This Will Be Fun:
The Creativity and Vision of Ted Cornell
May 4 – June 29, 2024
Whitcomb’s Gallery
Gallery Hours
10am-3pm Tuesday, Thursday, Friday
Noon to 3pm Saturday
Celebration of the exhibition on Saturday, June 1. Details HERE.
The exhibition displays original paintings and other works by Ted Cornell, as well as featuring a photography and film presentation of his life and art. It focuses on the work he has created since he arrived in the Adirondacks in the early 1990s, including landscapes, abstract paintings, and site-specific sculptures designed from abandoned objects found on his farm near Wadhams, now called the Art Farm.
Most of these large-scale, outdoor sculptures were created by Ted at the Art Farm on Sayre Road, a view miles from Whallonsburg. They are meant to be viewed from the Art Farm Trail, one of the many woodland trails maintained by Champlain Area Trails (CATS). The trail is an easy 1.5 mile hike. It connects to other trails in the area that can take you to Wadhams or Whallonsburg.
Ted installing his sculpture “Danger” on the barn wall at the Art Farm.
Ted Cornell considers the meaning of community, farming, and wilderness in his art while striving to create positive change as part of the larger community. For decades, Ted was a motivating force behind rebuilding and rebirthing projects at the Whallonsburg Grange and the Wadhams Library. He brought his past professional theater experience from New York City to the Grange, Depot Theatre, American Studio Theatre and into local schools. As each endeavor began he would declare, “This will be Fun!”
The exhibition is curated by Margaret Gibbs, former director of the Adirondack History Museum, working together with Ted Cornell in planning for the exhibition. Whitcomb’s Arts Chair and filmmaker, Laurie House of Headlamp Pictures is developing a film that includes Ted Cornell’s Art Farm house and barns, photographs representing his life and work, and past interviews of Ted. Laurie House is a producer, director, editor and writer of documentary films.
Made possible in part by the Essex County Arts Council Cultural Assistance Program with funding provided by Essex County.