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Artist Stephen Datz creates vocabulary of found objects
Skaneateles artist Stephen Datz’s army of Sirens are made out of debris found while combing beaches.
Read MoreWords have new meanings for artist Anna Warfield
Artist Anna Warfield’s soft stuffed sculptures reflect her feminist beliefs and weariness at receiving monologues by overconfident men.
Read MoreFour CNY artists featured in Schweinfurth’s “In Person” exhibit
Most of the artwork in “In Person” was created before the pandemic, but COVID-19 casts the work in a different light.
Read MoreIthaca artist seeks to link Harriet Tubman to current generation
Ithaca artist Terry Plater focuses on Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad though paintings of people and places. Part of the Emerging Artists project, her exhibit “Harriet’s Legacy” is displayed in the Schweinfurth Art Center and Cayuga Museum of History & Art.
Read MoreSchweinfurth celebrates Juneteenth with artist talks, community project
Artists Terry Plater and Sarah Bond are giving talks about their exhibits, storyteller Vanessa Williams is telling two stories, and the art center is launching a community project. All the events are free.
Read MoreSarah Bond traces her artwork inspiration to a slave in Kentucky
Schweinfurth exhibit and artist talk traces Sarah Bond’s long quilting lineage, which she has traced back to two enslaved foremothers.
Read MoreSchweinfurth offers in-person art camps
Art center offers eight sessions separated by age over four weeks in July and August. Students must wear masks and practice social distancing.
Read MoreSchweinfurth resumes in-person classes
In-person art classes for adults are back at the Schweinfurth Art Center in Auburn! Current offerings include two beginner clay classes and a beginner drawing class.
Read MoreSchweinfurth celebrates 40 years with special exhibit
The history of the Schweinfurth Art Center dates to the 1858 birth of Julius A. Schweinfurth, the Auburn native who created a trust to build the Art Center.
Read MoreStudent art show includes work by their teachers
The art teachers of several schools whose students are featured in the Schweinfurth’s “Both Ends of the Rainbow” exhibit have their artwork on display at the art center.
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