TUPPER ARTS
Visual Arts Gallery
2023 Tupper Arts Gallery Shows
Welcome to the Tupper Arts Gallery. Thank you for your support during the 2022 season, and we are excited to present our 2023 Gallery Exhibit season as we celebrate our 50th year of bringing arts to the Tupper Lake community. Please stay tuned for the future announcement of our 2023 lineup. All galleries and exhibits are FREE and open to the public.
MARCH 2023
Kidz Korner: A Space for
Student Artists
Opening Reception:
Thursday, March 23, 4 - 6 p.m. |
Juice, Cookies, and Hot Chocolate Provided!
Date: Wednesday, March 8 through
Saturday, April 22
Hours: Wed-Sat, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. |
Sun, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Location: Tupper Arts, 106 Park Street, Tupper Lake, NY
For the first time, Tupper Arts will be showcasing artwork created by L.P. Quinn students! Stop in to see the student artists' work on display, along with work by professional artists. Tupper Arts is excited to support and encourage our upcoming generation of artists. Students and families are welcome!
Kidz Korner is made possible through collaboration with L.P. Quinn Elementary School and The Wild Center.
FREE and open to the public.
OCTOBER 2023
Tupper Lake Plein Air Festival
Date: Wednesday, Oct. 4 through Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023
Location: Tupper Arts, 106 Park Street, Tupper Lake, NY
For the fifth year in a row, Tupper Arts is excited to welcome plein air artists back to the Tupper Lake region to paint the beautiful vistas that our town has to offer. The festival takes place over the course of four days, during which painters will be able to venture through the town and the surrounding woods, and will conclude with a gallery and sale at the Tupper Arts Center.
FREE and open to the public.
2022 Tupper Arts Gallery Shows
MAY 2022
Thru the Lens of Kathleen Bigrow: “Mostly Spruce & Hemlock; Tupper Lake’s Logging Heritage”
Opening Reception:
Saturday, May 7, 4 - 7 p.m. |
Music by The Rustic Riders!
Date: Sunday, May 1 through Sunday, May 29, 2022
Hours: Wed-Sun, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Location: Tupper Arts, 106 Park Street, Tupper Lake, NY
Tupper Arts is thrilled to once again feature the historic works of Adirondack Daily Enterprise, and Tupper Lake Free Press photographer Kathleen Bigrow. This year, the photographs will illustrate Tupper Lake’s long history in the logging industry, which helped put our small community on the map. Over 100 images will be on display, along with many related artifacts generously loaned to us by the Tupper Lake History Museum. The gallery will be open to the public Wednesday through Sunday, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
FREE and open to the public.
JUNE 2022
49th Annual Tupper Lake Arts Show
Opening Reception:
Saturday, June 4, 4 - 7 p.m.
Date: Saturday, June 4 through Sunday, June 26, 2022
Hours: Wed-Sun, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Location: Tupper Arts, 106 Park Street, Tupper Lake, NY
For the 49th year in a row, Tupper Arts is happy to host the Annual Tupper Lake Arts Show, featuring the work of artists in and around the Tupper Lake Community! Everything between woodworking, textile arts, sculptures, and paintings will be featured in our gallery, and most everything will be for sale. Make sure to stop by Wednesday - Sunday, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. to celebrate the long tradition of artistry in Tupper Lake!
FREE and open to the public.
JUNE 2022
Under Adirondack Skies
Opening Reception:
Saturday, June 4, 4 - 7 p.m.
Date: Saturday, June 4 through Sunday, June 26, 2022
Hours: Wed-Sun, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Location: Tupper Arts, 106 Park Street, Tupper Lake, NY
“Under Adirondack Skies,” which features the work of Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism Videographer Eric Adsit, will be lighting up the Tupper Arts gallery space this June! Eric’s photography shows the majesty of the Adirondacks as seen through his camera lens, and a selection of his work will be available for viewing Wednesday - Sunday, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Visit www.adsitmediaworks.com to see more of Eric’s work.
FREE and open to the public.
JULY 2022
Home in the Adirondaks:
Paddling Perspectives
Opening Reception:
Friday, July 1, 5 - 7 p.m.
Date: Friday, July 1 through Sunday, July 31, 2022
Hours: Mon-Sun, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Location: Tupper Arts, 106 Park Street, Tupper Lake, NY
This July, Patrick McPhee and Patricia Bellerose will be making a temporary home for their works in the Tupper Arts gallery. Patrick, who was a two-year First Place finalist in the Tupper Lake Plein Air Festival, has mastered the art of bringing the wilderness of the Adirondacks to life.
Patricia, who has also been featured previously in our gallery with the TL Plein Air Festival, beautifully creates a sense of movement in her subjects by manipulating the light and texture in her works.
To view more of their works, visit patrickmcphee.com and www.patriciabellerose.com.
FREE and open to the public.
JULY-AUGUST 2022
Barney Bellinger Pop-Up
Art Installation
Opening Reception:
Friday, July 1, 5 - 7 p.m.
Date: Friday, July 1 through Wednesday, Aug 31, 2022
Hours: Mon-Sun, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Location: Tupper Arts, 106 Park Street, Tupper Lake, NY
Famed Adirondack artist Barney Bellinger will be returning to the Tupper Arts gallery in a special Pop-Up Art Installation! Amidst our other scheduled galleries, Barney will be showcasing his unique and beautiful paintings, sculptural furniture, and lighting. View more of Barney's art at facebook.com/BarneyBellinger.
FREE and open to the public.
JULY-AUGUST 2022
Whimsical Twig & Bark Creations
Date: Friday, July 1 through Saturday, Aug. 13, 2022
Hours: Mon-Sun, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Location: Tupper Arts, 106 Park Street, Tupper Lake, NY
The Tupper Art Center is honored to display the works of Mike Campisi who specialized in designs for the home made of repurposed tables, cabinets, lamps, jewelry boxes and much more. Please join us in celebrating his life and love of the Adirondacks this July.
FREE and open to the public.
AUGUST 2022
The Elusive Wild Sculptures & Paintings
Opening Reception:
Thursday, August 4, 5-7 p.m.
Date: Wednesday, Aug. 3 through Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022
Location: Tupper Arts, 106 Park Street, Tupper Lake, NY
Hours: Mon-Sun, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Adirondack Artist PJ LaBarge is drawn to the untamed wild of the Adirondacks, and through her long career, has managed to capture the natural life that lives around us. This August, visit the Tupper Arts Center to experience her mastery in bronze sculptures and painted works. This gallery will be available to view Monday - Sunday, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. To see more of PJ’s works and read about her fascinating inspiration, visit pjlabarge.com
FREE and open to the public.
AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 2022
Wood-En-Lightened: Sculpture, Furniture, Light, and Video
Opening Reception:
Wednesday, August 17, 5 - 7 p.m.
Date: Monday, Aug. 15 through Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022
Hours: Mon-Sun, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Location: Tupper Arts, 106 Park Street, Tupper Lake, NY