Guthrie Medical Center and McNeil Building Gallery
Cortland Arts Connect manages two galleries in our community: Guthrie Medical Center and the McNeil Building at 19 Main St., Cortland.
The Guthrie gallery is located in their staff cafeteria. There are approximately 31 feet of wall space. Currently, exhibits are rotated on a 6 month basis. Guthrie personnel participate in reviewing artworks submitted for consideration. Sale prices are not permitted in the display but the artist’s contact information can be included with the biographical information that is displayed with the artworks.
The McNeil Gallery is located in the first floor entry passageway at 19 Main Street. (Cortland Arts Connect maintains office space in that building.) Artworks can be displayed on both sides of the gallery; each side is approximately 40 feet long. Generally the area can hold 30-40 pieces, depending on size. Options for this space can be for a single artist, two artists (one on each wall), or a group show. McNeil Gallery shows are rotated on a 2 month basis. A poster with information about a current show is displayed in the window facing Main Street. The Cortland Standard publishes a Community Living article for each opening. Artists may include sale prices with their works.
First Friday
DEADLINE : The 20th of the month prior
Cortland Arts Connect hosts First Friday each month. We welcome both virtual and in person events.
Artists, musicians, venues, please reach out and tell us what you have in mind. New work to post? An opening to promote? A concert to stream?
"Where Are the Artists?"
Cortland Arts Connect is highlighting the breadth of arts and culture in our area by developing a county-wide Cortland Arts Trail (CAT) that will feature artists, studios (art, dance, music), art installations (murals, statues, etc.), art venues, music venues, galleries and businesses that support the arts.
We are implementing a hybrid model for online and in-person map that will identify these locations and contact information. We’re asking for Cortland County artists of all genres to register their information and give permission for listing on the CAT map
Painters Painting Painters
Painters Painting Painters: A Portrait Exhibit
Are you interested in being part of a group portrait exhibit and meeting other local artists? The idea of this exhibit is for artists to create a portrait of another local artist. A local artist will then create a portrait of of them. Portraits must be able to hang on a gallery wall. The show will be on display at McNeil Building Gallery in early 2023, with the possibility of moving to another location after!
Currently I am gathering names of interested artists. No limit on the medium, but it must be able to hang on a gallery wall. The gallery space cannot currently accommodate 3D works.
Contact organizer Emily at artbyemilygibbons@gmail.com if you are interested!
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The NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship
THE NYSCA/NYFA ARTIST FELLOWSHIP
The NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship is a $8,000 unrestricted cash grant available to artists living in New York State and/or one of the Indian Nations located therein.
https://www.nyfa.org/awards-grants/artist-fellowships/
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NYS RURAL AND TRADITIONAL ARTS FELLOWSHIP:
NYS RURAL AND TRADITIONAL ARTS FELLOWSHIP:
The Fellowship takes a place-based approach with the goal of inspiring and building lasting connections to rural people and places and to acknowledge and support artists living and working within rural communities. This project is meant to celebrate the creativity and innovative nature of the artist and the connection between arts and land. Fellowships will provide a 10-month process to develop a work integrated with and in response to the artist’s rural community. The project must demonstrate a deep commitment and place-based engagement with the artist’s rural community. Fellows must propose an actionable idea that responds to, is inspired by, and/or engages with the land through their artistic practice. Fellows may choose to work with a farm, a park or arboretum, a significant parcel of land, or another rural-based entity that is meaningful to the artist and their community. Eligible artists are those living and/or working in a rural community. For the purposes of this initiative, a rural community is defined as having populations of less than 30,000 and not part of an urban or suburban cluster. Artists working across disciplines are eligible.
Gallery at Cortland Free Library
Gallery at Cortland Free Library seeks artists:
The Cortland Free Library hosts art exhibits on a rotating basis. Please email Theresa at
Call for Artists
Enter Here - A Workshop
Wednesday October 18th at 7pm, Center for the Arts of Homer
This workshop will help artists enter online shows, specifically the Community Arts Challenge and Being Female Art Exhibit. We will discuss photographing your work, preparing a digital file and using the online application. Instructed by Emily Gibbons.
Please email us at communityartschallenge@gmail.com to sign up for the workshop!
Scholarship
Deadline: October 1, 2023
The Cortland Arts Connect Scholarship Fund awards scholarships to Cortland County residents who want to expand their creative growth/interest through participation in local instruction.
Cortland County residents of any age are eligible for consideration. Individuals can
apply by submitting an interest statement through cortlandartsconnect.org/scholarship or at the
recommendation of a teacher or mentor from a local organization (i.e. Cortland County school)
through cortlandartsconnect.org/scholarship. Consideration will be given to expressed interest in
the arts and financial need.
Cortland County Arts Trail
Deadline: Rolling
Cortland Arts Connect is highlighting the breadth of arts and culture in our area by developing a county-wide Cortland Arts Trail (CAT) that will feature artists, studios (art, dance, music), art installations (murals, statues, etc.), art venues, music venues, galleries and businesses that support the arts.
We are implementing a hybrid model for online and in-person map that will identify these locations and contact information. We’re asking for Cortland County artists of all genres to register their information and give permission for listing on the CAT map.
McNeil Building Gallery & Guthrie Gallery
Deadline: Proposals are reviewed on a quarterly basis. These dates are: March 31, June 30, Sept 30, Dec 31. Artists will be notified of acceptance 2 weeks after the deadline.
Cortland Arts Connect manages two galleries in our community: McNeil Building Gallery at 19 Main Street Cortland and a gallery at Guthrie Medical Center.
The McNeil Gallery is located in the first floor entry passageway at 19 Main Street. (Cortland Arts Connect maintains office space in that building.) Artworks can be displayed on both sides of the gallery; each side is approximately 40 feet long. Generally the area can hold 30-40 pieces, depending on size. Options for this space can be for a single artist, two artists (one on each wall), or a group show. McNeil Gallery shows are rotated on a 2 month basis. A poster with information about a current show is displayed in the window facing Main Street. The Cortland Standard publishes a Community Living article for each opening. Artists may include sale prices with their works.
The Guthrie gallery is located in their staff cafeteria. There are approximately 31 feet of wall space. Currently, exhibits are rotated on a 6 month basis. Guthrie personnel participate in reviewing artworks submitted for consideration. Sale prices are not permitted in the display but the artist’s contact information can be included with the biographical information that is displayed with the artworks.
If you have tried applying to the gallery Jan and Feb this year, please let us know (admin@cortlandartsconnect.org) Our old submission form lost some of the applications! We have a new form up, see button below!
Cortland Music - Festival of Choirs
Festival of Choirs - Call for Singers!
Hello, Singers!
You are invited to sing at the festival "A Celebration of Choirs and Bands: In Memoriam Barbara Pauldine, Donna Anderson, Donna Yacavone and Samuel Forcucci." The concert will be Friday evening, December 1 at The Center for the Arts, Homer at 7 pm.
The dress rehearsal: Thursday 11/30/2023 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm at the C4A in Homer.
All the participant singers from diverse choirs or individuals who enjoy singing will be part of a bigger ad hoc choir, formed for this event. The direction will be by Cortland County's longest serving choral conductor, Sue Bonné. Piano accompaniment will be provided by Paulette C. Fry, and Dr. Timothy Diem, professor of Music at SU and Barbara Pauldine’s son-in-law.
We will perform Sam Forcucci’s only two pieces currently in print: His cantata "Child of Wonder," which is only 14 minutes, and his "Song of Benediction," 3 minutes.
Participant choirs will have the opportunity to perform an additional Christmas or Advent selection of their choice (up to 7 minutes long). It also can be a solo or duet piece if the choir does not have many members but wants to be represented for this grand event.
The rehearsals will be at The United Presbyterian Church of Cortland, 25 Church St., Cortland 13045. There is a huge parking lot directly across from the church at the County Office Building, so it is an easy commute. There are no dates set for the rehearsals yet, but we will inform you ASAP. Thus, we would like to hear from you ASAP.
We will provide the music for the Forcucci pieces, but you should sign up for the music you will receive (we cannot afford a second copy for the same singer).
The ad hoc choir will rehearse the cantata about 4-5 times before the performance, but we will give the music in advance so you can prepare it on your own. Choir directors will receive the music in the next 2 weeks, as soon as we hear from them, so they can rehearse with their own choirs during their choir time.
Please inform us of your interest by emailing Gina Sikora at: sikora777@aol.com., or Lynn Koch at lynndeborahk2@frontiernet.net.
If you prefer you can call 607-597-9227.
Thanks for your interest and cooperation.
Gina Sikora
Executive Director,
Cortland Music, Inc
607-597-9227
Being Female
Being Female: Art as Empowerment
These events include workshops and a culminating celebration in March 2024 that highlights the creativity of women across all art forms. Throughout the duration of this project, a unifying theme will be collaboration, especially between artists who express themselves through different genres. Ever think about choreographing a dance that depicts a painting? Or writing a song that reflects a series of photographs? If so, this might be what you’ve been waiting for!
If you are an artist of any medium or across multi-media, who identifies as female, please join us in this effort. We need you to help us create a movement toward true equality, empowerment, and equal opportunity.
Please bring your ideas and join the movement. If you can’t make the meeting, but you want to be involved, email us at beingfemalecortland@gmail.com.
Cortland Free Library
Deadline: Rolling
The Cortland Free Library seeks artists to exhibit in their gallery.
Please email reference@cortlandfreelibrary.org or call 607-753-1042 for more information.
CNY Arts: Grants for Regional Arts & Culture Engagement Program
Deadline: November 15th, 2023 by noon
The CNY Arts Grants for Regional Arts and Culture Engagement Program is designed to support the capacity of individual artists and small nonprofit organizations to develop quality arts projects and programming. This program is offered in place of the NYSCA Statewide Community Regrants (formerly known as Decentralization) Program for 2024.
The NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship
The NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship is a $8,000 unrestricted cash grant available to artists living in New York State and/or one of the Indian Nations located therein.
FUTURE AWARD CYCLES
2024 NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship Categories
Applications for the 2023-24 award cycle will open in Fall 2023. The following categories will be reviewed:
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Fiction
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Folk/Traditional Arts
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Interdisciplinary Work
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Painting
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Video/Film