Larry Hoyt, a fixture in Syracuse’s local music scene, died March 14.
Carl Mellor
Carl Mellor has done freelance writing for roughly 50 years. He contributed articles to the Syracuse New Times for many years and covered visual arts for that newspaper from 1994 thorugh 2019. He continues to write about artists and exhibits in Central New York. He's reviewed shows at the Everson Museum, Edgewood Gallery, Gandee Gallery, Community Folk Art Gallery, the Munson museum in Utica, and other venues.
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Innovative ‘Unveiled Echoes’ at CFAC explores narratives about mid-1800s Buffalo and the Erie Canal
The exhibition uses paintings, digital work and augmented reality to tell stories about Buffalo and the Erie Canal in the mid-1800s.
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‘Implication’ at the Edgewood Gallery draws its energy from abstract works by 2 painters
While ‘Implication’ is a group exhibition, it also celebrates the work of Barbara Vural, who died earlier this year.
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New book fair to feature authors from Syracuse area, poet laureate
The Writers Voice CNY Pop-Up Book Festival will take place in the Atrium at City Hall Commons on March 9.
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New exhibition at Syracuse University Art Museum explores ecology and humans’ role in it
You can see “Assembly: Syracuse University Voices on Art and Ecology” through May 22 at SU Art Museum.
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‘Two Views’ at Edgewood gives viewers the chance to contrast two painters’ styles
The gallery is on display through February 23 at the Edgewood Gallery.
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Linked by nature, works of 4 artists on display in ‘Holiday Hues’ at Edgewood Gallery
Holiday Hues is on display through Jan. 5, 2024.
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Looking for holiday gifts? Check out Syracuse’s alternative shopping circuit
Arts reporter Carl Mellor lays out your options if you want to find your holiday gifts on Syracuse’s alternative shopping circuit.
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‘A Love Supreme’ at CFAC captures cultural and political movements of the 60s and 70s
The exhibit was assembled and curated from the Special Collections Research Center at the Syracuse University Libraries.
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Syracuse Cultural Workers’ 2024 Peace Calendar features photos, paintings and digital illustrations
The 2024 Peace Calendar will have a press run of 12,000.