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New Name, New Strategic Priorities for ‘Arts at 鶹ƵUniversity’
A yearlong reimagining of ways to distinguish and enhance the array of arts and cultural programming offered at the University has resulted in a name change for the Coalition of Museums and Art Centers, a new website and a new…
‘Family Pictures Syracuse’ Brings City’s Marginalized Histories Into Focus
If a picture paints a thousand words, what new 鶹Ƶcommunity portrait will emerge to illustrate the past and present stories of individuals and families who have long been neglected in the public memory? Organizers of the community photographic project,…
Discover These Arts Resources Through the Coalition of Museum and Arts Centers
With the new academic year comes a reminder of the tremendous arts resources available to the 鶹ƵUniversity community here on campus through the Coalition of Museum and Arts Centers (CMAC). Established in 2005, the mission of CMAC is to…
Coalition of Museum and Art Center-Sponsored Exhibitions, Events Fill the Fall Semester
A full slate of art exhibitions and cultural events coordinated by the University’s Coalition of Museum and Art Centers is on tap this fall, reflecting the diverse range and vibrancy of 鶹ƵUniversity’s high-quality arts programs. Coordinated with and sponsored…
Community Folk Art Center to Host ‘A Love Supreme: Black Cultural Expression and Political Activism of the 1960s and 1970s’
The Community Folk Art Center (CFAC) will be displaying 鶹ƵUniversity Libraries’ Special Collections Research Center’s (SCRC) traveling exhibit of “A Love Supreme: Black Cultural Expression and Political Activism of the 1960s and 1970s” (A Love Supreme). The exhibition was…
鶹ƵUniversity to Present 4 Honorary Degrees at 2023 Commencement
A noted thought leader in student affairs, a transformative higher education president, a celebrated ceramic artist and a global business executive and philanthropist will be recognized with honorary degrees from 鶹ƵUniversity at the 2023 Commencement on Sunday, May 14,…
Community Folk Art Center Celebrates 50 Years of Community, Service and Collaboration with Award Ceremony and Ailey II Performance
The Community Folk Art Center (CFAC), a unit of the Department of African American Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences, continued its 50th anniversary celebration recently by honoring its community and supporters and highlighting the creative arts with a…
Community Folk Art Center Celebrates 50 Years
Habibatou Traore ’24 was in her first weeks at 鶹ƵUniversity when she heard African drumming during an activities fair for new students last fall. She followed their sound to Joshua Williams, who teaches West African dance and drumming at…
Community Folk Art Center Celebrates 50th Anniversary With Ailey II Dance Performance at Landmark Theatre
The Community Folk Art Center (CFAC), a unit of the Department of African American Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences, celebrates its 50th anniversary with a performance by the Ailey II – Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, featuring…
Commemorating Juneteenth National Independence Day
Dear 鶹ƵUniversity Campus Community: I am so honored that one of my first official campuswide messages is to commemorate the Juneteenth National Independence Day, which will be acknowledged on Monday, June 20, 2022. I am especially proud that Syracuse…