This is the Everson
A Museum
of Firsts.

Become a Member and Receive a Free Tote Bag!

Join or renew your membership at the Everson Museum during the month of October and receive a limited-edition tote bag as a special thank-you for your support. As a member, you’ll enjoy exclusive perks like free admission, discounts at Louise café and the Museum Shop, priority access to classes, and invitations to members-only events. Your membership directly supports our exhibitions, educational programs, and outreach efforts, helping to enrich the arts in Central New York.

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....

Upcoming Events

  • Open Figure Drawing is traveling to the Everson Museum on Third Thursdays, September 19, October 17, and November 21, for 3 figure drawing events with a nude model....

  • Join us for an evening of art and lively panel discussion about the past and future of local news. Immediately following the discussion, join Atseff for a special guided tour of “Final Edition,” his provocative requiem for local newspapers....

  • 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....

Camps, Classes & Workshops

  • $36 Member | $45 Non-Member 

    Learn basic techniques for acrylic pour painting and design your own mason jar and abstract canvas. Great for gifts and DIY home decor....

  • $32 Member | $40 Non-Member 

    Watercolor painting can take some getting used to. Dan will focus on using watercolor as a way to shade, in a method similar to charcoal or conté cray...