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Interest in Dreams Informs Student’s Kaish Fellowship With the Art Museum
Sophomore Elizabeth Su is a double major in biomedical engineering and neuroscience and considering a minor in psychology. Having completed her first year at Syracuse online from her home in Los Angeles, she arrived in Central New York in August…
5 Questions with the Syracuse University Art Museum’s New Curator
Melissa Yuen was appointed curator of the Syracuse University Art Museum on Dec. 1, 2021. She joined Syracuse from the Sheldon Museum of Art at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and previously served as a curatorial fellow at Stanford University’s Cantor…
New Syracuse University Art Museum Exhibition Addresses Inequality and Injustice Among Incarcerated Women
A new exhibition that intimately examines the experiences of currently and formerly incarcerated women in Louisiana by sharing stories of loss, hope, despair, survival, triumph and persistence debuted at Syracuse University Art Museum beginning on Jan. 18. “Per(Sister): Incarcerated Women…
Syracuse University Art Museum Announces New Curator
The Syracuse University Art Museum has announced the appointment of Melissa Yuen, Ph.D., as the museum’s new curator. Yuen, a curator and art historian, comes to Syracuse from the Sheldon Museum of Art, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and will join the…
Morton Kaish ’49: A Print Retrospective Exhibit at Palitz Gallery in NYC
The Louise and Bernard Palitz Gallery at Syracuse University’s Lubin House presents “Morton Kaish: A Print Retrospective,” on view beginning Nov. 8. Organized by Vanja Malloy, director and chief curator of the museum and Morton Kaish ’49, the retrospective presents…
Summer Internships Help Humanities Scholars Explore Career Options
In June, the Graduate School launched a Humanities Summer Internship program, supporting two humanities Ph.D. students through paid internship opportunities at Syracuse University Press and the Syracuse University Art Museum. An outgrowth of the National Endowment for the Humanities Next-Generation…
‘Each One Inspired: Haudenosaunee Art Across the Homelands’ Now on View at Syracuse University Art Museum
A new exhibition is now on view at Syracuse University Art Museum featuring more than 52 contemporary artworks by Indigenous artists from all six Haudenosaunee Nations across what is now New York. The exhibition takes a closer look at the…
A Legacy Gift Born of Enduring Love
When Morton Kaish ’49 first spotted Luise Meyers ’46, G’51 on a public ice rink in Syracuse, he was immediately drawn to the young woman he thought was “more beautiful than anyone I’d ever known.” Then, he discovered the beauty…
Syracuse University Art Museum Introduces Art @ Home, Series of Dynamic Virtual Artist Talks
The Syracuse University Art Museum is launching a series of virtual conversations, Art @ Home, connecting contemporary artists and their work to friends and alumni of Syracuse University. The virtual sessions—moderated by museum curatorial staff and faculty from the College…
Syracuse University Art Galleries Now Known as Syracuse University Art Museum
The Syracuse University Art Galleries has changed its name to the Syracuse University Art Museum. In order to communicate to the public a clearer sense of its identity and to draw attention to its arts holdings, this name change from…