Thursday, August 26, 2010

Keeping Me Centered
Clayscapes Pottery Gallery

Clayscapes Pottery Studio
1003 W. Fayette St., Suite L1, Syracuse

First annual student exhibition and sale.

Works of Suzanne Bellamy
SUNY Oswego Metro Center at the Atrium

SUNY Oswego Metro Center at the Atrium
2 Clinton Square, Syracuse

Fiegl & Igel: An Exploration of Abstract Colorform to Soft Realism
Westcott Community Art Gallery

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

Fiegl's works focus on the interplay between color and form (Abstract Colorform) that has been his hallmark since the early 1980s, at one time being called the Jackson Pollock of his generation. Newcomer Igel focuses on the other end of the painting spectrum with works in the impressionistic to soft realistic realm, with skyscapes as his predominant subject matter. Between the two artists, viewers will delight in the broad range of style and techniques from the ethereal to the photographic.

Changes
Edgewood Gallery

Price: Free
Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

K.V. and Debe Abbott: Selection of works 1985-2010
Brian Brickley: Sculptural and functional ceramics

Read a review!

Glass Works by Phil Austin
Imagine

Imagine
38 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles

An exhibition by Phil Austin of Snake Oil Glassworks will run throughout August. Austin is known throughout the region for his handcrafted glass bowls, vases and pumpkins. Most of his works are done in the traditional way—freehand, without a mold. All are created at his hot glass studio on Jordan Road in Skaneateles. The studio, built in 2004, houses a hot shop (where the furnace is located), a coldworking shop, and a retail store and gallery.

Austin, who earned a master of fine arts degree in the glass program at the School for American Crafts at Rochester Institute of Technology, also teaches design and drawing at Onondaga Community College.

Pa Bouje Anko (Don't Move Again): Works by Laura Heyman
Light Work Gallery

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

André Eugene, Jean Hérard Céleur, Rònald Bazile, Pierre Isnel Destimare, Leah Gordon, and Myron Beasley organized the Ghetto Biennale in Haiti's capitol Port-au-Prince to ask the question, "What happens when first world art rubs up against third world art?"

For her project, Laura Heyman explored formal portraiture following the example of artists like Mike Disfarmer, James Van Der Zee and Seydou Keita, who used the commercial and utilitarian aspects of their practice to portray their subjects with a consideration and respect that was both clear-eyed and beautiful.

Vessels & Abstractions
Limestone Art and Framing Gallery

Limestone Art and Framing Gallery
105 Brooklea Dr., Fayetteville

Works by Deborah Haylor McDowell, Nick Starr, and Diana Godfrey.

Read a review!

Joan Lukas Rothenberg: A Retrospective
Redhouse

Price: Free
Former Redhouse Theater
219 S. West St., Syracuse

Joan Lukas Rothenberg's art involvement began early in her life. As the director of the "Art Squad" at Lincoln High School in Brooklyn, NY, Joan was awarded the New York Society of Illustrators prize for her poster depicting the plight of children in poverty. She studied art at New York City's Cooper Union before earning her Master of Fine Arts in painting and ceramics from the University of Michigan and further study in drawing and printmaking at Royal University College in Stockholm.

In Syracuse, Joan was recognized as both an artist and activist. She was a founding member of the first women's consciousness-raising group which evolved into the Women's Information Center in 1972. She also founded and operated Auragyns, a women's art gallery. Joan was in the process of completing her PhD in Women's Studies at Syracuse University, studying images of women in the media, at the time of her death in 1990.

In celebration of Joan's spirit, tenacity, and vision, Red House will feature a series of group exhibitions promoting local, professional and student women artists. The retrospective will inaugurate this Emerging Women Artist series. The retrospective and the series are both made possible by a grant from the Joan Rothenberg Family Foundation.

The exhibit will be on display by appointment. Phone 315-425-0405 for more information or to schedule a viewing.

Read a review!

Works of John Jessiman and Steven Barbash
Gandee Gallery

Gandee Gallery
7846 Main St., Fabius

The Gandee Gallery is proud to present the work of ceramist, John Jessiman, and painter, Steven Barbash. These two distinguished former professors of art taught together for almost 30 years at State University of New York, Cortland.

Designed to Scale--The Edge of Art: New York State Artists Series
Everson Museum of Art

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

Designed to Scale, part three of the 2010 New York State Artists Series showcases significant designers from the Central New York region whose work is recognized in the national and international design arenas. Although modest in scale, the exhibition touches on a broad range of innovative design objects—furniture, lighting, commercial products and dining experiences, unique accessories, toys, and surface patterns.

Read a Review!

The Scarab Vase: Celebrating 100 Years
Everson Museum of Art

Price: Suggested donation: $5 adults
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

The Everson is partnering with Strathmore By The Park Home Tours, Syracuse Ceramic Guild, the Arts & Crafts Society of Central New York, and Clayscapes Pottery for the Strathmore Festival, a celebration of the 100th anniversary of Adelaide Alsop Robineau's Scarab Vase. Also known as "The Apotheosis of the Toiler," the Scarab Vase was purchased by the Everson directly from the artist's husband, Samuel Robineau, in 1930 along with 47 other porcelains including her well-known Viking Vase, Poppy Vase, and Crab Vase, which are all must-sees in the Everson's ceramic collection.

Good Design: Stories from Herman Miller
Everson Museum of Art

Price: $10 regular, $8 seniors/students/military, $30 family pack (includes 2 adults and up to 4 children)
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

This exhibition explores the collaborative design process employed at Herman Miller, the world-renowned furniture company that has used design to solve problems for the home and workplace for almost 90 years. Good Design showcases archival holdings of concept models, drawings, supplementary photographs, and completed masterworks of design in furniture and decorative art produced by Herman Miller, Inc. Works by Gilbert Rohde, Ray and Charles Eames, George Nelson, Alexander Girard, Robert Probst, Bill Stumpf, Don Chadwick, Ayse Birdsel, and other well known designers are featured. The exhibition was organized and is circulated by the Muskegon Museum of Art in association with The Henry Ford, Dearborn, Michigan.

Junk
Echo

745 N. Salina St. (formerly Craft Chemistry)
Syracuse

A mixed media installation by Travis Adenau.

Jazz in the City
CNY Jazz Arts Foundation
Featuring Urban Jazz Coalition

Price: Free
700 Block of North Salina St.
Syracuse

White Nights, Part 1
Skaneateles Festival

Price: $23, $19 regular; $20, $16 students/seniors; children free
First Presbyterian Church of Skaneateles
97 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles

Saint-Saens Caprice on Danish and Russian Airs, Op. 79 for Flute, Clarinet, Oboe, and Piano
Schnittke Piano Quintet (1976)
Tchaikovsky String Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 11

Performers include Spencer Myer, piano; Sylvan Winds; Ying Quartet; Elinor Freer, piano.

No Time for Death
Acme Mystery Company

Price: $32.50 plus tax and gratuities (includes meal and show)
Spaghetti Warehouse
689 N. Clinton St., Syracuse

Murder mystery/comedy dinner theater.

Friday, August 27, 2010

Keeping Me Centered
Clayscapes Pottery Gallery

Clayscapes Pottery Studio
1003 W. Fayette St., Suite L1, Syracuse

First annual student exhibition and sale.

Works of Suzanne Bellamy
SUNY Oswego Metro Center at the Atrium

SUNY Oswego Metro Center at the Atrium
2 Clinton Square, Syracuse

Fiegl & Igel: An Exploration of Abstract Colorform to Soft Realism
Westcott Community Art Gallery

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

Fiegl's works focus on the interplay between color and form (Abstract Colorform) that has been his hallmark since the early 1980s, at one time being called the Jackson Pollock of his generation. Newcomer Igel focuses on the other end of the painting spectrum with works in the impressionistic to soft realistic realm, with skyscapes as his predominant subject matter. Between the two artists, viewers will delight in the broad range of style and techniques from the ethereal to the photographic.

Changes
Edgewood Gallery

Price: Free
Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

K.V. and Debe Abbott: Selection of works 1985-2010
Brian Brickley: Sculptural and functional ceramics

Read a review!

Glass Works by Phil Austin
Imagine

Imagine
38 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles

An exhibition by Phil Austin of Snake Oil Glassworks will run throughout August. Austin is known throughout the region for his handcrafted glass bowls, vases and pumpkins. Most of his works are done in the traditional way—freehand, without a mold. All are created at his hot glass studio on Jordan Road in Skaneateles. The studio, built in 2004, houses a hot shop (where the furnace is located), a coldworking shop, and a retail store and gallery.

Austin, who earned a master of fine arts degree in the glass program at the School for American Crafts at Rochester Institute of Technology, also teaches design and drawing at Onondaga Community College.

Pa Bouje Anko (Don't Move Again): Works by Laura Heyman
Light Work Gallery

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

André Eugene, Jean Hérard Céleur, Rònald Bazile, Pierre Isnel Destimare, Leah Gordon, and Myron Beasley organized the Ghetto Biennale in Haiti's capitol Port-au-Prince to ask the question, "What happens when first world art rubs up against third world art?"

For her project, Laura Heyman explored formal portraiture following the example of artists like Mike Disfarmer, James Van Der Zee and Seydou Keita, who used the commercial and utilitarian aspects of their practice to portray their subjects with a consideration and respect that was both clear-eyed and beautiful.

Vessels & Abstractions
Limestone Art and Framing Gallery

Limestone Art and Framing Gallery
105 Brooklea Dr., Fayetteville

Works by Deborah Haylor McDowell, Nick Starr, and Diana Godfrey.

Read a review!

Joan Lukas Rothenberg: A Retrospective
Redhouse

Price: Free
Former Redhouse Theater
219 S. West St., Syracuse

Joan Lukas Rothenberg's art involvement began early in her life. As the director of the "Art Squad" at Lincoln High School in Brooklyn, NY, Joan was awarded the New York Society of Illustrators prize for her poster depicting the plight of children in poverty. She studied art at New York City's Cooper Union before earning her Master of Fine Arts in painting and ceramics from the University of Michigan and further study in drawing and printmaking at Royal University College in Stockholm.

In Syracuse, Joan was recognized as both an artist and activist. She was a founding member of the first women's consciousness-raising group which evolved into the Women's Information Center in 1972. She also founded and operated Auragyns, a women's art gallery. Joan was in the process of completing her PhD in Women's Studies at Syracuse University, studying images of women in the media, at the time of her death in 1990.

In celebration of Joan's spirit, tenacity, and vision, Red House will feature a series of group exhibitions promoting local, professional and student women artists. The retrospective will inaugurate this Emerging Women Artist series. The retrospective and the series are both made possible by a grant from the Joan Rothenberg Family Foundation.

The exhibit will be on display by appointment. Phone 315-425-0405 for more information or to schedule a viewing.

Read a review!

Works of John Jessiman and Steven Barbash
Gandee Gallery

Gandee Gallery
7846 Main St., Fabius

The Gandee Gallery is proud to present the work of ceramist, John Jessiman, and painter, Steven Barbash. These two distinguished former professors of art taught together for almost 30 years at State University of New York, Cortland.

Junk
Echo

745 N. Salina St. (formerly Craft Chemistry)
Syracuse

A mixed media installation by Travis Adenau.

Designed to Scale--The Edge of Art: New York State Artists Series
Everson Museum of Art

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

Designed to Scale, part three of the 2010 New York State Artists Series showcases significant designers from the Central New York region whose work is recognized in the national and international design arenas. Although modest in scale, the exhibition touches on a broad range of innovative design objects—furniture, lighting, commercial products and dining experiences, unique accessories, toys, and surface patterns.

Read a Review!

Good Design: Stories from Herman Miller
Everson Museum of Art

Price: $10 regular, $8 seniors/students/military, $30 family pack (includes 2 adults and up to 4 children)
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

This exhibition explores the collaborative design process employed at Herman Miller, the world-renowned furniture company that has used design to solve problems for the home and workplace for almost 90 years. Good Design showcases archival holdings of concept models, drawings, supplementary photographs, and completed masterworks of design in furniture and decorative art produced by Herman Miller, Inc. Works by Gilbert Rohde, Ray and Charles Eames, George Nelson, Alexander Girard, Robert Probst, Bill Stumpf, Don Chadwick, Ayse Birdsel, and other well known designers are featured. The exhibition was organized and is circulated by the Muskegon Museum of Art in association with The Henry Ford, Dearborn, Michigan.

The Scarab Vase: Celebrating 100 Years
Everson Museum of Art

Price: Suggested donation: $5 adults
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

The Everson is partnering with Strathmore By The Park Home Tours, Syracuse Ceramic Guild, the Arts & Crafts Society of Central New York, and Clayscapes Pottery for the Strathmore Festival, a celebration of the 100th anniversary of Adelaide Alsop Robineau's Scarab Vase. Also known as "The Apotheosis of the Toiler," the Scarab Vase was purchased by the Everson directly from the artist's husband, Samuel Robineau, in 1930 along with 47 other porcelains including her well-known Viking Vase, Poppy Vase, and Crab Vase, which are all must-sees in the Everson's ceramic collection.

Friday Night Live
Featuring KD the Comic

Price: $15
Jazz Central
441 E. Washington St., Syracuse

KD the Comic from this year's Last Comic Standing auditions brings the best local and national talent to Syracuse. Each show includes up to five comics. For more information, phone 315-832-0643.

Friday Night Live
Featuring KD the Comic

Price: $15
Jazz Central
441 E. Washington St., Syracuse

KD the Comic from this year's Last Comic Standing auditions brings the best local and national talent to Syracuse. Each show includes up to five comics. For more information, phone 315-832-0643.

Marcia Rutledge and Friends

Price: $5-$10 sliding scale
Westcott Community Center
Corner of Euclid Ave. and Westcott St., Syracuse

Marcia Rutledge, vocals; Andrew Carroll, keyboards; Greg Evans, drums; Tom Bronzetti, guitars; Joe Arcuri, bass will perform a mixture of jazz favorites.

An Evening of Jonathan Larson
Redhouse

Price: $20
Former Redhouse Theater
219 S. West St., Syracuse

An evening of songs written by Jonathan Larson with a few Sondheim songs added in.

Performers include Kasey McHale, Casey Hunter, Noel Beebe, Marlina Beebe, Becky Klementowski, with music director Roy George. (There will be special guest appearances at Sunday's performance.)

This is a benefit concert for Encore Presentations.

White Nights, Part 2
Skaneateles Festival

Price: $23, $19 regular; $20, $16 students/seniors; children free
First Presbyterian Church of Skaneateles
97 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles

Liadov Eight Russian Folksongs, Op. 58
Rimsky-Korsakov Quintet in B-flat Major for Piano and Winds
Shostakovich String Quartet No, 9 in E-flat Major, Op. 117

Performers include Spencer Myer, piano; Sylvan Winds; Ying Quartet.

Juice Break / Fuzzy Crystals
Spark Contemporary Art Space

Price: $5
Spark Contemporary Art Space
1005 E. Fayette St., Syracuse

Once described as "Porcupine Tree getting sexually molested by John Zorn and Bootsy Collins in outer space," Juice Break is a band that defies definition. The Syracuse-based trio combines the sweaty, bass-driven grooves of P-Funk with the feverish experimental rock of The Mars Volta to create a fresh-squeezed blend all their own. Featuring Anthony Donofrio's frenetic guitar, Keegan Kelly on the funky slap bass, and A.J. Penizotto exploding on drums, the band's complex arrangements, intricate riffs, and nonsensical wardrobe have the ability to render a crowd "not-so-stealthily riotous," says Michael K. Thomas of the Syracuse New Times. The band broke out in September 2009 at the Westcott Theater's Big Break competition, beating out over 60 bands to secure a place in the top five. Hailed by the New Times as "the most musically talented band" in the contest, Juice Break's tight instrumental set made an impression on critics and spectators alike, spurring the band's swift rise to the top of the Syracuse music scene. Since forming in August 2009, Juice Break has shared the stage with national acts such as Jounce, the Marco Benevento Trio, and The Breakfast. With their first studio release on the way, Juice Break is sure to bolster their already impressive resume--and break some juice in the process.

Saturday, August 28, 2010

Keeping Me Centered
Clayscapes Pottery Gallery

Clayscapes Pottery Studio
1003 W. Fayette St., Suite L1, Syracuse

First annual student exhibition and sale.

Changes
Edgewood Gallery

Price: Free
Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

K.V. and Debe Abbott: Selection of works 1985-2010
Brian Brickley: Sculptural and functional ceramics

Read a review!

The Scarab Vase: Celebrating 100 Years
Everson Museum of Art

Price: Suggested donation: $5 adults
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

The Everson is partnering with Strathmore By The Park Home Tours, Syracuse Ceramic Guild, the Arts & Crafts Society of Central New York, and Clayscapes Pottery for the Strathmore Festival, a celebration of the 100th anniversary of Adelaide Alsop Robineau's Scarab Vase. Also known as "The Apotheosis of the Toiler," the Scarab Vase was purchased by the Everson directly from the artist's husband, Samuel Robineau, in 1930 along with 47 other porcelains including her well-known Viking Vase, Poppy Vase, and Crab Vase, which are all must-sees in the Everson's ceramic collection.

Good Design: Stories from Herman Miller
Everson Museum of Art

Price: $10 regular, $8 seniors/students/military, $30 family pack (includes 2 adults and up to 4 children)
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

This exhibition explores the collaborative design process employed at Herman Miller, the world-renowned furniture company that has used design to solve problems for the home and workplace for almost 90 years. Good Design showcases archival holdings of concept models, drawings, supplementary photographs, and completed masterworks of design in furniture and decorative art produced by Herman Miller, Inc. Works by Gilbert Rohde, Ray and Charles Eames, George Nelson, Alexander Girard, Robert Probst, Bill Stumpf, Don Chadwick, Ayse Birdsel, and other well known designers are featured. The exhibition was organized and is circulated by the Muskegon Museum of Art in association with The Henry Ford, Dearborn, Michigan.

Designed to Scale--The Edge of Art: New York State Artists Series
Everson Museum of Art

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

Designed to Scale, part three of the 2010 New York State Artists Series showcases significant designers from the Central New York region whose work is recognized in the national and international design arenas. Although modest in scale, the exhibition touches on a broad range of innovative design objects—furniture, lighting, commercial products and dining experiences, unique accessories, toys, and surface patterns.

Read a Review!

Glass Works by Phil Austin
Imagine

Imagine
38 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles

An exhibition by Phil Austin of Snake Oil Glassworks will run throughout August. Austin is known throughout the region for his handcrafted glass bowls, vases and pumpkins. Most of his works are done in the traditional way—freehand, without a mold. All are created at his hot glass studio on Jordan Road in Skaneateles. The studio, built in 2004, houses a hot shop (where the furnace is located), a coldworking shop, and a retail store and gallery.

Austin, who earned a master of fine arts degree in the glass program at the School for American Crafts at Rochester Institute of Technology, also teaches design and drawing at Onondaga Community College.

Vessels & Abstractions
Limestone Art and Framing Gallery

Limestone Art and Framing Gallery
105 Brooklea Dr., Fayetteville

Works by Deborah Haylor McDowell, Nick Starr, and Diana Godfrey.

Read a review!

Works of John Jessiman and Steven Barbash
Gandee Gallery

Gandee Gallery
7846 Main St., Fabius

The Gandee Gallery is proud to present the work of ceramist, John Jessiman, and painter, Steven Barbash. These two distinguished former professors of art taught together for almost 30 years at State University of New York, Cortland.

Junk
Echo

745 N. Salina St. (formerly Craft Chemistry)
Syracuse

A mixed media installation by Travis Adenau.

White Nights at Brook Farm
Skaneateles Festival
Joshua Weilerstein, conductor

Price: $26, $20; children free
Brook Farm
2.5 miles south of the village on Route 41A, Skaneateles

Borodin Nocturne
Stravinsky L'Histoire du Soldat, for violin, bass, clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, trombone, percussion and three narrators
Tchaikovsky Serenade for Strings in C Major, Op. 48

Flashlights and lawn chairs or blankets are recommended for outdoor concerts.
Rain location: Skaneateles High School, 49 E. Elizabeth St., Skaneateles.

An Evening of Jonathan Larson
Redhouse

Price: $20
Former Redhouse Theater
219 S. West St., Syracuse

An evening of songs written by Jonathan Larson with a few Sondheim songs added in.

Performers include Kasey McHale, Casey Hunter, Noel Beebe, Marlina Beebe, Becky Klementowski, with music director Roy George. (There will be special guest appearances at Sunday's performance.)

This is a benefit concert for Encore Presentations.

Idol Assassination
Without a Cue Productions
Sara Caliva, director

Price: $37.25 includes dinner and show
Glen Loch Restaurant
4626 North St., Jamesville

It's the final night of Big American Star, and America is going to get a chance to vote for its next...big American star. The contestants are at each other's throats, dangerously close to ripping out one another's vocal chords, while the judges and host stir up drama to boost sagging ratings. By the time the contestants are ready to sing, the atmosphere has turned murderous, and the contestants may "knock 'em dead" in more ways than one.

The show is an interactive murder mystery that involves the members of the audience.

Sunday, August 29, 2010

Pa Bouje Anko (Don't Move Again): Works by Laura Heyman
Light Work Gallery

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

André Eugene, Jean Hérard Céleur, Rònald Bazile, Pierre Isnel Destimare, Leah Gordon, and Myron Beasley organized the Ghetto Biennale in Haiti's capitol Port-au-Prince to ask the question, "What happens when first world art rubs up against third world art?"

For her project, Laura Heyman explored formal portraiture following the example of artists like Mike Disfarmer, James Van Der Zee and Seydou Keita, who used the commercial and utilitarian aspects of their practice to portray their subjects with a consideration and respect that was both clear-eyed and beautiful.

Works of John Jessiman and Steven Barbash
Gandee Gallery

Gandee Gallery
7846 Main St., Fabius

The Gandee Gallery is proud to present the work of ceramist, John Jessiman, and painter, Steven Barbash. These two distinguished former professors of art taught together for almost 30 years at State University of New York, Cortland.

Glass Works by Phil Austin
Imagine

Imagine
38 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles

An exhibition by Phil Austin of Snake Oil Glassworks will run throughout August. Austin is known throughout the region for his handcrafted glass bowls, vases and pumpkins. Most of his works are done in the traditional way—freehand, without a mold. All are created at his hot glass studio on Jordan Road in Skaneateles. The studio, built in 2004, houses a hot shop (where the furnace is located), a coldworking shop, and a retail store and gallery.

Austin, who earned a master of fine arts degree in the glass program at the School for American Crafts at Rochester Institute of Technology, also teaches design and drawing at Onondaga Community College.

Good Design: Stories from Herman Miller
Everson Museum of Art

Price: $10 regular, $8 seniors/students/military, $30 family pack (includes 2 adults and up to 4 children)
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

This exhibition explores the collaborative design process employed at Herman Miller, the world-renowned furniture company that has used design to solve problems for the home and workplace for almost 90 years. Good Design showcases archival holdings of concept models, drawings, supplementary photographs, and completed masterworks of design in furniture and decorative art produced by Herman Miller, Inc. Works by Gilbert Rohde, Ray and Charles Eames, George Nelson, Alexander Girard, Robert Probst, Bill Stumpf, Don Chadwick, Ayse Birdsel, and other well known designers are featured. The exhibition was organized and is circulated by the Muskegon Museum of Art in association with The Henry Ford, Dearborn, Michigan.

The Scarab Vase: Celebrating 100 Years
Everson Museum of Art

Price: Suggested donation: $5 adults
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

The Everson is partnering with Strathmore By The Park Home Tours, Syracuse Ceramic Guild, the Arts & Crafts Society of Central New York, and Clayscapes Pottery for the Strathmore Festival, a celebration of the 100th anniversary of Adelaide Alsop Robineau's Scarab Vase. Also known as "The Apotheosis of the Toiler," the Scarab Vase was purchased by the Everson directly from the artist's husband, Samuel Robineau, in 1930 along with 47 other porcelains including her well-known Viking Vase, Poppy Vase, and Crab Vase, which are all must-sees in the Everson's ceramic collection.

Designed to Scale--The Edge of Art: New York State Artists Series
Everson Museum of Art

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

Designed to Scale, part three of the 2010 New York State Artists Series showcases significant designers from the Central New York region whose work is recognized in the national and international design arenas. Although modest in scale, the exhibition touches on a broad range of innovative design objects—furniture, lighting, commercial products and dining experiences, unique accessories, toys, and surface patterns.

Read a Review!

Focusing on Design: A Problem Solving Principle
Everson Museum of Art

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

From his background and experiences with Herman Miller, Mr. John Berry explores, presents and discusses the world of design as meeting real needs. His relationship with the Eames Office and George Nelson provides anecdotes and lessons on good design. His book, Herman Miller: The Purpose of Design, is the basis for the current exhibition Good Design: Stories from Herman Miller.

An Evening of Jonathan Larson
Redhouse

Price: $20
Former Redhouse Theater
219 S. West St., Syracuse

An evening of songs written by Jonathan Larson with a few Sondheim songs added in.

Performers include Kasey McHale, Casey Hunter, Noel Beebe, Marlina Beebe, Becky Klementowski, with music director Roy George. (There will be special guest appearances at Sunday's performance.)

This is a benefit concert for Encore Presentations.

Monday, August 30, 2010

Glass Works by Phil Austin
Imagine

Imagine
38 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles

An exhibition by Phil Austin of Snake Oil Glassworks will run throughout August. Austin is known throughout the region for his handcrafted glass bowls, vases and pumpkins. Most of his works are done in the traditional way—freehand, without a mold. All are created at his hot glass studio on Jordan Road in Skaneateles. The studio, built in 2004, houses a hot shop (where the furnace is located), a coldworking shop, and a retail store and gallery.

Austin, who earned a master of fine arts degree in the glass program at the School for American Crafts at Rochester Institute of Technology, also teaches design and drawing at Onondaga Community College.

Pa Bouje Anko (Don't Move Again): Works by Laura Heyman
Light Work Gallery

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

André Eugene, Jean Hérard Céleur, Rònald Bazile, Pierre Isnel Destimare, Leah Gordon, and Myron Beasley organized the Ghetto Biennale in Haiti's capitol Port-au-Prince to ask the question, "What happens when first world art rubs up against third world art?"

For her project, Laura Heyman explored formal portraiture following the example of artists like Mike Disfarmer, James Van Der Zee and Seydou Keita, who used the commercial and utilitarian aspects of their practice to portray their subjects with a consideration and respect that was both clear-eyed and beautiful.

Vessels & Abstractions
Limestone Art and Framing Gallery

Limestone Art and Framing Gallery
105 Brooklea Dr., Fayetteville

Works by Deborah Haylor McDowell, Nick Starr, and Diana Godfrey.

Read a review!

Joan Lukas Rothenberg: A Retrospective
Redhouse

Price: Free
Former Redhouse Theater
219 S. West St., Syracuse

Joan Lukas Rothenberg's art involvement began early in her life. As the director of the "Art Squad" at Lincoln High School in Brooklyn, NY, Joan was awarded the New York Society of Illustrators prize for her poster depicting the plight of children in poverty. She studied art at New York City's Cooper Union before earning her Master of Fine Arts in painting and ceramics from the University of Michigan and further study in drawing and printmaking at Royal University College in Stockholm.

In Syracuse, Joan was recognized as both an artist and activist. She was a founding member of the first women's consciousness-raising group which evolved into the Women's Information Center in 1972. She also founded and operated Auragyns, a women's art gallery. Joan was in the process of completing her PhD in Women's Studies at Syracuse University, studying images of women in the media, at the time of her death in 1990.

In celebration of Joan's spirit, tenacity, and vision, Red House will feature a series of group exhibitions promoting local, professional and student women artists. The retrospective will inaugurate this Emerging Women Artist series. The retrospective and the series are both made possible by a grant from the Joan Rothenberg Family Foundation.

The exhibit will be on display by appointment. Phone 315-425-0405 for more information or to schedule a viewing.

Read a review!

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Keeping Me Centered
Clayscapes Pottery Gallery

Clayscapes Pottery Studio
1003 W. Fayette St., Suite L1, Syracuse

First annual student exhibition and sale.

Changes
Edgewood Gallery

Price: Free
Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

K.V. and Debe Abbott: Selection of works 1985-2010
Brian Brickley: Sculptural and functional ceramics

Read a review!

Glass Works by Phil Austin
Imagine

Imagine
38 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles

An exhibition by Phil Austin of Snake Oil Glassworks will run throughout August. Austin is known throughout the region for his handcrafted glass bowls, vases and pumpkins. Most of his works are done in the traditional way—freehand, without a mold. All are created at his hot glass studio on Jordan Road in Skaneateles. The studio, built in 2004, houses a hot shop (where the furnace is located), a coldworking shop, and a retail store and gallery.

Austin, who earned a master of fine arts degree in the glass program at the School for American Crafts at Rochester Institute of Technology, also teaches design and drawing at Onondaga Community College.

Pa Bouje Anko (Don't Move Again): Works by Laura Heyman
Light Work Gallery

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

André Eugene, Jean Hérard Céleur, Rònald Bazile, Pierre Isnel Destimare, Leah Gordon, and Myron Beasley organized the Ghetto Biennale in Haiti's capitol Port-au-Prince to ask the question, "What happens when first world art rubs up against third world art?"

For her project, Laura Heyman explored formal portraiture following the example of artists like Mike Disfarmer, James Van Der Zee and Seydou Keita, who used the commercial and utilitarian aspects of their practice to portray their subjects with a consideration and respect that was both clear-eyed and beautiful.

Vessels & Abstractions
Limestone Art and Framing Gallery

Limestone Art and Framing Gallery
105 Brooklea Dr., Fayetteville

Works by Deborah Haylor McDowell, Nick Starr, and Diana Godfrey.

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Joan Lukas Rothenberg: A Retrospective
Redhouse

Price: Free
Former Redhouse Theater
219 S. West St., Syracuse

Joan Lukas Rothenberg's art involvement began early in her life. As the director of the "Art Squad" at Lincoln High School in Brooklyn, NY, Joan was awarded the New York Society of Illustrators prize for her poster depicting the plight of children in poverty. She studied art at New York City's Cooper Union before earning her Master of Fine Arts in painting and ceramics from the University of Michigan and further study in drawing and printmaking at Royal University College in Stockholm.

In Syracuse, Joan was recognized as both an artist and activist. She was a founding member of the first women's consciousness-raising group which evolved into the Women's Information Center in 1972. She also founded and operated Auragyns, a women's art gallery. Joan was in the process of completing her PhD in Women's Studies at Syracuse University, studying images of women in the media, at the time of her death in 1990.

In celebration of Joan's spirit, tenacity, and vision, Red House will feature a series of group exhibitions promoting local, professional and student women artists. The retrospective will inaugurate this Emerging Women Artist series. The retrospective and the series are both made possible by a grant from the Joan Rothenberg Family Foundation.

The exhibit will be on display by appointment. Phone 315-425-0405 for more information or to schedule a viewing.

Read a review!

Designed to Scale--The Edge of Art: New York State Artists Series
Everson Museum of Art

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

Designed to Scale, part three of the 2010 New York State Artists Series showcases significant designers from the Central New York region whose work is recognized in the national and international design arenas. Although modest in scale, the exhibition touches on a broad range of innovative design objects—furniture, lighting, commercial products and dining experiences, unique accessories, toys, and surface patterns.

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Good Design: Stories from Herman Miller
Everson Museum of Art

Price: $10 regular, $8 seniors/students/military, $30 family pack (includes 2 adults and up to 4 children)
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

This exhibition explores the collaborative design process employed at Herman Miller, the world-renowned furniture company that has used design to solve problems for the home and workplace for almost 90 years. Good Design showcases archival holdings of concept models, drawings, supplementary photographs, and completed masterworks of design in furniture and decorative art produced by Herman Miller, Inc. Works by Gilbert Rohde, Ray and Charles Eames, George Nelson, Alexander Girard, Robert Probst, Bill Stumpf, Don Chadwick, Ayse Birdsel, and other well known designers are featured. The exhibition was organized and is circulated by the Muskegon Museum of Art in association with The Henry Ford, Dearborn, Michigan.

Algae and Tentacles / The Workshop Model
Spark Contemporary Art Space

Price: $0-$10 donation
Spark Contemporary Art Space
1005 E. Fayette St., Syracuse

Algae and Tentacles is the musical work of John Melillo (guitar, singing, electronics) and a variety of friends, including drummers Nate Affield and Akil Wilson (who have their own band, The Workshop Model). A mix of oceanic noise, primal folk song, and melodic punk, the music dynamically strings together influences ranging from Sonic Youth to Alan Lomax field recordings, Steve Reich to Jay Reatard. Along with Steve Formel (guitar, vocals, toy piano), John recently self-released an album of songs arranged acoustically and recorded live in a cave in upstate New York. It's called Cold Dark Teeth: The Cave Recordings of Jodienda.

On tour with Algae and Tentacles, the Workshop Model is fellow Brooklyn punksters Nate Affield (drums) and Akil Wilson (vocals and guitar). They sing epic acoustic punk songs, create crazy boombox tape experiments, and, simply put, release well-organized vitriol upon this world of ours.

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Keeping Me Centered
Clayscapes Pottery Gallery

Clayscapes Pottery Studio
1003 W. Fayette St., Suite L1, Syracuse

First annual student exhibition and sale.

OCC Faculty Art Show
Onondaga Community College

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

OCC Faculty Art Show is a collection of artworks in various mediums from about 20 art instructors. The work covers a broad range of genres including elements of representational, nonrepresentational and abstract art forms.

Changes
Edgewood Gallery

Price: Free
Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

K.V. and Debe Abbott: Selection of works 1985-2010
Brian Brickley: Sculptural and functional ceramics

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Pa Bouje Anko (Don't Move Again): Works by Laura Heyman
Light Work Gallery

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

André Eugene, Jean Hérard Céleur, Rònald Bazile, Pierre Isnel Destimare, Leah Gordon, and Myron Beasley organized the Ghetto Biennale in Haiti's capitol Port-au-Prince to ask the question, "What happens when first world art rubs up against third world art?"

For her project, Laura Heyman explored formal portraiture following the example of artists like Mike Disfarmer, James Van Der Zee and Seydou Keita, who used the commercial and utilitarian aspects of their practice to portray their subjects with a consideration and respect that was both clear-eyed and beautiful.

Vessels & Abstractions
Limestone Art and Framing Gallery

Limestone Art and Framing Gallery
105 Brooklea Dr., Fayetteville

Works by Deborah Haylor McDowell, Nick Starr, and Diana Godfrey.

Read a review!

Joan Lukas Rothenberg: A Retrospective
Redhouse

Price: Free
Former Redhouse Theater
219 S. West St., Syracuse

Joan Lukas Rothenberg's art involvement began early in her life. As the director of the "Art Squad" at Lincoln High School in Brooklyn, NY, Joan was awarded the New York Society of Illustrators prize for her poster depicting the plight of children in poverty. She studied art at New York City's Cooper Union before earning her Master of Fine Arts in painting and ceramics from the University of Michigan and further study in drawing and printmaking at Royal University College in Stockholm.

In Syracuse, Joan was recognized as both an artist and activist. She was a founding member of the first women's consciousness-raising group which evolved into the Women's Information Center in 1972. She also founded and operated Auragyns, a women's art gallery. Joan was in the process of completing her PhD in Women's Studies at Syracuse University, studying images of women in the media, at the time of her death in 1990.

In celebration of Joan's spirit, tenacity, and vision, Red House will feature a series of group exhibitions promoting local, professional and student women artists. The retrospective will inaugurate this Emerging Women Artist series. The retrospective and the series are both made possible by a grant from the Joan Rothenberg Family Foundation.

The exhibit will be on display by appointment. Phone 315-425-0405 for more information or to schedule a viewing.

Read a review!

Designed to Scale--The Edge of Art: New York State Artists Series
Everson Museum of Art

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

Designed to Scale, part three of the 2010 New York State Artists Series showcases significant designers from the Central New York region whose work is recognized in the national and international design arenas. Although modest in scale, the exhibition touches on a broad range of innovative design objects—furniture, lighting, commercial products and dining experiences, unique accessories, toys, and surface patterns.

Read a Review!

Good Design: Stories from Herman Miller
Everson Museum of Art

Price: $10 regular, $8 seniors/students/military, $30 family pack (includes 2 adults and up to 4 children)
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

This exhibition explores the collaborative design process employed at Herman Miller, the world-renowned furniture company that has used design to solve problems for the home and workplace for almost 90 years. Good Design showcases archival holdings of concept models, drawings, supplementary photographs, and completed masterworks of design in furniture and decorative art produced by Herman Miller, Inc. Works by Gilbert Rohde, Ray and Charles Eames, George Nelson, Alexander Girard, Robert Probst, Bill Stumpf, Don Chadwick, Ayse Birdsel, and other well known designers are featured. The exhibition was organized and is circulated by the Muskegon Museum of Art in association with The Henry Ford, Dearborn, Michigan.

Junk
Echo

745 N. Salina St. (formerly Craft Chemistry)
Syracuse

A mixed media installation by Travis Adenau.

Thursday, September 2, 2010

OCC Faculty Art Show
Onondaga Community College

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

OCC Faculty Art Show is a collection of artworks in various mediums from about 20 art instructors. The work covers a broad range of genres including elements of representational, nonrepresentational and abstract art forms.

Changes
Edgewood Gallery

Price: Free
Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

K.V. and Debe Abbott: Selection of works 1985-2010
Brian Brickley: Sculptural and functional ceramics

Read a review!

Pa Bouje Anko (Don't Move Again): Works by Laura Heyman
Light Work Gallery

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

André Eugene, Jean Hérard Céleur, Rònald Bazile, Pierre Isnel Destimare, Leah Gordon, and Myron Beasley organized the Ghetto Biennale in Haiti's capitol Port-au-Prince to ask the question, "What happens when first world art rubs up against third world art?"

For her project, Laura Heyman explored formal portraiture following the example of artists like Mike Disfarmer, James Van Der Zee and Seydou Keita, who used the commercial and utilitarian aspects of their practice to portray their subjects with a consideration and respect that was both clear-eyed and beautiful.

Vessels & Abstractions
Limestone Art and Framing Gallery

Limestone Art and Framing Gallery
105 Brooklea Dr., Fayetteville

Works by Deborah Haylor McDowell, Nick Starr, and Diana Godfrey.

Read a review!

Joan Lukas Rothenberg: A Retrospective
Redhouse

Price: Free
Former Redhouse Theater
219 S. West St., Syracuse

Joan Lukas Rothenberg's art involvement began early in her life. As the director of the "Art Squad" at Lincoln High School in Brooklyn, NY, Joan was awarded the New York Society of Illustrators prize for her poster depicting the plight of children in poverty. She studied art at New York City's Cooper Union before earning her Master of Fine Arts in painting and ceramics from the University of Michigan and further study in drawing and printmaking at Royal University College in Stockholm.

In Syracuse, Joan was recognized as both an artist and activist. She was a founding member of the first women's consciousness-raising group which evolved into the Women's Information Center in 1972. She also founded and operated Auragyns, a women's art gallery. Joan was in the process of completing her PhD in Women's Studies at Syracuse University, studying images of women in the media, at the time of her death in 1990.

In celebration of Joan's spirit, tenacity, and vision, Red House will feature a series of group exhibitions promoting local, professional and student women artists. The retrospective will inaugurate this Emerging Women Artist series. The retrospective and the series are both made possible by a grant from the Joan Rothenberg Family Foundation.

The exhibit will be on display by appointment. Phone 315-425-0405 for more information or to schedule a viewing.

Read a review!

Works of John Jessiman and Steven Barbash
Gandee Gallery

Gandee Gallery
7846 Main St., Fabius

The Gandee Gallery is proud to present the work of ceramist, John Jessiman, and painter, Steven Barbash. These two distinguished former professors of art taught together for almost 30 years at State University of New York, Cortland.

4x4: Community Curators and the Syracuse University Art Collection
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
Syracuse University Art Museum, Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

Four individuals associated with the Syracuse visual arts community were invited to develop an exhibition using works from SU's permanent collection. Nancy Keefe Rhodes, art critic for the City Eagle newspaper, curated an exhibition of American art made between the two world wars while Jack White, internationally recognized artist and former Syracuse resident, will investigate objects pertaining to hand-to-hand sport, such as boxing and wrestling. Roy Simmons Jr., former SU lacrosse coach and an artist in his own right will examine the work of Ivan Mestrovic, the Croatian artist and former professor from SU's School of Art. The director of the Community Folk Arts Center, Dr. Kheli Willetts, will explore visual interrelationships in the ethnographic and art collections through vice and virtue.

Weekend and evening visitors can park in the Q4 lot on College Place. Notify the attendant that you are visiting the Galleries and you will be directed where to park. Parking is on a space-available basis and may be restricted during events held at the Carrier Dome. If spaces are not available, the attendant will direct you to the nearest lot.

Good Design: Stories from Herman Miller
Everson Museum of Art

Price: $10 regular, $8 seniors/students/military, $30 family pack (includes 2 adults and up to 4 children)
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

This exhibition explores the collaborative design process employed at Herman Miller, the world-renowned furniture company that has used design to solve problems for the home and workplace for almost 90 years. Good Design showcases archival holdings of concept models, drawings, supplementary photographs, and completed masterworks of design in furniture and decorative art produced by Herman Miller, Inc. Works by Gilbert Rohde, Ray and Charles Eames, George Nelson, Alexander Girard, Robert Probst, Bill Stumpf, Don Chadwick, Ayse Birdsel, and other well known designers are featured. The exhibition was organized and is circulated by the Muskegon Museum of Art in association with The Henry Ford, Dearborn, Michigan.

Designed to Scale--The Edge of Art: New York State Artists Series
Everson Museum of Art

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

Designed to Scale, part three of the 2010 New York State Artists Series showcases significant designers from the Central New York region whose work is recognized in the national and international design arenas. Although modest in scale, the exhibition touches on a broad range of innovative design objects—furniture, lighting, commercial products and dining experiences, unique accessories, toys, and surface patterns.

Read a Review!

Junk
Echo

745 N. Salina St. (formerly Craft Chemistry)
Syracuse

A mixed media installation by Travis Adenau.

Hilary & Friends, Part 1
Skaneateles Festival
Featuring Hilary Hahn, violin

Price: $23, $19 regular; $20, $16 students/seniors; children free
Skaneateles High School
49 E. Elizabeth St., Skaneateles

Kodaly Duo for Violin and Cello, Op. 7
Liszt Totentanz for solo Piano, S. 525
Dvorak Trio in E minor, Op. 90 "Dumky"

Performers include Hilary Hahn, violin; Valentina Lisitsa, piano; Robert deMaine, cello.