NEWSLETTER
Auburn, NY (June 15, 2022) – Celebrate Juneteenth at the Schweinfurth Art Center this Saturday June 18th with free admission all day. Quinn A. Hunter's lecture will be rescheduled to a later date.
Two featured exhibits by Quinn. A Hunter, and Vanessa Johnson address issues of Black erasure and the spirituality of Harriet Tubman.
Hunter’s exhibit, “Here/Hear,” contains work from two recent series. In “I Hear You Now, I See You Then,” she presents chandeliers and rugs she wove by hand out of hair, referencing antebellum plantations that ignore their slave-owning past. In “Paradise: The Myth of a Liberal North,” she examines the destruction of two Black neighborhoods in Detroit that were destroyed to build a highway.
Vanessa Johnson, a Syracuse artist, is featured in “In God’s Voice: A Celebration of the Spirituality of Harriet Tubman,” an exhibit that is located in the Schweinfurth and the Cayuga Museum of History & Art as part of the institutions’ Emerging Artist Project. Her quilts and fiber artworks address Tubman’s spirituality and faith: her use of nature to guide her path as she freed enslaved people; her blackouts, in which she said God spoke to her; and her faith in the allies, both Black and white, who supported her rescues. Summer Art Camps related to Tubman.
“These two artists address issues of importance to the Black community,” said Program Director Davana Robedee. “Quinn’s rugs, chandeliers, and tapestries demonstrate the erasure of Black history in both the South and the North. Vanessa’s quilts and fiber artworks examine Tubman’s faith in nature, God, and her supporters as she led enslaved people to freedom. Both have strong stories to tell.”
The Schweinfurth Art Center is located at 205 Genesee St., Auburn. For more information about either exhibit, link to our website at https://schweinfurthartcenter.org/current-exhibits/
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About the Schweinfurth
The Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center is a multi-arts center that opened in 1981 thanks to a bequest from Auburn-born architect Julius Schweinfurth. The art center's programs include more than a dozen exhibitions each year and educational programs for children and adults, which feature local, national, and international artists. For more information, link to schweinfurthartcenter.org.
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