Mission
Left to Right: Main entrance to Corning Fine Arts on Davis Street, view of the interior of Corning Fine Arts.
Artist communities are places that provide temporary time, space, and support for the creation of new work. While the term artist is usually used in more limited contexts, residency centers actually serve creation of all kinds – visual and performing artists, designers, poets, writers, humanists, and scholars. We use artist as shorthand to encompass all such individuals engaged in creative work.
Artist communities have been described as the Research and Development arm of the arts by supporting people in their creative endeavors. Artist communities provide an alternative to traditional grants and fellowships. They are rapidly gaining recognition as innovative sources of direct support and funding to independent artists.
Corning Center for the Fine Arts' Goals
- Create an opportunity for quality artists to have time, space and support for the creation of new work.
- Provide upper story housing to allow the artists the time to focus on development of new works with easy access to studio and gallery space.
- Cultivate an atmosphere that allows networking opportunities for learning, research, consultations, workshops and training seminars.
- Enliven the Adams County Community through diverse, cultural events, classes and seminars.
- Become a cultural destination for tourists, students and new citizens.
Current Artist in Residence Zack Jones working in the front studio at Corning Fine Arts, July 2010