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 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.

Exhibitions

Art Resource Library

Artist Residency

Youth Programs

Workshops & Events
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 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.

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

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

Jewelry

Ceramics

Fiber & Leather

Glass

Woodwork

Catalogs

Paintings & Prints

Art Books

Art Saturdays

Grade Level / Age:

Age 5 – 12

About the Instructor:

Maria Galens lives near Penn Yan, NY with her husband, two children, cats and chickens! She received a B.F.A in Painting from Pratt Institute in 2008 and went to receive a M.S.Ed in Art Education K-12 from Nazareth College in 2011. Maria is a mixed media artist and loves to paint, make dolls and knit and crochet.

Maria believes there are no wrong answers when making art and encourages student artists to take risks and experiment - she loves the energy that children bring to the art-making table!

A youth workshop series offered quarterly for kids ages 5 and up taught by Maria Galens. During our Art Saturdays sessions, young artists will complete one project each Saturday. Children will learn various art techniques including painting, drawing, and printmaking, collage, mixed media, and sculpture. Each week, your child will also learn about a different artist to be inspired by and get ideas from. Sign your child up for one session, or take them all!

IMPORTANT: Until state and federal guidelines are updated students, instructor, and MSA staff will continue to wear masks during class time. Please sign up by 5pm the Friday before your class (the day before). Minimum of 2 participants to run each class.

Screen shot from a video of Maria holding an marker banner

During our closure in March, April, and May of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Maria offered weekly online art projects in her Art with Miss Maria series. The projects and art techniques used in these videos are similar to those that are used in our Art Saturdays series. To view all 14 of the Art with Miss Maria video, visit the Main Street Arts YouTube channel.