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At the Everson

  • On view through December 29, 2024: Fifty years following his Everson Museum debut, Syracuse-native Tim Atseff returns with a solo exhibition dedicated to a topic he knows intimately—the news media. Timed to coincide with the 2024 US Presidential elections, Tim Atseff: Final Edition features more than 15 works from the last decade, along with a selection of editorial cartoons penned during Atseff’s newspaper career. The exhibition will be accompanied by an extensive slate of programs focusing on journalism from a variety of perspectives, including symposia, lectures, film series, art-making workshops, and much more. ...

  • On view through December 29, 2024: Putting Art to Work features more than sixty prints made under the auspices of the Public Works of Art Project and the Federal Art Project between 1934 and 1942. Most of the prints in the Everson’s collection were donated to the Museum by the Public Works of Art Project of New York City, but Putting Art to Work includes key loans from the Syracuse University Art Museum, the Tyler Art Gallery at SUNY Oswego, the Picker Art Gallery at Colgate University, and the Onondaga Historical Association that show the program’s economic and cultural impact on our region’s public institutions and artists. ...

  • On view through November 10, 2024: CNY Arts’ 51st annual On My Own Time exhibition connects Central New York businesses in a collaboration that promotes the benefits of the creative process across community sectors. Original works created by amateur artists working in a variety of professions were displayed at their work sites. This professional juried selection recognizes outstanding works by employees of Central New York companies and organizations....

  • On view through December 29, 2024: Sascha Brastoff: California King is the first museum exhibition to fully explore the bold and vibrant career of midcentury icon Sascha Brastoff. Featuring his famous dinnerware, Hollywood costume designs, and innovative metalwork, this exhibition celebrates an artist who broke boundaries and made a lasting impact on American art and design....

Upcoming Events & Activities

  • November 7, 2024: In this workshop, Dan Shanahan will guide you through the process of creating a portrait with watercolor, starting with laying out your image by drawing, and completing your work using watercolor to place lights and darks to carefully create depth. ...

  • November 7, 2024: In her lecture, Mary Ann Calo will explore the two art projects behind the prints in Putting Art to Work: Prints from the Works Progress Administration at the Everson: the Public Works of Art Project and the WPA-Federal Art Project. She’ll discuss the role of various media—easel painting, murals, and printmaking—and examine the WPA-FAP's Community Art Center Program and its impact on African American communities and artists....

  • November 7, 14 & 21: Everson Museum & Breadcrumbs Productions have joined forces to present guided tours of Tim Atseff: Final Edition and Sascha Brastoff: California King featuring captivating performances by incredible drag artists. Come and join us for these pay-what-you-wish Third Thursday events as we celebrate the exciting intersections of contemporary art and the world of drag, promising a unique and educational experience....

  • November 14, 2024: Learn basic techniques for acrylic pour painting and design your own mason jar and abstract canvas. Great for gifts and DIY home decor....

  • November 16, 2024: In this workshop, you will learn how to make and carve your very own print. Block printing is a process in which a design is carved into a block and then used to stamp with ink onto paper. You will learn the basics of block printing and be able to take your own carving home that you've made yourself! No experience is required....

  • November 21, 2024: To celebrate Tim Atseff’s exhibition Final Edition about the challenges faced by the newspaper industry, the Everson brings you a talk by infamous media provocateurs The Yes Men. The duo will highlight some of their projects involving print media, which includes distributing 100,000 copies of a fake edition of the New York Times declaring that the U.S. government had called an end to the Iraq war on July 4th, 2009....