GENESEO – Artists from all over the Genesee Valley turned heads on Main Street as they carefully captured the beauty of the bear fountain, detail by stunning detail. The artists are with the Genesee Valley Plein Air Painters. Six members painted on Monday: Barbara Jablonski; Judy Saprano; Bobbie Gradl; Kathy Mannix; Carol Thiel; and Claudine Bartlett. The group wanted to welcome the bear fountain they remember so well back to Main Street … [Read more...]
Geneseo ArtSmart Contest Seeks Painters for Site of Lost Kelly’s Saloon
GENESEO – The recently opened ArtSmart Studio is looking for young artists to beautify the wall that currently separates Main Street from the empty foundation that was once the iconic Kelly's Saloon, which was lost in a fire in July. ArtSmart Studio, which opened at 28 Main Street in 2015, is looking for artists high school age and over to enter up to three designs for original paintings with a Geneseo community theme in a contest to be … [Read more...]
Cottone Auctions Sells Original Picasso and Calder in Geneseo
GENESEO – Cottone Cautions continues to gather some of the world's finest artwork, including originals by Pablo Picasso and Alexander Calder, for local display and sale at their gallery on Court Street in Geneseo, and is already looking forward to their next big auction. According to a press release from Ken Hall with Cottone Auctions, Modern Design artwork by Picasso, a rendering on a plate titled 'Woman’s Face,' sold for $25,300, and … [Read more...]
Congressional High School Art Competition in Full Swing
NYLON – Local high school students across Western New York and the country are all eligible to participate in this year’s Congressional Art Competition, which is now accepting entries. Congressman Chris Collins, of the 27th Congressional District, on Friday encouraged high school students to enter the highly prestigious contest. “Each day, members of Congress and hundreds of visitors to the Capitol walk by the award winning artwork … [Read more...]