The Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center will be ushering in the spring with a burst of color. “Mixed Paint: New Work by 12 Contemporary Painters” will welcome the season with a variety of painters from all over New York, and their various styles.

The exhibit will open March 8, with a reception March 9 featuring a gallery talk by Ludwig K. Stein, one of the showcased artists. Stein, of Syracuse, is a professor at Syracuse University and he will discuss his style of painting exhibited in his work, “Popsicle Toes.”

Other artists will include: Mary Begley of Buffalo; Stephen Carlson of Syracuse; Rachel Harms of Skaneateles; Melissa Johnson of Marcellus; Nick Lamia of Brooklyn; David Mann of New York City; Christopher McEvoy of Brooklyn; Iona Park of Saratoga Springs; David Schirm of Buffalo; Robert Sherrill of Cortland and Kathleen Thum of Saratoga Springs.

The exhibit will showcase painters working in a variety of contemporary non-representational styles, such as expressionism and minimalism.

“It will be a colorful, fun spring show,” said Stephanie Schuster, assistant director of the Schweinfurth Art Center.“People can come see the work of emerging and established artists.”

The exhibit runs through April 19.

If you go

What: “Mixed Paint: New Work by 12 Contemporary Painters”

When: Opens 10 a.m. Saturday, March 8; opening reception 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday, March 9

Where: Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center, 205 Genesee St., Auburn

How much: Free

Info: Call 255-1553 or visit www.schweinfurthartcenter.org