In its recent awards cycle focusing on Diversity, Inclusion, and Welcoming Programs, the Community Foundation of Otsego County awarded $5,000 to the Cooperstown Art Association. Let’s FIGURE This Out! is an imaginative program supporting the fine arts cornerstone of figure drawing through highlighting diversity and humanity. Diverse models will give artists and the community opportunities to learn about people of all shapes, sizes, gender expression, skin color, and other physical attributes.
CAA’s belief is artists can better visualize and understand diversity by drawing people of color, people marked by surgery, or modified by transgender procedures. There will be an exhibition of the art at CAA, a reception, a guest panel, and the models themselves speaking about the power of being seen and belonging through the medium of art.
CAA Executive Director Janet Erway said, “We are pleased to offer this program which supports bringing diversity – through the fine arts – to our rural community. The program will work to break down stereotypes and support understanding of different cultures.” CAA is happy to be recipients of a Community Foundation grant to facilitate our Let’s FIGURE This Out! program for 2024.”
Call CAA at (607) 547-9777 for further information.
