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This year CCAC is partnering with a diverse group of local non-profits to spread the word about Giving Tuesday and to celebrate the contribution each organization makes to this region. So far the partners include CCAC, the Olean Food Pantry, Pfeiffer Nature Center, and Canticle Farm. These non-profits, and possibly more, will be inviting their supporters to participate in Giving Tuesday and to learn about the other partner organizations.

STB Opening Sept. 23rd Hundreds of artists have entered the Southern Tier Biennial (STB) over the last twelve years showcasing the vital-ity and diversity of contemporary art in the region. The 2017 STB promises to deliver another exceptional exhibition. Jurors Tullis Johnson, curator and man-ager of archives at the Burchfield Pen-ney Art Center in Buffalo and nationally recognized fine artist Thomas Paquette from northwest Pennsylvania, reviewed 165 works submitted by over 60 artists. They have selected work that continues the tradition of presenting a diverse group of artists for this regional survey of contemporary art in the nine coun-ties of New York State’s Southern Tier. Johnson and Paquette will choose a Best of Show winner and three Honora-ble Mention winners. The Best of Show winner receives $1,000 and will have a solo show in the Fall of 2018 with a four-color printed catalog and up to $1,000 for professional development (workshops, training, etc.), and up to $1,000 for show expenses. The Honora-ble Mention winners each receive $500. Join us for the dual exhibition open-ing on Saturday, September 23rd at 3 p.m. at the Olean Public Library Art Gal-lery for light refreshments and awards, followed by an Art Party at 4:30 p.m. at Jamestown Community College’s Center Gallery on North Union Street in Olean with hors d’oeuvres, drinks, and live entertainment by The State Street Ramblers. Both receptions are free and open to the public. The exhibiting artists this year are: Sat-yavani Akula (Elmira, oil painting), Ellen Bahr (Alfred, archival pigment print), Fay Bleier (Limestone, oil painting), Gwen-dolyn Brown (Ellicottville, oil painting), Judson Brown (West Valley, oil paint-ing), James Colby (Lakewood, digital giclee), Schuyler Dawson (Alfred, sculp-ture), Audrey Kay Dowling (Westfield,

DEC Grant Profile p. 2 NYSCA Grant Workshops p. 3 Calendar of Events p. 3 Adult Art Classes p. 4-5 Flocking Results p. 5 Free Family Art Day p. 5

Celebration p. 6 Native American Exhibit p. 7 Routes to Art Returns p. 7 Art in the Park p. 8 Business Sponsor Profile p. 9 Board News p. 9

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Giving Tuesday Party Nov. 28

Giving Tuesday is November 28th and this group of non-profits will be host-ing a celebratory party that evening to watch the day’s tallies of donations as they come in and use this informal, social opportunity not only to fundraise, but to share information about their goals and missions in the community.

WINTER ARTS FESTIVAL November 18th - Artists Reserve Your Booth, Shoppers Save the Date!

The 3rd Annual CCAC Winter Arts Festival at the Lodge at Holiday Valley is one day only - Saturday, November 18 from 10am to 6pm. It is the ideal setting for visitors to begin their holi-day shopping and the perfect oppor-tunity for artists to sell their one-of-a-kind works. Artists interested in being part of this juried fine art sale can find detailed information on the CCAC website. The early bird reduced booth

fee deadline is October 1st. The final registration deadline is October 30th. The sale will be on the first floor of the main lodge at the Holiday Valley Resort in picturesque Ellicottville, New York. Paintings, prints, photographs, pottery, jewelry, and fiber arts are a few of the many original artworks that will be for sale at this juried exhibition and sale. Shoppers are able to meet the artists in person and find unique holiday gifts for family and friends. There is no admission charge for shoppers, but you are invited to participate in the basket raf-fle fundraiser for CCAC featuring wares from regional businesses. The Winter Arts Festival is produced by the Cattaraugus County Arts Coun-cil with special support from Holiday Valley Lodge, the Ellicottville Times and the Cattaraugus County Department of Economic Development and Tourism.

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Community Arts Grant Recipient Profile: Jamestown Concert Association

The Jamestown Concert Association (JCA) has presented professional per-forming artists to the Jamestown area since 1934. For the first twenty years, Community Music out of NYC selected the programs for JCA in exchange for a fee. In 1958, JCA incorporated and began selecting – and having direct contact with – performers and their agents. Jamestown Concert Associa-tion’s mission is to create and foster, through a non-profit plan, a series of seasonal concerts by professional artists on a strictly non-profit educa-tional and civic basis. Six concerts are presented each year from October to

CCAC is pleased to announce the dates of the free Grant Informational Sessions for applicants to prepare for the New York State 2018 Decentraliza-tion (DEC) regrant application process. Community Arts, Arts Education and Artist in Community grants are funded by the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) Decentralization Program with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legisla-ture. CCAC administers these grants in Allegany, Cattaraugus, and Chautauqua counties through a competitive appli-cation process. A peer panel reviews the applications from local artists, arts and cultural organizations, and decides which programs will receive regrants. The funded programs must be com-pleted in the 2018 calendar year. All new applicants are required to attend one of the free grant work-shops or meet individually with CCAC Associate Director/Grants Administra-tor Courtney Mealy before applying.

SEPTEMBER5-30 Paintings by Diane DeLarme, Art on Main Gallery, opening reception Sept. 15, 5-7pm (F)13 Informational Grant Workshop, 5:30-7:30pm, King Memorial Library, Machias (F)20 Informational Grant Workshop, 5-7pm, Wide Awake Club Library, Fillmore (F)23-30 STB opening reception Sept. 23, Olean Public Library, 3 pm, & JCC Center Gallery, 4:30 pm (F)29 Informational Grant Workshop, 6-8pm, Cattaraugus County Arts Council (F) OCTOBER1-27 Diane DeLarme exhibit, Art on Main Gallery (F)1-27 Southern Tier Biennial exhibit at Olean Public Library and JCC Center Gallery (F)6 NYSCA DEC Grant application deadline at 4pm16 CCAC 19th Anniversary celebration, 6pm at CCAC (F)28 Free Family Art Day, 1-4 p.m. at Olean Center Mall (F) NOVEMBER3 - 30 Native American Exhibition, JCC Center Gallery, opening reception Nov. 3rd, 6-8pm (F)9 - 30 Exhibit, Ronald Netsky Printmaking, Olean Public Library (F)18 Winter Arts Festival at Holiday Valley, 10am-6pm (F)28 Giving Tuesday, make a charitable donation to CCAC in support of arts and culture in our region!DECEMBER1-7 Native American Exhibition, JCC Center Gallery (F)1-15 Exhibit, Ronald Netsky Printmaking, Olean Public Library (F)

We are busy every month of the year with many events that are free (F) and open to the public. Come and enjoy the arts!

NYSCA Grant Workshops Announced

Support CCAC While You Shop on Amazon! AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to support the Cattaraugus County Arts Council every time you shop, at no cost to you. When you shop at smile.amazon.com, you can use your existing Amazon account, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate a portion of the purchase price to CCAC. Go to smile.amazon.com and designate the Cattaraugus County Arts Council as your non-profit of choice in your account. CCAC has an Amazon Wishlist! Search on AmazonSmile for info@

myartscouncil.net and items purchased will ship directly to the CCAC studio / office in Alle-gany. So far we have received several “gifts” from our supporters. Thank you for choosing to help CCAC while you shop!

OPEN STUDIO HOURS for Membersand Class Participants

M 4-6pm; T 6:30-9pm; W 7-9pm; F 7-9pm; Sun 12-2pm

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100 West Main Street, AlleganyHours: M,T,W, F 9am-6pm / Th 9am-5pm

block print), Jacqueline Fischer (Alfred, sculpture), Mary Ann Fritz (Machias, fiber art), Susan Forrester-Mackay (Fre-donia, oil painting), Barbara Fox (Lit-tle Valley, oil painting), Lindsey Glover (Trumansburg, digital print), Hall Groat II (Endwell, oil painting), Anthony Hanakovic (Endwell, oil painting), The-resa Heinz (Cuba, mixed media), David Higgins (Corning, mixed media), Dale Inglett (Alfred Station, mixed media), Kellin Jansen (Alfred, painting), J.W. Johnston (Whitney Point, photogra-phy), Heather Kanazawa (Kennedy, painting), Susan Kendrot (Windsor, monotype), Medis Kent (Findley Lake, fiber art), Ashley Kerr (Alfred Station, sculpture), Mark Kirsch (Jamestown, dye print), Jennifer Miller (Westons Mills, oil painting), Barbara Mink (Ith-aca, painting), James Mullen (Endwell, linocut), Richard Nolan (Johnson City, wood), Catherine Panebianco (James-town, photography), Serena Preston (Belfast, drawing), Eileen Proto (Olean, gelatin silver print), Nicole Shields (Ran-dolph, mixed media), Jeremy Speed Schwartz (Wayland, animation), Christine Sullivan (Elmira, oil painting), Hannah Thompsett (Allentown, ceramic and fiberglass), Chris Walters (Corning, photography), Mikel Wintermantel (Allegany, oil painting), Celeste With-iam (Trumansburg, drawing), Hope Zaccagni (Alfred Station, oil painting), Stephanie Zwyghuizen (Jamestown, linocut print). Artists’ statements and photographs of their work are on the STB website, www.southerntierbiennial.com. STB is produced by CCAC, in collab-oration with the Olean Public Library, Jamestown Community College, and the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation. It is funded by an endow-ment from the estate of F. Donald Kenney.

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Fiddle & guitar duo, Dana & Kyle

May. This past spring, a NYSCA DEC Community Arts re-grant helped fund three of these performances and the transportation, housing, marketing, and production costs that accompany them. The theme for the 2016-17 season was “Celebrate Amazing Music!” and each concert marked a different festiv-ity. St. Patrick’s Day was celebrated with a concert by Dana & Kyle, a Celtic fiddle and guitar duo, Earth Day with Percus-sion Group Cincinnati, a trio playing on various traditional and earthen-ware instruments, and finally, Spring and the gift of song was marked with a perfor-mance by Buffalo Gay Men’s Chorus, an

all-male ensemble of 35+ singers. All of these performances and a percussion workshop took place in the elegant nave of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in downtown Jamestown.

Jamestown Concert Association learned of the DEC Community Arts Grant from CCAC’s Associate Director Courtney Mealy. Several years ago, JCA’s all-volunteer board found it had become too time-consuming and costly to complete the many forms and pre-requisites required to apply directly to NYSCA for program funding. A DEC Community Arts Grant seemed like a better fit, and Courtney Mealy let them know that the Cattaraugus County Arts Council would become their NYSCA/DEC go-between. JCA Board President Sally Ulrich said that “receiving this grant relieved some of the stress of presenting concerts during the second half of our concert season when most of the major sup-port has already come in and been allocated. We truly appreciate the funding we have received and will defi-nitely apply again for a Community Arts Grant. The process is practicable, the grant amount really makes a difference in our limited budget, and it helps to bring world-class music to the greater Jamestown area.”

Percussion group Cinncinnati

Buffalo Gay Men’s Chorus

Founded in 1977, the DEC program was developed to ensure New York State’s cultural funding reached every part of the state. Some of the many events funded in part by DEC re-grants this summer included poetry workshops with Twin Tier Writers, exploration of the Amish culture at the Leon Historical Society, a percussion performance at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, performances of the Southern Tier Symphony and Olean Theater Workshop, the Lily Dale out-door concert series, the Town Theatre of Short Tract, the Cherry Creek Sum-mer Gazebo Concert Series, Workshop Wednesdays at Fountain Arts Center, Madcap Puppets performance in Cuba and Canaseraga, the Scandinavian Folk Festival, the Belfast Library Lawn Chair Concert Series, the Gowanda Holly-wood Theater’s summer camp perfor-mance, and the Patterson Library’s art escapes programming.

These informational workshops offer assistance in understanding the grant process, the program guidelines, and provide grant writing tips. Workshop attendees must RSVP by email to Courtney@myartscouncil.net or phone 716-372-7455, noting their preferred workshop date and time. The dead-line for completed 2017 grant applica-tions is 4 pm. Friday, October 6, 2017. Detailed descriptions and guidelines for each of the grants is on the CCAC website, www.myartscouncil.net. The Informational Sessions for 2018 Grant Applications in September:September 13 (5:30-7:30pm) at King Memorial Library, 9538 Main Street, Machias, NY 14101.September 20 (5-7pm) at Wide Awake Club Library, 22 N. Genesee Street, Fill-more, NY 14735.September 29 (6-8pm) at the Cat-taraugus County Arts Council, 100 W. Main Street, Olean NY 14760.

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Classes are held at the area’s only fully-equipped professional art studio at 100 West Main Street, Allegany, New York. Anyone age 14 or older is welcome to take the adult art classes. The class descriptions and paypal payment option are on the web-site, www.myartscouncil.net. Pre-payment is required for all classes. You can also call (716) 372-7455 and pay with a credit card over the phone.

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Creative Clay September 11- Utensil Canister October 2- Garlic Keeper November 6- Appetizer platter December 4- Ornaments All classes 6-9pm; $30 per class Everyone is doing group painting events, so why not try group ceramics? Instructors

will lead participants in creating functional ceramic pieces while enjoying a social atmosphere. All supplies will be provided. Partic-ipants will create a different project each month.

Altering & Combining Wheel Thrown Vessels / Pamela Delyannis August 23, 30 Sept 6, 13 / 5:30-8:30pm $110 Members; $120 Non-members A four-week class for those with wheel throwing experience. Explore the possibil-ities of what you can do to change shapes and add and combine thrown pieces. We will explore making goblets and berry/

fruit bowls to start. Pinching, piercing and making round shapes oval will be covered. Basic techniques on how to combine pieces together so they stay together will be demonstrated. All supplies and tools are included in the price along with 25 lbs. of clay.

Splatter & Spirits / Samila Sosic August 25 / 6-9pm $35; Painting: The Peaceful Ohi:yo’ Join artist Samila Sosic for CCAC’s paint night! She will take you from your first dip of the brush to the finishing touches in creating your very own masterpiece.

Bring your favorite beverage and a group of friends to complete this fun evening of social creativity. All painting supplies will be provided!

Beginning Acrylic Painting / Samila Sosic Sept. 7, 14, 21, 28 / 6-8pm $65 Members; $75 Non-members This course is a comprehensive study of principals of composition, value, pattern, tone, staging, mood, and color theories. Emphasis is placed on the creative process from concept to finished art. The instruc-

tor will lead beginner painters through all the steps of creating a painting with acrylics using a variety of brush work and painting techniques. All supplies included.

Calligraphy / Betsy Afton Sept 18, 25 / 6-8pm $35 Members; $45 Non-members This class covers the basics of calligraphy, or “beautiful writing,” starting with the foundation style of Italics, and will include Celtic and Gothic styles. Students will learn the basic strokes using the chisel-point calligraphy pen to create stunning yet legible pieces of written art. Layout, design, trouble-shooting, marketing and selling

your completed pieces will also be covered, as well as the history of western-style calligraphy. Supplies are included.

Glazing / Pamela Delyannis September 20, 27, Oct 4 / 5:30-8:30pm $50 Members; $60 Non-members Take your pottery to the next level by learning to create unique glazing effects, color combinations and designs. Students are asked to have bisque fired pieces

ready to work with. All glaze, tools and firing are included in the price.

Intro to Painting with Alcohol Ink / Jennifer Godbout September 22 / 6-9pm $35 Members; $45 Non-members Discover the magic and freedom of painting with alcohol ink! This hands-on 3-hour class will introduce tips and techniques for work-ing with a unique, fluid and vibrant medium.

We will be painting on Yupo, tile and palette paper. Alcohol ink dries quickly, and you will come away with several completed works of your own, as well as handouts covering supply lists and sources, examples of the techniques we cover in class, and links for further exploration. This class is open to anyone with a desire to explore, at any skill level. All supplies included.

Painting with Alcohol Ink, Part II: A Closer Look at Techniques / Jennifer Godbout September 30 / 12-3pm $35 Members; $45 Non-members Continuing our journey into the world of Alcohol Ink painting, we will delve into specific techniques using simple tools like makeup sponges, cuticle sticks, and watercolor brushes to create both abstract and representational works, including landscapes, dif-ferent texture effects and shadowing. Where the Intro class gave you a feel for the medium, you will come away from this class with an understanding of how to control it. Pre-requisite for this hands-on, 3-hour class is the Introduction to Painting with Alcohol Ink class. All supplies included.

Watercolor Basics / Adriana Hernandez October 3, 10, 17, 24 / 6-8pm $65 Members; $75 Non-members Beginners and those needing a refresher course alike will gain insight into the won-derful medium of watercolor. This four-ses-sion workshop includes an introduction

to materials, experimentation with techniques, and color study. Supplies are included.

Bakeware and Lidded Vessels / Pamela Delyannis October 11, 18, 25, Nov. 1 / 5:30-8:30pm $110 Members; $120 Non-members A class for those with wheel throwing experi-ence. In this 4-week class we will be working on making pieces that have the right shapes

and sizes to use in the oven and microwave, such as pie plates and baking dishes with handles and lids that fit well and are easy to use. Learn how to size and fit those lids and make handles that look good and function well. Last class will be devoted to finish-ing up work and glazing. Supplies and 25 lbs. of clay are included.

Embroidery / Betsy Matz October 12, 19, 26 /6-8pm $45 Members; $55 Non-members First-timers will work on a band sampler with a stitched area about 3-1/2” x 8” worked on 24 count even-weave banding. The embroidery stitches taught will include satin, back stitch, Algerian eye, darning stitch, jacquard palace, old Florentine, double Hungarian, vertical Milanese, herringbone, Rhodes, bullion, and Smyrna cross. Supplies are included.

Exploring Encaustic Painting / Merry Ryding October 14, 15 / 12-4pm $65 Members; $75 Non-members Encaustic is an ancient medium which has recently enjoyed a resurgence in the art world. Beeswax and damar resin make up the medium and powdered raw pigments

provide the color. Learn some of the many different techniques used by encaustic artists. Beginning with preparation of the base, mixing the colors and fusing, you will then explore layering, photo transfer and embedding techniques. Once the basics are covered workshop participants are encouraged to create individual art-work in their own style.

Splatter & Spirits / Samila Sosic October 20 / 6-9pm Fee: $35 Come join CCAC’s final paint night of 2017! Artist Samila Sosic will take you from your first dip of the brush to the finishing touches in creating your very own masterpiece. Bring your favorite bever-age and a group of friends to complete this fun evening of social creativity. All painting supplies will be provided! Painting TBD.

FREE FAMILY ART DAY OCTOBER 28TH

CCAC’s third Free Family Art Day will be Saturday, Octo-ber 28th from 1-4pm at the Olean Center Mall. We have had an enthusiastic response to these events that allow kids and their parents to do fun art projects together at no charge, enjoying a creative experience accessible to everyone. April’s Family Art Day projects had a springtime theme, so the projects in October will also be seasonally inspired. Spooky Hal-loween trees, hanging bats, an autumn leaf wreath and pencil top-pers will be the projects that kids and parents can make and take home with them the same day. A parent must stay with their child as they do the projects. No registration is required for this free event. We want to thank Fox Financial for seeing the value of bring-ing these types of events to the community and sponsoring the Family Art Days in 2017. If you would like to volunteer to help, please call (716-372-7455) or email our Education Coordinator, Ardyth Van Scoy at ardyth@myartscouncil.net.

Flamingo FunThirty-six people got “flocked” this spring in CCAC’s “Flocking for the Arts” fundraiser. The cam-paign kicked off at the Cel-ebration of the Arts Party on April 1st, and continued through early June. We had two flocks of 20 flamingoes that would “land” on lawns for 2 to 3 days and then get relocated to the next unsuspecting residence. Sometimes birthdays and homecomings were the impetus for the flocking, but the main reason was a fun way to show support for the Arts Council. The folks that got “flocked” were all good sports about

it and the event brought in over $700 for the Arts Council.

All Arts & Cultural groups are invited to post theirevents on the local arts

events online calendar. Go toevents.myartscouncil.net.

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Friends of the arts came together to support CCAC and celebrate the arts and cultural award winners at the third annual Celebration of the Arts Party at the Bartlett Country Club April 1st. CCAC President Ira Katzenstein announced that the arts and cultural award for lifetime achievement would be known, going forward, as the Thomas Barnes Lifetime Achievement award. This recognizes the important contribution made by former CCAC President, Thomas Barnes, to the arts in this region through his participa-tion in the founding of the Arts Coun-cil and his longtime presidency of the organization.

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In the fall of 2018, CCAC’s twentieth anniversary year, the artists’ studio tour known as “Routes to Art” will return! The event will be September 29th & 30th, 2018, and encompass the geo-graphic area of Olean, Allegany, Ellicot-tville, Salamanca and the small towns in between. Artists who do not have a studio within this area can participate by setting up at another artist’s studio in one of these towns. Artists formerly in the Routes to Art tour are invited to return and new artists are invited to apply, submitting photos of their work for this juried art studio tour. Specific details and applica-tion information will be coming to the CCAC website in the fall of 2017.

Photographer and woodworker Bobby Sader not only received the Emerging Talent award, but also had a beautiful, multi-species wood cheese-board in the silent auction which was hotly contested for throughout the course of the evening. Volunteer of the Year Betsy Cashing, well known to many for her volunteer work with the Southern Tier Symphony, accepted on behalf of all volunteers in the community. She said we are all vol-unteers and contribute to making our region a wonderful place to call home. Distinguished Artist of the Year Debra Eck, a paper and fiber artist from Jamestown, accepted her award and thanked her husband Glenn for work-ing so many hours which allows her the freedom to do her art. She thanked him for letting her leave art materials on the table, on the floor, on the bed, on the chairs and for asking before he took anything from the refrigerator - in case it was something for her art. Supporter of the Arts & Cultural Sec-tor Peg Bothner spoke of the wonderful

sense of community and many special friendships that being creative has given her throughout her many years living in this area. Don Sandy of The American Scandi-navian Heritage Foundation accepted the Regrant Program of the Year award and thanked CCAC for recognizing the folk arts as an art form as worthy

Our Region of recognition as the traditional fine arts. He emphasized how this type of support is vital to keep those traditions alive. Finalists for the Thomas Barnes Lifetime Achievement award were Marcia Gallineaux-Hubert, the long-time Studio Director of Dance Arts in Olean; Larry Griffis Jr., a sculptor and founder of Griffis Sculpture Park in Cattaraugus County, who was nom-inated posthumously; and fine art-ist Carson Waterman of the Seneca Nation of Indians, who was chosen by the committee to receive the Lifetime Achievement award. Upon receiving the award, Waterman spoke of how

his community, the Seneca Nation, was torn apart by the Kinzua Dam project. He told of how that was something that was out of his control, but his art was something he could control. He emphasized how through his art he could share his Seneca heritage with his children, grandchildren and the Seneca community, passing that knowledge on. All of the award winners and final-ists received New York State Senate proclamations from Senator Catherine Young in recognition of their work. This event was generously spon-sored by Eric and Marianne Laine, Fox Financial, St. Bonaventure University, Seneca Gaming Corporation, Seneca Nation of Indians, Wilday Group at Morgan Stanley, Jamestown Commu-nity College and Worth W. Smith Hard-ware. The CCAC staff and Board thank the event’s sponsors and the wonderful crowd of guests who came out in cele-bration of the arts. Put April 14 on your calendar for the 2018 Celebration of the Arts Party and remember to nominate your favorite artists for the awards next spring!

Above: CCAC Board President Ira Katzenstein (R) presents former and founding CCAC President, Thomas Barnes, a plaque recognizing his service.

Top: Thomas Barnes Lifetime Achievement award winner Carson Waterman. Middle: (L) Distinguished Artist of the Year Debra Eck.. (R) Volunteer of the Year Betsy Cashing. Middle below is Lifetime Acievement Finalist Marcia Gallineaux-Hubert. Bottom: CCAC Exec-utive Director Tina Hastings (L) with Peg Bothner, winner of the Supporter of the Arts & Cutural Sector award.

Top: (L) Emerging Talent award winner Bobby Sader. (R) Re-grant award recipient Don Sandy of The American Scandinavian Heritage Foundation.

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In their studios. Top: Potter Elliott Hutten of Hog Shed Studio. Above: Watercolorist John Balacki.

The Cattaraugus County Arts Coun-cil and Jamestown Community College Center Gallery are proud to present the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) exhibition, “From Turtle Island: Our Traditional Ex-pressions,” curated by Native American artists Penelope Minner - basket art-ist and member of the Seneca Nation, Turtle Clan - and Peter B. Jones - pot-ter/sculptor and member of the Onon-daga Nation, Beaver Clan. Five of the six Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy are represented in this exhibition. The artists hope to enlighten visitors to the past, present and future of their people and their traditions and raise the local and regional profiles of Native artists by sharing their traditional art forms. Dr. Patricia Briggs, Director of James-town Community College’s Center and Weeks Galleries, stated that “JCC is honored to host local Native American artists in the Olean Campus Center Gal-lery. We are planning to have featured artists speak at the opening reception and to meet with classes on campus. “From Turtle Island” is a marvelous way to highlight native arts and crafts and inform students and community mem-bers about local native cultural tradi-tions.” Every artist in this exhibition recog-nizes the vital importance of keeping their cultural traditions alive by prac-ticing their particular art form and, in turn, passing those skills, knowledge

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and traditions on to the next gener-ation. The artists participating in this exhibition, their Nation, clan and art forms are: Mary Annette Clause, Mohawk, Bear Clan (raised beadwork, cornhusk dolls, moccasins); Hayden Haynes, Sene-ca, Deer Clan (antler carving); Debra Hoag, Seneca, Turtle Clan (beadwork, cornhusk dolls); Tom Huff, Seneca-Ca-yuga, Deer Clan (mixed media sculp-tor); Mary Jacobs, Seneca, Turtle Clan (flat and raised beadwork); Samantha Jacobs, Seneca, Turtle Clan (beadwork, traditional clothing); Peter Jones, On-ondaga Nation, Beaver Clan (stoneware pottery and sculpture); Mike Jones, Onondaga-Seneca, Hawk Clan (pot-tery, sculpture, pen and ink); Penelope Minner, Seneca, Turtle Clan (splint bas-kets, cornhusk dolls, watercolors); Erwin Printup, Cayuga, Bear Clan (painting); Diane Shenandoah, Oneida, Wolf Clan (sculptor); Roger Thompson, Seneca, Turtle Clan (drawing, painting, wood burning); Carson Waterman, Seneca, Snipe Clan (painting, drawing, sculp-ture). The exhibition opens on November 3rd with a gallery reception that is free and open to the public. The exhibi-tion runs through December 7th and visitors are invited to experience the beauty and artistry of the Haudenos-aunee’s rich, cultural heritage during this month-long exhibition.

L to R: Mary Jacobs’ bead work; Penny Minner’s basket work; painting by Carson Waterman; Hayden Haynes’ antler carving. Below: Modern emblem which represents the Hiawatha Wampum Belt, a national belt of the Haudenosaunee.

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CCAC partners with artists, businesses, and residents of the Southern Tier to provide programs, services, and opportunities in the arts. Professional development programs, administering grant funding from the New York State Council on the Arts, studio classes, free art exhibitions, and promotion of events offered by other arts organizations are some of the ways we work to make this region a place where people of all ages want to live, work, play and raise families. Now is the time to demonstrate your belief in arts and culture and invest in an organization working toward a positive future for all. Please take a minute to make your generous contribution so CCAC can continue its mission. Thank you.

Cattaraugus County Arts Council’s 68th Art in the Park at War Vets Park had a rainy start for the artists setting up their booths, but as the day pro-gressed the weather improved and it became a welcoming shady spot for the crowd and the artists alike. Twen-ty-nine artists registered to show and sell their work this year, but the uncer-tain weather kept a few away. And unfortunately the new event this year - the chalk art contest - was rained out. It will return next year. The artists’ booths are judged every year by a new guest juror. The Art in the Park guest juror this year was Kane, Pennsylvania Art in the Wilds Director Marilyn Blackmore. She toured the art-ists’ booths, reviewing the overall qual-ity of their work and their booth layout and presentation and then selected three show winners. Best of Show was awarded to Greg Ricciardiello of Dutch Hill Pottery, this is his second year in a row winning Best of Show. The Best New Exhibitor recipient was Katie DeCerbo from Earthology with her handcrafted artisan soaps. Blackmore liked her unique signage which made the booth stand out from among the ten new art-ists exhibiting. Finally, the hand-crafted work, packaging and overall branding won Kimberly and Kellie LaMendo-la-O’Brien of Kumbha Moon Soaps the award for Best Presentation.

L to R: Miranda Turner’s booth, Daniel Gonska’s Realtime Photography booth and CCAC’s double booth with wheel throwing demonstrations.

Top: CCAC volunteer Cheryl Wintermantel lets kids get the feel of the clay; Middle: Kumbha Moon Soaps wins Best Presentation; Bottom: two new exhibitors, Joyful Energy jewelry and Wild Mountain Organics body care.

Top: visitors enjoy the event; Middle: Dutch Hill Pottery wins Best of Show; Below: Earthology wins Best New Exhibitor.

Ried’s Food Barn is the largest independent supermarket in the Southern Tier of Western New York. Founded in Allegany, NY in 1973, the Olean Food Barn was opened in June, 1977. Ried’s Food Barn endeavors to combine a value proposition of good pric-ing, freshness, quality and service with involvement in community issues that are important to their employees and customers. Co-owner David Ried speaks of their support of the Cattaraugus County Arts Council: “We have, since our inception, attempted to be associated with the local arts community. Our involvement with the Arts Council is a logical and productive way for us to support artists and artistic projects in our area. “Community artists and artistic projects sustain and add to the

quality of life in our community. We’re sure that many of our employees and customers share the benefits of the artistic movement, both as presenters and consumers of art. “In addition to personally enjoying local artistic projects, it gives us great pride in watching people, especially young people, gain skills and self confidence in presenting their message. We feel these artists and their projects need to continue, and businesses such as ours need to help where they can.”

Longtime supporter and board member Eva Potter has resigned from the CCAC Board to spend more time with her family. We will miss her contribution to the board, but know that she remains a strong sup-porter of CCAC and the arts in our region. Stepping into this opening on the board is attorney Jack Hart, partner in the Olean law firm, Wagner & Hart, LLP. Jack’s parents were born and raised in Olean, but because his father was a career Army officer, the family lived in many states as well as Japan before returning to Olean when Jack was in high school. Since then, except for the years when Jack was away for school and in the military, Olean has been his home. Jack has many interests which include enjoying many forms of fine art and participating in public affairs. This has led to what Jack calls “an easy decision,” when invited to join the CCAC Board. As he explains, “The work of CCAC is important. I think the arts add much to the quality of life in our region, and the Council makes a significant contribution to keeping the artist-commu-nity vibrant and growing. Whether by introducing art and artists to the public, offering classes, or by providing artists with quality business support and assistance, our area as a whole is benefited. I am looking forward to my tenure.”

CCAC Business Sponsor Profile: Ried’s Food Barn

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CCAC was fortunate to have a summer intern this year from St. Bonaventure. A visual arts major, Kevin Hamzik from Cleveland, Ohio, was recommended by Ann Mormile, his instructor and advisor at St. Bonaventure. Kevin was a big help assisting with the teen wheel throwing class, and studio maintenance as well as our flamngo fundraiser. Kevin was also part of our team at Art in the Park. Tina Hastings, CCAC Executive Director commented, “We enjoy offering internships at CCAC as it helps us with our many programs and classes, but it is also a learning experience for the intern. Kevin learned not only about arts administration, but also about some of the complex-ities of nonprofit operations.”

Kevin Hamzik, Summer Intern

Find Regional Arts & Cultural Events - concerts, art classes, festivals, lectures,

theater, dance - on this Online Calendar: events.myarstcouncil.net

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CCAC Members

Patron (1K)Dr. Judith Ann HartmanErick & Marianne Laine

Sustainer (500)Cynthia T. Boser

Supporter (200)Travis & Darlene Baugh

Friend (100)Don & Lucy BensonPeg BothnerFaith BoycePatricia BriggsDouglas & Betsy CashingClaudia & Joe CatalanoMelissa CurranJane & Dennis EshbaughRuth FloodCarol & Tony GalloPhil & Tina HastingsRichard HeiserVirginia HemmerlyJoe & Cecily HigginsKathy & Dale MacArthurRobin MuscatoDavid & Eva PotterFrancie PotterScott & Mary Jo ReedMike & Patti RosenswieChris StarkFred & Kathy WelchKim WhitneyCarlyn Yanda

Artist MembersWilma FlemingJennifer GodboutPauline Hoffmann, Wild Mountain OrganicsElliott Hutten, Hog Shed StudioCarl Margeson, Third Street StudioBobby Sader, Allegany Wood-workingGreg SouchikJudy Speckman

Honorary Life MemberMikel Wintermantel

Members – Basic & FamilyCrystal AbersGary AbrahamAcme Business MachinesCindy AdamsAlfieri FamilyK. AustinAllen Backer

John BalackiRhonda BermanMaureen BernasSandra BonadonnaBetsey BrairtonKay BrooksLudwig BrunnerSandra BurdickNancy BurgesonDiane BurnsKaren BurrCharity BurtonDiane CaldwellPatricia CanfieldJudy CapozziCharlotte CappellinoLance Chaffee & Brenda QuistKarin ChaseJames ColbyNancy ConsedineCharles CopelandLen CurranWanda DeanThe Dedrick FamilyCindy DeFeliceDiane DeLarmePamela DelyannisShirley DibbleDebra EckPauline FarmerBeverly FehringerAnne Claire FisherKaren FitzpatrickBarbara FoxLaDorna FoxSheila M. GallagherBarry Gan & Miaoli ZhangJoan GattusoMary GibbsAthena Godet-CalogerasJamie GrahamCharlene GrangerPamela GrothConrad GuentherTeresa HaasPeter HamiltonJacqueline HopkinsMoses & Patricia HowdenShirley HullJim & Emily IveyMary JacobsAlicia JankowskiHeidi JimersonMyra JohnstonIra Katzenstein & Carol Ma-honeyMarcia KellyMichael & Marcel KellyColleen KentMedis KentPatricia KerlMary KingDavid & Cathy Koebelin

Linda LampackDeborah LanniRoberta Le MaireSandra LundJudy MacMillanJulie MaderJulie MaierLinda ManrossMichelle MarksLyn MatternLizbeth MatzLaura McCormickBetty MeierjurgenSusan S. MeyerAdam MillerJennifer MillerSally Ann MillerPenny & Aaron MinnerDonna MontervilleDella MoorePam MoranMargaret E. NevinsNancy Nixon EnsignJoy NoetherAmy NunezMelissa & David O’DellRose OrcuttMarsia PainterSeth PalmerThomas & Ellen PaquetteAnn ParkerNancy PascarellaMike & Judy PattonMarie PetrickCraig PolsonCorrine PotterKim & Steve PotterMike PremGloria PrestonKathleen Quinn-LeslieCarolyn RainePatty ReeseMarilyn ReynoldsHelen RuggieriBetty RunkleJohn RuppMichael & Kathy SaderPhyllis SchankAda ScharfMelissa SchollCarol ShafferKatherine Sielski-KayesJessie & Jordan SlatteryJohn & Sandy SleggsMarji K. SmithCarmen SoplopSamila SosicDeveon SpaethGregory SpakoJil St. Ledger-RotyMary Jane Steinbacher-WilsonJohn StevensDebralynn Stillson-Travis

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THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR BUSINESS SPONSORS:Diamond SponsorsFox FinancialHoliday Valley ResortPlatinum SponsorsEllicottville TimesSolEpoxy Inc. Gold SponsorsCattaraugus County BankFamily Dental WellnessRegina Quick Center for the ArtsSilver SponsorsBlack, Lyle & Habberfield, LLPCasey, Halwig & Hartle Funeral HomeCommunity Bank, N.A.Cutco FoundationDuggan & Duggan General Contractor, Inc.Hedley Brook AgencyKumbha Moon Soap CompanyNapoleon Engineering ServicesOlean Community TheatreOlean Theatre WorkshopRegister GraphicsRied’s Food BarnRock City ParkSouthern Tier SymphonyThe Plaid PaletteBronze SponsorsCutco Kabar Visitors CenterGreat Lake FXHamlin Bank and Trust Co.Jamestown Concert AssociationLily DaleMartin Studio of Photography Olean Area Federal Credit UnionOlean Friends of Good MusicOlean PodiatryParagon Interior DesignPfeiffer Nature CenterVillaggioWalmart Store #2159

Karen StricklandDarlene SubulskiMiranda TurnerChristine UhlRegina & James Van ScoyPablo VelozElaine WagnerRob & Jeanne WalkChuck & Etta WalkerEdith WalkerTodd & Dani WatkinsBill & Karen WeatherelMichael & Eileen WeishanCarey Ann WelchMaria WelkaTheresa WellsStephen Weston & Patricia ValentineAmy WilliamsJennifer WolbertMary Kay WorthPaula WozMarilyn ZagoraRobin Zefers ClarkKayla Zimmer

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