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RUST BELT | NEW PANT exhibit tomorrow – installation brochure available here

lipeartpark — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:53:24 +0000

The opening reception for Rust Belt: New Pants will be held on Thursday, April 18th from 5:30-8:30 P.M. at Lipe Art Park. To coincide with the opening, an exhibit guide has been created. To view the guide click here.

The guide gives a detailed description of each piece, an artist statement for each artist, and a broader description of the whole show.

Rust Belt: New Pants is an outdoor art exhibit that examines the evolving identity of the city of Syracuse. Starting with its industrial, manufacturing beginnings and going to its presence as a post-industrial and cultural hub. Seven local Syracuse artists will be showing their work in the exhibition. While these artists each approached the symbolization of the city’s evolution differently in their work, they all recognized the effects post- industrial renewal is having on Syracuse’s identity. The works encompass a variety of mediums including mural, sculpture, and video.

Rust Belt // New Pants Exhibit Coming April 15th!

lipeartpark — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 20:29:43 +0000

Rust Belt: New Pants in an outdoor art exhibit that examines the evolving identity of the city of Syracuse. Starting with its industrial, manufacturing beginnings and going to its presence as a post-industrial and cultural hub. Seven local Syracuse artists will be showing their work in the exhibition. While these artists each approached the symbolization of the city’s evolution differently in their work, they all recognized the effects post- industrial renewal is having on Syracuse’s identity. Furthermore, they chose to represent the city’s past by utilizing materials and creating structures that are reminiscent of Syracuse’s industrial age. The works encompass a variety of mediums including mural, sculpture, and video.

A reception for Rust Belt: New Pants will be held on Thursday, April 18th from 5:30-8:30 P.M. at Lipe Art Park. During the reception Stephen Long’s work, Crucible, will be shown at 8. Incase of rain an alternative date has been set for Thursday, April 25th.

Lipe Mural RFP

lipeartpark — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 21:37:18 +0000

Lipe Art Park requests your proposal for a mural on the Art Shark. Murals on this concrete wall are installed for a one year period under the curation of the Stewards of Lipe Art Park (SLAP).
The wall has three primary surfaces to be painted. See the PDF drawings for the size and shape of these surfaces. Please use these drawings as a base for design proposal. The chosen design will need to be presented to and approved by the Syracuse Public Art Commission prior to being painted.
Timeline:

Mural proposals submissions due to SLAP: Oct. 1
Design awarded: Oct. 4
Presentation of selected proposal to Public Art Commission: Oct. 9
Mural completion date: Nov. 15

Stipend:
$400 is provided for supplies and artist fee

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE APPLICATION

There’s a Sucker Born Every Minute

lipeartpark — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 17:38:53 +0000

This Sunday, October 16th, starting at 10am, Ty Marshal will unveil the Syracuse Cardiff Giant at Lipe Art Park! Come check out what everyone is talking about in Syracuse.

Here is a little more info:

“There’s a Sucker Born Every Minute: Re-creating the Cardiff Giant” is a project by Syracuse Artist Ty Marshal which re-creates the Cardiff Giant according to the original size specifications. Ty will be using Hypertufa, a mix of Portland cement, peat moss, and perlite (which creates a “lighter concrete” that can withstand harsh weather conditions). The project’s focus defines a lineage to Central New York’s history as a creative community, how religious fundamentalism has affected modern culture in Upstate New York and throughout the nation, and the origin of arts and entertainment (notably “pop culture”) in the United States, and how arts and culture serves as an economic engine.

A Few Images from Themselves Has Been a Gathering

lipeartpark — Tue, 24 May 2011 13:44:47 +0000

Click to view slideshow.

New Exhibit this Thursday!

lipeartpark — Tue, 17 May 2011 13:09:15 +0000

Short Film Released on the Art Shark in Lipe

lipeartpark — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 16:13:52 +0000

the park & the shark from jkolby on Vimeo.

One year ago Brendan Rose designed and built the “Art Shark” in Lipe Art Park to create a permanent piece of public art in the park that serves both as an art wall, a shaded structure, and as a piece of sculpture in its own right. During the making of it, Brendan Rose and Jason Kohlbrenner filmed a short documentary showing the creation of the piece while simultaneously telling the story of the park and the surrounding neighborhood. Grab some popcorn and take a look, it is well worth your time.

Upstate Snowdown brings out over 150 people to Lipe for Winter Fun

lipeartpark — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 14:09:06 +0000

It’s always a gamble to plan an event that is predicated on the weather. Fortunately, Mother Earth cooperated on February 5th when over 150 people gathered in Lipe Art Park, on the Near Westside, to have a snow sculpture competition and general fun in the snow. The weather was bearable (34 degrees), over a foot and a half of snow was on the ground, and hot chocolate and coffee was readily available; it was the perfect formula for winter event in Syracuse, NY.

For three hours the Stewards of Lipe Art Park and the 40 Below Public Arts Task Force, in partnership with the Near Westside Initiative hosted a snow sculpture competition. Eight sculptures were created including a recreation of the “Spirit of Syracuse” (the statue on the National Grid building), a replica of the Gear Factory, a boat on the Eerie Canal, and a giant hand (with colored fingernails).

While the groups worked hard on their sculptures, general spectators watched on, tried their aim at the snowball target range, perused the ice gallery wall, and tried some amazing homemade cupcakes and hot beverages. At the end of the afternoon, as fresh snow was falling quickly onto the sculptures, a jury selected three winners, all receiving a prize from a local Syracuse establishment.

It was wonderful to see so many people come out to Lipe Art Park to enjoy an afternoon playing in the snow. It was a great mix of Near Westside residents as well as people from all over the city coming together at the park. It seems that nothing brings people together like snow, cupcakes, and hot chocolate!

Based on the success of the event, look out for Upstate Snowdown again in 2012!

Check out the Post Standard article about the event here: PDF of article

Visit 40 Below Public Art Task Force for additional information.

UPSTATE SNOWDOWN coming to Lipe Art Park on February 5th!

lipeartpark — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 15:37:28 +0000

Join the fun at Lipe Art Park Saturday, February 5th, from 1pm to 4pm for the UPSTATE SNOWDOWN! During the afternoon their will be a snow sculpture competition (with great prizes), an Ice Gallery wall, a snowball throwing contest, and plenty of hot drinks and cupcakes to go around. The event is being hosted by the Syracuse 40 Below Public Art Taskforce as a fundraising event.

To be a part of the snow sculpture competition, please *Reserve your space by emailing info@40belowpatf.com. Competition “plots” of snow are $10* (all proceeds go toward public art projects around Syracuse)

Plots will be approximately 12×12 ft.
Sculptors can begin building at 11 am, judging will take place at 4pm sharp
Props and embellishments are fully authorized (and encouraged)
Sculptors should bring their own building supplies
Prizes will be given in the following categories: Best Local Reference, Most “Out-of-the-Box,” Maximum-ist

See you there!

Now You Can Know Where We Are

lipeartpark — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 19:09:40 +0000

This is a bit past due, but we thought we should show everyone the great new sign that was installed this past November in Lipe Art Park. It replaced a previous sign that was just a sheet of painted plywood on some two-by-fours. Now we have a beautiful piece of sculpture that also acts as a sign for the park.

The piece was designed and built by Brendan Rose (creator of the Art Shark) and SMAD, a group of Syracuse University design and architecture students. It is solid concrete and looks great in the green grass and in our current snow state of affairs! Click on the flickr images on the right to see more images of the work in progress as well as the finished piece.