Friday, June 13, 2025

The Archive as Liberation
Light Work Gallery

Light Work Gallery
316 Waverly Ave., Syracuse University, Syracuse

"The Archive as Liberation" is a publication and exhibition organized by Aaron Turner. Turner has gathered a unique group of artists and writers to engage in dialogue around archival photographic methods. Contributors include Andre Bradley, calista lyon, Raymond Thompson Jr., Harrison D. Walker, and Savannah Wood, alongside writing by Chisato Hughes, Alec Kaus, Andrew Martinez, Aaron Turner, Amelia Wallin, and Wendel A. White, with a foreword by the book's editor, Donasia Tillery. The publication was designed by Elana Schlenker.

2025 Light Work Grants in Photography: Sarah Knobel, Joe Librandi-Cowan, Lida Suchy
Light Work Gallery

Light Work Gallery
316 Waverly Ave., Syracuse University, Syracuse

With enormous pleasure, we present the 50th Annual Light Work Grants in Photography. The 2025 recipients are Sarah Knobel (St. Lawrence), Joe Librandi-Cowan (Onondaga County), and Lida Suchy (Onondaga County). The two runners-up are Marna Bell (Onondaga County) and Adrian Francis (Onondaga County).

This year's judge was Marina Chao (a curator at CPW in Kingston, NY), who writes: "From an unexpected approach to plastic waste to portraits of Ukrainian civic leaders to an exploration of home, family, and memory, this year's grantees address subjects that are intimate and personal, urgent and political, in innovative, collaborative, and deeply felt ways."

The Light Work Grants are part of our ongoing effort to support and encourage Central New York artists working in photography and related mediums within a 50-mile radius of Syracuse. Established in 1975, the Light Work Grants are among the oldest photography fellowships in the country.

Natural Surroundings
Edgewood Gallery

Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

Diane Menzies and Rob Glisson: oil paintings
Sallie Thompson: ceramic forms
Sam Graceffo: metalsmith jewelry

Works of Fiber Artist Carol Boyer
Associated Artists of Central New York

Manlius Village Library
Manlius Village Center, 1 Arkie Albanese Dr., Manlius

Associated Artists of CNY presents the work of 2024 Best of Show Winner Carol Boyer.

Off the Rack
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

"Off the Rack" is the happy by-product of a major renovation of the Everson's on-site art storage.

As hundreds of paintings and framed works are displaced from their racks while renovations take place, the public has an unprecedented opportunity to view objects that have been in deep storage for years, never-before-seen recent acquisitions, and some perennial favorites — all hung together salon-style in our exhibition galleries.

This smorgasbord of paintings and works on paper showcases the breadth and depth of the Museum's collections and provides a glimpse into the world of collections management and care.

Dead End
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Curated by William Strobeck, and featuring work by Larry Clark, Mark Gonzales, William Strobeck, Dash Snow, Ryan McGinley, EARSNOT IRAK, Ari Marcopoulos, Julien Stranger, Dave Schubert, Tobin Yelland, Jonathan Cannon, and Spike Jonze.

During the 1990s, a teen-aged William Strobeck spent a good part of his time on the Everson Museum's Community Plaza. Here, the young filmmaker and photographer discovered a skateboarding crew of "weirdos and outcasts" who introduced him to a global diaspora of creative individuals sharing a similar DIY ethos and punk rock spirit.

Fast forward 30 years and Strobeck is now one of the key chroniclers of skate culture in the 21st century. After first capturing Syracuse's skate scene in the 1990s, he now travels internationally to make videos and images that transcend skating's mere physical gymnastics. His work stands out for its beauty, emotional nuance, and psychological introspection.

For "DEAD END," Strobeck was invited to curate an exhibition that spoke to the Everson's history as a hospitable venue for skateboarding, which the museum has always considered a creative enterprise. Strobeck's exhibition, while including a few of his own works, focuses on the artists and events that indelibly shaped him as a burgeoning artist. Strobeck's vision is fundamentally about youth and its uncertainties, boundaries, possibilities, and essential limitlessness.?In unguarded and casual images, these subjects point to skate culture's influence on the popular culture of today—handheld skate videos are today's TikTok and Instagram reels, while the microcultures of Substack, Reddit, and Tumblr echo the DIY skatezines of the past.

DEAD END. is intentionally participatory and egalitarian. The free-for-all nature of skateboarding goes hand in hand with a worldview that repurposes the built environment for its own use. Part of the Museum's collection, a new sculpture by artist and professional skateboarder Mark Gonzales now awaits the skaters who still gather on the Everson Community Plaza today.

Nancy Friedemann-Sánchez: Dream Map and Cornucopia
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Nancy Friedemann-Sánchez is a Colombian American artist who explores her heritage through works that combine Colombia's material culture, history, and natural world. For the works featured in "Dream Map and Cornucopia," Friedemann-Sánchez begins with an image of a ceramic vessel that speaks to the complex history of Latin America and its diaspora. She then transforms these vessels into bountiful cornucopia, bursting with flora and fauna that evoke Colombia's rich ecosystems. Together with the Everson's Paul Phillips and Sharon Sullivan Curator of Ceramics, Garth Johnson, Friedemann-Sánchez has also selected an array of ceramic works from the Museum's permanent collection that reflect her interest in Latin America's tapestry of Indigenous and colonial cultures.

John Florea: Soldiers, Spies, and Civilians
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

In 1943, LIFE photographer John Florea set aside Hollywood and celebrity portraiture to serve as a war correspondent in World War II. Although he spent most of his career directing episodes of popular television shows from the 1960s to the 1980s, he is best remembered for his stark photographs of the horrors of war. Beginning with his photographs on American soil and ending at the Battle of the Bulge, this exhibition traces how Florea's photography shifted from the polished and posed portraits of Marines training in California and women working for the USO in Texas to the gritty, haunting photos of bombed out cities and military executions.

Marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, "John Florea: Soldiers, Spies, and Civilians" examines the role of photojournalism in shaping the public's understanding of war.

D. Lee DuSell: Benediction
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

D. Lee DuSell (1927-2024) was a prolific designer and woodworker who made significant contributions to the interiors of religious shrines, chapels, and temples around the world. But Everson audiences may know him best as the creator of the bronze sculpture Spiritual Freedom (1969) that graces the Museum's Plaza. Benediction honors DuSell's large-scale work in wood during a particularly fertile period in the 1970s when his sculptures became kinetic, interactive, and overtly spiritual. This exhibition includes three rocking chairs that originally appeared here at the Everson in his 1980 solo show entitled Doxology—notably, the chairs contain musical elements powered by their rocking motion.

Spring Awakening
art haus SYR

120 Walton St.
Syracuse

Artworks by Anna Chernobai, Lin Price, Sally Hootnick, and Erika Medina.

Happy Medium
Art in the Atrium

Price: Free
City Hall Commons Atrium
201 East Washington St., Syracuse

Art installation highlighting the work of 15 artists who are teachers and instructors in the surrounding counties.

Life/Afterlife ... Do You Have a Plan?: Work by Vykky Ebner and Pam McLaughlin
ArtRage Gallery

Price: Free
ArtRage Gallery
505 Hawley Ave., Syracuse

This exhibition is rooted in the exploration of personal struggles with mental illness stemming from trauma intertwined with religious indoctrination. Each piece in this exhibition is a visual narrative, reflecting the fragmented and multifaceted nature of memory and emotion. The artwork is an exploration of the impact of religious dogma on mental health and offers itself as a way to bear witness to and survive its effects.

Vykky Ebner and Pam McLaughlin have presented this personal journey to the public in the hope that it will inspire empathy, understanding, and dialogue at the intersection of trauma, religion, and mental health, and to offer solace to those who may be grappling with similar struggles—inspiring hope for a future of healing and resilience.

New York State Blues Festival

Price: Free (Paid VIP tickets and RV parking passes available)
New York State Fairgrounds
581 State Fair Blvd., Syracuse

Main Stage
4:00 pm: Ron Spencer's Jumpstart 20th Anniversary
5:30 pm: Blue Avenue featuring Joanna Nix & Mark Doyle
7:15 pm: The Kingsnakes
9:00 pm: Southern Avenue

Side Stage
5:00 pm: Tim Herron
6:45 pm: Tim Herron

2025 Pride Concert: The Show Must Go On
Syracuse Gay and Lesbian Chorus
Brian Ackles, conductor

May Memorial Unitarian Society
3800 E. Genesee St., Syracuse

*CANCELLED* Othello
Syracuse Shakespeare-in-the-Park
Tony Brown, director

Thornden Park Amphitheater
Ostrom Ave., Syracuse

Big Louie and the Gang that Couldn't Think Straight
Acme Mystery Company

Spaghetti Warehouse
689 N. Clinton St., Syracuse

You and the rest of the Bangalone Gang are in deep trouble. Big Louie's been beaned by a bocci ball and now he ain't thinking so good. The gang's got to figure out what to do before arch rival gang leader "Muscles" Marinara has you rubbed out. You better move fast. Word on the street is that ruthless hitman Jake "The Weasel" is on the way.

Pride Ethos: A Living Exhibit
Breadcrumbs Productions

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Radical Pride Live and Unfiltered: Two Nights of Queer Performances

?Pride Ethos is a manifestation of the radical spirit of queer performance. Over two unforgettable nights, the Everson Museum of Art becomes a living, breathing exhibit — a celebration of identity, creativity, and community, staged throughout the Museum's striking modern architecture and alongside its celebrated collection of American art.

Come breathe collective life into this immersive, two-night experience. Each evening features a different lineup of LGBTQ+ performers from across Upstate New York, offering intimate and electrifying expressions of pride through drag, burlesque, theater, dance, and more.

Wander the galleries. Sip cocktails in the atrium while a DJ spins. Discover surprise performances in the outdoor sculpture garden, or catch a 10-minute play unfolding in the museum theatre.

One ticket gives you access to both nights.

Pride Ethos is a project of Breadcrumbs Productions, GoJo Productions, Come Out CNY, and the Everson Museum of Art.

Opening: The National Pastime
Syracuse Stage
Johanna McKeon, director

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

Cuba, 2016. A mysterious illness rips through the American embassy in Havana. America, 2017. The Houston Astros are stealing signs, on their way to a World Series win. With tensions heightened from the lead-up and aftermath of an election year, the two nations play a dangerous game in the shadows, with their shared national pastimes – baseball and espionage – as their weapons of choice.

Written by Rogelio Martinez. A Julie Lutz Cold Read World Premiere.

Saturday, June 14, 2025

Works of Fiber Artist Carol Boyer
Associated Artists of Central New York

Manlius Village Library
Manlius Village Center, 1 Arkie Albanese Dr., Manlius

Associated Artists of CNY presents the work of 2024 Best of Show Winner Carol Boyer.

   

Natural Surroundings
Edgewood Gallery

Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

Diane Menzies and Rob Glisson: oil paintings
Sallie Thompson: ceramic forms
Sam Graceffo: metalsmith jewelry

   

Off the Rack
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

"Off the Rack" is the happy by-product of a major renovation of the Everson's on-site art storage.

As hundreds of paintings and framed works are displaced from their racks while renovations take place, the public has an unprecedented opportunity to view objects that have been in deep storage for years, never-before-seen recent acquisitions, and some perennial favorites — all hung together salon-style in our exhibition galleries.

This smorgasbord of paintings and works on paper showcases the breadth and depth of the Museum's collections and provides a glimpse into the world of collections management and care.

   

CNY Artist Initiative: Anna Warfield
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Anna Warfield (she/they), a visual artist and poet based in Binghamton, creates text-based fiber sculptures that examine identity, the body, and unlearning. Warfield's recent solo exhibitions include "UNDOINGS" at SUNY Oneonta and "Placid Thoughts from Inside Her Eyelids" at the Roberson Museum. Their work has been featured in group shows at MAG Rochester, Schweinfurth Art Center, and Site Gallery. Warfield is the 2025 Antigravity artist at the Rockwell Museum and has an upcoming residency at the Corning Museum of Glass. They are the recipient of numerous awards, including a NYSCA Individual Artist grant and a Saltonstall Residency and Fellowship.

   

D. Lee DuSell: Benediction
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

D. Lee DuSell (1927-2024) was a prolific designer and woodworker who made significant contributions to the interiors of religious shrines, chapels, and temples around the world. But Everson audiences may know him best as the creator of the bronze sculpture Spiritual Freedom (1969) that graces the Museum's Plaza. Benediction honors DuSell's large-scale work in wood during a particularly fertile period in the 1970s when his sculptures became kinetic, interactive, and overtly spiritual. This exhibition includes three rocking chairs that originally appeared here at the Everson in his 1980 solo show entitled Doxology—notably, the chairs contain musical elements powered by their rocking motion.

   

John Florea: Soldiers, Spies, and Civilians
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

In 1943, LIFE photographer John Florea set aside Hollywood and celebrity portraiture to serve as a war correspondent in World War II. Although he spent most of his career directing episodes of popular television shows from the 1960s to the 1980s, he is best remembered for his stark photographs of the horrors of war. Beginning with his photographs on American soil and ending at the Battle of the Bulge, this exhibition traces how Florea's photography shifted from the polished and posed portraits of Marines training in California and women working for the USO in Texas to the gritty, haunting photos of bombed out cities and military executions.

Marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, "John Florea: Soldiers, Spies, and Civilians" examines the role of photojournalism in shaping the public's understanding of war.

   

Nancy Friedemann-Sánchez: Dream Map and Cornucopia
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Nancy Friedemann-Sánchez is a Colombian American artist who explores her heritage through works that combine Colombia's material culture, history, and natural world. For the works featured in "Dream Map and Cornucopia," Friedemann-Sánchez begins with an image of a ceramic vessel that speaks to the complex history of Latin America and its diaspora. She then transforms these vessels into bountiful cornucopia, bursting with flora and fauna that evoke Colombia's rich ecosystems. Together with the Everson's Paul Phillips and Sharon Sullivan Curator of Ceramics, Garth Johnson, Friedemann-Sánchez has also selected an array of ceramic works from the Museum's permanent collection that reflect her interest in Latin America's tapestry of Indigenous and colonial cultures.

   

Dead End
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Curated by William Strobeck, and featuring work by Larry Clark, Mark Gonzales, William Strobeck, Dash Snow, Ryan McGinley, EARSNOT IRAK, Ari Marcopoulos, Julien Stranger, Dave Schubert, Tobin Yelland, Jonathan Cannon, and Spike Jonze.

During the 1990s, a teen-aged William Strobeck spent a good part of his time on the Everson Museum's Community Plaza. Here, the young filmmaker and photographer discovered a skateboarding crew of "weirdos and outcasts" who introduced him to a global diaspora of creative individuals sharing a similar DIY ethos and punk rock spirit.

Fast forward 30 years and Strobeck is now one of the key chroniclers of skate culture in the 21st century. After first capturing Syracuse's skate scene in the 1990s, he now travels internationally to make videos and images that transcend skating's mere physical gymnastics. His work stands out for its beauty, emotional nuance, and psychological introspection.

For "DEAD END," Strobeck was invited to curate an exhibition that spoke to the Everson's history as a hospitable venue for skateboarding, which the museum has always considered a creative enterprise. Strobeck's exhibition, while including a few of his own works, focuses on the artists and events that indelibly shaped him as a burgeoning artist. Strobeck's vision is fundamentally about youth and its uncertainties, boundaries, possibilities, and essential limitlessness.?In unguarded and casual images, these subjects point to skate culture's influence on the popular culture of today—handheld skate videos are today's TikTok and Instagram reels, while the microcultures of Substack, Reddit, and Tumblr echo the DIY skatezines of the past.

DEAD END. is intentionally participatory and egalitarian. The free-for-all nature of skateboarding goes hand in hand with a worldview that repurposes the built environment for its own use. Part of the Museum's collection, a new sculpture by artist and professional skateboarder Mark Gonzales now awaits the skaters who still gather on the Everson Community Plaza today.

   

Westcott Art Trail

Westcott Community Center
Corner of Euclid Ave. and Westcott St., Syracuse

The Westcott Art Trail features over 80 local artists showcasing painting, sculpture, fiber arts, ceramics, glass, and more, at several locations around the Westcott neighborhood. Artists can be found at Petit Branch Library, Westcott Community Center, Erwin United Methodist Church, and at artists' homes and studios in the neighborhood. The Art Trail Map is available online or for pick-up at Westcott Community Center.

Live Music:
11:00 am–1:00 pm, Westcott Community Center: Jess Novak, pop, rock, and soul
11:00 am–1:00 pm, Petit Library: Christopher White, guitar and vocals
12:00–2:00 pm, Erwin Methodist Church parking lot: Ashley Cox, folk, pop, and rock
1:15–3:15 pm, Petit Library: Chloe Danes, indie folk
1:30–3:30 pm, Westcott Community Center: Allen Fellows Project, country and rock
3:00–4:00 pm, 767 Westcott St.: Garrett Mitchell, viola

For more information, visit westcottcc.org/westcott-art-trail/.

   

Spring Awakening
art haus SYR

120 Walton St.
Syracuse

Artworks by Anna Chernobai, Lin Price, Sally Hootnick, and Erika Medina.

   

Happy Medium
Art in the Atrium

Price: Free
City Hall Commons Atrium
201 East Washington St., Syracuse

Art installation highlighting the work of 15 artists who are teachers and instructors in the surrounding counties.

   

Life/Afterlife ... Do You Have a Plan?: Work by Vykky Ebner and Pam McLaughlin
ArtRage Gallery

Price: Free
ArtRage Gallery
505 Hawley Ave., Syracuse

This exhibition is rooted in the exploration of personal struggles with mental illness stemming from trauma intertwined with religious indoctrination. Each piece in this exhibition is a visual narrative, reflecting the fragmented and multifaceted nature of memory and emotion. The artwork is an exploration of the impact of religious dogma on mental health and offers itself as a way to bear witness to and survive its effects.

Vykky Ebner and Pam McLaughlin have presented this personal journey to the public in the hope that it will inspire empathy, understanding, and dialogue at the intersection of trauma, religion, and mental health, and to offer solace to those who may be grappling with similar struggles—inspiring hope for a future of healing and resilience.

   

New York State Blues Festival

Price: Free (Paid VIP tickets and RV parking passes available)
New York State Fairgrounds
581 State Fair Blvd., Syracuse

Main Stage
12:00 pm: Blues Ignition
1:00 pm: Jake Lozo Band
2:10 pm: The Westcott Jug Suckers
3:30 pm: The Ripcords
5:00 pm: Jontavious Willis
6:45 pm: Ruthie Foster
8:30 pm: Warren Haynes Band

Side Stage
1:40 pm: Tom Barnes
3:00 pm: Tom Barnes
4:30 pm: The Shylocks Duo
6:15 pm: The Shylocks Duo

   

2025 Pride Concert: The Show Must Go On
Syracuse Gay and Lesbian Chorus
Brian Ackles, conductor

May Memorial Unitarian Society
3800 E. Genesee St., Syracuse

   

The National Pastime
Syracuse Stage
Johanna McKeon, director

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

Cuba, 2016. A mysterious illness rips through the American embassy in Havana. America, 2017. The Houston Astros are stealing signs, on their way to a World Series win. With tensions heightened from the lead-up and aftermath of an election year, the two nations play a dangerous game in the shadows, with their shared national pastimes – baseball and espionage – as their weapons of choice.

Written by Rogelio Martinez. A Julie Lutz Cold Read World Premiere.

Tickets

   

*CANCELLED* Othello
Syracuse Shakespeare-in-the-Park
Tony Brown, director

Thornden Park Amphitheater
Ostrom Ave., Syracuse

   

Cold Read Festival: Milk
Syracuse Stage

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

Milk by Central New York playwright Zizi Majid.

Sofia, a Syrian woman who whilst on a makeshift iron vessel on the Mediterranean Sea, meets Sarah, a woman from South Sudan who's similarly seeking a better life. Sofia confides her deepest wishes as she considers returning to her home in Syria and a future life with a partner of her own choosing. Milk is a play written as an empathetic response to the global migration crisis.

Reading will be immediately followed by a talkback with the playwright and director.

Tickets

   

The National Pastime
Syracuse Stage
Johanna McKeon, director

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

Cuba, 2016. A mysterious illness rips through the American embassy in Havana. America, 2017. The Houston Astros are stealing signs, on their way to a World Series win. With tensions heightened from the lead-up and aftermath of an election year, the two nations play a dangerous game in the shadows, with their shared national pastimes – baseball and espionage – as their weapons of choice.

Written by Rogelio Martinez. A Julie Lutz Cold Read World Premiere.

Tickets

   

Sunday, June 15, 2025

Off the Rack
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

"Off the Rack" is the happy by-product of a major renovation of the Everson's on-site art storage.

As hundreds of paintings and framed works are displaced from their racks while renovations take place, the public has an unprecedented opportunity to view objects that have been in deep storage for years, never-before-seen recent acquisitions, and some perennial favorites — all hung together salon-style in our exhibition galleries.

This smorgasbord of paintings and works on paper showcases the breadth and depth of the Museum's collections and provides a glimpse into the world of collections management and care.

   

CNY Artist Initiative: Anna Warfield
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Anna Warfield (she/they), a visual artist and poet based in Binghamton, creates text-based fiber sculptures that examine identity, the body, and unlearning. Warfield's recent solo exhibitions include "UNDOINGS" at SUNY Oneonta and "Placid Thoughts from Inside Her Eyelids" at the Roberson Museum. Their work has been featured in group shows at MAG Rochester, Schweinfurth Art Center, and Site Gallery. Warfield is the 2025 Antigravity artist at the Rockwell Museum and has an upcoming residency at the Corning Museum of Glass. They are the recipient of numerous awards, including a NYSCA Individual Artist grant and a Saltonstall Residency and Fellowship.

   

Dead End
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Curated by William Strobeck, and featuring work by Larry Clark, Mark Gonzales, William Strobeck, Dash Snow, Ryan McGinley, EARSNOT IRAK, Ari Marcopoulos, Julien Stranger, Dave Schubert, Tobin Yelland, Jonathan Cannon, and Spike Jonze.

During the 1990s, a teen-aged William Strobeck spent a good part of his time on the Everson Museum's Community Plaza. Here, the young filmmaker and photographer discovered a skateboarding crew of "weirdos and outcasts" who introduced him to a global diaspora of creative individuals sharing a similar DIY ethos and punk rock spirit.

Fast forward 30 years and Strobeck is now one of the key chroniclers of skate culture in the 21st century. After first capturing Syracuse's skate scene in the 1990s, he now travels internationally to make videos and images that transcend skating's mere physical gymnastics. His work stands out for its beauty, emotional nuance, and psychological introspection.

For "DEAD END," Strobeck was invited to curate an exhibition that spoke to the Everson's history as a hospitable venue for skateboarding, which the museum has always considered a creative enterprise. Strobeck's exhibition, while including a few of his own works, focuses on the artists and events that indelibly shaped him as a burgeoning artist. Strobeck's vision is fundamentally about youth and its uncertainties, boundaries, possibilities, and essential limitlessness.?In unguarded and casual images, these subjects point to skate culture's influence on the popular culture of today—handheld skate videos are today's TikTok and Instagram reels, while the microcultures of Substack, Reddit, and Tumblr echo the DIY skatezines of the past.

DEAD END. is intentionally participatory and egalitarian. The free-for-all nature of skateboarding goes hand in hand with a worldview that repurposes the built environment for its own use. Part of the Museum's collection, a new sculpture by artist and professional skateboarder Mark Gonzales now awaits the skaters who still gather on the Everson Community Plaza today.

   

Nancy Friedemann-Sánchez: Dream Map and Cornucopia
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Nancy Friedemann-Sánchez is a Colombian American artist who explores her heritage through works that combine Colombia's material culture, history, and natural world. For the works featured in "Dream Map and Cornucopia," Friedemann-Sánchez begins with an image of a ceramic vessel that speaks to the complex history of Latin America and its diaspora. She then transforms these vessels into bountiful cornucopia, bursting with flora and fauna that evoke Colombia's rich ecosystems. Together with the Everson's Paul Phillips and Sharon Sullivan Curator of Ceramics, Garth Johnson, Friedemann-Sánchez has also selected an array of ceramic works from the Museum's permanent collection that reflect her interest in Latin America's tapestry of Indigenous and colonial cultures.

   

John Florea: Soldiers, Spies, and Civilians
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

In 1943, LIFE photographer John Florea set aside Hollywood and celebrity portraiture to serve as a war correspondent in World War II. Although he spent most of his career directing episodes of popular television shows from the 1960s to the 1980s, he is best remembered for his stark photographs of the horrors of war. Beginning with his photographs on American soil and ending at the Battle of the Bulge, this exhibition traces how Florea's photography shifted from the polished and posed portraits of Marines training in California and women working for the USO in Texas to the gritty, haunting photos of bombed out cities and military executions.

Marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, "John Florea: Soldiers, Spies, and Civilians" examines the role of photojournalism in shaping the public's understanding of war.

   

D. Lee DuSell: Benediction
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

D. Lee DuSell (1927-2024) was a prolific designer and woodworker who made significant contributions to the interiors of religious shrines, chapels, and temples around the world. But Everson audiences may know him best as the creator of the bronze sculpture Spiritual Freedom (1969) that graces the Museum's Plaza. Benediction honors DuSell's large-scale work in wood during a particularly fertile period in the 1970s when his sculptures became kinetic, interactive, and overtly spiritual. This exhibition includes three rocking chairs that originally appeared here at the Everson in his 1980 solo show entitled Doxology—notably, the chairs contain musical elements powered by their rocking motion.

   

Happy Medium
Art in the Atrium

Price: Free
City Hall Commons Atrium
201 East Washington St., Syracuse

Art installation highlighting the work of 15 artists who are teachers and instructors in the surrounding counties.

   

Works of Fiber Artist Carol Boyer
Associated Artists of Central New York

Manlius Village Library
Manlius Village Center, 1 Arkie Albanese Dr., Manlius

Associated Artists of CNY presents the work of 2024 Best of Show Winner Carol Boyer.

   

*SOLD OUT* Nachos & Blancos
The 443 Social Club

The 443 Social Club
443 Burnet Ave., Syracuse

Join us o for our once-a-month rockin' rhythm and roots par-tay. It's the best hang in town and we can't think of a better way to spend Sunday afternoon than grooving to the tasty tunes of the mighty Los Blancos.

Join the waitlist

   

*CANCELLED* Othello
Syracuse Shakespeare-in-the-Park
Tony Brown, director

Thornden Park Amphitheater
Ostrom Ave., Syracuse

   

The National Pastime
Syracuse Stage
Johanna McKeon, director

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

Cuba, 2016. A mysterious illness rips through the American embassy in Havana. America, 2017. The Houston Astros are stealing signs, on their way to a World Series win. With tensions heightened from the lead-up and aftermath of an election year, the two nations play a dangerous game in the shadows, with their shared national pastimes – baseball and espionage – as their weapons of choice.

Written by Rogelio Martinez. A Julie Lutz Cold Read World Premiere.

Tickets

   

Monday, June 16, 2025

Works of Fiber Artist Carol Boyer
Associated Artists of Central New York

Manlius Village Library
Manlius Village Center, 1 Arkie Albanese Dr., Manlius

Associated Artists of CNY presents the work of 2024 Best of Show Winner Carol Boyer.

   

2025 Light Work Grants in Photography: Sarah Knobel, Joe Librandi-Cowan, Lida Suchy
Light Work Gallery

Light Work Gallery
316 Waverly Ave., Syracuse University, Syracuse

With enormous pleasure, we present the 50th Annual Light Work Grants in Photography. The 2025 recipients are Sarah Knobel (St. Lawrence), Joe Librandi-Cowan (Onondaga County), and Lida Suchy (Onondaga County). The two runners-up are Marna Bell (Onondaga County) and Adrian Francis (Onondaga County).

This year's judge was Marina Chao (a curator at CPW in Kingston, NY), who writes: "From an unexpected approach to plastic waste to portraits of Ukrainian civic leaders to an exploration of home, family, and memory, this year's grantees address subjects that are intimate and personal, urgent and political, in innovative, collaborative, and deeply felt ways."

The Light Work Grants are part of our ongoing effort to support and encourage Central New York artists working in photography and related mediums within a 50-mile radius of Syracuse. Established in 1975, the Light Work Grants are among the oldest photography fellowships in the country.

   

The Archive as Liberation
Light Work Gallery

Light Work Gallery
316 Waverly Ave., Syracuse University, Syracuse

"The Archive as Liberation" is a publication and exhibition organized by Aaron Turner. Turner has gathered a unique group of artists and writers to engage in dialogue around archival photographic methods. Contributors include Andre Bradley, calista lyon, Raymond Thompson Jr., Harrison D. Walker, and Savannah Wood, alongside writing by Chisato Hughes, Alec Kaus, Andrew Martinez, Aaron Turner, Amelia Wallin, and Wendel A. White, with a foreword by the book's editor, Donasia Tillery. The publication was designed by Elana Schlenker.

   

Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Works of Fiber Artist Carol Boyer
Associated Artists of Central New York

Manlius Village Library
Manlius Village Center, 1 Arkie Albanese Dr., Manlius

Associated Artists of CNY presents the work of 2024 Best of Show Winner Carol Boyer.

   

The Archive as Liberation
Light Work Gallery

Light Work Gallery
316 Waverly Ave., Syracuse University, Syracuse

"The Archive as Liberation" is a publication and exhibition organized by Aaron Turner. Turner has gathered a unique group of artists and writers to engage in dialogue around archival photographic methods. Contributors include Andre Bradley, calista lyon, Raymond Thompson Jr., Harrison D. Walker, and Savannah Wood, alongside writing by Chisato Hughes, Alec Kaus, Andrew Martinez, Aaron Turner, Amelia Wallin, and Wendel A. White, with a foreword by the book's editor, Donasia Tillery. The publication was designed by Elana Schlenker.

   

2025 Light Work Grants in Photography: Sarah Knobel, Joe Librandi-Cowan, Lida Suchy
Light Work Gallery

Light Work Gallery
316 Waverly Ave., Syracuse University, Syracuse

With enormous pleasure, we present the 50th Annual Light Work Grants in Photography. The 2025 recipients are Sarah Knobel (St. Lawrence), Joe Librandi-Cowan (Onondaga County), and Lida Suchy (Onondaga County). The two runners-up are Marna Bell (Onondaga County) and Adrian Francis (Onondaga County).

This year's judge was Marina Chao (a curator at CPW in Kingston, NY), who writes: "From an unexpected approach to plastic waste to portraits of Ukrainian civic leaders to an exploration of home, family, and memory, this year's grantees address subjects that are intimate and personal, urgent and political, in innovative, collaborative, and deeply felt ways."

The Light Work Grants are part of our ongoing effort to support and encourage Central New York artists working in photography and related mediums within a 50-mile radius of Syracuse. Established in 1975, the Light Work Grants are among the oldest photography fellowships in the country.

   

Natural Surroundings
Edgewood Gallery

Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

Diane Menzies and Rob Glisson: oil paintings
Sallie Thompson: ceramic forms
Sam Graceffo: metalsmith jewelry

   

Spring Awakening
art haus SYR

120 Walton St.
Syracuse

Artworks by Anna Chernobai, Lin Price, Sally Hootnick, and Erika Medina.

   

Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Works of Fiber Artist Carol Boyer
Associated Artists of Central New York

Manlius Village Library
Manlius Village Center, 1 Arkie Albanese Dr., Manlius

Associated Artists of CNY presents the work of 2024 Best of Show Winner Carol Boyer.

   

2025 Light Work Grants in Photography: Sarah Knobel, Joe Librandi-Cowan, Lida Suchy
Light Work Gallery

Light Work Gallery
316 Waverly Ave., Syracuse University, Syracuse

With enormous pleasure, we present the 50th Annual Light Work Grants in Photography. The 2025 recipients are Sarah Knobel (St. Lawrence), Joe Librandi-Cowan (Onondaga County), and Lida Suchy (Onondaga County). The two runners-up are Marna Bell (Onondaga County) and Adrian Francis (Onondaga County).

This year's judge was Marina Chao (a curator at CPW in Kingston, NY), who writes: "From an unexpected approach to plastic waste to portraits of Ukrainian civic leaders to an exploration of home, family, and memory, this year's grantees address subjects that are intimate and personal, urgent and political, in innovative, collaborative, and deeply felt ways."

The Light Work Grants are part of our ongoing effort to support and encourage Central New York artists working in photography and related mediums within a 50-mile radius of Syracuse. Established in 1975, the Light Work Grants are among the oldest photography fellowships in the country.

   

The Archive as Liberation
Light Work Gallery

Light Work Gallery
316 Waverly Ave., Syracuse University, Syracuse

"The Archive as Liberation" is a publication and exhibition organized by Aaron Turner. Turner has gathered a unique group of artists and writers to engage in dialogue around archival photographic methods. Contributors include Andre Bradley, calista lyon, Raymond Thompson Jr., Harrison D. Walker, and Savannah Wood, alongside writing by Chisato Hughes, Alec Kaus, Andrew Martinez, Aaron Turner, Amelia Wallin, and Wendel A. White, with a foreword by the book's editor, Donasia Tillery. The publication was designed by Elana Schlenker.

   

Natural Surroundings
Edgewood Gallery

Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

Diane Menzies and Rob Glisson: oil paintings
Sallie Thompson: ceramic forms
Sam Graceffo: metalsmith jewelry

   

CNY Artist Initiative: Anna Warfield
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Anna Warfield (she/they), a visual artist and poet based in Binghamton, creates text-based fiber sculptures that examine identity, the body, and unlearning. Warfield's recent solo exhibitions include "UNDOINGS" at SUNY Oneonta and "Placid Thoughts from Inside Her Eyelids" at the Roberson Museum. Their work has been featured in group shows at MAG Rochester, Schweinfurth Art Center, and Site Gallery. Warfield is the 2025 Antigravity artist at the Rockwell Museum and has an upcoming residency at the Corning Museum of Glass. They are the recipient of numerous awards, including a NYSCA Individual Artist grant and a Saltonstall Residency and Fellowship.

   

Off the Rack
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

"Off the Rack" is the happy by-product of a major renovation of the Everson's on-site art storage.

As hundreds of paintings and framed works are displaced from their racks while renovations take place, the public has an unprecedented opportunity to view objects that have been in deep storage for years, never-before-seen recent acquisitions, and some perennial favorites — all hung together salon-style in our exhibition galleries.

This smorgasbord of paintings and works on paper showcases the breadth and depth of the Museum's collections and provides a glimpse into the world of collections management and care.

   

D. Lee DuSell: Benediction
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

D. Lee DuSell (1927-2024) was a prolific designer and woodworker who made significant contributions to the interiors of religious shrines, chapels, and temples around the world. But Everson audiences may know him best as the creator of the bronze sculpture Spiritual Freedom (1969) that graces the Museum's Plaza. Benediction honors DuSell's large-scale work in wood during a particularly fertile period in the 1970s when his sculptures became kinetic, interactive, and overtly spiritual. This exhibition includes three rocking chairs that originally appeared here at the Everson in his 1980 solo show entitled Doxology—notably, the chairs contain musical elements powered by their rocking motion.

   

John Florea: Soldiers, Spies, and Civilians
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

In 1943, LIFE photographer John Florea set aside Hollywood and celebrity portraiture to serve as a war correspondent in World War II. Although he spent most of his career directing episodes of popular television shows from the 1960s to the 1980s, he is best remembered for his stark photographs of the horrors of war. Beginning with his photographs on American soil and ending at the Battle of the Bulge, this exhibition traces how Florea's photography shifted from the polished and posed portraits of Marines training in California and women working for the USO in Texas to the gritty, haunting photos of bombed out cities and military executions.

Marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, "John Florea: Soldiers, Spies, and Civilians" examines the role of photojournalism in shaping the public's understanding of war.

   

Nancy Friedemann-Sánchez: Dream Map and Cornucopia
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Nancy Friedemann-Sánchez is a Colombian American artist who explores her heritage through works that combine Colombia's material culture, history, and natural world. For the works featured in "Dream Map and Cornucopia," Friedemann-Sánchez begins with an image of a ceramic vessel that speaks to the complex history of Latin America and its diaspora. She then transforms these vessels into bountiful cornucopia, bursting with flora and fauna that evoke Colombia's rich ecosystems. Together with the Everson's Paul Phillips and Sharon Sullivan Curator of Ceramics, Garth Johnson, Friedemann-Sánchez has also selected an array of ceramic works from the Museum's permanent collection that reflect her interest in Latin America's tapestry of Indigenous and colonial cultures.

   

Dead End
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Curated by William Strobeck, and featuring work by Larry Clark, Mark Gonzales, William Strobeck, Dash Snow, Ryan McGinley, EARSNOT IRAK, Ari Marcopoulos, Julien Stranger, Dave Schubert, Tobin Yelland, Jonathan Cannon, and Spike Jonze.

During the 1990s, a teen-aged William Strobeck spent a good part of his time on the Everson Museum's Community Plaza. Here, the young filmmaker and photographer discovered a skateboarding crew of "weirdos and outcasts" who introduced him to a global diaspora of creative individuals sharing a similar DIY ethos and punk rock spirit.

Fast forward 30 years and Strobeck is now one of the key chroniclers of skate culture in the 21st century. After first capturing Syracuse's skate scene in the 1990s, he now travels internationally to make videos and images that transcend skating's mere physical gymnastics. His work stands out for its beauty, emotional nuance, and psychological introspection.

For "DEAD END," Strobeck was invited to curate an exhibition that spoke to the Everson's history as a hospitable venue for skateboarding, which the museum has always considered a creative enterprise. Strobeck's exhibition, while including a few of his own works, focuses on the artists and events that indelibly shaped him as a burgeoning artist. Strobeck's vision is fundamentally about youth and its uncertainties, boundaries, possibilities, and essential limitlessness.?In unguarded and casual images, these subjects point to skate culture's influence on the popular culture of today—handheld skate videos are today's TikTok and Instagram reels, while the microcultures of Substack, Reddit, and Tumblr echo the DIY skatezines of the past.

DEAD END. is intentionally participatory and egalitarian. The free-for-all nature of skateboarding goes hand in hand with a worldview that repurposes the built environment for its own use. Part of the Museum's collection, a new sculpture by artist and professional skateboarder Mark Gonzales now awaits the skaters who still gather on the Everson Community Plaza today.

   

Spring Awakening
art haus SYR

120 Walton St.
Syracuse

Artworks by Anna Chernobai, Lin Price, Sally Hootnick, and Erika Medina.

   

Life/Afterlife ... Do You Have a Plan?: Work by Vykky Ebner and Pam McLaughlin
ArtRage Gallery

Price: Free
ArtRage Gallery
505 Hawley Ave., Syracuse

This exhibition is rooted in the exploration of personal struggles with mental illness stemming from trauma intertwined with religious indoctrination. Each piece in this exhibition is a visual narrative, reflecting the fragmented and multifaceted nature of memory and emotion. The artwork is an exploration of the impact of religious dogma on mental health and offers itself as a way to bear witness to and survive its effects.

Vykky Ebner and Pam McLaughlin have presented this personal journey to the public in the hope that it will inspire empathy, understanding, and dialogue at the intersection of trauma, religion, and mental health, and to offer solace to those who may be grappling with similar struggles—inspiring hope for a future of healing and resilience.

   

Flicks on the Crick: Coming to America

Price: Free
Sound Garden parking lot
310 W. Jefferson St., Syracuse

Movie starts at sundown. Bring your own lawn chairs, blankets, snacks.

   

Walking and Talking Wednesday: The Heart of Syracuse Walking Tour
Onondaga Historical Association

Price: $20 regular, $15 OHA members
Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

Take a stroll down memory lane of the past downtown businesses, the railroad that traveled through the downtown streets, and some of the city's lost historical treasures.

Spend your midweek lunch hour with Curator of History Robert Searing, listening to some local history as you get in a midday walk around town. Tours leave at noon from 321 Montgomery Street and last for 45-60 minutes.

Reserve a Spot

   

CNY Artist Initiative Gallery Talk with Anna Warfield
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Join CNY Artist Initiative featured artist Anna Warfield for a gallery talk to learn more about her work and approach. Open discussion and light refreshments to follow.

Anna Warfield is a visual artist and poet based in Binghamton working with text-based fiber sculptures that explore the body and identity. Recent solo exhibitions include UNDOINGS at SUNY Oneonta and Placid Thoughts at the Roberson Museum. Warfield has shown work at MAG Rochester, Schweinfurth Art Center, and the Arts Council of the Southern Finger Lakes. They are the 2025 Antigravity artist at the Rockwell Museum and hold a BFA and BS from Cornell University, where their thesis won the Charles Baskerville Painting Award.

   

The National Pastime
Syracuse Stage
Johanna McKeon, director

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

Cuba, 2016. A mysterious illness rips through the American embassy in Havana. America, 2017. The Houston Astros are stealing signs, on their way to a World Series win. With tensions heightened from the lead-up and aftermath of an election year, the two nations play a dangerous game in the shadows, with their shared national pastimes – baseball and espionage – as their weapons of choice.

Written by Rogelio Martinez. A Julie Lutz Cold Read World Premiere.

Tickets

   

The National Pastime
Syracuse Stage
Johanna McKeon, director

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

Cuba, 2016. A mysterious illness rips through the American embassy in Havana. America, 2017. The Houston Astros are stealing signs, on their way to a World Series win. With tensions heightened from the lead-up and aftermath of an election year, the two nations play a dangerous game in the shadows, with their shared national pastimes – baseball and espionage – as their weapons of choice.

Written by Rogelio Martinez. A Julie Lutz Cold Read World Premiere.

Tickets

   

Thursday, June 19, 2025

Works of Fiber Artist Carol Boyer
Associated Artists of Central New York

Manlius Village Library
Manlius Village Center, 1 Arkie Albanese Dr., Manlius

Associated Artists of CNY presents the work of 2024 Best of Show Winner Carol Boyer.

   

Natural Surroundings
Edgewood Gallery

Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

Diane Menzies and Rob Glisson: oil paintings
Sallie Thompson: ceramic forms
Sam Graceffo: metalsmith jewelry

   

CNY Artist Initiative: Anna Warfield
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Anna Warfield (she/they), a visual artist and poet based in Binghamton, creates text-based fiber sculptures that examine identity, the body, and unlearning. Warfield's recent solo exhibitions include "UNDOINGS" at SUNY Oneonta and "Placid Thoughts from Inside Her Eyelids" at the Roberson Museum. Their work has been featured in group shows at MAG Rochester, Schweinfurth Art Center, and Site Gallery. Warfield is the 2025 Antigravity artist at the Rockwell Museum and has an upcoming residency at the Corning Museum of Glass. They are the recipient of numerous awards, including a NYSCA Individual Artist grant and a Saltonstall Residency and Fellowship.

   

Off the Rack
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

"Off the Rack" is the happy by-product of a major renovation of the Everson's on-site art storage.

As hundreds of paintings and framed works are displaced from their racks while renovations take place, the public has an unprecedented opportunity to view objects that have been in deep storage for years, never-before-seen recent acquisitions, and some perennial favorites — all hung together salon-style in our exhibition galleries.

This smorgasbord of paintings and works on paper showcases the breadth and depth of the Museum's collections and provides a glimpse into the world of collections management and care.

   

Dead End
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Curated by William Strobeck, and featuring work by Larry Clark, Mark Gonzales, William Strobeck, Dash Snow, Ryan McGinley, EARSNOT IRAK, Ari Marcopoulos, Julien Stranger, Dave Schubert, Tobin Yelland, Jonathan Cannon, and Spike Jonze.

During the 1990s, a teen-aged William Strobeck spent a good part of his time on the Everson Museum's Community Plaza. Here, the young filmmaker and photographer discovered a skateboarding crew of "weirdos and outcasts" who introduced him to a global diaspora of creative individuals sharing a similar DIY ethos and punk rock spirit.

Fast forward 30 years and Strobeck is now one of the key chroniclers of skate culture in the 21st century. After first capturing Syracuse's skate scene in the 1990s, he now travels internationally to make videos and images that transcend skating's mere physical gymnastics. His work stands out for its beauty, emotional nuance, and psychological introspection.

For "DEAD END," Strobeck was invited to curate an exhibition that spoke to the Everson's history as a hospitable venue for skateboarding, which the museum has always considered a creative enterprise. Strobeck's exhibition, while including a few of his own works, focuses on the artists and events that indelibly shaped him as a burgeoning artist. Strobeck's vision is fundamentally about youth and its uncertainties, boundaries, possibilities, and essential limitlessness.?In unguarded and casual images, these subjects point to skate culture's influence on the popular culture of today—handheld skate videos are today's TikTok and Instagram reels, while the microcultures of Substack, Reddit, and Tumblr echo the DIY skatezines of the past.

DEAD END. is intentionally participatory and egalitarian. The free-for-all nature of skateboarding goes hand in hand with a worldview that repurposes the built environment for its own use. Part of the Museum's collection, a new sculpture by artist and professional skateboarder Mark Gonzales now awaits the skaters who still gather on the Everson Community Plaza today.

   

Nancy Friedemann-Sánchez: Dream Map and Cornucopia
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Nancy Friedemann-Sánchez is a Colombian American artist who explores her heritage through works that combine Colombia's material culture, history, and natural world. For the works featured in "Dream Map and Cornucopia," Friedemann-Sánchez begins with an image of a ceramic vessel that speaks to the complex history of Latin America and its diaspora. She then transforms these vessels into bountiful cornucopia, bursting with flora and fauna that evoke Colombia's rich ecosystems. Together with the Everson's Paul Phillips and Sharon Sullivan Curator of Ceramics, Garth Johnson, Friedemann-Sánchez has also selected an array of ceramic works from the Museum's permanent collection that reflect her interest in Latin America's tapestry of Indigenous and colonial cultures.

   

John Florea: Soldiers, Spies, and Civilians
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

In 1943, LIFE photographer John Florea set aside Hollywood and celebrity portraiture to serve as a war correspondent in World War II. Although he spent most of his career directing episodes of popular television shows from the 1960s to the 1980s, he is best remembered for his stark photographs of the horrors of war. Beginning with his photographs on American soil and ending at the Battle of the Bulge, this exhibition traces how Florea's photography shifted from the polished and posed portraits of Marines training in California and women working for the USO in Texas to the gritty, haunting photos of bombed out cities and military executions.

Marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, "John Florea: Soldiers, Spies, and Civilians" examines the role of photojournalism in shaping the public's understanding of war.

   

D. Lee DuSell: Benediction
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

D. Lee DuSell (1927-2024) was a prolific designer and woodworker who made significant contributions to the interiors of religious shrines, chapels, and temples around the world. But Everson audiences may know him best as the creator of the bronze sculpture Spiritual Freedom (1969) that graces the Museum's Plaza. Benediction honors DuSell's large-scale work in wood during a particularly fertile period in the 1970s when his sculptures became kinetic, interactive, and overtly spiritual. This exhibition includes three rocking chairs that originally appeared here at the Everson in his 1980 solo show entitled Doxology—notably, the chairs contain musical elements powered by their rocking motion.

   

Spring Awakening
art haus SYR

120 Walton St.
Syracuse

Artworks by Anna Chernobai, Lin Price, Sally Hootnick, and Erika Medina.

   

Life/Afterlife ... Do You Have a Plan?: Work by Vykky Ebner and Pam McLaughlin
ArtRage Gallery

Price: Free
ArtRage Gallery
505 Hawley Ave., Syracuse

This exhibition is rooted in the exploration of personal struggles with mental illness stemming from trauma intertwined with religious indoctrination. Each piece in this exhibition is a visual narrative, reflecting the fragmented and multifaceted nature of memory and emotion. The artwork is an exploration of the impact of religious dogma on mental health and offers itself as a way to bear witness to and survive its effects.

Vykky Ebner and Pam McLaughlin have presented this personal journey to the public in the hope that it will inspire empathy, understanding, and dialogue at the intersection of trauma, religion, and mental health, and to offer solace to those who may be grappling with similar struggles—inspiring hope for a future of healing and resilience.

   

Jazz in the City: Brownskin
CNY Jazz Arts Foundation

Price: Free
Boys and Girls Club (East Fayette St.)
2100 E. Fayette St., Syracuse

   

Warren Zeiders
Beak & Skiff Apple Orchard

Beak & Skiff
2708 Lords Hill Rd., Lafayette

Tickets

   

The National Pastime
Syracuse Stage
Johanna McKeon, director

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

Cuba, 2016. A mysterious illness rips through the American embassy in Havana. America, 2017. The Houston Astros are stealing signs, on their way to a World Series win. With tensions heightened from the lead-up and aftermath of an election year, the two nations play a dangerous game in the shadows, with their shared national pastimes – baseball and espionage – as their weapons of choice.

Written by Rogelio Martinez. A Julie Lutz Cold Read World Premiere.

Tickets

   

Friday, June 20, 2025

The Archive as Liberation
Light Work Gallery

Light Work Gallery
316 Waverly Ave., Syracuse University, Syracuse

"The Archive as Liberation" is a publication and exhibition organized by Aaron Turner. Turner has gathered a unique group of artists and writers to engage in dialogue around archival photographic methods. Contributors include Andre Bradley, calista lyon, Raymond Thompson Jr., Harrison D. Walker, and Savannah Wood, alongside writing by Chisato Hughes, Alec Kaus, Andrew Martinez, Aaron Turner, Amelia Wallin, and Wendel A. White, with a foreword by the book's editor, Donasia Tillery. The publication was designed by Elana Schlenker.

   

2025 Light Work Grants in Photography: Sarah Knobel, Joe Librandi-Cowan, Lida Suchy
Light Work Gallery

Light Work Gallery
316 Waverly Ave., Syracuse University, Syracuse

With enormous pleasure, we present the 50th Annual Light Work Grants in Photography. The 2025 recipients are Sarah Knobel (St. Lawrence), Joe Librandi-Cowan (Onondaga County), and Lida Suchy (Onondaga County). The two runners-up are Marna Bell (Onondaga County) and Adrian Francis (Onondaga County).

This year's judge was Marina Chao (a curator at CPW in Kingston, NY), who writes: "From an unexpected approach to plastic waste to portraits of Ukrainian civic leaders to an exploration of home, family, and memory, this year's grantees address subjects that are intimate and personal, urgent and political, in innovative, collaborative, and deeply felt ways."

The Light Work Grants are part of our ongoing effort to support and encourage Central New York artists working in photography and related mediums within a 50-mile radius of Syracuse. Established in 1975, the Light Work Grants are among the oldest photography fellowships in the country.

   

Natural Surroundings
Edgewood Gallery

Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

Diane Menzies and Rob Glisson: oil paintings
Sallie Thompson: ceramic forms
Sam Graceffo: metalsmith jewelry

   

Works of Fiber Artist Carol Boyer
Associated Artists of Central New York

Manlius Village Library
Manlius Village Center, 1 Arkie Albanese Dr., Manlius

Associated Artists of CNY presents the work of 2024 Best of Show Winner Carol Boyer.

   

CNY Artist Initiative: Anna Warfield
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Anna Warfield (she/they), a visual artist and poet based in Binghamton, creates text-based fiber sculptures that examine identity, the body, and unlearning. Warfield's recent solo exhibitions include "UNDOINGS" at SUNY Oneonta and "Placid Thoughts from Inside Her Eyelids" at the Roberson Museum. Their work has been featured in group shows at MAG Rochester, Schweinfurth Art Center, and Site Gallery. Warfield is the 2025 Antigravity artist at the Rockwell Museum and has an upcoming residency at the Corning Museum of Glass. They are the recipient of numerous awards, including a NYSCA Individual Artist grant and a Saltonstall Residency and Fellowship.

   

Off the Rack
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

"Off the Rack" is the happy by-product of a major renovation of the Everson's on-site art storage.

As hundreds of paintings and framed works are displaced from their racks while renovations take place, the public has an unprecedented opportunity to view objects that have been in deep storage for years, never-before-seen recent acquisitions, and some perennial favorites — all hung together salon-style in our exhibition galleries.

This smorgasbord of paintings and works on paper showcases the breadth and depth of the Museum's collections and provides a glimpse into the world of collections management and care.

   

D. Lee DuSell: Benediction
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

D. Lee DuSell (1927-2024) was a prolific designer and woodworker who made significant contributions to the interiors of religious shrines, chapels, and temples around the world. But Everson audiences may know him best as the creator of the bronze sculpture Spiritual Freedom (1969) that graces the Museum's Plaza. Benediction honors DuSell's large-scale work in wood during a particularly fertile period in the 1970s when his sculptures became kinetic, interactive, and overtly spiritual. This exhibition includes three rocking chairs that originally appeared here at the Everson in his 1980 solo show entitled Doxology—notably, the chairs contain musical elements powered by their rocking motion.

   

John Florea: Soldiers, Spies, and Civilians
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

In 1943, LIFE photographer John Florea set aside Hollywood and celebrity portraiture to serve as a war correspondent in World War II. Although he spent most of his career directing episodes of popular television shows from the 1960s to the 1980s, he is best remembered for his stark photographs of the horrors of war. Beginning with his photographs on American soil and ending at the Battle of the Bulge, this exhibition traces how Florea's photography shifted from the polished and posed portraits of Marines training in California and women working for the USO in Texas to the gritty, haunting photos of bombed out cities and military executions.

Marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, "John Florea: Soldiers, Spies, and Civilians" examines the role of photojournalism in shaping the public's understanding of war.

   

Nancy Friedemann-Sánchez: Dream Map and Cornucopia
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Nancy Friedemann-Sánchez is a Colombian American artist who explores her heritage through works that combine Colombia's material culture, history, and natural world. For the works featured in "Dream Map and Cornucopia," Friedemann-Sánchez begins with an image of a ceramic vessel that speaks to the complex history of Latin America and its diaspora. She then transforms these vessels into bountiful cornucopia, bursting with flora and fauna that evoke Colombia's rich ecosystems. Together with the Everson's Paul Phillips and Sharon Sullivan Curator of Ceramics, Garth Johnson, Friedemann-Sánchez has also selected an array of ceramic works from the Museum's permanent collection that reflect her interest in Latin America's tapestry of Indigenous and colonial cultures.

   

Dead End
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Curated by William Strobeck, and featuring work by Larry Clark, Mark Gonzales, William Strobeck, Dash Snow, Ryan McGinley, EARSNOT IRAK, Ari Marcopoulos, Julien Stranger, Dave Schubert, Tobin Yelland, Jonathan Cannon, and Spike Jonze.

During the 1990s, a teen-aged William Strobeck spent a good part of his time on the Everson Museum's Community Plaza. Here, the young filmmaker and photographer discovered a skateboarding crew of "weirdos and outcasts" who introduced him to a global diaspora of creative individuals sharing a similar DIY ethos and punk rock spirit.

Fast forward 30 years and Strobeck is now one of the key chroniclers of skate culture in the 21st century. After first capturing Syracuse's skate scene in the 1990s, he now travels internationally to make videos and images that transcend skating's mere physical gymnastics. His work stands out for its beauty, emotional nuance, and psychological introspection.

For "DEAD END," Strobeck was invited to curate an exhibition that spoke to the Everson's history as a hospitable venue for skateboarding, which the museum has always considered a creative enterprise. Strobeck's exhibition, while including a few of his own works, focuses on the artists and events that indelibly shaped him as a burgeoning artist. Strobeck's vision is fundamentally about youth and its uncertainties, boundaries, possibilities, and essential limitlessness.?In unguarded and casual images, these subjects point to skate culture's influence on the popular culture of today—handheld skate videos are today's TikTok and Instagram reels, while the microcultures of Substack, Reddit, and Tumblr echo the DIY skatezines of the past.

DEAD END. is intentionally participatory and egalitarian. The free-for-all nature of skateboarding goes hand in hand with a worldview that repurposes the built environment for its own use. Part of the Museum's collection, a new sculpture by artist and professional skateboarder Mark Gonzales now awaits the skaters who still gather on the Everson Community Plaza today.

   

Spring Awakening
art haus SYR

120 Walton St.
Syracuse

Artworks by Anna Chernobai, Lin Price, Sally Hootnick, and Erika Medina.

   

Happy Medium
Art in the Atrium

Price: Free
City Hall Commons Atrium
201 East Washington St., Syracuse

Art installation highlighting the work of 15 artists who are teachers and instructors in the surrounding counties.

   

Life/Afterlife ... Do You Have a Plan?: Work by Vykky Ebner and Pam McLaughlin
ArtRage Gallery

Price: Free
ArtRage Gallery
505 Hawley Ave., Syracuse

This exhibition is rooted in the exploration of personal struggles with mental illness stemming from trauma intertwined with religious indoctrination. Each piece in this exhibition is a visual narrative, reflecting the fragmented and multifaceted nature of memory and emotion. The artwork is an exploration of the impact of religious dogma on mental health and offers itself as a way to bear witness to and survive its effects.

Vykky Ebner and Pam McLaughlin have presented this personal journey to the public in the hope that it will inspire empathy, understanding, and dialogue at the intersection of trauma, religion, and mental health, and to offer solace to those who may be grappling with similar struggles—inspiring hope for a future of healing and resilience.

   

Barbershop: The Art of Queer Failure
Brewer Harris Projects
Featuring Artist Ace Lehner

Price: Free
138 Bank Alley (University Building)
Syracuse

Experience "Barbershop: The Art of Queer Failure" by artist Ace Lehner, transforming Brewer Harris Projects into a vibrant barbershop. Visitors are welcomed by glitter curtains, colorful textiles, and hand-drawn posters of queer icons. During live performances, guests can get haircuts inspired by figures like k.d. lang, RuPaul, Andy Warhol, Alok, and Claude Cahun. Instead of payment, participants engage in "queer world-making" by embracing these icons in their daily lives.

Barbershops have long been hubs for conversation and diverse perspectives. Similarly, Lehner's exhibition fosters community, invites questions about binary gender beliefs, and sparks dialogue around LGBTQ+ experiences.

Don't want a haircut? No problem! You're welcome to come and hang out, relax, and meet the artist!

   

Syracuse Polish Festival

Price: Free
Clinton Square
Downtown, Syracuse

A family-friendly celebration of Polish culture, heritage, and traditions, featuring a variety of entertainment, including the sounds of polka, pop/jazz, dance-funk music along with beautiful folklore and contemporary dance performances by the group Lechowia from Canada. The event offers a taste of Polish and American cuisine and Polish beer along with Polish and American arts and crafts.

For more information, visit polishscholarship.org.

Festival Opening Ceremony
4:00-6:00 pm: Seven Polka Band, Lechowia Dancers from Canada
6:00-8:00 pm Diana Jackob Band, Lechowia Dancers from Canada
8:00-10:30 pm: Manage A Soul Band

   

Vance Gilbert
The 443 Social Club

The 443 Social Club
443 Burnet Ave., Syracuse

If Joni Mitchell and Richie Havens had a love child, with Rodney Dangerfield as the midwife, the results might be something close to the great Vance Gilbert", says Richmond Magazine.

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*CANCELLED* Othello
Syracuse Shakespeare-in-the-Park
Tony Brown, director

Thornden Park Amphitheater
Ostrom Ave., Syracuse

   

The National Pastime
Syracuse Stage
Johanna McKeon, director

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

Cuba, 2016. A mysterious illness rips through the American embassy in Havana. America, 2017. The Houston Astros are stealing signs, on their way to a World Series win. With tensions heightened from the lead-up and aftermath of an election year, the two nations play a dangerous game in the shadows, with their shared national pastimes – baseball and espionage – as their weapons of choice.

Written by Rogelio Martinez. A Julie Lutz Cold Read World Premiere.

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