Landscapes for Landsake Art Sale & Exhibition

Landscapes for Landsake is the region’s largest art buying event of the season and ASA’s largest fundraiser of the year. Participating artists generously donate fifty percent of their proceeds to support ASA’s farmland conservation work. Funds raised from the sale directly benefit regional projects. For the past sixteen years, the success of this event has had a tremendous impact on ASA’s ability to protect local farms.

For 28 years the Agricultural Stewardship Association (ASA) has worked to accomplish a singular mission: protect the farms, rich soils and agricultural landscape in Washington and Rensselaer counties for future generations. In that time they’ve managed to conserve 125 farms and 20,042 acres. For the last 16 years, a significant source of funding for this mission has come from Landscapes for Landsake Art Sale and Exhibition, a celebration of the land by the community of local artists.
 
This year’s exhibition features the work of 60 artists, fourteen of which are participating for the first time. Several of the artists will be on hand to discuss their work throughout the weekend. The sale takes place in the historic barn at Maple Ridge, 172 State Route 372 in the hamlet of Coila, just west of the Village of Cambridge. The show opens with a wine and cheese reception on Saturday, October 6^th from 12 to 5 p.m. Admission is $10 per person. The gallery is also open from noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday and Monday free of charge. 

Teri Ptacek, ASA’s executive director, explains “This event celebrates the connection between the art and the landscapes we are working to protect. The artists and the community’s commitment to both our mission and this event is what makes Landscapes for Landsake so successful.”
 
This year’s exhibition is curated by artists John and Gigi Begin, of Cambridge, NY. For the past three years, John and Gigi have generously donated their time, imagination, talent and experience to Landscapes for Landsake resulting in the most successful years in the event’s history. “There really is no other venue in the region that has all of these incredibly talented local artists in one place at one time. The artwork includes oil, pastel, watercolor, photography, sculpture and pottery. It’s a must see,” Gigi says.
 
This year’s featured piece, In the Stillness, was painted by Anne Sutherland.
This year’s artists include: Cyndy Barbone/Susan Hoffer Collaboration, Deborah Bayly, Susan Beadle, Gigi Begin, John Begin, Linde Caughey, Marilyn Cavallari, Matt Chinian, Eden Compton, Susan Coon, Joan Duff Bohrer, Sally Eckhoff, Yucel Erdogan, Ann Fitzgibbons, Jerry Freedner, Janine Gibson, Beth Hill, Conard Holton, Margaret Horn, Mary Iselin, Carolyn Justice, Laura Cromie Kemmerling, Lynne Kerr, Tom Kerr, Carolyn Kibbe, Clarence King, Rose Klebes, Karen Koziol, Carol Law Conklin, Nina Lockwood, Elizabeth Maloney, Leah McCloskey, AnneLise McNeice, Virginia McNeice, Catherine Minnery, Robert Moylan, Harry Orlyk, Leslie Parke, Terry Peca, Leslie Peck, Christopher Pierce, James Rodewald, Elise Sheehan, Laura Shore, Lorianne Simon, Robert Skinner, Seline Skoug, Ferrilyn Sourdiffe, Anne Sutherland, Marguerite Takvorian Holmes, Terry Teitelbaum, Janine Thomas, Mark Tougias, George Van Hook, Frank Vurraro, Takeyce Walter, Susan Bayard Whiting, Regina Wickham
 
For a preview of the works for sale, visit ASA on Facebook, Instagram or on the ASA website at www.agstewardship.org
 
ASA would like to thank all of the businesses who have demonstrated their commitment to protecting our farmland by sponsoring the show. Special thanks to our Cream of the Crop Sponsors: Cambridge Valley Machining and Salem Farm Supply, Inc.
 
We are also grateful to our Lead Sponsors: Breanna Lundy-Financial Advisor, Carmody Ford, Inc., Currin Compliance Services, Inc., Farm Credit East –ACA, Golde Engineering, Kelly & Sellar Ryan, PLLC, Attorneys at Law, Stewart’s Shops and Owl Pen Books. Additional sponsors include: Brown’s Brewing Company, Capital Tractor, Battenkill Veterinary, Claudia K. Braymer – Braymer Law, PLLC and Wiley Bros., Inc.

The Agricultural Stewardship Association was founded by farmers to protect agricultural land and ensure a future for farming in our region. Since its founding in 1990, ASA has worked with farmers and their families to protect 20,042 acres on 125 properties in Washington and Rensselaer counties.