The Dove Block Project

For over a decade, the historic Dove Block, located on the most important commercial corner in Geneva, has been vacant. Cities thrive only when their buildings are occupied and busy. In 2015, a small collection of local citizens came together as a non-profit group committed to bringing the Dove Block back to life as an integral element in what is locally called “The Geneva Renaissance.” From the first, a central aspect of the group’s vision was to include space in the revamped building to memorialize the life and work of Arthur Dove, recognized world-wide as one of the founders of American Modernist Art. Later, it was determined this space should be also used to display and encourage the art of the contemporary Finger Lakes. Together, these impulses led to the creation of a group, the Arthur Dove Tribute Group (ADTG), which is dedicated to bringing both the Dove Memorial and Community Arts Center ideas to life.

ADTG’s initial step was to create a Board of Directors comprised of community leaders and important figures from the national art world. Its second step was to choose a space on the first floor of the Dove Block that would become The Dove Gallery.

ADTG’s current and going project is to oversee the creation and execution of a viable plan for both the Gallery and the vital art programs, a plan which, when completed, will be capable of sustaining the Gallery and its programs for decades to come.