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At this time, and throughout its existence, the Community Folk Art Center has been a unique force in the Syracuse community specializing in exhibiting and promoting works by African American artists and artists from under represented ethnic groups in Central New York. Established as a community art center in 1972, the center houses The Herbert T. Williams Art Gallery (formally known as the Community Folk Art Gallery), and facilities for conducting workshops and programs in the arts to ensure that persons interested in the arts have a forum and setting for discussing and enjoying the world of art, regardless of income or place of residence. CFAC also offers visual arts workshops for children of all ages. Syracuse’s art treasures and professional art instructors offer six to eight week workshops throughout the year in their respective areas. Over the years, the center has worked with numerous community agencies including: The Salvation Army, The Syracuse Housing Authority, The Boys & Girls Club, Saint Josephs Hospital, the Dunbar Center, and the Southwest Community Center. As we look to the future, the gallery wishes to foster opportunities for local artists to travel their works; increase exposure to America’s art treasures within our reach and create opportunities for local artists to replenish their skills through a series of lectures and master classes lead by art masters of our time. In addition, CFAC expand its educational offerings and our ability to expose the Syracuse community to films and great live performances and connect with artist of the diaspora nationally and internationally. |
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The Community Folk Art Center was founded in 1972. The center’s first home was located at the corner of Salina and Wood Avenue Street in Syracuse New York. The center was established by faculty and students at Syracuse University as well as residents of Central New York with the primary objectives of providing a high quality showcase for talented artists of various ethnic origins, creating a setting for dialogue and interaction among, professional and emerging artists in Central New York. CFAC founders included Herbert T. Williams, Shirley Harrison, Jack White, George Campbell, Mary Schmidt Campbell Jr., David MacDonald, and Basheer Alim. When the modest storefront facility on South Salina Street grew too small to accommodate artists, students and neighborhood drop-ins, in the early eighties a new home was secured on the East Side of Syracuse at 2223 East Genesee Street. The grand opening of the Community Folk Art Center in it present location was celebrated on September 22, 1983. The Community Folk Art Gallery was directed by Herbert T. Williams, Assistant Professor of Museum Studies and African American Studies at Syracuse University for nearly twenty-eight years until his death in 1999. Co–founder David MacDonald, Associate Professor of Art is currently the President of the center’s Board of Directors. |
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The Community Folk Art Center is a program of the African American
Studies Department in the College of Arts & Sciences at Syracuse University and |
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