Arts & Culture
New York City the Setting for Second ‘Monumental Concerns’ Symposium
A daylong symposium hosted by Syracuse University Artist in Residence Carrie Mae Weems will bring together artists, poets, scholars, activists and theorists to explore contested sites of memory and monuments. “Monumental Concerns 2”—a continuation of the first “Monumental Concerns” symposium…
New Exhibition, ‘Joiri Minaya: Unseeing the Tropics at the Museum,’ on View at Syracuse University Art Museum
A new exhibition at the Syracuse University Art Museum that challenges visitors to view the “tropics” as both place and perception is on view through May 10, 2025. “Joiri Minaya: Unseeing the Tropics at the Museum” features artworks by Joiri…
Light Work’s Urban Video Project Announces the Exhibition ‘Lines of Flight’
Light Work’s Urban Video Project will present the exhibition “Lines of Flight” featuring short films by multimedia artist Joiri Minaya and filmmaker Miryam Charles. The exhibition explores the tangled trajectories of displacement, immigration, invasion, exploration and escape. The exhibition will…
Syracuse University Art Museum Names Coral Silver as the 2024-25 Palitz Art Scholar
The Syracuse University Art Museum is pleased to announce Coral Silver as the 2024-2025 Louise ‘44 and Bernard Palitz Art Scholar. The Palitz Graduate Art Scholar Endowed Fund was established in 2011 by longtime museum advocates Louise Beringer Palitz and…
School of Design Professor Uses Biology to Design for the Future
Inspired by natural forms, processes and systems, Yves Michel, a professor of practice in industrial and interaction design in the School of Design in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, pushes the boundaries of what is possible in the…
Caribbean Art: Uncovering the Region’s Photographic Heritage Through Contemporary and Historical Works
On the surface, viewing a photo from a 1950s travel brochure of a pristine Caribbean beach with palm trees and sunshine might make you dream about a tropical vacation. But if you analyze that image more deeply, it can reveal…
WellsLink Speaker JaNeika James G’05 Is Living Out Her Dreams as a Television Producer
JaNeika James G’05 and her twin sister, JaSheika, grew up watching television and “fell in love with TV” and the possibilities it could mean for them. Today, the two are accomplished TV writers and producers of several shows, including JaNeika’s…
VPA Inaugurates New Warehouse Gallery With ‘Overture: 2025 Faculty Survey’
The College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) at Syracuse University will inaugurate its new Warehouse Gallery with an exhibition celebrating the work of its faculty. Opening Friday, Feb. 7, and on view through Monday, March 3, “Overture: 2025 Faculty…
Call for Submissions for the 2025 Veterans Writing Award
Syracuse University Press, in cooperation with the D’Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF), is accepting manuscripts for consideration for the 2025 Veterans Writing Award. Submissions should be sent to vwasubmissions@syr.edu by Feb. 15, 2025. The award includes a…
Special Collections Research Center Awards Two Faculty Fellows Grants for 2025-26
Syracuse University Libraries’ Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) recently awarded its two Faculty Fellows grants for the 2025-26 academic year. Arun Brahmbhatt, assistant professor in the Department of Religion in the College of Arts and Sciences, and Zeke Leonard, associate…