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COOPERSTOWN—Abigal Babbitt, an Oneonta School District 11th grader, was among more than 385 artists in grades 6-12 who participated in Fenimore Art Museum’s “Young at Art!” Regional Youth Art Contest. Babbitt’s piece, titled “Nostalgic,” was recognized because it “evokes memories of the focused concentration friends experience when playing cooperative games.” Her concept, Babbitt said, “is the happiness and child-like emotion you feel when playing your favorite board game.”
In a village famous for its museums, the grande dame is Fenimore Art Museum, with its permanent collection, its visiting exhibitions, and its native-American splendors. The staircase leading to the lower galleries is a work of art in itself. Not to be overlooked, is the Community Gallery tucked away in a corner on the second floor. As its name implies, it displays works from local sources and is not to be missed.…
Lewis Carroll’s Alice went down a rabbit hole to be transported to a world of wonder and strangeness. Something similar happens when visiting Fenimore Art Museum’s exhibit, “A Cabinet of Curious Matters: Work by Nancy Callahan and Richard Whitten.”…
Monarchs have been steadily losing numbers—their average population in 2016 was estimated at 200 million, down 100 million from their historic numbers—but at this time they are not listed as endangered. There are two major reasons for their falling numbers: the loss of their primary food and egg-laying habitat here in the north, and the loss of their overwintering forests in Mexico.…