art_break: What If I Try This?
2025-08-28 16:30 - 17:15 (America/New_York) | Syracuse University Art Museum
Join us for the first art_break of the year to hear curator Melissa Yuen speak about the Museum’s new exhibition “What If I Try This?: Helen Frankenthaler in the 20th-Century Print Ecosystem.
Explore how Frankenthaler, the noted abstract artist, embarked on creative collaborations with printmakers throughout her career.
art_breaks are free and open to all. No need to RSVP, just show up – bring your friends or come and meet someone new!

Currents: Sarah McCoubrey Gallery Talk and Reception
2025-09-10 18:00 - 20:00 | Louise and Bernard Palitz Gallery, 11 E 61st Street, New York, NY
Join us as we celebrate over 34 years of art by Syracuse University professor emerita, Sarah McCoubrey.
The artist, along with curator Andrew Saluti, ‘99, G’99 and staff from the Syracuse University Art Museum will be in attendance for the reception and gallery talk.
Enjoy the exhibition and mingle with friends and alumni over snacks and cocktails.

"Do You Know What It’s All About?": Helen Frankenthaler, Clement Greenberg, and a Painting at Syracuse
2025-09-11 16:30 - 19:00 | 500 Hall of Languages
Join the Syracuse University Art Museum for an inspiring keynote talk by acclaimed art historian Alexander Nemerov (Stanford University). Discover unexpected links between the museum, influential art critic and Syracuse alum Clement Greenberg, and pioneering Abstract Expressionist Helen Frankenthaler.

Students, faculty, staff, and community members are invited to learn how Syracuse’s artistic legacy connects to some of the most influential figures in modern art.

Free and open to all with a reception in the Shaffer Galleria to follow where visitors can view the current exhibition “What If I Try This?”: Helen Frankenthaler in the 20th-Century Print Ecosystem.

Workshop: Inspiring Authentic Learning with Primary Sources from the Syracuse Art Museum Collections
2025-09-23 14:00 - 15:00 | Syracuse University Art Museum
This workshop will begin with a brief overview of the SU Art Museum collections and the opportunities it offers faculty to schedule class visits at the Museum. Then we will explore how these visits draw on evidence-based, high-impact teaching practices for authentic learning and helping students build academic integrity skills. For the remainder of the session participants will workshop incorporating a museum visit into their assignments and syllabi. Co-facilitated by Kate Holohan, Curator of Education at the SU Art Museum and Jessamyn Neuhaus, Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence. The workshop will take place at the SU Museum, and space is limited to 20 participants.

art_break: Highlights from Human/Environment: 4,000 Years of Art
2025-09-26 14:00 - 14:45 | Syracuse University Art Museum
Explore our new permanent collection exhibition, Human/Environment: 4,000 Years of Art , and learn about how environmental encounters are always present in works of art with English PhD candidate and our 2025 Summer Doctoral Intern, Jacob Reese.
art_breaks are free and open to all. No need to RSVP, just show up. Bring your friends or come and meet someone new!

Community Day
2025-10-04 12:00 - 16:00
Come explore the Syracuse University Art Museum and enjoy an afternoon of art and art-making with the rest of your community! Visit our galleries and make art inspired by abstract artist Helen Frankenthaler. Community day activities also include:

A scavenger hunt all afternoon.
Printmaking with VPA students.
Family Tour at 1 PM.
Writing workshop with professor Kevin Adonis Browne at 2:00 pm. Space is limited, register here or sign up in-person.
Free family guides available at the front desk.

Free and open to all including SU students, children, and families!

Seeing for Yourself: Photography & Writing Workshop with Kevin Adonis Browne
2025-10-04 14:00 - 15:30 | Syracuse University Art Museum
Explore the museum through photography and create your own piece of writing inspired by your experience during this free workshop hosted by the Syracuse University Art Museum. Led by artist and professor Kevin Adonis Browne, author and creator of A Sense of Arrival.
Supplies for the workshop will be provided.
Registration is free and required. Register here.

art_break: Helen Frankenthaler & Screenprinting
2025-10-09 00:15 - 13:00 | Syracuse University Art Museum
Learn about abstract artist Helen Frankenthaler’s experimental foray into screenprinting with curator Melissa Yuen.
art_breaks are free and open to all.
Don’t RSVP, just show up. Bring a friend or meet someone new!

A Sense of Arrival: Reading with Kevin Adonis Browne
2025-10-23 17:30 - 18:30
Join us to hear artist and professor Kevin Adonis Browne read from his latest book, A Sense of Arrival, in the exhibition of the same name. Browne reflects on Caribbean blackness, being, and rhetorical expression.

Depicting the Everyday: Reception and Gallery Talk
2025-10-29 18:00 - 20:00 | Louise and Bernard Palitz Gallery, 11 E 61st Street, New York, NY
Join Esther Moerdler, assistant curator at the Art Students League, for a presentation on the League’s history at 6:30 p.m. Following the talk, explore the Louise and Bernard Palitz Gallery exhibition Depicting the Everyday: A Legacy of Fine Arts Education at the Art Students League, featuring works from the Syracuse University Art Museum collection.
Enjoy light refreshments while connecting with alumni and friends. This event is free and open to all.
The Louise and Bernard Palitz Gallery was established in 2003 as the Syracuse University Art Museum’s visual arts venue in midtown Manhattan.

Why Does My Adobo Taste Different?: A Conversation on Immigration & Memory
2025-11-05 17:00 - 18:00 | Syracuse University Art Museum
Explore ideas and experiences around immigration, food, family, and memory with artist Bhen Alan, professor Junko Takeda (History), and SU Art Museum curator Melissa Yuen.

Family Art Tour: Color
2025-11-11 11:00 - 12:00 | Syracuse University Art Museum
Kids and families, join us for a free interactive family tour! We’ll look at art together and sketch in our galleries. Family Guides and scavenger hunt activity also available!
Register here.

art_break: Cozy Season Art Making
2025-11-14 14:00 - 16:00 | Syracuse University Art Museum
Celebrate the cozy season with the SU Art Museum! Take a break, grab a hot beverage and snack, and make your own artwork led by our graduate collections assistants Em Spencer and Christine Dugas.
Free and open to all! No experience necessary, all materials provided.

Photography & Literacy (PAL) Project Reception
2025-12-09 16:30 - 17:30 | Syracuse University Art Museum
See photographs and writing by Syracuse youth participating in the Museum’s Photography and Literacy (PAL) program. Stay for refreshments and pizza!
