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Events for Sunday, September 4, 2016

10:00 AM-5:00 PM Finger Lakes Impressions: Pastels and Oil Paintings by Adriana Meiss Gallery 54

10:00 AM-6:00 PM Todd Gray: A Place That Looks Like Home Light Work Gallery

10:00 AM-6:00 PM 2016 Light Work Grants: Robert Knight, Lida Suchy, Marion Wilson Light Work Gallery

11:00 AM-4:00 PM A Good XCuse Gandee Gallery

11:00 AM-7:00 PM Grains of Salt SALTQuarters Gallery

11:00 AM-4:30 PM Politics on Paper: Art with Agenda Syracuse University Art Museum

11:00 AM-4:30 PM About Prints: The Legacy of Stanley William Hayter and Atelier 17 Syracuse University Art Museum

11:00 AM-4:30 PM Wanderlust: Travel Photography from the SU Art Collection Syracuse University Art Museum

11:00 AM-4:30 PM 21 Etchings and Poems Syracuse University Art Museum

12:00 PM-5:00 PM Unique Everson Museum of Art

Events for Monday, September 5, 2016

9:00 AM-5:00 PM Avida Dollars: Salvador Dalí, Joseph Forêt, and the Three Most Expensive Books in the World Syracuse University Library Special Collections Research Center

10:00 AM-5:00 PM Finger Lakes Impressions: Pastels and Oil Paintings by Adriana Meiss Gallery 54

10:00 AM-6:00 PM 2016 Light Work Grants: Robert Knight, Lida Suchy, Marion Wilson Light Work Gallery

10:00 AM-6:00 PM Todd Gray: A Place That Looks Like Home Light Work Gallery

11:00 AM-7:00 PM Grains of Salt SALTQuarters Gallery

Events for Tuesday, September 6, 2016

9:00 AM-5:00 PM Avida Dollars: Salvador Dalí, Joseph Forêt, and the Three Most Expensive Books in the World Syracuse University Library Special Collections Research Center

9:30 AM-6:00 PM Mixed Media Edgewood Gallery

10:00 AM-5:00 PM Finger Lakes Impressions: Pastels and Oil Paintings by Adriana Meiss Gallery 54

10:00 AM-6:00 PM Todd Gray: A Place That Looks Like Home Light Work Gallery

10:00 AM-6:00 PM 2016 Light Work Grants: Robert Knight, Lida Suchy, Marion Wilson Light Work Gallery

11:00 AM-7:00 PM Grains of Salt SALTQuarters Gallery

11:00 AM-4:30 PM 21 Etchings and Poems Syracuse University Art Museum

11:00 AM-4:30 PM Wanderlust: Travel Photography from the SU Art Collection Syracuse University Art Museum

11:00 AM-4:30 PM About Prints: The Legacy of Stanley William Hayter and Atelier 17 Syracuse University Art Museum

11:00 AM-4:30 PM Politics on Paper: Art with Agenda Syracuse University Art Museum

Events for Wednesday, September 7, 2016

9:00 AM-7:00 PM Avida Dollars: Salvador Dalí, Joseph Forêt, and the Three Most Expensive Books in the World Syracuse University Library Special Collections Research Center

9:30 AM-6:00 PM Mixed Media Edgewood Gallery

10:00 AM-5:00 PM Finger Lakes Impressions: Pastels and Oil Paintings by Adriana Meiss Gallery 54

10:00 AM-6:00 PM 2016 Light Work Grants: Robert Knight, Lida Suchy, Marion Wilson Light Work Gallery

10:00 AM-6:00 PM Todd Gray: A Place That Looks Like Home Light Work Gallery

11:00 AM-7:00 PM Grains of Salt SALTQuarters Gallery

11:00 AM-4:30 PM Politics on Paper: Art with Agenda Syracuse University Art Museum

11:00 AM-4:30 PM About Prints: The Legacy of Stanley William Hayter and Atelier 17 Syracuse University Art Museum

11:00 AM-4:30 PM Wanderlust: Travel Photography from the SU Art Collection Syracuse University Art Museum

11:00 AM-4:30 PM 21 Etchings and Poems Syracuse University Art Museum

12:00 PM-2:00 PM Jazz at the Plaza: Edgar Pagan's GPL CNY Jazz Arts Foundation

12:00 PM-5:00 PM Unique Everson Museum of Art

12:15 PM Lunchtime Lecture: Gallery Tour of "About Prints" Syracuse University Art Museum

Events for Thursday, September 8, 2016

9:00 AM-5:00 PM Avida Dollars: Salvador Dalí, Joseph Forêt, and the Three Most Expensive Books in the World Syracuse University Library Special Collections Research Center

9:30 AM-6:00 PM Mixed Media Edgewood Gallery

10:00 AM-5:00 PM Finger Lakes Impressions: Pastels and Oil Paintings by Adriana Meiss Gallery 54

10:00 AM-6:00 PM Todd Gray: A Place That Looks Like Home Light Work Gallery

10:00 AM-6:00 PM 2016 Light Work Grants: Robert Knight, Lida Suchy, Marion Wilson Light Work Gallery

11:00 AM-5:00 PM A Good XCuse Gandee Gallery

11:00 AM-7:00 PM Grains of Salt SALTQuarters Gallery

11:00 AM-8:00 PM 21 Etchings and Poems Syracuse University Art Museum

11:00 AM-8:00 PM Wanderlust: Travel Photography from the SU Art Collection Syracuse University Art Museum

11:00 AM-8:00 PM About Prints: The Legacy of Stanley William Hayter and Atelier 17 Syracuse University Art Museum

11:00 AM-8:00 PM Politics on Paper: Art with Agenda Syracuse University Art Museum

12:00 PM-8:00 PM Unique Everson Museum of Art

Events for Friday, September 9, 2016

8:00 AM-8:00 PM Opening: Composure: Photos by Dan Roche LeMoyne College

9:00 AM-4:00 PM leaves upon leaves: Acrylic Paintings by Dan Bacich Baltimore Woods Weeks Art Gallery

9:00 AM-5:00 PM Avida Dollars: Salvador Dalí, Joseph Forêt, and the Three Most Expensive Books in the World Syracuse University Library Special Collections Research Center

9:30 AM-6:00 PM Mixed Media Edgewood Gallery

10:00 AM-6:00 PM Finger Lakes Impressions: Pastels and Oil Paintings by Adriana Meiss Gallery 54

10:00 AM-6:00 PM 2016 Light Work Grants: Robert Knight, Lida Suchy, Marion Wilson Light Work Gallery

10:00 AM-6:00 PM Todd Gray: A Place That Looks Like Home Light Work Gallery

11:00 AM-5:00 PM A Good XCuse Gandee Gallery

11:00 AM-4:30 PM Politics on Paper: Art with Agenda Syracuse University Art Museum

11:00 AM-4:30 PM About Prints: The Legacy of Stanley William Hayter and Atelier 17 Syracuse University Art Museum

11:00 AM-4:30 PM Wanderlust: Travel Photography from the SU Art Collection Syracuse University Art Museum

11:00 AM-4:30 PM 21 Etchings and Poems Syracuse University Art Museum

12:00 PM-5:00 PM Unique Everson Museum of Art

12:00 PM-11:00 PM Syracuse Irish Festival

8:00 PM Cabaret: Gin & Regret Central New York Playhouse, featuring Abel Searor

Events for Saturday, September 10, 2016

9:00 AM-8:00 PM Composure: Photos by Dan Roche LeMoyne College

10:00 AM-4:00 PM leaves upon leaves: Acrylic Paintings by Dan Bacich Baltimore Woods Weeks Art Gallery

10:00 AM-2:00 PM Mixed Media Edgewood Gallery

10:00 AM-5:00 PM Unique Everson Museum of Art

10:00 AM-6:00 PM Finger Lakes Impressions: Pastels and Oil Paintings by Adriana Meiss Gallery 54

11:00 AM-5:00 PM A Good XCuse Gandee Gallery

11:00 AM-4:30 PM 21 Etchings and Poems Syracuse University Art Museum

11:00 AM-4:30 PM Wanderlust: Travel Photography from the SU Art Collection Syracuse University Art Museum

11:00 AM-4:30 PM About Prints: The Legacy of Stanley William Hayter and Atelier 17 Syracuse University Art Museum

11:00 AM-4:30 PM Politics on Paper: Art with Agenda Syracuse University Art Museum

12:00 PM-11:00 PM Syracuse Irish Festival

12:30 PM Sleeping Beauty Magic Circle Children's Theatre

7:00 PM-9:00 PM Opening: Finding Your Power: Paintings by Robert Shetterly ArtRage Gallery

7:30 PM Masterworks Series: Ohlsson Plays Rachmaninoff Syracuse Orchestra (formerly Symphoria), featuring Garrick Ohlsson, piano

8:00 PM-10:00 PM Parties in the Plaza: Kevin Barrigar CNY Jazz Arts Foundation

8:00 PM Cuse Comedy Championship Central New York Playhouse

Events for Sunday, September 11, 2016

10:00 AM-5:00 PM Finger Lakes Impressions: Pastels and Oil Paintings by Adriana Meiss Gallery 54

10:00 AM-6:00 PM Todd Gray: A Place That Looks Like Home Light Work Gallery

10:00 AM-6:00 PM 2016 Light Work Grants: Robert Knight, Lida Suchy, Marion Wilson Light Work Gallery

11:00 AM-4:00 PM A Good XCuse Gandee Gallery

11:00 AM-4:30 PM Politics on Paper: Art with Agenda Syracuse University Art Museum

11:00 AM-4:30 PM About Prints: The Legacy of Stanley William Hayter and Atelier 17 Syracuse University Art Museum

11:00 AM-4:30 PM Wanderlust: Travel Photography from the SU Art Collection Syracuse University Art Museum

11:00 AM-4:30 PM 21 Etchings and Poems Syracuse University Art Museum

12:00 PM-5:00 PM Unique Everson Museum of Art

12:00 PM-2:00 AM Composure: Photos by Dan Roche LeMoyne College

2:00 PM Truth Teller Speaker Series: Ray McGovern ArtRage Gallery

2:30 PM Remembering The Heroes: A Musical Tribute to the Victims of 9/11

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Sunday, September 4, 2016


Art
 

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM, September 4



Finger Lakes Impressions: Pastels and Oil Paintings by Adriana Meiss
Gallery 54

Gallery 54
54 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles

Costa Rican-born Adriana considers herself a self-taught artist. Right after obtaining a BA degree in biology she took art courses at the University of Costa Rica for a year, but left that behind to continue her science studies in the United States. After a very long hiatus, she rediscovered the artist within and found that her experience and the intervening years of observation allowed her to undertake painting in a different way. She finds inspiration in nature and the way man has changed the environment. Her preferred medium is pastel and her favorite subjects are landscapes and flowers. Adriana lives in Syracuse and is a member of the Onondaga Art Guild and the Adirondack Pastel Society. She has won many awards in local and national shows. Her work is in private collections in the U.S. and abroad.


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10:00 AM - 6:00 PM, September 4



Todd Gray: A Place That Looks Like Home
Light Work Gallery

Price: Free
Light Work Gallery
316 Waverly Ave., Syracuse University, Syracuse

For his exhibition, "A Place That Looks Like Home," artist Todd Gray re-frames and re-contextualizes images from his personal archive that spans over 40 years of his career as a photographer, sculptor, and performance artist. Gray describes himself as an artist and activist who primarily focuses on issues of race, class, gender, and colonialism.

His unique process of combining and layering a variety of images and fragments of images allows him the opportunity to create his own history and "my own position in the diaspora." Working with photographs of pop culture, documentary photographs of Ghana (where he keeps a studio), portraits of Michael Jackson, gang members from South Los Angeles, and photo documentation from the Hubble telescope, Gray asserts what he refers to as his own polymorphous identity that defies definition. Inspired by the work of cultural theorist Stuart Hall, Gray invites the viewer to participate in an "ever-unfinished conversation about identity and history."


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10:00 AM - 6:00 PM, September 4



2016 Light Work Grants: Robert Knight, Lida Suchy, Marion Wilson
Light Work Gallery

Price: Free
Light Work Gallery
316 Waverly Ave., Syracuse University, Syracuse

Light Work is pleased to announce the 42nd annual Light Work Grants in Photography. The 2016 recipients are Robert Knight, Lida Suchy, and Marion Wilson. The Light Work Grants in Photography program is a part of Light Work's ongoing effort to provide support and encouragement to artists working in photography.

Robert Knight received an MFA in Photography from the Massachusetts College of Art & Design and a BA in Architecture and Economics from Yale University. His work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, including at the Danforth Museum of Art in Massachusetts, Jen Bekman Gallery in New York, the LaGrange Museum in Georgia, The Bascom in North Carolina, the Houston Center for Photography in Texas, and at photography festivals in Nantes, Le Mans and Arles, France. Recent solo exhibitions include Rated G at Gallery Kayafas, Boston, MA; In God's House at the Munson Williams Proctor Art Museum, Utica, NY; and Class of 2015 at the Wellin Museum of Art, Clinton, NY. His work is in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and other private collections. Robert is currently Assistant Professor of Art at Hamilton College.

Lida Suchy is a first-generation American, born into a refugee family and often draws on this background as inspiration for her creative work. She earned a BA in cultural anthropology from SUNY Albany, an MA from Syracuse University's Newhouse School of Public Communication, and an MFA from the Yale University School of Art. Suchy taught photography at Rochester Institute of Technology and Hartwick College, she has led master workshops in the USA, Italy and Ukraine. She currently teaches at Onondaga Community College and mentors students both at home and abroad. In recognition of her creative work, Suchy's awards include a Guggenheim Fellowship, Fulbright Scholarship, a Light Work Artist Residency and a Light Work Grant, a NYSCA Grant, an ArtsLink Grant, and an International Research and Exchanges Fellowship. Suchy has exhibited in galleries in the USA and Europe. Her work is included in public collections at the Brooklyn Museum, Bibliothèque Nationale, George Eastman Museum, the Franko Museum, Kryvorivnya, Ukraine and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

Marion Wilson has built collaborative partnerships with botanists, homeless people, students, and neighbors—accessing individual expertise and working non-hierarchically. Her own studio work uses artifacts of the photography industry in sculpture, painting and printed photographs; specifically researching and classifying endangered landscapes and useful and stress tolerant botanies. Wilson recently drove MossLab/The Mobile Field Station (a renovated RV as a mobile art and botany viewing lab) 1,600 miles from Syracuse to Miami as a special project for PULSE ART Fair 2015 collecting moss species and experiences of "first looking encounters" with species along the way. Wilson will have upcoming exhibitions and residencies at Schuykill Center for Art and Environment; McColl Center for the Arts in Charlotte, NC and Sculpture Space in Utica, NY. Her work has been published in Hyperallergic, The New York Times, Art in America and Sculpture Magazine.


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11:00 AM - 4:00 PM, September 4



A Good XCuse
Gandee Gallery

Gandee Gallery
7846 Main St., Fabius

A Good XCuse features ten ceramic artists who are alumni of Syracuse University's Ceramics Program. The work on view will range from ceramic sculpture to functional pottery. Participating artists include Patrick Coughlin, Ed Feldman, Giselle Hicks, Lynne Hobaica, Jee Eun Lee, Brooke Noble, Jeremy Randall, Jeff Schwarz, Tim See, and Katherine Taylor.


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11:00 AM - 7:00 PM, September 4



Grains of Salt
SALTQuarters Gallery

Price: Free
SALTQuarters Gallery
115 Otisco St., Syracuse

Grains of Salt is a community-centered art project with the goal of opening a conversation among members of the art scene in Syracuse. The project began with two simple questions in September 2015:
How big is the Syracuse art scene? Why does it matter?

The distribution of survey postcards soon followed, with Jack reaching out to as many members of the art community as possible. Upon the cards being returned, Jack translated them into his visual language of abstract, letter-based compositions. When survey cards proved difficult to approach visually, Jack stepped back to take a more conceptual approach to exhibiting their responses.

During the week following the opening, Jack will transform the gallery into a working open studio. The goal will be to engage the community to educate about making a career in art. This time will be used to encourage collaboration with local artists as well as studio visits from people curious about the project and its findings.

Jack Byers is a native of Cazenovia, currently residing in Boston. His work revolves around the use of the alphabetic letter as an illustrative tool. His compositions allow the viewer to search for meaning by applying their personality and imagination.


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11:00 AM - 4:30 PM, September 4



Politics on Paper: Art with Agenda
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
Syracuse University Art Museum, Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

"Politics on Paper: Art with Agenda" examines the long-established bond between the printed image and social commentary. Curated by assistant director Andrew Saluti, this exhibition presents over 50 original works on paper. Included in the show are drawings, cartoons, and illustrations from important cartoonists such as Thomas Nast, Paul Szep, Alan Dunn, and Barry Blitt, as well as prints and photographs by Francisco de Goya, Käthe Kollwitz, Barbara Morgan, and Robert Rauschenberg. The works on paper selected reflect a variety of social motives including politics, war, race inequality, and gender issues.


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11:00 AM - 4:30 PM, September 4



About Prints: The Legacy of Stanley William Hayter and Atelier 17
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
Syracuse University Art Museum, Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

"About Prints: The Legacy of Stanley William Hayter and Atelier 17" explores Hayter's ideas about contemporary printmaking and the artists who created these works. Using Hayter's own checklist of important prints the exhibition looks at why these images are innovative or essential to understanding how the graphic arts were being transformed throughout the 20th century.


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11:00 AM - 4:30 PM, September 4



Wanderlust: Travel Photography from the SU Art Collection
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
Syracuse University Art Museum, Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

"Wanderlust: Travel Photography from the SU Art Collection" investigates how artists from the late 19th century until today have been captivated by the potential of landscape images and its ability to transport our imagination whether the locale be exotic or not. Curated by exhibition and collection manager Emily Dittman, this display brings together historic albumen prints, travel albums, and contemporary black and white and color images from a variety of photographers working in the photographic medium over the past 120 years.


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11:00 AM - 4:30 PM, September 4



21 Etchings and Poems
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
Syracuse University Art Museum, Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

"21 Etchings and Poems," a landmark publication that had a profound impact on contemporary art and culture, will be presented in its entirety in the Print Study Room. Curated by Museum Studies graduate student Courtney Spencer Eppel, this exhibition presents 21 paired artists and authors to create unique works of art. The partnerships for this project included well-known artists and poets Peter Grippe and Dylan Thomas, Willem de Kooning and Harold Rosenberg, Letterio Calapai and William Carlos Williams, and Franz Kine and Frank O'Hara, among others.


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12:00 PM - 5:00 PM, September 4



Unique
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Coordinated by ARISE, a non-profit agency based in Syracuse, UNIQUE celebrates the artistic talents of Central New Yorkers living with disabilities. The works included in this exhibition eloquently speak to the myriad thoughts, ideas, and feelings that all humans share, regardless of individual ability or circumstance. The annual competition invites submissions of art and literature which are then selected for display by a panel of judges, and the works are exhibited in several venues throughout CNY.


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Monday, September 5, 2016


Art
 

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, September 5



Avida Dollars: Salvador Dalí, Joseph Forêt, and the Three Most Expensive Books in the World
Syracuse University Library Special Collections Research Center

Price: Free
Bird Library, 6th Floor
Syracuse University, Syracuse

This exhibition explores the collaboration of Salvador Dalí with Parisian publisher Joseph Forêt, which aimed to produce the three most expensive books in the world between 1956 and 1963. These books are illustrated editions of Dante's The Divine Comedy, Cervantes's Don Quixote, and Saint John's Apocalypse.


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10:00 AM - 5:00 PM, September 5



Finger Lakes Impressions: Pastels and Oil Paintings by Adriana Meiss
Gallery 54

Gallery 54
54 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles

Costa Rican-born Adriana considers herself a self-taught artist. Right after obtaining a BA degree in biology she took art courses at the University of Costa Rica for a year, but left that behind to continue her science studies in the United States. After a very long hiatus, she rediscovered the artist within and found that her experience and the intervening years of observation allowed her to undertake painting in a different way. She finds inspiration in nature and the way man has changed the environment. Her preferred medium is pastel and her favorite subjects are landscapes and flowers. Adriana lives in Syracuse and is a member of the Onondaga Art Guild and the Adirondack Pastel Society. She has won many awards in local and national shows. Her work is in private collections in the U.S. and abroad.


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10:00 AM - 6:00 PM, September 5



2016 Light Work Grants: Robert Knight, Lida Suchy, Marion Wilson
Light Work Gallery

Price: Free
Light Work Gallery
316 Waverly Ave., Syracuse University, Syracuse

Light Work is pleased to announce the 42nd annual Light Work Grants in Photography. The 2016 recipients are Robert Knight, Lida Suchy, and Marion Wilson. The Light Work Grants in Photography program is a part of Light Work's ongoing effort to provide support and encouragement to artists working in photography.

Robert Knight received an MFA in Photography from the Massachusetts College of Art & Design and a BA in Architecture and Economics from Yale University. His work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, including at the Danforth Museum of Art in Massachusetts, Jen Bekman Gallery in New York, the LaGrange Museum in Georgia, The Bascom in North Carolina, the Houston Center for Photography in Texas, and at photography festivals in Nantes, Le Mans and Arles, France. Recent solo exhibitions include Rated G at Gallery Kayafas, Boston, MA; In God's House at the Munson Williams Proctor Art Museum, Utica, NY; and Class of 2015 at the Wellin Museum of Art, Clinton, NY. His work is in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and other private collections. Robert is currently Assistant Professor of Art at Hamilton College.

Lida Suchy is a first-generation American, born into a refugee family and often draws on this background as inspiration for her creative work. She earned a BA in cultural anthropology from SUNY Albany, an MA from Syracuse University's Newhouse School of Public Communication, and an MFA from the Yale University School of Art. Suchy taught photography at Rochester Institute of Technology and Hartwick College, she has led master workshops in the USA, Italy and Ukraine. She currently teaches at Onondaga Community College and mentors students both at home and abroad. In recognition of her creative work, Suchy's awards include a Guggenheim Fellowship, Fulbright Scholarship, a Light Work Artist Residency and a Light Work Grant, a NYSCA Grant, an ArtsLink Grant, and an International Research and Exchanges Fellowship. Suchy has exhibited in galleries in the USA and Europe. Her work is included in public collections at the Brooklyn Museum, Bibliothèque Nationale, George Eastman Museum, the Franko Museum, Kryvorivnya, Ukraine and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

Marion Wilson has built collaborative partnerships with botanists, homeless people, students, and neighbors—accessing individual expertise and working non-hierarchically. Her own studio work uses artifacts of the photography industry in sculpture, painting and printed photographs; specifically researching and classifying endangered landscapes and useful and stress tolerant botanies. Wilson recently drove MossLab/The Mobile Field Station (a renovated RV as a mobile art and botany viewing lab) 1,600 miles from Syracuse to Miami as a special project for PULSE ART Fair 2015 collecting moss species and experiences of "first looking encounters" with species along the way. Wilson will have upcoming exhibitions and residencies at Schuykill Center for Art and Environment; McColl Center for the Arts in Charlotte, NC and Sculpture Space in Utica, NY. Her work has been published in Hyperallergic, The New York Times, Art in America and Sculpture Magazine.


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10:00 AM - 6:00 PM, September 5



Todd Gray: A Place That Looks Like Home
Light Work Gallery

Price: Free
Light Work Gallery
316 Waverly Ave., Syracuse University, Syracuse

For his exhibition, "A Place That Looks Like Home," artist Todd Gray re-frames and re-contextualizes images from his personal archive that spans over 40 years of his career as a photographer, sculptor, and performance artist. Gray describes himself as an artist and activist who primarily focuses on issues of race, class, gender, and colonialism.

His unique process of combining and layering a variety of images and fragments of images allows him the opportunity to create his own history and "my own position in the diaspora." Working with photographs of pop culture, documentary photographs of Ghana (where he keeps a studio), portraits of Michael Jackson, gang members from South Los Angeles, and photo documentation from the Hubble telescope, Gray asserts what he refers to as his own polymorphous identity that defies definition. Inspired by the work of cultural theorist Stuart Hall, Gray invites the viewer to participate in an "ever-unfinished conversation about identity and history."


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11:00 AM - 7:00 PM, September 5



Grains of Salt
SALTQuarters Gallery

Price: Free
SALTQuarters Gallery
115 Otisco St., Syracuse

Grains of Salt is a community-centered art project with the goal of opening a conversation among members of the art scene in Syracuse. The project began with two simple questions in September 2015:
How big is the Syracuse art scene? Why does it matter?

The distribution of survey postcards soon followed, with Jack reaching out to as many members of the art community as possible. Upon the cards being returned, Jack translated them into his visual language of abstract, letter-based compositions. When survey cards proved difficult to approach visually, Jack stepped back to take a more conceptual approach to exhibiting their responses.

During the week following the opening, Jack will transform the gallery into a working open studio. The goal will be to engage the community to educate about making a career in art. This time will be used to encourage collaboration with local artists as well as studio visits from people curious about the project and its findings.

Jack Byers is a native of Cazenovia, currently residing in Boston. His work revolves around the use of the alphabetic letter as an illustrative tool. His compositions allow the viewer to search for meaning by applying their personality and imagination.


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Tuesday, September 6, 2016


Art
 

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, September 6



Avida Dollars: Salvador Dalí, Joseph Forêt, and the Three Most Expensive Books in the World
Syracuse University Library Special Collections Research Center

Price: Free
Bird Library, 6th Floor
Syracuse University, Syracuse

This exhibition explores the collaboration of Salvador Dalí with Parisian publisher Joseph Forêt, which aimed to produce the three most expensive books in the world between 1956 and 1963. These books are illustrated editions of Dante's The Divine Comedy, Cervantes's Don Quixote, and Saint John's Apocalypse.


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9:30 AM - 6:00 PM, September 6



Mixed Media
Edgewood Gallery

Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

Terry McMaster: small acrylic paintings
Clare Willson: whimsical wall pieces comprised of various materials
Arlene Abend: sculptural pendants in a variety of metals
Talking Trickster Studios: ceramic pieces by Amy Komar and Sheila Roock


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10:00 AM - 5:00 PM, September 6



Finger Lakes Impressions: Pastels and Oil Paintings by Adriana Meiss
Gallery 54

Gallery 54
54 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles

Costa Rican-born Adriana considers herself a self-taught artist. Right after obtaining a BA degree in biology she took art courses at the University of Costa Rica for a year, but left that behind to continue her science studies in the United States. After a very long hiatus, she rediscovered the artist within and found that her experience and the intervening years of observation allowed her to undertake painting in a different way. She finds inspiration in nature and the way man has changed the environment. Her preferred medium is pastel and her favorite subjects are landscapes and flowers. Adriana lives in Syracuse and is a member of the Onondaga Art Guild and the Adirondack Pastel Society. She has won many awards in local and national shows. Her work is in private collections in the U.S. and abroad.


Back to list
 

 

10:00 AM - 6:00 PM, September 6



Todd Gray: A Place That Looks Like Home
Light Work Gallery

Price: Free
Light Work Gallery
316 Waverly Ave., Syracuse University, Syracuse

For his exhibition, "A Place That Looks Like Home," artist Todd Gray re-frames and re-contextualizes images from his personal archive that spans over 40 years of his career as a photographer, sculptor, and performance artist. Gray describes himself as an artist and activist who primarily focuses on issues of race, class, gender, and colonialism.

His unique process of combining and layering a variety of images and fragments of images allows him the opportunity to create his own history and "my own position in the diaspora." Working with photographs of pop culture, documentary photographs of Ghana (where he keeps a studio), portraits of Michael Jackson, gang members from South Los Angeles, and photo documentation from the Hubble telescope, Gray asserts what he refers to as his own polymorphous identity that defies definition. Inspired by the work of cultural theorist Stuart Hall, Gray invites the viewer to participate in an "ever-unfinished conversation about identity and history."


Back to list
 

 

10:00 AM - 6:00 PM, September 6



2016 Light Work Grants: Robert Knight, Lida Suchy, Marion Wilson
Light Work Gallery

Price: Free
Light Work Gallery
316 Waverly Ave., Syracuse University, Syracuse

Light Work is pleased to announce the 42nd annual Light Work Grants in Photography. The 2016 recipients are Robert Knight, Lida Suchy, and Marion Wilson. The Light Work Grants in Photography program is a part of Light Work's ongoing effort to provide support and encouragement to artists working in photography.

Robert Knight received an MFA in Photography from the Massachusetts College of Art & Design and a BA in Architecture and Economics from Yale University. His work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, including at the Danforth Museum of Art in Massachusetts, Jen Bekman Gallery in New York, the LaGrange Museum in Georgia, The Bascom in North Carolina, the Houston Center for Photography in Texas, and at photography festivals in Nantes, Le Mans and Arles, France. Recent solo exhibitions include Rated G at Gallery Kayafas, Boston, MA; In God's House at the Munson Williams Proctor Art Museum, Utica, NY; and Class of 2015 at the Wellin Museum of Art, Clinton, NY. His work is in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and other private collections. Robert is currently Assistant Professor of Art at Hamilton College.

Lida Suchy is a first-generation American, born into a refugee family and often draws on this background as inspiration for her creative work. She earned a BA in cultural anthropology from SUNY Albany, an MA from Syracuse University's Newhouse School of Public Communication, and an MFA from the Yale University School of Art. Suchy taught photography at Rochester Institute of Technology and Hartwick College, she has led master workshops in the USA, Italy and Ukraine. She currently teaches at Onondaga Community College and mentors students both at home and abroad. In recognition of her creative work, Suchy's awards include a Guggenheim Fellowship, Fulbright Scholarship, a Light Work Artist Residency and a Light Work Grant, a NYSCA Grant, an ArtsLink Grant, and an International Research and Exchanges Fellowship. Suchy has exhibited in galleries in the USA and Europe. Her work is included in public collections at the Brooklyn Museum, Bibliothèque Nationale, George Eastman Museum, the Franko Museum, Kryvorivnya, Ukraine and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

Marion Wilson has built collaborative partnerships with botanists, homeless people, students, and neighbors—accessing individual expertise and working non-hierarchically. Her own studio work uses artifacts of the photography industry in sculpture, painting and printed photographs; specifically researching and classifying endangered landscapes and useful and stress tolerant botanies. Wilson recently drove MossLab/The Mobile Field Station (a renovated RV as a mobile art and botany viewing lab) 1,600 miles from Syracuse to Miami as a special project for PULSE ART Fair 2015 collecting moss species and experiences of "first looking encounters" with species along the way. Wilson will have upcoming exhibitions and residencies at Schuykill Center for Art and Environment; McColl Center for the Arts in Charlotte, NC and Sculpture Space in Utica, NY. Her work has been published in Hyperallergic, The New York Times, Art in America and Sculpture Magazine.


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11:00 AM - 7:00 PM, September 6



Grains of Salt
SALTQuarters Gallery

Price: Free
SALTQuarters Gallery
115 Otisco St., Syracuse

Grains of Salt is a community-centered art project with the goal of opening a conversation among members of the art scene in Syracuse. The project began with two simple questions in September 2015:
How big is the Syracuse art scene? Why does it matter?

The distribution of survey postcards soon followed, with Jack reaching out to as many members of the art community as possible. Upon the cards being returned, Jack translated them into his visual language of abstract, letter-based compositions. When survey cards proved difficult to approach visually, Jack stepped back to take a more conceptual approach to exhibiting their responses.

During the week following the opening, Jack will transform the gallery into a working open studio. The goal will be to engage the community to educate about making a career in art. This time will be used to encourage collaboration with local artists as well as studio visits from people curious about the project and its findings.

Jack Byers is a native of Cazenovia, currently residing in Boston. His work revolves around the use of the alphabetic letter as an illustrative tool. His compositions allow the viewer to search for meaning by applying their personality and imagination.


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11:00 AM - 4:30 PM, September 6



21 Etchings and Poems
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
Syracuse University Art Museum, Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

"21 Etchings and Poems," a landmark publication that had a profound impact on contemporary art and culture, will be presented in its entirety in the Print Study Room. Curated by Museum Studies graduate student Courtney Spencer Eppel, this exhibition presents 21 paired artists and authors to create unique works of art. The partnerships for this project included well-known artists and poets Peter Grippe and Dylan Thomas, Willem de Kooning and Harold Rosenberg, Letterio Calapai and William Carlos Williams, and Franz Kine and Frank O'Hara, among others.


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11:00 AM - 4:30 PM, September 6



Wanderlust: Travel Photography from the SU Art Collection
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
Syracuse University Art Museum, Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

"Wanderlust: Travel Photography from the SU Art Collection" investigates how artists from the late 19th century until today have been captivated by the potential of landscape images and its ability to transport our imagination whether the locale be exotic or not. Curated by exhibition and collection manager Emily Dittman, this display brings together historic albumen prints, travel albums, and contemporary black and white and color images from a variety of photographers working in the photographic medium over the past 120 years.


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11:00 AM - 4:30 PM, September 6



About Prints: The Legacy of Stanley William Hayter and Atelier 17
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
Syracuse University Art Museum, Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

"About Prints: The Legacy of Stanley William Hayter and Atelier 17" explores Hayter's ideas about contemporary printmaking and the artists who created these works. Using Hayter's own checklist of important prints the exhibition looks at why these images are innovative or essential to understanding how the graphic arts were being transformed throughout the 20th century.


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11:00 AM - 4:30 PM, September 6



Politics on Paper: Art with Agenda
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
Syracuse University Art Museum, Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

"Politics on Paper: Art with Agenda" examines the long-established bond between the printed image and social commentary. Curated by assistant director Andrew Saluti, this exhibition presents over 50 original works on paper. Included in the show are drawings, cartoons, and illustrations from important cartoonists such as Thomas Nast, Paul Szep, Alan Dunn, and Barry Blitt, as well as prints and photographs by Francisco de Goya, Käthe Kollwitz, Barbara Morgan, and Robert Rauschenberg. The works on paper selected reflect a variety of social motives including politics, war, race inequality, and gender issues.


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Wednesday, September 7, 2016


Art
 

9:00 AM - 7:00 PM, September 7



Avida Dollars: Salvador Dalí, Joseph Forêt, and the Three Most Expensive Books in the World
Syracuse University Library Special Collections Research Center

Price: Free
Bird Library, 6th Floor
Syracuse University, Syracuse

This exhibition explores the collaboration of Salvador Dalí with Parisian publisher Joseph Forêt, which aimed to produce the three most expensive books in the world between 1956 and 1963. These books are illustrated editions of Dante's The Divine Comedy, Cervantes's Don Quixote, and Saint John's Apocalypse.


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9:30 AM - 6:00 PM, September 7



Mixed Media
Edgewood Gallery

Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

Terry McMaster: small acrylic paintings
Clare Willson: whimsical wall pieces comprised of various materials
Arlene Abend: sculptural pendants in a variety of metals
Talking Trickster Studios: ceramic pieces by Amy Komar and Sheila Roock


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10:00 AM - 5:00 PM, September 7



Finger Lakes Impressions: Pastels and Oil Paintings by Adriana Meiss
Gallery 54

Gallery 54
54 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles

Costa Rican-born Adriana considers herself a self-taught artist. Right after obtaining a BA degree in biology she took art courses at the University of Costa Rica for a year, but left that behind to continue her science studies in the United States. After a very long hiatus, she rediscovered the artist within and found that her experience and the intervening years of observation allowed her to undertake painting in a different way. She finds inspiration in nature and the way man has changed the environment. Her preferred medium is pastel and her favorite subjects are landscapes and flowers. Adriana lives in Syracuse and is a member of the Onondaga Art Guild and the Adirondack Pastel Society. She has won many awards in local and national shows. Her work is in private collections in the U.S. and abroad.


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10:00 AM - 6:00 PM, September 7



2016 Light Work Grants: Robert Knight, Lida Suchy, Marion Wilson
Light Work Gallery

Price: Free
Light Work Gallery
316 Waverly Ave., Syracuse University, Syracuse

Light Work is pleased to announce the 42nd annual Light Work Grants in Photography. The 2016 recipients are Robert Knight, Lida Suchy, and Marion Wilson. The Light Work Grants in Photography program is a part of Light Work's ongoing effort to provide support and encouragement to artists working in photography.

Robert Knight received an MFA in Photography from the Massachusetts College of Art & Design and a BA in Architecture and Economics from Yale University. His work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, including at the Danforth Museum of Art in Massachusetts, Jen Bekman Gallery in New York, the LaGrange Museum in Georgia, The Bascom in North Carolina, the Houston Center for Photography in Texas, and at photography festivals in Nantes, Le Mans and Arles, France. Recent solo exhibitions include Rated G at Gallery Kayafas, Boston, MA; In God's House at the Munson Williams Proctor Art Museum, Utica, NY; and Class of 2015 at the Wellin Museum of Art, Clinton, NY. His work is in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and other private collections. Robert is currently Assistant Professor of Art at Hamilton College.

Lida Suchy is a first-generation American, born into a refugee family and often draws on this background as inspiration for her creative work. She earned a BA in cultural anthropology from SUNY Albany, an MA from Syracuse University's Newhouse School of Public Communication, and an MFA from the Yale University School of Art. Suchy taught photography at Rochester Institute of Technology and Hartwick College, she has led master workshops in the USA, Italy and Ukraine. She currently teaches at Onondaga Community College and mentors students both at home and abroad. In recognition of her creative work, Suchy's awards include a Guggenheim Fellowship, Fulbright Scholarship, a Light Work Artist Residency and a Light Work Grant, a NYSCA Grant, an ArtsLink Grant, and an International Research and Exchanges Fellowship. Suchy has exhibited in galleries in the USA and Europe. Her work is included in public collections at the Brooklyn Museum, Bibliothèque Nationale, George Eastman Museum, the Franko Museum, Kryvorivnya, Ukraine and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

Marion Wilson has built collaborative partnerships with botanists, homeless people, students, and neighbors—accessing individual expertise and working non-hierarchically. Her own studio work uses artifacts of the photography industry in sculpture, painting and printed photographs; specifically researching and classifying endangered landscapes and useful and stress tolerant botanies. Wilson recently drove MossLab/The Mobile Field Station (a renovated RV as a mobile art and botany viewing lab) 1,600 miles from Syracuse to Miami as a special project for PULSE ART Fair 2015 collecting moss species and experiences of "first looking encounters" with species along the way. Wilson will have upcoming exhibitions and residencies at Schuykill Center for Art and Environment; McColl Center for the Arts in Charlotte, NC and Sculpture Space in Utica, NY. Her work has been published in Hyperallergic, The New York Times, Art in America and Sculpture Magazine.


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10:00 AM - 6:00 PM, September 7



Todd Gray: A Place That Looks Like Home
Light Work Gallery

Price: Free
Light Work Gallery
316 Waverly Ave., Syracuse University, Syracuse

For his exhibition, "A Place That Looks Like Home," artist Todd Gray re-frames and re-contextualizes images from his personal archive that spans over 40 years of his career as a photographer, sculptor, and performance artist. Gray describes himself as an artist and activist who primarily focuses on issues of race, class, gender, and colonialism.

His unique process of combining and layering a variety of images and fragments of images allows him the opportunity to create his own history and "my own position in the diaspora." Working with photographs of pop culture, documentary photographs of Ghana (where he keeps a studio), portraits of Michael Jackson, gang members from South Los Angeles, and photo documentation from the Hubble telescope, Gray asserts what he refers to as his own polymorphous identity that defies definition. Inspired by the work of cultural theorist Stuart Hall, Gray invites the viewer to participate in an "ever-unfinished conversation about identity and history."


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11:00 AM - 7:00 PM, September 7



Grains of Salt
SALTQuarters Gallery

Price: Free
SALTQuarters Gallery
115 Otisco St., Syracuse

Grains of Salt is a community-centered art project with the goal of opening a conversation among members of the art scene in Syracuse. The project began with two simple questions in September 2015:
How big is the Syracuse art scene? Why does it matter?

The distribution of survey postcards soon followed, with Jack reaching out to as many members of the art community as possible. Upon the cards being returned, Jack translated them into his visual language of abstract, letter-based compositions. When survey cards proved difficult to approach visually, Jack stepped back to take a more conceptual approach to exhibiting their responses.

During the week following the opening, Jack will transform the gallery into a working open studio. The goal will be to engage the community to educate about making a career in art. This time will be used to encourage collaboration with local artists as well as studio visits from people curious about the project and its findings.

Jack Byers is a native of Cazenovia, currently residing in Boston. His work revolves around the use of the alphabetic letter as an illustrative tool. His compositions allow the viewer to search for meaning by applying their personality and imagination.


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11:00 AM - 4:30 PM, September 7



Politics on Paper: Art with Agenda
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
Syracuse University Art Museum, Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

"Politics on Paper: Art with Agenda" examines the long-established bond between the printed image and social commentary. Curated by assistant director Andrew Saluti, this exhibition presents over 50 original works on paper. Included in the show are drawings, cartoons, and illustrations from important cartoonists such as Thomas Nast, Paul Szep, Alan Dunn, and Barry Blitt, as well as prints and photographs by Francisco de Goya, Käthe Kollwitz, Barbara Morgan, and Robert Rauschenberg. The works on paper selected reflect a variety of social motives including politics, war, race inequality, and gender issues.


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11:00 AM - 4:30 PM, September 7



About Prints: The Legacy of Stanley William Hayter and Atelier 17
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
Syracuse University Art Museum, Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

"About Prints: The Legacy of Stanley William Hayter and Atelier 17" explores Hayter's ideas about contemporary printmaking and the artists who created these works. Using Hayter's own checklist of important prints the exhibition looks at why these images are innovative or essential to understanding how the graphic arts were being transformed throughout the 20th century.


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11:00 AM - 4:30 PM, September 7



Wanderlust: Travel Photography from the SU Art Collection
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
Syracuse University Art Museum, Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

"Wanderlust: Travel Photography from the SU Art Collection" investigates how artists from the late 19th century until today have been captivated by the potential of landscape images and its ability to transport our imagination whether the locale be exotic or not. Curated by exhibition and collection manager Emily Dittman, this display brings together historic albumen prints, travel albums, and contemporary black and white and color images from a variety of photographers working in the photographic medium over the past 120 years.


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11:00 AM - 4:30 PM, September 7



21 Etchings and Poems
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
Syracuse University Art Museum, Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

"21 Etchings and Poems," a landmark publication that had a profound impact on contemporary art and culture, will be presented in its entirety in the Print Study Room. Curated by Museum Studies graduate student Courtney Spencer Eppel, this exhibition presents 21 paired artists and authors to create unique works of art. The partnerships for this project included well-known artists and poets Peter Grippe and Dylan Thomas, Willem de Kooning and Harold Rosenberg, Letterio Calapai and William Carlos Williams, and Franz Kine and Frank O'Hara, among others.


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12:00 PM - 5:00 PM, September 7



Unique
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Coordinated by ARISE, a non-profit agency based in Syracuse, UNIQUE celebrates the artistic talents of Central New Yorkers living with disabilities. The works included in this exhibition eloquently speak to the myriad thoughts, ideas, and feelings that all humans share, regardless of individual ability or circumstance. The annual competition invites submissions of art and literature which are then selected for display by a panel of judges, and the works are exhibited in several venues throughout CNY.


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Lecture
 

12:15 PM, September 7



Lunchtime Lecture: Gallery Tour of "About Prints"
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
Syracuse University Art Museum, Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

Join Domenic Iacono, curator of the exhibition and director of the SUArt Galleries, for a gallery tour of the exhibition.


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Music
 

12:00 PM - 2:00 PM, September 7



Jazz at the Plaza: Edgar Pagan's GPL
CNY Jazz Arts Foundation

Price: Free
LeMoyne Plaza
1135 Salt Springs Rd., Syracuse


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Thursday, September 8, 2016


Art
 

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, September 8



Avida Dollars: Salvador Dalí, Joseph Forêt, and the Three Most Expensive Books in the World
Syracuse University Library Special Collections Research Center

Price: Free
Bird Library, 6th Floor
Syracuse University, Syracuse

This exhibition explores the collaboration of Salvador Dalí with Parisian publisher Joseph Forêt, which aimed to produce the three most expensive books in the world between 1956 and 1963. These books are illustrated editions of Dante's The Divine Comedy, Cervantes's Don Quixote, and Saint John's Apocalypse.


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9:30 AM - 6:00 PM, September 8



Mixed Media
Edgewood Gallery

Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

Terry McMaster: small acrylic paintings
Clare Willson: whimsical wall pieces comprised of various materials
Arlene Abend: sculptural pendants in a variety of metals
Talking Trickster Studios: ceramic pieces by Amy Komar and Sheila Roock


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10:00 AM - 5:00 PM, September 8



Finger Lakes Impressions: Pastels and Oil Paintings by Adriana Meiss
Gallery 54

Gallery 54
54 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles

Costa Rican-born Adriana considers herself a self-taught artist. Right after obtaining a BA degree in biology she took art courses at the University of Costa Rica for a year, but left that behind to continue her science studies in the United States. After a very long hiatus, she rediscovered the artist within and found that her experience and the intervening years of observation allowed her to undertake painting in a different way. She finds inspiration in nature and the way man has changed the environment. Her preferred medium is pastel and her favorite subjects are landscapes and flowers. Adriana lives in Syracuse and is a member of the Onondaga Art Guild and the Adirondack Pastel Society. She has won many awards in local and national shows. Her work is in private collections in the U.S. and abroad.


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10:00 AM - 6:00 PM, September 8



Todd Gray: A Place That Looks Like Home
Light Work Gallery

Price: Free
Light Work Gallery
316 Waverly Ave., Syracuse University, Syracuse

For his exhibition, "A Place That Looks Like Home," artist Todd Gray re-frames and re-contextualizes images from his personal archive that spans over 40 years of his career as a photographer, sculptor, and performance artist. Gray describes himself as an artist and activist who primarily focuses on issues of race, class, gender, and colonialism.

His unique process of combining and layering a variety of images and fragments of images allows him the opportunity to create his own history and "my own position in the diaspora." Working with photographs of pop culture, documentary photographs of Ghana (where he keeps a studio), portraits of Michael Jackson, gang members from South Los Angeles, and photo documentation from the Hubble telescope, Gray asserts what he refers to as his own polymorphous identity that defies definition. Inspired by the work of cultural theorist Stuart Hall, Gray invites the viewer to participate in an "ever-unfinished conversation about identity and history."


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10:00 AM - 6:00 PM, September 8



2016 Light Work Grants: Robert Knight, Lida Suchy, Marion Wilson
Light Work Gallery

Price: Free
Light Work Gallery
316 Waverly Ave., Syracuse University, Syracuse

Light Work is pleased to announce the 42nd annual Light Work Grants in Photography. The 2016 recipients are Robert Knight, Lida Suchy, and Marion Wilson. The Light Work Grants in Photography program is a part of Light Work's ongoing effort to provide support and encouragement to artists working in photography.

Robert Knight received an MFA in Photography from the Massachusetts College of Art & Design and a BA in Architecture and Economics from Yale University. His work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, including at the Danforth Museum of Art in Massachusetts, Jen Bekman Gallery in New York, the LaGrange Museum in Georgia, The Bascom in North Carolina, the Houston Center for Photography in Texas, and at photography festivals in Nantes, Le Mans and Arles, France. Recent solo exhibitions include Rated G at Gallery Kayafas, Boston, MA; In God's House at the Munson Williams Proctor Art Museum, Utica, NY; and Class of 2015 at the Wellin Museum of Art, Clinton, NY. His work is in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and other private collections. Robert is currently Assistant Professor of Art at Hamilton College.

Lida Suchy is a first-generation American, born into a refugee family and often draws on this background as inspiration for her creative work. She earned a BA in cultural anthropology from SUNY Albany, an MA from Syracuse University's Newhouse School of Public Communication, and an MFA from the Yale University School of Art. Suchy taught photography at Rochester Institute of Technology and Hartwick College, she has led master workshops in the USA, Italy and Ukraine. She currently teaches at Onondaga Community College and mentors students both at home and abroad. In recognition of her creative work, Suchy's awards include a Guggenheim Fellowship, Fulbright Scholarship, a Light Work Artist Residency and a Light Work Grant, a NYSCA Grant, an ArtsLink Grant, and an International Research and Exchanges Fellowship. Suchy has exhibited in galleries in the USA and Europe. Her work is included in public collections at the Brooklyn Museum, Bibliothèque Nationale, George Eastman Museum, the Franko Museum, Kryvorivnya, Ukraine and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

Marion Wilson has built collaborative partnerships with botanists, homeless people, students, and neighbors—accessing individual expertise and working non-hierarchically. Her own studio work uses artifacts of the photography industry in sculpture, painting and printed photographs; specifically researching and classifying endangered landscapes and useful and stress tolerant botanies. Wilson recently drove MossLab/The Mobile Field Station (a renovated RV as a mobile art and botany viewing lab) 1,600 miles from Syracuse to Miami as a special project for PULSE ART Fair 2015 collecting moss species and experiences of "first looking encounters" with species along the way. Wilson will have upcoming exhibitions and residencies at Schuykill Center for Art and Environment; McColl Center for the Arts in Charlotte, NC and Sculpture Space in Utica, NY. Her work has been published in Hyperallergic, The New York Times, Art in America and Sculpture Magazine.


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11:00 AM - 5:00 PM, September 8



A Good XCuse
Gandee Gallery

Gandee Gallery
7846 Main St., Fabius

A Good XCuse features ten ceramic artists who are alumni of Syracuse University's Ceramics Program. The work on view will range from ceramic sculpture to functional pottery. Participating artists include Patrick Coughlin, Ed Feldman, Giselle Hicks, Lynne Hobaica, Jee Eun Lee, Brooke Noble, Jeremy Randall, Jeff Schwarz, Tim See, and Katherine Taylor.


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11:00 AM - 7:00 PM, September 8



Grains of Salt
SALTQuarters Gallery

Price: Free
SALTQuarters Gallery
115 Otisco St., Syracuse

Grains of Salt is a community-centered art project with the goal of opening a conversation among members of the art scene in Syracuse. The project began with two simple questions in September 2015:
How big is the Syracuse art scene? Why does it matter?

The distribution of survey postcards soon followed, with Jack reaching out to as many members of the art community as possible. Upon the cards being returned, Jack translated them into his visual language of abstract, letter-based compositions. When survey cards proved difficult to approach visually, Jack stepped back to take a more conceptual approach to exhibiting their responses.

During the week following the opening, Jack will transform the gallery into a working open studio. The goal will be to engage the community to educate about making a career in art. This time will be used to encourage collaboration with local artists as well as studio visits from people curious about the project and its findings.

Jack Byers is a native of Cazenovia, currently residing in Boston. His work revolves around the use of the alphabetic letter as an illustrative tool. His compositions allow the viewer to search for meaning by applying their personality and imagination.


Back to list
 

 

11:00 AM - 8:00 PM, September 8



21 Etchings and Poems
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
Syracuse University Art Museum, Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

There will be an opening reception this evening 5:00-7:00 pm.

"21 Etchings and Poems," a landmark publication that had a profound impact on contemporary art and culture, will be presented in its entirety in the Print Study Room. Curated by Museum Studies graduate student Courtney Spencer Eppel, this exhibition presents 21 paired artists and authors to create unique works of art. The partnerships for this project included well-known artists and poets Peter Grippe and Dylan Thomas, Willem de Kooning and Harold Rosenberg, Letterio Calapai and William Carlos Williams, and Franz Kine and Frank O'Hara, among others.


Back to list
 

 

11:00 AM - 8:00 PM, September 8



Wanderlust: Travel Photography from the SU Art Collection
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
Syracuse University Art Museum, Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

There will be an opening reception this evening 5:00-7:00 pm.

"Wanderlust: Travel Photography from the SU Art Collection" investigates how artists from the late 19th century until today have been captivated by the potential of landscape images and its ability to transport our imagination whether the locale be exotic or not. Curated by exhibition and collection manager Emily Dittman, this display brings together historic albumen prints, travel albums, and contemporary black and white and color images from a variety of photographers working in the photographic medium over the past 120 years.


Back to list
 

 

11:00 AM - 8:00 PM, September 8



About Prints: The Legacy of Stanley William Hayter and Atelier 17
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
Syracuse University Art Museum, Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

There will be an opening reception this evening 5:00-7:00 pm.

"About Prints: The Legacy of Stanley William Hayter and Atelier 17" explores Hayter's ideas about contemporary printmaking and the artists who created these works. Using Hayter's own checklist of important prints the exhibition looks at why these images are innovative or essential to understanding how the graphic arts were being transformed throughout the 20th century.


Back to list
 

 

11:00 AM - 8:00 PM, September 8



Politics on Paper: Art with Agenda
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
Syracuse University Art Museum, Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

There will be an opening reception this evening 5:00-7:00 pm.

"Politics on Paper: Art with Agenda" examines the long-established bond between the printed image and social commentary. Curated by assistant director Andrew Saluti, this exhibition presents over 50 original works on paper. Included in the show are drawings, cartoons, and illustrations from important cartoonists such as Thomas Nast, Paul Szep, Alan Dunn, and Barry Blitt, as well as prints and photographs by Francisco de Goya, Käthe Kollwitz, Barbara Morgan, and Robert Rauschenberg. The works on paper selected reflect a variety of social motives including politics, war, race inequality, and gender issues.


Back to list
 

 

12:00 PM - 8:00 PM, September 8



Unique
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Coordinated by ARISE, a non-profit agency based in Syracuse, UNIQUE celebrates the artistic talents of Central New Yorkers living with disabilities. The works included in this exhibition eloquently speak to the myriad thoughts, ideas, and feelings that all humans share, regardless of individual ability or circumstance. The annual competition invites submissions of art and literature which are then selected for display by a panel of judges, and the works are exhibited in several venues throughout CNY.


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Friday, September 9, 2016


Art
 

8:00 AM - 8:00 PM, September 9



Opening: Composure: Photos by Dan Roche
LeMoyne College

Price: Free
Wilson Art Gallery, Noreen Reale Falcone Library
LeMoyne College, Syracuse

There will be an opening reception this afternoon 4:00-6:00 pm.

An exhibit of photographs that capture moments of pause, concentration, single-mindedness and meditation.


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9:00 AM - 4:00 PM, September 9



leaves upon leaves: Acrylic Paintings by Dan Bacich
Baltimore Woods Weeks Art Gallery

Price: Free
Baltimore Woods Nature Center
4007 Bishop Hill Rd., Marcellus

Imagine the satisfying rustle as you walk through a pile of leaves or the compelling desire to pick up and examine each most beautiful one. The upcoming exhibit at Baltimore Woods Nature Center is guaranteed to awaken the memory of these autumnal joys.


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9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, September 9



Avida Dollars: Salvador Dalí, Joseph Forêt, and the Three Most Expensive Books in the World
Syracuse University Library Special Collections Research Center

Price: Free
Bird Library, 6th Floor
Syracuse University, Syracuse

This exhibition explores the collaboration of Salvador Dalí with Parisian publisher Joseph Forêt, which aimed to produce the three most expensive books in the world between 1956 and 1963. These books are illustrated editions of Dante's The Divine Comedy, Cervantes's Don Quixote, and Saint John's Apocalypse.


Back to list
 

 

9:30 AM - 6:00 PM, September 9



Mixed Media
Edgewood Gallery

Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

Terry McMaster: small acrylic paintings
Clare Willson: whimsical wall pieces comprised of various materials
Arlene Abend: sculptural pendants in a variety of metals
Talking Trickster Studios: ceramic pieces by Amy Komar and Sheila Roock


Back to list
 

 

10:00 AM - 6:00 PM, September 9



Finger Lakes Impressions: Pastels and Oil Paintings by Adriana Meiss
Gallery 54

Gallery 54
54 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles

Costa Rican-born Adriana considers herself a self-taught artist. Right after obtaining a BA degree in biology she took art courses at the University of Costa Rica for a year, but left that behind to continue her science studies in the United States. After a very long hiatus, she rediscovered the artist within and found that her experience and the intervening years of observation allowed her to undertake painting in a different way. She finds inspiration in nature and the way man has changed the environment. Her preferred medium is pastel and her favorite subjects are landscapes and flowers. Adriana lives in Syracuse and is a member of the Onondaga Art Guild and the Adirondack Pastel Society. She has won many awards in local and national shows. Her work is in private collections in the U.S. and abroad.


Back to list
 

 

10:00 AM - 6:00 PM, September 9



2016 Light Work Grants: Robert Knight, Lida Suchy, Marion Wilson
Light Work Gallery

Price: Free
Light Work Gallery
316 Waverly Ave., Syracuse University, Syracuse

Light Work is pleased to announce the 42nd annual Light Work Grants in Photography. The 2016 recipients are Robert Knight, Lida Suchy, and Marion Wilson. The Light Work Grants in Photography program is a part of Light Work's ongoing effort to provide support and encouragement to artists working in photography.

Robert Knight received an MFA in Photography from the Massachusetts College of Art & Design and a BA in Architecture and Economics from Yale University. His work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, including at the Danforth Museum of Art in Massachusetts, Jen Bekman Gallery in New York, the LaGrange Museum in Georgia, The Bascom in North Carolina, the Houston Center for Photography in Texas, and at photography festivals in Nantes, Le Mans and Arles, France. Recent solo exhibitions include Rated G at Gallery Kayafas, Boston, MA; In God's House at the Munson Williams Proctor Art Museum, Utica, NY; and Class of 2015 at the Wellin Museum of Art, Clinton, NY. His work is in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and other private collections. Robert is currently Assistant Professor of Art at Hamilton College.

Lida Suchy is a first-generation American, born into a refugee family and often draws on this background as inspiration for her creative work. She earned a BA in cultural anthropology from SUNY Albany, an MA from Syracuse University's Newhouse School of Public Communication, and an MFA from the Yale University School of Art. Suchy taught photography at Rochester Institute of Technology and Hartwick College, she has led master workshops in the USA, Italy and Ukraine. She currently teaches at Onondaga Community College and mentors students both at home and abroad. In recognition of her creative work, Suchy's awards include a Guggenheim Fellowship, Fulbright Scholarship, a Light Work Artist Residency and a Light Work Grant, a NYSCA Grant, an ArtsLink Grant, and an International Research and Exchanges Fellowship. Suchy has exhibited in galleries in the USA and Europe. Her work is included in public collections at the Brooklyn Museum, Bibliothèque Nationale, George Eastman Museum, the Franko Museum, Kryvorivnya, Ukraine and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

Marion Wilson has built collaborative partnerships with botanists, homeless people, students, and neighbors—accessing individual expertise and working non-hierarchically. Her own studio work uses artifacts of the photography industry in sculpture, painting and printed photographs; specifically researching and classifying endangered landscapes and useful and stress tolerant botanies. Wilson recently drove MossLab/The Mobile Field Station (a renovated RV as a mobile art and botany viewing lab) 1,600 miles from Syracuse to Miami as a special project for PULSE ART Fair 2015 collecting moss species and experiences of "first looking encounters" with species along the way. Wilson will have upcoming exhibitions and residencies at Schuykill Center for Art and Environment; McColl Center for the Arts in Charlotte, NC and Sculpture Space in Utica, NY. Her work has been published in Hyperallergic, The New York Times, Art in America and Sculpture Magazine.


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10:00 AM - 6:00 PM, September 9



Todd Gray: A Place That Looks Like Home
Light Work Gallery

Price: Free
Light Work Gallery
316 Waverly Ave., Syracuse University, Syracuse

For his exhibition, "A Place That Looks Like Home," artist Todd Gray re-frames and re-contextualizes images from his personal archive that spans over 40 years of his career as a photographer, sculptor, and performance artist. Gray describes himself as an artist and activist who primarily focuses on issues of race, class, gender, and colonialism.

His unique process of combining and layering a variety of images and fragments of images allows him the opportunity to create his own history and "my own position in the diaspora." Working with photographs of pop culture, documentary photographs of Ghana (where he keeps a studio), portraits of Michael Jackson, gang members from South Los Angeles, and photo documentation from the Hubble telescope, Gray asserts what he refers to as his own polymorphous identity that defies definition. Inspired by the work of cultural theorist Stuart Hall, Gray invites the viewer to participate in an "ever-unfinished conversation about identity and history."


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11:00 AM - 5:00 PM, September 9



A Good XCuse
Gandee Gallery

Gandee Gallery
7846 Main St., Fabius

A Good XCuse features ten ceramic artists who are alumni of Syracuse University's Ceramics Program. The work on view will range from ceramic sculpture to functional pottery. Participating artists include Patrick Coughlin, Ed Feldman, Giselle Hicks, Lynne Hobaica, Jee Eun Lee, Brooke Noble, Jeremy Randall, Jeff Schwarz, Tim See, and Katherine Taylor.


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11:00 AM - 4:30 PM, September 9



Politics on Paper: Art with Agenda
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
Syracuse University Art Museum, Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

"Politics on Paper: Art with Agenda" examines the long-established bond between the printed image and social commentary. Curated by assistant director Andrew Saluti, this exhibition presents over 50 original works on paper. Included in the show are drawings, cartoons, and illustrations from important cartoonists such as Thomas Nast, Paul Szep, Alan Dunn, and Barry Blitt, as well as prints and photographs by Francisco de Goya, Käthe Kollwitz, Barbara Morgan, and Robert Rauschenberg. The works on paper selected reflect a variety of social motives including politics, war, race inequality, and gender issues.


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11:00 AM - 4:30 PM, September 9



About Prints: The Legacy of Stanley William Hayter and Atelier 17
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
Syracuse University Art Museum, Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

"About Prints: The Legacy of Stanley William Hayter and Atelier 17" explores Hayter's ideas about contemporary printmaking and the artists who created these works. Using Hayter's own checklist of important prints the exhibition looks at why these images are innovative or essential to understanding how the graphic arts were being transformed throughout the 20th century.


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11:00 AM - 4:30 PM, September 9



Wanderlust: Travel Photography from the SU Art Collection
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
Syracuse University Art Museum, Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

"Wanderlust: Travel Photography from the SU Art Collection" investigates how artists from the late 19th century until today have been captivated by the potential of landscape images and its ability to transport our imagination whether the locale be exotic or not. Curated by exhibition and collection manager Emily Dittman, this display brings together historic albumen prints, travel albums, and contemporary black and white and color images from a variety of photographers working in the photographic medium over the past 120 years.


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11:00 AM - 4:30 PM, September 9



21 Etchings and Poems
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
Syracuse University Art Museum, Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

"21 Etchings and Poems," a landmark publication that had a profound impact on contemporary art and culture, will be presented in its entirety in the Print Study Room. Curated by Museum Studies graduate student Courtney Spencer Eppel, this exhibition presents 21 paired artists and authors to create unique works of art. The partnerships for this project included well-known artists and poets Peter Grippe and Dylan Thomas, Willem de Kooning and Harold Rosenberg, Letterio Calapai and William Carlos Williams, and Franz Kine and Frank O'Hara, among others.


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12:00 PM - 5:00 PM, September 9



Unique
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Coordinated by ARISE, a non-profit agency based in Syracuse, UNIQUE celebrates the artistic talents of Central New Yorkers living with disabilities. The works included in this exhibition eloquently speak to the myriad thoughts, ideas, and feelings that all humans share, regardless of individual ability or circumstance. The annual competition invites submissions of art and literature which are then selected for display by a panel of judges, and the works are exhibited in several venues throughout CNY.


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Festival
 

12:00 PM - 11:00 PM, September 9



Syracuse Irish Festival

Price: Free
Clinton Square
Downtown, Syracuse

MAIN STAGE
5:00 pm: Attractive Nuisance
6:00 pm: The Town Pants
7:30 pm: Butler-Sheehan Academy
7:50 pm: The Flyin Column
8:30 pm: Rince Na Sonas School of Irish Dance
8:50 pm: The Moxie Strings
9:30 pm: Johnston School of Irish Dance
9:50 pm: The Elders

LeMOYNE STAGE
12:00 pm: Quigsy and the Bird
1:20 pm: An Ceol
2:40 pm: Home Slice
4:00 pm: The Public House
5:10 pm: Butler-Sheehan Academy of Irish Dance
5:30 pm: The Flyin Column
6:30 pm: Rince Na Sonas School of Irish Dance
6:50 pm: The Led Farmers
8:10 pm: Johnston School of Irish Dance
8:30 pm: The Causeway Giants

For more information, visit syracuseirishfestival.com.


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Music
 

8:00 PM, September 9



Cabaret: Gin & Regret
Central New York Playhouse
Featuring Abel Searor

Price: $10 in advance, $12 at the door
CNY Playhouse
Shoppingtown Mall, Entrance No. 4 (adjacent to parking garage), Dewitt

CNYP's resident music director Abel Searor will star in his own cabaret, Gin and Regret. Come see him sing his way through his problems.


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Saturday, September 10, 2016


Art
 

9:00 AM - 8:00 PM, September 10



Composure: Photos by Dan Roche
LeMoyne College

Price: Free
Wilson Art Gallery, Noreen Reale Falcone Library
LeMoyne College, Syracuse

An exhibit of photographs that capture moments of pause, concentration, single-mindedness and meditation.


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10:00 AM - 4:00 PM, September 10



leaves upon leaves: Acrylic Paintings by Dan Bacich
Baltimore Woods Weeks Art Gallery

Price: Free
Baltimore Woods Nature Center
4007 Bishop Hill Rd., Marcellus

There will be an artist reception this afternoon, 2:00-4:00 pm.

Imagine the satisfying rustle as you walk through a pile of leaves or the compelling desire to pick up and examine each most beautiful one. The upcoming exhibit at Baltimore Woods Nature Center is guaranteed to awaken the memory of these autumnal joys.


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10:00 AM - 2:00 PM, September 10



Mixed Media
Edgewood Gallery

Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

Terry McMaster: small acrylic paintings
Clare Willson: whimsical wall pieces comprised of various materials
Arlene Abend: sculptural pendants in a variety of metals
Talking Trickster Studios: ceramic pieces by Amy Komar and Sheila Roock


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10:00 AM - 5:00 PM, September 10



Unique
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Coordinated by ARISE, a non-profit agency based in Syracuse, UNIQUE celebrates the artistic talents of Central New Yorkers living with disabilities. The works included in this exhibition eloquently speak to the myriad thoughts, ideas, and feelings that all humans share, regardless of individual ability or circumstance. The annual competition invites submissions of art and literature which are then selected for display by a panel of judges, and the works are exhibited in several venues throughout CNY.


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10:00 AM - 6:00 PM, September 10



Finger Lakes Impressions: Pastels and Oil Paintings by Adriana Meiss
Gallery 54

Gallery 54
54 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles

Costa Rican-born Adriana considers herself a self-taught artist. Right after obtaining a BA degree in biology she took art courses at the University of Costa Rica for a year, but left that behind to continue her science studies in the United States. After a very long hiatus, she rediscovered the artist within and found that her experience and the intervening years of observation allowed her to undertake painting in a different way. She finds inspiration in nature and the way man has changed the environment. Her preferred medium is pastel and her favorite subjects are landscapes and flowers. Adriana lives in Syracuse and is a member of the Onondaga Art Guild and the Adirondack Pastel Society. She has won many awards in local and national shows. Her work is in private collections in the U.S. and abroad.


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11:00 AM - 5:00 PM, September 10



A Good XCuse
Gandee Gallery

Gandee Gallery
7846 Main St., Fabius

A Good XCuse features ten ceramic artists who are alumni of Syracuse University's Ceramics Program. The work on view will range from ceramic sculpture to functional pottery. Participating artists include Patrick Coughlin, Ed Feldman, Giselle Hicks, Lynne Hobaica, Jee Eun Lee, Brooke Noble, Jeremy Randall, Jeff Schwarz, Tim See, and Katherine Taylor.


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11:00 AM - 4:30 PM, September 10



21 Etchings and Poems
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
Syracuse University Art Museum, Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

"21 Etchings and Poems," a landmark publication that had a profound impact on contemporary art and culture, will be presented in its entirety in the Print Study Room. Curated by Museum Studies graduate student Courtney Spencer Eppel, this exhibition presents 21 paired artists and authors to create unique works of art. The partnerships for this project included well-known artists and poets Peter Grippe and Dylan Thomas, Willem de Kooning and Harold Rosenberg, Letterio Calapai and William Carlos Williams, and Franz Kine and Frank O'Hara, among others.


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11:00 AM - 4:30 PM, September 10



Wanderlust: Travel Photography from the SU Art Collection
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
Syracuse University Art Museum, Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

"Wanderlust: Travel Photography from the SU Art Collection" investigates how artists from the late 19th century until today have been captivated by the potential of landscape images and its ability to transport our imagination whether the locale be exotic or not. Curated by exhibition and collection manager Emily Dittman, this display brings together historic albumen prints, travel albums, and contemporary black and white and color images from a variety of photographers working in the photographic medium over the past 120 years.


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11:00 AM - 4:30 PM, September 10



About Prints: The Legacy of Stanley William Hayter and Atelier 17
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
Syracuse University Art Museum, Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

"About Prints: The Legacy of Stanley William Hayter and Atelier 17" explores Hayter's ideas about contemporary printmaking and the artists who created these works. Using Hayter's own checklist of important prints the exhibition looks at why these images are innovative or essential to understanding how the graphic arts were being transformed throughout the 20th century.


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11:00 AM - 4:30 PM, September 10



Politics on Paper: Art with Agenda
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
Syracuse University Art Museum, Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

"Politics on Paper: Art with Agenda" examines the long-established bond between the printed image and social commentary. Curated by assistant director Andrew Saluti, this exhibition presents over 50 original works on paper. Included in the show are drawings, cartoons, and illustrations from important cartoonists such as Thomas Nast, Paul Szep, Alan Dunn, and Barry Blitt, as well as prints and photographs by Francisco de Goya, Käthe Kollwitz, Barbara Morgan, and Robert Rauschenberg. The works on paper selected reflect a variety of social motives including politics, war, race inequality, and gender issues.


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7:00 PM - 9:00 PM, September 10



Opening: Finding Your Power: Paintings by Robert Shetterly
ArtRage Gallery

Price: Free
ArtRage Gallery
505 Hawley Ave., Syracuse

There will be an opening reception this evening 7:00-9:00 pm.

Robert Shetterly's portraits highlight citizens who courageously address issues of social, environmental, and economic fairness. We bring back this popular series with an entirely different collection of portraits from those we exhibited in 2010. This work, selected from over 200 paintings in the Americans Who Tell The Truth series, centers around the theme of "Finding Your Power" and includes portraits of several Central New York activists painted as a result of Shetterly's time in Syracuse. It highlights many individuals of humble beginnings who, despite their circumstance, or in some cases because of it, realized their power to affect change through their activism.


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Comedy
 

8:00 PM, September 10



Cuse Comedy Championship
Central New York Playhouse

Price: $10 in advance, $15 at the door
CNY Playhouse
Shoppingtown Mall, Entrance No. 4 (adjacent to parking garage), Dewitt

Headliner Moody McCarthy will be featured, and two finalists from each of the three opening rounds will compete for the title. Competitors are Madelein Smith, Larry O'Grady, Will Phillips, RJ McCarthy, James Fedkiw, and Justin Jackson.


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Festival
 

12:00 PM - 11:00 PM, September 10



Syracuse Irish Festival

Price: Free
Clinton Square
Downtown, Syracuse

MAIN STAGE
12:20 pm: Blarney Rebel Band
1:30 pm: Dance School (TBA)
1:50 pm: Moxie Strings
3:00 pm: The Public House
4:20 pm: Drumcliffe Arts
4:40 pm: The Led Farmers
6:00 pm: Roisin School of Irish Dance
6:20 pm: Moxie Strings
7:30 pm: Francis Academy of Irish Dance
8:00 pm: The Elders
9:25 pm: McDonald School of Irish Dance
9:45 pm: Searson

LeMOYNE STAGE:
12:00 pm: Harrington School of Irish Dance
12:20 pm: Irish Dance Lessons for Adults
1:30 pm: Deirdre McCarthy
2:30 pm: Kilgore McTrouts
3:30 pm: Syracuse Irish Session
4:30 pm: Roisin School of Irish Dance
4:50 pm: Kitty Hoynes Irish Session
5:50 pm: Drumcliffe Arts
6:10 pm: Blaithin Loughran & Her Family
7:00 pm: McDonald School of Irish Dance
7:20 pm: TBA
8:20 pm: Francis Academy of Irish Dance
8:40 pm: Billy Delaney & The Celtic All Stars

For more information, visit syracuseirishfestival.com.


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Music
 

7:30 PM, September 10



Masterworks Series: Ohlsson Plays Rachmaninoff
Syracuse Orchestra (formerly Symphoria)
Lawrence Loh, conductor
Featuring Garrick Ohlsson, piano

Crouse Hinds Concert Theater, Mulroy Civic Center
411 Montgomery St., Syracuse

Kabalevsky Overture to Colas Breugnon
Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4


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8:00 PM - 10:00 PM, September 10



Parties in the Plaza: Kevin Barrigar
CNY Jazz Arts Foundation

Price: Free
LeMoyne Plaza
1135 Salt Springs Rd., Syracuse

Born ninth in a musical family, Kevin's talent showed early as a singer. Singing Elvis with his family's band, the Christophers. Kevin has shared the stage with Joe Whiting, fiddle legend Hal Casey, guitar master Tommy Emmanuel, and 5 time Grammy winner Lloyd Maines. In addition to performing solo, Kevin also performs with his brother Loren.


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Theater
 

12:30 PM, September 10



Sleeping Beauty
Magic Circle Children's Theatre

Price: $5
Spaghetti Warehouse
689 N. Clinton St., Syracuse

Interactive retelling of the children's classic.


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Sunday, September 11, 2016


Art
 

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM, September 11



Finger Lakes Impressions: Pastels and Oil Paintings by Adriana Meiss
Gallery 54

Gallery 54
54 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles

Costa Rican-born Adriana considers herself a self-taught artist. Right after obtaining a BA degree in biology she took art courses at the University of Costa Rica for a year, but left that behind to continue her science studies in the United States. After a very long hiatus, she rediscovered the artist within and found that her experience and the intervening years of observation allowed her to undertake painting in a different way. She finds inspiration in nature and the way man has changed the environment. Her preferred medium is pastel and her favorite subjects are landscapes and flowers. Adriana lives in Syracuse and is a member of the Onondaga Art Guild and the Adirondack Pastel Society. She has won many awards in local and national shows. Her work is in private collections in the U.S. and abroad.


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10:00 AM - 6:00 PM, September 11



Todd Gray: A Place That Looks Like Home
Light Work Gallery

Price: Free
Light Work Gallery
316 Waverly Ave., Syracuse University, Syracuse

For his exhibition, "A Place That Looks Like Home," artist Todd Gray re-frames and re-contextualizes images from his personal archive that spans over 40 years of his career as a photographer, sculptor, and performance artist. Gray describes himself as an artist and activist who primarily focuses on issues of race, class, gender, and colonialism.

His unique process of combining and layering a variety of images and fragments of images allows him the opportunity to create his own history and "my own position in the diaspora." Working with photographs of pop culture, documentary photographs of Ghana (where he keeps a studio), portraits of Michael Jackson, gang members from South Los Angeles, and photo documentation from the Hubble telescope, Gray asserts what he refers to as his own polymorphous identity that defies definition. Inspired by the work of cultural theorist Stuart Hall, Gray invites the viewer to participate in an "ever-unfinished conversation about identity and history."


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10:00 AM - 6:00 PM, September 11



2016 Light Work Grants: Robert Knight, Lida Suchy, Marion Wilson
Light Work Gallery

Price: Free
Light Work Gallery
316 Waverly Ave., Syracuse University, Syracuse

Light Work is pleased to announce the 42nd annual Light Work Grants in Photography. The 2016 recipients are Robert Knight, Lida Suchy, and Marion Wilson. The Light Work Grants in Photography program is a part of Light Work's ongoing effort to provide support and encouragement to artists working in photography.

Robert Knight received an MFA in Photography from the Massachusetts College of Art & Design and a BA in Architecture and Economics from Yale University. His work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, including at the Danforth Museum of Art in Massachusetts, Jen Bekman Gallery in New York, the LaGrange Museum in Georgia, The Bascom in North Carolina, the Houston Center for Photography in Texas, and at photography festivals in Nantes, Le Mans and Arles, France. Recent solo exhibitions include Rated G at Gallery Kayafas, Boston, MA; In God's House at the Munson Williams Proctor Art Museum, Utica, NY; and Class of 2015 at the Wellin Museum of Art, Clinton, NY. His work is in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and other private collections. Robert is currently Assistant Professor of Art at Hamilton College.

Lida Suchy is a first-generation American, born into a refugee family and often draws on this background as inspiration for her creative work. She earned a BA in cultural anthropology from SUNY Albany, an MA from Syracuse University's Newhouse School of Public Communication, and an MFA from the Yale University School of Art. Suchy taught photography at Rochester Institute of Technology and Hartwick College, she has led master workshops in the USA, Italy and Ukraine. She currently teaches at Onondaga Community College and mentors students both at home and abroad. In recognition of her creative work, Suchy's awards include a Guggenheim Fellowship, Fulbright Scholarship, a Light Work Artist Residency and a Light Work Grant, a NYSCA Grant, an ArtsLink Grant, and an International Research and Exchanges Fellowship. Suchy has exhibited in galleries in the USA and Europe. Her work is included in public collections at the Brooklyn Museum, Bibliothèque Nationale, George Eastman Museum, the Franko Museum, Kryvorivnya, Ukraine and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

Marion Wilson has built collaborative partnerships with botanists, homeless people, students, and neighbors—accessing individual expertise and working non-hierarchically. Her own studio work uses artifacts of the photography industry in sculpture, painting and printed photographs; specifically researching and classifying endangered landscapes and useful and stress tolerant botanies. Wilson recently drove MossLab/The Mobile Field Station (a renovated RV as a mobile art and botany viewing lab) 1,600 miles from Syracuse to Miami as a special project for PULSE ART Fair 2015 collecting moss species and experiences of "first looking encounters" with species along the way. Wilson will have upcoming exhibitions and residencies at Schuykill Center for Art and Environment; McColl Center for the Arts in Charlotte, NC and Sculpture Space in Utica, NY. Her work has been published in Hyperallergic, The New York Times, Art in America and Sculpture Magazine.


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11:00 AM - 4:00 PM, September 11



A Good XCuse
Gandee Gallery

Gandee Gallery
7846 Main St., Fabius

A Good XCuse features ten ceramic artists who are alumni of Syracuse University's Ceramics Program. The work on view will range from ceramic sculpture to functional pottery. Participating artists include Patrick Coughlin, Ed Feldman, Giselle Hicks, Lynne Hobaica, Jee Eun Lee, Brooke Noble, Jeremy Randall, Jeff Schwarz, Tim See, and Katherine Taylor.


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11:00 AM - 4:30 PM, September 11



Politics on Paper: Art with Agenda
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
Syracuse University Art Museum, Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

"Politics on Paper: Art with Agenda" examines the long-established bond between the printed image and social commentary. Curated by assistant director Andrew Saluti, this exhibition presents over 50 original works on paper. Included in the show are drawings, cartoons, and illustrations from important cartoonists such as Thomas Nast, Paul Szep, Alan Dunn, and Barry Blitt, as well as prints and photographs by Francisco de Goya, Käthe Kollwitz, Barbara Morgan, and Robert Rauschenberg. The works on paper selected reflect a variety of social motives including politics, war, race inequality, and gender issues.


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11:00 AM - 4:30 PM, September 11



About Prints: The Legacy of Stanley William Hayter and Atelier 17
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
Syracuse University Art Museum, Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

"About Prints: The Legacy of Stanley William Hayter and Atelier 17" explores Hayter's ideas about contemporary printmaking and the artists who created these works. Using Hayter's own checklist of important prints the exhibition looks at why these images are innovative or essential to understanding how the graphic arts were being transformed throughout the 20th century.


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11:00 AM - 4:30 PM, September 11



Wanderlust: Travel Photography from the SU Art Collection
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
Syracuse University Art Museum, Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

"Wanderlust: Travel Photography from the SU Art Collection" investigates how artists from the late 19th century until today have been captivated by the potential of landscape images and its ability to transport our imagination whether the locale be exotic or not. Curated by exhibition and collection manager Emily Dittman, this display brings together historic albumen prints, travel albums, and contemporary black and white and color images from a variety of photographers working in the photographic medium over the past 120 years.


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11:00 AM - 4:30 PM, September 11



21 Etchings and Poems
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
Syracuse University Art Museum, Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

"21 Etchings and Poems," a landmark publication that had a profound impact on contemporary art and culture, will be presented in its entirety in the Print Study Room. Curated by Museum Studies graduate student Courtney Spencer Eppel, this exhibition presents 21 paired artists and authors to create unique works of art. The partnerships for this project included well-known artists and poets Peter Grippe and Dylan Thomas, Willem de Kooning and Harold Rosenberg, Letterio Calapai and William Carlos Williams, and Franz Kine and Frank O'Hara, among others.


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12:00 PM - 5:00 PM, September 11



Unique
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Coordinated by ARISE, a non-profit agency based in Syracuse, UNIQUE celebrates the artistic talents of Central New Yorkers living with disabilities. The works included in this exhibition eloquently speak to the myriad thoughts, ideas, and feelings that all humans share, regardless of individual ability or circumstance. The annual competition invites submissions of art and literature which are then selected for display by a panel of judges, and the works are exhibited in several venues throughout CNY.


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12:00 PM - 2:00 AM, September 11



Composure: Photos by Dan Roche
LeMoyne College

Price: Free
Wilson Art Gallery, Noreen Reale Falcone Library
LeMoyne College, Syracuse

An exhibit of photographs that capture moments of pause, concentration, single-mindedness and meditation.


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Lecture
 

2:00 PM, September 11



Truth Teller Speaker Series: Ray McGovern
ArtRage Gallery

Price: Free
ArtRage Gallery
505 Hawley Ave., Syracuse


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Music
 

2:30 PM, September 11



Remembering The Heroes: A Musical Tribute to the Victims of 9/11

Price: Free (donations accepted)
Trinity United Methodist Church
8396 Morgan Rd., Clay

Annual memorial concert featuring light classical, cinematic, and Broadway music performed in a peaceful environment allowing listeners to remember and reflect on those who were lost. Donations will be accepted to assist local food pantries.


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