Gallery hours through September (during exhibitions):
Wednesday: 10 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Saturday: 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Sunday: 1 – 4 p.m.
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Please note the day change for the Pottery Open Studio:
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 5–8 pm
Details below.
Art with Coffee: Holiday Ornaments & Cards
Saturday, November 16, 10 am–noon
Instructor: Cris Metcalf
Cris Metcalf will lead a class in painting and decorating ornaments and designing festive colorful note cards.
Saturday, November 16, 10:00-noon, $10 per person
All ages are welcome; children under 12 should attend with a participating adult.
Art with Coffee: It’s like 2 hours of SPA TIME for your mind! Bring your own coffee or other beverage! We’ll supply all the materials and the inspiration. Make art along with a variety of guest instructors. No experience necessary!
Bill DeMott Gallery Talk:
Sunday, November 17, 2 pm
Join Bill DeMott on Sunday, November 17, from 2 pm until he tires of presenting his 50 years of work, highlighting his extensive printmaking and teaching career. Stories, slides, and fun galore!
Monthly Creative Writing Group at the AAO!
The AAO is excited to launch a new monthly creative writing group led by Aaron Forrest.
We will meet on the second Tuesday evening of the month starting November 12, 2024, from 6 pm to 8 pm.
The focus will be on writing from prompts provided, a quiet time to write together, and then volunteering to present your piece to the group. The goal will be to express yourself through creative writing however you wish. There is no right or wrong way, nor any critiquing of your creativity. Part of the fun will be seeing how differently everyone reacts to the prompt provided. Each month we will do something new and different. Please bring a notebook and pen, laptop, or however you prefer to write. We look forward to seeing you!
AAO 8th Annual Holiday Show & Sale
It’s almost time for the AAO’s 8th Annual Holiday Show and Sale!
Come browse through a wide variety of handmade local arts and crafts. Get them something truly unique and special, or treat yourself!
The sale opens on Black Friday, November 29. It is open every weekend from Saturday, November 30, to Sunday, December 15, 10 am—4 pm, and during performances at the Oswego Players Theatre.
Whispers of Tomorrow
Whispers of Tomorrow features student artists from SUNY Oswego: Bailey Nolan with ink and markers, Bradley Knoer with photography, Erin McCollough with oil paintings, Laura Snyder with watercolor paintings, Laurel Burch with watercolor paintings and digital work,
and Leena Captain with mixed media and oil paintings. This exhibition was proposed, organized, and curated by Tristin Perry, a student from SUNY Oswego. Tristin Perry interned at the Art Association during the summer of 2024, and through her time at the AAO, she has gathered insight into the world of professional exhibitions. This exhibition celebrates the impact of SUNY Oswego’s art department on its students, showcasing the skills these students have cultivated with the support of the faculty at Oswego. Whispers of
Tomorrow provides the community with an insight to the budding work of future artists attending SUNY Oswego, as well as the opportunity for Tristin to lead the orchestration of an exhibition in a professional space with the knowledge she gained through her time at the AAO.
The Poetry of Place
The Art Association of Oswego is pleased to announce a new exhibition, The Poetry of Place, at the Art Association of Oswego. The show runs through November 17th. Featured are Madeline Corsaro and Bill DeMott who share a passion for landscape as a subject and a love for printmaking, especially the monotype process. Monotypes allow the artist to work freely on the printing plate and produce a single unique print.
Madeline Corsaro is an emerging artist of the Finger Lakes region. She received her BFA in printmaking from Nazareth College in 2018. When she isn’t painting or printmaking, she manages The Cheshire Union, a 1915 4-room schoolhouse turned art center in Canandaigua, NY. Madeline has exhibited at Main Street Arts Gallery in Clifton Springs, RIT, SUNY Fredonia, and Alfred State University.
Bill DeMott is an artist and educator from Oswego, NY. He has undergraduate and graduate degrees in Printmaking and Drawing from SUNY Oswego and Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He teaches at colleges and art venues across Central New York and has been the exhibition coordinator for the past 25 years at the Art Association of Oswego.
Intermediate Ceramics
October 27–December 8
This class is intended to provide guidance and demonstrations with projects for students who have taken previous wheel classes. Students will explore lid styles for jars, handles for mugs and pitchers, and combining multiple forms to achieve taller vessels. Students will also be encouraged to experiment with surface design using colored slips and carving techniques. Clay and firing fees are included with the class.
October 27–December 8 (7 weeks)
Sundays, 4–6:30 pm
Instructor: Marybeth Sorendo
Cost: $230 members, $260 non-members
Gallery Sitters Needed!
Gallery hours are Saturdays 10 am – 1 pm and Sundays 1 – 4 pm
during exhibitions.
Gallery Coordinator: Cris Metcalf: cmetcalf317@gmail.com
Gallery Sitters open the door, turn on the lights, put out the Open flag, and welcome visitors to the exhibitions.
We have a guide and will show you what you need to know.
It’s also a great time to work on your own art, writings, musings, or what have you. Explore the internet on one of our new Macs, chat with visitors, stand on the deck and take in the beautiful view of the fort. You might even catch a softball or baseball game across the road!
Please sign up to gallery-sit during exhibition hours. For more information, click here.
Click here to go to the sign-up form.
Thank you!
Open Studio:
Pottery–Tuesdays and Thursdays, 5–8 pm
Classroom Studio–Wednesdays, 10 am–2 pm
Looking for some time to focus on your art? Members can utilize the AAO facilities to participate in a non-structured creative environment with the potential to collaborate with others who share their medium of choice, information sharing, art talk, learning a bit about other’s mediums, building an art community, and overall artistic enrichment.
This is not a formal class as members are expected to work independently.
Pottery Studio: People who have taken a class are welcome as long as they are an active member of the AAO. Cash or check only, please.
Participants must bring their own supplies, drop cloths, tablecloths, or whatever is necessary to protect the studio from spills. For the safety of all, no noxious chemicals such as turpentine, markers, or mediums that create a lot of dust, or fixatives will be allowed. Odorless mineral spirits (OMS) are permitted if kept in a sealed container of no more than 2 ounces. Members will also be responsible for leaving their work area as they found it. Any rags with OMS should be removed from the building by the member and disposed of properly at their homes.
Participants under the age of 18 must have their parent’s permission.
Cost:
- Pottery Studio: Members pay $10 per session, or $50 per month for unlimited use of the studio.
- Classroom Area: Free for members, $5 for non-members
Hope to see members out in full, creative force!