By Kate Hill

Staff Writer

On Sept. 28 and 29, Cazenovia area artists opened up their studios for the eighth annual Greater Cazenovia Art Trail.

Initiated by the Cazenovia Area Community Development Association (CACDA), the Art Trail is a free, self-guided tour that provides the public with the opportunity to meet and interact with artists in their working environments or in local “art hubs.”

The 2019 event featured the following artists and exhibits:

Sally Hootnick, painter; Shawn Mcguire, potter; Megan Muldoon, painter; Sarah Tietje-Mietz, painter; Tom McCobb, painter; Jennifer Hooley, painter; Susan Johnson, painter; Michael McBane, painter; Mary Padgett, pastel painter; Peter Beasecker, potter; Wayne Daniels, painter; Naomi DeMuth, potter; Roger DeMuth, illustrator; Eugen Doering, metal sculptor; Henry Drexler, painter; Marilyn Fegan, 3-D painter; Liz Lurie, potter; Paul Parpard, multimedia; Cazenovia Cut Block, woodworkers; Dave Porter, wood sculptor; Deborah Wester, painter; Shawn Gilmore, painter; multiple Cazenovia Watercolor Society painters; multiple artists at Cazenovia Artisans; Geoffrey Navias, artist in residence at Stone Quarry Hill Art Park; Cazenovia College Art Gallery exhibit; Cazenovia College art students at Jephson Campus; and the Gordon Muck Collection at the New Woodstock Train Depot.

The weekend kicked off with an opening reception on Friday at the Cazenovia College Art Gallery at Reisman Hall.

On Saturday, the college hosted a cyanotype postcard workshop and open community figure drawing.

The public was also invited to stop by a smART (Student Made Art) event and the CazMade artisan shop in the college bookstore.

The goal of the Art Trail is to provide exposure to local artists and to encourage artists to educate the community about their creative processes.

To learn more about the Cazenovia Art Trail, visit art-trail.org.