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Press Release: 10/24/06 |
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE/OPPORTUNITY FOR COVERAGE TO: All News Directors Press Contacts: Gail Haile, Photographer Suzanne Colligan  |
New Exhibition Features Unique Portraits of Children Awaiting Adoption Syracuse, NY - The Community Folk Art Center, 805 East Genesee Street, Syracuse, will host the "Heart Gallery" exhibition from November 4th through November 30th, 2006. The opening reception will be held on November 4th from 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. The exhibition is a collaboration between the Professional Photographers’ Society of Central New York and the New York State Office of Children and Family Services, Syracuse Regional Office. This is the second Heart Gallery exhibition in Central New York since 2004. Forty photographers donated their time and talents to create unique portraits of fifty-three children in foster care that are in need of a family. The Heart Gallery exhibition hopes to find adoptive families for the children participating, as well as to raise awareness around the need for foster and adoptive families here in Central New York and across the state. Master of Ceremonies at the opening reception will be Jackie Robinson, WSTM, NBC-3 News Anchor. Guest speakers include: Nicholas Pirro, Onondaga County Executive, Tim Green, Author and Attorney, Wendy Evers-Gordon, Ph.D. and Jane Lynch, New York State Office of Children and Family Services. In addition, Jolie Scarantino, an adoptee, will be providing a vocal performance. The exhibition will be on view until November 30th. The gallery is open Tuesdays through Fridays from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Saturdays from 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., with the exception of the Thanksgiving holiday. Admission is free. The following events are planned during the exhibition: Saturday, November 11th, from 12:00 - 3:00 p.m., Learn How to Become a Foster/Adoptive Parent. Saturday, November 18th, from 12:00 - 2:00 p.m., Panel Discussion with Portrait Artists. Saturday, November 18th, from 12:00 - 3:00 p.m., Speak with a Foster/Adoptive Parent. Wednesdays from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. there will be staff from Onondaga County Department of Social Services available for any questions on foster care and adoption. 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. The Community Folk Art Center, Inc. is a vibrant cultural and artistic hub committed to the promotion and development of artists of the African Diaspora. The mission of the center is to exalt cultural and artistic pluralism by collecting, exhibiting, teaching and interpreting the visual & expressive arts. Public programming includes exhibitions, film screenings, gallery talks, workshops and courses in the studio arts, including dance and ceramics. A proud unit of the African American Studies Department at Syracuse University, CFAC is a beacon of artistry, creativity and cultural expression engaging the Syracuse community, the region and the world. |
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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