JURORS: Jeanne Beck • Elizabeth Busch • Erin Wilson

Quilts=Art=Quilts is the Schweinfurth Art Center's 30th annual juried quilt exhibition. The Art Center has long recognized the importance of quilts as a visual medium, and has been presenting quilts in an art gallery setting since 1981.

Quilts=Art=Quilts 2010

Quilts=Art=Quilts 2010 will showcase 96 quilts by 81 artists from all over the world. This year, the jurors, Jeanne Beck, Elizabeth Busch & Erin Wilson, reviewed 358 entries by 207 artists and selected quilts for their overall visual impact, design and originality. Executive Consultant: Eugenia Barnes.

On view Sunday, October 31, 2010 - Sunday, January 9, 2011.

Gallery Hours:

Tuesday - Saturday, 10 am - 5 pm, Sunday 1 - 5 pm. CLOSED: Mondays & major holidays.
Closing @ 3pm Thanksgiving Eve, Christmas Eve & New Year's Eve.

Admission: $6. Exhibiting quilters, members & Kids under 12 free.

Call (315)255-1553 to book your group tour today!

Click here to see a PDF slideshow of the exhibit

Purchase tickets to win a small quilt donated by Quilts=Art=Quilts 2010 artists.

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Virginia Abrams • Hockessin, DE

Pamela Allen • Kingston, Canada

Margaret Anderson • Sedona, AZ

Gail J. Baar • Buffalo Grove, IL

Shelley Brenner Baird • Columbus, OH

Nancy Bardach • Berkeley, CA

Judi Blaydon • Milford, MI

Leslie Bowman-Friedlander • Reisterstown, MD

Jane Barrows Broaddus • Dahlonega, GA

Peggy Brown • Nashville, IN

Marianne Burr • Coupeville, WA

Betty Busby • Albuquerque, NM

Benedicte Caneill • Larchmont, NY

Beth Carney • Yonkers, NY

Erika Carter • Renton, WA

Violet O. Cavazos • Falls Church, VA

Randall Cook • Rochester, NY

Nancy Crasco • Brighton, MA

Helene Davis • Paducah, KY

Sue Dennis • Brisbane, Australia

Sandra Townsend Donabed • Jupiter, FL

Pat Durbin • Eureka, CA

Sally Dutko • Ithaca, NY

Nancy N. Erickson • Missoula, MT

Ann Feitelson • Montague, MA

Jean Gerster • Ottawa, Canada

Jo-Ann Golenia • Venice, FL

Betty Hahn • Sun City, AZ

Martha C. Hall • Vernon, NJ

Leslie A. Hall • Longboat Key, FL

Denise Havlan • Plainfield, IL

Anna Hergert • Moose Jaw, Canada

Anne Hiemstra • Farmington Hills, MI

Sandra Holland • Cortland, NY

Terry Jarrard-Dimond • Clemson, SC

Noel Keith • Manlius, NY

Harue Konishi • Tokyo, Japan

Paula Kovarik • Memphis, TN

Liz Kuny • Mendham, NJ

Judy Langille • Kendall Park, NJ

Eileen Lauterborn • Farmingdale, NY

Denise Linet • Brunswick, ME

Kathleen Loomis • Louisville, KY

Raina Lynn • Westwood, NJ

Glenys Mann • Tamworth, Australia

Barbara Martinson • Roseville, MN

Kathleen McCabe • Coronado, CA

Dominie Nash • Bethesda, MD

Diane Núñez • Southfield, MI

V'Lou Oliveira • Norman, OK

Gay Young Ousley • Abilene, TX

Pat Pauly • Pittsford, NY

Judith Plotner • Gloversville, NY

Judith J. Plows • New York, NY

Elaine Quehl • Ottawa, Canada

Wen Redmond • Strafford, NH

Sue Reno • Columbia, PA

Susan Rienzo • Vero Beach, FL

Leslie Joan Riley • Skokie, IL

Ruan Robertson • Bethesda, MD

Diane Savona • Passaic, NJ

Susan Schrott • Mt Kisco, NY

Karen Schulz • Silver Spring, MD

Jeanne M. Simpson • Rochester, NY

Kerby C. Smith • Coarsegold, CA

Lura Schwarz Smith • Coarsegold, CA

Mary Ruth Smith • Waco, TX

Janet Steadman • Langley, WA

Cathy Stechschulte • Lewisburg, PA

Gail Strout • Clinton, NY

Paula Swett • Lewisburg, PA

Carol Taylor • Pittsford, NY

Martha Warshaw • Cincinnati, OH

Barbara W. Watler • Hollywood, FL

Carol Ann Waugh • Denver, CO

Sandra LH Woock • Bethesda, MD

Kathy York • Austin, TX

Charlotte Ziebarth • Boulder, CO

The exhibition will also include work by the jurors Jeanne Beck, Elizabeth Busch & Erin Wilson.

Jo-Ann Golenia, Gifts from the Sea

Leslie Joan Riley, Brown Plaid

Pat Pauly, Stacked Mummy Bags

Terry Jarrard-Dimond, Shelter

Carol Taylor, Foliage in Transition

Diane Savona, Orientation

Preview Reception: Saturday, 5 - 7pm

10/30  Be the first to see our 30th annual juried quilt show. Open to the public.

Quilter's Brunch: Sunday, 10am - Noon CLOSED

10/31  Gather with friends & fellow quilters for brunch at Springside Inn, Auburn. Advanced reservations & payment required by 10/27. Limited space. Cost per person: $18 per person.

Open House & Walk-About Tour : Sunday, 2pm

10/31  Join us for the 1st official day of the 30th annual quilt show. Meet exhibiting quilters and enjoy a walk-about tour of the exhibit with Executive Director Donna Lamb at 2pm. Included with $6 general admission, free for Art Center members.

Director's Tour

11/2 Enjoy a second opportunity to tour the 30th annual quilt show with Executive Director Donna Lamb at 2pm. Included with $6 general admission, free for Art Center members.

QBL2 3-Day Fiber Arts Workshops, 9am – 4:30pm

Register today for our fall fiber arts workshops at the Art Center. Each class runs Friday - Sunday. Go to www.quiltingbythelake.com for more information or to register online.

10/29 - 10/31 Teachers: Terry Jarrard-Dimond & Judy Langille

11/5 - 11/7  Teachers: Cher Benda & Adrienne Sloan

11/12– 11/14  Teacher: Mary Ray

Thursday, 11/4 Norma Lamb, 2pm

Norma Lamb quilt artist, past chairman of the New York State Quilters’ Consortium, quilt shop owner, teacher and student will present her trunk show "My Quilting Journey." Many of Norma's early traditional quilts to present day art quilts will be shown. The journey will be full of color and stories.

Thursday, 11/11 Sue Beevers, 2pm

Sue Beevers has been immersed in the fiber field for close to 40 years. She started out her professional life as a spinner, weaver and dyer. Sue has been quilting for the last 10 years and her work is about the link between herself and the environment. She also designs fabrics for Northcott Silks, and is the author of 2 books: Off the Shelf Fabric Painting and Dancing Dragonfly Quilts - both published by C&T.

Sunday, 11/21 Jane Holihan, 2pm

Jane Holihan began quilting in the mid 1970s because of her admiration of antique quilts. She is a traditional quilter who enjoys designing and doing handwork, especially appliqué and hand quilting. Her quilts have been shown through the country and have won numerous awards including the Master Quilt Award in 1997.

Sunday, 11/28 Marcia Eygabroat, 2pm

Marcia Eygabroat is an internationally recognized quilt artist. Architectural quilts are her passion, enjoying the way light and shadow play across the structures. She uses cotton fabric, cut into tiny bits, “puzzle piecing” them to create her art. This method lets her show the greatest detail of the architecture & is also well suited for her portrait and still life quilts.

Sunday, 12/5 Studio Art Quilt Association (SAQA), 2pm
8 SAQA members from Central and Western NY will come together to present this year’s group trunk show. SAQA is a non-profit international organization whose mission is to promote the art quilt through education, exhibitions, professional development and documentation. Founded in 1989 by an initial group of 50 artists, SAQA now boasts over 2,400 members: artists, teachers, collectors, gallery owners, museum curators and corporate sponsors.

Sunday, 12/12 Priscilla Kibbee, 2pm

Priscilla Kibbee loves to travel all over the globe shopping for textiles to add to her wearable art. She has taught quilting to school children in Nepal, seminole patchwork to seamstresses in Thailand, and jackets and embellishment to quilters in Turkey where she has also served as a judge at 2 of their International Quilt Shows. She has created garments for 5 Fairfield and Bernina Fashion Shows and teaches classes on embellishment and wearable art.

Admission to all trunk shows is included in the $6 admission to the Quilts=Art=Quilts exhibit.

Jeanne Beck • Canandaigua, NY
Jeanne is a Canandaigua, NY artist who maintains a studio in Rochester, NY. She has been creating textile constructions, wallhangings and framed mixed media works since the mid-1990’s. Jeanne’s work explores found and invented letterforms and texts that combine personal and cultural histories. Her work has been exhibited in the U.S., England and Australia and has appeared in numerous publications. www.jeannebeck.com

Elizabeth Busch • Glenburn, ME
Elizabeth is an artist and has been making quilts since 1983. She has a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design and has taught workshops and exhibited her work throughout the US and abroad. She has won both the Quilts Japan Award and Best in Show from Quilt National. In 2009, she was given a Retrospective Exhibition at the Visions Art Quilt Gallery, San Diego, CA. www.elizabethbusch.com

Erin Wilson • Brooklyn, NY
Erin is a quilt maker and textile artist. Her interest in color and fabric developed alongside an intensive study of dance which took her to NYC, where she earned her BFA at the Juilliard School. Now fully focused on textile work, Erin exhibits around the country and she does custom sewing for the interior design industry. In 2009 she received Best in Show at Quilts=Art=Quilts and the People’s Choice award at Quilt National. www.erinwilsonquilts.com