Big Meanings, Small Gallery

Two artists focus on relationships between animals and people at Edgewood

By Carl Mellor

The Edgewood Gallery’s Delineation exhibit presents an array of media, including sculptures, mixed-media drawings and pendant necklaces made of brass, copper and bronze.

Wednesday, May 29,2013
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Levon's Legacy

An intimate Levon Helm documentary comes to the Palace

By Jessica Novak

The Grammy Awards and accolades Levon Helm received over his career as a multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter and drummer of The Band are only a small part of his legacy.

Wednesday, May 22,2013
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Creative Ambiguity

The circumstances behind the images are sometimes unclear, yet they have emotional power in a Light Work exhibit

By Carl Mellor

Jason Lazarus didn’t take any of the photos presented in the exhibit. Instead, he selected them from an archive of photos submitted by other people. They sent in images with emotional resonance: snap photo showing a young woman with shots, a wedding album and other photographs full of meaning but simply too painful to keep in one’s possession.

Wednesday, May 22,2013
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Where Fantasy Meets Reality

Photo exhibit at Tech Garden features the surreal

By Tom Magnarelli

Abandoned prisons, biblical battles on Interstate 481 and infrared orange groves are among the pictures that line the hallways of The Tech Garden on Harrison Street in downtown Syracuse. They are a part of the surreal and haunting exhibition of four Syracuse-based photographers called Dreamt Realities, on display 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. until Friday, May 24. It is the second exhibition organized by the curator of The Gallery at the Tech Garden, Maria Rizzo.

Wednesday, May 15,2013
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Complex Images

Artists examine people, relationships, emotions

By Carl Mellor

The Szozda Gallery’s Discovery of Being features works by two artists who met years ago. For more than 25 years, Peter Mahan has taught art at Hannibal High School, where Lacey McKinney was one of his students. That link is just one of the connections emerging in this exhibition.

Wednesday, May 1,2013
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New York States of Mind

Several new artists make their Made in New York debut during the annual Schweinfurth showcase

By Carl Mellor

Works from artists across the Empire State are on display during the annual Made in New York show at Auburn’s Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center. Each year, the jurors choosing the exhibit’s portfolio change, and the roster of artists changes drastically.

Wednesday, April 24,2013
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It’s about Collaboration

By Tiffany Lewars

Cue the music. Syracuse University’s senior fashion design majors are set to debut their final collections in the April Senior Collection Fashion Show. The show will take place on Thursday, April 25, in Schine Student Center’s Goldstein Auditorium. There will be two shows, at 12:30 p.m.

Wednesday, April 24,2013
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High Fashion

Designer creates modern, edgy clothes for SU show

By Tiffany Lewars

Her brilliant smile complimented her chic and polished style. She sat poised and welcoming, wearing a wool navy blue coat with appliqué stud sleeves. “Innovate, sew, repeat” is the formula Syracuse University senior fashion design major Casey Winston applies when creating garments.

Wednesday, April 10,2013
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Blasts from the Past

Everson exhibit offers a strong sample of 20th-century art

By Carl Mellor

The new display at the Everson Museum of Art offers a sweeping look at art in the United States over the first half of the 20th century.

Wednesday, April 3,2013
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Exhibit Provides Outlet for Teachers and Students

Eureka Crafts links shows to city’s Th3 arts program

By Carl Mellor

However, a series of exhibitions at Eureka Crafts has thrown the cliché on its head. For more than a year, the series has showcased work by artists who teach in high school or college or even in a private studio setting.