Tioga Arts Council (TAC) and Cloud Croft Studios (CCS) received 204 submissions from 89 artists within 100 miles of Owego for 2024 Everyday Life, Every Day Art (ELEDA). This year’s Award Winners are: 

  1. Best in Show: Brian Keeler, Luthier Light (Category, Painting)

  2. Painting: Amy Hoi Ngan Hsiao, Salt Lake Night

  3. Photography: Katherine Solomon, Little Miss Spencer & Spotted Pig

  4. Sculpture: Richard G. Nolan, Gazelle

  5. Fiber: Ellen Silberlicht, Rainforest

  6. Ceramics: Andrew N. Fitzsimmons, Tea Pot

  7. Mixed Media: Caitlin Jochym, Full Circle Artist Book

  8. Drawing & Illustration: Denise Franchino, Untitled

  9. Printmaking: Cynthia Cratsley, Lucky Dog

  10. Traditional Fine Craft: T. Benjamin Hobbs, Grace End Table

  11. Honorable Mention 1: Joan Lockburner, Memories & Decisions

  12. Honorable Mention 2: Lucas Stone, Pianissimo

  13. The Betty Bryden & Tom Canouse Award: Sonji Lee (Mixed Media)

Artwork Sales

A 20% commission will be taken on all sales. The commission will support TAC Program, Art a la Carte, which brings arts-enrichment activities to children and families who are food insecure and utilize summer meal sites in Tioga County.

Exhibition Hours

The exhibition will be open to the public from August 24 through September 28, Thursday – Sunday, from 12 – 4 p.m. For special events and appointments, contact either Christina Di Stefano, at tiogaartscouncil@gmail.com, or Mike Poe, at cloudcroftstudios@gmail.com.

Cover Art

Amy Hoi Ngan Hsiao’s Dreamy Moon Night will be the featured artwork for 2024 Everyday Life, Every Day Art. Thank you, Amy, for supporting this event and allowing us to feature your work.

Note: A paper form is available HERE. However, digital form submissions are encouraged.

Cloud Croft Studios - Schoolhouse

Tioga Arts Council (TAC) is honored to announce Shapes and Spaces; Inspired in the Natural World: Works by Yvonne Robare Hobbs (A Retrospective). The exhibition opens on Friday, August 30, from 5 – 8 p.m. at Cloud Croft Studios – Schoolhouse located at 1003 Sanford Road in Owego. Join us for an Artist Talk with Hobbs at 6:00 p.m.

About Yvonne Robare Hobbs

Yvonne Robare Hobbs is an award-winning sculptor and print artist who maintains her studio in

Nichols, NY. Her art has been included in international, national, solo, and regional exhibitions and are in private collections in the U.S., England, and New Zealand. Commissioned sculptures, “Supporting Hands” are on view in front of General Hospital, Binghamton, NY and in Decker Center at Wilson Hospital, Johnson City, NY. Until recently the sculpture,” Feuer Isarn” stood for many years at the foot of the driveway to the former Tioga Casting Facility in Owego, NY. This piece was designed to symbolize the materials and methods of the iron casting industry and was cast at this facility. “Don’t Pass Me BY”, a mixed media sculpture stands at the entrance to the Discovery Center in Binghamton, NY. This project was made possible by funding from the Rose and Ross University and Community Project Fund in collaboration with Thomas J. Watson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Binghamton University, and the Discovery Center of the Southern Tier.

 Her Triptych, “Braided River Mountains” a cast handmade paper relief print received the first place award in the Tenth International Mini Print Exhibition. Yvonne was honored with a Solo Exhibition: “Steel and Bronze” at the Hartwick College art gallery in Oneonta, NY.

Hobbs has served as a Teaching Artist in public and private schools and conducted Teacher Training workshops throughout NY State. Her Public Commissions are included in the Inventory of American Sculpture at the National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.. She earned her MFA degree in Sculpture and Architectural Sculpture with honors from the Art Institute of Chicago, where she was the recipient of the Hyde Park Sculpture award. Images of her sculpture appear in a publication of Leonardo, The Journal of the International Society for the Arts, Sciences, and Technology, The MIT Press, and Maquette, a publication of the International Sculpture Center.

 Exhibit Information

●      Location: Cloud Croft Studios - Schoolhouse, 1003 Sanford Rd., Owego

●      Opening Night: Friday, August 30, from 5 – 8 p.m.

●      Artist Talk: Friday, August 30, at 6 p.m.

●      Exhibit Duration After Opening: August 31 through September 28, 2024, Th. – Sun. from 12 – 4 p.m.

●      Contact Christina Di Stefano at tiogaartscouncil@gmail.com if you have additional questions.

A SPECIAL THANKS TO

Cloud Croft Studios for sponsoring this exhibition.

SPONSORS