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All Posts in #Community Folk Art Center

Arts & Culture

Community Folk Art Center Celebrates 50 Years of Community, Service and Collaboration with Award Ceremony and Ailey II Performance

Tuesday, December 13, 2022, By Cameron Kline

The Community Folk Art Center (CFAC), a unit of the Department of African American Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences, continued its 50th anniversary celebration recently by honoring its community and supporters and highlighting the creative arts with a…

Arts & Culture

Community Folk Art Center Celebrates 50 Years

Monday, October 24, 2022, By Renée Gearhart Levy

Habibatou Traore ’24 was in her first weeks at Syracuse University when she heard African drumming during an activities fair for new students last fall. She followed their sound to Joshua Williams, who teaches West African dance and drumming at…

Arts & Culture

Community Folk Art Center Celebrates 50th Anniversary With Ailey II Dance Performance at Landmark Theatre

Tuesday, September 13, 2022, By Cjala Surratt

The Community Folk Art Center (CFAC), a unit of the Department of African American Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences, celebrates its 50th anniversary with a performance by the Ailey II – Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, featuring…

Campus & Community

Commemorating Juneteenth National Independence Day

Thursday, June 16, 2022, By News Staff

Dear Syracuse University Campus Community: I am so honored that one of my first official campuswide messages is to commemorate the Juneteenth National Independence Day, which will be acknowledged on Monday, June 20, 2022. I am especially proud that Syracuse…

Arts & Culture

‘carry the wait’ Exhibition Celebrates and Honors Black Women and the Black Experience

Thursday, February 24, 2022, By John Boccacino

During the month of February, the Syracuse University campus community comes together to celebrate Black History Month. In March, the attention shifts to celebrating Women’s History Month on campus. But in the third week of January, thanks to the visionary…

Arts & Culture

‘As Told By Black Women: Cherilyn Beckles’ Exhibition Opens at Community Folk Art Center

Monday, June 21, 2021, By News Staff

The Community Folk Art Center (@cfacsyracuse) has announced the opening of its latest exhibition, “As Told By Black Women: Cherilyn Beckles.” The exhibition is open to the public and will run through July 30 in the CFAC main gallery. “As…

Arts & Culture

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

Thursday, February 25, 2021, By Kathleen Haley

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,…

Arts & Culture

Community Folk Art Center Launches Black Arts Speak Film Series

Tuesday, February 23, 2021, By News Staff

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…

WAER

“Syracuse Exhibit Reflects Social Issues Affecting African Americans Within Historical Context.”

Monday, February 22, 2021, By Lily Datz

Tanisha Jackson, professor of practice of African American studies in the College of Arts and Sciences and executive director of the Community Folk Art Center, was interviewed by WAER for the story “Syracuse Exhibit Reflects Social Issues Affecting African Americans…

Arts & Culture

Community Folk Art Center Awarded $20,000 Black Excellence Grant from Central New York Community Foundation

Friday, October 9, 2020, By Cjala Surratt

The Central New York Community Foundation (CNYCF) recently awarded the Community Folk Art Center (CFAC) $20,000 as part of the Black Equity and Excellence Grant. The Community Folk Art Center, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization and branch of the Department of…

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