Artists open up doors for visitors

CAZENOVIA » The 2017 Cazenovia Art Trail, a unique opportunity to meet painters, sculptors, potters, photographers and crafts people in their studios where they bring theirworks to life, is set for Sept. 30 and Oct. 1. Visitors can 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 will welcome several new artists, including painters JenniferHooley, Susan Johnson and Michael McBane, along with pastel painter Mary Padgett, who isn’t newbut is returning after a hiatus. Returning artists include Peter Beasecker, potter; Wayne Daniels, painter; NaomiDeMuth, potter; Roger DeMuth, illustrator; Eugen Doering, metal sculptor; Henry Drexler, painter; Marilyn Fegan, 3-D painter; Jude Ferencz, metal sculptor; Liz Lurie, potter; RickMarchant, painter; Paul Parpard, multimedia; Cazenovia Cut Block, woodworkers; Dave Porter, wood sculptor; DeborahWester, 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, (CACDA), this 6th 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 village, while other studiosmay be reached by car. The event is free and open to the public.

Special points of interest include Cazenovia Farmer’s Market, Empire Farmstead Brewery, Critz Farm and Harvest Moon Cidery, Lorenzo StateHistoric Site, Our Farm, and Pompey Historical Society Campus. Visitors are invited 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 ReismanHall at 6 Sullivan St. where visitors can also stop to getmore information, or they can be downloaded from the Art Trail website, art-trail.org.

For more information, visit art-trail.org, email arttrail@cacda.net, or “like” the Art Trail on Facebook.

This year’s Cazenovia Art Trail takes place Sept. 30and Oct. 1.