DELAVAN ART GALLERY- THE HUMAN CONDITION AND BLAKE'S PROJECTION
SPARK CONTEMPORARY ART SPACE- MATRILINEAGE SHOW
ALL PHOTOS BY COURTNEY RILE
Friday, February 23, 2007
FEBRUARY 15 Th3 PHOTOS
THE WAREHOUSE GALLERY- EMBRACING WINTER
DELAVAN ART GALLERY- THE HUMAN CONDITION AND BLAKE'S PROJECTION
SPARK CONTEMPORARY ART SPACE- MATRILINEAGE SHOW
ALL PHOTOS BY COURTNEY RILE
DELAVAN ART GALLERY- THE HUMAN CONDITION AND BLAKE'S PROJECTION
SPARK CONTEMPORARY ART SPACE- MATRILINEAGE SHOW
ALL PHOTOS BY COURTNEY RILE
Friday, February 16, 2007
News 10 Now Video on the web
Congrats to everyone on a very fun winter Th3!
Here's the link to the News 10 Now video that aired yesterday. I also heard the Urban Video Project was on Channel 9 last night but I haven't been able to find it on the web. Congrats!
http://news10now.com/content/all_news/?ArID=95373&SecID=83
Here's the link to the News 10 Now video that aired yesterday. I also heard the Urban Video Project was on Channel 9 last night but I haven't been able to find it on the web. Congrats!
http://news10now.com/content/all_news/?ArID=95373&SecID=83
Thursday, February 15, 2007
Update on tonight's Th3 Events
"Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed round... so snow or shine, the show opens with wine... this evening, at 5pm," wrote Teresita from Point of Contact Gallery in an email to gallery patrons today.
Wow, this is some weather! It fits in perfectly with The Warehouse Gallery's newest exhibition, opening this evening, called "Embracing Winter." I highly recommend making it out to see this and other exhibits tonight. You'll be rewarded with a cup of hot cocoa, mulled apple cider, and good times all around.
The events cancelled are as follows:
The Everson Museum of Art- closed
SU's Special Collections Research Center- closed
Community Folk Art Center- closed
The Redhouse- closed
The rest of the events are still on! ...Which means tonight you can:
-Get a cup of hot cocoa at The Warehouse Gallery and see the 15 foot mitten
-Drink wine and remember the child within at Point of Contact Gallery's exhibition "playthings"
-Take part in the matrilineage symposium and see an audio performance at Spark Contemporary Art Space at 8 PM
-Experience the process of making art by visiting artists and their studios at Eureka Crafts
-Have a cup of hot apple cider and Contemplate "The Human Condition" at Delavan Art Gallery
...and see video projections at Delavan Art Gallery, Spark Contemporary Art Space and The Warehouse Gallery as part of the premiere of the Urban Video Project (UVP).
We'll see you there!
Wow, this is some weather! It fits in perfectly with The Warehouse Gallery's newest exhibition, opening this evening, called "Embracing Winter." I highly recommend making it out to see this and other exhibits tonight. You'll be rewarded with a cup of hot cocoa, mulled apple cider, and good times all around.
The events cancelled are as follows:
The Everson Museum of Art- closed
SU's Special Collections Research Center- closed
Community Folk Art Center- closed
The Redhouse- closed
The rest of the events are still on! ...Which means tonight you can:
-Get a cup of hot cocoa at The Warehouse Gallery and see the 15 foot mitten
-Drink wine and remember the child within at Point of Contact Gallery's exhibition "playthings"
-Take part in the matrilineage symposium and see an audio performance at Spark Contemporary Art Space at 8 PM
-Experience the process of making art by visiting artists and their studios at Eureka Crafts
-Have a cup of hot apple cider and Contemplate "The Human Condition" at Delavan Art Gallery
...and see video projections at Delavan Art Gallery, Spark Contemporary Art Space and The Warehouse Gallery as part of the premiere of the Urban Video Project (UVP).
We'll see you there!
Thursday, February 8, 2007
Spark Contemporary Art Space
Spark Contemporary Art Space
Thursday February 15th
5pm
Matrilineage Art Show Reception
+ Urban Video Project- Outdoor Video Projections
+ Jessica Rylan @ 8pm
Jessica Rylan: Rylan is a sound artist and electronic musician whose main focus to date has been the design and construction of modular synthesizers, which use analog electronic circuits to create a diversity of sounds. She uses her synthesizers in installations at galleries and also in her high-energy, live musical performances. Her contribution to the male-dominated noise music genre, as well as her increasingly complex and well-respected synthesizer designs have made her a force to be reckoned with in the arts and music communities.
Please visit sparkartspace.com for more information and links to artists and events.
Thursday February 15th
5pm
Matrilineage Art Show Reception
+ Urban Video Project- Outdoor Video Projections
+ Jessica Rylan @ 8pm
Jessica Rylan: Rylan is a sound artist and electronic musician whose main focus to date has been the design and construction of modular synthesizers, which use analog electronic circuits to create a diversity of sounds. She uses her synthesizers in installations at galleries and also in her high-energy, live musical performances. Her contribution to the male-dominated noise music genre, as well as her increasingly complex and well-respected synthesizer designs have made her a force to be reckoned with in the arts and music communities.
Please visit sparkartspace.com for more information and links to artists and events.
Wednesday, February 7, 2007
Urban Video Project Test Run
The Urban Video Project (UVP) held their test runs last week at Spark Contemporary Art Space, The Warehouse Gallery and Delavan Art Gallery in preparation for their public art video projections taking place on the next Th3, February 15 from 5 - 8 PM.
These photos are from the test run at Delavan Center.
THEY MEET IN THE SNOW.
THEY DISCUSS INSIDE.
BLAKE CARRINGTON HOOKS UP HIS COMPUTER.
THE PROJECTION MAY LOOK SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
COLIN TODD DOCUMENTS THE TEST...
...AT THE ENTRANCE TO DELAVAN ART GALLERY.
SEE YOU NEXT THURSDAY FOR Th3!
These photos are from the test run at Delavan Center.
THEY MEET IN THE SNOW.
THEY DISCUSS INSIDE.
BLAKE CARRINGTON HOOKS UP HIS COMPUTER.
THE PROJECTION MAY LOOK SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
COLIN TODD DOCUMENTS THE TEST...
...AT THE ENTRANCE TO DELAVAN ART GALLERY.
SEE YOU NEXT THURSDAY FOR Th3!
Tuesday, February 6, 2007
Urban Video Project Press Release
Tuesday, February 6, 2007
40 Below and SU Grad Students to Shed Light on Syracuse Arts Venues
Video Art will Illuminate Galleries, Connective Corridor, Starting Feb. 15
Thursday, February 15 marks the start of the Urban Video Project (UVP), a public arts initiative seeking to bring art to the streets and buildings of Syracuse. Inspired by the Connective Corridor and Th3, an arts open held on the third Thursday of every month, the project is the brainchild of the 40 Below Public Arts Task Force and three Syracuse University graduate students.
Working closely with a number of university and community partners, UVP will produce a series of experimental outdoor video projections throughout the year, beginning with the return of Th3 on Feb. 15 from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. on the exteriors of three of the 15 Th3 venues:
• Spark Contemporary Art Space, 1005 E. Fayette St.
• The Warehouse Gallery, 350 W. Fayette St.
• Delavan Art Gallery, 501 W. Fayette St.
“Video art is a unique form of public art because it can inject a sense of energy into a given environment,” said Blake Carrington, a first-year graduate student at SU’s College of Visual and Performing Arts, who along with Christopher Gianunzio and Colin Todd are the creative force behind UVP. “We hope that this project will help to draw attention to Syracuse’s art scene and cause people to look at our city in a new way.”
UVP, the 40 Below Public Arts Task Force and Syracuse University want to expand the project to include more Th3 venues, other spontaneous projections, as well as the possibility of fixed video art installations along the Connective Corridor that could accommodate content from students and visiting artists. The end goal would be to establish Syracuse as center for video art innovation.
“The organic and collaborative origins of this project illustrate the underpinnings of Scholarship in Action,” says SU Chancellor Nancy Cantor. “These artists, who happen to be graduate students, are intrinsically motivated to communicate with, and promote critical reflection within, the community through their art. In 40 Below and TH3, they found like-minded community partners to make this happen, with support from SU.”
Th3 is free and open to the public with transportation provided by the Connective Corridor Shuttle Bus. For more information about Th3, go to www.th3syracuse.com. A route schedule/map for the Connective Corridor Shuttle Bus is available online at connectivecorridor.syr.edu. For more information on how you can become involved in the 40 Below Public Arts Task Force, go to groups.yahoo.com/group/publicartsyracuse or www.40belowsummitt.com.
-more-
About Th3
The citywide art open, known as Th3, began in 2006 as a celebration of Syracuse's thriving art scene and a developing collaboration amongst Syracuse's visual arts organizations. Each venue provides a different flavor of the Syracuse visual arts scene. Most venues offer refreshments and a unique programming for that special evening.
Th3 provides a common day and time for the public to visit fifteen of Syracuse’s visual art venues for an entirely free, entertaining and educational evening. With evening hours of 5:00 to 8:00 p.m., people can stop by a gallery or museum after work or bring their families. Visitors from out of town can make an evening of it by dining at one of the many highly praised restaurants on the Th3 route.
Participating Visual Art Venues:
Community Folk Art Center (CFAC)
Delavan Art Gallery
Everson Museum of Art
Eureka Crafts
Light Work (Robert B. Menschel Media Center)
Onondaga Community College (Arts Across Campus)
Point of Contact Gallery
Redhouse / Rothenberg Gallery
Spark Contemporary Art Space
Special Collections Research Center (E.S. Bird Library)
SUArt Galleries
Syracuse Technology Garden
ThINC's Company Gallery
The Warehouse Gallery
Westcott Community Art Gallery
About the Connective Corridor Shuttle Bus
The Connective Corridor Shuttle Bus (Centro Route #543) will operate during the winter and spring months on Thursdays and Fridays from 5 to 11:40 p.m. and Saturdays from 1 to 11:40 p.m. The free shuttle service provides a convenient way to travel to cultural events and happenings at Syracuse University and in downtown Syracuse, including lectures and concerts on campus, theater presentations at Syracuse Stage, and Syracuse Symphony Orchestra and Syracuse Opera performances at the John H. Mulroy Civic Center, to name a few.
About the 40 Below Public Arts Task Force
The 40 Below Public Arts Task Force is leading the effort to initiate and identify quality public arts projects that work to create a sense of identity for our region’s urban cores. This Task Force is comprised of artists, community leaders and interested volunteers.
# # #
40 Below and SU Grad Students to Shed Light on Syracuse Arts Venues
Video Art will Illuminate Galleries, Connective Corridor, Starting Feb. 15
Thursday, February 15 marks the start of the Urban Video Project (UVP), a public arts initiative seeking to bring art to the streets and buildings of Syracuse. Inspired by the Connective Corridor and Th3, an arts open held on the third Thursday of every month, the project is the brainchild of the 40 Below Public Arts Task Force and three Syracuse University graduate students.
Working closely with a number of university and community partners, UVP will produce a series of experimental outdoor video projections throughout the year, beginning with the return of Th3 on Feb. 15 from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. on the exteriors of three of the 15 Th3 venues:
• Spark Contemporary Art Space, 1005 E. Fayette St.
• The Warehouse Gallery, 350 W. Fayette St.
• Delavan Art Gallery, 501 W. Fayette St.
“Video art is a unique form of public art because it can inject a sense of energy into a given environment,” said Blake Carrington, a first-year graduate student at SU’s College of Visual and Performing Arts, who along with Christopher Gianunzio and Colin Todd are the creative force behind UVP. “We hope that this project will help to draw attention to Syracuse’s art scene and cause people to look at our city in a new way.”
UVP, the 40 Below Public Arts Task Force and Syracuse University want to expand the project to include more Th3 venues, other spontaneous projections, as well as the possibility of fixed video art installations along the Connective Corridor that could accommodate content from students and visiting artists. The end goal would be to establish Syracuse as center for video art innovation.
“The organic and collaborative origins of this project illustrate the underpinnings of Scholarship in Action,” says SU Chancellor Nancy Cantor. “These artists, who happen to be graduate students, are intrinsically motivated to communicate with, and promote critical reflection within, the community through their art. In 40 Below and TH3, they found like-minded community partners to make this happen, with support from SU.”
Th3 is free and open to the public with transportation provided by the Connective Corridor Shuttle Bus. For more information about Th3, go to www.th3syracuse.com. A route schedule/map for the Connective Corridor Shuttle Bus is available online at connectivecorridor.syr.edu. For more information on how you can become involved in the 40 Below Public Arts Task Force, go to groups.yahoo.com/group/publicartsyracuse or www.40belowsummitt.com.
-more-
About Th3
The citywide art open, known as Th3, began in 2006 as a celebration of Syracuse's thriving art scene and a developing collaboration amongst Syracuse's visual arts organizations. Each venue provides a different flavor of the Syracuse visual arts scene. Most venues offer refreshments and a unique programming for that special evening.
Th3 provides a common day and time for the public to visit fifteen of Syracuse’s visual art venues for an entirely free, entertaining and educational evening. With evening hours of 5:00 to 8:00 p.m., people can stop by a gallery or museum after work or bring their families. Visitors from out of town can make an evening of it by dining at one of the many highly praised restaurants on the Th3 route.
Participating Visual Art Venues:
Community Folk Art Center (CFAC)
Delavan Art Gallery
Everson Museum of Art
Eureka Crafts
Light Work (Robert B. Menschel Media Center)
Onondaga Community College (Arts Across Campus)
Point of Contact Gallery
Redhouse / Rothenberg Gallery
Spark Contemporary Art Space
Special Collections Research Center (E.S. Bird Library)
SUArt Galleries
Syracuse Technology Garden
ThINC's Company Gallery
The Warehouse Gallery
Westcott Community Art Gallery
About the Connective Corridor Shuttle Bus
The Connective Corridor Shuttle Bus (Centro Route #543) will operate during the winter and spring months on Thursdays and Fridays from 5 to 11:40 p.m. and Saturdays from 1 to 11:40 p.m. The free shuttle service provides a convenient way to travel to cultural events and happenings at Syracuse University and in downtown Syracuse, including lectures and concerts on campus, theater presentations at Syracuse Stage, and Syracuse Symphony Orchestra and Syracuse Opera performances at the John H. Mulroy Civic Center, to name a few.
About the 40 Below Public Arts Task Force
The 40 Below Public Arts Task Force is leading the effort to initiate and identify quality public arts projects that work to create a sense of identity for our region’s urban cores. This Task Force is comprised of artists, community leaders and interested volunteers.
# # #
Friday, February 2, 2007
Press Release: Syracuse Loves Th3
SYRACUSE LOVES TH3
GET READY FOR SPRING BY EXPLORING THE ART OF SYRACUSE
SYRACUSE, NY (February 1, 2007) – The Third Thursday (Th3) runs for the first time in 2007 on February 15, the day after Valentine’s Day. Fifteen visual arts venues will be open from 5 – 8 p.m., providing a common day and time to access the visual arts in Syracuse.
During its inaugural season in the Fall of 2006, Th3 was welcomed by art patrons and newcomers alike who came out to enjoy the festivities. Th3 has emerged as one of the best ways to get to know the Syracuse visual arts scene. Th3 “Proved to be popular with the community,” reported Katherine Rushworth, a contributing writer to The Post-Standard, in her December 31, 2006 article 2006: The Good and The Bad. Th3 was a “winner” according to the article.
Unique programming for February 15 includes:
Delavan Art Gallery - Artists in attendance from “The Human Condition.”
Eureka Crafts- Open Studio- Meet Ron Kalinoski and Amy Patricia Komar who are working collaboratively as well as individually under the name of Stoneharp Studios to create drums, raku-fired ceramics and other items.
Everson Museum of Art - Artists Open: Featured artists include Ashley Cox, a singer, songwriter and talented musician on both guitar and piano, playwright Len LaFonte, and Ithaca based sculptor Stiller Zusman. Event begins at 7 p.m. and is FREE
Lightwork - Tours available from 5 – 8 p.m. to discuss the William Earle Williams exhibition "Unsung Heroes. African American Soldiers in the Civil War." Walking tours to two photography exhibitions on the SU Campus will also be available. "A Journey Towards Hope: Underground Railroad Sites in Oberlin, Ohio" by Coriana Close, and "Un/Common Threads: Selections from the Light Work Collection" are both on view at the Schine Student Center, just three buildings down from Light Work.
Onondaga Community College (Arts Across Campus) - Presenting two exhibits with light refreshments: Cloth as a Metaphor and Scholastic Art.
Spark Contemporary Art Space - Opening reception of Matrilineage Art Show, 5 p.m.
Syracuse Technology Garden - A Celebration of Student Art
The Warehouse Gallery - Reception for “Embracing Winter”, a group exhibition of knitted sculpture, psychedelic video, playful photography, and crisp audio and book works by international artists Janet Morton, Takeshi Murata, Bruno Munari, Collin Olan, Lisa M. Robinson and Rudy Shepherd.
Urban Video Project - Thursday, February 15 marks the start of the Urban Video Project (UVP), a public arts initiative seeking to bring art to the streets and buildings of Syracuse. Inspired by the Connective Corridor and Th3, the project is the brainchild of the 40 Below Public Arts Task Force and three Syracuse University graduate students. UVP will produce a series of experimental outdoor video projections throughout the year. Beginning with this month’s Th3, video projections will be featured at:
Spark Contemporary Art Space, 1005 E. Fayette St.
The Warehouse Gallery, 350 W. Fayette St.
Delavan Art Gallery, 501 W. Fayette St.
The Connective Corridor Shuttle Bus (Centro Route # 543) will run during and after Th3 from 5 - 11:40 p.m. Th3 attendees are encouraged to ride Centro’s Connective Corridor shuttle to visit art venues between Syracuse University and Delavan Art Gallery. The shuttle bus will stop at all marked Centro bus stops along the Connective Corridor. For more information about the Connective Corridor and Centro’s Shuttle Bus, please visit connectivecorridor.syr.edu. The ride is FREE.
About Th3:
Making Syracuse’s active visual art scene more accessible to the public, Th3 provides a common day and time for viewing art. On the Third Thursday of each month, 15 visual art venues will be open from 5 - 8 p.m. for Th3, a citywide art open. Th3 is a galvanizing force in supporting and recognizing local artistic achievements and the creation and display of visual art in Syracuse. For more information, please visit www.th3syracuse.com.
Th3 Participating visual art venues include:
Community Folk Art Center (CFAC)
Delavan Art Gallery
Everson Museum of Art
Eureka Crafts
Light Work (Robert B. Menschel Media Center)
Onondaga Community College (Arts Across Campus)
Point of Contact Gallery
Redhouse / Rothenberg Gallery
Spark Contemporary Art Space
Special Collections Research Center (E.S. Bird Library)
SUArt Galleries
Syracuse Technology Garden
ThINC’s Company Gallery
The Warehouse Gallery
Westcott Community Art Gallery
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GET READY FOR SPRING BY EXPLORING THE ART OF SYRACUSE
SYRACUSE, NY (February 1, 2007) – The Third Thursday (Th3) runs for the first time in 2007 on February 15, the day after Valentine’s Day. Fifteen visual arts venues will be open from 5 – 8 p.m., providing a common day and time to access the visual arts in Syracuse.
During its inaugural season in the Fall of 2006, Th3 was welcomed by art patrons and newcomers alike who came out to enjoy the festivities. Th3 has emerged as one of the best ways to get to know the Syracuse visual arts scene. Th3 “Proved to be popular with the community,” reported Katherine Rushworth, a contributing writer to The Post-Standard, in her December 31, 2006 article 2006: The Good and The Bad. Th3 was a “winner” according to the article.
Unique programming for February 15 includes:
Delavan Art Gallery - Artists in attendance from “The Human Condition.”
Eureka Crafts- Open Studio- Meet Ron Kalinoski and Amy Patricia Komar who are working collaboratively as well as individually under the name of Stoneharp Studios to create drums, raku-fired ceramics and other items.
Everson Museum of Art - Artists Open: Featured artists include Ashley Cox, a singer, songwriter and talented musician on both guitar and piano, playwright Len LaFonte, and Ithaca based sculptor Stiller Zusman. Event begins at 7 p.m. and is FREE
Lightwork - Tours available from 5 – 8 p.m. to discuss the William Earle Williams exhibition "Unsung Heroes. African American Soldiers in the Civil War." Walking tours to two photography exhibitions on the SU Campus will also be available. "A Journey Towards Hope: Underground Railroad Sites in Oberlin, Ohio" by Coriana Close, and "Un/Common Threads: Selections from the Light Work Collection" are both on view at the Schine Student Center, just three buildings down from Light Work.
Onondaga Community College (Arts Across Campus) - Presenting two exhibits with light refreshments: Cloth as a Metaphor and Scholastic Art.
Spark Contemporary Art Space - Opening reception of Matrilineage Art Show, 5 p.m.
Syracuse Technology Garden - A Celebration of Student Art
The Warehouse Gallery - Reception for “Embracing Winter”, a group exhibition of knitted sculpture, psychedelic video, playful photography, and crisp audio and book works by international artists Janet Morton, Takeshi Murata, Bruno Munari, Collin Olan, Lisa M. Robinson and Rudy Shepherd.
Urban Video Project - Thursday, February 15 marks the start of the Urban Video Project (UVP), a public arts initiative seeking to bring art to the streets and buildings of Syracuse. Inspired by the Connective Corridor and Th3, the project is the brainchild of the 40 Below Public Arts Task Force and three Syracuse University graduate students. UVP will produce a series of experimental outdoor video projections throughout the year. Beginning with this month’s Th3, video projections will be featured at:
Spark Contemporary Art Space, 1005 E. Fayette St.
The Warehouse Gallery, 350 W. Fayette St.
Delavan Art Gallery, 501 W. Fayette St.
The Connective Corridor Shuttle Bus (Centro Route # 543) will run during and after Th3 from 5 - 11:40 p.m. Th3 attendees are encouraged to ride Centro’s Connective Corridor shuttle to visit art venues between Syracuse University and Delavan Art Gallery. The shuttle bus will stop at all marked Centro bus stops along the Connective Corridor. For more information about the Connective Corridor and Centro’s Shuttle Bus, please visit connectivecorridor.syr.edu. The ride is FREE.
About Th3:
Making Syracuse’s active visual art scene more accessible to the public, Th3 provides a common day and time for viewing art. On the Third Thursday of each month, 15 visual art venues will be open from 5 - 8 p.m. for Th3, a citywide art open. Th3 is a galvanizing force in supporting and recognizing local artistic achievements and the creation and display of visual art in Syracuse. For more information, please visit www.th3syracuse.com.
Th3 Participating visual art venues include:
Community Folk Art Center (CFAC)
Delavan Art Gallery
Everson Museum of Art
Eureka Crafts
Light Work (Robert B. Menschel Media Center)
Onondaga Community College (Arts Across Campus)
Point of Contact Gallery
Redhouse / Rothenberg Gallery
Spark Contemporary Art Space
Special Collections Research Center (E.S. Bird Library)
SUArt Galleries
Syracuse Technology Garden
ThINC’s Company Gallery
The Warehouse Gallery
Westcott Community Art Gallery
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Thursday, February 1, 2007
Delavan Art Gallery will have artists in attendance from the exhibit "The Human Condition"
For February 15th's Th3, Delavan Art Gallery will have artists in attendance from the exhibition, "The Human Condition" featuring photography and wood cut prints of West Africa by James Albertson, drawings on issues of forced emigration by Joan Carlon, oil paintings by William Finch, drawings on canvas and linen of West African women by Viginia Hovendon and watercolor portraits by Stephen Ryan.
The exhibit opens on Thursday, January 25 and continues through Saturday, February 24, 2007.
James Albertson- "Portrait of a Humble Woman" photography
James Albertson spent seven years volunteering and working on issues of sustainable development in West Africa through the United States Peace Corps and The Carter Center, Inc. His work is a compilation of photographs of nomadic people from Mali, West Africa. These portraits depict the often harsh reality of their daily lives. Also included in this exhibition are wood cut prints inspired by the series of photographs. Albertson is currently a graduate student in the Creative Arts Therapy Program at Nazareth College in Rochester, NY. He has a studio art background with an emphasis on illustration and graphic design.
Joan Carlon- "About 7 PM" ink and graphite, 24" x 17"
Joan Carlon's desire to create drawings based on stories of forced emigration was first motivated by the power of the stories themselves. Impacted by personal experiences, Joan Carlon explains in her artist statement, "It seemed natural for me to become interested in history and in the stories of civilians whose lives are irrevocably changed by war; the Vietnamese, Cubans, Bosnians and now Africans from Sudan, Somalia and Liberia. It is the stories of these people that I have collected and that have inspired this group of drawings." The stories come from a collection of tales from newspapers and personal narratives told directly to Carlon. The drawings themselves balance the raw subject matter with Carlon's interest in space, rhythm and strong contrast. As she writes, "The drawings string silhouetted black images, areas of grey wash and graphite pencil across the picture plane and empty spaces."
William Finch- "Shepherd 2" oil paint, 60" x 28"
William Finch paints primarily from a warm, vibrant color palette of oil paints. The subject matter of his work is inspired by what the artist describes as "coming from his own Christian world view." In his artist statement, he writes, "It is with that foundation- whether painting rich and textured floral scenes, capturing snapshots of life, showcasing man's present plight for completion and meaning, or making commentary on the persecuted church... his work reflects the redemptive and points to a final culmination where the undesirable and broken can be made whole." Finch is currently a Design Director at Chase Design in Skaneateles and has previously been employed as an art director in several Central New York advertising agencies. He has been involved in the arts since attending Syracuse University's School of Visual and Performing Arts.
Virginia Hovendon- "In the Shadow" charcoal on canvas, 36.5" x 48"
Virginia Hovendon's large charcoal drawings on canvas and linen of West African women are directly inspired by the photographs of James Albertson, who is also exhibiting during January and February at Delavan Art Gallery. Virginia Hovendon explains her fascination with this imagery this way: "I have always loved portraits, faces and especially faces with hands are extremely compelling to me. If you look at these women, with all their lines and wrinkles, some from the sun and some from time, possible worry, I often wonder if their lives are really so different from our own. There are common threads in the human condition that tie us all together." Hovendon attended Wells College for her undergraduate work in Drawing and Painting and received a Master's degree in Education from Syracuse University. She currently lives in Copenhagen, NY where she teaches art at Copenhagen Central School and serves as Director of the Scholastic Art Awards.
Stephen Ryan- "Trumpet Player" watercolor, 15" x 20"
Stephen Ryan enjoys the challenge of impressionistic, wet-to-wet watercolors. "I've always painted people, because," he explains, "what makes us interesting is how different we all are. There is so much more we can read into a person and situation than into a landscape. However, the best part is hearing what people take away, as an impression, when they view my art. It's as different as the subjects I paint." Stephen Ryan has won many awards for his watercolors and runs his own graphic design studio in Skaneateles, NY. Ryan is also an Adjunct Professor of Art at SUNY Onondaga Community College, teaching Computer Graphics and Advanced Graphic Design.
Delavan Art Gallery is a 3,800 square foot showcase and sales venue for fine art created by area artists. Located in a convenient, downtown location at 501 West Fayette Street, Syracuse, the gallery is free and open to the public. Off-street parking is available and the gallery is handicapped accessible. Delavan Art Gallery opens “The Human Condition” from 5 - 8 p.m. on Thursday, January 25, and is open through February 24 on Thursday and Friday afternoons from 12-6 p.m., Saturdays from 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. and at other times by appointment.
The exhibit opens on Thursday, January 25 and continues through Saturday, February 24, 2007.
James Albertson- "Portrait of a Humble Woman" photography
James Albertson spent seven years volunteering and working on issues of sustainable development in West Africa through the United States Peace Corps and The Carter Center, Inc. His work is a compilation of photographs of nomadic people from Mali, West Africa. These portraits depict the often harsh reality of their daily lives. Also included in this exhibition are wood cut prints inspired by the series of photographs. Albertson is currently a graduate student in the Creative Arts Therapy Program at Nazareth College in Rochester, NY. He has a studio art background with an emphasis on illustration and graphic design.
Joan Carlon- "About 7 PM" ink and graphite, 24" x 17"
Joan Carlon's desire to create drawings based on stories of forced emigration was first motivated by the power of the stories themselves. Impacted by personal experiences, Joan Carlon explains in her artist statement, "It seemed natural for me to become interested in history and in the stories of civilians whose lives are irrevocably changed by war; the Vietnamese, Cubans, Bosnians and now Africans from Sudan, Somalia and Liberia. It is the stories of these people that I have collected and that have inspired this group of drawings." The stories come from a collection of tales from newspapers and personal narratives told directly to Carlon. The drawings themselves balance the raw subject matter with Carlon's interest in space, rhythm and strong contrast. As she writes, "The drawings string silhouetted black images, areas of grey wash and graphite pencil across the picture plane and empty spaces."
William Finch- "Shepherd 2" oil paint, 60" x 28"
William Finch paints primarily from a warm, vibrant color palette of oil paints. The subject matter of his work is inspired by what the artist describes as "coming from his own Christian world view." In his artist statement, he writes, "It is with that foundation- whether painting rich and textured floral scenes, capturing snapshots of life, showcasing man's present plight for completion and meaning, or making commentary on the persecuted church... his work reflects the redemptive and points to a final culmination where the undesirable and broken can be made whole." Finch is currently a Design Director at Chase Design in Skaneateles and has previously been employed as an art director in several Central New York advertising agencies. He has been involved in the arts since attending Syracuse University's School of Visual and Performing Arts.
Virginia Hovendon- "In the Shadow" charcoal on canvas, 36.5" x 48"
Virginia Hovendon's large charcoal drawings on canvas and linen of West African women are directly inspired by the photographs of James Albertson, who is also exhibiting during January and February at Delavan Art Gallery. Virginia Hovendon explains her fascination with this imagery this way: "I have always loved portraits, faces and especially faces with hands are extremely compelling to me. If you look at these women, with all their lines and wrinkles, some from the sun and some from time, possible worry, I often wonder if their lives are really so different from our own. There are common threads in the human condition that tie us all together." Hovendon attended Wells College for her undergraduate work in Drawing and Painting and received a Master's degree in Education from Syracuse University. She currently lives in Copenhagen, NY where she teaches art at Copenhagen Central School and serves as Director of the Scholastic Art Awards.
Stephen Ryan- "Trumpet Player" watercolor, 15" x 20"
Stephen Ryan enjoys the challenge of impressionistic, wet-to-wet watercolors. "I've always painted people, because," he explains, "what makes us interesting is how different we all are. There is so much more we can read into a person and situation than into a landscape. However, the best part is hearing what people take away, as an impression, when they view my art. It's as different as the subjects I paint." Stephen Ryan has won many awards for his watercolors and runs his own graphic design studio in Skaneateles, NY. Ryan is also an Adjunct Professor of Art at SUNY Onondaga Community College, teaching Computer Graphics and Advanced Graphic Design.
Delavan Art Gallery is a 3,800 square foot showcase and sales venue for fine art created by area artists. Located in a convenient, downtown location at 501 West Fayette Street, Syracuse, the gallery is free and open to the public. Off-street parking is available and the gallery is handicapped accessible. Delavan Art Gallery opens “The Human Condition” from 5 - 8 p.m. on Thursday, January 25, and is open through February 24 on Thursday and Friday afternoons from 12-6 p.m., Saturdays from 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. and at other times by appointment.
Eureka Crafts "Meet the Artist" and Open Studio night
Ron Kalinoski and Amy Patricia Komar have been working in the clay studio in the back of the building that houses Eureka Crafts. They are working collaboratively as well as individually under the name of Stoneharp Studios. Both have worked for many years in clay. Ron is known for his elaborate drums and raku fired work and Amy has both functional and decorative ware that often has a narrative theme.Both have participated in the Downtown show at Columbus Circle in the summer where Ron has been a demonstrator of the "Raku Firing". Amy and Ron are currently working together on a line of work that they title "Ancient Voices"which uses Petroglphs and other ancient symbols for decoration. A second, more whimsical grouping of "story bowls"are richly illustrated with images,and embellished with the written lines of a story. They will have an open studio where their work will be for sale and will be there to discuss their work and have works in progress. In addition the the work mentioned above, the will be showing a line of small decorative mirrors, narrative boxes, hand thrown sinks and other functional ware.
Amy and Ron's website is www.stoneharpstudios.com
Eureka Crafts will be open until 8pm...the open studio will be from 5pm-8pm.
Amy and Ron's website is www.stoneharpstudios.com
Eureka Crafts will be open until 8pm...the open studio will be from 5pm-8pm.
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