September Autumn Leaves Arts Festival

 

You are invited to the 2025 Autumn Leaves Arts Festival, whether local or visiting for the weekend, to enjoy the beautiful historic village of Cazenovia, as the leaves are turning and summer breezes blow off the lake tinted with the breath of autumn air and the crispness of our fall evenings.  With historic restaurants and inns, outdoor dining, strollable pathways through the Willow Patch along the Creekside, and sunsets over Cazenovia Lake, the Autumn Leaves Arts Festival invites you to take a moment, relax and thoroughly enjoy art with in natures art.

Autumn Leaves Arts Festival, now in its fith year, is looking forward to a great program starting off including: 

Jazz~N~Caz 2025 - We are thrilled to be able to present the 23rd annual Jazz N' Caz Festival with a great line-up for 2025! With ten locations throughout Cazenovia, 15 bands, and 66 musicians, it is sure to be a memorable 4 days! Come and enjoy the great sounds of jazz throughout our historic village of Cazenovia... (Founded and Produced by Colleen Prossner - CazArts Board Member)

"Poetry on the Trail” - Take a walk on the wild side...
Poetry will be installed along the Gorge Trail as part of a collaboration between Cazenovia Library & Cazenovia Preservation Foundation with assistance from poet Eric Evans

"Fire and Ice" – an art exhibit by encaustic and mixed media artist, Linda Bigness, September 3 – 29. Join us for the reception Friday, September 19, 5:30 – 7:00 PM at the Cazenovia Library & Museum Gallery.
“Beyond the city's chaos lies the countryside's wilderness, calming the stress that the busy city can bring. In my work, I seek to discover the hidden meanings in our lives related to human nature. In the studio, I continue to explore ways of interpreting life using material and experiences in a personal and universal way.”

The Cazenovia Area Painters, a local plein air group, will have art created from their visits to The Haven at Skanda Animal Sanctuary on display and for sale during the Cazenovia Art Trail weekend. The artists have enjoyed their time with the animals at Skanda, getting to know their stories, and would like to raise awareness of the refuge and offer their support. All sales of the art will go directly to Skanda. The Haven at Skanda is a nonprofit farm animal sanctuary in Cazenovia, NY, dedicated to rescuing and caring for abused and neglected farm animals. The Cazenovia Area Painters along with members of the Cazenovia Watercolor Society will showcase Skanda buildings and animals in a variety of styles and formats. The exhibit will be at Carpenter's Barn on September 27-28 during the Cazenovia Art Trail.

Rippleton Schoolhouse Community Day at Lorenzo - On Sunday, September 21st, from 1:00 to 4:00pm, Friends of Lorenzo will host Rippleton Schoolhouse Community Day. Since being relocated to the Lorenzo grounds in 1997, the Rippleton Schoolhouse has served as a place to “live history” with hundreds of Central New York students attending classes in our restored one-room schoolhouse each year. Friends of Lorenzo host this annual event welcoming “kids of all ages” to crafts, cider and donuts, horse-drawn wagon rides with Lamplit Farm, and pumpkin decorating! This year’s event will feature an interactive presentation of Children’s Toys and Games by Shari Crawford. Cherry Valley Spinners & Fiber Artists will demonstrate wool spinning, and School Mistress Mattie Buckland will be on hand to offer tours and a chance to experience life in a one-room schoolhouse. Rippleton Schoolhouse Community Day is a “rain or shine” event that is free and open to the public.
For More Information: Call 315-655-3200, visit parks.ny.gov, or follow-on Facebook & Instagram

Lorenzo Fine Art Tour - Sunday, September 14 at 2:00 PM. Join art historian Elisabeth Genter Montevecchio for a free tour highlighting Lorenzo's amazing fine art collection including works by Sanford Gifford, Edward Moran, Jasper Cropsey, Dwight Williams, and 17th-century Dutch Masters.
Reservations required, since space is limited. Please contact Jackie at 315-635-3200 or jacqueline.roshia@parks.ny.gov.

The 2025 Cazenovia Art Trail will have over 28 artists participating in showing their work. On September 27 & 28th, twenty locations will be open to visit, many of which are the artist studios where the creative process takes place. In addition, all are welcome to the Gala Opening Reception at CazArts Carpenter's Barn in Lakeland Park Friday, September 26th from 5-7PM for a great evening by the Lake. View Google map for Cazenovia Art Trail

Link to full 2025 Autumn Leaves Arts Festival schedule of events

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