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'Local Artist' show to open Monday at Massena Public Library

Posted 9/17/21

MASSENA — The “I Am A Local Artist” show opens Monday, Sept. 20 at the Massena Public Library, 41 Glenn St. The exhibit features a diverse range of local art from soap making to cookie …

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'Local Artist' show to open Monday at Massena Public Library

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MASSENA — The “I Am A Local Artist” show opens Monday, Sept. 20 at the Massena Public Library, 41 Glenn St.

The exhibit features a diverse range of local art from soap making to cookie decorating to crocheting to custom furniture craftsmanship. The show is free and open to the public anytime the library is open until Oct. 4.

Library hours are Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Wednesday 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.; and Saturdays 9:30 a.m. until 1 p.m.

“We are celebrating the beautiful work of local artists who don’t always describe themselves as artists because they are busy being teachers, nurses, parents, grandparents, neighbors and friends.”, said Jeanna Matthews who along with Cindy Edwards and Abigail Matthews curated the show. “Local traditions including food preservation and bead work have a key place in this show as the fine arts that they truly are.“

The show is part of the larger AsyncArts project which has offered a variety of programming since 2020 including chalk art projects, outdoor dance classes, and plein air sketching events. The AsyncArts project seeks to bring the community together around local art, local food, and local traditions, especially in a time of pandemic.

The project is made possible with funds from the Statewide Community Regrants Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and administered by the St. Lawrence County Arts Council.