techniques and proportions. Another life drawing session is planned for the fall, and will be held at the Cultural Council’s new workshops space, on 9 North Main Street, 2nd floor. The 6 week session will be held on Thursdays starting in September after Labor Day. For more information or to sign up for the Life Drawing Sessions please call (607) 753-1188 or email staff@cortlandarts.com.
The Beard Building Gallery, 9 Main Street, in historic downtown Cortland is a collaboration between the Cortland Downtown Partnership, the Cultural Council of Cortland County and SUNY Cortland. The first floor gallery is open Monday through Friday between 10 am and 4 pm. The gallery is free and open to the public.
Cultural Council of Cortland County
"Depth of Vision" by Jennifer Morse
The exhibit "Depth of Vision" by artist Jennifer Morse will be on display through the month of November. Artist Reception will be held Thursday, November 19, 5 - 7 pm. The Gallery is located on the second floor of 9 Main St., Cortland. Jennifer Morse can be contacted at jen_guard@hotmail.com or at (607) 423-5250.
Dowd Fine Arts Gallery, SUNY Cortland
The Dowd Fine Arts Gallery manages a collection of over 500 objects, primarily European and American works on paper dating from the 13th to the 20th century. Other important sub-categories are Works Progress Administration paintings, book multiples, contemporary American ceramics, contemporary outdoor sculpture and works by SUNY emeritus and current faculty.
Gallery hours are Monday - Saturday, 10 am to 6 pm. For more information, call 753-4216 or visit their web site. All programs are free and open to the public.
Borg-Warner Morse TEC Art Gallery, Center for the Arts in Homer
July 6-August 31, 2010 Art-Ability Exhibit
Center for the Arts, 72 S. Main St., Homer. Celebrating 20 Years of the ADA. Submission deadline May 28. For more information or to request accommodations, contact Fran Pizzola at (607) 753-7363 or fpizzola@aticortland.org.
Borg-Warner Morse TEC Art Gallery, 72 S. Main St., Homer. Hours 1 – 5 pm Thursdays or by appointment. For more information call (607) 749-4900 or e-mail info@center4art.org.
CPF Gallery
Gallery hours: Monday - Friday, 10 am - 5:30 pm & Saturday, 10 am - 2 pm. The gallery is located at Cortland Picture Frame Co., 9 N. Main St., Cortland. For more information call (607) 756-6499.
1890 House
May 2010, "Aprons with Strings Attached"
Thursday - Saturday, 1- 4 pm, 37 Tompkins St., Cortland. Vintage and new aprons displayed by local Cortland resident Gerri Fitzgerald.
Come for the exhibit; stay for the tour. Adults: $5, Seniors & Students:$3, Children under 12 free.
For more information call (607) 756-7551, e-mail the1890house@verizon.net or visit www.1890house.org.
East End Community Center
“Preserving the History of Brockway Motors” Exhibit. 11:30 - 2:30 and 4:30 - 7:30 pm, Monday through Friday, East End Community Center, 46 Elm St. For more information, call the Cortland Youth Bureau at (607) 753-3021 or visit www.eastendcenter.org.
Cortland Free Library
January exhibit: David and Kathie Beale. Meet the Artist discussion on Saturday, January 23, at 2 pm at the library. [Photo: one of Sunflower Collage series by Kathie Beale]
The exhibits may be viewed during regular Library hours: Monday - Thursday, 9:30 - 8, Fridays 9:30 - 5:30, and Saturdays, 9:30 - 4:30.For more information call (607) 753-1042, e-mail cortlandlib-ref@twcny.rr.com or visit www.flls.org/cortlandlib.
Hope Lake Lodge
The Cultural Council of Cortland County is cosponsoring a continuing exhibit of local art with Hope Lake Lodge in Virgil. Works will be rotated semi-annually. Paintings and photographs are of local scenes, all of which are for sale and framed, ready to hang. All works are on display for six months or until sold and a 20% commission is given to CCCC. The CCCC’s mission is to promote the arts in Cortland County and values collaboration with other local organizations and businesses. For more information call (607) 753-1188, e-mail david@cortlandarts.com, or visit www.greekpeakmtnresort.com.