CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY, NY
Jamestown NY’s Art In the Alleys will have new artwork arriving this Spring.
The Jamestown Renaissance Corporation is collaborating with Stephanie Baker at South Western Central High School and Chautauqua Art Gallery to update the public artwork currently displayed on Potters Alley, Chautauqua Art Gallery and Winter Garden Plaza in downtown Jamestown.
With the help of Stephanie Baker, a call for art has gone out to all Chautauqua County High Schools. Art Teachers have been asked to submit work from their senior class artists for an annual show at Chautauqua Art Gallery in May of 2027. Pieces from that show will be selected and reproduced for display in Art in the Alleys. This year’s selections will replace works displayed on the side of Chautauqua Art Gallery. Artwork in each section of the project will be replaced on a rotating basis. Next year’s selections will be hung in Winter Garden Plaza, then Potters Alley. This will allow each artist’s work to be displayed for about three years. The Jamestown Renaissance Corporation first developed the Potters Alley Gallery in 2010. For the initial project, the Renaissance Corporation collaborated with Jamestown High School, Jamestown Community College and the Active Artist Alliance to bring work by young artists to the walls surrounding Potters’s Alley, the current Chautauqua Art Gallery and Winter Garden Plaza. While several pieces have been replaced over the years, many works have been up since 2010 and are deteriorating. “As I begin my tenure at the Renaissance Corporation, I’ve seen the wonderful public response to the Art in the Alleys.”, said Michael Edwards, Director of Downtown Revitalization at the JRC. “Public artwork helps create a warm and welcoming community. The JRC is very pleased to invite talented students from throughout Chautauqua County to rejuvenate this project and share their work with everyone who lives in and visits Jamestown.” “I am thrilled to have the Alley Gallery, now Art in the Alleys, updated to show off our most current talented Senior art students.”, said Stephanie Baker, Art Teacher at South Western High School. “Opening this project up to all Chautauqua County Senior art students provides a great opportunity for our neighboring districts to also be showcased.” Details about Art in the Alleys can be found on the Renaissance Corporation’s website, www.jamestownrenaissance.org
The Jamestown Renaissance Corporation is a non-profit and public-private partnership dedicated to revitalizing and enhancing Jamestown, New York. Through collaborative partnerships and innovative programs, the JRC creates a vibrant, thriving community that fosters economic growth, and improves the quality of life for all residents. Information about the Jamestown Renaissance Corporation is available at https://www.jamestownrenaissance.org/