Arts & Culture
Sustainability Book Discussion Series Begins Feb. 7
The Office of Sustainability Initiatives will sponsor a Sustainability Book Discussion Series this semester, offering members of the University community opportunities to learn about and discuss important new books with sustainability themes. All events will take place in Bird Library, Room 123, on Fridays at 1…
‘William Kentridge: Nose and Other Subjects’ Opens Jan. 30
The Syracuse University Art Galleries presents “William Kentridge: Nose and Other Subjects,” an exhibition that celebrates recent work from the renowned South African artist. Including work that illustrates his signature style of utilizing linocut blocks printed on dictionary and encyclopedia…
Lennon Kicks Off Spring Raymond Carver Lecture Series
Fiction writer J. Robert Lennon kicks off the spring 2014 Raymond Carver Reading Series at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 29, in Gifford Auditorium. A question-and-answer session will precede the reading from 3:45-4:30 p.m. The event is free and open to…
‘Arts on Main: Contemporary Prints from South Africa’ Opens Jan. 30
The Syracuse University Art Galleries presents “Arts on Main: Contemporary Prints from South Africa.” This exhibition features a selection of prints, drawings and works on paper made by emerging artists working at David Krut Projects in Johannesburg, South Africa. Eighteen…
Alfred T. Collette Dies; Was Chair of Science Teaching, Director of SU Art Collection
Alfred T. Collette, former chair of science teaching, died on Jan. 23. He was born in Syracuse on Sept. 10, 1922, the son of Samuel and Palma Quinto Collette. He was preceded in death by his father, mother and sister…
‘Pictures at an Exhibition’ to Be Performed with Organ, Trumpet at Feb. 2 Malmgren Concert
Modest Mussorgsky’s “Pictures at an Exhibition” will be the centerpiece of the next Malmgren Concert in Hendricks Chapel on Sunday, Feb. 2. SU Organist Kola Owolabi and Gabriel DiMartino, trumpet instructor in the Setnor School of Music in the College…
Libraries’ Spring Exhibition Explores ‘The Archive in Motion’
Syracuse University Libraries’ spring exhibition, “The Archive in Motion,” will open with a reception on Thursday, Jan. 30, at 6 p.m. in the Special Collections gallery on Bird Library’s sixth floor. “The Archive in Motion” is an exploration of movement…
Faculty-Owned Iconic Chairs on View at Genet Gallery
Iconic chairs owned by faculty in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ (VPA) Department of Design are the focus of a new exhibition at VPA’s Sue and Leon Genet Gallery. On view through Friday, Feb. 14, “Chairs: A Designer’s…
Newhouse, VPA Students Named YMA Fashion Scholarship Fund Scholars
Four students from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) have been named 2014 YMA Fashion Scholarship Fund (FSF) Scholars. VPA fashion design majors Taylor Cioffi ’16 and Michelle Lee ’16…
Janklow Arts Leadership Program to Award Professional Development Opportunity
In collaboration with Webb Management Services, a provider of development, planning and consulting services for arts organizations and facilities, the Janklow Arts Leadership Program in The College of Arts and Sciences will award a professional development opportunity to one or…