The Imagination Celebration at the Dowd Fine Art Center at SUNY Cortland is an annual exhibition that recognizes the accomplishments of Cortland County educators and students in creative arts. The Cortland County Teacher Center supports the event by hosting registration for all exhibit preparation workshops for participating art teachers. There are three framing and matting workshops, and one day for installation. Click the workshop titles to get to the Frontline registration links.
5/14/2026 11:30am-3:00pm Imagination Celebration Matting & Mounting Workshop (Session 1)
5/18/2026 8:00am-11:30am Imagination Celebration Matting & Mounting Workshop (Session 2)
5/18/2026 11:30am-3:00pm Imagination Celebration Matting & Mounting Workshop (Session 3)
The Dowd Fine Arts Center will open studio space to all Cortland County teachers who need to prepare their selected pieces for the upcoming Imagination Celebration. All materials, frames, and equipment for matting and mounting artwork will be available for use. Studio director Scott and Dowd gallery assistants will be available to provide support and answer questions!
5/20/2026 8:00am-3:00pm Imagination Celebration Installation Day (One day only)
All participating Art Teachers will bring their artwork on this day and set up the elementary and secondary galleries together. Artwork will be hung based on grade level & theme. We will work with Scott and gallery assistants to get all 2D, 3D, and digital artwork on display and ready for presentation. You will need to have everything matted, mounted, or framed in advance. Label information will also need to be provided to Scott in advance.