Community Calendar

The Norman Rockwell Museum is honored to present a rare series of early twentieth century lighting advertisements by Norman Rockwell and fellow Golden Age illustrators Maxfield Parrish, N.C. Wyeth, Dean Cornwell, Stanley Arthurs, Worth Brehm, and Charles Chambers created for Edison Mazda Lamps, a division of the General Electric Company. These luminous, richly painted works were widely circulated in published advertisements through the 1920s and are on loan to the Museum for the first time through the generosity of GE Aerospace.

Artists living in New York State are invited to submit entries to the Art of New York: Annual Juried Art Show hosted by the Arkell Museum & Canajoharie Library. Application deadline is April 9, 2025. Accepted works are on display from May 9 through July 20, 2025, in the Regional Art Galleries of the Arkell Museum and Canajoharie Library.

2025 Juror:
Sarah Simpson has been the Gallery Director at SUNY Oneonta since 2021 and has continued the long tradition of bringing boundary-pushing, creative, and diverse works of art to the Galleries at SUNY Oneonta. Through student open calls and the annual Juried Student Show, she is proud to provide students with opportunities to show their work in a professional setting. Sarah Simpson has an M.A. in History of Art from University College London (UCL) in London, England, and a B.A in Archaeology and Art History from Cornell University in Ithaca, NY. She has worked in the contemporary art world in a variety of positions including as a curator, writer, marketer, publicist, and gallery manager and comes to Oneonta from Brooklyn, NY

Eligibility:
Artists living in New York State may enter. Accepted artists and a guest will be granted a one time free admission to the Arkell Museum - valid during the length of exhibition. All artists juried into the show are eligible for consideration for solo Regional Art Gallery exhibitions.

Awards:
Best in Show – $300 cash prize, a $100 gift card from Golden Artist Colors and a solo exhibit in one of the Regional Art Galleries
Two Juror’s Choice awards – $100 cash plus a $100 gift card from Blick Art Materials
Two Awards of Excellence – a $100 gift card from Blick Art Materials

For application and detailed information please see the PDF below.

Applications can be emailed to ArtofNY@ArkellMuseum.org or mailed to Arkell Museum at 2 Erie Blvd. Canajoharie, NY 13317.

Payments can be made via the below PayPal link or checks made out to the Arkell Museum can be sent to 2 Erie Blvd. Canajoharie, NY 13317

Norman Rockwell: Illustrating Humor highlights selections from Rockwell’s most amusing artworks drawn from the Museum’s permanent collection.

Norman Rockwell: Illustrating Humor runs concurrently with What, Me Worry? The Art and Humor of MAD Magazine, this summer’s landmark exhibition of original art from one of America’s oldest humor publications. These thematically linked exhibitions juxtapose and illuminate two strikingly different veins of American humor, from the gently comical to the outrageously satirical. The underlying unity, however, is apparent in the brilliance of the illustrations and the successful intent to prompt viewers’ laughter and, perhaps, invite rueful self-recognition.

Great Barrington Arts Market (GBAM) annual Winter Market, a curated handmade market featuring the finest regional artisan products returns to the beautifully restored Saint James Place on Main Street in Great Barrington, MA.

With a line-up of 16 artists, GBAM Winter event offers market goers a chance to shop a finely curated collection of handmade products and support the local artist community at the same time.

GBAM's longstanding mission is to provide revenue for Berkshire based and regional artists & offer locally made products to consumers year-round.

Market managers Kristen Kanter and Molly de St Andre are both artists (of JK Custom Furniture & Design and Petit Pilou/Moho Designs/Berkshire Four Poster) who love the idea of helping connect other local craftspeople with a viable market opportunity and have grown the Great Barrington Arts Market into a thriving year round standard.

De St Andre and Kanter believe that the conscious shopper recognizes how important it is to support the local economy and that a venue for artists to sell their work directly to the community is an obvious match for vibrant downtown Great Barrington. In a community where so many residents believe in the importance of keeping dollars local, GBAM offers locals and tourists a unique shopping experience during the busy summer and winter Berkshire seasons.

The Winter Market will be held March 16th and will feature a roster of local and regional artists. Ayakito Japanese Kitchen will be at the market offering authentic Japanese rice balls, delicious side dishes and specialty drinks.

For more information write to gbartsmarket@gmail.com or find us on Facebook @GB Arts Market and Instagram @gbartsmarket.
2025 participating artists include JK Custom Furniture and Design, Karema Deodato Millinery, Aaron Meshon Illustration, Hettle, Brosge Clothing, Breakout Press Co. and many others in media including ceramics, skincare, jewelry, textile/clothing design, woodworking, painting, printmaking and fiber arts.

Sunday, March 16, 2025
10am-3pm
FREE

CREATE's 42nd annual "Outside The Lines" youth showcase is putting the spotlight on artwork by K-12th grade students & instructors from a dozen Greene, Columbia and Schoharie county schools. Opening Reception Sat, Mar 15 2-5pm, Closing Reception Sun, Mar 30 11am-1pm, Gallery hours Fri 4-7pm. Sat & Sun 11am-6pm 398 Main St, Catskill, NY 12414

Tri-County Literacy Center will be sponsoring their 3rd annual art show, “Celebrating the Art of Community”, May 1 through May 30, 2025 at the Friends Gallery in Crandall Public Library and are currently accepting submissions for this juried show. The art can be in any medium which can be hung on a wall. All art displayed in this show will be for sale and to keep the art accessible to members of the community, pieces must have a retail value of no more than $200. Artists may submit up to eight pieces for consideration but only five will be selected during the first round. If space allows, artists will be contacted regarding their other submissions.

If you are interested in taking part in “Celebrating the Art of Community”, please submit the dimensions, medium, and an electronic image such as a jpeg or png, of your piece to trilitcenter@gmail.com prior to April 4, 2025. Information: https://trilitcenter.org/art-show

Tri-County Literacy Center teaches literacy skills to adults in Warren, Washington, and Saratoga Counties through practical, learner-centered education. We recruit and train volunteer tutors from the community who help learners attain a variety of literacy goals, providing them with the means to become more resilient and successful.

In collaboration with the Boys and Girls Club of Saugerties and Kingston, we welcome 40 young artists to showcase their work in The Sketchbook Gallery under the direction of Lindsey Quick from the Boys and Girls Club of Ulster County. Come celebrate our first exhibition of the 2025 season by supporting our local community! This exhibition will be up from March 1 - March 29, 2025. The opening reception is Sat, March 1 from 3-6pm.

Kids Interior Design Workshop
Sundays Jan 12, 19, 26 and Feb 2 1:00-3:00PM

Join us for a fun 4 week series designed specifically for ages 10+!

We will learn fundamentals of design through interactive projects to include color theory, space planning, budgeting and more! Each participant will receive an interior design kit and bring home a piece of art.

Weekly workshop beginning Sunday January 12 to February 2 from 1:00 pm until 3:00 pm at Merriman Pfister's Marketplace. $125 per participant.

For registration contact: hello@evolve-interiors-ny.com

Please join us as we STRIKE up some fun at CoveCare Center`s Community Bowling Day Fundraiser on Sunday, March 16th, from 1:00 PM to 3:30 PM at Spins Bowl in Carmel, NY. This family friendly event will feature an afternoon of bowling fun to benefit the many programs and services that CoveCare Center provides to our community. All ages welcome. Trophies will be awarded for best score and best effort, as well as raffles and prizes! $25 per person, includes shoe rentals. Max of 6 players per lane. Sponsorship opportunities available! To register, sponsor or donate please visit: www.covecarecenter.org/community-bowling-day-2025 or email development@covecarecenter.org. We hope you can SPARE some time for an amazing cause!

One day workshop
Sunday, March16
2 – 5 pm

Ages 16 and Up

In this workshop we will learn how to carve our own stamps out of Speedy-Carve, which is an easier material to carve than linoleum. People say it cuts like butter. After carving out stamps, learn how to print out designs on paper or fabric using stamp pads, rolling out traditional ink or fabric ink. This very versatile medium can create traditional relief prints on paper, help you transform your wardrobe or create one-of-a-kind cards. Feel free to bring some fabric scraps or an old t-shirt to experiment on.

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Please register at least a week in advance to guarantee your spot.