Most of the time when people use the term, “firing on all cylinders,” they don’t mean it literally. But at the School of Art, the phrase actually describes the ceramics department this season pretty accurately.
After relocating the Chautauqua Fair Trading Company to the first floor of the Colonnade last year, Earl Rothfus said he thought the change would be a “home run.” However, that wasn’t necessarily the case, and
In his career, Tom Raneses has taken on roles such as curator, re-installation crew, art professor, master printmaker and since 1996, the head of printmaking at the School of Art. Raneses has done so
To get ready for the Chautauqua School of Art Open Studio Night, painter Mike Cole will be dressed to impress. “I’ll put on my one outfit that doesn’t have paint on it,” Cole said.
After coming back from an art exhibition at Virginia Commonwealth University, painter Stephen Westfall had a dream. “I came back to New York and promptly had a dream about painting the entire interior so I
As a child of the South, sculptor Tyrone Mitchell has been around storytelling his whole life. His mother would spin colorful, embellished tales about confrontations with woodland creatures and walking snakes, and when he
It was a long journey for David Simon to adapt Show Me a Hero to the screen. Lisa Belkin, a former writer for The New York Times, finished her book in 1999, optioned it
Beth Livingston’s mind began to wander as she sat out on the porch of the historic Athenaeum Hotel. Being surrounded by so much history, she wondered, what was life in Chautauqua Institution like around the
While considering ideas for art events ahead of this year’s fundraiser, VACI Partners President Betsy Vance didn’t know how to top the en plein air event the group did last year. But when VACI’s managing
The American Legion Band of the Tonawandas has had many achievements in its 87-year history. Founded by World War I veterans in 1929, the volunteer music group has won 20 national titles and played at
Painters are often thought of as reclusive sorts, and the kind of people who choose to hole up by themselves in the studio for hours on end, not talking to anyone. For some artists, that
Thursday, the music of 100 kazoos will fill Bestor Plaza with show tunes and excitement for Library Day, an annual celebration honoring Smith Memorial Library. From 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. on the front porch
It is thought that the first teapots appeared as early as the Song Dynasty in China, about 1,000 years ago. Those vessels were used exclusively to steep tea and were typically made of clay. But
For an art show at Syracuse University in 2014, Errol Willett didn’t present mugs, teapots or cups as some artists would. Instead, the ceramist presented a different shape: shopping bags. Willett, a professor and coordinator
Like most teenagers, Chris Mannarino used to prefer simply doing nothing with his summer except lounging around. But at the suggestion of his aunt, a guidance counselor, Mannarino reluctantly tried out for the New York
Before finding art, painter Thibaut Dapoigny was a professional tennis player and instructor for 10 years. Then, while contemplating a career change, a literal final blow convinced him to follow a different path. “My last