BVACC, Gatehouse To Partner

MORRIS—The Gatehouse Coffee Shop and Mercantile of Morris has announced a new partnership with the Butternut Valley Arts and Crafts Center. This collaboration aims to provide expanded opportunities for community-based arts education and creative development.

As part of the partnership, BVACC will host art classes taught by Timothy Atticus, co-owner of The Gatehouse and a nationally recognized artist. In addition, the partnership will fund scholarships for creative projects that involve local youth, thanks to a grant from the Community Foundation of Otsego County.

According to a press release, the firstprogram of the series will be a four-session Drawing Seminar led by Atticus. Classes will take place at BVACC on October 2, 9, 16, and 23 from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Early enrollment is strongly encouraged, as the class is expected to fill quickly.

Atticus lives in Gilbertsville and works in Morris. His abstract paintings draw on natural forms and explore the possibilities of paint as temporal, tactile, and perpetually unfinished. His work is represented in private collections worldwide and was first recognized nationally at the Whitney Biennial in 2008. He most recently taught drawing at SUNY Oneonta.

A graduate of the Cooper Union School of Art, Atticus holds a master’s degree in art history from SUNY Purchase. Among other accolades, he is a recipient of the Neuberger Museum of Art Curatorial Fellowship.

For more information about the Drawing Seminar or to register, visit www.thegatehouseny.com.