The Phelps Arts Center in Phelps, NY seeks a creative and dynamic part-time (32 hours a week) Grant & Outreach Associate.  Ability to work both independently and as part of a team, strong interpersonal, organizational, administrational and computer skills, the ability to travel within 5 counties, and grant writing experience are all needed. This is a grant funded position in partnership with the New York State Council on the Arts State and Local Partnership Program and is subject to contract renewal and availability of funds each year. For complete information, see attached pdf position description. 

To apply:  Grants & Outreach Associate Search, Phelps Arts Center, 15 Church Street, Phelps, NY 14532

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Sign up Saturday, August 2nd at in front of Phelps Arts Center during Krautin Around Downtown, 15 Church Street.

Satisfy your thirst for art at the Watercolors of the Finger Lakes exhibit opening at the Phelps Arts Center

Drink in the beauty of our region through the artistic talents of local artists at the Watercolors of the Finger Lakes exhibit at the Phelps Arts Center. The exhibit features the work of Richard Ware and other regional artists, including Patrick Willett, Alice Salisbury and Jay Vine, and will show from July - September 2008.

Nothing captures the imagination like a watercolor rendering of the beauty we call home, life in the Finger Lakes. There will be over 40 items on exhibit displaying various styles and interpretations of this beautiful region. Take the visual journey from barns to boats, bridges to lighthouses. Walk through snow covered fields, down tree-lined paths and across sandy lake beaches. Enjoy the artists tribute to our architecture, our landscapes and our seasons; perhaps you will see a familiar place or one that reminds you of a favorite memory of your time in the Finger Lakes. The latest Phelps Arts Center exhibit can be enjoyed any Friday, Saturday or Sunday from 1 4 pm after the opening on July 11 until late September. For further information please call (315) 548-2095 or visit www.phelpsny.com/arts.

Patrick Willett descripes his peices in the show: "Falls Brink is the brink of Taughannock falls, the top just before the water falls where most tourists never go and never see the beauty of it. It is a special place for me, I took my children up there for years, they still talk about that spot.

"Cayuga tree" depicts the lovely sycamore trees along Cayuga Lake, the light mixing the water and land together.

"Grape Harvest" captures the sweeping views on the rare clearings high above the lakes, in many spots you can see more that one lake from up there. Also, in the fall, the air is saturated with the smell of grapes as the fields turn an amazing gold which seems unique to the finger lakes area.

For more information on the exhibit go to: http://www.mpnnow.com/entertainment

2008 Coming Events and Exhibits*
August 1,2,3 -Sauerkraut Festival Arts Special

Saturday, August 2 - The Phelps Sauerkraut Festival Demonstration by Becky Congdon The Phelps Arts Center is happy to sponsor flamework glass artist Becky Congdon at the Phelps Sauerkraut Festival at the Arts And Crafts area. She will be demonstrating her flamework technique and selling her beautiful glass jewelry and beads. For more information on her work go to: BeckyCongdon.etsy.com

September 20 - 7 p.m. performance of EMILY CARR and THE ELEPHANT, an original script by Kathy Ann Morris of Canandaigua sponsored by DEC.

October 1 -    Deadline for DEC Arts Grants Applications.  Enrich your community!  Apply for a DEC Arts Grant.

October 16 - End of November - Veterans Art, art created by Veterans of the
United States Armed Forces.

October 20 - Toronto trip to the McMichael Gallery, Round trip to and from Toronto by motor coach includes a snack and water provided during trip, admission to Gallery with one hour special tour with Gallery docent, gourmet luncheon at Gallery, and tour Director for the day. The cost per person is $95. Call the center at (315) 548-2095 by Sept 24 to reserve your spot. Passport needed or photo ID needed.

December - January - Holiday Exhibit

Portraiture Exhibit Open House showing the Greene Family Gospel Singers

Stop by and check out the Phelps Arts Center on the National Register of Historic Places, this historical gem has served Phelps as: The Phelps Arts Center, since 2006; Phelps Community Memorial Library, 1976 - 2005; and St. Johns Episcopal Church, 1850 - 1955. These are a few of the beautiful stainglass windows that grace the walls of the center.