Central New York Works Partnership

2006 - Present

The Everson Museum of Art has a partnership with Central New York Works, a job-training program that serves teens and young adults, offering academic enrichment and job skills. The Everson is a host site for CNY Works and provides job training specifically in the field of the arts and arts administration. CNY Works participants work closely with education staff, assisting in all facets of the Everson’s education programming.

Video Conferencing Program

2002 - Present

The Everson Museum is partnering with Project VIEW (a Federal Technology Innovation Challenge Grant that is working with over 40 museums and 500 schools) to create a point-to-point videoconference program. This particular project links collage works from the Everson's permanent collection with visual arts and English language arts curriculum. Schools served include Schenectady City School District, Liverpool School District and Jefferson School District. The project facilitates collaboration among the Everson education staff and team members to create an interactive videoconference and supporting curriculum materials. The program will continue to be piloted in a series of classrooms, allowing students to learn from the Everson's collection using dynamic, interactive 21st century technology.

High School Docent Program

Syracuse CSD/Henninger High School
2002 - Present

Henninger High School Student Docents partner with Everson docents to gain an understanding of being a docent and eventually lead elementary students on Visual Thinking Strategies tours of the Museum. Prior to touring, students attend a one-day professional development workshop in tour facilitation strategies. As a result of this partnership, high school docents have been hired to help with Everson's Summer Art Camp and Family Day events, allowing them another opportunity to mentor younger students and be actively involved in the Museum and their community.

Syracuse University Department of Trans-Media Studies

2000 - Present

Each April, as part of a video-making course taught by Syracuse University Professor Tom Sherman, final video shorts by students are selected and presented to the public as part of the Everson's Contemporary Film Series.

(Re)collections

Henninger High School
2007 - 2008

Henninger High School students in Lori Schneider’s art class engaged in a project with the Everson Museum and teaching artist Mary Giehl. The project was based on Giehl’s installation entitled, Ivory, which was included in the exhibition Under One Roof Reprise. Students spent a day at the Everson discussing all of the work in the exhibition and brainstorming themes that related to Giehl’s piece and that of the other artists including memory, ambiguity, deconstructing literal ideas and communicating with ones’ audience. Students created memory boxes with found objects and other material, focusing on conceptual expressions rather than literal representations. Students also participated in a critique and wrote professional artist statements. An exhibition and closing reception were held at the Link Gallery at the Syracuse University Warehouse building.

A New Refutation of Time (Still Images in Sequence)

Henninger High School, Nottingham High School, Corcoran High School
2007

Video artist Ryan Tebo led a three-week workshop for Syracuse City School District high school students at e-tags (Everson Teen Art Gallery & Studio) located in the SU Warehouse. Students viewed contemporary artist interviews from the Art: 21, Art in the Twenty-First Century series, in which selected artists discussed their work as it relates to the theme of time. Students then learned photography techniques and how to use video making software. The goal of this workshop was for students to define and create a visual representation of time as a concept. After developing their ideas, students photographed people, places and things that articulated their vision. Using these digital photos, they created videos by arranging still images in sequence. This program was made possible through a Youth Engagement Grant from Art:21, Art in the Twenty-First Century.

Power Unit for Motivating Youth

Syracuse CSD/Carnegie School, Art & Soul
2005 - 2007

This unique after-school program was designed to promote art to "at-promise" youths, grades 7 - 9. The program provides the structure, support, resources and experiences young adults need to become active, responsible citizens who make positive contributions to their community and the world. One day each week, students engage in a variety of art-centered activities at the Everson to promote creativity and positive pro-social behavior.

Reflections of Me

Syracuse CSD/Edward W. Smith Elementary School
2003 - 2007

The Everson Museum of Art and Syracuse City School District's Edward W. Smith Elementary School are implementing a grant project funded by the New York State Council for the Arts, Empire State Partnership Project. The Project is entitled Reflections of Me and has four components: professional development; Visual Thinking Strategies discussions and writing activities; creation of student self-portraits; and assessment. To assess the program, Museum and school staff conduct action research to gauge student growth. Students also participate in pre- and post-writing exercises related to Visual Thinking Strategies.

Video Project

Syracuse CSD/ Nottingham High School
2002 - 2007

Each year, partners develop and implement a video art project with 30 high school students working with artists (filmmakers) and high school drama/film teacher Len Fonte. The focus of the project is video art history, artistic expression, engagement with community issues relevant to students' lives and technical proficiency. Students participate in a workshop at the Museum to view and discuss the Museum's historic art video collection and to learn video software, script writing, camera work and other skills. This leads to the production of documentary, experimental and fictional video shorts.

Final projects are screened for the public in the Everson's Hosmer Auditorium as part of the Everson's Contemporary Film Series. Over the years, funders have included: New York State Council on the Arts, New York Foundation for the Arts, Partners in Arts Education, the Central New York Community Foundation and the Syracuse City School Education Foundation.

Art:21 - Art in the Twenty-First Century

2004 - 2005

In 2005, the Everson partnered with the Onondaga County Central Library to present a lecture series related to the theme of PBS television program Stories in Art, from the second season of Art:21 - Art in the Twenty First Century. Artists and writers presented their work and discussed the various ways their work related to the theme of stories. Prior to each presentation, audience members viewed a segment of a Stories episode, which highlighted a single artist.

The Everson's education department first teamed up with Art:21, a non-profit organization with the mission of bringing contemporary art and artists to a mainstream audience in 2004. The Everson screened a segment of the Emmy-nominated series Art: 21 - Art in the Twenty First Century each week, followed by an informal discussion. This format provided educators, students and other community members a unique opportunity to view this exciting series on the large screen. More importantly, it included time for educators and others to discuss themes and share ideas. For more information on Art:21, visit www.pbs.org/art2