NEWSLETTER
Auburn, NY (Aug. 13, 2024) – Schweinfurth Art Center has lined up several multi-day fiber workshops this fall that focus on surface design, recycling clothes, and felting. One 5-day workshop is online, and the rest are in person at the art center, 205 Genesee St., Auburn, NY.
Patterns on Fabric
Instructor Madeline Bartley Gambacorta will introduce the art of printmaking through repeated patterns in this 2-day workshop. Students will learn about block printing and discover the effects of repeat patterns on fabric. Participants will focus on textile design to develop skills and explore combinations in color, line and shape through block printing, handmade stencils, and simple embroidery.
COST: Schweinfurth members $310; nonmembers $320
WHERE: Schweinfurth Art Center, 205 Genesee St., Auburn
WHEN: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 21&22, 2024
The Layered Surface: Fusions, Transparency, and Photos
This 3-day class, taught by Ellen M. Blalock, explores techniques of sharing ones’ stories through fiber art. Students will explore several methods of using photographs and layering shears fabrics and non-woven materials. They will experiment with drawing, painting, and stitching on images infused into cloth and learn how to incorporate it into our fiber pieces.
COST: Schweinfurth members $470; nonmembers $480
WHERE: Schweinfurth Art Center, 205 Genesee St., Auburn
WHEN: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 1-3, 2024
Painting and Sculpting with Wool
Learn the art of wet felting and needle felting over this 2-day course, taught by Mallory Zondag. Students will explore wool’s versatility as an artistic medium, using pre-felt, mosaic, and needle felting techniques to create realistic paintings and 3-dimensional sculptures.
COST: Schweinfurth members $310; nonmembers $320
WHERE: Schweinfurth Art Center, 205 Genesee St., Auburn
WHEN: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 9-10, 2024
Fall Fiber Retreat 2024
Fiber artists of all kinds are invited to meet at the Schweinfurth Art Center for a weekend of creativity at our biannual retreat. Participants will have full access to the Art Center’s spacious sewing and dye/wet studios. Lunch is provided. Just bring yourself and your work!
COST: Schweinfurth members $130; nonmembers $140
WHERE: Schweinfurth Art Center, 205 Genesee St., Auburn
WHEN: Nov. 15-17, 2024
Mind Your Mending Online Workshop
Get ahead of the fashion scene and restore your soul as you take time to mend, meditate, stitch, and recycle in this 5-day online workshop with Rosalie Dace. Take an old torn jacket, jeans with a gaping hole, or a favorite worn-out shirt and turn them into something unexpected and updated with simple appliqué patches and hand stitching.
COST: $560 for Schweinfurth members, $570 for nonmembers
WHERE: Online through Zoom
WHEN: Dec. 2-6, 2024
Registration is open for all the workshops. Check our website at https://schweinfurthartcenter.org/studio-schweinfurth/ for more information and to register.
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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.