ABOUT THE SHOW
2007 Show Guide (.pdf file)
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Family Entertainment
About the "Floating Cows"
History of LACS
2007 Vendors
Letchworth State Park
Winners, 2007 Judging
For Vendors

DIRECTIONS
From Buffalo
From Rochester
Shuttle Bus Info

VENDOR INFORMATION:
Applications due March 1st!
Welcome to the 2007 Show from Director Patricia Hughes
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Application, Rules & Regulations .pdf

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October 6, 7 & 8, 2007 / Highbanks Recreation Area / Letchworth State Park, 10Am to 5PM daily

2007 Show Guide (.pdf file)

The Letchworth Arts & Crafts Show & Sale ®, sponsored by the Arts Council for Wyoming County, presents the finest of artists, artisans, and craftspeople from all over the country.  The proceeds from the show provide for community arts services, gallery exhibits, concerts, and instructional workshops.  The Learn About Letchworth series, held every summer in the park, is also funded in part by the Letchworth Arts & Crafts Show.

How to get to the Letchworth Arts & Crafts Show:

FROM BUFFALO: 

Note about directions: (Further directions below). The Letchworth Arts and Crafts Show and Sale takes place at the High Banks Recreation Area, located near  the North (Mt. Morris) entrance to Letchworth State Park.

There are four entrances to the park: Castile, Perry, Portageville, and Mt. Morris.  Although Highbanks Recreation Area is nearest to the north entrance (Mt. Morris) it is accessible to any other entrance by driving north through the park.  Directions below are to the North Entrance.  For more detailed or alternative driving directions to those listed below, visit  http://nysparks.state.ny.us/parks/info.asp?parkId=12 and click on the "Map It" link.

- Follow Interstate 400 to East Aurora.  Take Rte. 20A East through Warsaw and Perry Center.  Turn right onto Perry Rd., and follow to Rte. 36.  Go right onto 36, the Mt. Morris Park Entrance is on the right, just before the village. 

- OR Follow NYS Thruway East to Exit 48 (Batavia).  Go left off of exit (south) onto 98, and left onto Rte. 63.  Remain on Rte. 63 through Pavilion and until it meets Rte. 36. Go right onto 36, follow to Mt. Morris, and the entrance to the park will be on the right, just before you reach the village.

- Alternatively, from Batavia, you can follow Rte. 63, and go right onto Rte. 246 just outside of Pavilion (just beyond the high school).  Travel to first stop light in Perry Center (intersection with Rte. 20A). Go left on 20A, and continue straight through flashing light onto Perry Road.  Follow Perry Rd. until stop sign.  Take right onto Rte. 36.  Mt. Morris entrance to Letchworth State Park will be on the right.

OR, Follow NYS Thruway East to Exit 48A.  Follow to Pembroke/Medina.   Take a right onto Rte. 77, follow to Rte. 20.  Go left onto Rte. 20, and follow to route 63 .  Take a slight right onto 63, and follow to route 36.  Go right onto 36.  Entrance to the park is on the right, just before you reach the village of Mt. Morris.

FROM ROCHESTER: 

Note about directions: (Further directions below). The Letchworth Arts and Crafts Show and Sale takes place at the High Banks Recreation Area, located near  the North (Mt. Morris) entrance to Letchworth State Park.

There are four entrances to the park: Castile, Perry, Portageville, and Mt. Morris.  Although Highbanks Recreation Area is nearest to the north entrance (Mt. Morris) it is accessible to any other entrance by driving north through the park.  Directions below are to the North Entrance.  For more detailed or alternative driving directions to those listed below, visit  http://nysparks.state.ny.us/parks/info.asp?parkId=12 and click on the "Map It" link.

Follow 390 South to Mt. Morris exit (exit 7).  Take a left at exit into Mt. Morris, right at light (Rte. 36).  Entrance to park is on left just outside of village of Mt. Morris.

OR, Follow 390 South to Geneseo exit (exit 8).  Follow 20A and 39 West into Leicester.  Go left onto 36 in Leicester.  The park entrance is on the right just before entering the village of Mt. Morris.

OR, Follow 490 West out of Rochester to LeRoy.  Follow Rte. 19 through Leroy into Pavilion.  Go left onto Rte. 63, in Pavilion. Remain on Rte. 63 through Pavilion and until it meets Rte. 36. Go right onto 36, follow to Mt. Morris, and the entrance to the park will be on the right, just before you reach the village.

Alternatively, from the 19/63 intersection in Pavilion, go left onto 63 and then go right onto Rte. 246, just outside of Pavilion (just beyond the high school).  Travel to first stop light in Perry Center (intersection with Rte. 20A). Go left on 20A, and continue straight through flashing light onto Perry Road.  Follow Perry Rd. until stop sign.  Take right onto Rte. 36.  Mt. Morris entrance to Letchworth State Park will be on the right.

Shuttle bus service will be provided by Wyoming Transit Service, to run every fifteen minutes, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day between the Perry Business Center parking lot on Rte. 39 in Perry (former location of Champion Products) and Highbanks Recreation area at Letchworth State Park.  Cost of $2 per rider includes entrance to Letchworth State Park.

FROM BUFFALO:  See above directions for taking the THRUWAY TO BATAVIA AND PAVILION,   but turn RIGHT onto Rte. 246 just beyond Pavilion, LEFT onto Rte. 20A and then RIGHT onto Rte. 39 (west).  Follow into Perry.  Shuttle bus site is on left just as you enter Perry village (across from Simmons Road). -Or- stay on Rte. 246 into the village of Perry, take a left onto Rte. 39 (end of Rte. 246), and the shuttle bus site is on the rights as you approach the outskirts of the village.

OR Follow the 400 expressway to East Aurora, as above, and turn right onto Rte. 246 in Perry Center.  Continue as above.

FROM ROCHESTER:  Take 390 South to exit 8 (Geneseo exit) Turn right onto Rte. 20A.  Follow Rte. 20A/39 through Cuylerville, Leicester, and into Perry.  Shuttle bus site is on left just as you enter Perry village (across from Simmons Road).

The Letchworth Arts & Crafts Show & Sale  is an annual event  produced by the Arts Council for Wyoming County, located at 31 South Main Street (mailing address PO Box 249), Perry, (Wyoming County) NY 14530.

ABOUT THE SHOW:

Mark Your Calendars
Family Fun
More About the "Floating Cows"
History of the Letchworth Arts & Crafts Show & Sale
List of vendors, 2007
 

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

LETCHWORTH ARTS AND CRAFTS SHOW & SALE ™ RETURNS FOR ITS 32ND YEAR!

Saturday, Sunday and Monday, October 6th, 7th and 8th (Columbus Day Weekend), from 10 am to 5 pm each day, enjoy the handmade work of artisans from all over the U.S. at the 32nd Annual Letchworth Arts & Crafts Show & Sale!

Patrons will find the best in fine pottery, paintings, quilts and fiber arts, handcrafted jewelry, photography, furniture, decorative painting, dried floral pieces and more. The show takes place at the Highbanks Recreation Area of Letchworth State Park. Admission and parking are free with park entrance.

Family entertainment, such as cartooning with Mr. Scribbles!, magic with Magician-at-Large, Large Magician Jim Swatt, caricatures with Matt Hylton, pony rides, face painting and balloon sculpture will bring smiles to children and parents alike - as will fabulous festival foods, and live music by artists such as singer/songwriter Kayte Strong and the Latin-American groups Runa Pacha and Mystic Warriors - who will entertain you throughout the weekend. And don’t miss the Canyon Camera Club’s annual print show in the pool lobby!

A shuttle bus will be provided by Wyoming Transit Service, from the Perry Business Center (former location of Champion Products plant, Rte. 39, north of the village of Perry). Busses are scheduled to run every half hour, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. all three days, for $2 per rider (includes park admission).

In-park shuttle busses (park-and-ride service) and drop-off/pick-up service for heavy and oversized items are new features to better serve customers.

Show coordinators have kindly requested pet owners leave pets at home for the show, due to large crowds.

The ACWC’s website is filled with information about the show, including a list of vendors and directions. 

Call the Arts Council for Wyoming County, (585) 237-3517, or visit the web site, www.artswyco.org (email info@artswyco.org), for more information and directions to Letchworth State Park.

We’ll see you there!

FAMILY FUN AT THE LETCHWORTH ARTS AND CRAFTS SHOW & SALE ™

The 32ND Annual Letchworth Arts & Crafts Show & Sale, taking place Saturday, Sunday and Monday, October 6th, 7th and 8th (Columbus Day Weekend) at Letchworth State Park, will include entertainment and fun activities for the whole family!

This year's entertainment line-up includes:

• Jim Swatt, Magician at Large…Large Magician, strolling the grounds and dazzling youngsters with magic, from 11am 3pm Saturday and Sunday;

• Mr. Scribbles! - Creating fun and original cartoons from your child's scribbles, right before your eyes! He'll be at booth E9 (near the A-Okay Bakery) all three days;

• Caricaturist Matt Hylton, creating humorous likenesses of show patrons for the entire weekend. Visit his booth (G-1) to watch him work, or create one for you! He'll be doing a few free black and white caricatures from 1pm to 2pm all three days;

• Mugsy the Clown doing face painting in booth I-12 from 11am to 1pm and 2-4pm, Saturday and Sunday;

• Punkin' the Clown strolling through the aisles, bringing smiles and making balloon art for the little ones, 1-4pm all three days.

• The Lake Effect, an acapella singing group, roaming the grounds and singing, Sunday. The group will also perform in front of the pool house. 10am-1pm;

• "Banjo Man" Jim Haner, roaming and performing, 11am-3pm Monday.

There will also be pony rides for the little ones, and live musical performances on the grounds by music vendors, including the Latin sounds of two groups: Mystic Warriors from Silver Spring, Maryland, and Runa Pacha, from Pacific, Missouri, as well as pop melodies with singer/songwriter Kayte Strong of Nashville, Tennesee.

- And don’t miss the Canyon Camera Club’s annual print show in the pool lobby!

The show takes place from 10 am to 5 pm each day at the Highbanks Recreation Area of Letchworth State Park. Of course, as always, and just in time for holiday shopping, patrons will find the best in fine pottery, paintings, quilts and fiber arts, handcrafted jewelry, photography, furniture, decorative painting, dried floral pieces and more, and food vendors will be on-hand with a variety of festival foods.

Admission and parking for the craft show are free with entrance to the park. The ACWC’s website is filled with information about the show, including a list of vendors, directions and shuttle bus information. Log on to www.artswyco.org for more information. We’ll see you there!

THE "FLOATING COWS" OF THE LETCHWORTH ARTS AND CRAFTS SHOW & SALE ™

The Letchworth Arts & Crafts Show & Sale's new "floating cows" logo has generated a lot of buzz here in Western New York, and the show's producer, the Arts Council for Wyoming County, is pleased to announce that t-shirts, tote bags, and signed, limited edition hand-pulled prints including the artwork are available. Those interested can find out more by contacting the ACWC at 585-237-3517, visiting the website at www.artswyco.org, or visiting the organization's booth (I-9) at the Letchworth Arts & Crafts Show, Highbanks Recreation Area, Letchworth State Park, Oct. 6-8, 10-5 daily.

The artwork, which includes an image of a cow tied to a air balloon floating over the Letchworth State Park gorge and railroad trestle bridge, was created by Jonathan Daly. Daly was raised in Wyoming County, NY in a family of artists. His parents are East Arcade residents Christine and Thomas Aquinas Daly, and his twin brother, Sean, a professional artist and graphic designer (www.seandalydesign.com), was his constant companion and artistic competition throughout his childhood. Since graduating as a student of Pioneer High School in 2000, Jon has studied seriously as a painter, receiving his fine arts degree from Syracuse University's College of Visual and Performing Arts in 2004, and currently is working toward an MFA from Boston University, where he studies intensely under artist John Walker and serves as a teaching assistant.

In his studio in Boston, Jonathan paints daily. Painting is not the only medium he resorts to regularly, however. In 2005, after graduating from Syracuse University, Jon and a college friend, Ben Whitla, moved to Portland OR and started Entire Catalogue, a cutting-edge graphic design business. From concert posters, to web sites, to t-shirts, to compact disc covers and more, Entire Catalogue has designed for clients in Boston, New York City, Syracuse, and elsewhere. Always with humor and often a hint of nostalgia, the floating cow logo exhibits the character of the work Entire Catalogue clients look for.  Visit www.entirecatalogue.com to learn more about this visit, and go to www.jonathandaly.com to learn more about Jonathan Daly's fine art.

This Columbus Day Weekend, be sure to visit ACWC's booth at its Letchworth Arts & Crafts Show to see these products and learn about the Arts Council for Wyoming County. Admission and parking for the craft show are free with entrance to the park.

HISTORY

As many know, the Letchworth Arts and Craft Show's humble beginnings included a smattering of paintings on a few fence-posts in Letchworth State Park. The birth of the Arts Council for Wyoming County 31 years ago provided the opportunity to have it continue, and grow. "Our first effort was put on at the meadow just below Glen Iris [Inn]," relates Gilly Burlingham, local activist and arts patron, who joined the Arts Council's first Executive Director, Judy Tyler, in making the show an annual event. "We had about 38 exhibitors and it was called the 'Arts Council for Wyoming County Letchworth State Park Maple-Leaf-Viewing-Time Amateur/Professional Arts & Crafts Show & Sale'." Over the years, the show moved from the Glen Iris lawn, to the Lower Falls area, to the Trailside Lodge. Increasing crowds and traffic led to its current location, at the Highbanks Recreation Area near the Mt. Morris entrance to the park. 

For Vendors:
(Venor application process and jurying for entrance into the 2007 show is complete)

Application Introduction: Welcome to the 2007 Show from Director Patricia Hughes
Categories for Vendors
Application (html)
Rules and Regulations (html)
Application, Rules & Regulations for Vendors, 2007 .pdf

Welcome to the 32nd Annual Letchworth Arts & Crafts Show & Sale
October 6, 7 & 8, 2007
2007 Theme:  Everything Old is New Again

I’m happy to introduce myself. My name is Patricia Hughes, and I serve as Executive Director of the Arts Council for Wyoming County, which originated and has produced the Letchworth Arts & Crafts Show & Sale for 32 years! The show attracts tens of thousands of people from all over the Western New York area as well as Ontario, Canada. Our small staff and a host of volunteers keep things running smoothly from year to year, and it’s always a wonderful experience.

This year’s theme is “Everything Old is New Again.” Perhaps you enjoy nostalgia, historical reproduction, or traditional crafts. Or- maybe you make traditional crafts with a “twist”, adapted with your own unique vision. Perhaps you enjoy creating altered art or books, or including found objects in your work. Or maybe your style is “retro”. Once again this year, exhibitors will be able to enter work to be judged for prizes in each category, including our special “themed” category. If you are juried into LACS, you’ll be asked to let this “Old is New” theme inspire you, and enter the results into our judging. A cash award of $100 goes to each category winner, and $100 extra goes to the one who comes out on top as the “Best of Show” winner. The theme doesn’t influence our jury, however - so don’t worry about including themed items with your jury images in your application.

If you are new to LACS, we’re excited to meet you! Please read this application thoroughly, so you will understand what we’re about. If you are a returning vendor, remember that we began our three-year jury cycle in 2006, so everyone’s work will go before the jury again this year (after three consecutive years of initial acceptance, vendors have three years jury-free - a policy that went into effect in 2006). We’re happy to announce we will be accepting digital images on CD for the first time this year. Please read the specs inside...

One final note: ACWC makes every effort to ensure vendors exhibiting in the LAC Show are of the highest quality. Since exhibitors are accepted based on photographic images, but we have found that often those images do not represent what is sold in booths, we are now asking for artists or crafters to include photographs of themselves at work in their studios with their applications. In this way we hope to eliminate vendors who “buy and sell” mass produced items, rather than make them themselves. We thank you, in advance, for your cooperation with this.

Please feel free to contact our office if you have any questions about our show. We are very proud to present it for its 32nd year, and we hope we’ll see you there!

Cheers,

Patricia A. Hughes LAC Show Director

CONTACT INFORMATION

The Letchworth Arts & Crafts Show & Sale is managed by the Arts Council for Wyoming County. For more information, call (585) 237-3517 (in days preceding show), or visit the organization’s web site, www.artswyco.org (email info@artswyco.org).

VENDOR INFORMATION

Applications and application fee are due each year on March 1 - NO EXCEPTIONS.

Application (html)
Rules and Regulations (html)
pdf file - Application, Rules & Regulations for Vendors, 2007

Applications for arts and craft vendors to the Letchworth Arts & Crafts Show & Sale, Columbus Day Weekend, 2007, will be available in mid-January, 2007.  If  you would like to have an application mailed to you, please send a #10 SASE to:

ACWC
PO Box 249
Perry, NY 14530

The application is also available online, and may be printed, completed, and mailed to above address with application fee.  All arts and crafts vendors participating in the Letchworth Arts & Crafts Show & Sale are chosen by jury. 

Artists or Crafters may apply in these categories (see detailed descriptions on "Rules & Regulations page):

Decorative Painting 
Fiber Arts & Leather 
Floral Design 
Woodworking 
Jewelry 
Metal 
Painting/Drawing/Graphics 
Photography 
Pottery/Ceramics 
Glass 
Toys/Dolls 
Misc./Mixed Media/Other

Application 2007

Rules and Regulations, 2007

2007 Letchworth Arts & Crafts Show & Sale:
Best of Show Award Goes to West Valley Artist

Arts Council for Wyoming County and Letchworth State Park officials were happy to witness perfectly pleasant weather conditions on opening day of the 32^nd Annual Letchworth Arts & Crafts Show & Sale, Saturday, October 6, as an estimated 65,000 visitors came to view the crafts of over 300 venders.  The event, sponsored by the Arts Council for Wyoming County, continues from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday and Monday at the Highbanks recreation area at Letchworth State Park.  The show features a variety of fine arts and crafts, from painting, to woodworking, to music and apparel.  Visit www.artswyco.org for detailed information.

The Arts Council invited arts and crafts vendors to submit pieces for judging in 13 individual categories.  Betty Stephan, a jewelry maker from West Valley, NY was chosen by judges to receive the Best of Show award and 1^st place in the interpretive theme category, "Everything Old is New Again".  The winning piece was an elaborately beaded necklace which incorporated fossils into its design.  Stephan's work can be viewed in booth #L-14 at the show.  As an award, Stephan will receive $200 and automatic acceptance into the 2008 show, with a waiver of her booth fees for 2008.

Other category award winners receive $100 each, plus automatic acceptance and a waiver of booth fees for the 2008 show.  These category winners are:

Drawing/Painting/Graphics: Chris Held, a student at SUNY Geneseo, for his woodblock print of an arched bridge.  Chris was also the Arts Council's first "Rising Star" scholarship winner.  The scholarship  recognizes excellence and achievement in a young artist, and provides a free booth space in the Letchworth Arts and Crafts Show and Sale. 2007 is the inaugural year for this scholarship program.  Held's work can be viewed at space J-12.

Decorative Painting: Judy Laubacker of Lockport, Judy's Country Collection (booth G - 34 ), for a framed floral painting.

Fiber Arts/Leather: Susan Swanson of Perry (booth J - 9 ) for a large blue felted bag with a decorative fish and water pictoral design.

Floral Design: Dorothy Julius of Lancaster, Along Garden's Path (booth K - 22 ), for a pressed floral picture of hot air balloons over a landscape.

Glass: Alex Andreani of Rushville, Andreani Glass (booth C - 17), for a sculpted, multi-colored and layered blown glass vase.

Jewelry: Bonnie Hedden of Bath, Bonnie Hedden Designs (booth G - 19 ), for a silver necklace, shaped into an eloborate abstract design.

Metalworking: Theodore West of Varysburg, TA Designs (booth G - 30 ), for a floor lamp, crafted as a large "bouquet" of flowers, with each flower having a light bulb fixture as its center.

Other/Miscellaneous/Mixed Media: Rose-Ann Martin of Kenmore, Martin Calligraphics (booth B - 15), for a framed calligraphic piece.

Photography: Jeffrey Sprague of Rochester, Jeffrey Sprague Photography (booth G - 24 ), for a color photo of boat at dock.

Pottery/Ceramics: Judy Rohrbaugh of Silver Lake, Ohio, Rohrbaugh Fine Stoneware (booth J - 31 ), for a clay pot with imprinted, multi-colored design.

Toys & Dolls: E. Sharon Benesch of Holland Patent, Benesch Creative Enterprise (booth H – 22, 23), for a wooden tanker truck.

Woodworking: William Forsythe of Dansville, Forsythe Woodworking (booth H - 27 28), for a Mission style oak bench.

More than 150 pieces were entered into judging this year.  The Arts Council for Wyoming offers congratulations to the winners.

Just Announced! Jewelry Artist Betty Stephan of West Valley, NY wins the 2007 Best of Show Award.  More about the winners here.

Lovin' our cows as much as we do?  Find out how to have some of your own, here! (Designed by artist Jonathan Daly/ www.entirecatalogue.com )

Unique, Hand Made Items
The Letchworth Arts & Crafts Show & Sale is extensively juried to bring you the best in hand-crafted items

Food, Entertainment, and Fun for the Whole Family! Live music, cartooning with Mr. Scribbles!, clowns, face painting, festival foods and more!  (Above: Mystic Warriors Perform at the Festival)

Over 300 Vendors
from throughout the U.S.and Canada display only the best in fine pottery, paintings, quilts and fiber arts, handcrafted jewelry, photography, furniture, decorative painting, dried floral pieces and more.

Rain or Shine
The Letchworth Arts and Crafts Show and Sale draws tens of thousands of visitors, and has been a Western New York tradition for over 30 years! (Above: Mr. Scribbles creates cartoons from your child's scribbles at the festival).

Best of Show

Award Winners
Each year, judges choose the best pieces from entries in twelve categories, as well as an overall best of show winner.  Above: 2007 Best of Show winner and first place in the "Themed" category, (for 2007, Everything Old is New Again) Betty Stephan.
 

Drawing/Painting/Graphics:

2007 First Place Winner in Drawing/Painting/Graphics: Chris Held, a student at SUNY Geneseo, for his woodblock print of an arched bridge. 
 

Decorative Painting

2007 First Place Winner in Decorative Painting: Judy Laubacker of Lockport, Judy's Country Collection (booth G - 34 ), for a framed floral painting.
 

Fiber Arts/Leather

2007 First Place Winner in Fiber Arts/Leather: Susan Swanson of Perry (booth J - 9 ) for a large blue felted bag with a decorative fish and water pictoral design.
 

Floral Design

2007 First Place Winner in Floral Design: Dorothy Julius of Lancaster, Along Garden's Path (booth K - 22 ), for a pressed floral picture of hot air balloons over a landscape.

Glass

2007 First Place Winner in Glass: Alex Andreani of Rushville, Andreani Glass (booth C - 17), for a sculpted, multi-colored and layered blown glass vase.
 

Jewelry

2007 First Place Winner in Jewelry: Bonnie Hedden of Bath, Bonnie Hedden Designs (booth G - 19 ), for a silver necklace, shaped into an elaborate abstract design.

Metalworking

2007 First Place Winner in Metalworking: Theodore West of Varysburg, TA Designs (booth G - 30 ), for a floor lamp, crafted as a large "bouquet" of flowers, with each flower having a light bulb fixture as its center.
 

Other/Miscellaneous/Mixed Media

2007 First Place Winner in Other/Miscellaneous/Mixed Media: Rose-Ann Martin of Kenmore, Martin Calligraphics (booth B - 15), for a framed calligraphic piece.
 

Photography

2007 First Place Winner in Photography: Jeffrey Sprague of Rochester, Jeffrey Sprague Photography (booth G - 24 ), for a color photo of boat at dock.

Pottery/Ceramics

2007 First Place Winner in Pottery/Ceramics: Judy Rohrbaugh of Silver Lake, Ohio, Rohrbaugh Fine Stoneware (booth J - 31 ), for a clay pot with imprinted, multi-colored design.

Toys & Dolls

2007 First Place Winner in Toys & Dolls: E. Sharon Benesch of Holland Patent, Benesch Creative Enterprise (booth H – 22, 23), for a wooden tanker truck.
 

Woodworking

2007 First Place Winner in Woodworking: William Forsythe of Dansville, Forsythe Woodworking (booth H - 27 28), for a Mission style oak bench.