The Syracuse arts community will be in full force Thursday for the first Th3 show of 2007.

A total of 15 galleries will participate in the citywide art event from 5-8 p.m. Each gallery chooses the programming, and each venue will have a different vibe, said Sarah Tiedemann, communications associate for the Everson Museum of Art.

‘Every venue does something different,’ she said. ‘It’s always different kinds of people coming in.’

Th3 takes place on the third Thursday of every month, when all the art venues in Syracuse open their doors for free art shows. The event kicked off last September and is expected to continue every month for the near future.

The Centro Connective Corridor Shuttle Bus will be offering services to most of the venues.

‘The goal is to encourage people from Syracuse University, the city and the suburbs to have a chance to experience the art from the Syracuse area,’ Tiedemann said. She said she hopes people will realize the artistic capabilities Syracuse has to offer.

‘We want to create a really accessible way for people to see the arts in Syracuse,’ Tiedemann said. ‘We believe Syracuse is an arts town, and people just don’t know it.’

Everson’s exhibit will be called ‘What’s love got to do with it?’ and will focus on the complexities and definitions of love.

Tiedemann said the decision to run the shows on Thursday plays off how many places have ‘First Friday’ shows.

‘We just wanted to do something a little different, and it’s easy to remember,’ Tiedemann said. ‘It’s not going to change on them.’

The Spark Contemporary Art Space will put on the Matrilineage art show during the scheduled time for Th3. Afterward, Jessica Rylan, a sound artist and electric musician, will be performing until 11 p.m.

Allison Fox, the director of the gallery, said Spark tends to see a younger audience, like college students, while other galleries have generally older audiences. This night gives all the venues an opportunity to reach a broader range of people.

‘Crowds that we don’t normally see have been coming out for Th3,’ Fox said. ‘This Th3 event for us is to reach out more to the community. Other galleries that have more of a community base may have more students attending their events.’

Matrilineage is an organization associated with SU that presents art that focuses on feminist issues. The organization’s slogan is ‘Celebrating women, art and change,’ and it has been around since 1991.

Fox said she knows people will not be able to experience every venue, but an event like Th3 can spread art knowledge to the community.

‘There are way too many galleries involved for people to see all of them in one night,’ Fox said. ‘It does help get the word out to people that may not necessarily know about all the art opportunities in Syracuse University.’

If you go

What: Th3Where: 15 venues in SyracuseWhen: Third Thursday of every month, 5-8 p.m.How much: Free

For more info: www.th3Syracuse.com

SIDEBAR

The Venues

Delavan Art Gallery, 501 W. Fayette St.Fine art by area artists

The Redhouse/Rothenberg Gallery, 201 S. West St.Contemporary art by professional and emerging artists

The Warehouse Gallery, 350 W. Fayette St.Contemporary art

Eureka Crafts, 210 Walton St.Contemporary American crafts

ThINC’s Company Gallery, 110 W. Fayette St., 1 Lincoln CenterContemporary art

Syracuse Technology Garden, 235 Harrison St.Contemporary art, digital creations and sculptures

Everson Museum of Art, 401 Harrison St.Works by American artists from the 18th century to the present

Community Folk Art Center, 805 E. Genesee St.Works by African-American artists and artists from the from under represented ethnic groups

Spark Contemporary Art Space, 1005 E. Fayette St.Contemporary art by emerging artists

The Point of Contact Gallery, 914 E. Genesee St.A space to explore the verbal and visual arts

Syracuse University Special Collections Research Center, Bird Library, Room 600Exhibitions of its distinguished collections of rare books, manuscripts and other archival materials

Light Work, 316 Waverly Ave.Photography and digital imaging SU ART Galleries, Shaffer Art BuildingDiverse exhibitions of paintings, prints, sculpture and other art objects

Westcott Community Art Gallery, 826 Euclid Ave. Gallery space supporting solo exhibitions

Onondaga Community College, 4941 Onondaga RoadArts across campus

Published on February 13, 2007 at 12:00 pm