Art Break: Valentine’s Day Friendship Bracelets

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

Take a break on Valentine’s Day afternoon and pop in to the Art Museum for some crafting! Make a friendship bracelet for a loved one, friend, family member, or yourself. All supplies provide, free and open to all.

Free

Gaming, Social Life, and Play: In Conversation with Artist Mauro C. Martinez

Syracuse University Art Museum

Join us for a talk with artist Mauro C. Martinez and PhD candidate Sam Santiago. The conversation will explore Martinez’s art practice and ideas around gaming, social life, and play. A reception will follow the conversation. Free and open to the public. Co-sponsored by the Humanities Center, Syracuse University.

Free

Environmental Storytelling: Seeing, Hearing, and Reflecting on the Tropics

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

Explore Joiri Minaya: Unseeing the Tropics at the Museum with Environmental Storytelling CNY and professors Cristina Pardo Porto (Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics) and Cary Penate (History of Music). The program will examine the intersections of art, the environment, and music through conversation and writing. Sponsored by Environmental Storytelling Central New York  

Free

On Opacity: Gallery Talk with Artist Joiri Minaya

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

Hear artist Joiri Minaya and curator Cristina Pardo Porto (Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics) talk about the exhibition Joiri Minaya: Unseeing the Tropics at the Museum. The conversation will explore Minaya’s use of lens-based media, collage, and performance to resist the inner workings of the colonial gaze. Reception to follow. Free and open to all! Generous…

Free

Art Break: Surrealism and Photography 

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

Join us for a talk on surrealism and photography, featuring Art History graduate students. The talk will highlight the students' work on the exhibition, Surrealism and Photography: "Where I Dream, It is Awake".

Free