BAINBRIDGE – The Jericho Arts Council (JAC) 41st Annual Fine Arts Show will open Saturday, April 30 through Saturday, May 7.

Artists from throughout the region will exhibit their most exciting pieces. Come upstairs to the Bainbridge Town Hall Gallery, at 15 North Main Street. The show is free and open to all each day. The creative work of the regional artists will include diverse 2-D media.

Bring your family and friends to learn about and enjoy works in photography, oil, acrylic, watercolor, drawings and graphics including collage, mixed media, pastel and printmaking. There is still time to enter: The JAC website www.jerichoarts.com has artist info and the prospectus; onsite registration is April 25 and 26.

This exhibit is a rich addition to the opportunity to spend a relaxing time surrounded by the best of local art.

Exhibit hours: Saturday  April 30 6 to 8:30 p m; Sunday Noon to 3pm; Mon through Fri 1 to 7 pm; Saturday May 7 1 to 8:30. Awards reception is at 2pm. Please come and enjoy this wonderful show.

 

It’s also time for the 8th Regatta Row Exhibit, Streetfest and Auctions.

Jericho Arts Council Gallery Committee has 12 of our adult size Adirondack style Canoe Paddle Chairs built by Dan Stoltzfus and new this year, 18 four, five and six foot Garden Art Poles, built by John Haddad with helpers Ian Tonnessen and Steve Witham.

The theme this year is “Regatta Byways – Scenes Along the River.”. The chairs and poles will arrive on the sidewalks of North and West Main Street in the village on April 27 with canoe paddles created by Foxx Worx Paddles and decorated by area school students being hung in business windows. Regatta Row Street Art will be on display for all to enjoy through the month of May. 

All will be going online at the auction site 32Auctions, with the chairs and poles moving on to a live auction in the Chamber of Commerce tent 5pm on Saturday May 28 at the Regatta, General Clinton Park. The last time, three years ago, the bidding was fierce and fun!  Proceeds from the art auctions will go to the JAC Regatta Row fund to support artists and musicians and to create future events.

Our artists this year are: Fran Briggs, Jessica Chambers, Robin DeGolier, Christine Giuliano, Sarah Green, Margie Hamer, Rachel Hares, Keiko Howard, Sharon Herrmann, Birte Jorgensen, Nancy Kitchen, Carol Lernihan, Ellen Lockhart-Main, Diana McShane, Sara O'Brien & Paula Pickhardt, Alecia O'Neill, Hans Spalholz, Jessica Tefft and Cyndy Weeks! Golden Artist Colors generously supplied each selected artist with a customized assortment of their exceptional acrylic paints. 

A fun Regatta Row Streetfest will be happening this year. Actually it’s only the 6th, since it was unable to happen the past two years because of Covid.

There will be the artists with their works of art, music all along the street and other free surprises. Come join us the afternoon of Saturday May 21 from 1 to 3 on the sidewalks, then into the Theatre for a free finale with John Truth Experience.

The buskers for the Streetfest will be: Annie Simpson & Co., Cameron Cates, Gary Gay, Joe Lombardi, Joe VanSteenburg, John Truth Experience, Kathy Shimberg & Co., Smoketown and Uncleshake

If you or your business would like to financially support this event, go to www.jerichoarts.com, see Regatta Row 2022 and “Click here to donate”. Our artists this year are: Fran Briggs, Jessica Chambers, Robin DeGolier, Christine Giuliano, Sarah Green, Margie Hamer, Rachel Hares, Keiko Howard, Sharon Herrmann, Birte Jorgensen, Nancy Kitchen, Carol Lernihan, Ellen Lockhart-Main, Diana McShane, Sara O'Brien & Paula Pickhardt, Alecia O'Neill, Hans Spalholz, Jessica Tefft and Cyndy Weeks! Golden Artist Colors generously supplied each selected artist with a customized assortment of their exceptional acrylic paints. 

You may also go to this site for links to the People’s Choice Award voting and the online auction sites of 32auctions.com.

Information online at www.jerichoarts.com, email jacarttrail@gmail.com or call/text Rachel 607-643-2211   

This event is made possible with public funds from the statewide Community Regrants Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts, with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature, and administered by The Earlville Opera House.

– Info from the JAC Gallery and Regatta Row Committees