Genesee Valley Council on the Arts

Join us for our monthly virtual Literary Mixer featuring guest author Chuck Joy on April 15. Please register by email [email protected] by April 14. #literaryarts #poetry #books #writers #authors

Have you heard? We're hiring! We are looking for a part time (18 hr/week) Gallery Coordinator, with the potential to move to full time in the future. Anticipated start date is mid-may. Applicant should be available Tuesdays, Thursdays and some Saturdays. The Gallery Coordinator must be a highly organized, energetic individual with an arts background who embodies a passion for the arts and our community. ... The ideal candidate will have prior experience with gallery work, data and digital media management; and excellent written and verbal communication skills and experience with MS Office, SquareSpace, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, MailChimp and web design More information can be found on our website: www.gvartscouncil.org/opportunities-1

The start of art! Mount Morris is preparing for another mural by Shawn Dunwoody, funded by our DEC grant program through the New York State Council on the Arts.

Don’t forget to create your 4x4 for GVCA! Need a canvas? Stop by the gallery during regular hours to pick one up and start creating!

Stop up today to view the Scholastic Art Show! See the Best of Show, Director’s Choice and vote for your favorite for the People’s Choice Award! Open today until 3pm.

Pam Hill creates beautiful and unique jewelry, perfect for someone on your shopping list! Shop in the gallery today until 5pm and online at gvartscouncil.org!

Join us for another Coffee With Creatives!

For the Future - Sunday November 8, 2pm, online FIVE BY FIVE - modern chamber music will be starting our season focused on the Rochester community, teaming up with ROCmusic Collaborative, the Susan B. Anthony Neighborhood, and The Landmark Society for a collaborative virtual program, For the Future: The Susan B. Anthony Historic District (Music, Art, and Action) Sunday November 8th at 2pm. This event will feature the world premiere of music composed for the event by Mina E...sary in collaboration with the ROCmusic students, performed by fivebyfive and the students, in a video by Marc Webster. This new work will be the catalyst for a community talk-back about the complicated dimensions of the suffrage movement: the history of the movement, who was included, who was excluded, and what work is still needed. Community talk-back panelists include: Jean Elisabeth Pedersen - Associate Professor of History at the Eastman School of Music and the University of Rochester Deborah Hughes - President and CEO of the Susan B. Anthony Museum and House Cona Marshall - Assistant Professor in Religious Studies and African and African American Studies at the University of Rochester Kathryn Murano Santos - Senior Director of Collections and Exhibitions at the Rochester Museum and Science Center Sponsored by a Humanities New York Action Grant with support from Rochester Institute of Technology Performing Arts. This event is free and open to the general public. Registration is required: https://us02web.zoom.us//tZMsfuCgpjIoE9D-2HIeYLdW7clkCHxB9

We are here til 5pm today! We’ve got perfect gifts for everyone at this year’s sale!

Community Arts Grant Recipient Brockport Symphony Orchestra will debut their virtual Concert Folk music around the world on November 8th! Brockport Symphony Orchestra

Dia de los Muertos is fast approaching! Get ready by creating your own masks with these printable templates from Karen Canning of GLOW Traditions. She'll demons...trate simple mask making using the "Catrina" figure popular in the Mexican holiday. The artwork was originally created by late 19th century lithographer, Jose Guadalupe Posada as a commentary on Mexican society and politics of the day. The image was later incorporated by Mexican artist Diego Rivera into one of his murals and has now become synonymous with the Dia de Muertos celebration. https://youtu.be/MUpreJxqsjw Want to download the templates? You can do that here! They will print on 8.5 x 11 paper, black and white. https://www.goart.org//Templates-Paper%20Masks%20and%20Ske

Want to shop the sale on your own time? Visit us online www.gvartscouncil.org/artful-holidays

Wow! Artful Holidays is off to a great start! We’re open today, 11am-3pm. Stop in to browse in person, or shop online from the comfort of your home! Artful Holidays will be open during our normal business hours 11am-5pm Tues, Wed, Friday, 11-7pm Thursday, 11-3pm Saturdays and by appointment on Sundays. The sale will be up until December 13th! #shoplocal #supportartists #supportsmallbusiness #artscouncil #gvcarts #fiber #pottery #artisanjewelry #artisansoap #paintings #holiday #giftideas #livingstoncounty #lovemylivingston #mylivingstonlife #exploregeneseevalley

Day of the Dead ofrendas in Mexico look very different from region to region. In the state of Oaxaca you may see a sand painting in front of an ofrenda, an ofte...n colorful creation that takes many hours to complete. Mexican artist, Antonio Cruz Zavaleta talks about the tradition of Oaxacan sand painting in this video, filmed during the 2019 Dia de los Muertos celebration in Medina NY. Stay tuned on Monday, October 27, for live updates on this year's ofrenda construction! First livestream will be here at 12 noon! https://nytraditions.org//oaxacan-sand-painting-dia-de-los

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Support local arts! The Yards is holding a virtual auction through October 30th to benefit their programs and organization. Bid on pieces, like this reproduction of the painting First Snow by Neva Coffey, to get a little art in exchange for supporting a fantastic art space!

Member Ted Wetherbee blessed us with a copy of his book of paintings titled, As I See It, (all paintings photographed by another talented member, Bob Doyle @rdoylephotography) We love to see our members artworks! Don’t forget to tag us in the things you’d like us to share! #gvcarts

Arts in the Loop has a whole bunch of free educational opportunities for artists right now! Online, and I think many you can download and watch at your leisure!

GVCA is participating in a Fiber Crawl throughout the GLOW region! Details below...

Did you know you could sponsor the restoration and reframing of artwork from our New Deal Collection? This piece by James Guy was sponsored early this year for restoration and framed by Little Lakes Framing, featuring a frame built by Greg Johnson from Johnson Furniture Restoration in Avon. By making a donation today, you can help us preserve history from the Workers' Progress Administration!

From our friends at The Yards: Posted @withregram @attheyards We’re getting excited to present our Virtual Fundraiser Auction that will kick off Friday the 16th! Each year we host a big annual fundraising event to help support our business & keep our events and workshops accessible to the community! In the interest of health & safety, this year is a little different. We won’t be hosting our usual in-person auction event, but instead, going virtual! You’ll be able to... bid on your favorite artworks and goodies from home this year - we can’t wait to host you! Stay tuned for upcoming announcements In the meantime, consider taking a peek at our GoFundMe page! https://www.gofundme.com/f/the-yards-nine-lives Photo by @gonomadic . . . #YARDS9, #9Lives, #9thBirthday, #9thBday, #BirthdayFundraiser, #AnnualFundraiser, #ArtFundraiser, ArtAuction, #LivingArtists, #LocalArt, #ROCArt, #RochesterArt, #SupportLocal, #LocalGallery, #ArtGallery, #VirtualAuction, #VirtualFundraiser, #GoFundMe, #ShopLocal, #ArtEqualsYou #ArtCommunity, #TheYards, #YardsCollective #TheYardsCollective, #YardsFundraiser #YardsBirthday See more

We are looking for vendors for our 32nd annual Artful Holidays event, taking place December 4th-13th! This event transforms and makes use of our four galleries to create a memorable boutique-style shopping experience, perfect for holiday shopping (though, we bet you’ll find something to take home for yourself!) Find our vendor application and more on our website at www.gvcarts.org/artful-holidays don’t forget to mark your calendars for a members special event! For the first day of the sale, all members receive 10% off their purchases.