Project Mend was started by Syracuse University professor Patrick Berry, whose own family member’s incarceration prompted him to help incarcerated people tell their stories.
Arts & Culture
Poets, singers and orators come together at CFAC’s ‘Snaps & Taps’
The Community Folk Art Center has run ‘Snaps & Taps’ for about three years. The next ‘Snaps & Taps’ will take place March 26 at 6 p.m. at CFAC.
How Marion Rodriguez helps women coming home from prison with a tote bag
Marion Rodriguez took up sewing during the pandemic and putting designs on tote bags. Rodriguez, formerly incarcerated, now gifts her tote bags to women coming home from prison.
F.I.R.E. Festival brings CNY’s women musicians to the forefront
The fourth iteration of F.I.R.E. Festival will take place March 9 at ONCO Fermentations.
Syracuse’s newest art gallery to show 1st exhibit
The gallery is run by Laura Heyman and Miesha Shih, who have long been involved in Syracuse’s art scene.
Syracuse community members rally to talk federal, corporate DEI rollbacks
The “Unity in Action” event was hosted by Victoria Coit and Indaria Jones.
CFAC’s latest exhibit ‘This Woman’s Work’ explores the legacies of prominent Black women in CNY
The exhibit will be on display through Feb. 28 and features 13 local artists.
Syracuse-based Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha showcases his war-torn words at ArtRage Gallery
Abu Toha is a 2023 graduate of Syracuse University’s creative writing master’s program. He fled Gaza not long after the Oct. 7 attacks.
Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha to read his poetry at ArtRage: ‘Every single victim in Gaza is me’
Abu Toha will read from his book “Forest of Noise” at ArtRage Gallery on Saturday. The reading will begin at 6:30 p.m.
Amanda Rogers made Pink Rock Culture Co-op into the venue she’s always wanted
Rogers, formerly a touring musician, created Pink Rock to be an intimate space that hosts anything from concerts to poetry readings.




