Past Exhibits

An older couple examines an artwork

Member Show 2023

Sept. 1 to Oct. 15, 2023

Our annual Member Show celebrates the talents of our artist members. The show is open to all members of the Schweinfurth Art Center and the show includes all mediums.

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Rural Voices Rising: Can Art Subvert Media’s Narrative?

Sept. 1 to Oct. 15, 2023

Artist Susan Hoffer paints neighbors, family and friends, but her paintings seek to address weightier issues that are expressed in titles, poses, and detailed interior spaces

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Black and white photo of three mannequins in a store window, with an old-style brick building reflected

Reflections of a Photographer

Sept. 1 to Oct. 15, 2023

Cayuga County artist Fred Price displays his photographs, many of which include window reflections that fight for dominance

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Nancy Crow: Sequences, Riffs, and Drawings

June 10 – August 20, 2023

Artist Nancy Crow has been making quilts for over 40 years. She maintains large studios and a teaching facility on her 218 acre farm east of Columbus, Ohio. Named a Fellow of the American Craft Council, she has received the major award, The Individual Artist’s Fellowship, from the Ohio Arts Council twice and The National Living Treasure Award from the University of North Carolina, Wilmington.

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The Palace at 3AM

June 10 to August 20, 2023

The works included in this exhibition represent a pivot within Gary Sczerbaniewicz’s practice toward an articulation of subjects he has been researching for nearly a decade: Forteana, Catholic strangeness, Cold-War oddities, the science-fictional, the occult, the post-apocalyptic, and more.

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I Am a Friend of Dorothy

June 10 – August 20, 2023

I am a Friend of Dorothy is about a journey of self-discovery – a realization that you can be yourself no matter where you are, and that home is where the heart is. By using the familiar narrative of the Wizard of Oz to inspire a body of work, I create an experience that is both intimate yet nostalgic and relatable. As a queer person, I come out on a daily basis – an act that can create joy and love, but also chaos and fear. The exhibition is a love letter to my adventure through the turbulence and moments of elation.

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Made in NY 2023

March 25 – May 28, 2023

Made in NY is an annual juried exhibition that features work by artists living in New York State. 2023 jurors are Gary Sczerbaniewicz, Theda Sandiford, and Kevin Larmon.

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Triggered, Truth & Transformation

March 25 – May 28, 2023

This solo exhibit by Theda Sandiford takes on the consequences of racial trauma: stress, anger, frustration, self-doubt, powerlessness, and invisibility

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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

Positive, Negative, Shallow & Deep

March 25 – May 28, 2023

The first of two Emerging Artists exhibitions this year features Oswego artist Tyrone Johnson-Neuland’s colorful paintings

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