SIGN-UP TODAY: Handbuilding with Megan Irving

4 Weeks, 3/8 - 3/29, Wednesdays from 10am - 1pm

HANDBUILDING! With Megan Irving This Class Starts Next Week at The Smithy Clay Studio, Don't Delay and Sign-Up Today! Handbuilding: Lidded Boxes and Jars with Megan Irving 4 weeks | Mar 8 - Mar 29 $150 w/ bag of clay Wednesdays 10am - 1pm *No Experience Required* Description: All levels welcome- This class will focus on creating lidded vessels using slab-building techniques. We will learn and practice skills for building with leather hard clay slabs—making and attaching pieces to create and then modify rectangular or cylindrical vessels. Other handbuilding techniques will be covered as needed. Those with previous experience might try to make a set or explore surface decoration. Information on how to participate listed below. *4-Person Minimum *8-Person Capacity Looking For Something A Little Different? Sign up for One-on-One Sessions One-on-One with Eileen Anania 4 weeks | Month of March $75 *clay not included* Times are Variable Contact eileenmanania@gmail.com Directly *No Experience Required* Description: All levels welcome- Want to learn a new throwing skill or sharpen the skills you already have? If so, sign up for a two-hour, one on one lesson with Eileen. After contacting the studio you will contact Eileen directly to schedule a mutually agreed upon time (including evenings and weekends). *Stay Tuned for a potential class for the month of March* 8-Week Open Studio Feb. 6 - Mar. 31 *Our Open Studio Sessions are open to anyone and everyone, but knowledge and skill of hand building and wheel throwing is required as Open Studio is a place for experienced clay artists to work on personal projects. There will be no instruction provided during Open Studio. *If no open studio participants have arrived within 1.5 hours of a session, the studio will close. *Classes and Open Studio are ages 18 and up, unless otherwise indicated. Open Studio Schedule: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 1:30 - 4:30pm Thursday 6 - 9pm 8-Week Open Studio Only: $180.00 One Bag of Clay Included 8-Week Open Studio w/Class: $90.00 Open Studio Drop-In Fee: $30 per Session Clay Sold Separately How To Register:   To register for the class ,or open studio, please email The Smithy Clay Studio at gallery@smithyarts.org or call (607) 547-8671 Payment can be made on the first day of class by check, cash, or credit card. *We ask that everyone work together to keep our studio healthy and safe. With that said, we strongly advise anyone who is experiencing any covid or flu-like symptoms to not attend class or open studio until it is safe to do so. Please err on the side of caution, and feel free to email the studio with any questions you may have about attending class or open studio. *Mask wearing will be optional for everyone working in the studio during Open Studio Hours *We appreciate your cooperation! Be sure to check out the Smithy Clay Studio website for information about our ongoing Studio and Kiln Rentals! Visit our website

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Empty Bowls Event This Saturday!

03/04 @ The Christ Church Parish Hall

Empty Bowls! This Saturday, March 4th, come to the Christ Church Parish Hall (69 Fair Street) from 12-2pm for the EMPTY BOWLS luncheon! Your $20 donation helps support our friends at the Cooperstown Food Pantry and includes one of the unique bowls made and donated by our own Smithy Clay Studio Artists! The Clay Studio is very proud to be part of this event.

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CAA Seeking Donations of Gently-Used Artwork!

For Upcoming Spring Cleaning Art Bazaar Fundraiser

DONATIONS NEEDED! The CAA Will Be Accepting Donations of Gently-Used Fine Art & Crafts February 21st Through March 3rd for Our Upcoming "Yard Sale" Style Fundraiser, The Spring Cleaning Art Bazaar! What To Do Now? Take a peek in your closets, check out your walls and let the CAA help you clean out the old and bring home something new-to-you! How To Participate? Drop off donations to the CAA Weekdays 11-4pm, Feb. 21st through Mar. 3rd! Please consider calling ahead! (607) 547-9777 Then, be sure to come browse the Spring Cleaning Art Bazaar at the CAA between March 11th and March 18th! COOPERSTOWN ART ASSOCIATION GALLERIES 22 Main Street Cooperstown, NY 13326 www.cooperstownart.com ‌ ‌

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32nd Annual Fenimore Quilt Club Show Opens Tomorrow!

2 Weeks Only! Open Daily 11am-4pm and Sunday 1-4pm

THE ANNUAL FENIMORE QUILT CLUB SHOW  On Display Feb. 4 -19 OPENING TOMORROW!  Daily 11am - 4pm Sunday 1 - 4pm The 32nd Annual Fenimore Quilt Club Show at the CAA The Fenimore Quilt Club Show is one of the largest and longest running quilt shows in the region, displaying approximately 100 quilts and quilted items of all types each year. From antique to modern, professional to novice, all areas of quilt-making are represented in this show, encouraging quilters and quilt collectors alike to bring their wares and family heirlooms to show off. Trade The Cold for a Cozy Quilt The Cooperstown Winter Carnival is all about traditions, both old and new. This weekend make sure to stop by and see one of Cooperstown longest running Winter-Time traditions at the Cooperstown Art Association. Escape the cold and discover what our galleries have to offer. Bet on Your Chance to Win Big Don't forget to purchase your tickets for this year's raffle quilt "Birds of a Feather Quilt Together". Tickets can be purchased each day leading up to the end of the show on Feb. 19. Tickets can be purchased at a rate of $1 per ticket or $5 for 6 tickets. All proceeds go towards benefiting the Fenimore Quilt Club and local organizations. SALE SALE SALE! Quilts, Materials & Books Alongside the show will be a sale of fabric scraps, yardage, pieces, patterns, quilting tools, as well as discounted quilt books and magazines. All proceeds from these sales will go to benefit local food pantries ‌ ‌ The Cooperstown Art Association Galleries are located at 22 Main St. in the Village Hall, on the Corner of Main & Fair Street in Cooperstown. For more information, visit www.cooperstownart.com

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