Point of Contact and Syracuse International Film and Video Festival to co-host art exhibit and film fashion program at Everson

Point of Contact and Syracuse International Film and Video Festival to co-host art exhibit and film fashion program at EversonApril 14, 2005Jaime Winne Alvarez jlwinne@syr.edu

Beginning April 23, the Syracuse International Film and Video Festival (SIFVF) and its parent organization, Point of Contact, will co-host an art exhibit and film fashion program with the Everson Museum of Art.

In coordination with the celebration of Point of Contact’s 30th year of publishing, the Everson will exhibit “Art of Point of Contact,” a collection of contemporary art photography and works on paper created exclusively for the organization. The selected pieces are part of the wider collection of artwork published in Point of Contact’s journals and book series over the past three decades. The exhibit runs through June 26. There will be an opening reception April 25 at 6 p.m., which is free and open to the public.

Following the reception, there will be a presentation at 7 p.m. in the Everson’s Hosmer Auditorium on designing costume for film and a film costume show of selected pieces from the private collection of film historian Jim Loperfido, owner of Emerald City Video in Syracuse. Admission for the Film Fashion program is $10. The program is under special coordination from Susan Katz and Phyllis La Vine of La Vine Media and Marketing, Syracuse.

Point of Contact, Inc., is a non-profit organization dedicated to the exploration and exchange of ideas in the verbal and visual arts and to publishing, producing and documenting special events in collaboration with SU and a national and international artistic community. The organization and its divisions are housed on the SU campus and supported by private donations and grants from The College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Visual and Performing Arts and The Division of International Programs Abroad (DIPA). For more information, call (315) 443-5497.

The Syracuse International Film and Video Festival (SIFVF) is a production of Point of Contact and is a collaboration between the City of Syracuse, SU and the Cultural Resources Council of Onondaga County. The 2005 SIFVF will be held April 28-May 1 at venues across Syracuse. Tickets can be reserved at http://www.syrfilmfest.com or by calling (315) 443-8826.