Local and Regional Art in the Spotlight at Fenimore Art Museum’s Annual Art by the Lake Event. Photo courtesy of the Fenimore Art Museum.

Local and Regional Art in the Spotlight at Fenimore Art Museum’s Annual Art by the Lake Event

See and purchase exceptional work from 26 regional artists.

Admission includes access to Fenimore’s popular summer exhibitions as well as the museum’s annual Celebrate Native America event taking place at the same day.

Saturday, August 10, 2024 • 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown, New York
Included with regular museum admission. Adults (20-64) $17.50; Seniors (65+) $12.50; Free for ages 19 and under and museum members.

COOPERSTOWN, NY — Fenimore Art Museum in Cooperstown presents its seventeenth annual Art by the Lake celebrating artists who are inspired by the region and its beauty. The event takes place Saturday, August 10 from 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. on the museum’s expansive lakefront lawn. A wide range of art will be available for visitors to see and purchase including watercolors, acrylics, oils, photographs, prints, ink drawings, sculptures, and more.

Artist demonstrations, food and tastings

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 26 artists from the region.

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. Artists this year include Meg Anderson Argo, Susana Caban, Barbara Conte-Gaugel, Karen J.F. Cooper, Maggie Danan, Grant Dolge, Roger Dowse, Keri A. Dudek, John Paul Gardner, Erin Gardner, Sonoka Fukama Gozelski, Carolyn Hunter, John Jackson, Matthias Kern, Jessica La Micela, Gary Lawrence, Andrea Lawyer, RC Oster, Anne Pascale, Nancy Phillips, Alex Roediger, Marie Sanderson, Kate Sullivan, Linda Tracz, Charles Varney, and Maureen Wallace.

While at Art by the Lake, see Fenimore’s popular summer exhibitions including Bob Dylan Remastered: Drawings From the Road; Marc Hom: Re-Framed; Banksy: The Haight Street Rat; American Masterworks; and others–as well as the museum’s renowned collections. The museum and Fenimore Gift Shop are open throughout the day.

Photo courtesy of the Fenimore Art Museum.

Photo courtesy of the Fenimore Art Museum.

Admission

Adults (20-64) $17.50; 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.

Art by the Lake is graciously supported by Mr. and Mrs. Alexander J. Shields. Proceeds benefit Fenimore’s education programs.

Fenimore Art Museum is located at 5798 State Route 80, less than one mile from the center of Cooperstown. For more information visit FenimoreArt.org.