Skip to main content
  • Home
  • About
  • Faculty Experts
  • For The Media
  • Videos
  • Topics
    • Alumni
    • Events
    • Faculty
    • Library
    • Research
    • Students
    • All Topics
  • Contact
  • Submit
Arts & Culture
  • All News
  • Arts & Culture
  • Business & Economy
  • Campus & Community
  • Health & Society
  • Media, Law & Policy
  • STEM
  • Veterans
  • |
  • Alumni
  • The Peel
  • Athletics
Sections
  • All News
  • Arts & Culture
  • Business & Economy
  • Campus & Community
  • Health & Society
  • Media, Law & Policy
  • STEM
  • Veterans
  • |
  • Alumni
  • The Peel
  • Athletics
  • Home
  • About
  • Faculty Experts
  • For The Media
  • Videos
  • Topics
    • Alumni
    • Events
    • Faculty
    • Library
    • Research
    • Students
    • All Topics
  • Contact
  • Submit
Arts & Culture

SU Rowing, Graduate Program in Museum Studies Collaborate on New Display Celebrating History of Rowing at Syracuse

Wednesday, October 17, 2018, By News Staff
Share
athleticsCollege of Visual and Performing Artsmuseum studiesStudents
artifacts displayed in room

Installation view of the SU Rowing display at the James Ten Eyck Boathouse: the origins and training

The graduate program in museum studies in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ School of Design and Syracuse University Rowing have collaborated on a new display at the historic James A. Ten Eyck Memorial Boathouse that celebrates the athletic program’s more-than-century-long history as well as important milestones for the team.

The year 2018 marks the 40th anniversaries of the 1978 men’s IRA Championship eight crew and the founding of the women’s rowing program at the University. To commemorate this landmark year, Head Coach David Reischman and Associate Athletics Director Morey Mossovitz reached out to Professors Andrew Saluti and Emily Stokes-Rees in museum studies to brainstorm the possibilities of the unique athletics/design partnership.

“From a curatorial perspective, this project could not have been more ideal for our students,” says professor Stokes-Rees. “To be presented the opportunity to explore largely untouched primary source collections, University Archives, and then choose objects, interview some key figures in the club’s history and develop and write the story of SU Rowing–it’s a curator’s dream.”

The ensuing collaboration involved multiple courses taught in the Spring 2018 semester in the museum studies program. Stokes-Rees utilized the opportunity to engage her Historic Curatorship students with more than a century of artifacts and archival collections, making selections from materials both at the Ten Eyck Boathouse as well as at University Archives in order to tell the story of rowing at the University.

Saluti seized the opportunity to use the project as a non-traditional exhibition design assignment for his Museum Graphics class, which created 3D digital models and graphic layouts for the proposed installation.

“The space at the SU Boathouse presented multiple design challenges,” explains Saluti, “but the students, working closely with their colleagues in [Stokes-Rees’] curatorship class, proposed what would become a very engaging and dynamic installation, one that we hope will educate and inspire future athletes and visitors alike.”

three pictures of students setting up display

[left, top right]: Museum studies students and faculty prepare to hang the original Ten Eyck training boat, a centerpiece for the display. [bottom right]: SU Rowing artifacts being prepared for installation.

The exhibition was installed by Saluti, Stokes-Rees and museum studies graduate students and faculty in conjunction with the sixth annual “Evening at Ten Eyck” celebration on Sept. 15. The display at the Ten Eyck Boathouse, located in Liverpool, New York, at the northern crest of Onondaga Lake, will be open to public view during home race events.

“It was an absolute honor to collaborate with the museum studies program on this project,” says Reischman. “The students were very passionate, professional and thorough as they worked through the research and design phases. We were amazed at their efforts to capture the spirit of our program and the depths to which they dug, including in our boathouse attic, to find the right materials.

“Our alumni and student-athletes were blown away by the finished exhibit—it adds a unique feature and ‘wow factor’ to our boathouse.”

  • Author

News Staff

  • Recent
  • Syracuse University/SUNY-ESF Team Wins ‘JUMP into STEM’ Competition
    Tuesday, March 2, 2021, By Julie Sharkey
  • US Army Awards Meritorious Civilian Service Medal to Professor Mark Glauser
    Tuesday, March 2, 2021, By Alex Dunbar
  • ‘Is Election Disinformation Free Speech or Defamation? Courts Will Decide’
    Tuesday, March 2, 2021, By Lily Datz
  • University to Guarantee Admission to Eligible Area High School Graduates After Completing Initial Enlistment in US Military
    Tuesday, March 2, 2021, By Brandon Dyer
  • Q&A With Keith Henderson, the University’s New Chief Compliance Officer
    Monday, March 1, 2021, By News Staff

More In Arts & Culture

Community Folk Art Center: A Welcoming Place for All to Discover Art, Culture and Community

The Community Folk Art Center (CFAC) has been a vital part of the University and city for nearly 50 years—a hub of art, cultural understanding and community. “CFAC is a bridge between the Syracuse University community and the local community,…

Community Folk Art Center Launches Black Arts Speak Film Series

The Community Folk Art Center (CFAC) celebrates Black lives and voices in a new short film series, Black Arts Speak (BAS). Each episode of the series will feature a different Black artist and share their work, experiences and perspectives. To mark…

School of Architecture Professor Wins a 2021 Emerging Voices Award

Lori A. Brown, professor in the School of Architecture, is among the eight selected winners to receive a 2021 Emerging Voices award from The Architectural League of New York. Each year, the award spotlights individuals and firms based in the…

Volunteers Needed for SU Libraries’ Virtual Living Library Event

Syracuse University Libraries will host its annual Living Library event during National Library Week on Wednesday, April 7, from noon to 5 p.m. via Zoom. Participants will have the opportunity to talk to “living books”—volunteers from the broader Syracuse University…

School of Architecture Announces Spring 2021 Visiting Critics

Each semester, upper-level architecture students participate in the visiting critic program that brings leading architects and scholars from around the world to the school. Four studios will be held on campus this spring. The School of Architecture is also offering…

Subscribe to SU Today

If you need help with your subscription, contact sunews@syr.edu.

Connect With Us

  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Youtube
  • LinkedIn
Social Media Directory

For the Media

Find an Expert Follow @SyracuseUNews
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Youtube
  • LinkedIn
  • @SyracuseU
  • @SyracuseUNews
  • @SUCampus
  • Social Media Directory
  • Accessibility
  • Privacy
  • Campus Status
  • Syracuse.edu
© 2021 Syracuse University News. All Rights Reserved.