JOY!, an exhibit by Ellen M. Blalock

May 3 to May 17, 2025

Enjoy this fiber/quilt exhibition by Syracuse artist Ellen M. Blalock, conceived during her two-year artist-in-residency at the Schweinfurth Art Center. She recaptures her childhood joy in these expressive artworks.

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Auburn’s Black Family Album

May 3 to 17, 2025

Syracuse artist Ellen M. Blalock spent a year taking photographs of people, places, and events in Auburn’s Black community, and has put together a book, “Auburn Black Family Album,” to demonstrate its richness.

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Made in NY 2025

April 4 through May 17, 2025

View 67 artworks from 66 New York State artists in Made in NY 2025, an annual juried exhibit at Schweinfurth Art Center in Auburn, NY. Opening will be 4:30 to 7:30 pm April 4.

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How Did We Get Here?

April 4 to May 17, 2025

Werner Sun is the first of two artists to be featured in the West End Arts Campus’ Emerging Artists project. His work, inspired by his background in physics, will be on display simultaneously in the Schweinfurth Art Center and Cayuga Museum of History & Art.

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Both Ends of the Rainbow 2025

Feb. 2 to March 15, 2025

Both Ends of the Rainbow is an annual exhibit that features artwork created by pre-K to 12th-grade students in the Cayuga-Onondaga BOCES district as well as senior citizens who are Schweinfurth members or live in Cayuga County

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Three Lakes Sampler 2025

February 2 to March 15, 2025

This annual exhibit features artwork, both visual and written, by students in Cayuga-Onondaga BOCES.

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Quilts=Art=Quilts 2024

Nov. 2, 2024, to Jan. 5, 2025

Quilts=Art=Quilts is an international juried quilt exhibition at the Schweinfurth Art Center in Auburn, New York. This year’s jurors are Dorothy Caldwell and Michael James.

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Faces of Tomorrow

A young girl with a light brown complexion and several braids in her black hair is wearing a floral top and stands in front of an old tree.

Schweinfurth Art Center is hosting an exhibit of large portraits and images taken by our artist-in-residence, Ellen M. Blalock, at the Booker T. Washington Community Center. The images show Auburn’s Black and multiracial children, young people, and families.

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Worth Mentioning

May 15 to 26, 2024

Auburn decorative artist Jesse Kline will be curating an exhibition of works from the Art Center’s collection, as well as creating a new installation featuring colorful apparel in response to the works.

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