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Art Shows, Festivals and Events in the North Country Region
2012 Sackets Harbor Plein Air Art Event
start date: Jul 20 2012
end date: Jul 22 2012
event type: Plein Air Event
Sackets Harbor Arts Center
119 West Main Street
Sackets Harbor, NY 13685
contact: Bill Christopherson
(315) 785-6850
times: 8-5pm
Come and be part of one of Sackets Harbors most exciting week-ends! Stroll through the town and watch artists paint "Plein Air" as they capture the beauty of this historic harbor town. Bid on some of the paintings of our local and regional artists. Final judging and silent auction bidding will take place on Sunday at 2:30. In addition to the Plein Air Art Event, this is also Sackets Harbor's Can-Am festival week-end. Come enjoy the fun!
Sackets Harbor Annual Spring Art Show
start date: May 26 2012
end date: Jun 24 2012
event type: Art Exhibit and Sale
Sackets Harbor Arts Center
119 West Main Street
Sackets Harbor, NY 13685
contact: Marsha Deming
(315) 785-9038
times: Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays 12 to 4 p.m.
Sackets Harbor Annual Spring Art Show Competition. Come and enjoy the competitive artwork of our local and regional artists. Seven adult divisions plus youth. Only open Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.
2011 Adirondack National Exhibition of American Watercolors
start date: Oct 15 2011
end date: Oct 30 2011
event type: Art Exhibit
Sackets Harbor Arts Center
119 West Main Street Sackets Harbor, NY
Sackets Harbor, NY 13685
contact: William Christopherson
(315) 785-6850
times: Open Wednesday through Sunday 11:00am - 5:00pm
The Adirondack National Exhibition of American Watercolors is an annual, nationally recognized display of watercolor medium artworks by the finest artists in the United States. Please join us for this special opportunity to view this unique show which is raked among the top 10 watercolor shows in the country. For more information visit our website at www.aanny.org. This exhibit was made possible through a decentralization grant from the New York State Council on the Arts, administered through the St. Lawrence Arts Council.
NCAC Plein Air Contest
start date: Aug 12 2011
end date: Aug 13 2011
event type: Plein Air Event
52 Public Square
Watertown, NY 13601
contact: Robert P Hedden
(315) 482-4443
times: artists paint 7AM any day, ends 2:30 13th
2011 North Country Arts Council (NCAC) Summer Arts Fest Plein Air Contest Friday August 12, 7 AM to Saturday August 13th 3 PM Watertown NY $25 Registration Fee on line at www.nnyart.org via credit card or Pay Pal. Early registration $20 if paid by July 12. Register and/ or sign in 7AM to 10 AM Friday and Saturday. Completely blank work surfaces must be stamped at sign in before work starts. Artists will sign the rules sheet to acknowledge they have read and understand them. Paint one or two days. CASH AWARDS: 1 st Place $300 2nd Place $200 3 rd Place $100 SALES: All sales handled by NCAC, Artists receive 80% of sales price, 20% to NCAC At any time during the two day event bidders may write down a bid at artists workstations with a phone number to call if bidder cannot be at final auction. Judging at 3PM Saturday at 52 Public Square in the new Arts on the Square facility and the Final Auction follows from about 3 PM to 5 PM. Turn in paintings by 2:30 PM A limit of two works may be submitted for judging. All work submitted for judging must be for sale and have a minimum bid on bid sheet of at least $50. Artists may display works not submitted for judging in a separate area for sale with the same minimum bid of $50 and keep 20%. The artist has the option of providing suitable support, mounting, and or framing after judging so that purchased art work can be transported by the buyer. RULES: Artist must be painting the scene surrounding the artist, without the use of photographs. Painting area will be anywhere in Watertown on Friday and within two blocks of Public Square on Saturday where the other Arts Fest Activities are in progress. Permissible media are limited to oil, acrylic, watercolor and water-media or pastel. Water-media must not have ink lines applied to the painting.
The River Show
start date: Jul 30 2011
end date: Jul 30 2011
event type: Shows and Festivals with Arts and Crafts vendors
Downtown - Outdoors
Clayton, NY 13624
contact: Dale Sears
(315) 628-5868
times: Show begins early morning and continues through late afternoon.
This is a ONE DAY ONLY gathering of independent craftsmen and artists. This show encompasses the evolution that combines traditional quality craftsmanship with creative developments of the current time.
Amazing Grace Vineyard Arts Festival
start date: Jul 9 2011
end date: Jul 9 2011
event type: Art Exhibit and Sale
9839 Rt. 9
Chazy, NY 12921
contact: Suzie Thaller
(518) 236-4934
http://www.suziethaller.com/amazinggracevineyard.html
times: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
The vineyard opened in 2010, and during the first season, offered a variety of plays and musical events to enhance their visitor's experience. This year, they are adding a day that includes the talents of north country artists set up in the vineyard! To name a few... we have artists with stained glass, wildlife paintings, New England paintings, carved tree fungus, hand spun yarn, custom chocolates, Adirondack furniture... quality work from exceptional north country artists! To add to this, there will be wine tasting and the very sweet voice of Miss Katie Dickie will be entertaining everyone in the afternoon accompanied by her exceptional ukelele playing! Please consider joining us for a day of fun at the 1st Annual Arts Festival! It's an excellent opportunity to try their Finger Lakes International Wine Competition silver & bronze winners as well as the new estate series wines!
A Day or Two At The Museum
start date: May 25 2011
end date: Jul 20 2011
event type: Art Exhibit and Sale
228 Washington St
Watertown, NY 13601
contact: Robert P. Hedden
(315) 482-4443
www.jeffersoncountyhistory.org
times: 10 am - 5 pm
The North Country Arts Council and Jefferson County Historical Society announce a special pARTnership this spring and summer. Acess for artists is offered, to create on site, using the museum collection and grounds as subject matter. The grounds include the garden, log cabin, little Pink School House, and the barn. Artifacts in the museum including access to the archives on the third floor, not normally open to the public, can be arranged with the Executive Director, William Wood, 782-4391. Plein Air Painters Thousand Islands Region (PAPTIR) kicks off this event on May 27, which is open to all artists. Other open dates are June 8 and 22, July 6 and 20, 10am to 5pm. On August 8, an exhibit of work created will go on display at ARTS on The Square until August 13th. North Country Arts Council with retain a 20% commission. For more information on the art side of this project contact chairperson, Robert P. Hedden by email heddenrpsr@yahoo.com or at 482-4443.
Thousand Islands Area area BSA Tri-Rivers Craft Show
start date: Mar 26 2011
end date: Mar 26 2011
event type: Shows and Festivals with Arts and Crafts vendors
633 Mill Street
Watertown, NY 13601
contact: Richard Fields
(315) 782-0189
times: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tri-Rivers Boy Scouts is holding a craft show on March 26th, 2011 at Northside Improvement League in Watertown. Crafters and vendors are needed.
Thousand Islands Area area Holiday Victorian Faire
start date: Nov 12 2010
end date: Nov 13 2010
event type: Shows and Festivals with Arts and Crafts vendors
228 Washington Street
Watertown, NY 13601
contact: Elaine Bock
(315) 782-3491
times: 12th 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; 13th 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Festive two-day Artisian/Artist and Antique Dealer holiday event. All objects hand-produced, one-of-a-kind, by each attending vendor. $3 donation at the door. Holiday sweet shoppe; leisurely lunch available; music while you shop.
NCAC SUMMER ARTS FEST
start date: Aug 13 2010
end date: Aug 14 2010
event type: Contests and Competitions
Watertown NY
Public Square
Watertown, NY 13601
contact: Robert P. Hedden
(315) 482-9352
times: Registration 7am to 10 AM both days. 3PM 8/14
Working toward $300 to $500 of awards. Judged and peoples choice. NCAC SUMMER ARTS FEST on the 14th in traffic closed downtown Public Square with fine arts vendors, bands, juggler, quartets, street painters. Paint any where in the City on the 13th, within a designated areas near the Square on Saturday. Black River white water rapids canyon near the square downtown has five city park access points for painting views with kayaks and rafters. Thompson Park for city overlooks, shady picnic groves, zoo. Historic homes (more millionaires in the 1920s than any where in the US) and buildings as well. Aged brick factory building reflecting past glamour-no need to travel to Europe for rustic painting subjects.
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