The Dove Block Project

Late in 2016, it became clear to members of The Dove Block Restoration Group that the task of saving the building carried with it one set of responsibilities while the establishment of a gallery devoted to Arthur Dove and the region’s community arts carried with it another set. And so, with these connected but essentially different goals in mind, it was determined, for efficiency’s sake, to form a second group which would be devoted to the task of imagining, creating, and bringing to life the gallery aspect of our project, a group which became The Arthur Dove Tribute Group (ADTG).

The objectives of the ADTG are to create, in a single space in The Dove Block where Dove created so many of his most acclaimed works, a gallery which pays tribute to him as a major American artist and which, simultaneously, will serve as a community art center for Geneva and the Finger Lakes area.

It is with an eye dedicated to these goals that the ADTG has, since its inception, devoted its energies. Our first step was to create a Board of Directors who, because of their accomplishments in and devotion to the arts, shared this vision. Our second step was to select a space on the first floor of The Dove Block that will serve as our gallery.

Our third step was to create a plan not only for reconstructing the proposed gallery space, but devise a financial plan for the gallery’s maintenance in years to come.

Like The Dove Block itself, to bring this gallery vision to life will require not only some hundreds of hours more of conceptual and organizational work, it will require not an insignificant amount of money. To that end, once the reclamation of the building begins in the new year (2019), ADTG will begin a major fundraising campaign to defray these costs.

With this necessity in mind, we invite you to join us in this effort.

The Arthur Dove Tribute Group: BOARD OF DIRECTORS