Skaneateles studio tour slated for end of month

Where art and science collide: Robert Kiltz studio on tour

Art has always played a role in this scientist’s life.
Dr. Robert Kiltz, a native Californian, began his artistic career at a young age. Initially working with wood and metal in primary school, he moved to silver jewelry making and ceramics in high school.

Kiltz purchased his first pottery wheel at the age of 16 and sold his artwork on the streets of Westwood, Calif. This is the same wheel he uses today.

“Science and art are not so dissimilar,” said Kiltz, who has one of the most successful fertility practices in Upstate New York. “You have the facts of how things work and respond but there is another element that we do not understand about function. You must also use your imagination and think outside the box in order to be creative. Learning from others yet trying to take things to the next step. Ultimately improving outcome and form.”

In college he minored in art while majoring in human sciences. He went to Los Angeles City College, then transferred to the University of Southern California. He took most of his art courses at LACC. Besides ceramics he studied drawing, design and lettering. He said he was considering graphic design or economics / business, and then in a round about move he subsequently chose medicine.

“I went to UC Davis for medical school and there I was able to continue my artistic endeavors,” he said. “There was a great art and ceramics studio for students. Through out my residency and fellowship I worked mostly with wood and made furniture.”

He found human ART - assisted reproductive technologies - his professional passion. Kiltz’s CNY Fertility Center, located on Intrepid Lane in Syracuse, is a tribute to his appreciation of both the technical and the spiritual side of medicine.

His practice embraces both the newest Western technologies and the oldest Eastern philosophies. It is a formula that has been successful for both him and his patients. Earlier this year, CNY Fertility Center opened a new location in Latham, outside of Albany.

While at home on the Eastern shore of Skaneateles Lake, he spends his free time creating in clay. Three years ago he completed his studio, which will be on tour this October sponsored by the Skaneateles Area Counsel for the Arts.
The studio allows him to focus and to continue to develop his place within this art form.

Kiltz said most of his art pieces are donated for local causes or given as gifts for others to enjoy.

Fall in Love with Art features 11 artists
Skaneateles Area Council for the Arts announces a Artist Studio Tour- Fall in Love with Art, on Oct. 28 and 29 from 11 a.m to 4 p.m. The tour will highlight eleven artist studios throughout the Skaneateles area. Arts Council board members and Co-chairs Sharon Barno and Deb Gist are very excited with the line-up of talented artists confirmed to participate in this unique event. Attendees will tour the studios and experience the creative process of the featured artists.

The line-up of artists on the tour is: Phil Austin (glass artist), Paul Cowley (painter), Jill Doscher (printmaker), Len Fishman (sculptor), Stacia Landsberg (photographer), Shelly Kennedy (painter), Robert Kiltz (ceramist), Thérèse Verley Strodel (painter), Gary Trento (painter), West Lake Conservators (painting restoration) and Helen Woodmansee (painter). Tickets are $20 and can be purchased at the Sherwood Inn or the Skaneateles Chamber of Commerce beginning Oct. 20. Lunch will be provided by the Sherwood Inn for an additional $10; call 685-3405 for lunch reservations.

The Artist Studio Tour is sponsored by: Barrow Gallery, Cowley Associates, Eagle Newspapers, Sherwood Inn, Skaneateles Chamber of Commerce, The Skaneateles Journal, The Collective, The Peddler Foundation, and ThinC Gallery. The tour is self guided; attendees may begin the tour at any of the eleven artist studio locations (see attached map).
For questions about the Artist Studio Tour, contact Deb Gist at 685-0958 or Sharon Barno at 685-7139.

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