Foothills Annual Art Exhibits

Whimsical Women

Foothills Art Society’s signature annual event is Whimsical Women—an invitational that recognizes the artistic talents of women in the North Country. It provides an opportunity for these artists to spend a day at a secluded woodland and water site, sharing inspiration and creative impressions and impulses. The various works inspired by this day of creation are then collected and put on exhibit for the public.

The first Whimsical Women event was in 2002, at Tulamore, in Mountain View. The 2003 event was at Between the Brambles, in Chateaugay. In 2004, the Whimsical Women gathered at Willow View, in St. Anicet, Quebec; and in 2005, they were at Roaring Brook Farm, in Malone. In 2006 Whimsical Women participants met at Whispering Willows, in North Bangor for their day of creation.

On August 4, 2007, thirty women assembled at Pine Crest Farm in Malone for the sixth annual Whimsical Women event. The art created by these women will be on exhibit at forARTSake from November 16 through December 29. Gallery reception will be Friday, November 16 from 6 until 8 p.m.

Robideau/Lamitie-King Juried Art Exhibit

The annual Robideau/Lamite-King juried art exhibit is designed to inspire young artists from middle and high schools, as well as home education students in northern Franklin County to create exceptional pieces in a variety of media. These works are reviewed by their art teachers, then submitted to the exhibit. This annual show was developed in honor of photographer Norbert Robideau, whose studio made a major impact on Malone history; and Karen Lamitie-King, local artist and retired art teacher, in recognition of her exceptional contributions to art education in the community. Robideau’s studio is the present location of forARTSake.

In 2003, Foothills Art Society joined North Country Community College and the Akwesasne Museum in presenting “Traditions of the Iroquois” an historic collection of pictographic images by Ray Fadden and three generations of the Fadden family.