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 [16], 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 [17]
A new art studio in the heart of downtown Syracuse engages the local community with The Hill.
'We were the masks' [18]
A SU professor presents four decades of Mexican art at the Community Folk Arts Center.
A passion for painting [19]
A local gallery showcases the work of a Camillus artist who remained undiscovered for decades.
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Clayscapes Gallery does more than display [20]
The experience of a gallery, studio and classroom blend together in one location.
Best in show changes model standards [21]
A SU senior's unconventional models top Light Work art gallery's Transmedia Photography Annual exhibit.
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Irish artist, teacher and businesswoman [22]
Former SU professor Jan Navales makes and sells textile screenprint art from her studio in the Delavan Center.
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'Phantoms' invade Syracuse [23]
Curator Stephan Stoyanov brings his exhibit "Phantoms" to Syracuse's Red House Arts Center.
Jailed civil-rights activists photos offer a glimpse into history [24]
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.