February 22, 2014 to March 29, 2014
Vernacular Photographs From the Collection of Dan Lenchner Curated by Nancy Keefe Rhodes. Dan Lenchner’s collection of photos of Third Reich life makes the power of the “uncanny” visible. They are both strange and somehow familiar, these snapshots:Nazi officers at family picnics, weddings and…
November 9, 2013 to December 21, 2013
“Craftivism is a way of looking at life where voicing opinions through creativity makes your voice stronger, your compassion deeper & your quest for justice more infinite.” ~ Craftivist, Betsy Greer Spoken Threads was a collection of fiber art that takes its inspiration from…
September 7, 2013 to October 19, 2013
Celebrating our 5th Anniversary, we have brought COMBAT PAPER back to Syracuse! An earlier version of this exhibit featuring images on paper made out of shredded combat uniforms was our Grand Opening exhibition in October 2008. The Combat Paper project began as art therapy utilizing…
June 1, 2013 to July 20, 2013
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…
March 23, 2013 to May 18, 2013
Sandra Stephens’ exhibition was an in-depth look at how culture contributes to our construction of identities. Pieces looked at race, class, gender and sexuality. She explored how war propaganda simplifies and objectifies the view of the “other” – the “enemy”; the effect our visual culture…
January 12, 2013 to March 9, 2013
In collaboration with the Matilda Joslyn Gage Foundation Utica-native Patrick Fiore has created a series of paintings inspired by Howard Zinn’s “A People’s History of the United States 1492 – Present.” ArtRage exhibited all 34 of his original paintings and the Gage Foundation unveiled…
November 10, 2012 to December 22, 2012
Blind Execution © Deborah Lawrence A sharp pair of scissors is a powerful tool for Seattle-based artist, Deborah Faye Lawrence. Since the mid 1990’s she has been creating intricately detailed collages that explore themes such as war, nationalism, sexism and corporate globalization, all with great…
September 8, 2012 to October 27, 2012
The Everson Community Biennial at ArtRage The Everson Biennial, titled THE OTHER NEW YORK:2012, was exhibited in community art galleries across Syracuse. ArtRage was honored to participate by exhibiting the work of four artists chosen in collaboration with the Everson Museum. “Every artist seems…
June 9, 2012 to July 21, 2012
Photographs from Hawley-Green and Northside Neighbors This exhibition was the culmination of a community art project in which ArtRage worked with community members and organizations in the Hawley-Green and Northside neighborhoods. ArtRage got cameras into the hands of neighborhood residents and asked them to…
March 31, 2012 to May 19, 2012
“For centuries now, industries have been mining the globe in search of raw materials that can be converted into profitable commodities, displacing innumerable communities and leaving in their wake toxic, hazardous, and ecologically devastated environments. While consumers experiment with greener lifestyles, the majority of the…
February 4, 2012 to March 17, 2012
William Knodel was a college student in the 1970s in New York City when he purchased his first second-hand snapshot, a group of young men in assorted swimming attire whose style dated them back to the turn of the century, posing before a camp tent…
November 12, 2011 to January 21, 2012
DAUGHTERS OF IXCHEL was a collection of images of Maya women and their hand-woven textiles that brought awareness and understanding of vibrant Maya cultures and the challenges they face. The exhibit was a look into the lives of women weavers from Guatemala and Southern…
September 10, 2011 to October 29, 2011
The work of Favianna Rodriguez embodies an art and cultural practice that gives voices to disenfranchised people all over the world, transforming it into a tool for agitation, inspiration, and action. The exhibition, THE MACHINE – LA MAQUINA featured some of Favianna’s newest works. Using…
May 7, 2011 to June 18, 2011
This exhibit was a portrait of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender families in Central New York communities. Through it we sought to challenge and change damaging myths and stereotypes about LGBT people and their families. We hoped to contribute to the process of dismantling the…
March 5, 2011 to April 23, 2011
In March of 2010, ArtRage held a screening of a film about women artists titled, Who Does She Think She Is?. It was so popular that we screened it two more times for a total of about 170 people! As a result of that screening…
January 8, 2011 to February 19, 2011
From the collection of the CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF POLITICAL GRAPHICS (CSPG is the largest repository of political posters after World War II in the USA with over 75,000 in their collection) All Power to the People! featured Black Panther Party posters and…
November 6, 2010 to December 18, 2010
Tom Huff’s collection of portrayals of menacing warriors wielding tomahawks, knives and bows and arrows found in posters, advertisements, toys, sports logos and more were on display. He has been collecting “Indian Kitch” for over 25 years. While many may not think of them individually…
September 11, 2010 to October 23, 2010
“The rule of law does not do away with the unequal distribution of wealth and power, but reinforces that inequality with the authority of law. It allocates wealth and poverty in such calculated and indirect ways as to leave the victim bewildered.” – Howard Zinn…
June 12, 2010 to July 24, 2010
This exhibit by two of Central New York’s leading feminist photographers, Ruth Putter and Mima Cataldo, was an inspiration to present social activists, reminding us that it is critical to understand that the freedoms we enjoy in the USA were not given but rather won…
May 1, 2010 to May 27, 2010
Curated by Nancy Keefe Rhodes, this was an exhibit of 35 restored and finished prints of both the now extinct 15th Ward and others of historical relevance to both the African American community and the Syracuse community at large. Marjory Wilkins was an important figure…
March 6, 2010 to April 24, 2010
Each year in America over 3 million children are abused, nearly 2,000 die, some run away, others are abandoned, all have their own challenges with this sojourn through adolescence. Each day in America 6 children die from abuse, 100,000 children are homeless, 8 children die…
January 9, 2010 to February 27, 2010
In the spring and summer of 1961, several hundred Americans-blacks and whites, men and women-converged on Jackson, Mississippi, to challenge state segregation laws. The Freedom Riders, as they came to be known, were determined to open up the South to civil rights: it was illegal…
November 7, 2009 to December 19, 2009
Milton Rogovin was one of the foremost social documentary photographers of the 20th century. He photographed low income and working class people for 50 years and often said: “The rich have their own photographers. I have chosen to photograph the poor.” As Milton returned, decade…
September 17, 2009 to October 24, 2009
The Beehive Design Collective is a 100% volunteer driven non-profit political organization that uses graphical media as educational tools to communicate stories of resistance to corporate globalization. The purpose of the group, based in Machias, Maine, is to “‘Cross-pollinate the grassroots” by creating collaborative, anti-copyright…
June 13, 2009 to August 15, 2009
We ended our first season with a powerful exhibit of photographs from the Oaxaca, Mexico resistance movement combined with original political posters from art collectives there. In 2006, Oaxaca, Mexico came alive with a broad and diverse movement that captivated the nation and inspired…
April 30, 2009 to May 23, 2009
In keeping with the mission of ArtRage to exhibit art of social importance, and in collaboration with NAMI Syracuse (National Alliance on Mental Illness), we presented an exhibit of art by and about survivors of schizophrenia. Jamie Campbell, featured in the photo essay of NOTHING…
April 1, 2009 to April 25, 2009
Iraq & the U.S. – Children, Art & Building a Culture of Peace was an exhibit of artwork exchanged between Iraqi refugee children living in Jordan and students at Syracuse’s Van Duyn Elementary School. At the opening reception we celebrated this milestone of understanding through…
February 19, 2009 to March 21, 2009
The paintings of artist, activist, dreamer and teacher – Jafeth Gómez Ledesma
January 15, 2009 to February 14, 2009
Voices of Diversity was a composite photographic portrait of the Syracuse Community Choir. Composed of more than a hundred individual black & white images, it foregrounds the potential of art/singing as a powerful tool for fostering broad social inclusiveness and community building. This exhibit honored…
November 12, 2008 to December 20, 2008
Syracuse Cultural Workers’ 25th Anniversary Exhibit Syracuse Cultural Workers (SCW) presents a familiar face (or, rather, several familiar faces) to the progressive community in Syracuse. The calendars, posters, cards and T-shirts they publish are well known; and the banners, drums, and willing bodies are a…
October 8, 2008 to November 1, 2008
We were proud to open our gallery with this exciting exhibit. COMBAT PAPER is a collaborative project initiated by Drew Matott and Drew Cameron along with members of the Iraq Veterans Against the War. Utilizing uniforms worn in combat in Iraq, veterans cut, cook, beat…