EVENTS
EVENTS
Annual Events
Festival of Trees
December 3, 2010 - December 12, 2010
Time: 10.00am to 5.00pm
Each holiday season, the Everson Members’ Council has transformed the Museum into a festive wonderland. For 2010, something truly special is planned. A week long event filled with unique decorated trees, wreaths and special displays will celebrate our community and the holidays. Special displays, decorations, and community collaborations will make the Festival a must-see experience. During the Festival of Trees, the Members’ Council also hosts a number of special events, including an Preview Sioree and the Teddy Bear Tea. All proceeds from the Festival of Trees benefit special exhibition and education programming.
New this year will be a Silver Tea and , held at Shoppingtown Mall on Sunday, December 5, 2010. Please stay tuned for more details on all Festival special events.
General admission is $6 per person.
Special Events
SeekSyracuse
presented in conjunction with the City of Syracuse
July 31, 2010 -
Time: 11.00am
SeekSyracuse is a participatory public art project that is free and open to everyone. All that is required is a camera/camera phone, an interest in riddles, and an eye for uncovering the hidden alphabet in our city. SeekSyracuse invites you to find and photograph the letters that spell SYRACUSE found on historic buildings in downtown Syracuse. The catch is the letters must come from the architecture itself: a window frame forms the letter “E”; the connection between a sign and a building forms a “Y”. The second catch is that the letters must be “found” on a particular set of buildings. To identify which buildings, you must solve simple riddles that will lead to the selected buildings.
How to Participate:
First, solve the riddles to identify the buildings. All the buildings are located in downtown Syracuse and are in easy walking distance of each other. Once you have solved the riddles (below), visit the buildings with your camera/ camera phone and start your search for the individual letters that make up the word SYRACUSE. Remember: the letters must come from the architecture itself; no written letters are allowed. (For all the rules, please see below.) For tips on how to frame your shot as well as a helpful view finder click on (link to pdf). Select the images that you would like to submit and email them to SeekSyracuse@ci.syracuse.ny.us. You can submit individual letters or go for the entire word. Be sure to include with your email your name, age, address, and phone number. You can submit images at any time. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, July 28, 2010.
Awards:
All accepted submissions will be featured in an interactive display in City Hall Commons Atrium on ArtsWeek Saturday, July 31, 2010 during the day. All submissions will be judged based on their composition and creativity. The best of the individual letters as well as the best complete SYRACUSE will be featured as banners on the City’s website. The winners will receive large format posters of their winning letter(s) to be presented on Saturday, July 31 in City Hall Commons at 11:00 a.m.
Vist http://www.syracuse.ny.us/public_art_Commission.aspx for the complete rules and list of riddles to get started!
Design Your World with Candy at ArtsWeek!
July 31, 2010 -
Time: 10.00am to 2.00pm
Design and create your own candy furniture using the designs of Herman Miller as inspiration. Inspired by the upcoming exhibition Good Design: Stories from Herman Miller, on view at the Everson Museum of Art from August 15th to October 17th. Posters will be displayed with images from the exhibition to show examples of the work. Participants will sketch their design on a piece of paper, then create their furniture. They will be given a small plastic bag with materials including candy, toothpicks, pipe cleaners and more. Documentation will include photographing the design and the finished product together. Completed work can be taken home, eaten or donated to the Everson Museum for display in a model "room" created beforehand. Museum staff will be on hand to supervise and give tips on design, as well as to provide information about the museum and the upcoming Herman Miller exhibition.
Members' Opening Night Reception
August 13, 2010 -
Time: 5.30pm to 8.00pm
Free Everson Members / $10 Non-members
Celebrate the arrival of two long-awaited exhibitions – Good Design: Stories from Herman Miller and Designed to Scale. Celebrate at this cool and colorful summer bash with Brian Trinca spinning the tunes. Enjoy light hors d’oeuvres by Diamond Catering and cash bar before previewing the exhibitions.
The Social Design Project
September 16, 2010 -
Time: 6.00pm to 9.00pm
Free
In celebration of the ‘good designs’ of Herman Miller and designers exhibiting in Designed to Scale, join us for an evening of social reality guaranteed to improve the well-being of all who attend! Enjoy a brief gallery talk by designer Cas Holman and use your artistic flair to build a collaborative tower of design! Wander through the exhibitions, nibble on hor d’oeuvres, enjoy some tunes and have a drink at the cash bar.
24 Hour Design Challenge
September 25, 2010 -
Time: 1.00pm
What: The Everson Museum of Art is holding a 24-hour design challenge in conjunction
with fall exhibitions, Good Design: Stories From Herman Miller and Designed to Scale.
When: The design theme will be announced and e-mailed to all pre-registered participants at 1.00pm on Friday, September 24. Designs (illustrations, 3-D rendering, proto-type) will be due, in person, at the Everson Museum at 1.00pm on Saturday, September 25. Judging will take place at 2.00pm. Prizes will be awarded in three categories (winners must be present to claim prize).
Who (ages):
Category A: 18 and over
Category B: 13 -18
Category C: under 13
Pre-registration is required for the challenge. Please contact Amy Goodall-Ayres, (315) 474 6064, x 303, agoodall@everson.org for more information.
