Art Break: Gordon Parks with Nancy Keefe Rhodes

Syracuse University Art Museum

Explore the Gordon Parks exhibition with community member, writer, editor, and curator Nancy Keefe Rhodes as she reflects on the powerful images on view. This talk will also be livestreamed on Instagram @suartmuseum.

Ray Smith Symposium: Rupture, Resistance, and Community: The Crisis of Violence against Women

The 2024 Ray Smith Symposium showcases Mithila Art from India within a comparative framework of gender violence globally, and discusses the collective and individual reparative work needed to restore women’s right to dignity and respect. Symposium Events Friday, October 18 4-5:30 p.m. Galleria, Shaffer Art Building Reception and viewing of Mithila Women Paint Gender-Based Violence…

Trick or Treat & Craft at the Museum!

Syracuse University Art Museum Shaffer Art Building, Syracuse, NY, United States

Celebrate Spooky Season on Halloween Night with the Art Museum! Using egg cartons, cardboard, glue, and paint you can make your own spooky (or cute) ghost portrait for Halloween! Take some time to craft and unwind while getting in the Halloween spirit. Come in costume and get your own photo taken, and pick up some…

SU Arts Fair and Brunch

Shaffer Art Building

Open to all Friends and Fans of Syracuse University! We’re bringing together alumni, families and our campus community to wrap up homecoming weekend on an artistic high note! Enjoy a delicious brunch (mocktails and cocktails included!), stop by the Instagram photo station and check out our expert balloon artist while being introduced to Syracuse University’s…

Celebrating Gordon Parks

Syracuse University Art Museum

 Join us for a day of programming celebrating Gordon Parks, the prominent photographer, composer, author, poet, and film director whose photography is currently on view at the Museum in "Homeward to the Prairie I Come: Gordon Parks Photographs from the Beach Museum of Art." Spend the day learning about Gordon Parks through the exhibition and…

Art Break: Gordon Parks & Fashion

Syracuse University Art Museum

Join Jeff Mayer, (Professor, Fashion Design) and Lauren Tagliaferro G'10, G'11 (Curatorial Assistant, Memorial Art Gallery) as they discuss Parisian fashions captured by Gordon Parks and on view in the current exhibition "Homeward to the Prairie I Come"

Inspired by Gordon Parks: Community Showcase

Syracuse University Art Museum Shaffer Art Building, Syracuse, NY, United States

Join us as we celebrate the exhibition “Homeward to the Prairie I Come: Gordon Parks Photographs from the Beach Museum of Art.” Hear from community members who created new work inspired by the multi-faceted career of Gordon Parks. Listen to music from the SENSES Project, watch a short film by Teens with a Movie Camera, and…

Free

Art Break: Cozy Season Art-Making

Syracuse University Art Museum Shaffer Art Building, Syracuse, NY, United States

Celebrate cozy season with the SU Art Museum! Take a break, grab a hot beverage and snack, and make your own seasonal greeting card! Festive stamps, ribbon, and drawing materials will be available to customize your card to your liking. No experience necessary, all materials provided. Free and open to all. 

Free

Art Break: Fruits of Their Labor Curator Talk

Syracuse University Art Museum

Join us for a curator talk about the exhibition Fruits of Their Labor: Work and Leisure at the Syracuse University Art Museum. The exhibition features thematic groupings that depict women’s work in and out of the home and behind the scenes views into the entertainment industry and challenges conventional depictions of labor.

Pop-Up Exhibition and Reception: Photographs by Syracuse Youth

Syracuse University Art Museum Shaffer Art Building, Syracuse, NY, United States

See photographs and writing by Syracuse youth participating in the Museum's Photography and Literacy (PAL) program inspired by the photographs by Gordon Parks recently on view at the museum. Stay for refreshments and pizza! Generously sponsored by Art Bridges and Joy of Giving Something, Inc.

Free