ONGOING ART EXHIBITS 2008 Cortland Arts Trail A Collaborative Project Involving Local Businesses, Non-Profits and Artists Look for the Palette Logo at the more than 50 Cortland Arts Trail Venues The Palettes, painted by Cortland youth (down to 2 yrs old!), will be appearing at venues over the next few weeks.  The palettes contain contact information for purchasing a work.  "Iterations 2008" May 1st through May 30th. 9 Main St., Beard Building Gallery  Opening reception: Friday May 2nd, from 5:00 -7:30 pm Iterations is back for a 2008 exhibit with fresh new concepts to keep this original arts initiative of Cortland vibrant and relevant.  Fourteen completed works will be on display at the Beard Building Gallery.This year, seven works of art on canvas, and seven works of art on paper of varying sizes from 4’ x 2’ to 8” x 28” have been circulating to area artists age 2-93.  Seven of the pieces began with children painting from their memory and imaginations.  The other seven pieces are a photomontage of Cortland County contemporary and historical photographs thanks to local photographers and the Cortland County Historical Society.    Conceiver of the project, Reagen Troutman, decided to use this year’s compositions to generate local folklore as a unique approach to Iterations 2008.  Each piece of art has a story to tell that brings together different parts of Cortland’s richness and history to life.   Iterations 2008 is made possible by sponsorship from the Cortland County Convention and Visitors Bureau, The Cultural Council of Cortland County, The Downtown Partnership, Pinstriped Pokadots, YWCA of Cortland, with partial funding by a NYSCA DEC Grant, and the creative talent of Cortland County!   All 14 works of art will be auctioned off online at: cortlandarts.cmarket.com.  The online auction begins on May 2 and concludes on May 31. Bids start at $45 dollars per piece of artwork.  All works of art have between 5-8 artists collaborating on them and over 20 hours of work into each piece. Last year’s Iterations project was a complete sell out. Proceeds for the sale of Iterations 2008 will go to fund next year’s project. "Imagination Celebration" Center 4 the Arts, Homer Cortland County's Student Art Show at the Center 4 the Arts. All of the schools in the county from Virgil, Marathon, McGraw, Cincinnatus and including  St. Mary's School participate in this yearly event. All of the awards have been hand made and there will also be awards given in the categories of "Best of Show" and the "Most Imaginative" piece. Refreshments that have been made by the art teachers will be served immediately before the awards presentation. This is the 3rd year of this art show and we had about 600 people attend last year's award ceremony. The community is invited to attend.  "Bloomsday Exhibit" Month of June Center for the Arts, Homer A Bloomsday Celebration led by Robert Rhodes to celebrate the 'birthday' of Leopold Bloom (the protagonist of James Joyce's Ulysses), on Saturday, June 14th at the Center. "Student Select 08" selected by Minna Resnick Dowd Fine Art Gallery Rm 162 SUNY Cortland  May 7th-May 17th Paricipating Students: Allison Austin, Andrea Margolis, Cass Whitlock, Chelsea Comi, Craig Valentino, Crystal Sheedy, Cynthia Teter, Darla Mcgrath, Elizabeth Tucker, Eric Earley, Gina Smith, Imm Ong, Jamie Doloway, Jason Valdez, Jennalynn Vignogna, Jennifer Najuch, Jess Penny, Jessica Cabrera, Jessica Soulier, Ken Little, Keri Baker, Marina Carlstein, Melissa Newby, Mayuko Miyamoto, Natsumi Kimura, Nico, Rebecca Jennison, Robin Sola, Tara Evans, Tiffany Ward.  May Art Gallery Exhibit- Cortland High School Art Gallery - Cortland Free Library 32 Church St. Hours: Mon.-Thurs. 9:30 am - 8:00 pm; Friday 9:30 am - 5:30 pm; Saturday 9:30 am - 4:30 pm 753-1042.  "Folklore and Fairy Tales", original oil paintings, prints and cards by Dee L. Sprague. Dee's paintings are beautiful, narrative pieces reminiscent of old  world folk art. Thou Art Gallery and Gifts 111 Church St. Groton, NY 607-898-5706 Winter hours:  Wed.-Sat. 11:00-2:00 thouart-gallery.com Through April, 2008:  Works by CCCC Member Artists Warren Real Estate 17Tompkins St. Cortland, NY 607-753-0775 The oil paintings by Lyle Pierce and Watercolors by Freeville artists Millie Sherwood and Marge Weston can be seen at this new Cortland Arts Trail Location.  The bright, modern and ample space has been recently renovated.  The Warren Real Estate office can accommodate forty art works with ease!  Works of Andrea Wilkinson and Bill Grau Main Street Cafe Spencer, NY Local artist Andrea Wilkinson and her stepfather/photographer, Bill Grau, are jointly displaying their work at the Main Street Cafe in Spencer, which is at 102 N. Main St., 15 miles south ofIthaca. Take Rt. 13 South towards Elmira, and then turn onto Rts. 34 and 96 (they run together) into Spencer. Main Street Cafe's website: http://www.mainstcafe.net A selection of Andrea's work can be viewed online at www.yessy.com/andrea   Through April, 2008:  Watercolors by John Downey Carbon Copies 87 Main St., Cortland Local artist John Downey presents vivid watercolors of local landscapes plus vacation scenes and portraits of friends and family.  This exhibit represents the first exhibit of the new Cortland Arts Trail open for viewing.  Many will soon follow.  For purchase information, contact the Cultural Council of Cortland County, staff@cortlandevents.com.  The Cortland Arts Trail is supported by the Cortland Community Fund.   Tom Haskell’s “Faces of Africa” Borg Warner Morse TEC gallery Center For the Arts 72 South Main St., Homer Open Monday – Friday from 12 – 5 Of this exhibit, Mr. Haskell says, “I was always amazed in my travels through the African continent how little we really know about it. After some travel there I was surprised how I, and most of the rest of us in the world, had read interpretations into images that were incorrect. I was amazed by the beautiful simplicity of life and the values most African cultures teach. I knew about war and famine and corruption and AIDS but what great lessons I had yet to learn. A very dear friend from Cameroon advised me to go to Africa with an open heart and my photographer’s eyes wide open. I did. I went to learn and I did. After working in 18 African countries I came away with some very strong impressions. The impressions are documented in the images, aided by captions to understand what your American eyes are really looking at, as well as the reason behind many images we see.”  Upcoming 2008 Gallery Schedule   March 28 – May 17: Group Show - Small Objects in Metal   May 23 – July 19: Vicky Delaney – 35 Year Retrospective in Fiber Design   July 25 – September 20: Chuck Heasley –  graphic prints     September 26 – November 1:  SPCA Fund Raiser – Pet Portraits   November 7 – January 24: Holiday Group Show