2023 Recent
The Adorn-A-Door wreath Festival
annual fundraiser event
November 25, 2023 | Gallery C
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Need a wreath for the holidays? Join the Cooperstown Art Association for the Adorn-a-Door Wreath Festival held on Saturday, November 25th, 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m in our upstairs ballroom gallery located at 22 Main Street in the Village Hall. Adorn-a-Door will feature approximately 100 wreaths available for silent auction that have been decorated by area artists, craftspeople and businesses. The silent auction process is easy. After receiving a bidding number, place bids on as many wreaths as you like, out bidding the people before you. Then, as the day progresses, stop by again later to increase your bid before the bidding stops at 4:30 p.m! |
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THE HOLIDAY SHOW & SALE
annual Holiday Sale exhibit
November 10 - December 23, 2023 | Gallery A, B, & Gallery Shop
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The Cooperstown Art Association's ever-popular Holiday Show & Sale is back again! This exciting holiday exhibit kicks off with a public Opening Reception the evening of Friday, November 10th from 5 - 7 pm. On display through December 23, work in the show is geared toward holiday gift giving and includes cards, ornaments, glass, sculpture, jewelry, apparel, wood work, paintings, prints, stained glass, photos, fiber arts, toys, furniture, pottery and much more! All work featured in this spectacular show is by our member artists, many of them local and regional, so come out to support your friends and neighbors as well as view and purchase the wonderful work our artists have to offer! |
Pumpkin Glow!
annual halloween event
October 29, 2023 | Front Porch
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The Cooperstown Art Association welcomes the community to help us put together another great "Pumpkin Glow" this year! Bring your carved or decorated pumpkins to the porch of the Village Hall on Sunday, October 29th. (Don't forget to bring a candle!) We will add them to our dazzling display of pumpkins that evening, October 29th from 6 - 7 p.m. Anything goes - all pumpkins are welcome! You can even make this a fun project for your group, organization or school. The "Pumpkin Glow", and its goodies, are free and open to the public, although donations are always welcome. |
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The central New York watercolor Society
solo exhibit
September 29 - October 27, 2023 | Gallery B
Always Looking Up by Judith Snedeker Jaquith. This exhibit showcases Judith’s love of the sky. Looking up, seeing glorious colors and clouds, coveys to her a positive outlook, something she strives for every day. Judith Snedeker Jaquith is an oil painter who loves wide open spaces. Skies fascinate her. Her paintings convey the vastness of the sky and the many variations of colors - skies are not only blue! When she looks at her finished paintings, she sees unending beauty and power.
The central New York watercolor Society
Members-only juried exhibit
September 29 - October 27, 2023 | Gallery A
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The Central New York Watercolor Society will be presenting their Annual Members-Only Juried Exhibition in Gallery A, on display from September 29 – October 27, 2023. This exhibit features selected works by both Signature and Associate members of the society and the Opening Reception will be an opportunity to not only view the watercolor paintings but also meet and interact with artists from the society. The juror of this year’s exhibit is Ken Call. Ken is a Signature member of The American Watercolor Society, National Watercolor Society, Missouri Watercolor Society, Montana Watercolor Society, and Master Signature member of The Transparent Watercolor Society of America and Illinois Watercolor Society. Started in the living rooms of just a handful of local watercolor painters from the Mohawk Valley, it has grown to almost two hundred members and includes artists from several other states. The mission of the Central New York Watercolor Society is to encourage the advancement of watercolor painting. For the past three decades, members have been working to improve their skills and promote the art of watercolor through exhibitions, lectures and demonstrations. The annual juried exhibit showcases the very best work of the accomplished and talented membership. More information is available at the organization's website: www.centralnewyorkwatercolorsociety.org. |
Fine arts on the lawn
annual labor day art festival
September 2 & 3, 2023 | Front Porch
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This outdoor sale of artwork consists of artist-run tents on the lawn as well as work by over 30 members of the CAA on the front porch. This sale of original artwork includes oils, photography, printmaking, watercolors, pen & ink, drawings, pastels and much more! Bring your family and enjoy an day of live music art & more! This event is free and open to the public. Stop by and view work by some of your favorite area artists and support the CAA! All works will be for sale, and the show will go on, rain or shine! In addition to music, enjoy a clay throwing demonstration with Adam Jennett, the manager of the Smithy Clay Studio along with a sale of his work! Participating this year on the porch: Margo Armstrong, Lou Carlo, Laura Clay, Karen Cook, Karen J. Cooper, Marieanne Coursen, Maggie Danan, Marie Elefante-Lebert, Kristen Griger, Tracy Helgeson, Maureen Heroux, Julie Huntsman, Judith Snedeker Jaquith, May-Brit Joyce, Alan R. Knight, Dianne Kull, Joanne Lentner, James Matson, Lilian Miccio, Bren Miosek, Sue Miosek, Mary Nolan, Linda Tracz, Cheryl Wright and many more! Fine Arts on the Lawn is sponsored in part by the Otsego County Community Grant Program. |
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paint the point!
collaborative group exhibit
August 18 - September 22, 2023 | Gallery B
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"Paint the Point!" an exhibition of artwork by the participants of the Otsego Land Trust’s plein-air painting event at Brookwood Point in Cooperstown, New York in conjunction with the Cooperstown Art Association. The Otsego Land Trust organized this event for weekend of July 15th & 16th to bring visibility to one of the many beautiful public lands they manage in Otsego County. The goal was to draw interest to the area through a weekend long event that resulted in 26 plein-air artists convening on Brookwood Point and painting at their leisure while the public was welcome to come and enjoy and view the area alongside them. All participating artists were also given the opportunity to display and sell their work at the Cooperstown Art Association to further celebrate “Paint the Point” and share their work with the public. |
MADE IN NEW YORK: THE ART OF WOOD
FINE-CRAFTS INVITATIONAL
August 18 - September 22, 2023 | Gallery A
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"Made in New York: The Art of Wood" is the 28th biennial Fine Craft Invitational show devoted entirely to woodworking, including both functional and nonfunctional creations made with local and exotic woods. Featuring local and regional artisans and craftspeople, this year’s show will include turned and carved items, sculpture, furniture, lighting, jewelry, vessels and more! Participating Artists exhibiting in Made in New York include Martha Aschmann, Brad Conklin, T. Benjamin Hobbs, Bert Holmes, Bill Kozak, Iulia Chin Lee, David Mobley, Joseph Muehl, Don Osmer, Bill Ralston, Emilie Rigby, Stefanie Rocknak, Bob Rodrigues, Paula Schaeffer, Kathryn Scharl, Steve Shauger, George Smith, Keith Tompkins, and Harmony Water. |
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88th annual national juried art exhibition
largest exhibit of the year
July 7 - August 11, 2023 | Gallery A, B, C
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The 88th Annual National is a juried art exhibition organized by the Cooperstown Art Association and open to all fine artists in the country. The show encompasses a wide range of media including drawing, painting, photography, printmaking and sculpture. Our 2023 juror, Regina B. Quinn, selected 150 entries from across the United States to create an eclectic and stimulating show. This year, we are proud to have 13 states and 128 individual artists represented in our National Exhibition. The 88th Annual National Exhibition will be on display in all three galleries of the CAA from July 7th through August 11th during our Gallery Hours. The event is sponsored by The Scriven Foundation and made possible through the generous support of our members and patrons. Don’t forget to stop in our gallery shop which features an ever-changing array of gems by member artists and artisans. |
raymond han sale pt.2
exhibit & sale
June 10 - June 17, 2023 | Gallery C
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Late artist, Raymond Han, was an accomplished oil painter, well known for his work in the genre of photorealism. Of Korean descent, Raymond Han was born in Honolulu, Hawaii in 1931 and was based in New York City and upstate New York for most of his life, over the years having studied with Willson Young Stamper, Frank Mason and Robert Beverly Hale. His work has been exhibited in many notable museums and establishments, many of whom also have work of his in their permanent collections. Han passed away in Cooperstown, New York, in 2017. The Raymond Han & Paul Kellogg Foundation is happy to present the Raymond Han Sale Pt.2 Saturday, June 10 - Saturday, June 17, 2023 from 11-4pm each day in the ballroom gallery of the Cooperstown Art Association. This sale of work gives patrons the opportunity to purchase Raymond Han’s paintings as a thank you to the community he loved so much. The sale is open to the public, eligible purchasers must be a current member of the Cooperstown Art Association at the time of purchase. Memberships may be purchased or renewed at the gallery at any time. Membership discounts will not apply, sales will be limited to two artworks per household and the purchaser is responsible for the packing and transportation of the artwork. |
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when heart connects to sculpting hands
by carol adamec
May 19 - June 21, 2023 | Gallery B
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“When Heart Connects to Sculpting Hands” by Carol Adamec of Camillus, NY is an exhibit of sculptures and wall pieces that refer to pleasant life experiences. Mostly abstract and nonobjective pieces made from various metals (steel, copper, brass, bronze, stainless steel). The natural colors of the metals are positioned next to each other to bring out the brilliance and contrast. The forms are graceful and relaxing, meant to encourage contemplation and memories. 
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32nd annual regional juried art show
juried by karin & lara bremer
May 19 - June 21, 2023 | Gallery A
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ESSENTIAL ART is a juried art show celebrating the talents of artists residing in New York State. The jurors this year are Karin & Lara Bremer. These two talented judges will select artwork to create a show that is truly outstanding! This year’s Regional Show is sponsored, for the second year, by Fran and John LeRoux in memory of their beloved son, Johnny LeRoux who loved art and was often seen creating it. 
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The cooperstown central school art exhibit
students k-12
April 28 - May 12, 2023 | Gallery C
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The Cooperstown Art Association proudly presents the Cooperstown Central School District Art Exhibit which is open to the public April 28th through May 12th in the Village Hall Ballroom. Celebrate Art & Music Night on the front lawn, porch, and Ballroom Gallery on Friday, April 28th from 5-7pm (this will serve as the opening reception for the CCS Art Exhibit). The tradition of the Cooperstown Central School Art Exhibit continues with an exciting outpouring of talent for 2023, representing artwork by students K-12. Come and enjoy the students' enthusiastic and creative expressions that will fill the upstairs ballroom gallery with color through May 12th. Art & Music Night on Friday, April 28th from 5-7pm gives students the opportunity to showcase their visual art and musical accomplishments. There will be music performed by CCS students on the porch with food and drink provided by the Cooperstown Art Association in the ballroom. |
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"Patterns"
by melissa tevere
April 14 - May 10, 2023 | Gallery B
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“Patterns”, in Gallery B, is based on Melissa’s visits to Otsego County, New York, and include both small, straight-forward, plein air paintings that reflect her interest in light and weather as well as larger, studio paintings that use mixed media materials to expand the boundaries of the central paintings. These materials include writings by Cooperstown natives, James Fenimore Cooper and Susan Fenimore Cooper, who wrote extensively about the New York wilderness and the connection between spirituality and nature. |
Melissa Tevere, born in Philadelphia, PA in 1966, received her BFA from Temple University’s Tyler School of Art in 1988. She spent a semester of her Junior year studying painting in Rome, Italy, where her interest in the landscape was cemented. In 1987, she was awarded a fellowship to study at Yale University’s “Yale at Norfolk” visual arts residency program. Melissa is the founder of MamaCita, an award-winning Philadelphia-based women’s cooperative in the arts. She is the editor of two fine art and creative writing compilations, Extraordinary Gifts: Remarkable Women of the Delaware Valley (for which she wrote the forward) and Forgotten Philadelphia: Art and Writing Inspired by Philadelphia Heritage Sites, both published by Philadelphia Stories Books. She has exhibited extensively including solo exhibitions at the Love Park Visitors Center, Philadelphia, the Smyrna Opera House, Smryna, Delaware, and group exhibitions at the State Capital building, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Goggleworks, Reading, Pennsylvania, the CANO, Oneonta, New York, and 25 Main Collective, Cherry Valley New York. She is also a singer-songwriter and is currently working on her first album, tentatively titled “Write Your Own Song”. |
"OOPS! TOO LATE!"
by Jules Feiffer
April 14 - May 10, 2023 | Gallery A
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“OOPS! TOO LATE!” this playful exhibit of current work by renowned illustrator, Jules Feiffer, exists to surprise, give a sense of spontaneity to the viewer and the illusion that the work hasn't dried yet. The show is meant to convey a gut wrenching response. The drawings presented are all new and allow us to see Feiffer’s view of the times we live in. Fred Astaire consistently dances throughout the entire exhibit, leading us through the joys and triumphs as well as the sorrows. Feiffer seemingly effortlessly creates movement and excitement with every line and brushstroke to paper, working from his heart, not his head. There is no pre-planning or goal, just his pure sense of self leaping from pen to paper. Contextual panels, by Katherine Novko of the Cooperstown Graduate Program, will be dispersed throughout the exhibit to give viewers a more comprehensive understanding of who Jules is and his creative process as it relates to this exhibit. |
Jules Feiffer’s Village Voice comic strip began in 1956 and continued for forty two years. It appeared in The Observer (London) and other newspapers and periodicals in the United States and around the world. His cartoons have won a number of awards, including a Pulitzer Prize, and have influenced several generations of cartoonists and writers. He illustrated the children's book classic, “The Phantom Toll Booth” after which he wrote and illustrated nineteen children’s books. Among his plays and screenplays are “Little Murders”, “Carnal Knowledge” and “Popeye”. His hope was that his work would help make this a better world. The world has grown worse while Feiffer has gotten famous. As his friend Kurt Vonnegut liked to say, “So it goes”. |
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Wings, Stings & Other Things
exhibit
March 11 - 31, 2023 | Gallery B
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“Wings, Stings, and Other Things” is a fun and imaginative collaborative art project from Milford, NY. Milford High School Art Students will be re-imagining the insect artwork of their Pre-K, Kindergarten, and First Grade counterparts in Gallery B. This exhibit is the brainchild of Milford Art Teachers Sascha Burdick & Caitlin Cook-Wightman. |
Community murals: Spanning Generations
exhibit
March 21 - 31, 2023 | Gallery A
“Community Murals Spanning Generations” will be a display of murals by two different generations of artists from Cooperstown. Max Jones, a Cooperstown High School Senior, will showcase his current body of work on one side of the gallery while murals in memory of Frank M. VanAuken will grace the other side. Frank was born, raised, and lived in our community for his entire life. He began painting murals after moving to Woodside Hall in February of 2018. Frank passed away in November 2022 and Woodside Hall looks forward to publically sharing his artwork with the community.
Spring Cleaning art bazaar
Sale
March 11 - 18, 2023 | Gallery A
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What is Spring Cleaning? It is a biennial sale of gently used fine arts, crafts, and various artistic supplies & tools donated by area artists and patrons all available at deeply discounted prices! From our closets to your walls, this fun event is designed to make artwork affordable to everyone from homeowners and designers to antique dealers and business owners! There is bound to be something for everyone – ceramics, paintings, etchings, pastels, antiques, frames & textiles all at reasonable prices! All proceeds from this sale benefit the CAA and its Prize Fund for artists. |
The 32nd annual fenimore quilt club show
exhibit
February 4 - 19, 2023 | Gallery A
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February at the CAA means one thing: QUILTS! The Fenimore Quilt Club Show is one of the largest and longest running quilt shows in the region, displaying approximately 100 quilts and quilted items of all types each year. From antique to modern, professional to novice, all areas of quilt-making are represented in this show, encouraging quilters and quilt collectors alike to bring their wares and family heirlooms to show off. |
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