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Lee DuSell: Benediction

Lee DuSell (1927-2024) is perhaps best known to Everson audiences as the creator of the bronze sculpture Spiritual Freedom (1969) that graces the Museum’s Plaza, but he was also a prolific designer and woodworker. DuSell’s furniture has been exhibited at the Brooklyn Museum, the Corcoran Gallery, and Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts. Over a three-decade span, DuSell frequently collaborated with noted Japanese architect Minoru Yamasaki on a series of commissions that included the Ford Motor Company, Harvard University, and Reynolds Aluminum. DuSell particularly relished his contributions to religious shrines, chapels, and temples around the world.

DuSell served as the founding chairman of the Experimental Studios at the Syracuse University School of Art from 1965 until his retirement in 1992. Benediction honors DuSell’s work in wood during a particularly fertile period in the 1970s when his works became kinetic and interactive. This exhibition features large-scale works, including three rocking chairs containing musical elements powered by their rocking motion that were originally exhibited at the Everson in a 1980 solo exhibition. DuSell passed away in September of 2024, and is remembered not only for his innovative designs, but also for the formidable impact that he made on his students and community.

Nancy Friedeman-Sánchez: Dream Map and Cornucopia

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.

Pride Ethos: A Living Exhibit

Ethos: The characteristic spirit of a culture, era, or community as manifested in its beliefs and aspirations.

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 ten-minute play unfolding in the museum theatre.

One ticket gives you access to both nights.
Ages 18+ to enter, 21+ to drink.

Pride Ethos is a project of Breadcrumbs Productions, GoJo Productions, Come Out CNY and the Everson Museum of Art; and is made possible with funds from the Tier Three Project Support program, a regrant program of the County of Onondaga with the support of the County Executive and administered by CNY Arts, and NYSCA’s Support for Organizations.