Programming

Programming

View our exhibition calendar which highlights local and regional artists in solo shows and group invitationals, in addition to annual national juried exhibitions and check out an archive of our exhibition history since we opened in 2013.
Our art resource library houses a collection of over 1,500 books and ranges from historical to contemporary and collectively illuminates the impact of the arts on culture, society, and the human experience.
In addition to visual arts, Main Street Arts also focuses on literary arts and literacy through our bookstore, Sulfur Books. You’ll find new and used books for all ages—adults, young adults, middle readers, and children.

Exhibitions

Art Resource Library

Youth Programs

Workshops & Events

Robert Ernst Marx

Past Programming
Submissions

Submissions

In addition to invitational exhibitions, Main Street Arts offers national and regional juried exhibition opportunities each year. Juried exhibitions include a thematic or media-specific exhibition in the spring, as well as our annual Small Works exhibition in the fall.
Artist opportunities also include our open call for work which is reviewed twice per year for consideration in invitational exhibitions.

Open Call for Work

Exhibition Opportunities

Artist Residency Program
About

About Main Street Arts

Main Street Arts is a nonprofit arts organization and art gallery specializing in showcasing contemporary art and fine craft from emerging and established Upstate New York artists. Located in the historic, picturesque village of Clifton Springs, NY, the 3,600-square-foot space has two floors offering exhibitions, workshops, youth programs, and an art resource library.

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SHOP

The Main Street Arts online gallery shop features a unique selection of artwork made by artists living and working in the Finger Lakes region and western New York. Along with artwork that is included in our current exhibition, you can also browse works in ceramic, jewelry, glass, and more.

Current Exhibition

Robert Ernst Marx

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Plein Air: Ticketed Preview Event

Ticket Information

Date: 09-18-2021

Time: 02:00 PM

Location: 1 Spring Street, Clifton Springs, NY 14432

Be among the first to see—and purchase!—the artwork made during our first plein air painting event. Join us under the pavilion at John Brown Memorial Park—located at 1 Spring Street, Clifton Springs—for a special preview of the exhibition before it opens to the public at 3:30 p.m.

What does plein air mean? It’s the act of making a painting outdoors as opposed to painting in a studio. Artists will be painting in and around the historic and picturesque village of Clifton Springs from 9:00 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Painting will happen rain or shine. Rain location for exhibition and sale will be Main Street Arts, 20 West Main Street, Clifton Springs

Pictured: John Galan, MSA Artist in Residence (2016/2019) painting at the Foster Cottage on Main Street in Clifton Springs

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