Community Calendar

The exhibit features prints, drawings, and wooden sculptures from Greg Lago.

Light Work presents We Used to Lay Together, a solo exhibition of photographs by Los Angeles-based photographer Clifford Prince King.&nbsp;A Clifford Prince King is a self-taught queer Black photographer from Arizona. The images in this exhibition focus on King’s life in Los Angeles. In his work, King’s lifestyle and experiences are starting points to explore desire, intimacy, and day-to-day life with HIV. King’s images chronicle himself and others located in lamp-lit domestic settings. We see a brotherhood of men enacting moments of domestic bliss, nude bodies in the moments before or after a sexual encounter, and the side effects and routine of living with HIV. After King’s diagnosis, he focused anew on understanding the legacy of the AIDS crisis and the artists who responded to it. He took refuge in the words and images of those who once shared an experience like his own, and his work evokes that history while developing a language all his own. In talking about his practice, King returns time and again to the life-affirming aspects of his relationships. In We Used to Lay Together, King has compiled a body of work that explores affection in all its varieties―the simple parts of intimacy, often overlooked but universal. <br> <br> An opening reception and gallery talk with Clifford Prince King will be held on Thursday, September 16, at 6 p.m. in the Kathleen O. Ellis Gallery. Signed copies of his exhibition catalog,&nbsp;Contact Sheet 213, will be available after the talk. The reception is free and open to the public. Gallery hours, effective Wednesday, September 1, 2021, are Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. <br> <br> — Light Work is thrilled to welcome patrons back into our exhibition spaces for in-person self and staff-guided tours, openings, and artist talks. In reopening, Light Work pledges strict adherence to the most up-to-date COVID-19 safety protocols in order to protect patrons, artists, students, and staff.

This is an exhibit of work by Barbara Decker and Marilyn Fegan. Marilyn reimagines old furniture. Barbara weave, sometimes using old silk fabric, and designs jackets and scarves. There will be a reception at the Gallery from 2 to 5 on September 4.

Composed of over 52 contemporary artworks by Haudenosaunee artists from all six Haudenosaunee Nations across what is now New York, this exhibit takes a closer look at the multiple sources of inspiration in contemporary Haudenosaunee art including: treaties, the natural world, community and family members, ancestors, oral histories, and connection to land. Collectively, the artworks in this exhibit break convention by challenging the expected, disrupting stereotypes and non-Haudenosaunee historical narratives. <br/><br/>Curated by Gwendolyn Saul, Ph.D., Curator of Ethnography and Ethnology, these works are on loan from the Contemporary Native American Art Collection, New York State Museum, Albany.

This project showcases the diverse ways in which the Erie Canal radically impacted how people in New York state and beyond interacted with the most basic building blocks of human life, food and drink. Through a major exhibition, public programs, historic preservation, and innovative community partnerships, the Erie Canal Museum will highlight the many ways in which the histories of the Erie Canal and foodways have intersected over the last two centuries and will continue to interact in the future.

The Syracuse Urban Sketchers, a group of local artists who sketch the beautiful and varied landscapes of central New York, will be showcasing a number of their Erie Canal inspired images.

The public is invited to view live drawing sessions with area artist RC Oster at the 4 Elements Satellite Gallery at 131 Genesee Street, downtown Utica. RC Oster is the first Resident Artist as part of this program, where the public can view artists working in real-time on September 14, 21 and 28 from 10 am to 2 pm. RC is a self-taught artist living in Utica and is well known for his detailed, free-hand ink illustrations of nature and architectural landmarks. <br/><br/>The satellite gallery, in partnership with Resource Center for Independent Living, promotes area artists featured at 4 Elements Studio, while increasing the beautification of downtown Utica and accessibility to the arts. The gallery features artists from 4 Elements Studio’s Arts Legacy Program, gallery, and current exhibitions. The satellite gallery also includes works from Frank Viola, Mary Gaylord Loy, John Loy and Ken Marchione, who currently has a solo exhibition at 4 Elements Studio.

The exhibit features prints, drawings, and wooden sculptures from Greg Lago.

This is an exhibit of work by Barbara Decker and Marilyn Fegan. Marilyn reimagines old furniture. Barbara weave, sometimes using old silk fabric, and designs jackets and scarves. There will be a reception at the Gallery from 2 to 5 on September 4.

Composed of over 52 contemporary artworks by Haudenosaunee artists from all six Haudenosaunee Nations across what is now New York, this exhibit takes a closer look at the multiple sources of inspiration in contemporary Haudenosaunee art including: treaties, the natural world, community and family members, ancestors, oral histories, and connection to land. Collectively, the artworks in this exhibit break convention by challenging the expected, disrupting stereotypes and non-Haudenosaunee historical narratives. <br/><br/>Curated by Gwendolyn Saul, Ph.D., Curator of Ethnography and Ethnology, these works are on loan from the Contemporary Native American Art Collection, New York State Museum, Albany.