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Schweinfurth’s annual “Made in NY” features diversity of mediums, topics

Paintings, sculptures, and photographs dominate the 70 selected artworks

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Record number of artists apply for Made in NY 2022

March 21, 2022

More than 400 artists applied to the 26th annual exhibition, or which 70 were selected.

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Student, senior artwork to fill walls at Schweinfurth

January 27, 2022

Annual “Both Ends of the Rainbow” exhibit opens Feb. 6 AUBURN, NY (Jan. 27, 2022) – The magic of “Both Ends of the Rainbow” is coming back on Feb. 6, 2022, with student art from Auburn and surrounding school districts filling the walls of the Schweinfurth Art Center’s main gallery. Students’ return to full-time in-person…

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Chamber, Auburn businesses join to provide gifts to those in need

November 20, 2021

Melody Johnson, owner of Divine Coverings, partnered with the Schweinfurth Art Center for the second annual handmade hat and glove giveaway at Auburn’s Rescue Mission.

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Artist transitions from small works to large installations

October 24, 2021

Christine Mauersberger discovered her love of fiber arts as a high school student, and now she creates large-scale installations. But she still makes her small, hand-stitched pieces, which she calls “happy moments.”

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Many quilts in Schweinfurth’s new exhibit tell stories

October 19, 2021

Artwork in the Quilts=Art=Quilts 2021 exhibition cover topics from the personal to the public. ” The annual art quilt exhibit draws entries from around the world.

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Artist Stephen Datz creates vocabulary of found objects

September 12, 2021

Skaneateles artist Stephen Datz’s army of Sirens are made out of debris found while combing beaches.

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Words have new meanings for artist Anna Warfield

September 1, 2021

Artist Anna Warfield’s soft stuffed sculptures reflect her feminist beliefs and weariness at receiving monologues by overconfident men.

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Four CNY artists featured in Schweinfurth’s “In Person” exhibit

August 26, 2021

Most of the artwork in “In Person” was created before the pandemic, but COVID-19 casts the work in a different light.

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Ithaca artist seeks to link Harriet Tubman to current generation

July 24, 2021

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.

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