Lessons in Living Otherwise PROGRAM 1: Screening + Q&A

Program 1: Wednesday, April 19 at 7pm in Shemin Auditorium, Shaffer Art Bldg. (SU campus) Light Work UVP presents two different film programs, both featuring the work of multimedia artists Sofía Gallisá Muriente and TJ Cuthand. More Info and RSVP

UVP Community Night: Teens With A Movie Camera

Everson Museum 401 Harrison St., Syracuse, NY

Join Light Work’s Urban Video Project for a series of Community Night pop-up exhibitions and events on the plaza this ! Are you interested in hosting a UVP community night event? Submit a proposal today! These events are FREE & OPEN to the public. TeenReel: Teens With A Movie Camera Friday | March 8  Rain or shine! Light […]

Crystal Z Campbell: Artist Lecture

Everson Museum 401 Harrison St., Syracuse, NY

Light Work's Urban Video Project presents Makahiya, an exhibition projected on the facade of the Everson, featuring new work by multimedia artist Crystal Z Campbell. Makahiya, a Tagalog word that translates to "shame" or "shyness", is the latest short experimental film from Crystal Z Campbell. Rooted in botanical research on a plant that displays the unusual trait […]

A Day Without a Clock: Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum 401 Harrison St., Syracuse, NY

What is time without a clock? Join us on Thursday, June 6, 2024 to experience an immersive, museum-wide day without a clock. This day-long event, led by DeepTime Collective, features ceramic timekeeping devices, performances that visualize the shape of time, and participatory events coauthored with diverse community partners. Everyone who enters the museum on June […]

Free

Embracing the Unpredictable: A Night of Events with Light Work

Light Work 316 Waverly Ave, Syracuse, NY, United States

Join us for a night of events on July 26th! From 5-7 PM, we will have opening receptions at Light Work (316 Waverly Avenue) for our Summer Exhibitions, According to the Laws of Chance and the 2024 Light Work Grants in Photography Exhibition. At 8:30 PM, Light Work's Urban Video Project will have a live video performance from our regional commissioned […]

UVP Community Night: Voices Rising

Everson Museum 401 Harrison St., Syracuse, NY

“Voices Rising: Syracuse’s Fight Against Lead Poisoning” is a compelling documentary highlighting the transformative power of community engagement through participatory budgeting to address the injustice of childhood lead poisoning in Syracuse. This film captures the resilience and determination of Syracuse residents as they took collective action to allocate $150,000 to a project that will move the […]

Free

Communities of Care: Documenting Reproductive Justice in a Post-Roe Country

Light Work 316 Waverly Ave, Syracuse, NY, United States

Join Light Work in Watson Theater (across from our galleries) on Thursday, October 17 for a screening by The Abortion Clinic Film Collective, a group of six feminist filmmakers with diverse backgrounds and distinctive styles who came together from around the country in the wake of the overturning of Roe v Wade to document the […]

Free

Lines of Flight: Joiri Minaya | Miryam Charles

Everson Museum 401 Harrison St., Syracuse, NY

Light Work’s Urban Video Project is pleased to present the exhibition Lines of Flight featuring short films by multimedia artist Joiri Minaya and filmmaker Miryam Charles exploring the tangled trajectories of displacement, immigration, invasion, exploration and escape. The exhibition will run from February 27 – May 24, 2025 as an architectural projection venue on the Everson Museum facade. Additional work by Joiri […]

Free

Lines of Flight: Screening + Q&A with Miryam Charles and Joiri Minaya

Light Work 316 Waverly Ave, Syracuse, NY, United States

Join Light Work in Watson Theater (across from our galleries) on Thursday, March 20 for a screening and Q&A with filmmaker Miryam Charles and multimedia artist Joiri Minaya. Light refreshments from Recess Coffee & Roastery will also be served. This event is FREE & OPEN to the public. Street parking is available on Waverly and Comstock Avenue outside of […]

Free

In Conversation: Courtney Rile

Everson Museum 401 Harrison St., Syracuse, NY

Light Work’s Urban Video Project is pleased to present the exhibition In Conversation from June 26 to August 30 at their architectural projection venue on the Everson Museum facade. In Conversation is new work created by Courtney Rile. This work explores the moving image and our human relationship to technology through the language of the canon of […]

Source Material: An Evening of Archival Explorations at Light Work

Light Work 316 Waverly Ave, Syracuse, NY, United States

Stop by Light Work's galleries at 5 PM to check our shows, The Archive as Liberation and the 2025 Grants in Photography. At 5:30 PM, Aaron Turner will be present for a gallery talk. Enjoy some food & stay for the premiere of Video Ocean at 7 PM, a documentary by our 2025 UVP Regional Commissioned […]