If the following profiles on artists, galleries and collectors are any indication, the Syracuse-area art scene has support and is quite alive in many respects.

Several participate in Third Thursday, a free event that involves two dozen Syracuse galleries and museums on the third Thursday of every month. The next event is scheduled for 5-8 p.m. on April 15.

XL Projects bridges college and community

A new art studio in the heart of downtown Syracuse engages the local community with The Hill.

'We were the masks'

A SU professor presents four decades of Mexican art at the Community Folk Arts Center.

A passion for painting

A local gallery showcases the work of a Camillus artist who remained undiscovered for decades.

Clayscapes Gallery does more than display

The experience of a gallery, studio and classroom blend together in one location.

Best in show changes model standards

A SU senior's unconventional models top Light Work art gallery's Transmedia Photography Annual exhibit.

Irish artist, teacher and businesswoman

Former SU professor Jan Navales makes and sells textile screenprint art from her studio in the Delavan Center.

'Phantoms' invade Syracuse

Curator Stephan Stoyanov brings his exhibit "Phantoms" to Syracuse's Red House Arts Center.

Jailed civil-rights activists photos offer a glimpse into history

More than 300 civil-rights activists were arrested in Jackson, Miss., in 1961 for defying segregation. Their mug shots, including Syracuse resident Rev. LeRoy Wright, were on display at the ArtRage gallery.