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…