Mark your calendar for September 30 and October 1 to visit the 2017 Cazenovia Art Trail, a unique opportunity to meet painters, sculptors, potters, photographers and crafts people in their studios where they bring their works to life. Visitors will experience a diverse collection of artists and their works as well as nature’s display of fall colors in and around Cazenovia. Studios and “Art Hubs” will be open for the tour from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days of the Trail.

The Art Trail is pleased to welcome several new artists, including Jennifer Hooley, painter; Susan Johnson, painter; Michael McBane, painter; and pastel painter, Mary Padgett, who isn’t new but is returning after a hiatus. Returning artists include Peter Beasecker, potter; Wayne Daniels, painter; Naomi DeMuth, potter; Roger DeMuth, illustrator; Eugen Doering, metal sculptor; Henry Drexler, painter; Marilyn Fegan, 3-D painter; Jude Ferencz, metal sculptor; Liz Lurie, potter; Rick Marchant, painter; Paul Parpard, multimedia; Cazenovia Cut Block, woodworkers; Dave Porter, wood sculptor; Deborah Wester, painter; Hongo (David Robertson), painter; Shawn Gilmore, painter; multiple Cazenovia Watercolor Society painters; multiple artists at Cazenovia Artisans; Geoffrey Navias, artist in residence at Stone Quarry Hill Art Park; Cazenovia College art and design faculty; and Cazenovia College Art students at Jephson Campus.

Sponsored by the Cazenovia Area Community Development Association, this sixth annual Art Trail includes the area’s finest artists, working in their home studios or other “art hub” settings during the event. The 2017 Art Trail includes a few studios within walking distance in the historic village, while other studios may be reached by car. The event is free and open to the public. Discover the art and artists that make this one of the most colorful spots in Central New York!

Special points of interest along the 2017 Art Trail will include Cazenovia Farmer’s Market, Empire Farmstead Brewery, Critz Farm and Harvest Moon Cidery, Lorenzo State Historic Site, Our Farm, and Pompey Historical Society Campus. Visitors are also encouraged to visit the many other shops and restaurants in the Cazenovia area.

Maps of the Art Trail will be available at all artists’ locations on the days of the event, including the Gallery at Reisman Hall at 6 Sullivan Street where visitors can also stop to get more information, or they can be downloaded from the Art Trail website, art-trail.org.

For more information about the event and this year’s participating artists, visit art-trail.org, email arttrail@cacda.net, or “like” the Art Trail on Facebook.

By martha

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