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Ithaca 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.
Read MoreBoth Ends of the Rainbow returns to gallery
The exhibition features art by pre-K to 12th-grade students, their teachers, and senior citizens who are members or live in Cayuga County.
Read MoreWeedsport woman organized hat giveaway with Schweinfurth’s help
Weedsport woman organizes giveaway for bedazzled outerwear for women in need.
Read MoreSchweinfurth opens outdoor exhibit in Skaneateles
The meaning of Anna Warfield soft sculpture, “Sweeping Statement,” is open to interpretation by the viewer
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