Volume 37 Issue 4 July and August 2011

YATES COUNTY ARTS CENTERYATES COUNTY ARTS CENTERYATES COUNTY ARTS CENTERYATES COUNTY ARTS CENTER

“Local Life” Attracts Two Outstanding Professionals Brett Steeves of Somers Art in Hammondsport

Ellen Bradshaw of Pleiades Gallery of Contemporary Art in Manhattan

Ellen Bradshaw: Heading Home, Keuka Lake A native of Rochester, Ellen Bradshaw earned a BFA at Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, in 1984, and stayed on in the city, THE city being Manhattan. Ellen Bradshaw's work was influenced by the re-alism of the Ashcan painters of the 1910-30's, as well as the sense of color and atmosphere ex-plored by the Impressionists. Her usual subject is New York City. "I'm drawn to the common everydayness of life in the city, and perhaps what is hidden just beneath the surface of the ordinary. The reflective moody quirky streets of Lower Manhattan are my usual sub-jects - the neighborhoods, the personalities of her buildings, the majesty of her bridges, the streets transformed by snow or the colors of night, the lone figures of daily routine, (Continued Page 3)

Brett Steeves: Muralist Extraordinaire Artist Brett Steeves of Somers Art and Frame, Hammondsport, is first and foremost a veteran muralist. He received his formal training at the Heron School of Art in Indianapolis. However he attributes much of his ability to individual work-shops and spending lots of time testing out and practicing techniques. He is the designated art-ist/muralist for the Glenn Curtiss Museum in Hammondsport. Brett is a mural pioneer in that he implements groundbreaking techniques and the industry which include extraordinary effects that appear 3-D when viewed through special glasses. Ex-perience for yourself one of these murals at So-mers Art and Frame at 49 Shethar Street in Hammondsport. (Continued on Page 3)

LOCAL LIFE exhibit On Friday, July 22, 5-7 PM, there will be an Opening Recep-tion for a new exhibit Local Life at the YCAC Gallery. It is free and open to the public. Come enjoy works of art by our featured artists – Brett Steeves and Ellen Bradshaw, while tasting wine from Billsboro Winery and a variety of tasty treats. You will discover that you don’t have to go to Paris, Rome, Athens or New York City for intriguing and artistic venues. You can experience them right here in the Penn Yan area. The Finger Lakes region of NY cannot be beat for beauty, nature and colorful local life. We have it all. Come see for yourself the Local Life exhibit at YCAC. The show will con-tinue through September 3rd.

Docents and volunteers gathered for an annual recognition lunch recently.

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YCAC 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 Dick Barney

Ann Dunmore Caryl Flickinger Tammy Ladd Dick Murphy Sandy Murrin

Charlotte Wytias

Newsletter Editor Bonnie Barney

Executive Director

Kris Pearson

YCAC‘s programs are supported in part with public funds from the

New York State Council on the Arts.

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 & main-tain physical facilities.

Programs of YCAC are supported by an annual

grant from the Yates County Legislature, from

commissions on Gallery sales, and by

memberships .

Clean up Day at Sunny Point a Great Success A big thank you goes out to all those wonderful volunteers who helped with the clean up at Sunny Point on a bright and sunny day in May. Thanks to Charlotte Wytias and Josephine Lynch for making the white house sparkle; they washed all the windows, dusted and mopped the floors; Byron Long, Dick Murphy, and Fred Brockway cleaned up the beach; Mark Warren and Tom Murrin cut the grass; Howard LeVant pulled weeds and took tons of photos of all of our hard work; Douglas and Arianne Tepper spruced up the gardens surrounding both the white house and red barn; and Sam Castner prepared Sunny Point for the arrival of our volunteers; installed the dock, cleaned out the scrubs along the side of the red barn and barn.....and on and on and on. To all the volunteers who donated their time and talent to clean up Sunny Point - thank you again. You are the best!

Janis Long, Sunny Point Committee Chair

Delightful Sundays at Sunny Point are Free! Off Route 54, the first road south of Olney’s Restaurant

Or come by water! Look for the red lighthouse/barn.

The second season of Sundays at Sunny Point is coming. Located on the eastern shore of Keuka Lake, YCAC at Sunny Point welcomes everyone to enjoy art, enter-tainment, and refreshments from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM on fun-filled Sundays. These Sunday festivals will include an art exhibition of local artists designed to showcase their work and to introduce the public to children and adult summer workshops, artist in resident and host residency programs. The schedule is as follows:

Sunday, July 10, 2011 “3 P’s at Sunny Point” – Painting, Printmaking, Photography Entertainment provided by the Melody Rescue Squad. Wine tasting compliments of Ravines Wine Cellars.

Sunday, August 14, 2011 “Calling all kids – a day of Fun and Art at Sunny Point” – children of all ages will enjoy a puppet show by Melanie Zimmer, storytelling and create works of art. For adults: beer tasting compliments of Keuka Brewing Company.

Sunday, September 11, 2011 “Hands On” - Pottery, glass, wood, jewelry, fiber and sculpture Entertainment provided by the Crooked Lake Fiddle Club. Wine tasting compliments of McGregor Vineyard Winery.

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(Ellen Bradshaw continued) the everyday intensity of the simple passing of moments against that in-your-face real-ity that is New York City." Life in the Finger Lakes magazine, in a Winter 2008 feature about Ellen, said this: Her paintings, whether coun-try or city scenes, exploit the play of light and evoke a sense of solitude. “I think it’s funny that after living in the city for as long as I have, I still tend to show more of the

solitude…When I do include people, it’s often a lone figure.” Ellen's landscape paintings depict the beautiful Finger Lakes Region in upstate Western New York, which she visits annually. Her paintings in “Local Life” were exhibited in 2008 at The Pleiades Gallery of Contemporary Art in New York’s Chelsea art market district as "Heading Home, Keuka Lake" .

(Brett Steeves continued) In 2000, he revived the application of murals on fiberglass screen, first used in the more prominent front porches of old Baltimore in 1907. Using the newer technique of airbrushing, he was able to give the screen the look of etched glass. Currently Brett is experimenting with horizons new to him in his canvas work. Some of what will appear in his showing will be the result of that experimentation. Brett recently gave a presentation and airbrush demo to a gathering of the Penn Yan Art Guild. He also filled us in on some of the exciting things happening in Ham-mondsport, including open studio spaces and renovation of the opera house there. Brett has been the key organizer for Pallets of Keuka Lake, exhibited at businesses all around Keuka. A huge advocate for the arts, Brett Steeves is involved in help-ing to make the Keuka Lake area an Arts Destination.

Local Life

July 22– Sept. 3

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Congratulations and Welcome Mary Arthur

2011 Artist in Residence at Sunny Point

Mary currently teaches life drawing, anatomy, portrai-ture and painting at the Maryland Institute College of Art, St. John’s College and Anne Arundel Community College. Her 20+ year career as an artist/educator has centered around the figure, still life, and landscape painting. She has received numerous awards and fellowships in the visual arts and education and we are pleased that during her stay at Sunny Point she will be holding a workshop designed to help understand the fundamen-tals of constructing a portrait. The Portrait Drawing Workshop will be held Friday, July 29th, 9:00 - 1:00. Mary will also participate in the Artist Studio Tour August 6 - 7. This will be a great opportunity to meet her and view her wonderful and diverse work. For more detailed information about Mary Arthur you can visit her website. www.arthurstudios.com

Tregay Workshop

Five NEW Strategies for Outstanding Paintings with Susan Webb Tregay NWS, TWSA

author of Master Disaster, 5 Ways to Rescue Desperate Watercolors [North Light, 2007]

July 11-15, 2011 at the Yates County Arts Center

contact Fran Bliek 315 536-8336 for more information

Susan Webb Tregay recently won a prize in the prestigious Watercolor USA Exhibition at the Springfield Museum, Springfield, MO, for her painting "Risk Being Sorry." Her painting is a great metaphor for what we will be doing in her workshop. "Master Disaster, 5 New Strategies for Stupendous Paintings" will teach you techniques that will allow you to take risks. And it will help you carefully choose which risks you may want to take. Above all, learn to take risks without changing your personal style--just make it better. Much better. Don't have a personal style? We will address that very com-mon problem too. Don't risk missing this workshop. For Susan’s complete resume and paintings see her web sites www.tregay.com and www.susanwebbtregay.com.

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Finger Lakes Chamber Music Festival Www.FingerLakes-Music.org

Sunday, July 3, 6 PM- “Safe Sax”

Americana Picnic and Concert under the Big Top at Hunt Country Vineyards

Sunday, July 10, 7:30 PM- “Piano Delights”

Brahms’ Piano Quartet in A Major Arthur Foote’s Piano Quartet

Norton Chapel at Keuka College

Wednesday, July 13, 6:30 PM– Yates Courthouse Lawn Free Community Concert

“Bach to Rock”

Friday, July 15, 7:30 PM- “Flute Favorites” Mozart, Rossini, etc.

First Baptist Church, Penn Yan

Saturday, July 23, 7:30 PM- “The Strings Weave a Tale” at Hunt Country Vineyards Dvorak, Gordon Jacob, Schubert

Sunday, July 31, 7:30 PM- “Winds and Strings Sweep

into the 20th Century” Violin, viola, piano, flute, clarinet, and oboe

Bloch, Durufle, Thompson, Loeffler.

Open Studio Tour

YATES COUNTY ARTISTS PRESENT THE FREE STUDIO TOUR AND ART SALE

August 6 - 7 10am -4pm

Watch artists demonstrate their work, discuss techniques and styles, purchase art directly from the artists... Children's Art Projects Trudy Van Buskirk, jewelry from antique silverware SkylArc Studio, multiple artists Charlis Northrup, painting Hannelore Wolcott-Bailey, watercolors Char DiGennaro, paintings and collage Leah Hawley, postage stamp art Stephen Cooper, photography Sally Thomas, painting Fred Brockway, wood turning Les Friske, glass and copper garden art Mary J. Arthur, painting Dusti Rhoades, notecards Dave Ness, wood working Barbara Radigan, paintings and carvings Brett Steeves, painter and printmaker Hammondsport Arts in the Alley, multiple artists Lime Berry Gallery, sculpture and more Klammer Pottery Carolyn DiFiori Hopkins, watercolors Sommerville Pottery Havill Pottery Amber Carol Coleman, fine art on furniture Anne Bartz, folk art Lisa Saether, designer clothing Janis Long, jewelry making Betty Kinsman, stone mosaic pictures Image Partner Group, 9 photographers Bonnie Barney, watercolors Nancy Langford, bookbinding and paper art Catherine McBride, watercolors and oils

Molly Pearce is our featured docent this month. Molly comes to YCAC with a cheerful attitude and a friendly smile. Molly was born in Penn Yan and yet after living here until 13 journeyed on to a multitude of places. She attended college at Miami University in Ohio and has lived in many places and worn many hats. She has re-sided in the Virgin Islands, Nashville and Philadelphia and worked as a dental hygentist, a realtor, a bartender and more! Molly has 3 daugh-ters who reside in Philadelphia, Santa Fe & Dallas. They have re-warded her with 4 granddaughters and 3 grandsons. After the death of her father about 15 years ago, Molly came back to the area and now lives in Branchport. She has multiple hobbies including cooking, gar-dening, biking, sailing, hiking, music and reading. Molly enjoys her time at the Art Center, especially comroderie with other volunteers and member associated with YCAC. She also love s conversing with the great diversity of guests who visit the gallery!

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From the President: It is a pleasure to see Yates County actively pursu-ing the summer months of sunshine and opportuni-ties for fun especially in the Arts. How fortunate we are in this area to have so many supporters of art activities and as we strive to integrate the arts into the fabric of everyday life, summer becomes the per-fect venue for offering art classes for people of all ages, hosting community and cultural events both at the gallery and at Sunny Point, providing gallery space for artists to sell their work, helping emerging artists with professional opportunities; managing our strong volunteer program; assisting students launch art careers via internships, and providing exhibition opportunities. Art Auction The best architects open windows of potential, sig-naling how the future might look and so we are ex-cited about the final plans from Wolfe Architecture that are approved by the Board and ready to begin. YCAC believes Rob Wolfe has helped us to rethink how a cultural building can define and engage a community. This architect has grasped that the arts can play a dynamic role in a village like Penn Yan and the new building will be an integral part as the community carves out a newer identity. Dave Ness is lining up the contractors and soon as you take a summer stroll down Main Street you will see activity at the Maxwell building. Watch that roof and side wall; they are the hot spots this summer. Artists are deeply involved in their art, whether it is painting, sculpting, dancing, singing, writing and/or performing music, or the many variations on those themes, they too need a place to work, to create, to spend time with their art and we think this summer the new Artist in Residence program at Sunny Point will thrill Mary Arthur who lives in Annapolis, Mary-land. Mary has an impressive portfolio, a back-ground in Art History and she has received numer-ous awards and fellowships in the visual arts and education. We are pleased that during her stay at Sunny Point she will also be holding a workshop designed to help any artist interested in portrait drawing. If you have never been to a YCAC exhibit plan on attending “Local Life” featuring the art of Ellen Brad-shaw & Brett "Somers" Steeves as well as local art-ists and their interpretation of the Finger Lakes. Looking at the talent of local artists, sharing a glass of local wine and chatting with local neighbors at the July 22nd Opening Reception is a good choice for an early Friday night event.

During the YCAC Studio Tour, local artists open their studios to everyone in the area. Stop by and see painters, potters, jewelry makers and sculptors at work. You can visit the artists at your own pace, stopping at many of our eateries and enjoy a leisurely day basking in the beauty of the area while learning about the creative process of our many artistic neighbors. July 6, YCAC will serve refreshments at Music on the Court House Lawn. Sundays at Sunny Point offers an ideal family picnic spot with art, music, wine or beer tastings and a chance to enjoy the lake once a month. This is just a taste of all the Art Summer Pro-grams and events YCAC is doing so read on be-cause I think you will see summer just got more fun. Sandy Murrin, President YCACn

Docent Luncheon (Picture Page One)

YCAC’s annual docent appreciation luncheon was held on June 15th and well attended and enjoyed by about 20 of our volunteers. It was a great chance for us to socialize with each other as well as find answers to any concerns we had such as “what to do if?” We also discussed the fun part of being a docent at YCAC - spending time in an at-mosphere of beautiful artwork, talking to guests to our area as well and the many local patrons. Steve Owens, of the Classic Café in Dundee, fed us a tasty lunch and, needless to say, none left hungry! After lunch, Kris, our executive director, took those interested on a tour of our future home on Main Street. We are anxious for the move! Volunteering at YCAC can be rewarding and fun experience. We are always on the look out for new volunteers, not only for docenting but all kinds of help. Please contact Joan Belles if you are inter-ested. 607-2438841 or joanb@htva.net

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YCAC Board Approves Final Plans for New Gallery The Yates County Arts Center Board of Directors approved architectural plans for the new Main Street Gallery at their June meeting. The decision ends months of discussions and plan revisions aimed at creating attractive, workable and cost effective gallery, classroom and office space in YCAC’s future home. Now that plans are finalized, the Facilities Committee is soliciting bids from local contractors for the work and is beginning to work with local zoning and historic preservation officials on gaining the necessary permits. Much of the initial building rehabilitation, dealing with internal systems like heat-ing and plumbing, may not make a visible difference but once the major structural work gets underway there will be no question that YCAC is on the move! The first phase of construction will consist of the installation of key systems and making changes to the building’s shell to address structural issues and accessibility. Gallery space will be finished first, with upstairs classroom and meeting space phased in as funds become available. YCAC is waiting to hear if grant funds will be awarded allowing the installation of an elevator, providing additional access to the second floor, in the initial phase of construction. If the grant is not awarded this year, space dedicated to the elevator will be set aside until funds for that particular part of the plan become available. We are extremely grateful to those individuals and businesses who have already so generously provided sup-port for this exciting project. THANK YOU to donors as of 6/23/11:

Alice Anthony John W. Bailey Pierce & Becki Baker Bonnie & Dick Barney Darrell Beardsley Ron & Joan Belles Connie Berberian Fran Bliek Bruce Borglum & Joanne Searle Elizabeth Brigham Frederick Brockway R. Bruce LeClaire Sam Castner Mary Cesari Mann Charlotte Cohen Paul Coon Daniel Crozet Paul Stephen Danielson Joseph & Betty Donahoe Violet "Billie" Donaldson Barbara M. Doyle Eric M. Dreyfuss Ann Dunmore Evelyn E. Emerson Joanna S. Errico Gail G. Eyer Barbara Flickinger Robert & Caryl Flickinger Thomas & Anne Foulkes Freeman T. Freeman Alan Frishman Richard & Gale Galusha

Pamela Geuss Athene S. Goldstein Michael & Rita Gow Helen Hansen Dianne Hansen Martha G. Harris Margaret Hayes Elisabeth Haynes Jack & Eileen Holliday Linwood & Cindy Hough Jean G. Hubsch Christine Huggler-Wyant Marjorie Hunt Elsie Jensen Robert & Elizabeth Jones Furman W. Kendall Jerry & Sue Lange Howard & Nancy Levant Norman & Susan Lindenmuth Byron & Janis Long Cheryl R. Lonie Patricia Marjama Gwendolyn M. McCausland Karen Meade Dick Murphy Thomas & Sandra Murrin Charles & Dorris Anne Osborn Judith Patchen Molly T. Pearse Horace Perry Katie & Scott Peterson Ramin Family Partnership L.P.

Dale Richards Virginia Rishor Tuke Stephen & Elise Ann Rosenfeld Wilson Kent Salisbury Dana & Helen Schillinger David C. Schirmer William Schoff Terry Schwartz Sonja Simpson Clifford & Floris Sisler Donald S. Sottile Doug & Arianne Tepper The Joseph & Anna Gartner Foundation Kevin J. Theil Robert & Elizabeth Turissini Janet Williams Hannelore Wolcott-Bailey Charlotte Wytias We’re almost halfway to our goal –it’s not too late to support the On The Move capital campaign!! Thanks to a generous $10,000 matching gift, if you give now your donation may be worth twice as much! Give online at www.ycac.org , call in a gift at 315-536-8226 or mail or drop off a gift at 119 East Elm Street Penn Yan, NY 14527. Your support is greatly ap-preciated!

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YCAC Art Instructor at St. Michael’s

Once a week during the school year, YCAC instructor Robin Secrest has spent the day teaching art to the students at St. Michael's School, paid for by funding received through the Rochester Area Community Foundation's Spring Hill Grant.

These students had very limited exposure to the materials and creative approaches used in art class prior to the program initiated by YCAC. The handling of materials is a skill being lost in our current culture as children spend more time with electronic devices, representations rather than real experiences.

College professors have commented on incoming students lack of skills in manipulating materials, a skill necessary for an engineer to develop an idea based on the function of material, or the scientist to explore the interaction of materials in the laboratory.

Young people need to learn how to use tools and materials as a life preparation skill. Art class helps develop these skills.

Problem solving is an intellectual skill that is enriched by studying art. Students have options in developing their projects, making unique decisions within the framework of the project. And art is fun.

Mary Rickman Scholarship

Engle Heggie memorialized the late Mary Rickman, a beloved art teacher, in a ceremony awarding four $1000 scholarships in her name, supported mainly by her family. The 2011 winners are: Samantha Case of Marcus-Whitman – enrolled in Alfred University, Jessen Swider of Marcus-Whitman – enrolled at Keuka College, Kate Johnson of Penn Yan Academy – enrolled at Fredonia State University, and Crystal Cochel of Keuka College. YCAC members and friends of Mary are encouraged to contribute to the scholarship fund at any time.

School Art Awards Given

Mason Sullivan from Penn Yan Academy and Han-nah Giovinazzo from Dundee High School were the YCAC 2011 School Art Award winners ($50 each). Nicole Tuyul from Penn Yan Academy and Miranda Fiero from Dundee High School were the 2011 Penn Yan Art Guild Art Award winners.

Trio of Third Grade Artists, St. Michael’s School

YCAC in the County– Providing Art Education

Recognizing Art Achievement

YCAC Summer Classes and Workshops Workshop Space temporarily at Yates Gallery, 119 East Elm Street, Penn Yan

Unless specified as Sunny Point, 868 East Lake Rd. (Rte 54), Dundee

Intergenerational

Stamping Fun Instructor: Kathy Wheat Dates: August 15, 2011 Days/Hours: Mondays from 5:00pm to 7:00pm Location: Sunny Point $10.00 Members $10.00 Non-Members Age Group: All Ages Come learn some creative stamping techniques while creating cards and other paper crafts. Projects are beginner friendly. Class meets on the 3rd Monday of every month from 5pm to 7pm. Please register in advance as class fills quickly. Plant Imprinting on Fabric Instructor: Sandi Cirillo Dates: August 20, 2011 Days/Hours: Saturday, 1:00pm to 4:00pm Location: Creative Workshops $18.00 Members $24.00 Non-Members Age Group: All Ages In this workshop you will learn how to imprint a design on a canvas tote bag using a variety of natural plant materials. Participants are encouraged to bring favor-ite flowers from their own garden or yard. Just keep them in water until the workshop. Please bring a hammer with you as we will be using it to pound out the color onto the fabric. Workshop is open to ages 15 and up. Materials fee is $7.00 per person, paid to the instruc-tor.

Youth

Painting for Youth Instructor: Robin Secrest Dates: July 5, 2011 - July 8, 2011 Days/Hours: Monday thru Friday, 9:00 to 11:00am Location: Sunny Point $20.00 Members $20.00 Non-Members Age Group: Youth Youth ages 8 and up will explore a variety of water based mediums, from watercolors to tempera & acryl-ics. Creative Summer Fun...create a new project each day... discover new approaches to painting. Youth feeling free to create works about anything their "art" desires.

Drawing with Gillespie Instructor: Robert Gillespie Dates: July 12, 2011 - July 26, 2011 Days/Hours: Tuesdays, 1:00pm to 2:30pm Location: Creative Workshops $15.00 Members $15.00 Non-Members Age Group: Youth Come learn to transform your imagination into two dimen-sional drawings under the guidance of Bob Gillespie. Youth will gain an understanding of the materials and techniques of drawing in creating their own imaginative art while they explore new adventures in self-expression. Summer Adventures in Art Instructor: Robin Secrest Dates: August 4, 2011 - August 25, 2011 Days/Hours: Thursdays, 10:00am to 12:00noon Location: Creative Workshops $20.00 Members $20.00 Non-Members Age Group: Youth Adventure into fun unique art projects each day, with di-verse medias and innovative expression. Come explore! Weekly sessions for youth ages 8 to 18. Puppetry Workshop for Kids ages 6 to 12 Instructor: Melanie Zimmer Dates: August 15, 2011 - August 17, 2011 Days/Hours: Monday through Wednesday, 10:00am to 12noon Location: Sunny Point $15.00 Members $15.00 Non-Members Age Group: Youth Children will learn how to create puppets out of simple materials and work with puppet manipulation. The pup-pets are theirs to keep. Monday: Sock Puppet, Tuesday: Paper Masks, Wednesday: Be a Pirate Day. Cost is $5.00 per day plus $2.00 per day materials fee paid to the instructor. Refining Your Portfolio Instructor: Robin Secrest Dates: September 16, 2011 - October 28, 2011 Days/Hours: Fridays, 3:30 - 5:30 Location: Creative Workshops $30.00 Members $30.00 Non-Members Age Group: Youth Continued on next page...can you believe that?

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Adults

Master Disaster - Five NEW Strategies for Outstanding Paintings Instructor: Susan Webb Tregay Dates: July 11, 2011 - July 15, 2011 Days/Hours: Monday thru Friday, 9:00am to 4:00pm Location: Sunny Point $250.00 Members $300.00 Non-Members Age Group: Adult Learn ways to rescue desperate watercolors. This work-shop will teach you to be fearless. Learn how easy it is to make corrections and incorporate last-minute ideas into your paintings. Avoid dreary, dead colors in your paintings and make glowing darks. Susan Webb Tregay is a signature member of the Na-tional Watercolor Society and has an extensive, samples of her work, and more information available on her web-site at www.tregay.com. Until recently Susan had a stu-dio in Buffalo, NY; she currently resides in North Caro-lina. Register early so you won't miss out on this wonderful opportunity. Call for more information, what to bring - Lunch and Student Supply list. Contemporary Acrylic Landscape Painting Instructor: Connie Ehindero Dates: July 20, 2011 - July 21, 2011 Days/Hours: Wednesday & Thursday, 10:00am to 3:00pm Location: Creative Workshops $48.00 Members $64.00 Non-Members Age Group: Adult Students will look at ways of seeing and the importance of scale. Topics will include composition, color, lighting while learning to paint a contemporary acrylic landscape painting. Pressed Flower Art 101 Instructor: Betty Green Dates: July 28, 2011 Days/Hours: Thursday, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Location: Creative Workshops $12.00 Members $18.00 Non-Members Age Group: Adult Learn techniques to preserve flowers and leaves which are used to create original art. Students will create an original pressed flower greeting card and a book mark by using pressed flowers. Betty Green is a member of the Worldwide Pressed Flower Guild dedicated to sharing "pressed flower art" with others.

Portrait Drawing Instructor: Mary Arthur, YCAC Artist in Residence Dates: July 29, 2011 Days/Hours: Friday, 9:00 - 1:00 Location: Sunny Point $24.00 Members $32.00 Non-Members Age Group: Adult This workshop is designed to help any artist interested in portrait drawing to better understand the fundamen-tals of looking at and constructing a portrait. Learning about proportions of the head and mapping out where facial features sit and how to draw them will be demon-strated and discussed. Understanding light and shadow and how to develop the portrait further will also be addressed. Outdoor Drawing Instructor: Robin Secrest Dates: August 4, 2011 - August 25, 2011 Days/Hours: Thursdays, 1:00pm to 4:00pm Location: Creative Workshops $72.00 Members $96.00 Non-Members Age Group: Adult Discover outdoor drawing using a variety of materials and techniques that build on previous skills. Weather permitting this class will be held out-of-doors. All levels of skill welcome. Teenagers (ages 13 - 19) welcome at half the adult fee ($36). Please call 536-8226 for more information. Plein Air Workshop Instructor: Dick Kane Dates: August 8, 2011 - August 11, 2011 Days/Hours: Monday through Thursday, 9am to 2pm Location: Creative Workshops $120.00 Members $160.00 Non-Members Age Group: Adult In this Plein Air Workshop, along with other critical as-pects of landscape, we will examine how to add more impact to our CENTER OF INTEREST. Dick Kane will demonstrate in palette knife oil or watercolor to begin each day of painting outside at a variety of locations. Artists may use medium of choice. Please call YCAC at 315-536-8226 for location of first class. During inclement weather, the class will be held indoors at YCAC Sunny Point on E. Lake Road. Keep going...there’s MORE:

YATES COUNTY ARTS CENTER CREATIVE WORKSHOP REGISTRA TION FORM Student Name: ___________________________________________ Phone: _____________________

Member _______ Non-Member _______

Address: ______________________________________ City, State, & Zip: _______________________________

Home Phone: ____________________ Cell: ____________________ Email: ______________________

Course Titles:__________________________________ Fee: _______ Materials Fee? _______________ ___________________________________ _______ _______________

METHOD OF PAYMENT Total $ ______________

* CHECK (payable to YCAC) * MASTER CARD * VISA

CARD # ______________________________________ EXPIRATION DATE: _____________

Signature__________________________________ Mail to: YCAC, 119 E. Elm St., Penn Yan, NY 14527

Registration Info /Refund Policy

· Full class fee is required at registration. Absolutely NO partial class fees. One may make up missed class if available. · Class size is limited; please register early to avoid closed classes. · Enrollment is on a “first come first served” basis. · Classes with inadequate enrollment are cancelled 1 week before the first class meeting so please register early . All fees re-funded when YCAC cancels a class. · Refunds of class fees, less $10 administrative fee, are made for withdrawals prior to 2 business days before to first class or 2 weeks prior for full week workshop. · Contact the Arts Center at 315-536-8226 if you have any questions. You may register by phone with a credit card, or send a check to YCAC, 119 E. Elm St., Penn Yan, 14527.

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Acrylic Painting Instructor: Charlotte DiGennaro Dates: August 24, 2011 Days/Hours: Wednesday, 9:00am - 3:00pm Location: Creative Workshops $30.00 Members $40.00 Non-Members Age Group: Adult Learn techniques, materials and process for painting colorful and exciting acrylic paintings. Painting Your First Watercolor Landscape Instructor: Bonnie Barney Dates: August 29, 2011 - August 30, 2011 Days/Hours: Monday, 7:00pm to 9:00pm, Tuesday, 9:00am to 3:00pm Location: Creative Workshops $42.00 Members $56.00 Non-Members Age Group: Adult This class is for the new watercolor painter, or the per-son who says, "I can't even draw a straight line." The evening class will include choosing what to paint, mak-ing value sketches and design decisions, color mixing, wet-in-wet and wet-in-dry techniques; creating depth, point of interest, mood. The Tuesday class will be out-of-doors. Rain date is Wednesday, August 31st. Teacher will demonstrate and at end of session critique students' paintings.

Watermedia Fun with Char Instructor: Charlotte DiGennaro Dates: September 7, 2011 - September 14, 2011 Days/Hours: Wednesdays, 9:00 - 3:00 Location: Creative Workshops $60.00 Members $80.00 Non-Members Age Group: Adult Pastel Painting Instructor: Patricia Tribastone Dates: September 17, 2011 Days/Hours: Saturday, 9:00 - 4:00 Location: Creative Workshops $75.00 Members $85.00 Non-Members Age Group: Adult Pat Tribastone's one-day pastel workshop is designed to introduce students to the medium of pastel and become familiar with the techniques of pastel application. The morn-ing will start with an explanation of materials and demon-stration of technique. Students will then work from still life set-ups created for them. They will start with a value draw-ing, and then progress into color. During the day instruction will center around value, color and strategies to enhance the effect of the pastel medium. Each student will receive individual instruction during the day. (See Materials list)

Red Jacket Writers’ Group

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Artists: to set up your FREE

personal listing on YCAC’s

website, send up to six photos

(.jpeg or .gif please) of your art

and one of yourself (optional)

to Nancy Langford at

Archivist@NancyLangford.co

m and she'll do the rest.

Yo, Artists...

Here’s the show schedule for 2011 for you to clip and tape to your refrigerator :

“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 Opening: Sun. Nov 20 1-3PM Pick up: Dec. 27-30

**Pick up work on the next show’s drop-off date.**

July Paint-Out PYAG members and friends will be having a Plein Air Painting Day on Tuesday, July 26th beginning at 9am. Location: Dr. Frank's Winery & Vineyards Let Fran Bliek know if you will be there. Should be a fun day. We had a good turnout for the painting day last monthat the iris farm. The Penn Yan Art Guild offers mutual support for local artists, dabblers to pros. Co-Presidents Phyllis Maciag (607-243-7191) and Char DiGennaro (315-531-8201) welcome the public to any PYAG events. Membership costs a mere $15 per year to be eligible to display your art in the annual exhibit at the Yates Gal-lery. Membership chair is Fran Bliek (607-227-2475) and Treasurer is Sally Thomas (3598 Sid White Rd., Keuka Park, NY 14478).

Exhibit Opportunity To YCAC artists from Brian Keeler, bkeeler@epix.net: On Friday, August 19, the Blue Heron Gallery in Wyalusing, PA will be featuring a special show all about dance. The event includes the art exhibit, accompanying full color catalog, dance perform-ances, instruction, live music and poetry reading. If you have any dance related po-ems or art to enter in this juried show, please visit the gallery web site for de-tails, www.wyalusingartgallery.com. If your dance group has some-thing to showcase- a short routine, let me know. The exhibit runs from

Meeting on the third Monday, from 3-5 PM at The Yates Gallery, 119 E Elm St, the Red Jacket Writers gather to read from current writing projects, whether fiction, non-fiction, po-etry, memoir, mystery. If you can’t think of topic, let your imagination loose on one of

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New and Renewing YCAC Members April 15– June 15, 2011 We thank you for your continuing support of the Arts in Yates County.

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Picnic with Camera! The Yates County Photography Club will hold its annual picnic at 6:30 PM July 21 at the Penn Yan Boat launching Area. This is off Keuka Street along the Outlet. We hope-fully will be using the pavilion near the tennis court. This is considered a family picnic, anyone is welcome. Participants should bring their table service, beverage, a dish to pass and meat to grill. Don't forget your camera, there are many photo ops in this location. Anyone inter-ested is welcome to attend. No August meeting is planned.

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