Arts & Culture
Mary Karr headlines next Raymond Carver Reading Series presentation Nov. 7
Critically acclaimed, best-selling memoirist Mary Karr will present the next installment of the Fall 2012 Raymond Carver Reading Series, Wednesday, Nov. 7, at 5:30 p.m. in Gifford Auditorium in Huntington Beard Crouse (HBC) Hall. The reading will be preceded by a question-and-answer…
SU faculty, alumni recognized at CNY Book Awards Nov. 29
More than a dozen Syracuse University professors and alumni are among the nominees for the first CNY Book Awards, sponsored by the Downtown Writers Center (DWC) of the Arts Branch of the YMCA of Greater Syracuse. Winners will be announced…
Setnor School presents new music from faculty composers Oct. 30
The Rose, Jules R. and Stanford S. Setnor School of Music in the College of Visual and Performing Arts will present a concert of new music from faculty composers on Tuesday, Oct. 30, at 8 p.m. in the Rose and…
Compelling, versatile Duo Diorama to perform in Setnor Auditorium Oct. 31
The compelling and versatile Duo Diorama, comprised of Chinese violinist MingHuan Xu and Canadian pianist Winston Choi, will perform a recital of new and 20th-century music on Wednesday, Oct. 31, at 8 p.m. in the Rose and Jules R. Setnor…
SUArt Galleries presents ‘Pulled, Pressed and Screened: Important American Prints’
The SUArt Galleries will present “Pulled, Pressed, and Screened: Important American Prints,” an exhibition that surveys the activities of artists who put designs on paper during the time period of the 1930s to the 1980s.
SU Honorary Trustee, VPA alumna Dorothea Ilgen Shaffer dies at 101
Dorothea Ilgen Shaffer ’33 H’90, an honorary member of Syracuse University’s Board of Trustees and an alumna of the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA), died Wednesday, Oct. 17, in Lewisberry, Pa. She was 101. Born in 1911 in…
SU, Cornell mount landmark conference devoted to philosopher Walter Benjamin Oct. 31-Nov. 2
Syracuse Symposium continues its theme of “Memory-Media-Archive” with a two-day conference on the impact of the 20th-century German philosopher and social critic Walter Benjamin. Titled “Memoryscapes and Imageworlds: Archive, Architecture and Media after Walter Benjamin,” the program runs Oct. 31-Nov….
Point of Contact Gallery presents show by Tom Sherman
The Point of Contact Gallery presents “Meditation on Video (&) Language,” a selection of new and previous works on video and drawings by artist Tom Sherman, curated by Pedro Cuperman. The exhibit runs through Nov. 30. Reflecting on the work,…
College of Visual and Performing Arts renames gallery to honor Genet family legacy at SU
The College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) has announced that its Design Gallery at The Warehouse will be renamed the Sue & Leon Genet Gallery in honor of the Genet family legacy at Syracuse University.
‘Angels on the Border’ to be exhibited at La Casita; opening reception is Nov. 9
La Casita Cultural Center will present “Angels on the Border,” an exhibition of religious paintings commissioned by Mexican immigrants from 1912 to 1996. The opening reception will be 6-8 p.m., Friday, Nov. 9, at La Casita Gallery, 109 Otisco St.,…