Fenimore Art Museum

Calling all playwrights, poets, and prose-smiths! We are accepting submissions for TWO upcoming winter performances! Now in its sixth year, our annual NEXT! Readings of New Works by Regional Playwrights will select, cast, workshop, and present new performances of three dramatic works by local/regional playwrights. We also have a new companion program to the reading series: Write Out Loud! a storytelling evening celebrating the work of local/regional poets, storytellers, a...nd writers of all types of short fiction and prose! If your work is selected, you will have the option to either perform your piece yourself, or work with us to select a performer to present your piece! The final performance will be filmed in person at Fenimore Auditorium in accordance with all social distancing guidelines, and may feature music, projections, original art, and more! Submissions close at the end of the day on Sunday, January 10. Additional information can be found at fenimoreart.org/write

Where did the legend of Santa Claus come from? Have we always sung the same carols at the holidays? Find out the answers and more in our new exhibit, Decking the Halls! Can't make it to the Museum? We're offering free virtual tours and live Q&A sessions on Zoom every Monday and Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. this month!... There is no charge for the tour, however, please consider a donation of $5.00 to help us provide future online programs. Registration is required. Visit deckingthehalls.eventbrite.com to sign-up!

Our final Community Gallery exhibit of the year, I Can See Clearly Now: 20/20, LEAF Art and Poetry Exhibition, is now open to the public! We’re open Tuesdays through Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. FenimoreArt.org

We have a brand new holiday exhibit, Decking the Halls, and a new virtual tour to go with it! Reserve your spot at deckingthehalls.eventbrite.com. Decking the Halls virtual tours are offered via Zoom on Mondays and Tuesdays at 2:00 p.m. throughout December. Following the tour will be a live Q&A with Kevin Gray, Manager of Arts Education. This tour is offered free of charge, but we recommend a donation of $5 to help us to be able to continue these virtual tours in the future (thank you!).

The tradition continues, despite the circumstances! You won’t want to miss this exciting new project by The Farmers' Museum and Fenimore's Glimmer Globe Theatre, bringing together 30 local and regional performers! This December we’re thrilled to bring you the tale you know and love in an all-new audiobook format for you to enjoy at home this Christmas.

Hooray! Today is Preschool Tuesday! Join Mr. Kevin and Miss. Lori as we look at some of the many kinds of homes and then jump into a paper and origami craft where we make a mini home of our own.