LIGHT WORK | Exhibitions : Intermissions Venues

Installations and events will occurr at the following venues in conjunction with Intermissions.
Light Work Light Work/Community Darkrooms 316 Waverly Avenue, Syacuse, NY 13244 315.443.1300 phone, www.lightwork.org Light Work’s Main Gallery will feature the video and sound installation Ectoplasmic Response by Barry Anderson. The exhibition is scheduled August 14 through October 21, 2009 with a lecture and gallery reception on September 29, 5–8pm. The lecture is sponsored by Syracuse University’s 2009 Syracuse Symposium, themed “Light.” Light Work is a nonprofit, artist-run organization dedicated to the support of artists working in photography and electronic media. Since 1973, Light Work has provided direct support to artists through exhibitions, lectures, classes, artist residencies, publications, and by providing affordable, public access work space through Community Darkrooms. Light Work’s gallery spaces include the Main Gallery and Hallway Gallery in the Robert B. Menschel Media Center, and the Robert B. Menschel Photography Gallery in Schine Student Center at Syracuse University.


Robert B. Menschel Photography Gallery Schine Student Center, Syracuse University 303 University Place, Syacuse, NY 13244 315.443.1300 phone, www.lightwork.org The Robert B. Menschel Photography Gallery in the Schine Student Center will be featuring photographs from the series Suspension by Barry Anderson. The exhibition will run August 15 through December 23, 2009. The Robert B. Menschel Photography Gallery, located in Schine Student Center on the Syracuse University campus, is operated by Light Work, a nonprofit, artist-run organization dedicated to the support of artists working in photography and electronic media. The gallery was established in 1985 through a naming gift from Syracuse University alumnus. Robert B. Menschel. It served as Light Work’s primary gallery until the Main Gallery was established in the Robert B. Menschel Media Center in 2001.


Everson Museum of Art 401 Harrison Street, Syracuse, NY 13202 315.474.6064 phone, www.everson.org The Everson Museum of Art will present a video installation of Pigeon by Barry Anderson in the Robineau Gallery. The exhibition will run July 25 through August 30, 2009. A Th3 gallery talk with the artist is scheduled for 6pm on August 20. When the Everson Museum of Art opened its present quarters in 1968, it was dubbed “a work of art for works of art.” As the first museum design by internationally-acclaimed architect I. M. Pei, the Everson’s design has been credited with launching Pei’s world-famous career and putting the museum at the forefront of contemporary architecture. Today, the museum is more than just a work of art. It has assumed a vital role in the reinvigoration of downtown Syracuse through artistic programs designed to maximize community involvement.


Connective Corridor SU Office of Community Engagement and Economic Development 350 W. Fayette Street, Suite 405 Syracuse, NY 13244-3050 www.connectivecorridor.com The Connective Corridor is emerging as a signature strip of cutting-edge cultural development connecting the University Hill with downtown Syracuse. It is home to three major universities and more than 25 arts and cultural venues, all within close distance. In the coming months and years these venues will be creatively linked together and showcased with new urban landscapes, bike paths, imaginative lighting, public and interactive art, signage and way-finding systems. Centro provides free public transportation on the Connective Corridor between Syracuse University and important arts and cultural venues in downtown Syracuse on a regular schedule. Please visit www.connectivecorridor.com for bus route and schedule information.



Urban Video Project 350 W. Fayette Street Syracuse, NY 13244 www.urbanvideoproject.com The Urban Video Project (UVP) is a multi-media public art initiative of Syracuse University with technology provided by Time Warner Cable that operates several electronic exhibition sites along the Connective Corridor in Syracuse, NY. The mission of the UVP is to present exhibitions and projects that celebrate the arts and culture of Syracuse and engage artists and the creative community around the world. UVP uses high-definition projection systems and LED screens to display collections of video, photography, animation, and creative writing. First established in 2007 as a series of temporary public art projections by students in SU’s College of Visual and Performing Arts, UVP has developed into the first permanent series of urban projection installations in the United States. UVP provides a unique opportunity for the entire Syracuse community to showcase their work, featuring work by professional artists, arts organizations, students, and local residents. Syracuse University offers regular workshops to encourage participation and submissions. Displays are active daily from dusk to 11pm at three locations along Syracuse’s Connective Corridor: UVP Syracuse Stage at 820 E. Genesee Street; UVP Monroe at 333 E. Onondaga Street; and UVP OHA at the Onondaga Historical Association Museum at 321 Montgomery Street. Plans for a fourth venue at the John H. Mulroy Civic Center Theatres at Oncenter are being finalized. A selection of videos by Barry Anderson will be projected on weekends from August 14 through October 21, 2009. The projected videos include the premiere of There and Back Again on the UVP OHA building.


SUArt Galleries Syracuse University Shaffer Art Building, Syracuse, NY 13244 315.443.4097 phone http://suart.syr.edu/ SUArt Galleries will screen the video Lawn Ornaments by Barry Anderson during the large-scale exhibition Winslow Homer’s Empire State: Houghton Farm and Beyond, scheduled for August 18 through October 11, 2009. A free public reception will take place on Th3 night on August 20, 5–7pm. SUArt Galleries is located in the Shaffer Art Building on Syracuse University’s main campus. Permanent and temporary exhibitions enhance the cultural environment of the greater metropolitan Syracuse community. University students, faculty, and staff have opportunities for meaningful educational encounters with the department’s internationally diverse collection of objects. The galleries also assists in training future museum professionals enrolled in the Museum Studies graduate program.


The Red House Arts Center 201 S. West Street, Syracuse, NY 13202 315.425.0405 phone www.theredhouse.org Red House Arts Center will feature video art by Barry Anderson on three flat panel screens. The showcased videos include Treebeasties (1), Vertical Blinds (2), and Pulp Kali. Anderson’s work will be shown parallel to the main exhibition, Mudboy by Raphael Lyon, from September 17 through November 8, 2009. The opening reception will take place on September 17, a Th3 night, at 5pm. Red House Arts Center is a nonprofit cultural center, located in the trendy Armory Square district of Syracuse, NY. Its mission is to transform lives through intimate and distinct experiences in the arts. Red House presents and produces new works in theatre, film, visual art, and music. The center opened its doors to the public in 2004. To date, Red House has produced and presented more than 700 events in theatre, music, visual art, and film.


Link Gallery Community Outreach and Artist Support Development Syracuse University, Warehouse, Room 001 350 W. Fayette Street, Syracuse, NY 13202 315. 443.8781 phone Syracuse University’s Warehouse will feature Barry Anderson’s video Always Becoming Something (1) in the Link Gallery. The video was created during Anderson’s residency at Light Work in 2006 and features many Syracuse University students, who assisted in front and behind the camera. The Link Gallery is a community art space located in the Warehouse Community Art Wing and operated by Syracuse University’s Department of Community Outreach and Artist Support Development. Opened in 2006, the Community Art Wing is a space of engagement, forging meaningful interactions among students, faculty, and staff members, and the campus community. The intention is to share university space and resources with the public to nurture creativity, to strengthen university-community ties, and to revitalize downtown Syracuse. The Community Art Wing also provides resources for artist support and development.


Syracuse Symposium SU Humanities Center Syracuse University, 301 Tolley Humanities Building Syracuse, NY 13244, 315.443.7192 phone www.syracusesymposium.org Syracuse Symposium, located in the Humanities Center on the third floor of the Tolley Building, will feature a backlit window installation of Barry Anderson’s Memory Bleed and Lawn Ornaments during the Fall semester. Syracuse Symposium is a semester-long intellectual and artistic festival celebrating the interdisciplinary Humanities at Syracuse University. The 2009 theme of the symposium is “Light.” The symposium explores the protean meaning of light in all of its senses and myriad of forms, including music, painting, dance, film and visual culture, philosophy, religion, science; and also attempts to bring new meanings to light through a diverse array of lectures, performances, exhibits, symposia, and other special events. Syracuse Symposium is organized and presented by the SU Humanities Center for the College of Arts and Sciences.


Schine Student Center Syracuse University 303 University Place, Syracuse, NY 13244 315.443.1995 phone, http://students.syr.edu/schine/ A video still of Barry Anderson’s Soft Velvet Float will be installed in an arched window in Schine Student Center’s Panasci Lounge. In addition the video Always Becoming Something (1) will be screened in the atrium of the center. The Schine Student Center, a 192,410 square foot facility located on Syracuse University’s main campus, is the hub of activity at the university. Built in 1985 the Schine Student Center, designed by Edward Larrabee Barnes, is a three-level building with four wings that pinwheel off a dramatic central atrium covered by a pyramid-shaped glass roof. The Schine Student Center houses the 1,500-seat Goldstein Auditorium, multiple small and medium sized event spaces, Schine Dining Center, Campus Copy Center, SU Bookstore, ATMs, meeting rooms, lounges, and offices. In addition, the center offers full catering, audio/visual support, security services, and a box office.


Orange Television Network Syracuse University, 215 University Place Newhouse II, Rm 278 Syracuse, NY 13244 315.443.6892 phone http://orangetv.syr.edu/ The Orange Television Network (OTN) will interlace their regular programming with video art by Barry Anderson and a campus-produced interview with the artist. OTN broadcasts to many locations across the Syracuse University campus, including dorms, recreation centers, dining halls, and more. OTN programming reaches an estimated 8,000 students. The Orange Television Network is a student-run television network that broadcasts all day, every day throughout the school year. Programming includes comedy sketches, sports, dance, music, and other artistic performances produced by students about students. Orange TV Network offers students the opportunity to get hands-on experience in the broadcasting world and showcase their talents. It provides the entire Syracuse University community with a chance to view campus diversity, new ideas, and cultural programs.


The Warehouse Gallery 350 W. Fayette Street, Syracuse, NY 13202 315.443-6450 phone http://thewarehousegallery.syr.edu The Warehouse Gallery will feature Barry Anderson’s video Memory Bleed, 2009 parallel to their main exhibition American Ream with Marco Maggi. The main exhibition is scheduled September 17 through November 7, with an opening reception on Th3 night on September 17, 5-8pm. The Warehouse Gallery is a contemporary art space exhibiting and commissioning work by international artists in a variety of media. Housed in a former furniture warehouse, it is located on the edge of downtown Syracuse’s Armory Square, south of the I-81/I-690 highway intersection. Its mission is to engage the community in a dialogue regarding the role the arts can play in illuminating the critical issues of our times.


The Point of Contact Gallery 914 E. Genesee Street, Syracuse, NY 13210 315.443.2169 phone, www.puntopoint.org The Point of Contact Gallery will be showing Barry Anderson’s Kings, Thieves video in the storefront of their gallery. The gallery’s main programming will reopen for the fall season on September 17, 2009 with the exhibition Slow Scandal, featuring Marco Maggi. This exhibition represents a collaborative venture with the Warehouse Gallery. Established in 2005 as a space dedicated to the verbal and visual arts, The Point of Contact Gallery presents a cross-disciplinary open forum for the essential discussion of contemporary art. It is a showcase for The Point of Contact Gallery collection and exhibitions by contemporary artists from around the world, particularly Latin America. The Point of Contact collection comprises over 200 original pieces created especially for Point of Contact, the book series, since 1975. Photography, collage, drawings, paintings, and three-dimensional works form this rare collection.


Billboards The exhibition project Intermissions will include over a dozen billboards that will be placed mostly around the downtown area in Syracuse. The billboards compliment the video projections on buildings, giving the night-time projections a daytime counterpart in the community. Among different locations, billboards will be placed at Adams and Clinton, Adams and Montgomery, McBride and Washington, West Genesee and Irving, West Fayette, Westcott, Water and State, and more. Not all billboards will be on view at the same time. The billboards are sponsored through the generous support of the Central New York Community Foundation and Lamar Outdoor Advertising.


Community Folk Art Center 805 E. Genesee Street, Syracuse, NY 13210 315.442.2230 phone www.communityfolkartcenter.org The Community Folk Art Center (CFAC) is planning to show the videos Constructing History: A Requiem to Mark the Moment and Afro Chic by intenational artist Carrie Mae Weems. The center’s main exhibition is Power and Pride: An Elizabeth Catlett Retrospective. It will run from September 12 through December 12, 2009 with a reception on September 18. The Community Folk Art Center is a vibrant cultural and artistic hub committed to the promotion and development of artists of the African Diaspora. The mission of the center is to exalt cultural and artistic pluralism by collecting, exhibiting, teaching, and interpreting the visual and expressive arts. Public programming includes exhibitions, film screenings, gallery talks, workshops, and courses in the studio arts, including dance and ceramics. A proud unit of the African American Studies Department at Syracuse University, CFAC is a beacon of artistry, creativity, and cultural expression engaging the Syracuse community, the region and the world.