A Call and Response Conversation on Race and Gender by Women Artists
Curated by Vanessa Johnson
Artist Reception – Saturday, February 12 from 7-9pm!
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Open for In Person Viewing: W, Th & F 2-6pm & Sat 12-4pm through March 19, 2022
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Participating Artists: Kimberly Archer, Kathye Arrington, Ellen M. Blalock, Jacquelyn Maye Johnson, Vanessa Johnson, Robin Kasowitz, Lauren Miller, Susan W. Murphy, Sarah Pirtle, Mary Stanley, Caroline Tauxe, Laura Thorne, and Megan White
This exhibition was developed from conversations between exhibit curator Vanessa Johnson and the late Marie Summerwood, local activist and ArtRage volunteer. While all women are oppressed as women, there has been an uneasy “her-story” between women of color and white women in the feminist movement. From the Women’s Suffrage Movement to modern day voting patterns, there is a continuing divide based on an intersectionality of race, gender, and class.
The Struggle to Connect is an invitational group exhibition featuring a racially diverse group of women artists from CNY and beyond. The exhibit confronts the differences between white feminism and the feminist issues of women of color and explore differences in experiences and perspectives.
Please note that the Artist Reception requires vaccinations and masks. An air filtration system will be running and no food or drink will be served. But – we will gather at ArtRage as people who miss seeing each other!
Community News from ArtRage
If you are a New York State resident contact the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation! Share your concerns regarding the DEC delisting of Onondaga Lake for mercury, PCB’S, and dioxins and the potential negative impact on human health. The deadline is February 11th: NYS DEC has released their 2020-2022 List of Impaired Waters (water bodies damaged by human activity). The details of the changes are complicated and throw out analysis using fish tissue sampling, with no further data to support the decision to remove nearly twenty percent (20%) of polluted water bodies from this list. This includes Onondaga Lake- a closed industrial landfill- which should continue to be listed for dangerous levels of mercury, PC’S, and dioxins present in the Onondaga Lake ecosystem. In your email or letter, request a public comment period extension to March 1st, 2022. Include your reasons, which might be: -Not enough notice for informed public input. -DEC has given no explanation for the “flaws in the analysis” that are being used as the reason for removing these damaged water bodies from their 2020-2022 List of Impaired Waters. -Covid complications and the precautions necessary regarding the omicron variant increase the time necessary for collaboration with diverse communities to provide helpful comments. -Onondaga Lake is sacred to the Haudenosaunee Confederacy and the Onondaga. -DEC did not consult with the Onondaga Nation: DEC has an obligation to consult with the Nation regarding Onondaga Lake, among other water bodies on their traditional territory.
At the end of your message, please request that DEC avoid confusing the public and keep these water bodies on their 2020-2022 List until they have further data to support their safe removal. Contact information: By email- Bureau of Water Assessment and Management: 4pwlinfo@dec.ny.gov or by mail- ATTN: Water Assessment and Implementation Section NYSDEC, Bureau of Water Assessment and Management, 625 Broadway, 4th Floor, Albany, NY 12233-3502. Please note- Use the subject line “Public Comment on the Draft 2020-2022 List”.
New exhibition at Edgewood Gallery through February 25th. Mary Giehl’s beaded work on fabric depicting the beauty of microscopic images in their random complexities. Also exhibiting “Candy” series of brightly colored bronze children’s shoes, reminiscent of sweet and loving times in childhood. Davana Robedee uses Japanese stitch resist shibori dye technique with homegrown indigo on silk; creating shapes and patterns directly inspired by the artist’s dreams.
Judi Witkin creates hand beaded items including necklaces, bracelets, earrings and whimsical boxes. Edgewood Gallery, 216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse. 315-445-8111. GALLERY HOURS: Tues.-Fri 9:30-6:00, Sat. 10:00-2:00
Folk favorite Joe Jencks at Folkus Project February 18! From coffeehouses to Carnegie Hall, Joe Jencks has made a mark on the American and international music scene. He draws on his conservatory training, Irish roots and working-class upbringing, and lyrical voice to deliver performances of musical beauty, social consciousness and spiritual exploration. The legendary Pete Seegar said of Jencks, “The key to the future is people joining in. The music of Joe Jencks captures this essential spirit. Joe is a fantastic singer who carries on the traditions.” The Folkus Project requires masks and proof of Covid vaccination. Go to www. folkus.org. for more information and to buy tickets. Where: May Memorial Unitarian Universalist Society, 3800 East Genesee Street, Syracuse. When: Friday February 18 at 8 p.m. How much: $15 for Folkus members; $18 General admission.
Monday, March 7, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. Le Moyne College Arts Administration Program Third Annual IMPACT AWARDS. W. at Le Moyne College, Carroll Coyne Center for the Performing Arts. Alan Brown, keynote speaker. Awardees: Arts Board Member of the Year-Joel Potash. Ticket Chair-Society for New Music. Artist as Manager-Larry Luttinger, Executive Director, CNY Jazz Central. Arts Educator of the Year-Mary Juman, Vocal/General Music Teacher, Ed Smith Pre K-8 School. Arts Education Administrator of the Year-Carol Dumka, Arts in Education Coordinator, Herkimer BOCES. Arts Manager of the Year (Small Organization) – Michelle Connelly, Executive Director, Earlville Opera House. Arts Manager of the Year (Large Organization) – Stephen Butler, Executive Director, CNY Arts. Join us to celebrate them!
Tuesday, March 8 at 7 p.m. via Zoom. Zen Center of Syracuse presents Ruth Ozeki and Shinge Roshi in Conversation on The Book of Form and Emptiness. Ruth Ozeki, renowned novelist and Zen priest in the Everyday Zen Foundation, will join Shinge Sherry Chayat Roshi, a writer and abbot of the Zen Center of Syracuse Hoen-ji, in an online conversation Tuesday, March 8, 2022, at 7 p.m. EST. Ozeki will read from her latest novel, The Book of Form and Emptiness. Please join us for what promises to be a fascinating discussion of Zen practice and creativity. Proceeds from the event will help support the Zen Center of Syracuse. For more information and to register: https://zencenterofsyracuse.org/ruth-ozeki-and-shinge-roshi-in-conversation
505 Hawley Avenue, Syracuse, New York
315-218-5711 – www.artragegallery.org
HOURS: W, Th & F 2-6pm & Sat 12-4pm
Wheelchair accessible
Off-street parking at 408 & 414 Lodi Street
