On View January 29 - March 18, 2012

Opening Reception: Sunday, January 29 from 1 – 5pm

Reception for Senior Artists: Thursday, February 9 from 2 - 4pm

Click here to see the postcard for the current exhibition.

Both Ends of the Rainbow returns to the Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center on January 29 and will be on view through March 18, 2012. This annual exhibition will feature over 1,000 works of art by local students and senior citizens from Cayuga County.

Click here to see a slideshow of this year's Both Ends of the Rainbow.

This year’s participating schools include:  Auburn High School; Auburn Junior High School; Casey Park Elementary; Cato-Meridian Elementary & High Schools; Cayuga/Seneca Community Action Agency; Emily Howland Elementary; Genesee Elementary; Herman Avenue Elementary; Millard Fillmore Elementary; Moravia Central Middle & High Schools; Owasco Elementary; Peachtown Elementary; Seward Elementary; Southern Cayuga Middle & High Schools; Tyburn Academy; Union Springs Middle & High Schools; Weedsport Elementary.

On view in Gallery Julius: Three Lakes Sampler, a collaborative project organized by Cayuga-Onondaga BOCES that includes artwork and poetry by local students.

RELATED PROGRAMMING

Opening Reception (Sunday, January 29, 1-5pm)

Art After School: Painting and Drawing

 

Snow Sculpting and Snowman Building Contest

Three Lakes Sampler Showcase

Senior Reception (Thursday, February 9, 2-4pm)

Winter Art Camp: Knit. Weave. Felt

Balloon Art & Juggling

Contributors: Casey Parent Teacher Organization, Inc.; Cato Meridian Central School District; Genesee Education Association; Owasco Parent Teacher Organization; Seward School PTA; Southern Cayuga Central Schools; Tyburn Academy.

Volunteers: Deirdre Aureden; Kathy Baran; Bonnie Francis; Jake Harding; Steve Kline; Claire Minnoe; Paul Mitura; Steve Moolin; Michael Schaaf.

ONE-DAY RAFFLE

Join us on Sunday, January 29th from 1 to 5pm for the opening reception and a special one-day only raffle. Don’t miss your chance to win! Purchase a chance to win family gift packages including gift cards from area businesses. To purchase tickets before the event, call 255-1553 to purchase by phone with Mastercard and Visa. Drawing will be held at 4:30pm on January 29.

Packages include:

PACKAGE ONE:

$20 Gift Certificate to Elements Salon & Day Spa; Hair Products and Gift Certificate for a Haircut at Indigo Hair Salon; One week of Winter Art Camp at Schweinfurth Art Center; One-Year Family Membership to Schweinfurth Art Center.

(Value: $235)

PACKAGE TWO:

$25 Gift Card to Home Depot; $25 Gift Card to Schweinfurth Art Center Gift Shop; Reva Rollerdrome Family Fun Pass; One-Year Family Membership to Schweinfurth Art Center

(Value: $125)

PACKAGE THREE:

Ithaca Sciencenter Family Membership; $20 Gift Card to Auburn Family Restaurant; Reva Rollerdrome Family Fun Pass; One-Year Family Membership to Schweinfurth Art Center

(Value: $165)

PACKAGE FOUR:

$50 Gift Card to Wegmans; Four Guest Passes to Seward House Museum;One-Year Family Membership to Schweinfurth Art Center

(Value: $142)

PACKAGE FIVE:

One year of bread from Panera Bread (one loaf per month); 4 Day Passes to the Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science and Technology (MOST); One-Year Family Membership to Schweinfurth Art Center

(Value: $140)

PACKAGE SIX:

$100 Gift Card to Walmart; Reva Rollerdrome Family Fun Pass; One-Year Family Membership to Schweinfurth Art Center

(Value: $175)

PACKAGE SEVEN:

$25 Gift Card to Parker's Grille; One week of Spring Art Camp; Reva Rollerdrome Family Fun Pass; One-Year Family Membership to Schweinfurth Art Center

(Value: $195)

PACKAGE EIGHT:

$20 Gift Card to Mesa Grande; $25 Gift Card to Speno Music; Reva Rollerdrome Family Fun Pass; One-Year Family Membership to Schweinfurth Art Center

(Value: $120)

PACKAGE NINE:

2 Month Adult Membership to YMCA; Makeshift Art Class at Schweinfurth Art Center; One-Year Family Membership at Schweinfurth Art Center

(Value: $145)

PACKAGE TEN:

$25 Gift Certificate and 5 Day/Lesson Passes to Champions for Life; One week of Summer Art Camp at Schweinfurth Art Center; One-Year Family Membership to Schweinfurth Art Center

(Value: $200)

Senior Citizen – Call for Artists

Artists must be 65 or older.

Artists must reside in Cayuga County.

Submit up to 2 works completed while you were 65 years & up.

Artwork must be framed with a hanger on the back.

All work must be two-dimensional.

Works may be watercolor, painting, drawing, photography, among other two-dimensional media.

Please do not submit work previously displayed at the Art Center.

Entry Fee:

Members Free; Non-members $5

Deliver work to the Art Center January 17-20, 2012, 10am-12pm and 1-5pm or by appointment.

For more information, call (315) 255-1553.