401 Harrison Street, 

Syracuse, NY 13202

Presented by AIA Central New York in partnership with the Everson Museum of Art. Assemble a team to navigate Downtown Syracuse’s architectural treasures!

Experience the magic and mystery of water marbling, an ancient Japanese technique, with artist Julie Ehrentraut of Mizu Marbling Art. Learn the history behind the techniques then choose your colors, design, and paint your very own habotai silk scarf masterpiece! All skill levels welcome. Materials provided.

This fun and engaging workshop will surely get your creativity flowing. Learn sketching and painting tips and techniques to create lively and beautiful works of art that reveal an integral visual dialogue between drawing and painting. Sketch and paint along, step-by-step, with noted artist Robert Carsten, using a combination of pencil, pen, and watercolor. Working on a small scale, we will create a line and wash painting from a photo of fall foliage on a country road.

Join us on September 17 for an evening of fine food, live entertainment, and recognition of the annual Everson Award recipients. Second Line Syracuse will provide music and entertainment, and we will reveal an exciting new commissioned installation artwork. Plus, Picnic attendees will be treated to an exclusive preview of the Everson’s major fall exhibition, AbStranded: Fiber and Abstraction in Contemporary Art. There's less than two weeks to purchase tickets, so don't wait, register today.

Polly Apfelbaum, For the Love of Morris Louis, 2015, hand-woven, hand-dyed wool rugs Everson Museum of Art Museum purchase, 2016.3. Photo: David Broda

AbStranded features ten contemporary American artists—Polly Apfelbaum, Paolo Arao, Sanford Biggers, Samantha Bittman, Julia Bland, Rachel B. Hayes, Elana Herzog, Anne Lindberg, Sheila Pepe, and Sarah Zapata—who use fiber-based materials to investigate the complex lineage of abstraction.

Families are invited to help us celebrate the opening of the Everson’s new exhibition, AbStranded: Fiber and Abstraction in Contemporary Art, with a free day at the Everson Museum. Explore galleries and enjoy art-making activities, artist demonstrations, live performances, and more! 



Funded, in part, through the generosity of the Judith Meighan Art Education Fund.

Join us in a thrilling concert of newly commissioned works relating to AbStranded: Fiber and Abstraction in Contemporary Art. Celebrated composer, conductor, and violinist David Fulmer has curated an afternoon of works inspired by, and composed alongside the works in AbStranded. Fulmer will lead the audience on a physical tour of the Museum, performing in front of different works of art.

Every second Sunday from May through October you’ll find vendors from all over the region selling ceramics, vintage clothing, furniture, home décor, handmade crafts, antiques, and much more. Masks and social distancing required.

Check out everson.org/exhibitions for information on out current exhibitions!

Thursday: Noon – 5:00pm

Third Thursdays: Noon – 8:00pm

Friday: Noon – 5:00pm

Saturday: 10:00am – 5:00pm 

Sunday: Noon – 5:00pm

Monday, Tuesday 

and Wednesday: Closed