2022 Recent
EXHIBITS & EVENTS

The 31st Annual Regional Juried art show
​essential art

May 20  - June 22, 2022     |     Gallery A
ESSENTIAL ART is a juried art show celebrating the talents of artists residing in New York State. The jurors this year are Jane Carr & Bruce Goddard. These two talented judges will select artwork to create a show that is truly outstanding!  ESSENTIAL ART will be on display through June 23rd in Gallery A.

"into the light"
​by mimi george

May 20 - June 22, 2022     |     Gallery B
“Into the Light” paintings by Mimi George of Jamesville, NY include beautifully presented soft, textural works in acrylic that glow with an internal light capturing a moment in time. This show will be

The 55th Annual Fine Arts Exhibition
​of the Leatherstocking Brush & Palette Club

May 20  - June 08, 2022     |     Gallery C

The Cooperstown central school art exhibit

April 29  - May 13, 2022     |     Gallery C
The tradition of the Cooperstown Central School Art Exhibit continues with an exciting outpouring of talent for 2021, representing artwork by students K-12. Come and enjoy the students' enthusiastic and creative expressions that will fill the upstairs ballroom gallery with color. Please note: The CCS Art Exhibit will only be on display through May 13th!

"the color of light"
​by helene k. manzo

April 08 - May 11, 2022     |     Gallery A
"The Color of Light", Helene K. Manzo's paintings and monotypes in her solo exhibit move freely between the figurative and the abstract, capturing the movement of water, reflections of light, and colors as a counterpoint to the still forest around it. Manzo has a deep fascination with water, a recurring theme in her artwork which she sees as a powerful life force that is ever changing yet constant. This exhibit illustrates over 30 years of her life as an artist. 

Helene K. Manzo is a founder and member of the artist co-operative Longyear Gallery in Margaretville, New York. She is also a member of the Monotype Guild of New England and the Center for Contemporary Printmaking in Norwalk, Connecticut. In the summer of 2008 she was awarded an artists residency at Platte Clove, a nature preserve located in upstate New York. Founded on 208 acres of wild, old growth forest, and an ancient gorge with staggering multi-tiered waterfalls, it was an ideal setting for Manzo to explore further her deep fascination with nature and the beauty it offers to her work. She has had an extensive teaching career in fine arts and is proud to be one of the highlighted artists in 100 New York Painters by Cynthia Dantzic. Helene was awarded this opportunity to display a solo show at the Cooperstown Art Association by winning the grand prize of the 29th Annual Regional Art Show in 2020.

"before dawn: first light animals of new york state"
by mike reynolds

April 08 - May 11, 2022     |     Gallery B
“Waiting on Dawn” by Mike Reynolds, in Gallery B, is a photographic collection of the animals in our region that are most easily observed in the hours just after sunrise. Some of the animals featured in this collection, such as the North American River Otter and Fisher are sometimes very difficult to locate, photograph, and/or observe. All photographs were taken in the Otsego county region of New York State, but many of these animals can be observed throughout the northeast and North America. All photographs are of wild animals that inhabit our region of NY and none have been bated or harmed in any way. These images were chosen because the animals featured are sometimes less visible to the casual observer. This collection is meant to show what anyone can see if they slow down a bit, wake before dawn, and enjoy the silence of early morning in the forest. 
 
Mike Reynolds is an amateur wildlife photographer and Cooperstown, NY native, residing locally with his wife Marcie Foster and daughter Adelaide Reynolds. Mike began to find his love of photography after graduating college in 2009 and working at Historic Hyde Hall. Part of his weekly tasks were photographing artifacts, collections, and historic structures. Most recently, he has found a passion for wildlife photography, the peacefulness of the forest and reconnection to nature he enjoyed so much as a child. When not in the woods and tracking down animals,  Mike can be found riding bikes and running his bicycle shop (Woodland Cycles in Milford, NY) that he has owned and operated since 2014. 

An Artistic Discovery & Outta this world

March 5-26, 2022     |     Gallery A & B
“An Artistic Discovery” features work by student artists from Otsego County High Schools as well as home schooled students. Three jurors selected by the Cooperstown Art Association and representing different areas of Otsego County will award six Awards of Merit as well as additional juror citations. Those 6 Awards of Merit winners will then participate in the high school art competition held within the 19th Congressional District. A digital image of their artwork will be submitted to Congressman Delgado’s office for final selection in the next phase of competition.   From there one student’s work from our Congressional District will go on to be displayed in the corridor leading to the US Capitol Building along with forty-nine other high-school artists’ work from across the country. 
“Outta This World” is a fun and imaginative collaborative art project from Milford, NY. Milford High School Art Students will be re-imagining the alien drawings of their Kindergarten & First Grade counterparts in Gallery B.