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Shari Werner, Fracture (detail), 2022.

Quilts=Arts=Quilts artists make statements with their materials

A fifth of participants in this year's art quilt exhibition use reclaimed fabric in their work

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Rochester artist Lee Hoag returns to his roots in solo exhibition

December 13, 2023

Rochester artist William “Lee” Hoag currently has a solo exhibition of his large scale Funk-Surreal sculptures, “Off Script and Unexpected,” on display at the Schweinfurth Art Center in Auburn through Jan. 7, 2024. He will be giving an artist’s talk about his process and inspirations at 2 p.m. Dec. 16, 2023.

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Artists focus on nature in Schweinfurth’s annual quilt exhibit

December 13, 2023

Many of the 69 artists featured in “Quilts=Art=Quilts 2023” focus on nature in the Schweinfurth’s annual art quilt exhibit

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Lake Placid artist paints a different view of Adirondack residents

September 7, 2023

Painter Susan Hoffer, who lives in Lake Placid, is featured in a solo exhibit, “Rural Voice Rising: Can Art Subvert Media’s Narrative?”, on display at the Schweinfurth Art Center in Auburn, NY, from Sept. 1 to Oct. 15, 2023. Her paintings of North Country residents draw attention for her process as well as their descriptive titles and explanations.

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“Member Show 2023” highlights talent of Schweinfurth members

August 31, 2023

Schweinfurth Art Center’s “Member Show 2023,” which runs Sept. 1 through Oct. 15, 2023, includes 120 works from 128 people this year. The show contains a wide variety of mediums, including photographs, watercolors, collages, and even a dress made from palm fronds. It also has drawn entries from as far away as California and Florida.

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Two blue outdoor lamps and their reflection into the white wall behind them

Moravia photographer reflects on a lifetime of making art

August 29, 2023

Moravia, NY, photographer Fred Price’s solo exhibit at the Schweinfurth Art Center comprises his entire life’s work. But the pieces on display mirror his focus on reflections.

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Rochester-area artist’s work travels the yellow brick road

June 25, 2023

Kevin Carr began dabbling in fabric as a medium while at Alfred University, and cemented his love for textiles when he inherited boxes of denim scraps from his grandmother

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Renowned quilt maker Nancy Crow to show her work at Schweinfurth

June 25, 2023

The artworks featured in well-known quilt maker Nancy’s Crow’s exhibition, “Nancy Crow: Sequences, Riffs, and Drawings,” represent three directions her process has taken her based on her lifelong challenge of staying focused. After many years of creating art in many directions, Crow said it’s coming together.

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Artist seeks to bridge gap between science and mysticism

June 25, 2023

Buffalo-based artist Gary Sczerbaniewicz builds beautiful wooden pedestals that have small windows. Look inside and you’ll get a peek into the artist’s mind as you view miniature dioramas of a normal bedroom – until you notice the arm of an enormous insect reaching in through a window.

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Detail from one of Tyrone Johnson-Neuland showing the red outline of a mostly blue head surrounded by bright yellow paint

Tyrone Johnson-Neuland finds balance between work and art

March 21, 2023

He is this year’s first Emerging Artist to be featured in both the Schweinfurth Art Center and Cayuga Museum of History & Art from March 25 through May 28, 2023

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