Made in NY 2008

On View June 21 - August 23, 2008

Artists' Reception: Sunday, June 22, 3 - 5pm.

Annual juried exhibit featuring New York State artists. 2008 Jurors: John McQueen & Jen Pepper. Entry deadline: March 28, 2008. Read more...

QBL Quilt Show & Merchant Mall, SUNY Morrisville, Morrisville, NY

On View Sunday, July 20 – Thursday, July 31

CLOSED: Saturday, July 26

Quilting by the Lake Quilt Show & Merchant Mall features quilts by past and present QBL students and faculty.  View over 100 quilts and shop at over 10 fabric and findings vendors.  Located on the campus of SUNY Morrisville, Route 20, Morrisville, NY in the Student Activities Building. Open to the public. Quilt Show Hours:  Sunday, July 20 – Thursday, July 31, 11:30am - 5:30pm & Wednesdays, July 23 & 30, 7 - 9pm.  CLOSED:  Saturday, July 26. Suggested donation: $5.

Highways & Byways: American Road Culture

On View August 31 - October 18, 2008

Opening Reception: Sunday, August 31, 3 - 5pm

The Art Center seeks artwork inspired by, related to, or depicting American road culture, its traditions and material cultureincluding everything from cars, trucks and motorcycles to roadside architecture; from the family road trip to the Harley road rally, from serial signage to neon, from the greasy spoon to a tailgate party.  Read more...

Quilts=Art=Quilts

On View November 2, 2008 - January 4, 2009

Preview Reception: Saturday, November 1

28th annual juried quilt exhibit featuring innovative art quilts from across the country. 2008 Jurors: Cynthia Corbin, Bruce Hoffman, Denyse Schmidt. Entry deadline: August 22, 2008. Read more...

Gallery Talks with Made in NY Artists John Fitzsimmons & Jennifer Gandee.

Sunday, July 13, 2pm

Free & open to the public.

Gallery Talks with Made in NY Artists Sara Di Donato & Rebecca Murtaugh.

Sunday, August 3, 2pm

Free & open to the public.

Quilting by the Lake 2008

Sunday, July 20 – Friday, August 1, 2008

There is still time to register for the Art Center’s annual 2-week quilting conference, Quilting by the Lake.  Held on the campus of SUNY Morrisville in Morrisville, NY, this conference includes over 30 2, 3 & 5 day quilting classes taught by nationally and internationally recognized quilters, a quilt show & merchant mall, a lectures series and much more. 

Visit www.quiltingbythelake.comfor a current list of available classes and information about our exemplary faculty. Don’t wait! Register online classes today.

Tour QBL for the Day

Thursdays, July 24 & 31, 11am - 5pm

$20 per person

Pre-register required.

Are you curious about what Quilting by the Lake is all about?  Join us for a QBL Tour Day which includes visits to QBL classrooms to talk to teachers & students, lunch in the Dining Hall, a special lecture given by QBL faculty and a visit to the QBL Quilt Show & Merchant Mall.  Tour Days are offered on Thursdays, July 24 & 31 and cost $20 per person.  To register for a QBL Tour Day, please call the Art Center today at (315)255-1553.  Pre-registration is required.  

Traditional Dance & Music with CNY Folk Artists

Wednesday, August 13, 7 – 9pm

Outdoors weather permitting.  Free and open to the public.

The program will feature traditional music and dance, performed by three of CNY’s cultural communities: Ukrainian-Americans, Ghanaians and Meskhetian Turks of Russia. Sponsored by the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency. free & open to the public. Read more...

Schweinfest

Sunday, October 6, Noon – 6pm

Save the date for our 1st annual Schweinfest.  Enjoy live entertainment, a BBQ dinner and beer tasting by local micro-breweries. 

Gee’s Bend Quilt Exhibit Bus Trip, Philadelphia, PA

Saturday, October 18

$55 per person for Art Center members & $60 for non-members

Join us for a one-day bus trip to see the Gee’s Bend quilt exhibit. This exhibition takes a fresh look at the quilting traditions in the community of Gee’s Bend, Alabama, introducing new artists and motifs in works dating from the early twentieth century through 2005.