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Selections from the Everson Video Archive

On view through April 19, 2020

Selections from the Everson Video Archive features recently digitized works by pioneering women who helped shape the future of video art.

A Legacy of Firsts: The Everson Collects

On View November 16, 2019 – March 22, 2020

In 1911, the Syracuse Museum of Fine Arts (known today as the Everson) made history as the first museum in the country to declare that it would focus on collecting works made by American artists. This decision, implemented by Museum Director Fernando Carter, was the first of many made by directors that ultimately defined the Everson’s collection as it exists today. This exhibition examines over one hundred years of the Museum’s collecting priorities, from the Museum’s earliest acquisitions in 1911 to work acquired in 2019.

It's Knot Art

Syracuse-based artist Ellen Agnew grew up in Kennebunkport,ME, where she grew up collecting shells and stones on the seashore. After moving to central NewYork, Ellen returned to Maine frequently for vacations and began collectingrope knots that washed up onshore. She uses these bits of found materials tocreate It’s Knot Art, an exhibit showcasing unique abstract fiber art on display in the Erie Canal Museum's first-floor Link Gallery.

Casual China: Modernist Dinnerware

On View December 21, 2019 – May 2020

Syracuse-based Iroquois China began as a manufacturer of Victorian fine china, but produced revolutionary dinnerware in the postwar era by designers like Russel Wright and Ben Seibel. Casual China showcases modernist designs produced by Iroquois China, Homer Laughlin, the Hall China Company and others.

The Story of Water: The Erie Canal as a Site of Untold Stories

This unique exhibit by Linda Zhang of Ryerson University in Toronto and Biko Gray of Syracuse University features clay vessels based on 3-D drone scans of central New York Erie Canal structures, transformed by the introduction of Canal water before the firing process. The clay models symbolize the Erie Canal's profound and lasting impact, positive and negative, on the lives of those who built it, used it, and lived near it. On exhibit in the second-floor Weighlock Gallery of the Erie Canal Museum, 318 Erie Boulevard East, Syracuse.

Romeo & Juliet

This timeless tale is a story so well-known it needs no introduction. Set in Verona where the rival houses of Capulet and Montague have had a long-standing feud, Romeo & Juliet is Shakespeare’s famous tragedy of star-crossed lovers, filled with all the passion of young love. Underscored by ingenious wit and astonishing beauty, the play pits the bitterness of resentment against the intensity of romance. Ultimately catastrophic choices and tragic twists propel them toward a final confrontation with fate.

Sunday Funday

Every Sunday, January 5–April 5, 2:00–4:00pm
FREE Members & children under 12 | $8 Non-Members

Warm up with fun for the whole family this winter at the Everson. Every Sunday come explore the galleries, enjoy art-making, storytelling, and more!

Scholastics

On View March 7 – April 5, 2020

Founded in 1923, the Scholastic Art Awards are the nation’s longest-running and most prestigious educational initiative supporting student achievement in the arts. Every year, students across the country in grades 7-12 are invited to enter original works of art in regional competitions. This year, over 2,500 students representing over 100 Central New York schools submitted 5,673 works of art, which was then judged by professional artists, educators, and photographers. The judges award first place (Gold Key), second place (Silver Key), honorable mentions, and special award honorees. Gold Key winners move on to compete at the national level, while a small selection of the Silver Key winners are displayed at the Everson.

Blue Man Group

More than 35 million people around the world have experienced the smash hit phenomenon that is BLUE MAN GROUP and now it’s your turn! It’s everything you know and love about BLUE MAN GROUP—signature drumming, colorful moments of creativity and quirky comedy—the men are still blue but the rest is all new! Featuring pulsing, original music, custom-made instruments, surprise audience interaction and hilarious absurdity, join the Blue Men in a joyful experience that unites all audiences.

*Please note: Blue Man Group is a family-friendly performance appropriate for kids, teens and adults, and we have many group packages specifically for youth groups. However, children under three (3) years of age are not permitted into the performance. Everyone, regardless of age, requires a ticket.*

The Addams Family; A New Musical Comedy

JCB Drama Students are thrilled to announce a tribute to what we can only describe as an amusing macabre musical by performing The Addams Family at the Oncenter Carrier Theater this spring. Students plan to scarily delight you with their own version of this famous American family musical.Please join us as we meet Wednesday Addams’ new love, Lucas, his family and the adventure that plays out on a stormy evening created by none other than the creepy yet lovable Uncle Fester and the famous Addams Family Ancestors. Watch as Morticia and Gomez deal with the drama of their daughter growing up and how this family comes together for the sake of young love.

Riverdance

Riverdance, as you’ve never seen it before! A powerful and stirring reinvention of this beloved favorite, celebrated the world over for its Grammy award-winning score and the thrilling energy and passion of its Irish and international dance. Twenty-five years on, composer Bill Whelan has rerecorded his mesmerizing soundtrack while producer Moya Doherty and director John McColgan have completely reimagined the ground-breaking show with innovative and spectacular lighting, projection, stage and costume designs. Immerse yourself in the extraordinary power and grace of its music and dance – beloved by fans of all ages. Fall in love with the magic of Riverdance all over again.

Syracuse Tech Week 2020

Syracuse Tech Week is one of the longest running community-driven, technology focused events in the country.

Syracuse Tech Week is a collaborative series of events throughout Syracuse and Central New York that bring together the community to showcase technology, to intrigue, inspire, and educate.

Syracuse Tech Week promises quality interdisciplinary introductions of technology. That means everything from engaging demonstrations, outcome-driven workshops and dynamic conversations with speakers and brands you need to know. This thought-provoking event represents every part of the Syracuse’s technology ecosystem. We promise to end the week on a high note for the whole community to meet vendors and see a variety of products that inspire you.

Syracuse Tech Week will be filled with ample opportunity to explore, learn, discover, play and leave inspired. Some highlights will be to meet with the most inspired thinkers and industry leaders across many industries.

Dozens of exhibitors from around the region will give us a glimpse of the future — with cutting-edge technologies and new ways of doing business. The week of events are free thanks to the hard work of the Syracuse Tech Week Committee Members and other organizers within the Syracuse community.

Symphoria Casual IV: Around Mendelssohn

LAWRENCE LOH | conductor
STEVEN HEYMAN | piano

PROGRAM

BACH: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3
MENDELSSOHN: Piano Concerto No. 1
FARRENC: Symphony No. 3

STEVEN HEYMAN

Syracuse native and pianist Steven Heyman has appeared in solo recitals, chamber music concerts, and as concerto soloist throughout the United States, Canada and Europe. He has appeared in London, Paris, Prague, Munich, Strasbourg, Vienna, Salzburg, Oslo, Montreal, Quebec, Los Angeles, Cincinnati, Milwaukee, Washington, Salt Lake City, Juneau, Philadelphia, and New York, among others. In New York, he has appeared in Lincoln Center, Steinway Hall, recitals on WQXR, Columbia University, Carnegie Hall, Merkin Hall, and as an invited artist for a Juilliard tribute to the late legendary artist/teacher Adele Marcus. He received his education at the Juilliard School as a scholarship student of Adele Marcus and at the Hochschule für Musik und darstellende Kunst in Vienna with Hans Graf.
Mr. Heyman is an Associate Professor in Piano at Syracuse University where he is also the Chair of the Department of Applied Music and Performance, and has been on the faculty for 30 years. At Syracuse University, among dozens of concerts in Setnor Auditorium, he has performed multiple concertos with the SUSO, including a Beethoven Concerto under the baton of Leon Fleisher. In the summer of 2007, Mr. Heyman gave concerts and classes in Beijing and Shenyang China. At the conclusion of a residency at the Shenyang Conservatory of Music, he was appointed a Full Visiting Professor. He currently also serves as the Artist-in-Residence at Colgate University, where he frequently performs in solo recital, chamber music, and has appeared as soloist with the Colgate Orchestra 9 times.

Fun Home

When her father dies unexpectedly, graphic novelist Alison dives deep into her past to tell the story of the volatile, brilliant, one-of-a-kind man whose temperament and secrets defined her family and her life. Moving between past and present, Alison relives her unique childhood playing at the family’s Bechdel Funeral Home which brings to light her growing understanding of her own sexuality, and the looming, unanswerable questions about her father’s hidden desires. Fun Home is a refreshingly honest, wholly original musical about seeing your parents through grown-up eyes.