Visual Arts
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month
Día de Muertos Mask Making Workshop
September 20
1:00-4:00pm
Join in the fun on Saturday, September 20. In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, TCFA will be hosting our third annual Día de Muertos Mask Making Workshop at St. James the Apostle Church in Trumansburg.
The Trumansburg Conservatory of Fine Arts (TCFA) is proud to host its third annual Día de Muertos Mask Making Workshop on Saturday, September 20, from 1:00-4:00pm at St. James the Apostle Church, 17 Whig Street in Trumansburg, NY. This free community event celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with traditional crafts and cultural activities. Participants will have the opportunity to create sugar skull masks, design sugar skull make-up, and build crepe paper flower hair accessories.
The workshop is part of TCFA's mission to provide affordable opportunities for exposure to the arts, enriching the quality of life in the community. The Día de Muertos celebration is a significant cultural event that TCFA is proud to bring to the community, with plans for an even bigger celebration on November 1, 2025. Materials for the workshop will be provided to all participants free of charge.
Donations are appreciated.
Announcing TCFA's
41st Annual Fall Invitational
Beyond the Frame: Pushing the Boundaries of Photography
Lindsey Glover, Justin Hjortshoj,
and Ahmed Salvador
TCFA's 41st Annual Fall Invitational will once again be held at
Forge Cellars on beautiful Seneca Lake.
3775 Mathews Rd
Burdett, NY
Sunday, October 19, 2025.
4:30 - 7:00pm
The exhibition will feature three artists whose work takes photography into new territory and is curated by Domenica Brockman and Ariel Bullion.
Music provided by Plan Z
Light refreshments will be served.
(Photo by Lindsey Glover: Canopy no 5 of 9)
Cayuga Arts Collective Annual Spring Show: HEAVEN AND HELL
Opening Ithaca Gallery Night
FRIDAY, MAY 3, 2025
5:00-8:00PM
Community School of Music & Art
330 E. State St., Ithaca, NY
The Trumansburg Conservatory of Fine Arts (TCFA) is pleased to announce the ninth annual Cayuga Arts Collective (CayAC) member show, “Heaven and Hell”. Curated by CayAC founders Domenica Brockman and Marina Delaney, the theme of heaven and hell is explored through the diverse visions of over forty member-artists.
Due to ongoing construction at the Conservatory, the exhibit will take place at the Community School of Art and Music (CSMA), 330 E. State Street in Ithaca. The show opens on Friday, May 2, 5-8pm as part of Ithaca Gallery Night.
Live music provided by BIBA! featuring Lynn Wiles and Jessica Custer-Bindel. Light refreshments will be served.
For the duration of the exhibit, visitors are encouraged to participate in the “People’s Choice Award.” A ballot box will be available in the main gallery, offering everyone the opportunity to vote for their favorite piece.
TCFA serves as the fiscal sponsor for the Cayuga Arts Collective a group of about one hundred and twenty artists from the Finger Lakes region. Founded in 2017, the mission of the Cayuga Arts Collective is to build community by fostering creativity in the visual arts.
The HEAVEN AND HELL exhibit runs through May 27, 2025
CSMA Gallery Hours:
Tuesday-Friday 2:30-7pm
Saturday, 9:30am-5pm
About the Cayuga Arts Collective
Trumansburg Conservatory of Fine Arts sponsors Cayuga Arts Collective (CayAC) a group of over 100 local artists and crafts people that was founded in 2017 by Domenica Brockman and Marina Delaney. In keeping with the broader mission of TCFA, CayAC aims to build community that both fosters creativity in the arts and promotes cultural enrichment for everyone. The group welcomes emerging and established artists alike.
For a low annual membership of $25 ($20 for students), CayAC members are guaranteed at least one spot in our annual exhibit which serves as the Conservatory’s annual spring show. For the duration of the exhibit, we run a “People’s Choice” Award where everyone is invited to choose their favorite piece on display. First prize is $100.
In addition to inclusion to our spring show, membership to CayAC also grants a 10% discount on all TCFA art classes for adults; inclusion in our booth at TCFA’s annual Holiday Handmade Market; and access to the “Paddle Grant”, a $500 grant designed for the purpose of professional growth in the arts that was initiated in 2021 to mark our 5th anniversary. Online applications to the Paddle Grant will be available again in the fall.
To compliment its member benefits, every October, CayAC hosts the Draw-a-thon Cafe. This event is registered with The Big Draw, an international festival that takes place all over the world throughout the month of October to celebrate the universal language of drawing. The event is free and open to the public. A wide range of drawing materials are always supplied and all skill levels are welcome.
Over the years, CayAC has partnered with a number of organizations including Petrune Gallery, Ithaca Reuse and Ithaca Drawing Group which holds its weekly figure sessions in our downstairs studio. For information on these sessions and much more visit our website
HERE
We invite you to become a member of the creative experiment that is the Cayuga Arts Collective.
