Charles Bremer

Charles Bremer’s work has been exhibited in galleries, museums and art centers both in the U.S. and internationally.  His art includes a diverse range of practice from photography and drawing to sound sculpture installations, outdoor memorials and architectural projects. His work often explores a synthesis of the natural elements with the human body. He has been responsible for creating numerous exhibitions on the theme of environmental forces and issues, as well as for designing unique educational programs. Bremer’s work with experimental sound and music has a unique focus on instruments activated by the natural forces: wind, fire, and water. He has his studio and workshop on Briar Creek Road in Otego, New York. 

Karen Elting

Originally from Connecticut, Karen Elting has lived and worked in Oneonta since 1978. She studied at Smith College in Northampton, MA, and received a BA in Fine Art and Anthropology from SUNY Oneonta in 1984. Elting has also studied watercolor, drawing, and composition with the artists Jack Beal and Sondra Freckelton. In 2006, she was asked to write an introduction for the catalog accompanying the Freckelton/Beal retrospective exhibition at the Fine Art Gallery at SUNY Oneonta.

Primarily a figurative artist, Elting’s work has been exhibited in juried shows both regionally and nationally, including the Cooperstown Art Association, the National Arts Club and the Salmagundi Club in New York City, and the Arnot Art Museum in Elmira, New York. In May of 2002,  American Artist magazine’s drawing issue featured Elting’s work, saying in part “At once revealing and mysterious, the drawings...ignite the imagination.”

Karen Elting currently serves on the advisory boards of the Upper Catskill Community Council of the Arts and the Gallery at SUNY Oneonta. She also volunteers on the boards of directors of the Friends of Bassett, the College at Oneonta Foundation, and Planned Parenthood of South Central New York ( the latter as co-chair). She and her husband, Dr. James Elting, have five children and seven grandchildren.