In addition to the local and regional art on display, the event features artist demonstrations and great food from the Fenimore Café. The Cooperstown Distillery will be on-site with tastings and bottles for sale.

Art by the Lake is a juried art competition featuring 25 artists from the region. Artworks will be judged by noted artist Nancy Callahan. Six cash prizes will be awarded as well as two additional prizes sponsored by Golden Artist Colors. The awards ceremony takes place at 1:30 p.m.

While at Art by the Lake, tour the Fenimore’s popular summer exhibitions featuring M.C. Escher: Infinite Variations, Randy Johnson: Storytelling with Photographs, Day to Night: Photographs by Stephen Wilkes, and others–as well as the Museum’s renowned collections. The Museum and Fenimore Gift Shop are open throughout the day.

Admission to Art by the Lake: Adults (20-64) $15.00; Seniors (65+) $12.50; ages 19 and under are FREE. Admission is always FREE for members as well as active military and retired career military personnel. FREE museum admission for those receiving SNAP benefits—up to 4 people (see website for details). Discounted two-way tickets are available if you’d also like to visit The Farmers’ Museum across the street.

Meg Anderson Argo – Pastel
Karen J.F. Cooper – Watercolor
Maggie Danan – Oil, Watercolor, Charcoal
Kathryn DeZur – Photography
Roger Dowse – Acrylic Painting
Bob Fisher – Photography
Sonoka Fukuma Gozelski – 2D/Mixed Media
Alex Hamer – Photography
Carolyn Hunter – Watercolor
Julie Huntsman – Oil
Tom Hussey – Oil/Acrylic
John Jackson – Sculpture
Megan Joubert – Photography
Matthias Kern – Printmaking
Gary Lawrence – Oil
David (RC) Oster – Drawing
Dawn Pace – Acrylic Painting
Anne Pascale – Watercolor
Alex Roediger – Oil Painting
Marie Sanderson – Watercolor/Mixed
Robert J. Schneider – Oil
Kate Sullivan – Mixed Media
Linda Tracz – Photography
Maureen Wallace – Alcohol Ink
Andra Wilcox – Acrylic Painting