Camaraderie, one of the paintings in my “Futura” series from 2017 and newly framed, will be on display in the upcoming exhibition at Mohawk Valley Center for the Arts, 410 Canal Place, Little Falls, New York 13365.
The exhibition is titled Women. Art. Voices.
It is scheduled for March 6, 2026 – March 27, 2026 with an opening reception on March 6, 2026 from 5:00 – 7:00 PM.
Thursday – Saturday: 12 pm – 4 pm
Sunday – Wednesday: Closed
Holidays: Closed
What was once the Point of Contact Gallery is now the Warehouse Gallery (350 West Fayette Street, Syracuse, New York). Last night I attended the art reception for Ecosystem Of Belonging: 2026 faculty survey, an art show celebrating the work of current Syracuse University faculty of the College of Visual and Performing Arts.
Artists included in this show:
Adrienne Dagg, Assistant Professor of Painting, Studio Arts, School of Art
Jiangliu Dong, Instructor, Studio Art, School of Art
Meris Drew, Assistant Professor, Painting, Studio Arts, School of Art
Tamika Galanis, Assistant Professor, Film, Department of Film and Media Studies
Li “Lily” Jiang, Assistant Professor, Fashion, the School of Design
Quran Karriem, Assistant Professor, Communications and Rhetorical Studies, Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies
Yves Michel, Professor of Practice, Industrial and Interaction Design, School of Design
Meri Page, Associate Professor,Communication Design, School of Design
Austin Riddle, Instructor, Studio Arts, School of Art
Rochele Royster, Assistant Professor,Art Therapy, Department of Creative Arts Therapy
The Exhibition runs through March 5, 2026.
Gallery hours:
Tuesday-Wednesday noon – 6:00 PM
Thursday noon- 8:00 PM
Friday – Saturday noon – 4:00 PM
Today was a beautiful day for a drive to Baltimore Woods Nature Center, 4001 Bishop Hill Road, Marcellus, New York 13108. I went to visit the Drawing on Talent art exhibit. My painting, Mariposa, (above) is on display along with a variety of artwork by several other artists.
The show continues through December 16, 2025.
In addition to the art venue, there is a gift shop in the building. Outside you’ll find miles and miles of hiking trails.
Artwork is for sale with a percentage going to the nature center. Call (315) 673-1350 for more information including hours of operation or visit their website here.
The Baltimore Woods Nature Center is a gem of a place, located at 4007 Bishop Hill Road, Marcellus, NY 13108. I recently became a member of this organization. There are miles and miles of nature trails – no bikers or dogs allowed. These trails, maintained by a staff of volunteers, are pristine, hilly and the perfect place to spend an afternoon zenning out.
In addition, they have a library on-site, a gift shoppe and an art gallery. There will be a members exhibit in November, so I wanted to view the space. The last time I was here, I hid rocks in the woods. I don’t think the building was open that day.
The current exhibition is a series of nature photographs by Don Crumb. The photographs are mainly of local and regional landscapes. There is a fabulous portrait of a fox – clearly the star of the show.
A collection of taxidermy mounted wild animals is also housed here.
The gallery can be rented out for parties, as it is connected to a full kitchen. They also host events in the room. You can investigate this further on their website.
Don Crumb – Nature Photography continues through October 27, 2025.
The building is open Monday-Friday 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM and Saturday 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM. Closed Sunday.
The hiking trails are available every day dawn to dusk. I would recommend walking with a friend. I sort of kind of got lost in there until I realized I could GPS and compass my way out. It wasn’t scary because I was so zen after two hours of zigzagging the paths.
It’s an amazing place!
Although these sculptures in the Robineau Memorial Gallery (at the Everson Museum of Art, 401 Harrison Street, Syracuse, New York 13202) have the ability to move and create sound, there is a big sign at the entrance that tells us to not touch them because eventually, a docent/museum person will demonstrate them. This did not happen on Sunday when there was one person at the desk, one person wanting to wax juxtapostion-laden sentences about the supposedly social justice paintings in the basement and another who stood adjacent to the skateboarding tragedy that has infiltrated three upstairs galleries in addition to glorifying its trespass of the outdoor courtyard. No security guards and nobody in the viewing room of the text driven CNY initiative artist.
Still, I was drawn to the magnificence of the woodwork and spiritual infusion of it that constitutes D. Lee DuSell’s sculptures. He died last year – three of these pieces had previously been displayed here in 1980. They are part of a series he’d initiated in the 1970s when a spiritual calling allowed divine inspiration. Christian symbolism and church iconography coalesced as part of the landscape of his artwork. There are angels and the sounds of pipe organs, the idea of pulpits and of course, the large scale that acknowledges his deep faith.
In addition, he had harvested the wood on his own land, which creates a bond with the natural world and he’d incorporated the love of his family into each turn while also teaching at the university for thirty years, which grounds his work in a love of humanity, as well.
The show is called Benediction, as it relays a sort of swan song, a “spiritual ending” to quote the text, to his quiet strength and its innovative tenacity.
I was able to realign my source energy in this room after the other exhibitions provoked me so negatively. I highly recommend a visit to see Benediction at the Everson. It is on view through August 31, 2025.
This Sunday there will be a City Market event on the grounds complete with food trucks, music and artisans peddling their wares. The museum will be open with a pay-what-you-will sliding scale, that is, if you are not yet a member (members are free).
The Feats of Clay competition will take place on May 2, 2025 at the Everson Museum of Art, This is a school competition that includes wheel throwing and other fun timed sculpting events.
A juried exhibition of student work is currently on display at the Everson (downstairs in the auditorium atrium). So fun!
Central New York’s Feats of Clay competition was established in 1987 to foster education in the ceramic arts for Syracuse-area high schools. Now in its 36th year, the event includes schools from as far away as the North Country and the Southern Tier and features a juried exhibition that recognizes students who demonstrate excellence in ceramic sculpting and vessel making.
On Friday, May 2, 500 students representing more than twenty-five schools will converge on the Everson Community Plaza to compete in a series of Olympic-style competitive events that involve (among other things) throwing blindfolded on the potter’s wheel, stacking wheel-thrown cylinders, and building towering constructions out of clay coils.
Feats of Clay is supported by Clayscapes Pottery and the Independent Potters Association.
Under Open Sky is the title of the latest exhibition at Edgewood Gallery, 216 Tecumseh Road, Syracuse, New York 13224. The artwork will be available for sale through April 11, 2025.
I last saw Peter Valenti’s bird-infused ceramic vessels at Hafner’s. I told him he should contact Cheryl Chappell to get a show at Edgewood and he said he had already scheduled a show there! I am in love with these pieces, some of which are wood-fired.
Nikolay Mikushkin’s landscape paintings are breathtakingly beautiful, He paints plein air, which means that he sets up his canvases outside and paints what he sees. He captures light like an Impressionist but the clarity of the brush stroke in the branches of the trees is laser sharp. These paintings are highly collectable! Both his and Valenti’s work had several red stickers on their tags, which means they’ve been sold. You better head over to the gallery asap before they sell out of these magnificent pieces.
In the jewelry department, Judi Witkin and others who form the Bead Society of Central New York are displaying intricately detailed seed beaded necklaces, bracelets and trompe l’oeil items, many of which display the flora-fauna motifs to complete the outdoorsy theme of the exhibition.
The Edgewood Gallery is small but it is so well-curated and the show is a harmonious blend of color, texture and a tease of springtime to come (please, god, soon!) to Syracuse.
The gallery is open Tuesday – Friday 9:30 AM – 6:00 PM and Saturday 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM.
Here are the twenty-four paintings in the Arcadia series.
The paintings are all 6” x 8” encaustic & collage paintings mounted on 9 1/2” x 12” chalkboards. They can hang on a wall and the stand will be included in the purchase if you prefer to display them that way.
You can find them at my gallery inside AFL STUDIO, 301 E. Seneca Street, Manlius, NY 13104.
I will be there again on Tuesday, August 13, 2024 from 10:00 AM – noon, maybe longer depending on customer traffic.
Here are the twenty-four paintings in my Bungalow series. The found object items in these paintings came from my yard – I have always wanted to hunt for treasure so I bought a metal detector last summer and went to town on my property. Since my house was built in 1900, I knew there had to be something to find and I was right.
I am grateful to everyone who has ever lived in my house who inadvertently helped me create these little gems. It was such a fun process.
I will be exhibiting them during October and November 2024 at the East Syracuse Free Library with an artist reception on Thursday, October 17, 2024 from 4:45 – 6:45 PM. I am planning a pizza and soda Halloween-themed event. 🎃
For the last two years, Natasha Smoke Santiago, who goes by Smoke, has been involved in a residency with the Everson Museum of Art (401 Harrison Street, Syracuse, New York). This situation has culminated in an art exhibition in the Robineau Gallery.
The clay pottery is paired with artifacts that coordinate with her Haudenosaunee heritage. She is Mohawk.
The pottery is functional, meant to be used in food preparation, as well as ceremonially.
The exhibit continues through August 18th, 2024.
Hours:
Monday: Closed
Tuesday: Closed
Wednesday: 11:00am – 5:00pm (Pay-What-You-Wish all day)
Thursday: 11:00am – 8:00pm (Thursdays from 5:00-8:00pm are Pay-What-You-Wish)
Friday: 11:00am – 5:00pm
Saturday: 10:00am – 5:00pm
Sunday: 10:00am – 5:00pm
