Friday, February 14: Opening Night and Valentine’s Celebration
$50 Non Members | $25 Members
5:30pm-8:00pm
Everson is for Lovers
This Valentine’s Day, join us for an enchanting evening to celebrate the opening of Making American Artists: Stories from the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 1776–1976, the inaugural Ilene C. Siegler & Charles D. Edleman Exhibition at the Everson.
Indulge in a night filled with:
- Live performances by the Syracuse Orchestra
- Sweet & savory bites + caviar tasting by She Fancy
- A glamorous photo booth to capture memories
- Couples’ art activities to spark your creativity
- A cash bar for toasting to love and art
- Guided tours for an insider’s view of the exhibition
Discover Stories Behind Iconic Masterpieces
Making American Artists showcases over 70 works by some of the most recognized and influential artists in American history, including Georgia O’Keeffe, Winslow Homer, Mary Cassatt, and Barkley L. Hendricks.
Be among the first to experience this extraordinary touring exhibition in Syracuse, where iconic masterpieces and works by underrepresented artists redefine the story of American art.
Tickets are limited—secure yours today!
May Howard Jackson, Morris Heights, N.Y. City, 1912, Oil on linen canvas, mounted to wood panel, 12 . x 16 in., Courtesy of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia. Museum Purchase, 2018.14. Photograph by Barbara Katus.
Margaretta Angelica Peale, Strawberries and Cherries, ca. 1813-1830, Oil on canvas, 10 1/16 x 12 1/8 in., Courtesy of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia. Source unknown, 1924.11. Photograph by Adrian Cubillas.
Georgia O’Keeffe, Red Canna, 1923, Oil on canvas, 12 x 9 7/8 in., Courtesy of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia. The Vivian O. and Meyer P. Potamkin Collection, Bequest of Vivian O. Potamkin, 2003.1.8. 2023 Georgia O’Keeffe Museum / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photograph by Barbara Katus.
Charles Willson Peale, The Artist in His Museum, 1822, Oil on canvas, 103 3/4 x 79 7/8 in., Courtesy of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia. Gift of Mrs. Sarah Harrison (The Joseph Harrison, Jr. Collection). 1878.1.2. Photograph by Adrian Cubillas.
Making American Artists: Stories from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 1776-1976 is co-organized by the American Federation of Arts and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Lead support was provided to PAFA by the William Penn Foundation, with additional support from the Richard C. von Hess Foundation and donors to PAFA’s Special Exhibitions Fund. In-Kind support is provided by Christie’s and Gill & Lagodich Fine Period Frames, New York.
Making American Artists: Stories from the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 1776-1976 is the inaugural Ilene C. Siegler & Charles D. Edleman Exhibition. Additional support provided by William Hutchens. The Everson is supported by the Dorothy and Marshall M. Reisman Foundation; the General Operating Support program, a regrant program of the County of Onondaga with the support of County Executive, J. Ryan McMahon II, and the Onondaga County Legislature, administered by CNY Arts; and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
