This is the Everson
A Museum
of Firsts.

Opening February 15: This exhibition explores new narratives of the history of American art, embracing stories about women artists, LGBTQ+ artists, and artists of color within a visual and thematic structure that also features iconic works traditionally associated with the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts....

Courtney Rile is a lens-based artist and co-founder of Daylight Blue Media, a video production company in Syracuse, New York. She holds a BFA in Art Video from Syracuse University and an AA in Communications from Montgomery County Community College in Pennsylvania. Rile’s photographs, documentary films, and experimental videos have been shown widely regionally and internationally. Rile has been commissioned as a video artist by the Society for New Music. Rile previously served in communications and curatorial roles at Delavan Art Gallery, CNY Arts, Salt Market, and many other initiatives, alongside work as a journalist, adjunct professor, and guest speaker....

2025 marks 200 years since the Erie Canal’s completion—a transformative milestone for New York State. Today, most upstate residents live near the canal, yet its role often feels stuck in the past. The 2024 Erie Canal Artists-in-Residence—Alon Koppel, Judit German-Heins, and Clara Riedlinger—spent a year capturing the canal’s present condition and cultural impact. At Water’s Edge showcases their work, reimagining this iconic waterway for today....

On view through March 30, 2025: In the wake of the 1960s, artists felt free to use humor for self-expression, shock value, or to serve as a “spoonful of sugar” to deliver a message. While the 1970s are usually seen as a time of wild individual expression, the decade also saw the development of a network of galleries and collectors that would ultimately professionalize the field and develop grudging respect from the fine art world. It Came From the 70s features groovy works from the Everson collection that tell these stories....