This year's annual Made in New York exhibit at the Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center features an eclectic mix of work ranging from photographs to multi-media displays to paintings to sculptures of various materials, including a giant fiberfill stuffed bear that takes up about a quarter of one of the rooms.
Of the 483 entries, 83 pieces were selected for this year's exhibit.
Among those is "In Gods We Trust," a large installation made from pages of religious texts from 14 different religions and 19 books, including the Bible, the Torah, the Koran and also books from Taoism, Buddhism and Hinduism, among others. The books are bound together on a night stand and then pages from all of the books mixed together ascend upwards towards the ceiling.
The work won the Best in Show designation among the 83 other works in the juried exhibit. Its creator, Caridad Sola, who currently lives in New York City, said she wanted to create something representing all religions, considering the religious conflict in the world today.
Rochester artist Jenn Libby displayed a multi-media project, pieced together with frames of hand-processed film and then transferred to a digital format. The work represents memories in general, but more specifically, a memory she had of trespassing in a cluttered, abandoned house when she was young.
"Everything was left as though they had just evaporated," Libby said, of the house owners.
Stephanie Schuster, assistant director at the Schweinfurth, said this annual exhibit is the only one at the art center that allows entries for all types of art. The only major restriction is that the artist lives in New York, hence the Made in New York title.
Chrissy Redhead, of Syracuse, said she was impressed with the range of artwork in the exhibit.
"I think it's fabulous -- just looking at the different varieties of work," Redhead said. "I think it's great."
The Made in New York exhibit will run through August, as will the Cayuga-Onondaga BOCES Graphic Design and New Media exhibit on display in the Julius Schweinfurth wing of the art center. The artwork on display was created by students in a graphic design BOCES class offered for the first time this year.
Read the full report in Monday's edition of The Citizen.
Among those is "In Gods We Trust," a large installation made from pages of religious texts from 14 different religions and 19 books, including the Bible, the Torah, the Koran and also books from Taoism, Buddhism and Hinduism, among others. The books are bound together on a night stand and then pages from all of the books mixed together ascend upwards towards the ceiling.
The work won the Best in Show designation among the 83 other works in the juried exhibit. Its creator, Caridad Sola, who currently lives in New York City, said she wanted to create something representing all religions, considering the religious conflict in the world today.
Rochester artist Jenn Libby displayed a multi-media project, pieced together with frames of hand-processed film and then transferred to a digital format. The work represents memories in general, but more specifically, a memory she had of trespassing in a cluttered, abandoned house when she was young.
"Everything was left as though they had just evaporated," Libby said, of the house owners.
Stephanie Schuster, assistant director at the Schweinfurth, said this annual exhibit is the only one at the art center that allows entries for all types of art. The only major restriction is that the artist lives in New York, hence the Made in New York title.
Chrissy Redhead, of Syracuse, said she was impressed with the range of artwork in the exhibit.
"I think it's fabulous -- just looking at the different varieties of work," Redhead said. "I think it's great."
The Made in New York exhibit will run through August, as will the Cayuga-Onondaga BOCES Graphic Design and New Media exhibit on display in the Julius Schweinfurth wing of the art center. The artwork on display was created by students in a graphic design BOCES class offered for the first time this year.
Read the full report in Monday's edition of The Citizen.