In the fall of 2008, the Genesee Valley Council on the Arts will open the Livingston Arts Center. Located on the county's Murray Hill Campus in Mount Morris, the Arts Center will include GVCA's administrative offices, the New Deal Gallery, Apartment One, and workshop space.
The New Deal Gallery will house rotating exhibits of the county's collection of WPA easel paintings. Created through state-based programs following the guidelines of Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal federal projects, hundreds of paintings and a few prints were allocated to the former Mount Morris Tuberculosis Sanitarium (now the county campus). Two-hundred and thirty nine pieces remain, in varied condition and requiring restoration and cleaning. The GVCA is offering the public the opportunity to be involved with the restoration of this important body of work through an Adopt A Painting Program. The gallery will also be the site of small performances.
Apartment One will be used as a community gallery to display artwork by the talented individuals residing in our region.
Additional space converted from the building's original use as housing for physicians' families will be dedicated to "learning." GVCA anticipates a wide variety of opportunities: painting, fiber arts, music lessons, study space for the WPA, movement programs, and more ... based on the interests of the community.
Livingston Arts Center will be open to the public; the schedule has yet to be set.
For more information, contact the Genesee Valley Council on the Arts, 4 Murray Hill Drive, Mount Morris NY 14510. Telephone: 585.243.6785. Email: mail@gvcaonline.org
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The Genesee Valley Council on the Arts has scheduled a benefit concert on May 18 featuring musicians from Livingston County, crossing the spectrum from jazz to steel drums and blue grass. Through the generosity of the Elim Bible Institute, the event will take place in the Ivan Q. Spencer Tabernacle on the college's campus at 3pm. Refreshments will follow the performance.
Reservations are recommended: $15/general or $25/patron. Patrons receive reserved prime seating and listing in the event program. Limited general seating will be available at the door ($15/pp).
The event is open to the public, and GVCA members will receive invitations by mail in mid-April. Reservations may also be made by telephone and credit card payment. Contact the Genesee Valley Council on the Arts at 243-6785.
The Genesee Valley Council on the Arts is the recognized arts agency for Livingston County. Proceeds from the concert will benefit its diverse programs. For more information, visit www.gvcaonline.org .
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Rhythms of Livingston: a members’ exhibit for musicians
Mount Morris NY: On May 18, the Genesee Valley Council on the Arts will present a concert of area musicians that showcases the broad spectrum of talented musicians in our valley. “We think that this will be a golden opportunity for people who love one kind of music to find out that they enjoy more than one kind,” says planning committee member Larry Judd.
The concert will be held Sunday, May 18 at 3 pm at the I.Q. Spencer Tabernacle on the Elim Bible Institute campus (Lima). “We chose this venue because we want to be sure that we serve our entire county, and we want folks to know we’ll come to them,” says executive director Kathryn Hollinger.
“The people at Elim have made us very welcome and are waiving the fee for using the building,” adds board president Sue Rabe. “They are more than accommodating.”
Following the concert there will be a reception in the front hall where audience members can meet the artists.
The concert will feature three groups. The Turtlestone Quartet plays eclectic styles of music from jazz standards to Klezmer tunes with a unique blend of instruments. Loosely described by one member as “chamber jazz,” the group features fine local musicians Frank Mochal on clarinet/reeds, Jim Davis on mandolin, Michael O’Brien on guitar and Gary Holt on bass.
For something completely different, the community steel drum band, Steel Alchemy, will take the stage. A musical form that was created under colonial rule, this style is less than 100 years old. And though there is classical music in the steel drum repertoire, the flavor tends toward Caribbean and African musical styles. The band is comprised of local residents and was formed and developed with Community Arts Grants, funded by the Decentralization program of the New York state Council on the Arts and administered by GVCA. Finally, a country/bluegrass group from Lima, Driftwood, rounds out the afternoon.
Reservations are recommended. General seats are $15; limited general seating will be available at the event. Patron seats are $25 (which includes prime, reserved seating and listing in the program … these seats must be reserved by May 12). GVCA accepts Visa and MasterCard by telephone (not at the door).
We hope that our concert will become an annual event, since an event featuring as many musicians as we’d like to hear perform at a time would be rather long. And we hope to move around the county as the concert develops a following.
For more information or to reserve seats contact GVCA at 243-6785 or mail@gvcaonline.org .
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For more information: http://www.gvcaonline.org/content/membersexhibit.asp Call for Artists: Spirits of Another Sort
Genesee Valley Council on the Arts Annual Members’ Exhibit
The Genesee Valley Council on the Arts invites artists to participate in the GVCA Members’ Art Exhibit. This year’s exhibit will once again take place in the Bertha V.B. Lederer Gallery, Brodie Hall, SUNY Geneseo, from Friday, July 11 to Friday, August 1. The exhibit is co-sponsored by the Art Department of SUNY Geneseo.
The show is open to GVCA member-artists, who may submit one or two works that have not been exhibited before in the Bertha Lederer Gallery. Both two and three dimensional pieces are welcome. Two dimensional works must be properly prepared for hanging. Please contact GVCA if you have questions about this. SUNY Geneseo Galleries Director Cynthia Hawkins will hang the show. Depending on the availability of space, she may select either or both of artists’ submissions for exhibition. While there is no theme, GVCA reserves the right to reject submissions that are not appropriate for the show.
There will be an opening reception on Friday, July 11 from 4-7 p.m. The exhibit’s opening coincides with the Geneseo Rotary Summer Festival and the gallery will be open on the evenings of the Geneseo Community Players’ summer production in Brodie Hall, in addition to the regular schedule.
Please return the registration form to GVCA by May 31. Membership payment is due with registration. Select the above link to view and print the registration form from this website.
Artwork will be accepted at the gallery on Monday, June 16 ONLY; 4:30-7pm. We will NOT be able to accept any late work. Instructions for delivering artwork will be sent after we have received your registration form.
For information, please contact GVCA at 243-6785 or mail@gvcaonline.org .
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For more information: http://www.livoniacommunityplayers.org Livonia Community Players is pleased to announce auditions for our 2008 summer musical, Miss Saigon, on Tuesday, May 13, 2008 and Wednesday, May 14, 2008, 7:00 at the Livonia High School auditorium
2 Bulldog Blvd., Livonia, New York.
Performance dates are July 24-26, 2008.
For further information on auditions, visit www.LivoniaCommunityPlayers.org and click the "In the Spotlight" tab.
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For more information: http://www.gvcaonline.org/content/specialevents.asp#StudioTour
Artists of the Genesee Valley Studio Tour will be held June 7 and 8, 10am-5pm both days. This free, self-guided artist tour is open to the public. Follow our Studio Tour signs ... look for the hand graphic.
To download map and brochure components from our website, select the link above.
If you prefer to have a brochure mailed to you, please contact us at 585.243.6785 or mail@gvcaonline.org .
To arrange accommodations with our Studio Tour corporate sponsor, Country Inn and Suites of Mount Morris, please call 585.658.4080 and ask for the Studio Tour Package, a 10% discount off your stay during the Studio Tour weekend plus 10% off dinner at the Genesee River Hotel Restaurant. The Country Inn and Suites in located at 130 North Main Street, Mount Morris NY 14510, just south of the Genesee River and a short five minute drive from I-390, Exit 7.
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For more information: http://nyfa.org SOS, a project of the New York Foundation for the Arts, working in collaboration with arts councils and cultural organizations across New York State, is designed to help individual artists of all
disciplines take advantage of unique opportunities that will significantly benefit their work or career development.
Artists working in all disciplines (including literature, media arts, visual arts, music, and theater) may request support ranging from $100 to $600 for specific, forthcoming opportunities. These do not include works-in-progress.
The next grant application deadline is May 28.
For more information, visit GVCA's Artistic Opportunities page or select the link above to visit NYFA's website, www.nyfa.org and under For Artists, select Awards/Strategic Opportunity Stipend (SOS).
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For more information: http://www.gvcaonline.org/content/specialevents.asp#ArtfulHolidays Call for Artists & Fine Crafters
** Registration deadline: May 31, 2008
** Space is limited to 40; applications accepted on a rolling basis
Artful Holidays is a boutique-style juried fine arts and crafts show and sale sponsored by the Genesee Valley Council on the Arts, the arts agency for Livingston County, New York. The 2008 show will take place November 6-8 at The Campus House, 17 Main Street (Route 39) in Geneseo. This historic former residence provides a beautiful backdrop for our show and your artwork. Immediately adjacent to Geneseo¡¦s downtown business district, there is adequate parking and the benefit of walk-by traffic. GVCA aggressively promotes this event and has secured matching funds for out-of-county advertising this year through I Love NY tourism funding.
Applications are now being accepted from artists and fine crafters interested in exhibiting and selling their work alongside high quality arts and crafts produced by other artists from Livingston County and the surrounding region. Items for exhibit and sale are not limited to visual art and crafts; Artful Holidays may also feature books, recordings and videos by local artists. This boutique style event does not require your presence except for drop off and pick up of work.
Application/registration forms as well as policies and procedures are available from
* the GVCA office: 585.243.6785 OR mail@gvcaonline.org
* or from our website: http://www.gvcaonline.org/content/specialevents.asp#ArtfulHolidays
Please read the policies and procedures and complete and return the appropriate registration form by May 31, along with a deposit and copy of your NYS sales tax ID form. GVCA will confirm your registration by early summer, at which time the balance of the exhibitor fee will be due.
If you have any questions at all, please contact the Genesee Valley Council on the Arts at 585.243.6785 or mail@gvcaonline.org .
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For more information: http://gvcaonline.org/Content/specialevents.asp
Last summer the Genesee Valley Council on the Arts offered a magical summer arts camp for children. It combined theatre, visual art and music to create a short play, a six person monologue, musical pictures, drawings and posters all related to themes within the paintings of Livingston County’s WPA art collection. The program was led by Patti Lewis-Browne, Roy Grisewood and Glenn McClure.
Some of the particular favorite activities were creating chalk drawings in the GVCA parking lot, creating a musical picture, and making a sculpture from a human. A teacher made this comment, “I felt we had a very nice balance between structure and loose time. Children’s school year schedules are highly regimented, so this was a wonderful counterpoint.”
The camp took place in Al Lorenz Park in Mount Morris, adjacent to the Livingston County Campus where GVCA is headquartered. The children also had the chance to do some traditional camp activities including boondoggle, friendship bracelets, hiking and games. They learned about the history of the county campus and what it was like to have tuberculosis. There were also some really popular snacks!
This year a similar program will take place Monday through Friday, July 28 through August 1. The program will run from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. It is open to kids from age 9 to 13. If there is enough interest, a bus may be available for campers to ride from their hometowns. The cost for one week is $150 with a deep discount for siblings.
Forms will be sent to arts teachers in Livingston County schools and be available in public libraries, or by calling 243-6785.
Select the link above to print the registration form on our Special Events page; see Summer Arts Camp.
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For more information: http://www.gvcaonline.org/content/specialevents.asp Are you up for a challenge? An arts challenge?!
Have you read a book lately? Attended a play? Sung in a choir…or in the shower? Taken the kids to an art gallery? If so, you’re already a participant in the 40 4 40 Arts Challenge, an exciting new project sponsored by the Genesee Valley Council on the Arts in celebration of its 40th anniversary.
Between July 1, 2007 and June 30, 2008, GVCA invites you to join in its celebration by seeking out 40 special arts experiences that will put you in closer touch with the life of your community. You don’t have to spend a lot of money – or even leave home. GVCA is sponsoring more than 40 public concerts, performances, receptions and other events across Livingston County – many of which are free. You can listen to a great concert on the radio from the comfort of your armchair. You can have your friends over for a book club. You can write a poem or sign up for dance classes or watch a film. Anything related to the arts counts. Then tell us about your experiences – what you liked, what you didn’t like, what you learned, what were the most exciting discoveries. Keep track of your experiences on the 40 4 40 insert, and tell us about your 40 4 40 Arts Challenge experience by sending us an email to salome@gvcaonline.org . You may print the form from our website: www.gvcaonline.org/content/specialevents.asp (see first section, 40 4 40 Arts Challenge).
Follow your friends and neighbor’s progress in the Arts Challenge by visiting our website or reading ArtSphere. Participants finishing the challenge will receive a free year membership in the GVCA (which may be passed along to a friend or family member) and their names (and experiences if shared) will be posted on our website and in ArtSphere.
Good luck to all!
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40 4 40 Challengers!
Dianne Cicero - 11/19/07
Betsy Hoefen - 1/7/08
Congratulations on completing the challenge!
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