Skaneateles family hosts Art on the Lake
May 6th, 2008 // 8:41 pm @ admin
-Photo by Ron Laxton / Special to the Skaneateles Journal
Local glass artist Phil Austin and his wife, Peg, look over pottery by Robert Kiltz during the Art on the Lake event Sunday.
Below is a news article by John Turner / Skaneateles Journal about an event that took place where Dr. Kiltz pottery was on display.
SKANEATELES – Since 1900, the John D. Barrow Art Gallery has been a shining example of visual creativity in the village.
Likewise, for the past four decades Everson Museum of Art in Syracuse has served central New York as a prime venue for world-class visual art.
On Sunday, the two combined forces to present Art on the Lake, an art show and reception at the East Lake home of Philippe and Jeremy Schwimmer in Skaneateles.
The Skaneateles Area Council on the Arts co-sponsored the two-hour affair, which included cocktails, food provided by Phoebe’s Restaurant of Syracuse and a display of works by Barrow and other local artists.
“Today is all about bringing the Everson out to wonderful communities like Skaneateles,” said Sarah Massett, Everson public relations director.
Sunday was the third year the Everson sponsored an event in Skaneateles, she continued.
“We may be a little farther away (from Skaneateles), so we want to bring ourselves here. It also gives us a chance to partner up with a wonderful organization like the Skaneateles Arts Council,” she added.
Included in the ticket prices, which were $75 per person and $125 for couples, was a one-year membership to the museum.
“This event also doubles as a membership drive for us,” Massett said.
Numerous patrons parked along East Lake Road Sunday before walking down the driveway to the Schwimmer’s stylish, modern home.
As guests entered the home, piano music drifted down from the loft, and practically every square inch of the walls was covered with works by local artists.
“We got involved with Everson after we moved back to the area in 2004,” Philippe Schwimmer said as guests sipped cocktails and munched on salads and hors d’oeuvres provided by Phoebe’s. Schwimmer and arts council board member Stephanie Rednick chose the paintings they included in Sunday’s show, she added.
The main feature of the display was Barrow’s “Hemlock Cove” in the downstairs hallway, an oil-on-canvas painting of the south end of the lake that was on temporary loan from the Barrow Art Gallery.
Other pieces on display included paintings by area residents Janie Darovskikh, Rachel Harms and Therese Varley Strodel, along with ceramic creations by Dr. Robert Kiltz.
“To be able to show the work of all these great local artists in my own house is just phenomenal,” Schwimmer said.
ON THE WEB:
To learn more about the Everson Museum of Art, visit www.everson.org.
For information on the John D. Barrow Art Gallery in Skaneateles, go to www.johndbarrowgallery.com
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