New Quilt Project by the Fiberistas
Folk Art from Glens Falls Collection 2
The next exhibition at The TAUNY Center will feature over 120 items from the folk art collection of the Folklife Center at the Crandall Public Library in Glens Falls, NY. Folk Arts All Around Us will open at The TAUNY Center on February 13. Curated by Folklife Center Director Todd DeGarmo, who has had primary vision and responsibility for building the collection during his long tenure at the Center, the exhibition is a colorful and varied display that demonstrates DeGarmo’s eclectic approach to collecting.
Connecting the Blue Dots: A Live Event with the Fiberistas
Maple Syrup Production Focus of New TAUNY Video
A new episode of TAUNY’s Traditions of the Season video series was released on April 14. Yancey’s Sugarbush: First Crop of the Year is a 30-minute documentary that features a family-owned sugaring operation in Croghan, NY, that has been in the Yancy family since 1844. Haskell and Jane Yancey, the fourth generation working in the sugarbush, made the most of a short 2021 season, with the help of their children and other seasonal helpers.
“Traditions of the Season” Virtual Tour
For years, visitors attending TAUNY events have enjoyed cookies made by Barbara Beekman, Canton. For our third Traditions of the Season video, we asked this amazing home baker and compulsive recipe collector to share her family’s favorite cookie recipes. If you love old-fashioned windmill cookies,
Quilt Exhibit 2016
This major exhibition explores the living traditions of quilting in the North Country. The exhibit occupies two galleries at The TAUNY Center and features more than 60 quilts and comforters, sewing tools and fabric samples, photographs and interviews, all with interpretive text.
Folk Art from Glens Falls Collection 2
The next exhibition at The TAUNY Center will feature over 120 items from the folk art collection of the Folklife Center at the Crandall Public Library in Glens Falls, NY. Folk Arts All Around Us will open at The TAUNY Center on February 13. Curated by Folklife Center Director Todd DeGarmo, who has had primary vision and responsibility for building the collection during his long tenure at the Center, the exhibition is a colorful and varied display that demonstrates DeGarmo’s eclectic approach to collecting.
Celebrate the Season with TAUNY
With the holiday season upon us, TAUNY is planning to make it easy for you to support local artists and find perfect gifts that are hand-made with care. TAUNY’s Annual Holiday Showcase opens Saturday, November 7 and will run through December 24.
TAUNY’s Annual Sugar & Spice Gingerbread Contest “2020”
TAUNY’s annual Sugar & Spice Gingerbread Contest theme this year is “2020.” For this year’s Sugar...
Gingerbread Contest 2020
This year’s theme: “2020”
2020 is… you tell us! In gingerbread! TAUNY invites you to get creative and interpret the theme of “2020” how you wish, using gingerbread to create a scene, a place, an item, or anything else that comes to mind.
Get your enrollment form here. Entries can be dropped off from November 27 to December 1st. Click here for more information and details on how to participate.
“St. Lawrence County Barn Quilt” Exhibit Small Group Tours
Gather a few friends or the rest of your pod and come join us for a personalized (and socially distanced) walk-through of the “St. Lawrence County Barn Quilts” Exhibit with co-curator and TAUNY Director of Research and Programs Camilla Ammirati, sharing behind-the-scenes stories, favorite details, and more. Individual and Small Group Curator-Led Exhibit Tours are now available Monday-Friday, 10am-2pm (other times may be possible by appointment).