Exhibitions
Boys and Girls Clubs of Geneva Art Exhibition
Opening: Saturday, December 21, 4 to 6 pm
Exhibition: December 21 through 29
This exhibition celebrates the creations of the youth of The Boys and Girls Clubs of Geneva Arts Program. Youth ages 6 through 18 will show their work in The Dove Block Project. This year-round program encourages Club members ages 6-18 to learn and practice drawing, painting, printmaking, collage, mixed media and sculpture. As opposed to an Academic Art Experience, the cornerstone of daily activity at Carter Road is art as a form of connection and communication. By incorporating collaborative design and sharing materials, Members learn how to work together in a studio setting and assist in each other’s creative endeavors.
The opening reception on December 21 will feature musician Wayne Gottlieb. Wayne is a seasoned guitarist with roots in the Fingerlakes region Wayne has a vast repertoire of music and music knowledge ranging from Jazz to traditional country music. Wayne is also a memberof The Pelotones and The Village Swing Trio.
Support for the opening reception is provided by Billsboro Winery, Black Crow Bakery, and Lake Drum Brewing.
Do 2 Negatives Make a Positive: Harold Copp
Opening: Saturday, February 1, 4-6 pm
Exhibition: February 2 through 23
A screen print study on historical events that have a negative outcome. Using pictures from historical tragedies and screen printing them in only black ink on clear Mylar to give the effect of a negative and utilizing the negative space than that of the original photograph. Each printed picture comes with a short and precise description of the event and outcome. Some Images will be explicit in content (no frontal nudity). They will be from 1800’s to current day. In keeping true to the original photograph, the prints will be close to the original size of the photograph as possible.
The opening reception on February 1 will feature music by Erik Gibelyou. Dr. Erik Gibelyou is a guitar instructor and performing artist living in Geneva, New York. He believes that music enhances life through its powers of expression, benefits to mental health, and ability to grow a community. His solo classical guitar recitals present thematic programs played with superb technique and enriched by thoughtful commentary.
Support for the opening reception is provided by Billsboro Winery, Black Crow Bakery, and Lake Drum Brewing.
Family Game Night: Warner K. Varno
Opening: Saturday, March 1, 4 to 6 pm
Exhibition: March 2 through 30
Throughout several bodies of artwork, I have explored the notion of family; the family we are born into and the family we seek out and choose. CORVID Love features a new series of mixed media paintings on crows. Ultimately, crows were my adopted family and “spoke” for me and my actual family members, telling stories of relationship, struggle, and re-connection with the natural world before, during, and after the pandemic. These crows have more to say; they are ready to share with the world their jovial, mercurial, and curious nature and smarts, their wish to play, to communicate and to adapt and survive, and I believe this time, they want to do it through a more three-dimensional approach, one I have utilized before during my other graduate study while getting my masters in curriculum and instruction, creating Gutted Books, complete with “artifacts and arrangements,” and mixing with new species of birds; “birds of prey.” This new body of work that will feature both books and game boards.
The opening reception on March 1 will feature music by Caleb Liber. Caleb Liber is a professional solo and acoustic musician based in Syracuse, New York. He plays a variety of music, including covers and originals, from the 1950s to the present day. Liber's song lists can include around 300 songs, and he encourages audience participation by allowing people to request songs.
Support for the opening reception is provided by Billsboro Winery, Black Crow Bakery, and Lake Drum Brewing.
Artwork from Historic Geneva’s Collection
Opening: Saturday, April 5, 4 to 6 pm
Exhibition: April 6 through 27
Historic Geneva tells Geneva’s stories, but not every story is told with words. Artists have captured local scenes and people since the 1790s. They have been self-taught or academically trained, paid or painting for enjoyment. Artwork from Historic Geneva’s Collection showcases a variety of artists and subjects. It includes two illustrations by Arthur Dove, and paintings by Dove’s mentor Newton Weatherly.
Visitors will be able to view more art from the collection beginning in May through 2026 at the Geneva History Museum’s Brennan Gallery.
Trevor J Donlon will provide the musing for the opening reception. Trevor has been actively performing in the Finger Lakes Region since 2019. He continues to widen his range of musical genres, while playing at local establishments and private venues. He is pursuing a degree in Music Business, Production, and Recording at the Geneseo State University of New York. He is also the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of The Vivid Scene.
Support for the opening reception is provided by Billsboro Winery, Black Crow Bakery, and Lake Drum Brewing.
Geneva City Schools Art Exhibition
Opening: Saturday, May 21, 4 to 6 pm
Exhibition: May 3 through June 1
The Geneva School district's annual exhibition at The Dove Block Project features art from grades K to 12. It's a great opportunity to see what the youth of Geneva have been doing creatively in the schools' art rooms. As in previous years, exceptional art will be on display for the month of May, and the opening celebration will be packed with students, proud parents, and teachers.
Support for the opening reception is provided by Billsboro Winery, Black Crow Bakery, and Lake Drum Brewing.
ARC Ontario Expressions Exhibition
Opening: Saturday, June 7, 4 to 6 pm
Exhibition: June 7 through 15
Every Monday, the Creative Expressions Team from The Arc Ontario visits the Dove Block. Creative Expressions is a comprehensive service/therapeutic experience that fosters creativity through visual arts, music, and horticulture, encouraging individual to expand upon traditional methods of communication and interaction in an educational environment.
Creative Expressions is designed for people seeking to improve their physical, emotional, cognitive, and social skills by expressing themselves in a variety of creative ways, while getting involved in their community.
They offer an Art Program that gives individuals access to a variety of mediums including drawing, painting, sculpture, book arts and digital animation by guided by our art specialist.
The Music program offers a wide range of musical experiences to promote the health and well-being of individuals by enhancing and transforming their lives.
The open reception on June 7 will feature music by Nathan Merrill and Students. A graduate of SUNY Brockport, Nathan moved into his role as Music Specialist in 2017 at The ARC Ontario. He designs musical experiences for individuals with developmental disabilities to help them meet goals related to their physical, social and emotional well-being. Nathan also works as a singer and performer at area schools and retirement communities. He plays a wide range of standards across many genres including Country, Pop and Jazz. Often, he will have his Creative Expressions students join him on stage during performances.
Support for the opening reception is provided by Billsboro Winery, Black Crow Bakery, and Lake Drum Brewing.
Boys and Girls Clubs of Geneva Art Exhibition
Opening: Saturday, June 21, 4 to 6 pm
Exhibition: June 21 through 29
This exhibition celebrates the creations of the youth of The Boys and Girls Clubs of Geneva Arts Program. Youth ages 6 through 18 will show their work in The Dove Block Project. This year-round program encourages Club members ages 6-18 to learn and practice drawing, painting, printmaking, collage, mixed media and sculpture. As opposed to an Academic Art Experience, the cornerstone of daily activity at Carter Road is art as a form of connection and communication. By incorporating collaborative design and sharing materials, Members learn how to work together in a studio setting and assist in each other’s creative endeavors.
The opening reception on June 21 will feature music by Wayne Gottlieb. Wayne is a seasoned guitarist with roots in the Fingerlakes region. Wayne has a vast repertoire of music and music knowledge ranging from Jazz to traditional country music. Wayne is also a member of The Pelotones and The Village Swing Trio.
Support for the opening reception is provided by Billsboro Winery, Black Crow Bakery, and Lake Drum Brewing.
Kinetic Illusions: Kent Divers
Opening: Saturday, July 5, 4 to 6 pm
Exhibition: July 5 through 27
Divers has been a professional photographer for most of his life, but fine art photography has always been his passion. His new style, incorporating intentional camera movement into his photos, began about three years ago. HE began experimenting with camera movement during each exposure. The movement of the camera is a natural extension of his physical activity. His photographic expression has landed with a mid-range Canon digital camera as the perfect tool for capturing the desired movement of living beings and inanimate objects with the understanding through physics that everything is always in motion. These photographs are all created using hand-held, single exposures in camera with just minor color adjustments afterward. No Photoshop of AI manipulation is used.
Trevor J Donlon will provide the musing for the opening reception. Trevor has been actively performing in the Finger Lakes Region since 2019. He continues to widen his range of musical genres, while playing at local establishments and private venues. He is pursuing a degree in Music Business, Production, and Recording at the Geneseo State University of New York. He is also the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of The Vivid Scene.
Support for the opening reception is provided by Billsboro Winery, Black Crow Bakery, and Lake Drum Brewing.
Intersections: Kathleen Friedrich and Anne Auld
Opening: Saturday, August 2, 4 to 6 pm
Exhibition: August 2 through 31
We are two artists who met through participation in the Print Club of Rochester. Although our main point of convergence stems from printmaking, we have found several specific areas of interest that intersect and diverge in various ways. For instance, one of the first things we learned about each other is that we both make cyanotypes. We also found a mutual affinity for working with segmented images such as diptychs and triptychs. Through studio visits, discussions, and experimental collaboration, our studio practices have been energized, leading to further explorations. These interactions have brought us to propose a curatorial collaboration at the Dove Block Project, where we invite viewers to experience the discoveries we found by looking beyond the walls of our individual studios.
Support for the opening reception is provided by Billsboro Winery, Black Crow Bakery, and Lake Drum Brewing.
Painterly: How Two Painters Make the Paint Tell the Story
Opening: Saturday, September 4, 4 to 6 pm
Exhibition: September 6 through 28
Vincent Joseph and Ileen Kaplan are painters whose use of paint embraces improvisation and even accident. Using nature as an inspiration both painters express nature in the language of the “painterly painting” by making light through the interaction of color and by using the fluidity of the materials and the characteristics of paint itself as a way to make form and space. In both of these artists’ paintings, the story is told not only by the forms but with the lush use of the paint.
The opening reception on September 4 will feature music by Wayne Gottlieb. Wayne is a seasoned guitarist with roots in the Fingerlakes region. Wayne has a vast repertoire of music and music knowledge ranging from Jazz to traditional country music. Wayne is also a member of The Pelotones and The Village Swing Trio.
Support for the opening reception is provided by Billsboro Winery, Black Crow Bakery, and Lake Drum Brewing.
Wildish: Carla Stetson
Opening: Saturday, October 4, 4 to 6 pm
Exhibition: October 5 through 26
I create densely detailed drawings and sculptures made from mulberry and rice paper. My work reflects a feeling of abundance, sometimes verging on chaos. With close attention the patterns and structures underlying the whole become discernible. In this work I aim to portray how the natural realm is entangled with our human experience in marvelous, multiple and necessary ways. Our interdependence with creatures often deemed insignificant gives rise to themes that are explored in this exhibit. In this exhibition animals are the main protagonists, sometimes occupying the domestic realm. Wild creatures might nest on furniture or coil on braided rugs. Narratives arise, psychoses are explored, and power struggles ensue. The works are both playful and metaphors for political or social concerns. They may be ‘read’ many ways by different viewers. “Entre chien et loup” is a multi-layered French expression used to describe the time just after sunset and before the darkness of night, when one cannot distinguish between a dog and a wolf. It’s the world of twilight, when what seems may not be what is. There is a sense of danger and uncertainty, and a dissolution of the boundary between the familiar and the unknown; the domestic and the wild. In my work I aim for this liminal space where what we see is shaped not only by the eyes, but also by the stories and myths we inherit and invent.
The opening reception on October 4 will feature music by Erik Gibelyou. Dr. Erik Gibelyou is a guitar instructor and performing artist living in Geneva, New York. He believes that music enhances life through its powers of expression, benefits to mental health, and ability to grow a community. His solo classical guitar recitals present thematic programs played with superb technique and enriched by thoughtful commentary.
Support for the opening reception is provided by Billsboro Winery, Black Crow Bakery, and Lake Drum Brewing.
Rabbit’s Threshold: Jared A. Domnique and Parker L.
Opening: Saturday, November 1, 4 to 6 pm
Exhibition: November 2 through 30, 2025
Rabbit’s Threshold is a dance between space and time. Uncovering a holographic landscape of the mind and soul, using nature and the body as conduits for a deeper understanding of unknown realms. Both paintings and photographs are on display. Jared A. Dominique is a fine artist, student and teacher currently pursuing his MFA at Syracuse University. Through painting, he employs techniques to repeat patterns experienced in nature and in modern cartography. Parker L. is an art director, graphic designer and fine art photographer with a BFA from the University of Nevada Las Vegas. The duo met in Las Vegas while attending college, connecting over their shared love of art, the desert, death and what lies beyond the veil. The two moved across the country with Parker’s pet rabbit to Geneva, New York for Jared to attend graduate school. Their current work captures their transition from the noisy, colorful heat of Las Vegas to the historic, dark and snowy Finger Lakes region of upstate New York. Their work is infused with an underlying thread of Americana, not in the nostalgic sense but as a documentation of the synchronicities and talismans found across the psychic American experience. This aspect of their work often manifests in subtle ways, through the use of iconic imagery, color palettes that evoke a sense of place, or the juxtaposition of natural and man-made elements. They are particularly interested in how the patterns found in nature mirror those in the human body and how these patterns connect us to the cosmos.
Trevor J Donlon will provide the musing for the opening reception. Trevor has been actively performing in the Finger Lakes Region since 2019. He continues to widen his range of musical genres, while playing at local establishments and private venues. He is pursuing a degree in Music Business, Production, and Recording at the Geneseo State University of New York. He is also the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of The Vivid Scene.
Support for the opening reception is provided by Billsboro Winery, Black Crow Bakery, and Lake Drum Brewing.
Reflections: Members Exhibition
Opening: Saturday, December 6, 4 to 6 pm
Exhibition: December 6 through 28, 2025
This years December Dove Block Project Member’s Exhibition will be an interpretation of the word “Reflections". Members will use their medium of choice to look at something from a different perspective. As if the image is looking back at them, a mirror image of an item that changes perception, or possibly just paint a mirror are just a few ways the artist can put on spin on Reflections.
The opening reception on September will feature music by Wayne Gottlieb. Wayne is a seasoned guitarist with roots in the Fingerlakes region. Wayne has a vast repertoire of music and music knowledge ranging from Jazz to traditional country music. Wayne is also a member of The Pelotones and The Village Swing Trio.
Support for the opening reception is provided by Billsboro Winery, Black Crow Bakery, and Lake Drum Brewing.
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