Annual Events

2014 Everson Trips

April 30, 2014

Time: N/A

Please save the dates for these 2014 Trip Committee Trips. Additional details will be posted as they become available.

Brooklyn Trip / April 30 - May 2

Stratford & Niagara-on-the-Lake / June 24 - 26

Glimmerglass Opera, performance of Carousel / August 4

Chautauqua Institute / July 27 - August 1

Saratoga Ballet, Bolshoi Ballet / July 31

Annual Summer Picnic

June 19, 2014

Time: 6.00pm to 9.00pm

The Everson Summer Picnic and Everson Medal

The Everson Summer Picnic honors those who have been pillars of the community and have shaped Central New York through their gifts of leadership and strong conviction that art and creative expression enhance our quality of life. 

The Everson Lifetime Achievement and Distinguished Service Volunteer Awards

The Everson is pleased to present two awards to recognize outstanding volunteer service. The Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes individuals who have served the Everson Museum in varied volunteer positions for more than three decades. The Distinguished Service Award recognizes a volunteer who has exemplified superb service to the Everson Museum.

These awards are presented at the event of the summer, under tents on the Everson Community Plaza, with views of the Everson's stunning architecture. The evening is complete with festive fare and the wonderful outdoor atmosphere of cocktail hour by the fountains.

Special Events

Civic Morning Musicals

Free Wednesday Recital Series

March 5, 2014
March 12, 2014
March 19, 2014
March 26, 2014

Time: 12.30pm

Civic Morning Musicals presents a free Wednesday concert series held at 12.30pm in the Everson's Hosmer Auditorium. Each performance highlights different talented artists from our region. For more information, visit www.civicmorningmusicals.org.

Everson Night Out: Open Figure Drawing

March 20, 2014

Time: 6.00pm

Enjoy a free evening of figure drawing in the Everson’s Rosamond Gifford Sculpture Court. The public is invited to create drawings through the study of a nude model. Bring your own sketchbooks and pencils (no charcoal, pastels, paint permitted). Easels will be provided. If you’re not into drawing, stop by to see artists at work and enjoy musical entertainment and light refreshments. In collaboration with the Westcott Community Center Open Figure Drawing group.

This project is made possible with support from the IDEAS Implementation Fund, which provides grants to implement strategies derived from the IDEAS Collaborative (Initiative to Develop and engage Audiences in Syracuse).

Civic Morning Musicals: Live at the Everson!

The Bell Canto Trio

Gayle Ross and Norma Tippett

March 30, 2014

Time: 2.00pm

Marcus Haddock, tenor, Mary Molnar, soprano, Phil Eisenman, bass and Ida Tili-Trebick, piano perform L'enfant Prodigue: Selected Opera Arias and Duets. The concert will be held in the Everson Hosmer Auditorium. General admission is $15 per person, students are free. For more information please visit www.civicmorningmusicals.org or call (315) 699 5856.

Jazz it Up for the Everson! With Nick Ziobro

A fundraiser in support of the Everson Museum of Art

Made possible in part by the Everson Members' Council

March 30, 2014

Time: 5.00pm

Enjoy an afternoon soirée with complimentary hors d’oeuvres and cocktails in the Rosamond Gifford Sculpture Court, while enjoying the swinging sounds of live music. Then, take your seats in the Everson Hosmer Auditorium to enjoy performances by the best young talent in the Syracuse area, headlined by Nick Ziobro who will wow the crowd with songs from the Great American Songbook. Show your support of the Everson Museum of Art all while taking in the perfect combination of fine food, fine art and outstanding performances. 

$100 per person, advanced tickets required.

Made possible in part by the Everson Members' Council and WRVO.

Celebration of the Senses

An Arts, Crafts, Food, Garden Show and Sale to benefit Everson Museum of Art

Carol Watson Greenhouse

April 5, 2014
April 6, 2014

Time: 10.00am to 5.00pm

Smell, see, hear, touch and taste at Carol Watson Greenhouse's annual Celebration of the Senses. This weekend long event is not to be missed! Admission is free. Tasting samples are available for $1 each, and a wonderful raffle will be made possible through generous donations by participating artists.

Carol Watson Greenhouse
2980 Sentinel Heights Rd.
Lafayette, NY 13084

Smell… The fragrance of exotic blossoms.

See… The work of CNY artist and crafts people.

Hear… The music by CNY performers.

Touch… The first intimations of spring.

Taste… Fine Food from fine CNY restaurants.

For more information visit Carol Watson Greenhouse. 

Everson Night Out: Paint by Numbers Party

May 8, 2014

Time: 6.00pm to 8.00pm

FREE, Pre-registration required (space is limited so sign up soon!)

Take part in creating a huge collaborative Paint-by-Numbers mural.We will transcend conventional rules in a collective effort to bring a large paint-by-numbers mural to life. Bring your own color tube of acrylic paint. We provide the brushes. You will receive a number at the party and paint that section. At the end, we’ll have a stunning, flamboyant, mélange of collaborative/social art. Space limited RSVP by April 12th to Pam McLaughlin: pmclaughlin@everson.org.

This project is made possible with support from the IDEAS Implementation Fund, which provides grants to implement strategies derived from the IDEAS Collaborative (Initiative to Develop and engage Audiences in Syracuse).

Everson Night Out: Beer Garden

May 15, 2014

Time: 5.00pm to 8.00pm

Join us for Everson Night Out: Beer Garden - An evening of fine craft beers by Empire Brewing Co. and Middle Ages Brewery, live music, and the unique work of local potters, all in the stunning setting of the Everson Museum. Purchase a beer (or glass of wine) to enjoy outside on the Everson podium or in the Sculpture Court while the sounds of live music waft throughout the building. Peruse the wares of local potters and purchase a one-of-a-kind ceramic beer stein to take home with you.

This project is made possible with support from the IDEAS Implementation Fund, which provides grants to implement strategies derived from the IDEAS Collaborative (Initiative to Develop and engage Audiences in Syracuse).

Everson Night Out: Yoga

June 12, 2014

Time: 5.00pm to 8.00pm

Relax and rejuvenate with a free outdoor yoga class let by Tiffany Sisko of O Yoga studio, all in view of the Everson’s stunning I.M. Pei architecture. Browse a pop up boutique of the finest yoga accessories by Lululemon and enjoy healthy refreshments. 

This project is made possible with support from the IDEAS Implementation Fund, which provides grants to implement strategies derived from the IDEAS Collaborative (Initiative to Develop and engage Audiences in Syracuse).

60/60

Sixty Artists in Sixty Minutes

June 20, 2014

Time: 5.30pm to 7.00pm

The Everson Members' Council presents 60/60 under the tents on the Everson Community Plaza on June 20. Art lovers stroll about chatting with the 60 artists as they work and purchase raffle tickets which they place in pails by the artists whose pieces they would like to win. At the end of the hour, winning raffle tickets are drawn for each of the sixty works of art. 

Would you like to showcase your artistic talent at 60/60, while supporting the Everson Museum? Download the artist application form by clicking here. Artists are accepted in the order that their applications are received in.