Press Release: Syracuse Loves Th3

SYRACUSE LOVES TH3
GET READY FOR SPRING BY EXPLORING THE ART OF SYRACUSE

SYRACUSE, NY (February 1, 2007) – The Third Thursday (Th3) runs for the first time in 2007 on February 15, the day after Valentine’s Day. Fifteen visual arts venues will be open from 5 – 8 p.m., providing a common day and time to access the visual arts in Syracuse.

During its inaugural season in the Fall of 2006, Th3 was welcomed by art patrons and newcomers alike who came out to enjoy the festivities. Th3 has emerged as one of the best ways to get to know the Syracuse visual arts scene. Th3 “Proved to be popular with the community,” reported Katherine Rushworth, a contributing writer to The Post-Standard, in her December 31, 2006 article 2006: The Good and The Bad. Th3 was a “winner” according to the article.

Unique programming for February 15 includes:

Delavan Art Gallery - Artists in attendance from “The Human Condition.”

Eureka Crafts- Open Studio- Meet Ron Kalinoski and Amy Patricia Komar who are working collaboratively as well as individually under the name of Stoneharp Studios to create drums, raku-fired ceramics and other items.

Everson Museum of Art - Artists Open: Featured artists include Ashley Cox, a singer, songwriter and talented musician on both guitar and piano, playwright Len LaFonte, and Ithaca based sculptor Stiller Zusman. Event begins at 7 p.m. and is FREE

Lightwork - Tours available from 5 – 8 p.m. to discuss the William Earle Williams exhibition "Unsung Heroes. African American Soldiers in the Civil War." Walking tours to two photography exhibitions on the SU Campus will also be available. "A Journey Towards Hope: Underground Railroad Sites in Oberlin, Ohio" by Coriana Close, and "Un/Common Threads: Selections from the Light Work Collection" are both on view at the Schine Student Center, just three buildings down from Light Work.
Onondaga Community College (Arts Across Campus) - Presenting two exhibits with light refreshments: Cloth as a Metaphor and Scholastic Art.
Spark Contemporary Art Space - Opening reception of Matrilineage Art Show, 5 p.m.

Syracuse Technology Garden - A Celebration of Student Art

The Warehouse Gallery - Reception for “Embracing Winter”, a group exhibition of knitted sculpture, psychedelic video, playful photography, and crisp audio and book works by international artists Janet Morton, Takeshi Murata, Bruno Munari, Collin Olan, Lisa M. Robinson and Rudy Shepherd.

Urban Video Project - Thursday, February 15 marks the start of the Urban Video Project (UVP), a public arts initiative seeking to bring art to the streets and buildings of Syracuse. Inspired by the Connective Corridor and Th3, the project is the brainchild of the 40 Below Public Arts Task Force and three Syracuse University graduate students. UVP will produce a series of experimental outdoor video projections throughout the year. Beginning with this month’s Th3, video projections will be featured at:

Spark Contemporary Art Space, 1005 E. Fayette St.
The Warehouse Gallery, 350 W. Fayette St.
Delavan Art Gallery, 501 W. Fayette St.

The Connective Corridor Shuttle Bus (Centro Route # 543) will run during and after Th3 from 5 - 11:40 p.m. Th3 attendees are encouraged to ride Centro’s Connective Corridor shuttle to visit art venues between Syracuse University and Delavan Art Gallery. The shuttle bus will stop at all marked Centro bus stops along the Connective Corridor. For more information about the Connective Corridor and Centro’s Shuttle Bus, please visit connectivecorridor.syr.edu. The ride is FREE.

About Th3:
Making Syracuse’s active visual art scene more accessible to the public, Th3 provides a common day and time for viewing art. On the Third Thursday of each month, 15 visual art venues will be open from 5 - 8 p.m. for Th3, a citywide art open. Th3 is a galvanizing force in supporting and recognizing local artistic achievements and the creation and display of visual art in Syracuse. For more information, please visit www.th3syracuse.com.

Th3 Participating visual art venues include:
Community Folk Art Center (CFAC)
Delavan Art Gallery
Everson Museum of Art
Eureka Crafts
Light Work (Robert B. Menschel Media Center)
Onondaga Community College (Arts Across Campus)
Point of Contact Gallery
Redhouse / Rothenberg Gallery
Spark Contemporary Art Space
Special Collections Research Center (E.S. Bird Library)
SUArt Galleries
Syracuse Technology Garden
ThINC’s Company Gallery
The Warehouse Gallery
Westcott Community Art Gallery

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