ART BOOKS FOR ALL

Stone Quarry Art Park is pleased to invite the public to a book sale. The sale features a selection of art books from the Dorothy Riester Library. The Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library will host the book sale in the Art Barn at Stone Quarry Art Park, 3883 Stone Quarry Rd. Cazenovia, during the Cazenovia Art Trail weekend: Saturday, September 30, and Sunday, October 1, from 10 AM-5 PM.

*No bargaining, cash and credit accepted, books marked with prices ranging from $5-$75.

For more information contact (315) 655-3196

The book sale represents an opportunity to share the library of Dorothy Riester with the community. The library contains over 3,000 books with topics ranging from art, landscape architecture, travel, and design.

Emily Zaengle, the CEO of Stone Quarry explains the decision to hold a book sale, “Dorothy designed her home to bring the outdoors in. We want to maintain that character of the home while also using the shelf space to share Dorothy's artwork, her story, and the Park's history. In the interest of sharing these books with the public and protecting them from mildew and moisture, the Board of Directors at Stone Quarry Art Park made the difficult decision to move a portion of this library out of the Hilltop House. We’re so grateful to Elisha Davies and the Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library for partnering with us to host a book sale. We’re excited to hold this sale on the Cazenovia Art Trail weekend and encourage art enthusiasts to stop by Stone Quarry as they visit artist studios in and around Cazenovia.” In addition to the book sale, artist Jenna Paulen will have work on display at Stone Quarry as a part of the Cazenovia Art Trail.

A prolific artist, Dorothy Riester founded Stone Quarry Art Park in 1991 with her husband, Robert Riester. Stone Quarry is an outdoor contemporary art space that supports the creation of new artworks through its visiting artist program and cares for the Riester’s National Register-listed Hilltop House and Studio. Stone Quarry is undertaking preservation projects on the Hilltop House and Studio to make the home accessible to the public. A selection of books, curated by artist Patti Christakos, will remain in the house for visitors to look through and will be part of rotating exhibitions in the home. Capital improvement projects on the home and studio are funded, in part, by the generous support of the New York State Council on the Arts, The Central New York Community Foundation, The Gorman Foundation, The John Ben Snow Foundation, The National Trust for Historic Preservation, and The Reisman Foundation.

Stone Quarry priced the books to sell and will share proceeds from the sale with the Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library and the Cazenovia Art Trail. Emily Zaengle stated, “What better way to celebrate and honor Dorothy and her long-standing history than to bring together these three organizations together and to utilize funds raised at the book sale to support future arts and literacy programming in the Cazenovia community. This sale shares Dorothy’s brilliant book collection with the public and will better ensure the longevity and usefulness of these books well into the future.”

For more information about the Cazenovia Art Trail visit www.art-trail.org.

For more information about Cazenovia Public Library and Carriage Barn Books: www.cazenoviapubliclibrary.org

For more information at Stone Quarry Art Park visit www.sqap.org