The ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes

Photo by Lee Speary

The ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes (The ARTS Council) is thrilled to share how we’ve cultivated community in The ARTS Council’s Evelyn Peeler Peacock Gallery and all the ways you’ve made a difference since last November - and we need your help to continue!

• This Spring, we launched FLX Improv Group, providing a new space for practices, performances, and workshops. 
• In July, we collaborated with master fly tier Eric Mastroberti to curate Salmon and Trout Flies of the Finger Lakes. This show featured a rich tapestry of over 60 regionally specific flies and their unique stories. A culminating highlight was the gathering of local artists and regional fly tiers for Mastroberti's fly-tying demonstration.
• We continue to provide local artists numerous opportunities to professionally display and sell their work.
• Our expanded Solo Show Program gives emerging artists space to experiment with new techniques, content, and concepts, while providing artists a month-long show, promotional support, mentorship, and a stipend. Just this Summer, we proudly showcased the wondrous and magical ceramics of local artist Marissa Scott.
• The ARTS Council has started an Artist Highlight Program, featuring exhibitions that share community stories and invite collaboration with local partners, like this fall's exhibition, Our Mothers' Memory Keepers - Exploring generational memory through our senses, an exhibition by Maria Goldwyn. Maria's work brought together community, family, and a programmatic partnership with the Rochester and Finger Lakes Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association, while exploring how connections to generational memory and tradition are frayed by Alzheimer's. 

These community experiences - and more - are made possible with support from community members like you. 

Help us continue to cultivate community and connection - donate to The ARTS Council today!