CAZENOVIA — CazArts recently announced the launch of a new All Arts Community Calendar, which enables residents and visitors to find all the area’s upcoming arts, heritage, and cultural events in one central online location.
CazArts is a creative alliance of area arts organizations, individual artists, and members of the public that works to promote the creation and appreciation of arts in the greater Cazenovia area.
“We love and celebrate the people, this beautiful area, and the history which creates the backdrop for our community,” said CazArts President Geoffrey Navias. “There are so many wonderful artists, art events, and programs in this community. A vibrant arts scene helps make for a vibrant community, and it is most successful when the community and arts are involved together.”
The new calendar is part of the CazArts website and features events presented by CazArts, Cazenovia Artisans, Carpenter’s Barn Studio Artists, Cazenovia Area Painters, Cazenovia Art Trail, Cazenovia Counterpoint, Cazenovia Forum, Cazenovia Heritage, Cazenovia Preservation Foundation, Cazenovia Public Library & Museum, Cazenovia Watercolor Society, Greater Cazenovia Area Chamber of Commerce, Lorenzo State Historic Site, National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum, New Woodstock Free Library, Sky Hill Farm Studio, and Stone Quarry Hill Art Park. Any area business or organization can post an arts, heritage, or cultural event on the calendar by filing out a simple online form.
The initiative is a project of the CazArts Community Collaboration Committee, a group of area arts, cultural, and heritage organizations that has been meeting monthly for over a decade and acts as an informational clearinghouse for events, common issues, collaborations, and ideas.
“I have heard [on numerous occasions] someone say, ‘I wish I had known about that,’ or ‘Where do you find out about that?’” said Navias. “At one of our early morning meetings of many of the arts and heritage organizations, it became clear that we wanted to make a place where anyone could find out about what arts were happening in the greater Cazenovia area, and anyone could post an arts event.”
According to Navias, the Community Collaboration Committee grew out of the Cazenovia Arts & Heritage Alliance, which was formed to celebrate Cazenovia’s unique history, to create and support new artistic endeavors, and to work to engage and enliven the community’s citizens through the arts.
“This work started many years ago with the directors of the library, Catherine Cummings Theatre, and Lorenzo meeting over breakfast at Dave’s Dinner [and] talking about how to collaborate and build the community,” said Navias. “That conversation and work continues.”
The All Arts Community Calendar is available at cazarts.com/calendar.html.
