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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE/OPPORTUNITY FOR COVERAGE TO: All News Directors Press Contacts: January 20 - February 21, 2007 Tuesdays-Fridays 10:00 - 5:00 p.m. Artist Reception/Gallery Talk: CFAC 35th Anniversary Gala: Cinema Thursday: Free admission to exhibition and opening reception; there is an admission fee for Cinema Thursday; metered parking on adjacent streets, paid parking in nearby lots; convenient to Centro and SU campus bus route  |
Pride and Perseverance: Civil Rights Paintings By Charly Palmer New Exhibition Features Paintings By Award-Winning Atlanta-Based Artist Syracuse, NY - The Community Folk Art Center, 805 East Genesee Street in Syracuse, will present the exhibition, "Pride and Perseverance: Civil Rights Paintings By Charly Palmer," from January 20th through February 21st, 2007. There will be an artist reception on Saturday, January 20th, 2007 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The reception will feature a gallery talk by the artist. Regular Gallery hours are Tuesday through Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Saturday from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Charly Palmer was born in Alabama and raised in Wisconsin. He received a B.F.A. degree from the American Academy of Art in Chicago, Illinois, and also studied at the School of the Art Institute in Chicago. Palmer's mentors include the late Carl Owens, who worked in many different mediums, and Paul Goodnight, who uses colors and textures in ever-evolving styles. An artist with a passion for history, Palmer's works chronicle important social and political events, focusing on African American historical subjects and the Civil Rights Movement in particular. Palmer's works make use of bold colors, textures and layers to bring his subjects to life. He has exhibited extensively throughout the United States and his work can be found in several prominent public and private collections. Palmer has received several major awards and commissions. He has also worked as an educator, instructing students of all ages in drawing, painting, design and illustration. The Community Folk Art Center will celebrate its 35th anniversary with a gala celebration on Saturday, February 3rd from 7:00 to 11:00 p.m. The gala will feature a performance by the New Syracuse Quintet, with Bill Cole, Billy Bang, Harrison Bankhead, Atticus Cole and Warren Smith. Tickets are $75.00 and can be purchased at the Community Folk Art Center. Proceeds will benefit educational programming at the Center. The Community Folk Art Center will continue its Cinema Thursday series on Thursday, February 15th at 7:00 p.m. with an encore screening of the film Freedom's Call. Freedom's Call was directed by Richard Breyer and produced by George Kilpatrick and Robert Short Jr. The film is about the Deep South in the turbulent 1960's and two veteran journalists who covered the important stories of the Civil Rights Movement - Dorothy Gilliam, first female African American reporter at The Washington Post, and Ernest Withers, renowned photographer whose photographs have appeared in the black press, The Washington Post and The New York Times. The film chronicles the journalists' return journey to Memphis, Little Rock, Oxford, Jackson and the Mississippi Delta. Admission to the film is $5.00 for adults, $3.00 for students and $1.00 for ages 3 and under. For more information about the exhibition and events, please call the Community Folk Art Center at 442-2230. The Community Folk Art Center is a unit of the Department of African American Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences at Syracuse University. |
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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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