The grant helped fund the art center's Juneteenth celebration
Schweinfurth receives grant from SKARTS to fund Juneteenth events AUBURN, NY (July 29, 2021) – The Schweinfurth Art Center received a $900 grant from the Skaneateles Area Arts Council in support of its Juneteenth celebration.
The two days of events, June 18 and 19, included online artist talks and storytelling sessions and the launch of a community project to decorate flags on themes of contributions by people of color and social justice.
“We are very grateful for the financial assistance of the Skaneateles Area Arts Council,” said Program Director Davana Robedee. “This funding helped pay for Juneteenth storytelling performances and flags for our community project.”
Flags for the project are still available for pickup at the Schweinfurth. Artists are free to use their own style in decorating, whether that be painting, printmaking, collage, fiber art, etc. The flags will go on display at the art center and New York State Equal Rights Heritage Center starting Aug. 21, 2021.
Videos of the artist talks are available for viewing on the Schweinfurth’s website at schweinfurthartcenter.org/juneteenth/ <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0019pQHjLuu5r-5YZGASCj4kPuDGFxzglT96ve9dGIj0a_UJTdKycoN8awMQa0ruqknlRcFFIDTM6gFppHIVM06W3fqjK-pPbXVa20Man1kvPZcPvG9iZuPpTwFRsVv1ZP5DGhO_QITm4YmnyAxp4pko1lG_wSdGLm58vz3b8BRYgy3nGTTv2icKg==&c=50BmTwwr11MiQ3fUdEaL7WTBi9ue1ClSDMUEbUVSWAV_MAitXtUxTw==&ch=h6TqJKnTostAwzqlo5zB9X5wkg-X7hpnOND2Ef4Wc3j0Ci0o2nDznA==> . They include talks by:
* Terry Plater, who has an Emerging Artist exhibit, “Harriet’s Legacy,” at the Schweinfurth and Cayuga Museum of History and Art through Aug. 7
* Sarah Bond, who has an exhibition of quilts she made based on her foremothers’ quilts at the Schweinfurth through Aug. 7
Videos of two storytelling sessions by Vanessa Johnson, a storyteller in the African style who lives in Syracuse, are also available for viewing at schweinfurthartcenter.org/juneteenth/ <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0019pQHjLuu5r-5YZGASCj4kPuDGFxzglT96ve9dGIj0a_UJTdKycoN8awMQa0ruqknlRcFFIDTM6gFppHIVM06W3fqjK-pPbXVa20Man1kvPZcPvG9iZuPpTwFRsVv1ZP5DGhO_QITm4YmnyAxp4pko1lG_wSdGLm58vz3b8BRYgy3nGTTv2icKg==&c=50BmTwwr11MiQ3fUdEaL7WTBi9ue1ClSDMUEbUVSWAV_MAitXtUxTw==&ch=h6TqJKnTostAwzqlo5zB9X5wkg-X7hpnOND2Ef4Wc3j0Ci0o2nDznA==> . The video “Oh, Freedom!” is appropriate for children ages 6 to 10, while “Marching on to Freedom Land!” is appropriate for teens and adults.
For more information on the Schweinfurth, link to our website at myartcenter.org. For more information on the Skaneateles Area Arts Council, link to www.art4skarts.org <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0019pQHjLuu5r-5YZGASCj4kPuDGFxzglT96ve9dGIj0a_UJTdKycoN8Vh26RfOuISC7QcbY8Hpvzo3vFqwj4HDXYLjAGjjq0QS4QeSRIWHvWBhAsej3U-xv8z1SU3MUiDwzSD1pQuLV9mJyklEN7tw1Q==&c=50BmTwwr11MiQ3fUdEaL7WTBi9ue1ClSDMUEbUVSWAV_MAitXtUxTw==&ch=h6TqJKnTostAwzqlo5zB9X5wkg-X7hpnOND2Ef4Wc3j0Ci0o2nDznA==> .
