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Arnot Art Museum The Arnot Art Museum is a landmark jewel of the art world in downtown Elmira, New York USA. Matthias H.

The Arnot Art Museum is a landmark jewel of the art world in downtown Elmira, New York. Housed in the 1833 neo-classical Arnot family mansion, it is one of the last remaining private art collections formed in the 19th century still exhibited in its original showcase. Arnot added a picture gallery in the 1890โ€™s and bequeathed his home and collection in 1910 to become the Arnot Art Museum, which opened to the public three years later. A 1985 addition by Graham Gund Associates provides additional exhibition galleries. The Museum displays a Permanent Collection of 17th - to 19th โ€“century European paintings, 19th- through 21st- century American art and collections of Asian and Egyptian artifacts. Temporary exhibitions highlight various aspects of the collections and include works from museums around the world.

Todayโ€™s ๐Ÿ•๐Ÿ–๐ญ๐ก ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐„๐ฑ๐ก๐ข๐›๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง spotlight artist: ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐š ๐ƒ๐š๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ž๐ฌThe Regional Exhibition showcases an expansive range o...
10/23/2026

Todayโ€™s ๐Ÿ•๐Ÿ–๐ญ๐ก ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐„๐ฑ๐ก๐ข๐›๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง spotlight artist:

๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐š ๐ƒ๐š๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ

The Regional Exhibition showcases an expansive range of artistic expression and offers a current look at the creativity and diverse perspectives of artists working throughout the region.

Many works are available for purchase. Contact the Museum for more information.


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MARISSA DAISIES American, born 1989
๐˜š๐˜ถ๐˜จ๐˜ข๐˜ณ ๐˜š๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฌ๐˜ด
stoneware
9.75 x 7 x 2.6 inches

๐˜š๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต 2% ๐˜”๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฌ
stoneware
21 x 9.75 x 6.75 inches

๐‹๐ˆ๐…๐„ ๐‹๐ˆ๐๐„๐’ Life Drawing at the Museum | A special Halloween-inspired sessionSaturday, 24 October 202610am โ€“ 11:45amJoin...
10/23/2026

๐‹๐ˆ๐…๐„ ๐‹๐ˆ๐๐„๐’
Life Drawing at the Museum | A special Halloween-inspired session

Saturday, 24 October 2026
10am โ€“ 11:45am

Join us for a fun, short-form life drawing session utilizing costumed models in a variety of poses. Expert and beginner artists alike are welcome to hone their skills in a friendly, supportive, atmosphere.

Register before the session fills to ensure your spot: https://forms.gle/2esobMmFY6p9rfMn8

Walk-ins welcome until session is full.

โœŽ 15 spots available
โœŽ Tables, easels, and chairs provided
โœŽ Bring your own substrate, medium, and tools

Museum Members: $10
Non-members: $15

The East Gallery, which features ๐˜ˆ ๐˜๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณโ€™๐˜ด ๐˜Ž๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ต: ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜”๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜‹๐˜ณ. ๐˜™๐˜ฐ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ต ๐˜‰๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ, will be closed for a pri...
10/22/2026

The East Gallery, which features ๐˜ˆ ๐˜๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณโ€™๐˜ด ๐˜Ž๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ต: ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜”๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜‹๐˜ณ. ๐˜™๐˜ฐ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ต ๐˜‰๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ, will be closed for a private event between 3-5pm today, Thursday 22 October.

All other galleries and exhibitions remain open to visitors during this time.

Todayโ€™s spotlight features three artists in the ๐Ÿ•๐Ÿ–๐ญ๐ก ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐„๐ฑ๐ก๐ข๐›๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: ๐“๐จ๐ซ๐ข ๐‚๐จ๐ฅ๐ž, ๐‹๐ข๐ง๐๐š ๐‚๐ข๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฅ๐จ and ๐‹๐ข๐ฌ๐š ๐†๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌThe R...
10/21/2026

Todayโ€™s spotlight features three artists in the ๐Ÿ•๐Ÿ–๐ญ๐ก ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐„๐ฑ๐ก๐ข๐›๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง:

๐“๐จ๐ซ๐ข ๐‚๐จ๐ฅ๐ž, ๐‹๐ข๐ง๐๐š ๐‚๐ข๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฅ๐จ and ๐‹๐ข๐ฌ๐š ๐†๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ

The Regional Exhibition showcases an expansive range of artistic expression, bringing together the work of artists from across the Northeast. Every work on view was created within the past five years, offering a current look at the creativity and diverse perspectives of artists working throughout the region.

Many works are available for purchase. Contact the Museum for more information.


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TORI COLE American, born 1999
๐˜›๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด
oil on panel
16.5 X 41 inches

LINDA CIALLELO American, born 1948
๐˜Ž๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜’๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ
oil on canvas
36 x 30.1 inches

LISA GILLIS American, born 1962
๐˜˜๐˜ถ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜”๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ฏ
oil on canvas
21 x 17 inches

Looking for a fun, educational activity to enjoy with the kids today? Come to learn, experiment, and make jewelry with u...
10/17/2026

Looking for a fun, educational activity to enjoy with the kids today?

Come to learn, experiment, and make jewelry with us! No reservation necessary, just walk in.

Join us with ๐—ช๐—ฆ๐—ž๐—š for this monthโ€™s special occasion of ๐—ž๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐˜€๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ! A free workshop perfect for little kids and big kids too.

๐Ÿ“… Saturday, 17 October
๐Ÿ•ฐ Noon โ€“ 2pm in the East Gallery
๐˜ˆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฌ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ง๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ! ๐˜ˆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ต ๐˜ฎ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ.

October Featured Artist: Sophia Sophia

๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ต ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ช๐—ฆ๐—ž๐—š ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฎ ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฎ, whose colorful, imaginative jewelry designs transform accessories into wearable art. Participants will enjoy a short video of WSKGโ€™s ๐˜”๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ series, exploring her studio and creative process. Then, inspired by Sophiaโ€™s unique and bold style, young artists will create their own jewelry designs during this engaging workshop.

Todayโ€™s spotlight features two artists in the ๐Ÿ•๐Ÿ–๐ญ๐ก ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐„๐ฑ๐ก๐ข๐›๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: ๐Š๐ž๐ง๐ง๐ž๐ญ๐ก ๐‚๐จ๐›๐› and ๐‹๐ข๐ง๐๐š ๐…๐š๐ณ๐ณ๐š๐ซ๐ฒThe Regional Exhib...
10/16/2026

Todayโ€™s spotlight features two artists in the ๐Ÿ•๐Ÿ–๐ญ๐ก ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐„๐ฑ๐ก๐ข๐›๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง:

๐Š๐ž๐ง๐ง๐ž๐ญ๐ก ๐‚๐จ๐›๐› and ๐‹๐ข๐ง๐๐š ๐…๐š๐ณ๐ณ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ

The Regional Exhibition showcases an expansive range of artistic expression, bringing together the work of artists from across the Northeast. Every work on view was created within the past five years, offering a current look at the creativity and diverse perspectives of artists working throughout the region.

Many works are available for purchase. Contact the Museum for more information.


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KENNETH COBB American, born 1975
๐˜š๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜Ž๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ด
oil on canvas
26.6 X 26.3 inches

LINDA FAZZARY American, born 1953
๐˜๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ฃ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ
acrylic and mixed media on canvas
34.5 X 34.75 inches

Todayโ€™s spotlight features two artists in the ๐Ÿ•๐Ÿ–๐ญ๐ก ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐„๐ฑ๐ก๐ข๐›๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: ๐‚๐จ๐ฅ๐ž๐ญ๐ญ๐ž ๐‚๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐ค and ๐Œ๐š๐ฅ๐œ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐‚๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ŸThe Region...
10/15/2026

Todayโ€™s spotlight features two artists in the ๐Ÿ•๐Ÿ–๐ญ๐ก ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐„๐ฑ๐ก๐ข๐›๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง:

๐‚๐จ๐ฅ๐ž๐ญ๐ญ๐ž ๐‚๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐ค and ๐Œ๐š๐ฅ๐œ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐‚๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐Ÿ

The Regional Exhibition showcases an expansive range of artistic expression, bringing together the work of artists from across the Northeast. Every work on view was created within the past five years, offering a current look at the creativity and diverse perspectives of artists working throughout the region.

Many works are available for purchase. Contact the Museum for more information.


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COLETTE CHERMAK American, born 2001
๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ž๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฑ๐˜ด ๐˜Œ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ, ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ž๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ ๐˜Ž๐˜ฐ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜–๐˜ฏ
oil on canvas
15 X 11.5 inches

๐˜ ๐˜๐˜ฏ๐˜ง๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ต ๐˜”๐˜บ ๐˜ž๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข ๐˜ž๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ž๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜Š๐˜ณ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ ๐˜”๐˜ฆ
oil on canvas
15.5 X 12.4 inches

MALCOLM CHRISTHILF American, born 1953
๐˜œ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ 1.
oil on panel
27.6 x 23.6 inches

๐˜œ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ 2.
oil on panel
27.75 x 23.75 inches

๐‘ป๐’‰๐’† ๐‘ด๐’–๐’”๐’†๐’–๐’Ž ๐’Š๐’” ๐’‰๐’Š๐’“๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ! We have re-opened the job posting for a department lead of Museum programming. Are you someone who...
10/15/2026

๐‘ป๐’‰๐’† ๐‘ด๐’–๐’”๐’†๐’–๐’Ž ๐’Š๐’” ๐’‰๐’Š๐’“๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ! We have re-opened the job posting for a department lead of Museum programming.

Are you someone who combines creativity, education, strong communication skills, and a genuine enthusiasm for making art accessible and engaging to people of all ages? Join a dedicated team of Museum professionals in a beautiful fine arts setting where your passion for art and education results in a rewarding career!

The ideal candidate would be comfortable leading tours, developing hands-on art workshops, and creating programs that encourage visitors to explore, learn, and connect with art in meaningful ways.

POSITION AVAILABLE: ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ๐ฌ, ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐‹๐ž๐š๐, ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ-๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž / ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ-๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž. ๐•๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐จ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฏ๐ข๐ž๐ฐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฃ๐จ๐› ๐๐ž๐ฌ๐œ๐ซ๐ข๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐ž๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ซ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ: https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=f38387559307f6d9&from=shareddesktop_copy

No telephone inquiries, please. You may choose to email a resume and letter of interest to: [email protected]

Or, those materials may be mailed to the Executive Director's attention at:

Arnot Art Museum
235 Lake Street
Elmira NY 14901

๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ, ๐˜ฆ๐˜น๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต, ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ซ๐˜ฆ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ถ๐˜ด!Join us with ๐—ช๐—ฆ๐—ž๐—š for this monthโ€™s special occasion of ๐—ž๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐˜€๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ! A...
10/14/2026

๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ, ๐˜ฆ๐˜น๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต, ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ซ๐˜ฆ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ถ๐˜ด!

Join us with ๐—ช๐—ฆ๐—ž๐—š for this monthโ€™s special occasion of ๐—ž๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐˜€๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ! A free workshop perfect for little kids and big kids too.

๐Ÿ“… Saturday, 17 October
๐Ÿ•ฐ Noon โ€“ 2pm in the East Gallery
๐˜ˆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฌ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ง๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ! ๐˜ˆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ต ๐˜ฎ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ.

October Featured Artist: Sophia Sophia

๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ต ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ช๐—ฆ๐—ž๐—š ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฎ ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฎ, whose colorful, imaginative jewelry designs transform accessories into wearable art. Participants will enjoy a short video of WSKGโ€™s ๐˜”๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ series, exploring her studio and creative process. Then, inspired by Sophiaโ€™s unique and bold style, young artists will create their own jewelry designs during this engaging workshop.

Sharing photos of yesterday's tree removal. The once majestic tree had died, making removal necessary. The team at Tree ...
10/14/2026

Sharing photos of yesterday's tree removal. The once majestic tree had died, making removal necessary. The team at Tree Worx LLC did an excellent job managing this challenging task, especially with nearby sculpture to consider.

By counting the treeโ€™s rings, the crew was able to identify it as a basswood estimated to be 120โ€“130 years old. That means this tree was likely planted during the lifetime of our founder, Matthias H. Arnot, making the farewell more poignant.

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