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.
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.
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.
Artist Statement:
“My work is intrinsically simple and straightforward. My focus is to reproduce those moments of connection and change that happen when you watch the sun light up the clouds as it sets beyond the horizon. In my most difficult times, watching the sunset every day helped me to be mindful and always present in the moment. My hope is to create work that reminds me of that mindset and that brings joy and peace to others when they look at and use my artwork.”
Hedy Yang is a first generation Chinese-American ceramic artist based in Detroit, Michigan. She graduated from Michigan State University with a degree in Ceramics and Entrepreneurship and Innovation in 2018. From there she continued to develop her career by becoming an artist in residence in the Adirondack Mountains, an instructor at North Country Community College, and then a post-baccalaureate student at Syracuse University. Hedy is currently working full time as a ceramic artist and has exhibited her work all over the nation.