Tuesday, August 22, 2006

Visual Arts Showcase Committee Annual Members' Show
CNY Arts

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

Icons & Images: Processing the Work of Art

Price: Free
Syracuse Technology Garden
235 Harrison St., Syracuse

The Syracuse Technology Garden is pleased to present the first all digital art showcase in the Syracuse area. As part of a larger exhibition that includes painting and photography, nine digital artists have come together to show what this unique art form can offer.

For more information please call Lynn Hughes or Katie Rapp at 315-474-0910, x7902.

Refugee Art Exhibit

Price: Free
Center for New Americans
503 N. Prospect Ave., Syracuse

Works of 4 artists from Cuba, Sudan, and Vietnam.

For more information, phone Anh Nguyen at 315-422-1593 x210.

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.

Survivors' Art & PhotoImpressions
Vera House, Inc.

Hospice of Central New York
990 Seventh North St., Liverpool

Hospice hallways are filled with vibrant artwork created by a survivor of domestic violence or sexual abuse. Artwork purchased helps support Vera House in its mission to provide a safe, comforting and confidential environment for victims in distress.

Members Only: Beatrix Reinhardt
Light Work Gallery

Price: Free
Robert B. Menschel Media Center
316 Waverly Ave., Syracuse University, Syracuse

German photographer Beatrix Reinhardt's images in the exhibition take an inside look at members-only clubs worldwide, which Reinhardt views as special entities that provide a community for their members while excluding everyone else. Her images capture the marks left behind by members of the club. They are devoid of people but speak volumes about club members.

Reinhardt spends most of her time making phone calls and knocking on doors to gain permission to enter clubs. Since starting the series in 2003, she has traveled to places as far away as Australia, Great Britain and China to capture these images. She is currently photographing in Queens, NY, where membership clubs are plentiful and rich in visuals. Some of these exclusive clubs can require years on a waiting list, and many have membership dues ranging from minimal to tens of thousands of dollars per year.

Reinhardt grew up in Jena, Germany, and has lived in the United States on and off for more than 10 years. She completed a residency at Light Work in January 2006 and has also participated in residencies in Australia, India and China. Her photographs have been exhibited internationally, most recently at the Minnesota Center of Photography in Minneapolis, the Silver Eye Center of Photography in Pittsburgh, and Sam Romo in Atlanta. She will also have an exhibition this year in Finland.

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.

Wednesday, August 23, 2006

Visual Arts Showcase Committee Annual Members' Show
CNY Arts

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

Icons & Images: Processing the Work of Art

Price: Free
Syracuse Technology Garden
235 Harrison St., Syracuse

The Syracuse Technology Garden is pleased to present the first all digital art showcase in the Syracuse area. As part of a larger exhibition that includes painting and photography, nine digital artists have come together to show what this unique art form can offer.

For more information please call Lynn Hughes or Katie Rapp at 315-474-0910, x7902.

Refugee Art Exhibit

Price: Free
Center for New Americans
503 N. Prospect Ave., Syracuse

Works of 4 artists from Cuba, Sudan, and Vietnam.

For more information, phone Anh Nguyen at 315-422-1593 x210.

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.

Survivors' Art & PhotoImpressions
Vera House, Inc.

Hospice of Central New York
990 Seventh North St., Liverpool

Hospice hallways are filled with vibrant artwork created by a survivor of domestic violence or sexual abuse. Artwork purchased helps support Vera House in its mission to provide a safe, comforting and confidential environment for victims in distress.

Members Only: Beatrix Reinhardt
Light Work Gallery

Price: Free
Robert B. Menschel Media Center
316 Waverly Ave., Syracuse University, Syracuse

German photographer Beatrix Reinhardt's images in the exhibition take an inside look at members-only clubs worldwide, which Reinhardt views as special entities that provide a community for their members while excluding everyone else. Her images capture the marks left behind by members of the club. They are devoid of people but speak volumes about club members.

Reinhardt spends most of her time making phone calls and knocking on doors to gain permission to enter clubs. Since starting the series in 2003, she has traveled to places as far away as Australia, Great Britain and China to capture these images. She is currently photographing in Queens, NY, where membership clubs are plentiful and rich in visuals. Some of these exclusive clubs can require years on a waiting list, and many have membership dues ranging from minimal to tens of thousands of dollars per year.

Reinhardt grew up in Jena, Germany, and has lived in the United States on and off for more than 10 years. She completed a residency at Light Work in January 2006 and has also participated in residencies in Australia, India and China. Her photographs have been exhibited internationally, most recently at the Minnesota Center of Photography in Minneapolis, the Silver Eye Center of Photography in Pittsburgh, and Sam Romo in Atlanta. She will also have an exhibition this year in Finland.

Off Shoots: Post-Standard Staff Photographers
Light Work Gallery

Price: Free
Robert B. Menschel Media Center
316 Waverly Ave., Syracuse University, Syracuse

The exhibition features the work that the staff photographers of The Post-Standard make in their off hours. The images capture such subjects as family, friends, vacations, or personal projects.

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.

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.

Lunchtime Music Concerts

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

Rain location: lower level of the Civic Center.

Information: 315-435-2170.

Thursday, August 24, 2006

Visual Arts Showcase Committee Annual Members' Show
CNY Arts

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

Icons & Images: Processing the Work of Art

Price: Free
Syracuse Technology Garden
235 Harrison St., Syracuse

The Syracuse Technology Garden is pleased to present the first all digital art showcase in the Syracuse area. As part of a larger exhibition that includes painting and photography, nine digital artists have come together to show what this unique art form can offer.

For more information please call Lynn Hughes or Katie Rapp at 315-474-0910, x7902.

Refugee Art Exhibit

Price: Free
Center for New Americans
503 N. Prospect Ave., Syracuse

Works of 4 artists from Cuba, Sudan, and Vietnam.

For more information, phone Anh Nguyen at 315-422-1593 x210.

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.

Survivors' Art & PhotoImpressions
Vera House, Inc.

Hospice of Central New York
990 Seventh North St., Liverpool

Hospice hallways are filled with vibrant artwork created by a survivor of domestic violence or sexual abuse. Artwork purchased helps support Vera House in its mission to provide a safe, comforting and confidential environment for victims in distress.

Off Shoots: Post-Standard Staff Photographers
Light Work Gallery

Price: Free
Robert B. Menschel Media Center
316 Waverly Ave., Syracuse University, Syracuse

The exhibition features the work that the staff photographers of The Post-Standard make in their off hours. The images capture such subjects as family, friends, vacations, or personal projects.

Members Only: Beatrix Reinhardt
Light Work Gallery

Price: Free
Robert B. Menschel Media Center
316 Waverly Ave., Syracuse University, Syracuse

German photographer Beatrix Reinhardt's images in the exhibition take an inside look at members-only clubs worldwide, which Reinhardt views as special entities that provide a community for their members while excluding everyone else. Her images capture the marks left behind by members of the club. They are devoid of people but speak volumes about club members.

Reinhardt spends most of her time making phone calls and knocking on doors to gain permission to enter clubs. Since starting the series in 2003, she has traveled to places as far away as Australia, Great Britain and China to capture these images. She is currently photographing in Queens, NY, where membership clubs are plentiful and rich in visuals. Some of these exclusive clubs can require years on a waiting list, and many have membership dues ranging from minimal to tens of thousands of dollars per year.

Reinhardt grew up in Jena, Germany, and has lived in the United States on and off for more than 10 years. She completed a residency at Light Work in January 2006 and has also participated in residencies in Australia, India and China. Her photographs have been exhibited internationally, most recently at the Minnesota Center of Photography in Minneapolis, the Silver Eye Center of Photography in Pittsburgh, and Sam Romo in Atlanta. She will also have an exhibition this year in Finland.

CMAC: The Roots of Collaboration
The Warehouse Gallery

Price: Free
The Warehouse Gallery
350 W. Fayette St., Syracuse

Vibrant hand-painted vines lace the gallery walls, cleverly tying together the diverse works and accentuating the "family tree" theme of the exhibition, "CMAC: The Roots of Collaboration". This family consists of members in the recently formed Coalition of Museum and Art Centers. CMAC, an initiative by Syracuse University Chancellor Nancy Cantor, has a mission to celebrate and explore the visual and electronic arts through exhibitions, publications, education, and scholarship. CMAC brings together the programs, services, and projects of several different campus art centers and affiliated non-profit organizations in a collaborative effort to expand the public's awareness, understanding, and involvement in the arts.

CMAC: The Roots of Collaboration is a visual guide to the coalition organizations:

* SUArt Galleries is the new amalgamation of the Lowe Art Gallery and the University Art Collection. The Galleries' contribution to the exhibition illustrates the rich diversity of the permanent collection, from the haunting Renaissance images by Albrecht Dürer and Lucas Cranach to the sharp social commentary of Goya. The department's strength in 20th century American art is seen in Martin Lewis' sweltering New York nocturne, Glow of the City, and in a pair of chromed Art Deco poodles by Boris Lovet-Lorski.

* Light Work's Permanent Collection includes work donated by participants in the Artist-in-Residence program. Selected for the exhibition is a photo from Chan Chao's series of Burmese Rebels, also chosen for the 2002 Whitney Biennial. A sense of calm and tenderness is captured, while also bringing greater awareness of the democracy movement in Burma. Carrie Mae Weems investigates the power of racial jokes and the tradition of oral history in a black-and-white photograph incorporating text. The signature weaving technique of Dinh Q. Lê is on view, combining images from the Vietnam War with stills from popular movies. Recognizing how Hollywood's representation of the war stretches from the hyper-real to the surreal, Lê suggests it produces a new kind of memory which is 'neither fact nor fiction.' Also exploring the border of culture and representation are the collaborative team Max Becher and Andrea Robbins. Their series German Indians looks at a long-standing German romanticization of the American West.

* The Special Collections Research Center of Syracuse University Library displays classic images taken for Life magazine by Margaret Bourke-White, alongside her view camera and its travel case; 19th century sideshow performers from the Ronald G. Becker Collection of Charles Eisenmann Photographs; the first comic strip character, the Yellow Kid, created by Richard Outcault; and playful sketches by the Bauhaus architect Marcel Breuer.

* Community Folk Art Center contrasts fearsome masks from West Africa with carnivalesque ones from Mexico. The wooden Liberian visors, once part of the National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, and now in CFAC's permanent collection, incorporate natural materials such as feathers and hair. The devil faces flourished with festive paint are from the Mexican folk art collection of Alejandro Garcia, director of SU's School of Social Work.

* The finale of the show is the back room (the former vault of the building), devoted to The Warehouse Gallery's dreamy projection of the future. An enticing list of upcoming initiatives includes an Art Happy Hour for downtowners, a series highlighting young art collectives across North America, and a store for affordable, handcrafted art objects, among others. The gallery's mission is to engage the community in a dialogue regarding the role the arts can play in illuminating the critical issues of our times. Visitors can interact with the displays: a plant-shaped chalkboard asks viewers what they'd like to see in The Warehouse Gallery, clipboards gather information from potential collaborators, labeled Polaroids virtually introduce audiences to one another, and submission applications are dispensed. The gallery will commission Central New York artists to create unique installations for their street-level windows facing the busy intersection of West Fayette and West Streets.

Coalition members are each matched to an indigenous tree for the exhibition. This organizational strategy is in line with The Warehouse Gallery's lively, organic growth and novel way of incorporating regional idiosyncrasies into its international exhibitions.

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.

Syracuse Wurlitzer
Featuring Wendell Rotter

Empire Theater
New York State Fairgrounds, Geddes

Syracuse Wurlitzer

Empire Theater
New York State Fairgrounds, Geddes

Syracuse Wurlitzer

Empire Theater
New York State Fairgrounds, Geddes

Syracuse Wurlitzer

Empire Theater
New York State Fairgrounds, Geddes

Featuring a silent film accompanied by the theater organ.

Chamber Music Concert
Skaneateles Festival

Price: $21, $16 regular; $18, $13 students/seniors
First Presbyterian Church of Skaneateles
97 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles

Martinu Madrigals for Violin and Viola
Copland Nocturne and Ukelele Serenade for Violin and Piano
Prokofiev Overture on Hebrew Melodies
Turina Trio No. 2 in B minor
Bartok Contrasts for Violin, Clarinet and Piano

Juliana Athayde, violin; Mark Fewer, violin; Clive Greensmith, cello; Fred Karpoff, piano; Jon Klibonoff, piano; Michael Klotz, viola; Todd Palmer, clarinet; Michi Wiancko, violin; Phillip Ying, viola

Dead Pull Hitter
Acme Mystery Company

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

Friday, August 25, 2006

Visual Arts Showcase Committee Annual Members' Show
CNY Arts

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

Icons & Images: Processing the Work of Art

Price: Free
Syracuse Technology Garden
235 Harrison St., Syracuse

The Syracuse Technology Garden is pleased to present the first all digital art showcase in the Syracuse area. As part of a larger exhibition that includes painting and photography, nine digital artists have come together to show what this unique art form can offer.

For more information please call Lynn Hughes or Katie Rapp at 315-474-0910, x7902.

Refugee Art Exhibit

Price: Free
Center for New Americans
503 N. Prospect Ave., Syracuse

Works of 4 artists from Cuba, Sudan, and Vietnam.

For more information, phone Anh Nguyen at 315-422-1593 x210.

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.

Survivors' Art & PhotoImpressions
Vera House, Inc.

Hospice of Central New York
990 Seventh North St., Liverpool

Hospice hallways are filled with vibrant artwork created by a survivor of domestic violence or sexual abuse. Artwork purchased helps support Vera House in its mission to provide a safe, comforting and confidential environment for victims in distress.

Members Only: Beatrix Reinhardt
Light Work Gallery

Price: Free
Robert B. Menschel Media Center
316 Waverly Ave., Syracuse University, Syracuse

German photographer Beatrix Reinhardt's images in the exhibition take an inside look at members-only clubs worldwide, which Reinhardt views as special entities that provide a community for their members while excluding everyone else. Her images capture the marks left behind by members of the club. They are devoid of people but speak volumes about club members.

Reinhardt spends most of her time making phone calls and knocking on doors to gain permission to enter clubs. Since starting the series in 2003, she has traveled to places as far away as Australia, Great Britain and China to capture these images. She is currently photographing in Queens, NY, where membership clubs are plentiful and rich in visuals. Some of these exclusive clubs can require years on a waiting list, and many have membership dues ranging from minimal to tens of thousands of dollars per year.

Reinhardt grew up in Jena, Germany, and has lived in the United States on and off for more than 10 years. She completed a residency at Light Work in January 2006 and has also participated in residencies in Australia, India and China. Her photographs have been exhibited internationally, most recently at the Minnesota Center of Photography in Minneapolis, the Silver Eye Center of Photography in Pittsburgh, and Sam Romo in Atlanta. She will also have an exhibition this year in Finland.

Off Shoots: Post-Standard Staff Photographers
Light Work Gallery

Price: Free
Robert B. Menschel Media Center
316 Waverly Ave., Syracuse University, Syracuse

The exhibition features the work that the staff photographers of The Post-Standard make in their off hours. The images capture such subjects as family, friends, vacations, or personal projects.

CMAC: The Roots of Collaboration
The Warehouse Gallery

Price: Free
The Warehouse Gallery
350 W. Fayette St., Syracuse

Vibrant hand-painted vines lace the gallery walls, cleverly tying together the diverse works and accentuating the "family tree" theme of the exhibition, "CMAC: The Roots of Collaboration". This family consists of members in the recently formed Coalition of Museum and Art Centers. CMAC, an initiative by Syracuse University Chancellor Nancy Cantor, has a mission to celebrate and explore the visual and electronic arts through exhibitions, publications, education, and scholarship. CMAC brings together the programs, services, and projects of several different campus art centers and affiliated non-profit organizations in a collaborative effort to expand the public's awareness, understanding, and involvement in the arts.

CMAC: The Roots of Collaboration is a visual guide to the coalition organizations:

* SUArt Galleries is the new amalgamation of the Lowe Art Gallery and the University Art Collection. The Galleries' contribution to the exhibition illustrates the rich diversity of the permanent collection, from the haunting Renaissance images by Albrecht Dürer and Lucas Cranach to the sharp social commentary of Goya. The department's strength in 20th century American art is seen in Martin Lewis' sweltering New York nocturne, Glow of the City, and in a pair of chromed Art Deco poodles by Boris Lovet-Lorski.

* Light Work's Permanent Collection includes work donated by participants in the Artist-in-Residence program. Selected for the exhibition is a photo from Chan Chao's series of Burmese Rebels, also chosen for the 2002 Whitney Biennial. A sense of calm and tenderness is captured, while also bringing greater awareness of the democracy movement in Burma. Carrie Mae Weems investigates the power of racial jokes and the tradition of oral history in a black-and-white photograph incorporating text. The signature weaving technique of Dinh Q. Lê is on view, combining images from the Vietnam War with stills from popular movies. Recognizing how Hollywood's representation of the war stretches from the hyper-real to the surreal, Lê suggests it produces a new kind of memory which is 'neither fact nor fiction.' Also exploring the border of culture and representation are the collaborative team Max Becher and Andrea Robbins. Their series German Indians looks at a long-standing German romanticization of the American West.

* The Special Collections Research Center of Syracuse University Library displays classic images taken for Life magazine by Margaret Bourke-White, alongside her view camera and its travel case; 19th century sideshow performers from the Ronald G. Becker Collection of Charles Eisenmann Photographs; the first comic strip character, the Yellow Kid, created by Richard Outcault; and playful sketches by the Bauhaus architect Marcel Breuer.

* Community Folk Art Center contrasts fearsome masks from West Africa with carnivalesque ones from Mexico. The wooden Liberian visors, once part of the National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, and now in CFAC's permanent collection, incorporate natural materials such as feathers and hair. The devil faces flourished with festive paint are from the Mexican folk art collection of Alejandro Garcia, director of SU's School of Social Work.

* The finale of the show is the back room (the former vault of the building), devoted to The Warehouse Gallery's dreamy projection of the future. An enticing list of upcoming initiatives includes an Art Happy Hour for downtowners, a series highlighting young art collectives across North America, and a store for affordable, handcrafted art objects, among others. The gallery's mission is to engage the community in a dialogue regarding the role the arts can play in illuminating the critical issues of our times. Visitors can interact with the displays: a plant-shaped chalkboard asks viewers what they'd like to see in The Warehouse Gallery, clipboards gather information from potential collaborators, labeled Polaroids virtually introduce audiences to one another, and submission applications are dispensed. The gallery will commission Central New York artists to create unique installations for their street-level windows facing the busy intersection of West Fayette and West Streets.

Coalition members are each matched to an indigenous tree for the exhibition. This organizational strategy is in line with The Warehouse Gallery's lively, organic growth and novel way of incorporating regional idiosyncrasies into its international exhibitions.

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.

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.

Syracuse Wurlitzer
Featuring Wendell Rotter

Empire Theater
New York State Fairgrounds, Geddes

Syracuse Wurlitzer

Empire Theater
New York State Fairgrounds, Geddes

Syracuse Wurlitzer

Empire Theater
New York State Fairgrounds, Geddes

Syracuse Wurlitzer

Empire Theater
New York State Fairgrounds, Geddes

Featuring a silent film accompanied by the theater organ.

Chamber Music Concert
Skaneateles Festival

Price: $21, $16 regular; $18, $13 students/seniors
First Presbyterian Church of Skaneateles
97 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles

Lei Liang Gobi Canticle
Osvaldo Golijov The Prayers and Dreams of Isaac the Blind for Clarinet and String Quartet
Dvorak Quintet for Piano and Strings in A Major, Op. 81

Juliana Athayde, violin; Mark Fewer, violin; Clive Greensmith, cello; Jon Klibonoff, piano; Michael Klotz, viola; Todd Palmer, clarinet; Michi Wiancko, violin; David Ying, cello

Saturday, August 26, 2006

CMAC: The Roots of Collaboration
The Warehouse Gallery

Price: Free
The Warehouse Gallery
350 W. Fayette St., Syracuse

Vibrant hand-painted vines lace the gallery walls, cleverly tying together the diverse works and accentuating the "family tree" theme of the exhibition, "CMAC: The Roots of Collaboration". This family consists of members in the recently formed Coalition of Museum and Art Centers. CMAC, an initiative by Syracuse University Chancellor Nancy Cantor, has a mission to celebrate and explore the visual and electronic arts through exhibitions, publications, education, and scholarship. CMAC brings together the programs, services, and projects of several different campus art centers and affiliated non-profit organizations in a collaborative effort to expand the public's awareness, understanding, and involvement in the arts.

CMAC: The Roots of Collaboration is a visual guide to the coalition organizations:

* SUArt Galleries is the new amalgamation of the Lowe Art Gallery and the University Art Collection. The Galleries' contribution to the exhibition illustrates the rich diversity of the permanent collection, from the haunting Renaissance images by Albrecht Dürer and Lucas Cranach to the sharp social commentary of Goya. The department's strength in 20th century American art is seen in Martin Lewis' sweltering New York nocturne, Glow of the City, and in a pair of chromed Art Deco poodles by Boris Lovet-Lorski.

* Light Work's Permanent Collection includes work donated by participants in the Artist-in-Residence program. Selected for the exhibition is a photo from Chan Chao's series of Burmese Rebels, also chosen for the 2002 Whitney Biennial. A sense of calm and tenderness is captured, while also bringing greater awareness of the democracy movement in Burma. Carrie Mae Weems investigates the power of racial jokes and the tradition of oral history in a black-and-white photograph incorporating text. The signature weaving technique of Dinh Q. Lê is on view, combining images from the Vietnam War with stills from popular movies. Recognizing how Hollywood's representation of the war stretches from the hyper-real to the surreal, Lê suggests it produces a new kind of memory which is 'neither fact nor fiction.' Also exploring the border of culture and representation are the collaborative team Max Becher and Andrea Robbins. Their series German Indians looks at a long-standing German romanticization of the American West.

* The Special Collections Research Center of Syracuse University Library displays classic images taken for Life magazine by Margaret Bourke-White, alongside her view camera and its travel case; 19th century sideshow performers from the Ronald G. Becker Collection of Charles Eisenmann Photographs; the first comic strip character, the Yellow Kid, created by Richard Outcault; and playful sketches by the Bauhaus architect Marcel Breuer.

* Community Folk Art Center contrasts fearsome masks from West Africa with carnivalesque ones from Mexico. The wooden Liberian visors, once part of the National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, and now in CFAC's permanent collection, incorporate natural materials such as feathers and hair. The devil faces flourished with festive paint are from the Mexican folk art collection of Alejandro Garcia, director of SU's School of Social Work.

* The finale of the show is the back room (the former vault of the building), devoted to The Warehouse Gallery's dreamy projection of the future. An enticing list of upcoming initiatives includes an Art Happy Hour for downtowners, a series highlighting young art collectives across North America, and a store for affordable, handcrafted art objects, among others. The gallery's mission is to engage the community in a dialogue regarding the role the arts can play in illuminating the critical issues of our times. Visitors can interact with the displays: a plant-shaped chalkboard asks viewers what they'd like to see in The Warehouse Gallery, clipboards gather information from potential collaborators, labeled Polaroids virtually introduce audiences to one another, and submission applications are dispensed. The gallery will commission Central New York artists to create unique installations for their street-level windows facing the busy intersection of West Fayette and West Streets.

Coalition members are each matched to an indigenous tree for the exhibition. This organizational strategy is in line with The Warehouse Gallery's lively, organic growth and novel way of incorporating regional idiosyncrasies into its international exhibitions.

Perspectives: Contemporary Asian Art, Culture and Identity
Community Folk Art Center

Price: Free
Community Folk Art Center
805 E. Genesee St., Syracuse

Featuring works by: Vinh Dang, Lisa Jong-Soon Goodlin, Joshua Harris, Bea Lee, Mai Lee, Mao Yang Lee, Hye Yeon Nam, Anh Thao and Phong Vu.

Vietnam: Journey of the Heart, Photographs By Geoffrey Clifford, 1985-2000
Community Folk Art Center

Price: Free
Community Folk Art Center
805 E. Genesee St., Syracuse

Organized by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES)

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.

Syracuse Wurlitzer
Featuring James Morgan of the Rochester Theatre Organ Society

Empire Theater
New York State Fairgrounds, Geddes

Syracuse Wurlitzer
Featuring Wendell Rotter

Empire Theater
New York State Fairgrounds, Geddes

Syracuse Wurlitzer

Empire Theater
New York State Fairgrounds, Geddes

Featuring a silent film accompanied by the theater organ.

The Best of Quartetto Gelato
Skaneateles Festival
Quartetto Gelato

Price: $24, $18
Brook Farm
2.5 miles south of the village on Route 41A, Skaneateles

The four charismatic members of Quartetto Gelato will dazzle you with their mastery of eight instruments, sizzling energy, and gleeful humor. Performing without scores, these extraordinary musicians infuse their eclectic repertoire with a delightful sense of spontaneity and joy.

Salerno Tango del Mare
Leoncavallo Mattinata
Dvorak Four Bagatelles
Abreu Tico Tico
Piaf La Vie en Rose
Lossovits Hungaria
Traditional Danny Boy
Pasculli Concerto Sopra Motivi dell'’Opera La Favorita di Donizetti
Weber Konzertstück Op. 79
Di Capua O Sole Mio
Various Romanian Caravan

Rain location: Skaneateles High School, 49 E. Elizabeth St., Skaneateles

Little Red Riding Hood
Magic Circle Children's Theatre

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

Sunday, August 27, 2006

CMAC: The Roots of Collaboration
The Warehouse Gallery

Price: Free
The Warehouse Gallery
350 W. Fayette St., Syracuse

Vibrant hand-painted vines lace the gallery walls, cleverly tying together the diverse works and accentuating the "family tree" theme of the exhibition, "CMAC: The Roots of Collaboration". This family consists of members in the recently formed Coalition of Museum and Art Centers. CMAC, an initiative by Syracuse University Chancellor Nancy Cantor, has a mission to celebrate and explore the visual and electronic arts through exhibitions, publications, education, and scholarship. CMAC brings together the programs, services, and projects of several different campus art centers and affiliated non-profit organizations in a collaborative effort to expand the public's awareness, understanding, and involvement in the arts.

CMAC: The Roots of Collaboration is a visual guide to the coalition organizations:

* SUArt Galleries is the new amalgamation of the Lowe Art Gallery and the University Art Collection. The Galleries' contribution to the exhibition illustrates the rich diversity of the permanent collection, from the haunting Renaissance images by Albrecht Dürer and Lucas Cranach to the sharp social commentary of Goya. The department's strength in 20th century American art is seen in Martin Lewis' sweltering New York nocturne, Glow of the City, and in a pair of chromed Art Deco poodles by Boris Lovet-Lorski.

* Light Work's Permanent Collection includes work donated by participants in the Artist-in-Residence program. Selected for the exhibition is a photo from Chan Chao's series of Burmese Rebels, also chosen for the 2002 Whitney Biennial. A sense of calm and tenderness is captured, while also bringing greater awareness of the democracy movement in Burma. Carrie Mae Weems investigates the power of racial jokes and the tradition of oral history in a black-and-white photograph incorporating text. The signature weaving technique of Dinh Q. Lê is on view, combining images from the Vietnam War with stills from popular movies. Recognizing how Hollywood's representation of the war stretches from the hyper-real to the surreal, Lê suggests it produces a new kind of memory which is 'neither fact nor fiction.' Also exploring the border of culture and representation are the collaborative team Max Becher and Andrea Robbins. Their series German Indians looks at a long-standing German romanticization of the American West.

* The Special Collections Research Center of Syracuse University Library displays classic images taken for Life magazine by Margaret Bourke-White, alongside her view camera and its travel case; 19th century sideshow performers from the Ronald G. Becker Collection of Charles Eisenmann Photographs; the first comic strip character, the Yellow Kid, created by Richard Outcault; and playful sketches by the Bauhaus architect Marcel Breuer.

* Community Folk Art Center contrasts fearsome masks from West Africa with carnivalesque ones from Mexico. The wooden Liberian visors, once part of the National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, and now in CFAC's permanent collection, incorporate natural materials such as feathers and hair. The devil faces flourished with festive paint are from the Mexican folk art collection of Alejandro Garcia, director of SU's School of Social Work.

* The finale of the show is the back room (the former vault of the building), devoted to The Warehouse Gallery's dreamy projection of the future. An enticing list of upcoming initiatives includes an Art Happy Hour for downtowners, a series highlighting young art collectives across North America, and a store for affordable, handcrafted art objects, among others. The gallery's mission is to engage the community in a dialogue regarding the role the arts can play in illuminating the critical issues of our times. Visitors can interact with the displays: a plant-shaped chalkboard asks viewers what they'd like to see in The Warehouse Gallery, clipboards gather information from potential collaborators, labeled Polaroids virtually introduce audiences to one another, and submission applications are dispensed. The gallery will commission Central New York artists to create unique installations for their street-level windows facing the busy intersection of West Fayette and West Streets.

Coalition members are each matched to an indigenous tree for the exhibition. This organizational strategy is in line with The Warehouse Gallery's lively, organic growth and novel way of incorporating regional idiosyncrasies into its international exhibitions.

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.

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.

Syracuse Wurlitzer
Featuring Wendell Rotter

Empire Theater
New York State Fairgrounds, Geddes

Syracuse Wurlitzer

Empire Theater
New York State Fairgrounds, Geddes

Featuring a silent film accompanied by the theater organ.

Monday, August 28, 2006

Visual Arts Showcase Committee Annual Members' Show
CNY Arts

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

Icons & Images: Processing the Work of Art

Price: Free
Syracuse Technology Garden
235 Harrison St., Syracuse

The Syracuse Technology Garden is pleased to present the first all digital art showcase in the Syracuse area. As part of a larger exhibition that includes painting and photography, nine digital artists have come together to show what this unique art form can offer.

For more information please call Lynn Hughes or Katie Rapp at 315-474-0910, x7902.

Refugee Art Exhibit

Price: Free
Center for New Americans
503 N. Prospect Ave., Syracuse

Works of 4 artists from Cuba, Sudan, and Vietnam.

For more information, phone Anh Nguyen at 315-422-1593 x210.

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.

Off Shoots: Post-Standard Staff Photographers
Light Work Gallery

Price: Free
Robert B. Menschel Media Center
316 Waverly Ave., Syracuse University, Syracuse

The exhibition features the work that the staff photographers of The Post-Standard make in their off hours. The images capture such subjects as family, friends, vacations, or personal projects.

Members Only: Beatrix Reinhardt
Light Work Gallery

Price: Free
Robert B. Menschel Media Center
316 Waverly Ave., Syracuse University, Syracuse

German photographer Beatrix Reinhardt's images in the exhibition take an inside look at members-only clubs worldwide, which Reinhardt views as special entities that provide a community for their members while excluding everyone else. Her images capture the marks left behind by members of the club. They are devoid of people but speak volumes about club members.

Reinhardt spends most of her time making phone calls and knocking on doors to gain permission to enter clubs. Since starting the series in 2003, she has traveled to places as far away as Australia, Great Britain and China to capture these images. She is currently photographing in Queens, NY, where membership clubs are plentiful and rich in visuals. Some of these exclusive clubs can require years on a waiting list, and many have membership dues ranging from minimal to tens of thousands of dollars per year.

Reinhardt grew up in Jena, Germany, and has lived in the United States on and off for more than 10 years. She completed a residency at Light Work in January 2006 and has also participated in residencies in Australia, India and China. Her photographs have been exhibited internationally, most recently at the Minnesota Center of Photography in Minneapolis, the Silver Eye Center of Photography in Pittsburgh, and Sam Romo in Atlanta. She will also have an exhibition this year in Finland.

Syracuse Wurlitzer
Featuring Wendell Rotter

Empire Theater
New York State Fairgrounds, Geddes

Syracuse Wurlitzer
Featuring Richard Sherman of the Utica Theatre Organ Society

Empire Theater
New York State Fairgrounds, Geddes

Syracuse Wurlitzer

Empire Theater
New York State Fairgrounds, Geddes

Featuring a silent film accompanied by the theater organ.

Syracuse Wurlitzer

Empire Theater
New York State Fairgrounds, Geddes

Syracuse Wurlitzer
Featuring Bubbles La Rue - Vocal & Organ Vaudeville

Empire Theater
New York State Fairgrounds, Geddes

Syracuse University College of Arts and Sciences
The Noor Wodjouatt Ensemble

Price: Free
Goldstein Auditorium, Schine Student Center
Syracuse University, Syracuse

The Noor Wodjouatt Ensemble, renowned for its authentic Afghan music featuring Kathak dance, will feature ensemble members include Lori Clark (Kathak dance), Broto Roy (tabla and tar), and Bassir Wodjouatt (Robub). Nina Latif will provide introductions to the ensemble's music, musicians and dancer. Noor Wodjouatt, a native of Kabul, Afghanistan, came to the US in 1990 and studied classical Afghan music under his brother and cousin. He received classical Indian Raga training from Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, one of India's most renowned musicians. Wodjouatt released a CD, City of Love, in 1999. Noor's style of singing is light ghazal, and he incorporates Rumi lyrics into his songs, as well as the poetry of his uncle, Ustad Ghulam Ahmad Naweed, one of Afghanistan's well-known poets. He has led the ensemble in performing at the Dance Festival of India, the Asian Pacific American Heritage Reception in May 2004 and the Washington Folk Festival. He was the first Afghan performer at the Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage in February 2006 and U.S. Department of State in June 2006.

This performance is presented as part of the Syracuse Symposium, a semester-long intellectual and artistic festival that celebrates interdisciplinary thinking, imagination and creation. This year's theme is "Imagination." For more information on symposium events, visit symposium.syr.edu.

Paid parking for the public is available in the Marion lot and the University Avenue Garage.

Tuesday, August 29, 2006

Visual Arts Showcase Committee Annual Members' Show
CNY Arts

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

Icons & Images: Processing the Work of Art

Price: Free
Syracuse Technology Garden
235 Harrison St., Syracuse

The Syracuse Technology Garden is pleased to present the first all digital art showcase in the Syracuse area. As part of a larger exhibition that includes painting and photography, nine digital artists have come together to show what this unique art form can offer.

For more information please call Lynn Hughes or Katie Rapp at 315-474-0910, x7902.

Refugee Art Exhibit

Price: Free
Center for New Americans
503 N. Prospect Ave., Syracuse

Works of 4 artists from Cuba, Sudan, and Vietnam.

For more information, phone Anh Nguyen at 315-422-1593 x210.

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.

Perspectives: Contemporary Asian Art, Culture and Identity
Community Folk Art Center

Price: Free
Community Folk Art Center
805 E. Genesee St., Syracuse

Featuring works by: Vinh Dang, Lisa Jong-Soon Goodlin, Joshua Harris, Bea Lee, Mai Lee, Mao Yang Lee, Hye Yeon Nam, Anh Thao and Phong Vu.

Vietnam: Journey of the Heart, Photographs By Geoffrey Clifford, 1985-2000
Community Folk Art Center

Price: Free
Community Folk Art Center
805 E. Genesee St., Syracuse

Organized by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES)

Members Only: Beatrix Reinhardt
Light Work Gallery

Price: Free
Robert B. Menschel Media Center
316 Waverly Ave., Syracuse University, Syracuse

German photographer Beatrix Reinhardt's images in the exhibition take an inside look at members-only clubs worldwide, which Reinhardt views as special entities that provide a community for their members while excluding everyone else. Her images capture the marks left behind by members of the club. They are devoid of people but speak volumes about club members.

Reinhardt spends most of her time making phone calls and knocking on doors to gain permission to enter clubs. Since starting the series in 2003, she has traveled to places as far away as Australia, Great Britain and China to capture these images. She is currently photographing in Queens, NY, where membership clubs are plentiful and rich in visuals. Some of these exclusive clubs can require years on a waiting list, and many have membership dues ranging from minimal to tens of thousands of dollars per year.

Reinhardt grew up in Jena, Germany, and has lived in the United States on and off for more than 10 years. She completed a residency at Light Work in January 2006 and has also participated in residencies in Australia, India and China. Her photographs have been exhibited internationally, most recently at the Minnesota Center of Photography in Minneapolis, the Silver Eye Center of Photography in Pittsburgh, and Sam Romo in Atlanta. She will also have an exhibition this year in Finland.

Off Shoots: Post-Standard Staff Photographers
Light Work Gallery

Price: Free
Robert B. Menschel Media Center
316 Waverly Ave., Syracuse University, Syracuse

The exhibition features the work that the staff photographers of The Post-Standard make in their off hours. The images capture such subjects as family, friends, vacations, or personal projects.

Through a Glass Dimly: Works of Willam Finch, painter
The Warehouse Gallery

Price: Free
The Warehouse Gallery
350 W. Fayette St., Syracuse

Overcoming Inertia: Works of Kathryn Rose Martini, fibers artist
The Warehouse Gallery

Price: Free
The Warehouse Gallery
350 W. Fayette St., Syracuse

Kathryn Rose Martini graduated from Syracuse University with a BFA in Fiber Structure and Interlocking. Beyond exhibitions over the past 6 years she has used her interest in creativity within the community working with children, both in the visual arts and conducting dance interactive workshops hoping to promote a comfort and curiousity in the arts. She has donated her time and efforts to several local non-profit institutions and organizations. Recent work is on view through September 30 at the Delavan Art Gallery in their Fashion Fashion exhibition. Martini lives and works in Syracuse.

CMAC: The Roots of Collaboration
The Warehouse Gallery

Price: Free
The Warehouse Gallery
350 W. Fayette St., Syracuse

Vibrant hand-painted vines lace the gallery walls, cleverly tying together the diverse works and accentuating the "family tree" theme of the exhibition, "CMAC: The Roots of Collaboration". This family consists of members in the recently formed Coalition of Museum and Art Centers. CMAC, an initiative by Syracuse University Chancellor Nancy Cantor, has a mission to celebrate and explore the visual and electronic arts through exhibitions, publications, education, and scholarship. CMAC brings together the programs, services, and projects of several different campus art centers and affiliated non-profit organizations in a collaborative effort to expand the public's awareness, understanding, and involvement in the arts.

CMAC: The Roots of Collaboration is a visual guide to the coalition organizations:

* SUArt Galleries is the new amalgamation of the Lowe Art Gallery and the University Art Collection. The Galleries' contribution to the exhibition illustrates the rich diversity of the permanent collection, from the haunting Renaissance images by Albrecht Dürer and Lucas Cranach to the sharp social commentary of Goya. The department's strength in 20th century American art is seen in Martin Lewis' sweltering New York nocturne, Glow of the City, and in a pair of chromed Art Deco poodles by Boris Lovet-Lorski.

* Light Work's Permanent Collection includes work donated by participants in the Artist-in-Residence program. Selected for the exhibition is a photo from Chan Chao's series of Burmese Rebels, also chosen for the 2002 Whitney Biennial. A sense of calm and tenderness is captured, while also bringing greater awareness of the democracy movement in Burma. Carrie Mae Weems investigates the power of racial jokes and the tradition of oral history in a black-and-white photograph incorporating text. The signature weaving technique of Dinh Q. Lê is on view, combining images from the Vietnam War with stills from popular movies. Recognizing how Hollywood's representation of the war stretches from the hyper-real to the surreal, Lê suggests it produces a new kind of memory which is 'neither fact nor fiction.' Also exploring the border of culture and representation are the collaborative team Max Becher and Andrea Robbins. Their series German Indians looks at a long-standing German romanticization of the American West.

* The Special Collections Research Center of Syracuse University Library displays classic images taken for Life magazine by Margaret Bourke-White, alongside her view camera and its travel case; 19th century sideshow performers from the Ronald G. Becker Collection of Charles Eisenmann Photographs; the first comic strip character, the Yellow Kid, created by Richard Outcault; and playful sketches by the Bauhaus architect Marcel Breuer.

* Community Folk Art Center contrasts fearsome masks from West Africa with carnivalesque ones from Mexico. The wooden Liberian visors, once part of the National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, and now in CFAC's permanent collection, incorporate natural materials such as feathers and hair. The devil faces flourished with festive paint are from the Mexican folk art collection of Alejandro Garcia, director of SU's School of Social Work.

* The finale of the show is the back room (the former vault of the building), devoted to The Warehouse Gallery's dreamy projection of the future. An enticing list of upcoming initiatives includes an Art Happy Hour for downtowners, a series highlighting young art collectives across North America, and a store for affordable, handcrafted art objects, among others. The gallery's mission is to engage the community in a dialogue regarding the role the arts can play in illuminating the critical issues of our times. Visitors can interact with the displays: a plant-shaped chalkboard asks viewers what they'd like to see in The Warehouse Gallery, clipboards gather information from potential collaborators, labeled Polaroids virtually introduce audiences to one another, and submission applications are dispensed. The gallery will commission Central New York artists to create unique installations for their street-level windows facing the busy intersection of West Fayette and West Streets.

Coalition members are each matched to an indigenous tree for the exhibition. This organizational strategy is in line with The Warehouse Gallery's lively, organic growth and novel way of incorporating regional idiosyncrasies into its international exhibitions.

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.

Syracuse Wurlitzer
Featuring Bubbles La Rue - Vocal & Organ Vaudeville

Empire Theater
New York State Fairgrounds, Geddes

Syracuse Wurlitzer
Featuring Avery Tunningly

Empire Theater
New York State Fairgrounds, Geddes

Syracuse Wurlitzer

Empire Theater
New York State Fairgrounds, Geddes

Featuring a silent film accompanied by the theater organ.