Thursday, February 28, 2008

Masquerade Ball Polaroids!!

Polaroids from the Masquerade Ball!!



Here are our winners:




Please click on the images below to see the photos larger...




Thursday, February 14, 2008

Review in Post-Standard and Letter to the Editor

Delavan Art Gallery's current exhibition, "The Artistic Domain" was reviewed last Sunday by the Post-Standard's arts critic Katherine Rushworth. Unhappy with the review, Stone Canoe Editor Robert Colley published a letter to the editor which was in today's paper. The links to both are below. The articles will be posted on Syracuse.com for two weeks after they were first published.

Katherine Rushworth's Review in Sunday's STARS

Robert Colley's Letter to the Editor

Wednesday, February 06, 2008

The Passing of Roger Bingham Morris

The photo on the left is of Roger Bingham Morris, taken on December 6, 2007, at the opening reception of an exhibition of the artist's work at Delavan Art Gallery, titled, "R. Bingham Morris, Contemporary Acrylic Paintings." The night is a fond memory, for some the last, of an artist who has moved and inspired Central New Yorkers for years. May he rest in peace.

For more photos from that night, click HERE.

To read the press release about Morris's exhibition at Delavan Art Gallery, including more info about Morris as an artist, click HERE.


The following is the obituary published in The Post-Standard on 2/6/2008:

February 4, 2008 Roger Bingham Morris, renowned artist in and beyond greater Syracuse, died Monday at Francis House, just minutes before his 69th birthday, just hours after his beloved Giants won the Superbowl. Influenced by the textures of ceramists, R. Bingham Morris paintings "are about paint, not objects or scenes...like music, beyond explanation, layers of color that flow off the brush or the knife or my hands, where the imagination takes over to convey a mood." A member and past president of Associated Artists, "RB" studied his craft at SUNY Buffalo and RIT, where he received a BFA, and MFA from Otis Art Institute in Los Angeles. His works are included in many corporate and private collections, and have been featured in numerous exhibitions, including current exhibits at Delavan Center, Manlius Library, and the B.R. Updike Stone House Gallery. He also studied the colors of military history, and won awards for his miniature models and ships. Roger enjoyed his 50th East Syracuse High School Reunion last summer. He served in the U.S. Army in Germany and Vietnam, and praised the Syracuse V.A. Hospital and staff for the care he recently received there. The son of Paul and "Head Teacher" Lucy Morris, he said he would be survived by his art, and his family in the art community, and he was gratified that he was able to spend his life in creative endeavors. His ashes will brush the waters in a summer memorial. Comments may be sent to rbinghammorris@earthlink.net Contributions may be made to Francis House, 108 Michaels Avenue, Syracuse, NY 13208. Delaney-Greabell-Adydan Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.

Masquerade Ball

Join us for one more party before our sabbatical! Announcing our Masquerade Ball on Sat. February 16th at 6:30 PM featuring a first time ever collaboration by accomplished jazz musicians Marcia Rutledge and Jason Kessler...



Dress to impress with your favorite mask... Prizes will be awarded for the following categories:
- Best Dressed Lady
- Best Dressed Gentleman
- Best Dressed We're-not-sure

DETAILS

Music: Jazz by Marcia Rutledge & Jason Kessler
Food: A fine assortment of hors d'oeuvres
Art: Masks by Evamaria Hardin and the exhibition "The Artistic Domain" on view through Feb. 23
When: Saturday, February 16th, 6:30-8:30 PM
Suggested Admission: $10/person to cover food, music and non-alcoholic beverages. BYOB
What to Bring: An eccentric outfit with mask and your favorite alcoholic beverage- That's right, it's BYOB, so show off your fine taste in wine!