Ontario County Arts Council:

The 26rd Annual Canandaigua Classic Antique Show and Sale is a fundraising arm of the Ontario County Arts Council, (OCAC). It will support grants which promote art in the community. 2024 Grants include Geneva Light Opera, the Dove Block Project in Geneva, the Country Lawyer Gallery of the Arts in Phelps, and the Canandaigua City Parks and Recreation Department.

The Arts Council also presents a scholarship to a deserving second year student visual or performing arts student attending Finger Lakes Community College in memory of former OCAC President, Dottie Mariner and her family.

 

OCAC provides our community with diverse opportunities for arts participation, understanding and appreciation. We sponsor public art projects, open our exhibits to the public, provide a Rotating Artist program with local businesses, and partner with other like groups to promote art opportunities. 

 

 Our community commitment to art is based on a strong belief that engaging in the arts plays a pivotal role in improving overall mental and physical health, as well as the well-being of our communities. Art offers meaning, elevates our mood, improves our ability to problem solve, broadens our attention span, opens our minds to new ideas, and unlocks solutions to creative problems. Art benefits everyone in our community.

 

The Kiwanis Club:

For many years the Kiwanis was the fundraising arm for the Antique Show. The Club provided scholarships, community events, Service Leadership Programs, the AKtion Club, funds for the INCLUSION IN MOTION PLAYGROUND in Canandaigua, as well as funds to promote arts and cultural philanthropy and to foster visual and performing arts appreciation for the residents of Ontario County.  Through the Kiwanis Club, proceeds from the Antique Show have donated more than $135,00 to cultural events.