We are committed to breaking down the art world’s boundaries about who is welcome. We believe that everyone has the right to art and that art is essential to building an open, just world. Our vision for change is one that creates a community of open-minded, tolerant individuals with an appreciation for the inclusion of art in everyday life. We offer the community an experience that encourages the breakdown of boundaries so that people can see themselves in the work and then in one another. We exhibit art that cultivates critical thinking skills; leading to question the power structures that exist in our society and to imagine other ways of life.

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

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WELCOME WILLIAM & NANCY to ArtRage!

Food- Drink & Live Music with Jeff Unaitis!

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC !

William Knodel & Nancy Keefe Rhodes

A Third Thursday Event! (Th3)

Collector and Curator will give a presentation surrounding their work on the ArtRage exhibition, Men Only – Vernacular Photographs of  Male Affection from the collection of Willam Knodel, curated by Nancy Keefe Rhodes.

William Knodel began collecting images of men, now close to 400 in number, in the 1970s. He calls this exhibition an expression of tikun olam, the Jewish ideal that each person in partnership with G-d has a charge to repair the world, leaving it better. He has lived in six countries and was married to a treasured Canadian fellow named Keith. William presently lives in Syracuse, to which he
returned after being widowed in 2006.

Nancy Keefe Rhodes is a writer, editor and curator whose work covers film, photo and visual arts. As recipient of a Light Work grant, she curated A Tender Record: The Early Black-and-White Photographs of Marjory Wilkins, shown at Light Work Gallery and at ArtRage. She also curated Hand-in-Hand: Artist and Public in Depression-era America for SUArts, and in 2013 will curate an exhibition of Civil War-era photographer George Barnard from the collection of Onondaga Historical Association. Nancy sits on Syracuse’s Public Arts Commission, teaches film theory in Transmedia at Syracuse University and is founding editor of Stone Canoe Journal’s Moving Images section.

Free to the Public.

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.

CHECK OUT OUR POSTER OF THE MONTH!

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Join Green Party members for a Teach-In!

Some Like It Hot (1959)   (120 min)

The classic gender-bending romp!  Chased by murderous 1920s gangsters two male musicians  get up in drag and join an all-girl orchestra with hilarious  and telling results.

“One of the all-time greats” (Film4) — and wait til you catch that zinger of a punch line.

Oscar- winning costumes by Orry-Kelly.

$5 Suggested Donation

! FUNDRAISER !

photo © joan farrenkopf

FUNDRAISER ($10 donation welcomed)

OPEN HOUSE  1-5pm
LIVE MUSIC • FOOD • RAFFLE • OPEN MIC!

1 – 2pm – Atlantic Flyway

2 – 4pm
Open Mic/Sparky stories

4 – 5pm
Hanna Richardson & Phil Flanigan

AT ArtRage, 505 Hawley Ave.
315.218.5711
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~ RAFFLE ~
Many Amazing Prizes including a Nook!
Raffle Tickets on sale at Sparkytown and ArtRage

“Is the spray can mightier than the sword?”

William Parry has created a moving tribute to the artwork depicting a people’s struggle to overcome a harsh existence.  Full-color photographs are featured on the pages of his book AGAINST THE WALL – THE ART OF RESISTANCE IN PALESTINE.  Join us at ArtRage where Parry will talk about his book and screen the photos that make up this amazing collection.

British street artist, Banksy and a London-based organization, Pictures on Walls, held their annual event in Bethlehem and invited 14 other international street artists to work with Palestinian artists.  The artists used the opportunity to utilize the Wall as a giant billboard for their own political messages with massive stunning imagery.  Some Palestinians however, reject the “beautification” of the walls:

Old man:  “You paint the wall, you make it look beautiful”

Banksy: “Thanks”

Old man:  “We don’t want it to be beautiful.  We hate this wall.  Go home.”

While the views among Palestinians residents  differ, most simply don’t have time for the Wall, as they’re too busy trying to cope with an oppressive dailly existence that is made more so by the very Wall adorned with artwork.

“The idea for this book started as I was walking around Bethlehem taking in the volume of witty and moving artwork, realizing that someday the wall will fall and the artwork should be saved for posterity.  I have tried to provide a glimpse into the spirit of the grafitti and the complex reality that generates it.” – William Parry, author.

Free to the Public.

Sponsored by Working for a Just Peace in Israel & Palestine. A program of the Syracuse Peace Council.

What’s wrong with New York’s prison system and what can we do about it?

- Approximately 87,000 people are behind bars in New York’s prisons and jails
- More than 75% are African American or Latino
- Parole denials can keep people in prison decades past their minimum sentences, even with a clean record
- New York’s rate of prisoners in 23-hour-a-day lockdown is more than twice the national average
- It costs nearly $55,000 per year to house one person in a New York State prison
- Prisons do not solve the problem of violence because they are part of the cycle of violence

Join a discussion to build a statewide voice for change. Help develop a vision of community-based, compassionate, reintegrative, public health models for solving social problems – instead of mass incarceration. Change the dominant narrative – remember that prisoners are people, not faceless demons. Challenge the policymakers.

Sponsored by Syracuse Peace Council, Center for Community Alternatives and NYS Prisoner Justice Network

Free to the Public