Tuesday, July 11, 2006

Visual Arts Showcase #56: Open Call
CNY Arts

Price: Free
WCNY
415 W. Fayette St., Syracuse

This show features the art of 30 local visual artists in varied media.

Salon des Refuses
CNY Arts

Syracuse Technology Garden
235 Harrison St., Syracuse

First ever Salon des Refuses in Syracuse. This exhibition showcases those works of art not selected for the Everson Biennial. The Everson Biennial is a prestigious exhibit in which artists within a 100 mile radius can submit work. But many of those fine works of art are not selected for the Biennial because it's difficult for any show to include all the worthy work submitted. The Salon des Refuses offers another chance for the public to view some excellent work.

The original Salon des Refuses was presented in Paris in 1863, when the French Academy rejected 2800 pieces submitted for the annual Salon. The Academy's selection committee felt that the public needed to be shielded from the works of "subversives" such as Monet, Manet, Pissarro, Cezanne and Whistler. When the public protested, Napoleon III intervened. He directed the Academy to reconsider its selections. When the Academy refused, Napoleon decreed that the rejected paintings be displayed in a separate exhibition - the first Salon des Refuses.

In 2005, Rochester, NY was the scene of a more recent Salon des Refuses, a response to the Finger Lakes Art Exhibition at the Memorial Art Gallery. Their Salon was spread over two or three gallery spaces. Their reception opened on the same night as the reception at the Memorial Art Gallery and generated as much interest. Art lovers walked from one venue to the next, enjoying the art and the receptions at each location.

The Syracuse Technology Garden is located just three blocks west of the Everson, at 235 Harrison Street, across from Hotel Syracuse. It's close enough to walk on a pleasant spring or summer evening.

The Cultural Resources Council and the Visual Arts Committee strive to increase the opportunities that artists have to show their work and this fun and out of the ordinary event is just one more way to make that happen. We urge you to take in all the arts that the Central New York scene has to offer.

Gallery Exhibit: Jim Dwyer
Onondaga Community College

Price: Free
Ann Felton Multicultural Center and Gallery
Onondaga Community College, Syracuse

Contemporary artwork, non-representational paintings focusing on the energy of color, fabricated from canvas and wood.

Musings: Women in Contemplation
Syracuse University College of Visual and Performing Arts

Price: Free
VPA Dean's Gallery
Room 200, Crouse College, Syracuse University, Syracuse

An exhibition of 13 oil, acrylic and watercolor paintings by Rhea Evans Reynolds, who earned a bachelor of fine arts degree in interior design from SU's College of Fine Arts. She also studied with Egon Weiner of the Art Institute of Chicago and James Leshay of the University of Iowa. After several years of interior design practice, Reynolds turned her creative efforts to drawing and painting. Her early work in watercolor while a student at SU has influenced her subsequent use of oils.

The compositions featured in "Musings" are executed in oil, except for two acrylic and two watercolor pieces. Reynolds' work is characterized by areas of watercolor-like transparency contrasted with expanses of flat opaqueness that combine to mirror perceived qualities of light. Her aim is predomination of color, light and shadow over the subject. "Musings evinces an uplifting aura of feminine strength and grace, achieved through juxtaposition of clear, flat planes of color and dynamic interplay of abstract shapes.

A native of Syracuse, Reynolds spent her childhood in New Jersey and upstate New York. Over the years, she has lived and painted in locations ranging from Delaware County, NY, to Denver; Davenport, Iowa, to South Bend, Ind.; Bloomfield Hills, Mich., to Mexico City and Paris. Reynolds and her husband, Mace, make their home in Stuart, Fla., and Cooperstown, NY, where she frequently exhibits her work at the Smithy-Pioneer Gallery.

Paid parking is available in Irving Garage.

Modern Prints from the International Graphic Arts Society
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
University Art Collection
Sims Hall, Syracuse University, Syracuse

Included are prints by Garo Antresian, Gabor Peterdi, and Donald Saff, three printmakers who taught a generation of artists and had a profound impact on the art of printmaking in the latter half of the 20th century.

W. Eugene Smith: From Light into Darkness
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
University Art Collection
Sims Hall, Syracuse University, Syracuse

This exhibition of photojournalist Eugene Smith includes his service as a World War II photographer in the Pacific theater, a group from a 1950s Life magazine photo essay on the rise of America's chemical industry, and a selection of images from his Pittsburgh project.

Everson Biennial 2006: Beauty is in the Eye of the Artist
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

The Everson continues its commitment to local artists with the 2006 Everson Biennial. Since 1974, the Everson has showcased the vibrant art scene of Central New York by presenting this juried exhibition of artists living in a 100-mile radius of Syracuse. The 2006 theme of "Beauty is in the Eye of the Artist" reverses the age-old adage and calls for the artists to explore the broad concept of beauty. The Best of Show award recipient will receive a solo exhibition at the Everson during the 2007 exhibition schedule.

Yves Saint Front in the Louis and Annette Kaufman Collection
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
University Art Collection
Sims Hall, Syracuse University, Syracuse

Curated by Domenic J. Iacono, Syracuse University Art Collection

The Artist Revealed: Artist Portraits and Self-Portraits
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
University Art Collection
Sims Hall, Syracuse University, Syracuse

World in the Square
J Project

Price: Free
Hanover Square
Downtown Syracuse, Syracuse

Information: 315-473-4330 x3006.

Private Eye

Price: Free
Clay Park Central
Wetzel Rd., Liverpool

Rhythm, blues, soal and rock.
Information: 315-652-3800.

Pops in the Park
Soft Spoken

Price: Free
Onondaga Park
Roberts Avenue, Syracuse

Information: 315-473-4330.

Menopause The Musical
Syracuse Stage
Kathryn Conte, director

Archbold Theater, Syracuse Stage
820 E. Genesee St., Syracuse

Menopause The Musical is set in a New York City Bloomingdale's department store and tells the story of four women - a Power Woman, Soap Star, Earth Mother and Iowa Housewife - who meet during a lingerie sale and learn that, despite being very different types of women, they share a common bond: menopause.

Menopause The Musical, written and produced by Jeanie Linders, features parodies of 25 baby-boomer hit songs from the '60s and '70s, with lyrics re-penned by Linders that spoof, laugh at and celebrate menopause and its many common symptoms, including hot flashes, night memory loss. Among the recognizable tunes in the show are chart-toppers such as The Beach Boys' "Help Me, Rhonda," which becomes "Help me Doctor," Aretha Franklin's "Chain of Fools" recast as "Change of Life"; and '60s folk classic "Puff the Magic Dragon" as an ode to exhaustion: "Puff, My God, I'm Draggin'."

Read a Review!

Wednesday, July 12, 2006

Visual Arts Showcase #56: Open Call
CNY Arts

Price: Free
WCNY
415 W. Fayette St., Syracuse

This show features the art of 30 local visual artists in varied media.

Salon des Refuses
CNY Arts

Syracuse Technology Garden
235 Harrison St., Syracuse

First ever Salon des Refuses in Syracuse. This exhibition showcases those works of art not selected for the Everson Biennial. The Everson Biennial is a prestigious exhibit in which artists within a 100 mile radius can submit work. But many of those fine works of art are not selected for the Biennial because it's difficult for any show to include all the worthy work submitted. The Salon des Refuses offers another chance for the public to view some excellent work.

The original Salon des Refuses was presented in Paris in 1863, when the French Academy rejected 2800 pieces submitted for the annual Salon. The Academy's selection committee felt that the public needed to be shielded from the works of "subversives" such as Monet, Manet, Pissarro, Cezanne and Whistler. When the public protested, Napoleon III intervened. He directed the Academy to reconsider its selections. When the Academy refused, Napoleon decreed that the rejected paintings be displayed in a separate exhibition - the first Salon des Refuses.

In 2005, Rochester, NY was the scene of a more recent Salon des Refuses, a response to the Finger Lakes Art Exhibition at the Memorial Art Gallery. Their Salon was spread over two or three gallery spaces. Their reception opened on the same night as the reception at the Memorial Art Gallery and generated as much interest. Art lovers walked from one venue to the next, enjoying the art and the receptions at each location.

The Syracuse Technology Garden is located just three blocks west of the Everson, at 235 Harrison Street, across from Hotel Syracuse. It's close enough to walk on a pleasant spring or summer evening.

The Cultural Resources Council and the Visual Arts Committee strive to increase the opportunities that artists have to show their work and this fun and out of the ordinary event is just one more way to make that happen. We urge you to take in all the arts that the Central New York scene has to offer.

Gallery Exhibit: Jim Dwyer
Onondaga Community College

Price: Free
Ann Felton Multicultural Center and Gallery
Onondaga Community College, Syracuse

Contemporary artwork, non-representational paintings focusing on the energy of color, fabricated from canvas and wood.

Musings: Women in Contemplation
Syracuse University College of Visual and Performing Arts

Price: Free
VPA Dean's Gallery
Room 200, Crouse College, Syracuse University, Syracuse

An exhibition of 13 oil, acrylic and watercolor paintings by Rhea Evans Reynolds, who earned a bachelor of fine arts degree in interior design from SU's College of Fine Arts. She also studied with Egon Weiner of the Art Institute of Chicago and James Leshay of the University of Iowa. After several years of interior design practice, Reynolds turned her creative efforts to drawing and painting. Her early work in watercolor while a student at SU has influenced her subsequent use of oils.

The compositions featured in "Musings" are executed in oil, except for two acrylic and two watercolor pieces. Reynolds' work is characterized by areas of watercolor-like transparency contrasted with expanses of flat opaqueness that combine to mirror perceived qualities of light. Her aim is predomination of color, light and shadow over the subject. "Musings evinces an uplifting aura of feminine strength and grace, achieved through juxtaposition of clear, flat planes of color and dynamic interplay of abstract shapes.

A native of Syracuse, Reynolds spent her childhood in New Jersey and upstate New York. Over the years, she has lived and painted in locations ranging from Delaware County, NY, to Denver; Davenport, Iowa, to South Bend, Ind.; Bloomfield Hills, Mich., to Mexico City and Paris. Reynolds and her husband, Mace, make their home in Stuart, Fla., and Cooperstown, NY, where she frequently exhibits her work at the Smithy-Pioneer Gallery.

Paid parking is available in Irving Garage.

Modern Prints from the International Graphic Arts Society
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
University Art Collection
Sims Hall, Syracuse University, Syracuse

Included are prints by Garo Antresian, Gabor Peterdi, and Donald Saff, three printmakers who taught a generation of artists and had a profound impact on the art of printmaking in the latter half of the 20th century.

W. Eugene Smith: From Light into Darkness
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
University Art Collection
Sims Hall, Syracuse University, Syracuse

This exhibition of photojournalist Eugene Smith includes his service as a World War II photographer in the Pacific theater, a group from a 1950s Life magazine photo essay on the rise of America's chemical industry, and a selection of images from his Pittsburgh project.

Everson Biennial 2006: Beauty is in the Eye of the Artist
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

The Everson continues its commitment to local artists with the 2006 Everson Biennial. Since 1974, the Everson has showcased the vibrant art scene of Central New York by presenting this juried exhibition of artists living in a 100-mile radius of Syracuse. The 2006 theme of "Beauty is in the Eye of the Artist" reverses the age-old adage and calls for the artists to explore the broad concept of beauty. The Best of Show award recipient will receive a solo exhibition at the Everson during the 2007 exhibition schedule.

Yves Saint Front in the Louis and Annette Kaufman Collection
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
University Art Collection
Sims Hall, Syracuse University, Syracuse

Curated by Domenic J. Iacono, Syracuse University Art Collection

The Artist Revealed: Artist Portraits and Self-Portraits
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
University Art Collection
Sims Hall, Syracuse University, Syracuse

Othello
New York Institute of Dance Education

Carrier Theater, Mulroy Civic Center
411 Montgomery St., Syracuse

World in the Square
Shelly and the Barn Dogs

Price: Free
Hanover Square
Downtown Syracuse, Syracuse

Information: 315-473-4330 x3006.

Lunchtime Music Concerts

Price: Free
Everson Museum of Art Plaza
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Information: 315-435-2170.

Musical Squares
MC3
Featuring Mark Copani

Price: Free
Fayette Firefighters Memorial Park
Fayette St., Syracuse

Information: 315-473-4330 x3006.

Syracuse Symphony Orchestra
Onondaga String Quartet

Price: Free
Beauchamp Public Library
Corner S. Salina & Colvin Sts., Syracuse

SSO concertmaster Andrew Zaplatynsky and other string principals perform some of the best-known pieces in the string quartet repertoire. Selections will include Dvorak's American Quartet and Mozart's Eine Kleine Nachtmusik. For more information, phone 315-435-3395.

Summer Concert Series

Price: Free
Lonergan Park
Route 11, just north of Taft Road, North Syracuse

Rain date on the following Thursday.
Information: 315-458-8050.

Johnson Park Concerts
El Sabor

Johnson Park
Corner of Vine and Oswego Streets, Liverpool

Information: 315-457-3895.

Syracuse Center for the Performing Arts
Featuring Todd Wilson, organ

Price: Free
Syracuse Center for the Performing Arts
728 E. Genesee St., Syracuse

Sponsored by the American Guild of Organists, Syracuse Chapter.
Information: 315-445-9233.

Menopause The Musical
Syracuse Stage
Kathryn Conte, director

Archbold Theater, Syracuse Stage
820 E. Genesee St., Syracuse

Menopause The Musical is set in a New York City Bloomingdale's department store and tells the story of four women - a Power Woman, Soap Star, Earth Mother and Iowa Housewife - who meet during a lingerie sale and learn that, despite being very different types of women, they share a common bond: menopause.

Menopause The Musical, written and produced by Jeanie Linders, features parodies of 25 baby-boomer hit songs from the '60s and '70s, with lyrics re-penned by Linders that spoof, laugh at and celebrate menopause and its many common symptoms, including hot flashes, night memory loss. Among the recognizable tunes in the show are chart-toppers such as The Beach Boys' "Help Me, Rhonda," which becomes "Help me Doctor," Aretha Franklin's "Chain of Fools" recast as "Change of Life"; and '60s folk classic "Puff the Magic Dragon" as an ode to exhaustion: "Puff, My God, I'm Draggin'."

Read a Review!

Thursday, July 13, 2006

Visual Arts Showcase #56: Open Call
CNY Arts

Price: Free
WCNY
415 W. Fayette St., Syracuse

This show features the art of 30 local visual artists in varied media.

Salon des Refuses
CNY Arts

Syracuse Technology Garden
235 Harrison St., Syracuse

First ever Salon des Refuses in Syracuse. This exhibition showcases those works of art not selected for the Everson Biennial. The Everson Biennial is a prestigious exhibit in which artists within a 100 mile radius can submit work. But many of those fine works of art are not selected for the Biennial because it's difficult for any show to include all the worthy work submitted. The Salon des Refuses offers another chance for the public to view some excellent work.

The original Salon des Refuses was presented in Paris in 1863, when the French Academy rejected 2800 pieces submitted for the annual Salon. The Academy's selection committee felt that the public needed to be shielded from the works of "subversives" such as Monet, Manet, Pissarro, Cezanne and Whistler. When the public protested, Napoleon III intervened. He directed the Academy to reconsider its selections. When the Academy refused, Napoleon decreed that the rejected paintings be displayed in a separate exhibition - the first Salon des Refuses.

In 2005, Rochester, NY was the scene of a more recent Salon des Refuses, a response to the Finger Lakes Art Exhibition at the Memorial Art Gallery. Their Salon was spread over two or three gallery spaces. Their reception opened on the same night as the reception at the Memorial Art Gallery and generated as much interest. Art lovers walked from one venue to the next, enjoying the art and the receptions at each location.

The Syracuse Technology Garden is located just three blocks west of the Everson, at 235 Harrison Street, across from Hotel Syracuse. It's close enough to walk on a pleasant spring or summer evening.

The Cultural Resources Council and the Visual Arts Committee strive to increase the opportunities that artists have to show their work and this fun and out of the ordinary event is just one more way to make that happen. We urge you to take in all the arts that the Central New York scene has to offer.

Gallery Exhibit: Jim Dwyer
Onondaga Community College

Price: Free
Ann Felton Multicultural Center and Gallery
Onondaga Community College, Syracuse

Contemporary artwork, non-representational paintings focusing on the energy of color, fabricated from canvas and wood.

Musings: Women in Contemplation
Syracuse University College of Visual and Performing Arts

Price: Free
VPA Dean's Gallery
Room 200, Crouse College, Syracuse University, Syracuse

An exhibition of 13 oil, acrylic and watercolor paintings by Rhea Evans Reynolds, who earned a bachelor of fine arts degree in interior design from SU's College of Fine Arts. She also studied with Egon Weiner of the Art Institute of Chicago and James Leshay of the University of Iowa. After several years of interior design practice, Reynolds turned her creative efforts to drawing and painting. Her early work in watercolor while a student at SU has influenced her subsequent use of oils.

The compositions featured in "Musings" are executed in oil, except for two acrylic and two watercolor pieces. Reynolds' work is characterized by areas of watercolor-like transparency contrasted with expanses of flat opaqueness that combine to mirror perceived qualities of light. Her aim is predomination of color, light and shadow over the subject. "Musings evinces an uplifting aura of feminine strength and grace, achieved through juxtaposition of clear, flat planes of color and dynamic interplay of abstract shapes.

A native of Syracuse, Reynolds spent her childhood in New Jersey and upstate New York. Over the years, she has lived and painted in locations ranging from Delaware County, NY, to Denver; Davenport, Iowa, to South Bend, Ind.; Bloomfield Hills, Mich., to Mexico City and Paris. Reynolds and her husband, Mace, make their home in Stuart, Fla., and Cooperstown, NY, where she frequently exhibits her work at the Smithy-Pioneer Gallery.

Paid parking is available in Irving Garage.

Modern Prints from the International Graphic Arts Society
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
University Art Collection
Sims Hall, Syracuse University, Syracuse

Included are prints by Garo Antresian, Gabor Peterdi, and Donald Saff, three printmakers who taught a generation of artists and had a profound impact on the art of printmaking in the latter half of the 20th century.

W. Eugene Smith: From Light into Darkness
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
University Art Collection
Sims Hall, Syracuse University, Syracuse

This exhibition of photojournalist Eugene Smith includes his service as a World War II photographer in the Pacific theater, a group from a 1950s Life magazine photo essay on the rise of America's chemical industry, and a selection of images from his Pittsburgh project.

Everson Biennial 2006: Beauty is in the Eye of the Artist
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

The Everson continues its commitment to local artists with the 2006 Everson Biennial. Since 1974, the Everson has showcased the vibrant art scene of Central New York by presenting this juried exhibition of artists living in a 100-mile radius of Syracuse. The 2006 theme of "Beauty is in the Eye of the Artist" reverses the age-old adage and calls for the artists to explore the broad concept of beauty. The Best of Show award recipient will receive a solo exhibition at the Everson during the 2007 exhibition schedule.

Yves Saint Front in the Louis and Annette Kaufman Collection
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
University Art Collection
Sims Hall, Syracuse University, Syracuse

Curated by Domenic J. Iacono, Syracuse University Art Collection

The Artist Revealed: Artist Portraits and Self-Portraits
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
University Art Collection
Sims Hall, Syracuse University, Syracuse

A Midsummer's Art Show
Delavan Art Gallery

Price: Free
Delavan Art Gallery
501 W. Fayette St., Syracuse

Polaroid transfers by Rudy Hellmann, mixed media paintings by Tyrone Johnson-Neuland, drawings by Michael Lorefice, plein air oil paintings by Carlton J. Manzano and watercolors by Kathleen Schneider.

Rudy Hellmann creates images which tell a story or evoke emotions using Polaroid transfers. Each image is intended to trigger personal narratives in the viewers based on their own lives. In Rudy's technique, an 8x10" Polaroid is exposed and peeled apart prematurely, then placed on wet watercolor paper so the dyes are transferred giving the image a more painterly feel. The transfers are then scanned and printed larger to preserve the image and make a bolder statement. Rudy Hellmann received his Bachelor of Science Degree from Rochester Institute of Technology and has been working as a commercial photographer in the Syracuse area for the past 23 years.

Tyrone Johnson-Neuland integrates oil paint and digital imagery on paper and canvas to depict expressive figurative subject matter with an abundance of color. His intent is to portray that secret level of honesty that is often misinterpreted as cynicism. To do this, he takes a specific person, place or thing and turns it into a thought provoking generality in which viewers can use their own experiences to draw a conclusion. Tyrone Johnson-Neuland received his MA in Computer Graphics from SUNY Oswego where he is now an adjunct instructor teaching multimedia.

Michael Lorefice is exhibiting human shadow figure drawings in graphite on vellum displayed in shadow boxes. In his artist statement, Michael's shadowy figures are described as lacking in emotion and character within a static environment. His drawings are presented as commentary on "the repetition of thoughtless actions and the perpetuation of habit." The drawings were also translated into an animated video similar to some of his newer work dealing with video installations. Michael Alan Lorefice received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Colgate University and an M.F.A. in Studio Arts from Memphis College of Art in Tennessee. He was an artist-in-residence in 2004 at the Constance Saltonstall Foundation in Ithaca and received an Special Opportunity Stipend from the New York Foundation for the Arts to be an artist-in-residence at the Santa Fe Art Institute in New Mexico in 2005.

Carlton J. Manzano's plein air oil paintings reflect the images and people he has encountered in his travels over the years in a combination style of realism and high-energy expressionism. "En plein air" translates to "in the open air," which is a French expression used to describe Carlton's method of painting in the outside environment near his subject matter. In each of his paintings, he strives to adhere to a creative philosophy based on four elements: color, light, emotion and energy. Carlton J. Manzano received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Cleveland Institute of Art before serving for 20 years as a helicopter pilot in the Army. He continued painting in the Army as a way to record his personal experiences and is now devoted to painting and his career as an artist.

Kathleen Schneider paints landscape and still life watercolors with a fresh and loose technique adding detail at the end. Pursuing her childhood interest, Kathleen is a self-taught artist who enjoys the creative process as well as the finished product. She finds life's simple pleasures, people, gardening, landscapes, still lifes filled with mementos and storytelling her favorite subjects. Her paintings have won awards in various shows throughout New York State and she has had several solo shows in the area.

Othello
New York Institute of Dance Education

Carrier Theater, Mulroy Civic Center
411 Montgomery St., Syracuse

World in the Square
King Morrison

Price: Free
Hanover Square
Downtown Syracuse, Syracuse

Information: 315-473-4330 x3006.

Musical Squares
New Day

Price: Free
Fayette Firefighters Memorial Park
Fayette St., Syracuse

Information: 315-473-4330 x3006.

Soda Ash Six

Price: Free
Cherry Road Elementary School
201 Cherry Rd., Syracuse

Information: 315-487-8238.

Acoustic Americana
Featuring Larry Hoyt

Price: Free
Onondaga Hill Free Library
4840 W. Seneca Tnpk., Syracuse

Music of Guthrie, Paxton and Cash. Part of That's Entertainment!.
Information: 315-492-1727.

Jazz in the Park
CNY Jazz Orchestra

Price: Free
Beard Park
Fayetteville

Rain location: Wellwood Middle School.
Information: 315-637-6374.

Dead Pull Hitter
Acme Mystery Company

Price: $25.95 plus tax and gratuities (includes meal and show)
Spaghetti Warehouse
689 N. Clinton St., Syracuse

Menopause The Musical
Syracuse Stage
Kathryn Conte, director

Archbold Theater, Syracuse Stage
820 E. Genesee St., Syracuse

Menopause The Musical is set in a New York City Bloomingdale's department store and tells the story of four women - a Power Woman, Soap Star, Earth Mother and Iowa Housewife - who meet during a lingerie sale and learn that, despite being very different types of women, they share a common bond: menopause.

Menopause The Musical, written and produced by Jeanie Linders, features parodies of 25 baby-boomer hit songs from the '60s and '70s, with lyrics re-penned by Linders that spoof, laugh at and celebrate menopause and its many common symptoms, including hot flashes, night memory loss. Among the recognizable tunes in the show are chart-toppers such as The Beach Boys' "Help Me, Rhonda," which becomes "Help me Doctor," Aretha Franklin's "Chain of Fools" recast as "Change of Life"; and '60s folk classic "Puff the Magic Dragon" as an ode to exhaustion: "Puff, My God, I'm Draggin'."

Read a Review!

Friday, July 14, 2006

Visual Arts Showcase #56: Open Call
CNY Arts

Price: Free
WCNY
415 W. Fayette St., Syracuse

This show features the art of 30 local visual artists in varied media.

Salon des Refuses
CNY Arts

Syracuse Technology Garden
235 Harrison St., Syracuse

First ever Salon des Refuses in Syracuse. This exhibition showcases those works of art not selected for the Everson Biennial. The Everson Biennial is a prestigious exhibit in which artists within a 100 mile radius can submit work. But many of those fine works of art are not selected for the Biennial because it's difficult for any show to include all the worthy work submitted. The Salon des Refuses offers another chance for the public to view some excellent work.

The original Salon des Refuses was presented in Paris in 1863, when the French Academy rejected 2800 pieces submitted for the annual Salon. The Academy's selection committee felt that the public needed to be shielded from the works of "subversives" such as Monet, Manet, Pissarro, Cezanne and Whistler. When the public protested, Napoleon III intervened. He directed the Academy to reconsider its selections. When the Academy refused, Napoleon decreed that the rejected paintings be displayed in a separate exhibition - the first Salon des Refuses.

In 2005, Rochester, NY was the scene of a more recent Salon des Refuses, a response to the Finger Lakes Art Exhibition at the Memorial Art Gallery. Their Salon was spread over two or three gallery spaces. Their reception opened on the same night as the reception at the Memorial Art Gallery and generated as much interest. Art lovers walked from one venue to the next, enjoying the art and the receptions at each location.

The Syracuse Technology Garden is located just three blocks west of the Everson, at 235 Harrison Street, across from Hotel Syracuse. It's close enough to walk on a pleasant spring or summer evening.

The Cultural Resources Council and the Visual Arts Committee strive to increase the opportunities that artists have to show their work and this fun and out of the ordinary event is just one more way to make that happen. We urge you to take in all the arts that the Central New York scene has to offer.

Gallery Exhibit: Jim Dwyer
Onondaga Community College

Price: Free
Ann Felton Multicultural Center and Gallery
Onondaga Community College, Syracuse

Contemporary artwork, non-representational paintings focusing on the energy of color, fabricated from canvas and wood.

Musings: Women in Contemplation
Syracuse University College of Visual and Performing Arts

Price: Free
VPA Dean's Gallery
Room 200, Crouse College, Syracuse University, Syracuse

An exhibition of 13 oil, acrylic and watercolor paintings by Rhea Evans Reynolds, who earned a bachelor of fine arts degree in interior design from SU's College of Fine Arts. She also studied with Egon Weiner of the Art Institute of Chicago and James Leshay of the University of Iowa. After several years of interior design practice, Reynolds turned her creative efforts to drawing and painting. Her early work in watercolor while a student at SU has influenced her subsequent use of oils.

The compositions featured in "Musings" are executed in oil, except for two acrylic and two watercolor pieces. Reynolds' work is characterized by areas of watercolor-like transparency contrasted with expanses of flat opaqueness that combine to mirror perceived qualities of light. Her aim is predomination of color, light and shadow over the subject. "Musings evinces an uplifting aura of feminine strength and grace, achieved through juxtaposition of clear, flat planes of color and dynamic interplay of abstract shapes.

A native of Syracuse, Reynolds spent her childhood in New Jersey and upstate New York. Over the years, she has lived and painted in locations ranging from Delaware County, NY, to Denver; Davenport, Iowa, to South Bend, Ind.; Bloomfield Hills, Mich., to Mexico City and Paris. Reynolds and her husband, Mace, make their home in Stuart, Fla., and Cooperstown, NY, where she frequently exhibits her work at the Smithy-Pioneer Gallery.

Paid parking is available in Irving Garage.

Modern Prints from the International Graphic Arts Society
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
University Art Collection
Sims Hall, Syracuse University, Syracuse

Included are prints by Garo Antresian, Gabor Peterdi, and Donald Saff, three printmakers who taught a generation of artists and had a profound impact on the art of printmaking in the latter half of the 20th century.

W. Eugene Smith: From Light into Darkness
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
University Art Collection
Sims Hall, Syracuse University, Syracuse

This exhibition of photojournalist Eugene Smith includes his service as a World War II photographer in the Pacific theater, a group from a 1950s Life magazine photo essay on the rise of America's chemical industry, and a selection of images from his Pittsburgh project.

A Midsummer's Art Show
Delavan Art Gallery

Price: Free
Delavan Art Gallery
501 W. Fayette St., Syracuse

Polaroid transfers by Rudy Hellmann, mixed media paintings by Tyrone Johnson-Neuland, drawings by Michael Lorefice, plein air oil paintings by Carlton J. Manzano and watercolors by Kathleen Schneider.

Rudy Hellmann creates images which tell a story or evoke emotions using Polaroid transfers. Each image is intended to trigger personal narratives in the viewers based on their own lives. In Rudy's technique, an 8x10" Polaroid is exposed and peeled apart prematurely, then placed on wet watercolor paper so the dyes are transferred giving the image a more painterly feel. The transfers are then scanned and printed larger to preserve the image and make a bolder statement. Rudy Hellmann received his Bachelor of Science Degree from Rochester Institute of Technology and has been working as a commercial photographer in the Syracuse area for the past 23 years.

Tyrone Johnson-Neuland integrates oil paint and digital imagery on paper and canvas to depict expressive figurative subject matter with an abundance of color. His intent is to portray that secret level of honesty that is often misinterpreted as cynicism. To do this, he takes a specific person, place or thing and turns it into a thought provoking generality in which viewers can use their own experiences to draw a conclusion. Tyrone Johnson-Neuland received his MA in Computer Graphics from SUNY Oswego where he is now an adjunct instructor teaching multimedia.

Michael Lorefice is exhibiting human shadow figure drawings in graphite on vellum displayed in shadow boxes. In his artist statement, Michael's shadowy figures are described as lacking in emotion and character within a static environment. His drawings are presented as commentary on "the repetition of thoughtless actions and the perpetuation of habit." The drawings were also translated into an animated video similar to some of his newer work dealing with video installations. Michael Alan Lorefice received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Colgate University and an M.F.A. in Studio Arts from Memphis College of Art in Tennessee. He was an artist-in-residence in 2004 at the Constance Saltonstall Foundation in Ithaca and received an Special Opportunity Stipend from the New York Foundation for the Arts to be an artist-in-residence at the Santa Fe Art Institute in New Mexico in 2005.

Carlton J. Manzano's plein air oil paintings reflect the images and people he has encountered in his travels over the years in a combination style of realism and high-energy expressionism. "En plein air" translates to "in the open air," which is a French expression used to describe Carlton's method of painting in the outside environment near his subject matter. In each of his paintings, he strives to adhere to a creative philosophy based on four elements: color, light, emotion and energy. Carlton J. Manzano received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Cleveland Institute of Art before serving for 20 years as a helicopter pilot in the Army. He continued painting in the Army as a way to record his personal experiences and is now devoted to painting and his career as an artist.

Kathleen Schneider paints landscape and still life watercolors with a fresh and loose technique adding detail at the end. Pursuing her childhood interest, Kathleen is a self-taught artist who enjoys the creative process as well as the finished product. She finds life's simple pleasures, people, gardening, landscapes, still lifes filled with mementos and storytelling her favorite subjects. Her paintings have won awards in various shows throughout New York State and she has had several solo shows in the area.

Everson Biennial 2006: Beauty is in the Eye of the Artist
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

The Everson continues its commitment to local artists with the 2006 Everson Biennial. Since 1974, the Everson has showcased the vibrant art scene of Central New York by presenting this juried exhibition of artists living in a 100-mile radius of Syracuse. The 2006 theme of "Beauty is in the Eye of the Artist" reverses the age-old adage and calls for the artists to explore the broad concept of beauty. The Best of Show award recipient will receive a solo exhibition at the Everson during the 2007 exhibition schedule.

Yves Saint Front in the Louis and Annette Kaufman Collection
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
University Art Collection
Sims Hall, Syracuse University, Syracuse

Curated by Domenic J. Iacono, Syracuse University Art Collection

The Artist Revealed: Artist Portraits and Self-Portraits
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
University Art Collection
Sims Hall, Syracuse University, Syracuse

Franklin Square concert series
Mike Goss, vocalist

Franklin Square Park
Franklin Square, Syracuse

Swing dance music.

Syracuse Symphony Orchestra
Onondaga String Quartet

Price: Free
Soule Branch Library
101 Springfield Rd., Syracuse

SSO concertmaster Andrew Zaplatynsky and other string principals perform some of the best-known pieces in the string quartet repertoire. Selections will include Dvorak's American Quartet and Mozart's Eine Kleine Nachtmusik. For more information, phone 315-449-4300.

Southside Summer Music Festival

Price: Free
108 Slocum Hall
Syracuse University, Syracuse

Blues, hip-hop, urban, jazz, dance and spoken performances on two stages.
Information: 315-516-1312.

An Intimate Night of Music
Featuring Lisa Romano, Peg Newell, Ashley Cox and Kim Monroe

Price: $10
Jazz Central
441 E. Washington St., Syracuse

Information: 315-479-5299.

Menopause The Musical
Syracuse Stage
Kathryn Conte, director

Archbold Theater, Syracuse Stage
820 E. Genesee St., Syracuse

Menopause The Musical is set in a New York City Bloomingdale's department store and tells the story of four women - a Power Woman, Soap Star, Earth Mother and Iowa Housewife - who meet during a lingerie sale and learn that, despite being very different types of women, they share a common bond: menopause.

Menopause The Musical, written and produced by Jeanie Linders, features parodies of 25 baby-boomer hit songs from the '60s and '70s, with lyrics re-penned by Linders that spoof, laugh at and celebrate menopause and its many common symptoms, including hot flashes, night memory loss. Among the recognizable tunes in the show are chart-toppers such as The Beach Boys' "Help Me, Rhonda," which becomes "Help me Doctor," Aretha Franklin's "Chain of Fools" recast as "Change of Life"; and '60s folk classic "Puff the Magic Dragon" as an ode to exhaustion: "Puff, My God, I'm Draggin'."

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Saturday, July 15, 2006

A Midsummer's Art Show
Delavan Art Gallery

Price: Free
Delavan Art Gallery
501 W. Fayette St., Syracuse

Polaroid transfers by Rudy Hellmann, mixed media paintings by Tyrone Johnson-Neuland, drawings by Michael Lorefice, plein air oil paintings by Carlton J. Manzano and watercolors by Kathleen Schneider.

Rudy Hellmann creates images which tell a story or evoke emotions using Polaroid transfers. Each image is intended to trigger personal narratives in the viewers based on their own lives. In Rudy's technique, an 8x10" Polaroid is exposed and peeled apart prematurely, then placed on wet watercolor paper so the dyes are transferred giving the image a more painterly feel. The transfers are then scanned and printed larger to preserve the image and make a bolder statement. Rudy Hellmann received his Bachelor of Science Degree from Rochester Institute of Technology and has been working as a commercial photographer in the Syracuse area for the past 23 years.

Tyrone Johnson-Neuland integrates oil paint and digital imagery on paper and canvas to depict expressive figurative subject matter with an abundance of color. His intent is to portray that secret level of honesty that is often misinterpreted as cynicism. To do this, he takes a specific person, place or thing and turns it into a thought provoking generality in which viewers can use their own experiences to draw a conclusion. Tyrone Johnson-Neuland received his MA in Computer Graphics from SUNY Oswego where he is now an adjunct instructor teaching multimedia.

Michael Lorefice is exhibiting human shadow figure drawings in graphite on vellum displayed in shadow boxes. In his artist statement, Michael's shadowy figures are described as lacking in emotion and character within a static environment. His drawings are presented as commentary on "the repetition of thoughtless actions and the perpetuation of habit." The drawings were also translated into an animated video similar to some of his newer work dealing with video installations. Michael Alan Lorefice received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Colgate University and an M.F.A. in Studio Arts from Memphis College of Art in Tennessee. He was an artist-in-residence in 2004 at the Constance Saltonstall Foundation in Ithaca and received an Special Opportunity Stipend from the New York Foundation for the Arts to be an artist-in-residence at the Santa Fe Art Institute in New Mexico in 2005.

Carlton J. Manzano's plein air oil paintings reflect the images and people he has encountered in his travels over the years in a combination style of realism and high-energy expressionism. "En plein air" translates to "in the open air," which is a French expression used to describe Carlton's method of painting in the outside environment near his subject matter. In each of his paintings, he strives to adhere to a creative philosophy based on four elements: color, light, emotion and energy. Carlton J. Manzano received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Cleveland Institute of Art before serving for 20 years as a helicopter pilot in the Army. He continued painting in the Army as a way to record his personal experiences and is now devoted to painting and his career as an artist.

Kathleen Schneider paints landscape and still life watercolors with a fresh and loose technique adding detail at the end. Pursuing her childhood interest, Kathleen is a self-taught artist who enjoys the creative process as well as the finished product. She finds life's simple pleasures, people, gardening, landscapes, still lifes filled with mementos and storytelling her favorite subjects. Her paintings have won awards in various shows throughout New York State and she has had several solo shows in the area.

Everson Biennial 2006: Beauty is in the Eye of the Artist
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

The Everson continues its commitment to local artists with the 2006 Everson Biennial. Since 1974, the Everson has showcased the vibrant art scene of Central New York by presenting this juried exhibition of artists living in a 100-mile radius of Syracuse. The 2006 theme of "Beauty is in the Eye of the Artist" reverses the age-old adage and calls for the artists to explore the broad concept of beauty. The Best of Show award recipient will receive a solo exhibition at the Everson during the 2007 exhibition schedule.

Modern Prints from the International Graphic Arts Society
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
University Art Collection
Sims Hall, Syracuse University, Syracuse

Included are prints by Garo Antresian, Gabor Peterdi, and Donald Saff, three printmakers who taught a generation of artists and had a profound impact on the art of printmaking in the latter half of the 20th century.

W. Eugene Smith: From Light into Darkness
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
University Art Collection
Sims Hall, Syracuse University, Syracuse

This exhibition of photojournalist Eugene Smith includes his service as a World War II photographer in the Pacific theater, a group from a 1950s Life magazine photo essay on the rise of America's chemical industry, and a selection of images from his Pittsburgh project.

Yves Saint Front in the Louis and Annette Kaufman Collection
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
University Art Collection
Sims Hall, Syracuse University, Syracuse

Curated by Domenic J. Iacono, Syracuse University Art Collection

The Artist Revealed: Artist Portraits and Self-Portraits
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
University Art Collection
Sims Hall, Syracuse University, Syracuse

Southside Summer Music Festival

Price: Free
108 Slocum Hall
Syracuse University, Syracuse

Blues, hip-hop, urban, jazz, dance and spoken performances on two stages.
Information: 315-516-1312.

Syracuse Symphony Orchestra
SSO Wind Quintet

Price: Free
Liverpool Public Library
310 Tulip St., Liverpool

The Syracuse Symphony Wind Quintet will delight audiences with a refreshing mix of classical music, popular tunes and circus music, interspersed with demonstrations on how each instrument produces its unique sound. For more information, phone 315-457-0310.

The Music of Marc Caselle and Bill Cramer
Featuring Marc Caselle and Bill Cramer

Price: Free
Petit Branch Library
105 Victoria Pl., Syracuse

Music of the 60s and 70s.
Information: 315-435-3636.

Hanover Heat Series
Grupo Pagan

Price: Free
Hanover Square
Downtown Syracuse, Syracuse

Information: 315-471-0363.

CNY Jazz Orchestra Candlelight Concert
CNY Jazz Arts Foundation

Price: Free
Armory Square
Clinton and Jefferson St., Syracuse

Candlelight Concert Series
CNY Jazz Orchestra

Price: Free
Armory Square
Clinton and Jefferson St., Syracuse

"Opening Act" performances by young talent will begin at 6:00 PM.

Information: 315-471-4601.

Pops Concert
Syracuse Symphony Orchestra
Peter Stafford Wilson, conductor

Price: Free
Beard Park
Fayetteville

Rain Location: Fayetteville-Manlius High School, 8201 E. Seneca Turnpike.

Kusun Ensemble of Ghana
Westcott Community Center

Price: $8 advance, $10 at the door
Westcott Community Center
Corner of Euclid Ave. and Westcott St., Syracuse

Menopause The Musical
Syracuse Stage
Kathryn Conte, director

Archbold Theater, Syracuse Stage
820 E. Genesee St., Syracuse

Menopause The Musical is set in a New York City Bloomingdale's department store and tells the story of four women - a Power Woman, Soap Star, Earth Mother and Iowa Housewife - who meet during a lingerie sale and learn that, despite being very different types of women, they share a common bond: menopause.

Menopause The Musical, written and produced by Jeanie Linders, features parodies of 25 baby-boomer hit songs from the '60s and '70s, with lyrics re-penned by Linders that spoof, laugh at and celebrate menopause and its many common symptoms, including hot flashes, night memory loss. Among the recognizable tunes in the show are chart-toppers such as The Beach Boys' "Help Me, Rhonda," which becomes "Help me Doctor," Aretha Franklin's "Chain of Fools" recast as "Change of Life"; and '60s folk classic "Puff the Magic Dragon" as an ode to exhaustion: "Puff, My God, I'm Draggin'."

Read a Review!

Menopause The Musical
Syracuse Stage
Kathryn Conte, director

Archbold Theater, Syracuse Stage
820 E. Genesee St., Syracuse

Menopause The Musical is set in a New York City Bloomingdale's department store and tells the story of four women - a Power Woman, Soap Star, Earth Mother and Iowa Housewife - who meet during a lingerie sale and learn that, despite being very different types of women, they share a common bond: menopause.

Menopause The Musical, written and produced by Jeanie Linders, features parodies of 25 baby-boomer hit songs from the '60s and '70s, with lyrics re-penned by Linders that spoof, laugh at and celebrate menopause and its many common symptoms, including hot flashes, night memory loss. Among the recognizable tunes in the show are chart-toppers such as The Beach Boys' "Help Me, Rhonda," which becomes "Help me Doctor," Aretha Franklin's "Chain of Fools" recast as "Change of Life"; and '60s folk classic "Puff the Magic Dragon" as an ode to exhaustion: "Puff, My God, I'm Draggin'."

Read a Review!

Sunday, July 16, 2006

Modern Prints from the International Graphic Arts Society
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
University Art Collection
Sims Hall, Syracuse University, Syracuse

Included are prints by Garo Antresian, Gabor Peterdi, and Donald Saff, three printmakers who taught a generation of artists and had a profound impact on the art of printmaking in the latter half of the 20th century.

W. Eugene Smith: From Light into Darkness
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
University Art Collection
Sims Hall, Syracuse University, Syracuse

This exhibition of photojournalist Eugene Smith includes his service as a World War II photographer in the Pacific theater, a group from a 1950s Life magazine photo essay on the rise of America's chemical industry, and a selection of images from his Pittsburgh project.

Everson Biennial 2006: Beauty is in the Eye of the Artist
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

The Everson continues its commitment to local artists with the 2006 Everson Biennial. Since 1974, the Everson has showcased the vibrant art scene of Central New York by presenting this juried exhibition of artists living in a 100-mile radius of Syracuse. The 2006 theme of "Beauty is in the Eye of the Artist" reverses the age-old adage and calls for the artists to explore the broad concept of beauty. The Best of Show award recipient will receive a solo exhibition at the Everson during the 2007 exhibition schedule.

The Artist Revealed: Artist Portraits and Self-Portraits
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
University Art Collection
Sims Hall, Syracuse University, Syracuse

Choral Recital
Schola Cantorum of Syracuse
Dr. Kristina Boerger, conductor

Price: Free
St. David's Episcopal Church
13 Jamar Dr., Dewitt

There will be choral recital following the Schola Cantorum of Syracuse Summer Workshop, featuring music Ockeghem and Byrd. For more information, phone 315-446-1757.

Menopause The Musical
Syracuse Stage
Kathryn Conte, director

Archbold Theater, Syracuse Stage
820 E. Genesee St., Syracuse

Menopause The Musical is set in a New York City Bloomingdale's department store and tells the story of four women - a Power Woman, Soap Star, Earth Mother and Iowa Housewife - who meet during a lingerie sale and learn that, despite being very different types of women, they share a common bond: menopause.

Menopause The Musical, written and produced by Jeanie Linders, features parodies of 25 baby-boomer hit songs from the '60s and '70s, with lyrics re-penned by Linders that spoof, laugh at and celebrate menopause and its many common symptoms, including hot flashes, night memory loss. Among the recognizable tunes in the show are chart-toppers such as The Beach Boys' "Help Me, Rhonda," which becomes "Help me Doctor," Aretha Franklin's "Chain of Fools" recast as "Change of Life"; and '60s folk classic "Puff the Magic Dragon" as an ode to exhaustion: "Puff, My God, I'm Draggin'."

Read a Review!

Menopause The Musical
Syracuse Stage
Kathryn Conte, director

Archbold Theater, Syracuse Stage
820 E. Genesee St., Syracuse

Menopause The Musical is set in a New York City Bloomingdale's department store and tells the story of four women - a Power Woman, Soap Star, Earth Mother and Iowa Housewife - who meet during a lingerie sale and learn that, despite being very different types of women, they share a common bond: menopause.

Menopause The Musical, written and produced by Jeanie Linders, features parodies of 25 baby-boomer hit songs from the '60s and '70s, with lyrics re-penned by Linders that spoof, laugh at and celebrate menopause and its many common symptoms, including hot flashes, night memory loss. Among the recognizable tunes in the show are chart-toppers such as The Beach Boys' "Help Me, Rhonda," which becomes "Help me Doctor," Aretha Franklin's "Chain of Fools" recast as "Change of Life"; and '60s folk classic "Puff the Magic Dragon" as an ode to exhaustion: "Puff, My God, I'm Draggin'."

Read a Review!

Monday, July 17, 2006

Visual Arts Showcase #56: Open Call
CNY Arts

Price: Free
WCNY
415 W. Fayette St., Syracuse

This show features the art of 30 local visual artists in varied media.

Salon des Refuses
CNY Arts

Syracuse Technology Garden
235 Harrison St., Syracuse

First ever Salon des Refuses in Syracuse. This exhibition showcases those works of art not selected for the Everson Biennial. The Everson Biennial is a prestigious exhibit in which artists within a 100 mile radius can submit work. But many of those fine works of art are not selected for the Biennial because it's difficult for any show to include all the worthy work submitted. The Salon des Refuses offers another chance for the public to view some excellent work.

The original Salon des Refuses was presented in Paris in 1863, when the French Academy rejected 2800 pieces submitted for the annual Salon. The Academy's selection committee felt that the public needed to be shielded from the works of "subversives" such as Monet, Manet, Pissarro, Cezanne and Whistler. When the public protested, Napoleon III intervened. He directed the Academy to reconsider its selections. When the Academy refused, Napoleon decreed that the rejected paintings be displayed in a separate exhibition - the first Salon des Refuses.

In 2005, Rochester, NY was the scene of a more recent Salon des Refuses, a response to the Finger Lakes Art Exhibition at the Memorial Art Gallery. Their Salon was spread over two or three gallery spaces. Their reception opened on the same night as the reception at the Memorial Art Gallery and generated as much interest. Art lovers walked from one venue to the next, enjoying the art and the receptions at each location.

The Syracuse Technology Garden is located just three blocks west of the Everson, at 235 Harrison Street, across from Hotel Syracuse. It's close enough to walk on a pleasant spring or summer evening.

The Cultural Resources Council and the Visual Arts Committee strive to increase the opportunities that artists have to show their work and this fun and out of the ordinary event is just one more way to make that happen. We urge you to take in all the arts that the Central New York scene has to offer.

Gallery Exhibit: Jim Dwyer
Onondaga Community College

Price: Free
Ann Felton Multicultural Center and Gallery
Onondaga Community College, Syracuse

Contemporary artwork, non-representational paintings focusing on the energy of color, fabricated from canvas and wood.

Liverpool is the Place
Soda Ash Six

Price: Free
Johnson Park
Corner of Vine and Oswego Streets, Liverpool

Information: 315-457-3895.

Angels with Broken Wings: The Street
The Media Unit

Price: Free
108 Slocum Hall
Syracuse University, Syracuse

Tuesday, July 18, 2006

Visual Arts Showcase #56: Open Call
CNY Arts

Price: Free
WCNY
415 W. Fayette St., Syracuse

This show features the art of 30 local visual artists in varied media.

Salon des Refuses
CNY Arts

Syracuse Technology Garden
235 Harrison St., Syracuse

First ever Salon des Refuses in Syracuse. This exhibition showcases those works of art not selected for the Everson Biennial. The Everson Biennial is a prestigious exhibit in which artists within a 100 mile radius can submit work. But many of those fine works of art are not selected for the Biennial because it's difficult for any show to include all the worthy work submitted. The Salon des Refuses offers another chance for the public to view some excellent work.

The original Salon des Refuses was presented in Paris in 1863, when the French Academy rejected 2800 pieces submitted for the annual Salon. The Academy's selection committee felt that the public needed to be shielded from the works of "subversives" such as Monet, Manet, Pissarro, Cezanne and Whistler. When the public protested, Napoleon III intervened. He directed the Academy to reconsider its selections. When the Academy refused, Napoleon decreed that the rejected paintings be displayed in a separate exhibition - the first Salon des Refuses.

In 2005, Rochester, NY was the scene of a more recent Salon des Refuses, a response to the Finger Lakes Art Exhibition at the Memorial Art Gallery. Their Salon was spread over two or three gallery spaces. Their reception opened on the same night as the reception at the Memorial Art Gallery and generated as much interest. Art lovers walked from one venue to the next, enjoying the art and the receptions at each location.

The Syracuse Technology Garden is located just three blocks west of the Everson, at 235 Harrison Street, across from Hotel Syracuse. It's close enough to walk on a pleasant spring or summer evening.

The Cultural Resources Council and the Visual Arts Committee strive to increase the opportunities that artists have to show their work and this fun and out of the ordinary event is just one more way to make that happen. We urge you to take in all the arts that the Central New York scene has to offer.

Gallery Exhibit: Jim Dwyer
Onondaga Community College

Price: Free
Ann Felton Multicultural Center and Gallery
Onondaga Community College, Syracuse

Contemporary artwork, non-representational paintings focusing on the energy of color, fabricated from canvas and wood.

Modern Prints from the International Graphic Arts Society
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
University Art Collection
Sims Hall, Syracuse University, Syracuse

Included are prints by Garo Antresian, Gabor Peterdi, and Donald Saff, three printmakers who taught a generation of artists and had a profound impact on the art of printmaking in the latter half of the 20th century.

W. Eugene Smith: From Light into Darkness
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
University Art Collection
Sims Hall, Syracuse University, Syracuse

This exhibition of photojournalist Eugene Smith includes his service as a World War II photographer in the Pacific theater, a group from a 1950s Life magazine photo essay on the rise of America's chemical industry, and a selection of images from his Pittsburgh project.

Everson Biennial 2006: Beauty is in the Eye of the Artist
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

The Everson continues its commitment to local artists with the 2006 Everson Biennial. Since 1974, the Everson has showcased the vibrant art scene of Central New York by presenting this juried exhibition of artists living in a 100-mile radius of Syracuse. The 2006 theme of "Beauty is in the Eye of the Artist" reverses the age-old adage and calls for the artists to explore the broad concept of beauty. The Best of Show award recipient will receive a solo exhibition at the Everson during the 2007 exhibition schedule.

The Artist Revealed: Artist Portraits and Self-Portraits
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
University Art Collection
Sims Hall, Syracuse University, Syracuse

Pops in the Park
Grupo Pagan

Price: Free
Onondaga Park
Roberts Avenue, Syracuse

Information: 315-473-4330.

Angels with Broken Wings: The Street
The Media Unit

Price: Free
Schiller Park
Syracuse

Menopause The Musical
Syracuse Stage
Kathryn Conte, director

Archbold Theater, Syracuse Stage
820 E. Genesee St., Syracuse

Menopause The Musical is set in a New York City Bloomingdale's department store and tells the story of four women - a Power Woman, Soap Star, Earth Mother and Iowa Housewife - who meet during a lingerie sale and learn that, despite being very different types of women, they share a common bond: menopause.

Menopause The Musical, written and produced by Jeanie Linders, features parodies of 25 baby-boomer hit songs from the '60s and '70s, with lyrics re-penned by Linders that spoof, laugh at and celebrate menopause and its many common symptoms, including hot flashes, night memory loss. Among the recognizable tunes in the show are chart-toppers such as The Beach Boys' "Help Me, Rhonda," which becomes "Help me Doctor," Aretha Franklin's "Chain of Fools" recast as "Change of Life"; and '60s folk classic "Puff the Magic Dragon" as an ode to exhaustion: "Puff, My God, I'm Draggin'."

Read a Review!