CAP ArtSpace - monthly

CAP ArtSpace Monthly Exhibits - Live & Virtual

Location: CAP ArtSpace, 110 N. Tioga Street, on the Commons (also home to the History Center and Visitor Center) 

Hours **:  Mon 10 - 5 / Tues 11 - 5 / Wed - Sat: 10 - 6

** Exceptions to the above hours
Monday, October 14th, only open 10am to noon
Saturday, October 19th, closed all day

See all First Friday Gallery Night Openings at IthacaGalleryNight.com

We thank Coughlin & Gerhart, LLP for their generous sponsorship of the CAP ArtSpace! 

 

CURRENT & UPCOMING EXHIBITS

October 4 - 26, 2024

Greater Ithaca Art Trail Group Exhibit 

Up through October 26th

(See exhibit online in 3D!)

This is one of three Greater Ithaca Art Trail's October events!

Gallery Night at the CAP ArtSpace kicks off the Art Trail with a GROUP EXHIBIT featuring one piece each by over 40 of the 55 art trail artists. There will be functional art, paintings, photographs, ceramics, sculpture, etchings, jewelry, fiber art, illustrations, furniture, and more! And cookies!

The Trail, a collection of over 55 artists throughout Tompkins County, also has OPEN STUDIO WEEKENDS, where over 30 Art Trail artists open their studios to the public. (October 12, 13 & October 19, 20, from 11am to 5pm each day. ) On those weekends, visitors can gather their art loving family and friends and enjoy a drive through our beautiful county (peak fall foliage!!!) with artist studios as destinations. The artists are thrilled to share their passion for their art making and show off what they’ve been working on.

There also two evening ZOOM ARTIST TALKS on Wednesday, October 16th and Thursday, October 17th.

VISIT ARTTRAIL.COM
Registration is requested for the Open Studio weekends (GREAT RAFFLE!) and required for the Zoom events.

 (Photo of 2023 Art Trail artist Thomi McInyre admiring the work of Inshik Lee. Photo credit Joe McIntyre)

(Find all downtown Ithaca  gallery night locations at IthacaGalleryNight.com)

 

November 1 - 27, 2024 

Present Conversations II : Showcasing Talent of Indigenous & POC Artists

Gallery Night:
Friday, November 1, 5pm to 8pm

This second annual Present Conversations exhibition, curated by Yen Ospina, highlights the talents of local Indigenous artists and artists of color.  This show aims to celebrate diversity, provide a platform for underrepresented voices in the art community, and foster a greater understanding and appreciation of their creative contributions. Work will include fiber, traditional, watercolor, needlework, clothing, digital art, and mixed media.  Participating Artists: Sarah Lopez, Reid Palmer, Yen Ospina, Santia Eytina, Emily De Lima, Annie Sheng, Zach Scotton, Alexsandra Agim, Pyus Chan, Shiyi Li, Daniel Alex Rivera, AJ Tejera, Richard B. Colón, Jada Haynes, Geselle Dominguez, Marika Chew.  instagram.com/orozcogalleryithaca/  yenospina.com/pages/orozco-gallery

ARTIST TALKS in the CAP ArtSpace! MEET THE ARTISTS!

Wed Nov. 6th, 5:30 to 7:30pm:
AJ Tejera, Reid Palmer, Jada Haynes, Emily De Lima
Thurs, Nov. 13, 5:30 to 7:30pm
Richard Colón, Santia Eytina, Zach Scotton, Geselle Dominguez
Thurs, Nov. 14, 5:30 to 7:30pm
Daniel Rivera, Sarah Lopez, Yen Ospina, Marika Chew
Wed, Nov. 20: 5:30 to 7:00pm:
Shiyi Li, Annie Sheng, Pyus Chan

 

December 6 - 14, 2024 

CAP-a-Palooza Art Sale Extraordinaire

Gallery Night:
Friday, December 6, 5pm to 8pm

CAP-a-Palooza is an annual fundraiser for the Community Arts Partnership. At the end of November, we collect donations of not-new art from community members. Starting on Gallery Night and running through December 14th, we then sell over 500 pieces of professional and amateur art that is cool, eclectic, vintage, and contemporary, and includes paintings, prints, pottery, fiber art, and so much more. (Note: We do not ask artists to donate their own work.)

Not only do hundreds of people find joy in buying vintage art at very low prices, but community members also feel great about donating their unused or unloved art to a good cause.  (Prices are low! We sell out in 9 days.)

DONATE YOUR UNUSED ART!
Visit our CAP-a-Palooza page for more details.

 

January 2025

Ben Altman, I Own This Stolen Land

Gallery Night:
Friday, January 3, 5pm to 8pm

Ben Altman’s I Own This Stolen Land explores the artist’s ownership of 38 acres of rural land in Tompkins County, NY.  He asks: “My title to this land originates in settler-colonial genocide - what are my responsibilities? What threatens the land? What are the possibilities for repair?”  The project includes text-sculptures, photographs, video, and performance. It also provides collaborative access to the land for Gayogohó:nǫˀ (Cayuga) people, the displaced Indigenous inhabitants, for traditional and arts activities and for an enriched relationship to their homelands. benaltman.net

 

SOME PAST EXHIBITS are online in 3D!

 

Safara Kalei Vachė, Girl Embellish

See this exhibit online in 3D!

This exhibit by Ithaca College student Safara Vache is rooted in the practice of remaking and dress up and examines what women aren't allowed to be by playfully and emotionally leaning into characters and vocations we ascribe to them such as a housewife, a bride, etc.  Safara's work navigates both girlhood and womanhood through nostalgia and identity. There are clay frames ordained with childlike motifs that will house photos of the artist in 'costume', soft sculptures that replicate bedroom furniture, and clay body parts dismembered from the female body existing amongst the furniture emphasizing their objectification.

 

Lauren Reid, Shifting Perspectives: A Palette of Transformation

See Virtual Exhibit online in 3D
"Exploring who I am as I take on new journeys and appreciating every bit of growth. Shifting Perspectives: A Palette of Transformation is more than a new path; it's a celebration of the beauty found within moving forward. Out with the old, in with the new – this exhibition colorful oil painting portraits celebrates the joy of embracing change and fostering compassion for myself and others.

 

 

 

Cai Quirk, Queer Temple

See Virtual Exhibit in 3D at this link
The Queer Temple is a sacred space that uplifts, cherishes, and celebrates the humanity of queer folks, especially those that transcend gender. Through a combination of stained-glass-like tapestries, this space reclaims queerness as divine. Especially in the current political climate which often reduces queer and especially trans folks to very limited and often negative storylines, we desperately need nuanced sanctuaries for exploration, growth, renewal, healing, and re-story-ation. caiquirk.com

 

Fernanda Medina, You ART Here: Paintings and Memories from Two Cultures

See Virtual Exhibit in 3D at this link
Argentine American artist Fernanda Medina exhibited a new series of oil paintings, featuring intimate portraits, still lifes and images that remind her of the feeling of being “home.” A search for identity and belonging as an immigrant through art. @fernanda.artstudio. 

 

Yen Ospina, Fluida Vida

See Virtual Exhibit in 3D at this link
Yen Opsina's new work using mixed media paint and a more abstract style than found in her previous work. The theme of Fluida Vida centers on generational trauma in latin culture and how first-generation children break that trauma. Yen's Artist Statement here. 
YenOspina.com

 

Bree Barton, Naming the Unnamable, Youth Stories of Resilience and Survival

Read about this exhbit (Download PDF)
Link to a quick 1 minute video scan of the room (to get a sense of the exhibit): Here
QR CODES to see 6 films, audio files and a text story at this link

 

Hugo Medina, Portraits

See Virtual Exhibit in 3D at this link
"Portraits of individuals from my travels and day-to-day encounters, I intentially connect with the 'others' of society." hugosart.com