October 11, 12 & 13, 2008 / Highbanks Recreation Area / Letchworth State Park, 10Am to 5PM daily

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, & instructional workshops.. The Learn About Letchworth series, held every summer in the park, is also funded in part by the Letchworth

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

LETCHWORTH ARTS AND CRAFTS SHOW & SALE ™ RETURNS FOR ITS 33rd YEAR!

Saturday, Sunday and Monday, October 11th, 12th and 13th (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 33rd Annual Letchworth Arts & Crafts Show & Sale!

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 33rd Annual Letchworth Arts & Crafts Show & Sale, taking place Saturday, Sunday and Monday, October 11th, 12th and 13th (Columbus Day Weekend) at Letchworth State Park, will include entertainment and fun activities for the whole family!

This year's entertainment line-up will be updated constantly, so please check back often.

- 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 at the Letchworth Arts & Crafts Show, Highbanks Recreation Area, Letchworth State Park, Oct. 11-13, 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 33 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.

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).

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 33^rd 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.