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 residency program offers artists time and space to focus on their work. View information about the program, check out current and past residents, FAQs, testimonials, and apply to become an artist in residence.
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.
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 and The Cup, The Mug exhibitions in the fall.
Artist opportunities also include our artist residency program and our open call for work which is reviewed twice per year for consideration in invitational exhibitions.
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, an artist residency program, workshops, literary arts programming, and youth programs.
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.
Stephanie Albanese
Dianne Baker
Bob Conge
Jacquie Germanow
John Greene
Chad Grohman
Emily Kenas
Martha O'Connor
Joanna Poag
Richard Rockford
Bill Stephens
Jean Stephens
Bill Stewart
This wide-ranging invitational exhibition included the work
of thirteen artists. Through sculpture, painting, and drawing, this exhibition was a meditation on the meaning we assign to things.
