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  • Performing Arts Concert & Theatre Tickets on Sale!
    Starting Monday, you can purchase or reserve your tickets for all of our concerts and theatrical productions online, in person, via email or over the phone.  Check out the package deals-- they're great for our frequent guests! Don't forget to check back and scoop them up before they sell!  CLICK IMAGE TO PURCHASE TICKETS or visit here for theatre and here for concerts.
    Posted Jun 16, 2013, 10:03 AM by Danielle Newell
  • "Our Town" Exhibit Currently on View
    Right now the High School's annual "Our Town" Exhibit featuring beautiful student work is on display in the Pottery Studio.  The concept is unique:  students interview members of the community to learn their life stories, and then they find creative ways to tell those stories through various artistic media.  We had a lovely reception in our courtyard Monday with students performing live while their families and friends enjoyed the show. Come on down and see it-- the exhibit comes down Sunday! Thanks to their wonderful teacher, Rebecca Burk-Sciallo, for organizing this and being such a great collaborator and friend!

    Posted Jun 4, 2013, 5:05 PM by Danielle Newell
  • Auditions Rolling
    The first round of auditions is over and we've got some wonderful actors, but we are still on the hunt for the right fit for a few roles in The Heidi Chronicles & Flowers for Algernon.  Male, female, mature, young, experienced, novice... we've got shoes to fill and we'd love to see a variety of feet!  Auditions will be held by appointment and again for The Heidi Chronicles on Thursday, May 30th in the Smithy Gallery from 5-7PM.  Contact director@smithyarts.org for details and appointments.
    Posted May 26, 2013, 10:41 AM by Danielle Newell
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Advocating for the Arts

Check out the PBS documentary series "Art & the Mind" to learn all about the powerful effect exposure to the arts has on everything from childhood development to disease prevention to world peace.  

Then, make sure you explore our website to find out how you can get involved in the arts here at SCA!


 

Arts Boost the Economy... And Now There's Evidence!

We've always known that the arts are good for the growth and prosperity of the economy, but if you're looking for quantifiable proof, The Clyde Fitch Report has it.  Read it by clicking here!  Yet another reason to support nonprofits and the arts in general!




 
 

 


 




 
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Our mission is to make art accessible, as well as to inspire people to discover the artist within...


Artist Spotlight: Susan Jones Kenyon

In the Home of Susan Jones Kenyon

Walking into Susan Jones Kenyon's house is the closest you can get to entering the artist's mind.


As soon as you set foot through the side door, you're surrounded by Susan's art: paintings of Otsego Lake and Kingfisher Tower, portraits of her three children, pots featuring angels and fairies, and dog bowls—yes, dog bowls—that Susan painted while working for Bradley Goodyear Smith as a designer.


Take a few more steps and you'll enter the Kenyon living room, adjacent to Susan's studio on the southwest corner of the house. The walls are light brown and nearly covered with Susan's oil paintings.


If you're lucky, you'll arrive when Susan, 54, is on the phone with a frame company, allowing you a few extra moments to look around, soak up the art she surrounds herself with, and study the canvas painting she's sending to the Cooperstown Art Association's national show—before you ask the self-taught artist when she started painting and find out . . .

To Read the Full Article, Click Here


Smithy Center for the Arts' Poe-etry Slam-- Michael Henrici reads "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe


The fabulously informative TV show "Mohawk Valley Living" recently made a return visit to SCA... click to view!