Two Exhibits To Open at CAA
COOPERSTOWN—The Cooperstown Art Association will hold an opening reception for two new exhibitions on Friday, August 18 from 5-7 p.m.
“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 in Gallery A will include turned and carved items, sculpture, furniture, lighting, jewelry, vessels, and more.
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.
Gallery B will feature “Paint the Point!” an exhibition of artwork by the participants of the Otsego Land Trust’s plein-air painting event at Brookwood Point, in conjunction with the CAA. OLT organized this event over the weekend of July 15-16 to bring visibility to one of the many beautiful public lands the organization manages in Otsego County. Twenty-six plein-air artists convened on the lake-side property and painted at their leisure. All participating artists were given the opportunity to display and sell their paintings at the CAA to further celebrate “Paint the Point” and share their work with the public.
Artists who captured the beauty of Brookwood Point are: Margo Armstrong, Beth Ashbaugh, Mashaal Bhatti, Shirley Clark, Karen Cook, Karen Cooper, Marieanne Coursen, Katherine Dobler, Ken Garvin, Lois Holz, Julie Huntsman, George Hymas, Sofia Ingalls, Claire Jensen, Andre Jones, Linda Kosmer, Abbey Koutnik, Joanne Lentner, Aidan Nolan, Catherine Nolan, Jennifer Politano, David Sanford, Kate Sullivan, Bruce Testa, Elisabeth Weyer, and Rae Zysman.
Both exhibits will be on display at the CAA through September 22. The galleries are open Tuesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
