The town of Groton was incorporated in 1817, and in 1888, the community of Groton separated from the town by incorporating as a village. Through the decades, both the town and village of Groton have been home to businesses such as The Groton Carriage Company, Smith Corona, The First National Bank of Groton, The Groton 5 & 10 Cent Store, […]
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Ithaca First Friday Gallery Night
On the first Friday of every month, a much loved regional event unfolds. According to Michael Sampson, Coordinator of Ithaca’s First Friday Ithaca Gallery Night, 10-20 galleries throughout Ithaca and surrounding areas open their doors to the public from 5 to 8 p.m. Exhibits of visual arts, including sculpture, painting, drawings, printmaking, photography, fiber art, performance art, and ceramics can […]
Monica Franciscus: Found Objects
Many of us know Monica Franciscus, whose art we may have discovered for sale on a street corner Art in the Yard sale or fell in love with at local shows, or as prized possessions hanging in friends’ homes. Or we attended the opening of Cornell’s Biennial Art Exhibit at the Cherry Gallery. Others worked with Franciscus at Cornell, while […]
Michael Sampson: Always Making Art
“Early on I was always drawing things…My grandmother recalled that I liked drawing feet as a child. At 7 or 8 I also started playing sports, I was in Little League, and I collected baseball cards,” said local artist Michael Sampson. “But I was always drawing when I was at home.” “My mother had Andrew Wyeth prints on our walls […]
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