Earlville Opera House celebrates three new, unique and diverse artists as they share their incredible talent from October 3 through November 7, with the Café exhibit remaining on display through December 12. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Saturdays from 12 to 3 p.m., visits are always free and open to the public. (Submitted graphic)

EARLVILLE - Earlville Opera House (EOH) is pleased to announce the opening of our final round of 2026 gallery exhibitions in our East and West Galleries and Arts Cafe on Saturday, October 3 from 1 to 3 p.m. Please join us in helping to celebrate three new, unique and diverse artists as they share their incredible talents. This round of shows is available from October 3 through November 7, with the Café exhibit remaining on display through December 12. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Saturdays from 12 to 3 p.m., visits are always free and open to the public.

East Gallery

In our East Gallery, we have “Shadowplay", an interdisciplinary project that explores hidden networks, unexpected collaborations, and the interplay of control and chance within contemporary graphic design and print by Christopher Swift and Alexandros Skouras. The exhibition includes a series of posters exploring digital error and glitch as creative expression, and time-lapse cyanotypes reinterpreting scenes from the dystopian film Alphaville. Together, these works illuminate unseen processes—whether digital or analogue—while questioning the boundaries of technology, authorship, and creative agency.

Alexandros Skouras was born and raised in Tripoli, Greece. He emigrated to the United States in 2009 and currently lives and works in Binghamton, NY. He is an Assistant Professor of Graphic Design in the Department of Art & Design at Binghamton University. His work and research have been showcased and presented, at various national and international conferences, events, and exhibitions.

Christopher Swift is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Art & Design at Binghamton University (SUNY) with an MFA in Graphic Design from Vermont College of Fine Arts. His research and studio practice explore the intersections of design, technology, and ecological thought through a framework he calls Careful Design: making that privileges slowness, material agency, and entanglement over speed, mastery, and frictionless clarity. Working across experimental printmaking and creative coding, Swift treats tools and processes as collaborators rather than neutral instruments. Recent projects include Trust in Blue, a series of projector-exposed cyanotypes that “print” time-based images through long exposures, and Perceptual Halftone Printing, a two-ink method that leverages color-constancy perception to produce full-color experience with minimal material resources. His work has been presented at conferences including SECAC, TypeCon, and the International Printmaking Conference, and exhibited nationally and internationally.

West Gallery

In the West Gallery, we’re thrilled to present "Take a Walk on the Wild Side" by wildlife photographer Bill Baburchak. Bill’s mission as an artist is “to convey in words and images the beauty of the natural world and to help explain the human role in the conservation and enjoyment of nature.”

Bill states, “I believe that natural beauty is all around us, no matter where we live. We just need to learn to see, appreciate, and enjoy what I call ‘beauty in the ordinary’. It doesn't need to be an exotic animal or a rare plant, beauty is present in our everyday lives, but we need to change our way of looking for and seeing that beauty.” He continues to say, “As far back as I can remember, I was attracted to the outdoors. We lived near the Susquehanna River and we (my brother and I) would spend hours fishing, catching Crayfish and doing things that little boys do. My uncles introduced me to hunting at an early age, which taught me one of the most valuable skills a wildlife photographer can attain: patience, patience, and more patience. My love for hunting hasn’t subsided but now I spend my days with a camera in my hand, not a gun. I have no issue with hunters in general, as they usually are students of the woods and are interested in many of the same things as photographers. I just choose to use a different weapon. I get the same thrill of being in nature as I did in my younger days, but now I take home only pictures. For me, it never gets old. I am never bored in nature; there is still so much to see and learn! For more information, visit www.longcreekphotography.com 

Arts Café

Featured in our Arts Café is John Paul Garner. John Paul is an internationally exhibited, award-winning mixed media artist whose work explores the interplay of nature and geometric abstraction. His notable solo exhibitions include In Starlight at the Peru State College Gallery in Peru, NE; Vignettes at the Umpqua Art Center in Roseburg, OR; and Dissolve at the Portland Building Installation Space in Portland, Oregon. Recent juried exhibitions include Made in New York, Merged: d’Art’s in Virginia, Post It, Coupee in Belgium, and Works on Paper at Project Gallery in Toronto. 

John Paul’s work has appeared in publications including Compression for Voya Collage Gallery and 100 More Prompts for the Brooklyn Art Library and has been featured in LAHAR (Berlin). Gardner’s work is held in permanent collections including IMCAC in Santa Fe, the Rochester Museum of Fine Art, the Brooklyn Art Library, Light Work, and Peru State College. He holds an MFA from the University of Oregon and a BFA from SUNY Potsdam.

As stated by the artist: “This series of mixed-media collages explore my relationship to the natural world through drawing, painting and collage. I find inspiration in the quiet structures found in landscapes, nature patterns, and geological formations. Each piece begins with an intuitive response to color, texture and form. The hand-painted papers, printed fragments, and precisely cut shapes become the foundation for compositions that hover between the organic and the architectural. Layered surfaces suggest shifting terrains, floating environments, and imagined ecosystems, while the stitched and drawn linework introduces a sense of connection, tension, and movement across the planes. I enjoy nature’s patterns, rhythms, and inherent order that I then interpret in my works. Rather than depicting recognizable scenes, my artwork distills natural elements into essential forms and fragments. The results are circles that feel like celestial bodies, angled shapes reminiscent of cliffs or crystals, and networks of lines that evoke constellations, root systems, or structural frameworks. By reducing the natural world to geometry, the work reveals the underlying systems that shape our environments, inviting viewers to contemplate the quiet architecture of the world around them. 

These pieces on display explore the balance between precision and play. The hard edges of the geometric forms interact with the softness of textured surfaces, creating tension between control and spontaneity. This series explores my interest to create works that map memory, observation, and imagination into visual spaces that feel both grounded and otherworldly.” 

Please view our website at www.earlvilleoperahouse.com for more information on each artist. While on site for the opening, browse our unique Artisan Gift Shop; pop into the 1892 historic theater which is home to three stellar Main Stage shows in October; and enjoy our newly expanded Courtyard. We look forward to welcoming you to enjoy an afternoon of diverse and unique artwork in a lovely setting!

Earlville Opera House Arts Center is located at 18 East Main Street in the charming Village of Earlville and is wheelchair accessible. The 1892 National Landmark Theater is equipped with a hearing loop provided by Hamilton Hearing LLC. Please check our website for information on our programs and services, also like us on Facebook and Instagram.

EOH events are made possible in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with support from the Office of the Governor and NYS Legislature, and through the generosity of EOH members.

Special thanks to Golden Artist Colors for their support of our Visual Artist Program, and to Jewett’s Cheese House, Nazzitto’s Wine & Liquors, Tasty Temptations by Kimmie, Hamilton Harvest Winery and The Local Culture for being our hospitality sponsors.

— Information from EOH