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Light Work Presents Nicholas Mueller: ‘Asea’
Light Work presents “Asea,” an exhibition of new works by Nicholas Muellner. The exhibition opens Tuesday, Sept. 3, and will run through Friday, Dec. 13. An opening reception will take place in the Kathleen O. Ellis Gallery on Thursday, Sept….
Urban Video Project Presents Paulina Velázquez Solís: ‘Unseen/forgotten: An Ode to a Humble Landscape’
Light Work’s Urban Video Project (UVP) is pleased to present the exhibition “Unseen/forgotten: An ode to the humble landscape | Invisible/olvidado: Oda al paisaje humilde” from July 18-Sept. 28 at its architectural projection venue on the Everson Museum facade. In…
Light Work Presents Summer Exhibitions
Light Work will present “According to the Laws of Chance,” a group exhibition, through Aug. 16 in the Kathleen O. Ellis Gallery, 316 Waverly Ave, on the Syracuse University campus. “According to the Laws of Chance” is a group exhibition…
Highlights From the Light Work Collection: Dawoud Bey
Curated from the Light Work collection, members of the Syracuse University campus community are invited to check out a selection from two of Dawoud Bey’s photographic projects: “An American Project,” and “Embracing Eatonville.” Black-and-white images from “An American Project,” made…
Urban Video Project Presents Crystal Z. Campbell’s ‘Makahiya’
Light Work’s Urban Video Project (UVP) is pleased to present the exhibition of Crystal Z Campbell’s original video, “Makahiya,” on display from Feb. 22 through June 1 at their architectural projection site on the north facade of the Everson Museum…
Light Work Awarded $35,000 Grant From the National Endowment for the Arts
Light Work has been awarded a $35,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). The grant for Light Work is one of 958 Grants for Arts Projects awarded as part of the NEA’s first round of fiscal year…
Light Work Presents Sophia Chai’s ‘Character Space’ Exhibition
Debuting at Light Work on Friday, Jan. 19, is Sophia Chai’s “Character Space.” The exhibition is comprised of photographs that are a return to Chai’s mother tongue, Korean. In these studio-made images, Chai references these written characters and enacts three…
Alumna Tells Stories With Vintage Clothes at the Black Citizens Brigade
On a recent trip to visit extended family, Cjala Surratt ’22, founder of the Black Citizens Brigade, was presented with a gift—her late grandmother’s boiler room jacket. Surratt’s grandmother had been a ship-fitter in Norfolk, Virginia, and the clothing item…
Jeffrey J. Hoone Gallery and Endowment Dedicated at Light Work
Watson Auditorium was the site of last month’s dedication ceremony for the Jeffrey J. Hoone Gallery and endowment fund at Light Work, named for the longtime former executive director. Hoone, an award-winning artist, retired in 2021 after more than 40…
‘Family Pictures Syracuse’ Brings City’s Marginalized Histories Into Focus
If a picture paints a thousand words, what new Syracuse community portrait will emerge to illustrate the past and present stories of individuals and families who have long been neglected in the public memory? Organizers of the community photographic project,…