The TAUNY Center has announced the new exhibit “Wool and Water” will open to the public on Wednesday, September 8th. The “Wool and Water” project by scientist Michale Glennon (Ray Brook, NY) is a data art project that blends fiber art with scientific data to create visual representations of changing water quality conditions in the Adirondacks. [Read more…] about Fiber Arts ‘Wool and Water’ Exhibit Opens In Canton
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TAUNY Invites Participation in New Strategic Plan
The Traditional Arts in Upstate New York (TAUNY) Board of Directors recently adopted a new strategic plan developed in collaboration with the organization’s staff.
The planning was guided by best practices to periodically review plans and update goals as well as the urgency to address challenges made clearer by the pandemic. The new plan emphasizes goals for greater diversity and inclusion in leadership and staffing as well as program delivery and audience development across the region. It also highlights expanded use of technology, improvements to The TAUNY Center, ways to strengthen TAUNY’s financial well-being, and more. [Read more…] about TAUNY Invites Participation in New Strategic Plan
Blue Mountain Lake Garden Tour August 17th
TAUNY in Blue Mountain Lake will host a Grow and Tell Project garden tour, highlighting the local food and food traditions that help sustain us, through a series of garden tours, kitchen demonstrations, video and digital features, and more, on Tuesday, August 17th. [Read more…] about Blue Mountain Lake Garden Tour August 17th
Family & Cultural Traditions Canton Farm Garden Tour July 10th
Traditional Arts in Upstate New York (TAUNY) and littleGrasse Community Farm will host a Grow and Tell garden tour, highlighting the local food and food traditions through a series of garden tours, kitchen demonstrations, and more, on Saturday, July 10th. [Read more…] about Family & Cultural Traditions Canton Farm Garden Tour July 10th
Northern New York Seed-Savers, Meaningful Seeds Sought
Traditional Arts in Upstate New York (TAUNY) has announced the Grow and Tell Project, in partnership with the littleGrasse Community Farm, as part of their Folk to Table traditional foodways project. [Read more…] about Northern New York Seed-Savers, Meaningful Seeds Sought
Maple Syrup Production Focus of New TAUNY Video
Traditional Arts in Upstate New York (TAUNY) has announced the release of Yancey’s Sugarbush: First Crop of the Year as part of their Traditions of the Season video series. Yancey’s Sugarbush is a 30-minute documentary that features a family-owned sugaring operation in Croghan, Lewis County, NY, that has been in the Yancy family since 1844. [Read more…] about Maple Syrup Production Focus of New TAUNY Video
New Exhibit Showcases Folk Art from Glens Falls Collection
The TAUNY Center in Canton, NY, has announced Folk Arts All Around Us, a new exhibition featuring over 120 items from the folk art collection of the Folklife Center at the Crandall Public Library in Glens Falls. [Read more…] about New Exhibit Showcases Folk Art from Glens Falls Collection
Celebrate the Season with TAUNY
Traditional Arts in Upstate New York (TAUNY) is set to celebrate the holiday season with their annual Sugar & Spice Gingerbread Contest and Display, the ongoing Folkstore Holiday Showcase, and a series of virtual videos highlighting traditions of the season. [Read more…] about Celebrate the Season with TAUNY
North Country Folkstore Offers Options for Holiday Shopping
Traditional Arts in Upstate New York’s Annual Holiday Showcase in their North Country Folkstore in Canton, NY, is set to open on Saturday, November 7th and will run through December 24th.
The North Country Folkstore sells the work of over 100 artists and small-scale producers. [Read more…] about North Country Folkstore Offers Options for Holiday Shopping
Annual Gingerbread Contest Theme Is ‘2020’
Traditional Arts in Upstate New York (TAUNY) has announced the theme for this year’s annual Sugar & Spice Gingerbread Contest is “2020.”
Participants are encouraged to get creative and interpret the theme as they wish, using gingerbread to create a scene, a place, an item, or anything else that comes to mind that represents something meaningful or interesting about this year. [Read more…] about Annual Gingerbread Contest Theme Is ‘2020’