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GVCA Office Hours The Genesee Valley Council on the Arts' staff comprises four part-time employees. The office is usually open during the following hours. Because of our part-time schedules, it is always best to call in advance of stopping in or making an appointment with a staff member: 585.243.6785. Monday - closed Tuesday - 1-4pm Wednesday - 9:30am-noon; 1-4pm Thursday 1-4pm Friday - closed -- Top of page -- GVCA's 1st People's Choice Award Winner For more information: http://gvcaonline.org We added a dimension of fun (and fundraising) to the Members’ Exhibit this year. By a very narrow margin of one vote (it doesn’t get closer than that!), Carol Nickol’s piece Caged Tear is the first winner of our People’s Choice Award. Carol’s work will be on display at Livingston Arts Center August 7-October 30. Thank you to all the visitors and voters! -- Top of page -- Artful Holidays opens November 4 Launching the holiday shopping season, Artful Holidays will again be held at SUNY Geneseo’s Campus House, 17 Main Street in Geneseo. This lovely, historic house has many charming rooms and an elevator to the second floor, making it a perfect setting for a holiday sale. The house boasts a spacious parking lot in the back (with full accessibility to the Campus House), as well as on-street parking. The members and patrons’ presale and reception is on Thursday, November 4 from 6-8pm. Mary Lester performs that evening, and refreshments will be provided. The show and sale is open to the public Friday, November 5, 10am-6pm and Saturday, November 6, 10am-4pm. Artful Holidays admission is $3, which benefits GVCA children’s programming. For shopping convenience, Visa and MasterCard are accepted. Mark your calendar now! GVCA staff and volunteers look forward to welcoming you at Artful Holidays. Vendors accepted as of August 4: Judith Adams - tapestry and quilted bags, totes and accessories Don Black – framed charcoal/pencil drawings and note cards of same designs Veronique Cheniaux – crocheted hats, scarves, shawls and jewelry with a French flair; felted purses Bonnie Dupont – stained glass and beeswax candles Marianne Fallon – folk art dolls, Christmas dolls and snowmen, teddy bears Jan Ferries – handcrafted baskets, glass and metal jewelry, fused glass wind chimes Peg Foust – precious metal clay jewelry; wool felted accessories and art; brocade jewelry pouches; photo pendants and note cards; bedspread critters; American Girl doll bed and décor items; wine barrel woodcrafts Earl Jacobson – functional stoneware pottery Sharon Leary – wheel-thrown white stoneware with handmade glazes Wendy Ochs/Gold Oaks Food – Nunda Mustard and LYF spice mixes Pamela Pratt & Pamela Mead – handcrafted jewelry with natural objects Lynda Proper – bird and trout ornaments, pins and lapel/tie pins; inks and acrylics on Sycamore hand-knit hats Linda Schmalfuss - silk & dried floral arrangements; famed counted cross stitch, greeting cards, gift card holders, unique gift cards/tags Mary Skillings – hand woven basketry Alex Spinello - oil paintings Kala Stein - functional pottery Mildred Terrameo – hand painted items of canvas, glass and wood Cathy Lee Thomas – Victorian-inspired jewelry with vintage and contemporary beads; stone jewelry Mary Ann & Bob Thompson/Hemlock Hills Alpaca – alpaca products (socks, scarves, shawls, capes) Clare VanDurme – aprons, banners, fabric children’s books; corn bags; greeting cards Elaine Widener – quilted table runners and placemats; lap quilts; appliquéd tea towels, small wall hangings, table toppers, aprons, crayon tote bags; flannel scarves and seasonal sweatshirts; mugs with cozy Jody & Christine Wolfanger – Evening Star coffee and coffee-related gift baskets; visual art -- Top of page --