Ricardo Levins Morales has always believed in using art as political medicine. For the last five decades, Morales has created art for groups like the Young Lords, the Black Panthers, and the Northland Poster Collective, a group that used art to support justice and labor. “It’s about you telling the stories that we need in […]
Arts & Culture
Posted inLocal Artists
Meet the artist behind Syracuse’s newest murals in the Lakefront neighborhood
The mural will be unveiled Sunday at noon at 412 Spencer St.
Posted inHousing
New documentary to show how Central New Yorkers picked solutions to increase testing for lead poisoning
The documentary will air at the Everson Museum of Art at 6 p.m.
Posted inEvents
Black Artist Collective’s Freedom Fest returns but this time with comedy
The event will be held at the Thornden Park Amphitheater, from noon through 6 p.m.
Posted inArts & Culture
New art gallery art Haus SYR hosts ‘Pride,’ a wide-ranging exhibition
The exhibition runs through Aug. 30. art Haus SYR is located in the 100 block of Walton Street.
Posted inEvents
How Hanover Thursdays took off
Hanover Thursdays started from a conversation between Joe Driscoll and Michael John Heagerty. It’s grown into much more.
Posted inLocal Artists
Meet Luther Masanto, one of the DJs behind ‘Lovers and Friends R&B Night’
Masanto and a group of other DJs are trying to deliver the DJing to people and places who don’t get to hear it as often.
Posted inPeople
Planting trees and gardening helped Eli MacDonald find peace. Then he used them to help others.
Eli MacDonald founded the organization now known as Onondaga Earth Corps 20 years ago to prevent teenagers and young adults from going down the same path he did.
Posted inVisual Arts
New Edgewood exhibit commemorates 35th anniversary of Open Figure Drawing
The exhibition features 38 works from a OFD, who has met weekly over the last 32 years to draw models.
Posted inEvents
Syracuse Art Trail adds to spotlight on local artists during Arts and Crafts Festival
The first-ever art trail runs from the Gear Factory on South Geddes Street to the Arts and Crafts Festival.
