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That, we believe, is the seed of a movement for cultural and social change.

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A Hmong grandmother with sacred strings of good will

An award-winning photographer for the Syracuse Post-Standard, Mike Greenlar traveled 10 times to a remote mountain region of Laos to document the effects of cluster bombing on the Hmong people. The US covert bombing campaign, between 1964 and 1973, gave Laos the distinction of being the most bombed country in the history of warfare — over two million tons of ordnance was dropped.

Mike documented life in two resettlement villages where the Hmong continue to farm land rife with unexploded cluster bombs and other munitions. His work shows the resourcefulness of a people who rely on each other, and on those very bombs, for their livelihood.

The result is a stunning collection of documentary photographs. Remnants of a Secret War, also the title of his recently published book, displays both some of the collection found in the book and some never before published. The legacy of the “secret” bombings of Laos takes many forms and offers many stories. In this collection of painfully yet beautifully rendered black & white photographs, he shares some of them with us.

Thank you to our exhibition sponsors: John & Dolores Brule, Dik Cool, Kevin Dabit, Kathryn Davis, Annemarie Deegan, Therese Deegan, Doug Eaton & Nan Kronen, The Edgewood Gallery, Lanny Freshman & Rae Kramer, Bob Gates & Deborah Welsh, Kip & Terry Hargrave, Joe & Tarki Heath, the Holtz Family Fund, Shirley & Larry Novak, Paul Pearce & Diane Grafly, Walter Putter & Marilyn Smith, Sarah Stuart-McIlvain, Ann Tiffany & Ed Kinane, Yolanda Tooley, Ray Trudell, Ron Van Norstrand and Amy Zamkoff. Special thanks to our 2012-13 Season Sponsors: Ruth Putter & The Left Tilt Fund.

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A RARE CENTRAL NEW YORK PERFORMANCE TO BENEFIT ArtRage!

Admission gets you a free download from the new gonstermacher CD!

Leo Crandall, Curtis Waterman, Hymie Witthoft, Richard Curry

Suggested donation $10 ~ Cash Bar

PosterWorks at the ArtRage gallery is devoted to providing income for the operation of the gallery space. Every purchase from our large stock of posters, cards, T-shirts, DVD’s and books helps us pay for exhibits, rent and utilities! Located inside the gallery, at 505 Hawley Avenue, PosterWorks carries over 100 posters in stock and offers a selection of exhibit related materials for sale. Come and see the largest viewable collection of Syracuse Cultural Workers posters available anywhere in the U.S! Framed versions, at very reasonable prices, are also available for many posters.

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Drones and Report back from Pakistan

Civilians are killed by US drone strikes in Pakistan every year despite the fact that these two countries are not at war with each other. Members of the Upstate NY Coalition to Ground the Drones & End the Wars traveled to Pakistan as part of a peace delegation in early October. One member of the delegation, Judy Bello, will show slides and share stories about her experiences.

Free to the Public. Sponsored by the Syracuse Peace Council.

TRUCK FARM 2011 (48min)
Directed by Curt Ellis and Ian Cheney

Somewhere on the streets of Brooklyn, New York, a tiny farmon-wheels is growing in the back of a 1986 Dodge pick-up truck. Filmmaker Ian Cheney planted his truck farm in 2009 after moving to New York City and realizing there was no space to grow food.

The 1/1000th acre farm started as an experiment, using rooftop farming irrigation techniques to grow a variety of plants including parsley, broccoli, lettuce, tomatoes, and basil. The miniature yield is not enough to support large-scale consumption; however, the truck farm serves as a portable educational tool for urban students and a tribute to edible innovation. In just two years, the original project has
expanded into 25 mobile truck farms across the country. Each truck in this “Truck Farm Fleet” is unique, but together this moving force is teaching people that growing food can be fun, easy, and rewardingdespite a scarcity of land.

In a year long collaboration with the Rosamond Gifford Foundation, ArtRage Gallery will screen six films depicting community efforts to improve their communities and the world. The fall series of three films focusing on food issues will begin in September and run thru November 2012. Films were selected by a committee of community members and are shown twice at different days and times followed by a facilitated discussion. All films are free to the public. No reservation is required.

Partnering organizations for the fall “What If…” Film Series: Alchemical Nursery, Bread and Roses Collective, Eat to Live Food Cooperative: The Southside Food Co-op Project, Slow Food CNY, Syracuse Grows, Syracuse Real Food Co-op.

TRUCK FARM 2011 (48min)
Directed by Curt Ellis and Ian Cheney

Somewhere on the streets of Brooklyn, New York, a tiny farmon-wheels is growing in the back of a 1986 Dodge pick-up truck. Filmmaker Ian Cheney planted his truck farm in 2009 after moving to New York City and realizing there was no space to grow food.

The 1/1000th acre farm started as an experiment, using rooftop farming irrigation techniques to grow a variety of plants including parsley, broccoli, lettuce, tomatoes, and basil. The miniature yield is not enough to support large-scale consumption; however, the truck farm serves as a portable educational tool for urban students and a tribute to edible innovation. In just two years, the original project has
expanded into 25 mobile truck farms across the country. Each truck in this “Truck Farm Fleet” is unique, but together this moving force is teaching people that growing food can be fun, easy, and rewardingdespite
a scarcity of land.

In a year long collaboration with the Rosamond Gifford Foundation, ArtRage Gallery will screen six films depicting community efforts to improve their communities and the world. The fall series of three films focusing on food issues will begin in September and run thru November 2012. Films were selected by a committee of community members and are shown twice at different days and times followed by a facilitated discussion. All films are free to the public. No reservation is required.

Partnering organizations for the fall “What If…” Film Series: Alchemical Nursery, Bread and Roses Collective, Eat to Live Food Cooperative: The Southside Food Co-op Project, Slow Food CNY, Syracuse Grows, Syracuse Real Food Co-op.

Play Again (2010) (80 min)

One generation from now most people in the U.S. will have spent more time in the virtual world than in nature. New media technologies have improved our lives in countless ways. Information now appears with a click. Overseas friends are part of our daily lives. And even grandma loves Wii.

But what are we missing when we are behind screens? And how will this impact our children, our society, and eventually, our planet? At a time when children play more behind screens than outside, PLAY AGAIN explores the changing balance between the virtual and natural worlds. Is our connection to nature disappearing down the digital rabbit hole?

THE “WHAT IF…” FILM SERIES

In collaboration with the Rosamond Gifford Foundation, ArtRage Gallery will screen films depicting community efforts to improve their communities and the world. The spring series of three films will begin in March and run thru May 2013. Films were selected by a committee of community members and are shown twice at different days and times followed by a facilitated discussion. All films are free to the public. No reservation is required.

Partnering organizations for the spring “What If…” Film Series are Alchemical Nursery, Baltimore Woods Nature Center, Cooperative Federal: Syracuse’s community development credit union, Montessori School of Syracuse, The New School, Northside UP, Slow Food CNY,  the Syracuse Area Beekeepers Club and the Syracuse Real Food Cooperative.

Health Care Systems in Cuba

Report Back by Jose Miguel Hernandez regarding information he learned in Cuba, as a member of the 1199 SEIU (United Healthcare Workers East) Health Care Worker  and Trade Union Research Delegation. A discussion and photo presentation will be followed by light refreshments.

Free to the Public