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A tapestry is defined as a heavy cloth or canvas with designs or pictures woven into it. The January exhibit will weave together images from thirteen of our artist members. The result promises to be a colorful and diverse sampling of paintings, photos, sculpture, and fiber arts. The show will run from January 2nd through February 2nd, 2025. Opening reception ... Read More
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A tapestry is defined as a heavy cloth or canvas with designs or pictures woven into it. The January exhibit will weave together images from thirteen of our artist members. The result promises to be a colorful and diverse sampling of paintings, photos, sculpture, and fiber arts. The show will run from January 2nd through February 2nd, 2025. Opening reception ... Read More
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A tapestry is defined as a heavy cloth or canvas with designs or pictures woven into it. The January exhibit will weave together images from thirteen of our artist members. The result promises to be a colorful and diverse sampling of paintings, photos, sculpture, and fiber arts. The show will run from January 2nd through February 2nd, 2025. Opening reception ... Read More
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A tapestry is defined as a heavy cloth or canvas with designs or pictures woven into it. The January exhibit will weave together images from thirteen of our artist members. The result promises to be a colorful and diverse sampling of paintings, photos, sculpture, and fiber arts. The show will run from January 2nd through February 2nd, 2025. Opening reception ... Read More
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A tapestry is defined as a heavy cloth or canvas with designs or pictures woven into it. The January exhibit will weave together images from thirteen of our artist members. The result promises to be a colorful and diverse sampling of paintings, photos, sculpture, and fiber arts. The show will run from January 2nd through February 2nd, 2025. Opening reception ... Read More
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A tapestry is defined as a heavy cloth or canvas with designs or pictures woven into it. The January exhibit will weave together images from thirteen of our artist members. The result promises to be a colorful and diverse sampling of paintings, photos, sculpture, and fiber arts. The show will run from January 2nd through February 2nd, 2025. Opening reception ... Read More
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A tapestry is defined as a heavy cloth or canvas with designs or pictures woven into it. The January exhibit will weave together images from thirteen of our artist members. The result promises to be a colorful and diverse sampling of paintings, photos, sculpture, and fiber arts. The show will run from January 2nd through February 2nd, 2025. Opening reception ... Read More
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A tapestry is defined as a heavy cloth or canvas with designs or pictures woven into it. The January exhibit will weave together images from thirteen of our artist members. The result promises to be a colorful and diverse sampling of paintings, photos, sculpture, and fiber arts. The show will run from January 2nd through February 2nd, 2025. Opening reception ... Read More
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The State of the Art Gallery presents THREADS, February 6-March 2, 2025. Twelve artist members thread their diverse images together to reflect the colors of the new year. Works will include sculpture, photography, painting, digital art and mixed media by Christine Chin, Jane Dennis, Frances Fawcett, Annemiek Haralson, Daniel McPheeters, Keith Millman, Catharine O’Neill, Diana Ozolins, Nancy Ridenour, Carol Spence, ... Read More
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A weekend of creativity, soulful connection and tapping into the deeper layers of your psyche. You’ll leave with your own personal and symbolic deck of SoulCollage® cards – completely unique to you. Using techniques of Jungian/Depth Psychology, Internal Family Systems, journaling, and art making we give voice to the different parts within us. By delineating these parts we see better ... Read More
$120 – $160
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In this class students will explore the cold process soap making technique incorporating a blend of oils, lye, fragrance, and other natural seasonal ingredients. All materials are provided for the class. Students will select the fragrance, color and add-ins of their choice and mix their own batch of soap. Each student will take home a wood and silicone soap mold ... Read More
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Come speak with Lincoln Weinstock of Red Ear Marketing - Tuesdays at 3 PM at Buffalo Street Books.
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Buffalo Street Books is excited to host Benjamin Garcia and Matthew Morris for a reading from their books Thrown in the Throat and The Tilling. About the Books: With language that arrives equal parts regal and raucous, Thrown in the Throat shines brilliant with sweat and an iridescent voice. “Sometimes even a diamond was once alive” writes Garcia in a ... Read More
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Drop in for figure drawing sessions at CSMA, generally held on the 2nd and 4th Friday evenings of each month. If you’re an intermediate or advanced-level artist interested in drawing from the nude model, come join our non-instructed, open sketch sessions. Just grab your own supplies and enjoy an evening of creativity in the company of other artists. |
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Warm up your winter with the 27th Annual Downtown Ithaca Chili Cook-Off, a signature event in the heart of the Commons! Join us for a day filled with delicious chili creations, live entertainment, and community fun as chefs and restaurants from across the region compete for top honors. Taste your way through a diverse selection of chili offerings, including savory ... Read More
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The Ithaca Experimental Film Festival (ITHEX) provides a platform for bold, unconventional films. From documentaries and animation to non-traditional narratives, we showcase work that pushes creative boundaries. Our mission is to create a space where filmmakers can screen their films, share ideas, and connect with a community that values diversity, experimentation, and DIY filmmaking. Ithaca Experimental Film Festival presents, Short ... Read More
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The Ithaca Experimental Film Festival (ITHEX) provides a platform for bold, unconventional films. From documentaries and animation to non-traditional narratives, we showcase work that pushes creative boundaries. Our mission is to create a space where filmmakers can screen their films, share ideas, and connect with a community that values diversity, experimentation, and DIY filmmaking. Ithaca Experimental Film Festival presents, Short ... Read More
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Join Charlie Green as he launches his first novel! The Shah of Texas is a broad political satire of the Iraq War, the Abu Ghraib scandal, American propaganda, and even novels. Imagine George Orwell's 1984 and Stanley Kubrick's Dr. Strangelove mashed together, with a little bit of Airplane! and Jonathan Swift. About the Author: Charlie Green is a Senior Lecturer ... Read More
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Gallery Night Ithaca is a walkable tour of art openings and other special cultural events in and around downtown Ithaca, New York from 5:00-8:00 PM on the first Friday of every month.
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Join us in the community room at Library Place for a book launch party with author Amanda Jaros Champion, exhibiting Robert Champions artwork. Join us for a night to remember! Reading starts at 5pm.
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CSMA's March gallery show is an exhibition of traditional Japanese woodworking by Hammerstone School founder, Maria Klemperer-Johnson! Known as “kumiko ( 組子),” this meticulous technique is used to create intricate patterns with small, interlocking pieces of wood. Join us for a hands-on demonstration of kumiko woodworking on opening night, March 7th, at 6:30pm.
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Spring classes are blooming at CSMA! Registration for classes in art, music, theatre, and dance for all ages begins March 8th, with most classes beginning the week of April 8th. Visit us at www.csma-ithaca.org to view our course catalog and join our creative community! Be sure to check back often, as we'll be adding even more classes as details are ... Read More 
The new season starts on January 11th and all 5 monthly Workshops will be hosted in person at Ithaca's premier incubator space, REV: Ithaca Startup Works (314 E. State Street) from 10AM-Noon. Additionally, we're hosting 15 after-school hands-on working sessions, "Get Messy Club," at New Roots School (116 N. Cayuga Street) from 4PM-5:30PM on Wednesdays in between workshops. *Grades 4+
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Watercolor Spring Flowers Workshop - Instructed by Jennifer Gibson Saturday, March 8 from 10:30 am-1:30 pm at CSMA Ages: Teens & Adults Celebrate the beauty of spring by painting spring floral arrangements in watercolor! This workshop introduces essential watercolor techniques such as wet-on-wet, dry brush, layering, and color blending. We will work from life, using fresh spring flowers as our ... Read More
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Drop in for figure drawing sessions at CSMA, generally held on the 2nd and 4th Friday evenings of each month. If you’re an intermediate or advanced-level artist interested in drawing from the nude model, come join our non-instructed, open sketch sessions. Just grab your own supplies and enjoy an evening of creativity in the company of other artists. |
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Friends of Stewart Park invites you to The Power of Birds to Transform Conservation with Amanda Rodewald Thursday March 20, 7:00 PM, Cinemapolis $20 Suggested Donation $15-$50 Sliding Scale per Ticket Proceeds Benefit an Interpretive Sign for the Fuertes Bird Sanctuary Overlook in Stewart Park. This event kicks of the Ithaca Native Landscape Symposium. In her talk, Amanda will discuss ... Read More |
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The OctoGenarian Tour: Celebrating Poetry that Liberates Community-Building Dialogue. Join us for a conversation with Dr. Nia Nunn, Lushima Lumumba, and Ketu Oladuwa. From Ketu Oladuwa: "Join the celebration of 80 cycles around the sun by getting back to our human rootz with poetry, music, and engagement with artists and their communities. Poetry is more than words on a page; ... Read More
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Join us to celebrate the launch of Via Carpenter's zine - Baking with Baddies: How to Succeed in Business, from a Multidimensional Cookie Creative. There'll be cookies, of course! About the Author: Via Carpenter is an activist, baker, public speaker, entrepreneur, and artist. She founded her company, Via's Cookies, from the ground up in college and has grown it into ... Read More
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Drop in for figure drawing sessions at CSMA, generally held on the 2nd and 4th Friday evenings of each month. If you’re an intermediate or advanced-level artist interested in drawing from the nude model, come join our non-instructed, open sketch sessions. Just grab your own supplies and enjoy an evening of creativity in the company of other artists. |
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For the fourth time, fairy magic is coming to Downtown Ithaca! Dress as your favorite fairy, elf, imp or magical creature and come enjoy a day of crafts and family fun inside your favorite downtown businesses. All ages welcome!
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Happy Faerie Fest, Ithaca! Join us for a day of crafts, festivities, and goods from your favorite local makers! With: Julian Plum Illustration, The Mushroom Circle, Snail Boat Studio, Mycelia Herbals, Guppy Moss, Priscilla Dahl Pottery, Pam's Arts and Crafts, Fleece & Thank Ewe Fiber Worx, John Vorstadt Ceramics, Heath & Hollow, Viva Acres, Lunaria, The Grey Moon, Kosha Studio, ... Read More
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Join us for the 20-artist, mixed media Group Show "March Mad Lust" Closing Reception with music by Johnny Dowd on Saturday, March 29th, from 4-6 pm at MIX Art Gallery, Ithaca. There will be live music, libations, and nosh... and of course, art, art, and more art! "The work is not complete until you are here to experience it ~ ... Read More |
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Parents and kiddos - our queens Ms. Cordata and Ms. Chardonay are back for Drag Story Hour! Sit in our beautiful butterfly room and enjoy a reading from two of Ithaca's very best storytellers.
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Join us for a reading from In My Boots: A Memoir of Five Million Steps Along the Appalachian Trail with local author Amanda K. Jaros. About the Book: When Amanda K. Jaros learns about the 2,160-mile Appalachian Trail after college, she walks away from a sheltered life dominated by an angry and volatile father and does something unexpected: spends six ... Read More
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Gallery Night Ithaca is a walkable tour of art openings and other special cultural events in and around downtown Ithaca, New York from 5:00-8:00 PM on the first Friday of every month.
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Join the Community Arts Partnership for First Friday Gallery Night and experience Threads That Bind, a powerful solo exhibition by local artist L.A. Amira. This vibrant collection of acrylic paintings and mixed media explores themes of identity, resilience, cultural representation, and digital influence through bold color, intricate African patterns, and layered textures. Blending traditional artistry with contemporary themes, Amira invites ... Read More
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Throughout April 2025 MIX Art Gallery is proud to welcome back mixed-media abstract artist Santia Eytina, “Tia” for short, who is presenting her new series “Uncharted Realities,” opening on April 4th and on view through April 26th. In her first show at MIX in October 2024, Eytina’s artwork was sold to collectors and art lovers from Ithaca to New York ... Read More
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The new season starts on January 11th and all 5 monthly Workshops will be hosted in person at Ithaca's premier incubator space, REV: Ithaca Startup Works (314 E. State Street) from 10AM-Noon. Additionally, we're hosting 15 after-school hands-on working sessions, "Get Messy Club," at New Roots School (116 N. Cayuga Street) from 4PM-5:30PM on Wednesdays in between workshops. *Grades 4+
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Hands Off Ithaca - National Mobilization to Fight Back Saturday April 5, 1-3 pm Gather at Bernie Milton Pavilion and march to Meadow Street Host: Indivisible Tompkins For more info: indivisibletompkins.org, indivisibletompkins@gmail.com To register: https://www.mobilize.us/handsoff/event/766521/
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