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Support the conservation of the Ben Shahn's "Passion of Sacco and Vanzetti": https://secure.syr.edu/s/1632/17/form/form.aspx?sid=1632&gid=2&pgid=12500&dids=38

Come make signs and buttons for at the SU Art Museum on Wednesday, June 10 from 3:00 - 5:00 pm!Join our very own Zia Ja...
05/27/2026

Come make signs and buttons for at the SU Art Museum on Wednesday, June 10 from 3:00 - 5:00 pm!

Join our very own Zia Jackson and MOSAICS (SU LGBTQIA+ affinity group) for an afternoon of creativity and community. Together, we’ll make signs, banners, and buttons to carry during CNY Pride on 6/13.

Supplies will be provided. This event is free and open to all! If you are affiliated with SU or ESF, and would like to march in the parade, get in touch!

We have less than one week left in our campaign to conserve Ben Shahn’s “The Passion of Sacco and Vanzetti” and a $5,000...
05/26/2026

We have less than one week left in our campaign to conserve Ben Shahn’s “The Passion of Sacco and Vanzetti” and a $5,000 matching gift from Stephen Vogel ‘71 is on the table to help us reach our goal! That means every gift up to $5,000 will be doubled, dollar for dollar.

When Ben Shahn was on campus to commemorate the mural’s installation he said, “The whole thing is like a dream… now I feel like a composer who composed a work 35 years ago. finally, he has heard it played by a superb orchestra…”

In these images, Ben Shahn is examining the mural with Virginia Denton ‘61, who would later go on to become the University’s Director of Design and Construction.

Join our campaign and help us reach our goal by May 31. Make your donation here: https://secure.syr.edu/s/1632/17/form/form.aspx?sid=1632&gid=2&pgid=12500&dids=38&fbclid=IwY2xjawSCv2lleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETE3U2duMmtOSDZaUE1Oa0t4c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHnDcfLHfgviuZ7-53jfXlfwEi8YVZmZCOIpUvmA-zTQIaDTif_3mJxRPOln-_aem_-A7B6NhJ6VtFQ1y5AL5ihw

05/19/2026

Join our campaign to conserve Ben Shahn’s last major work, The Passion of Sacco and Vanzetti. This monumental mural has been part of the Syracuse University campus since 1967 and we need your help to reach our $15,000 goal to start conservation efforts.

Inspired to preserve what he considers one of his favorite works of public art, Stephen Vogel, Class of 1971, is offering an exciting opportunity to support this important effort. To give more people time to be part of it, we’ve extended the campaign deadline to May 31! From this point forward, Mr. Vogel will match every new gift, dollar for dollar, up to $5,000.

We’re so close. Donate today:

https://secure.syr.edu/s/1632/17/form/form.aspx?sid=1632&gid=2&pgid=12500&dids=3889&bledit=1&sort=1&appealcode=CF055xsocial

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Britt Tevis is an assistant professor of history at and the Phyllis Backer Professor of Jewish Studies at . She teaches...
05/15/2026

Britt Tevis is an assistant professor of history at and the Phyllis Backer Professor of Jewish Studies at . She teaches classes in modern US history and modern US Jewish history. She recently published “Sanctioned Bigotry: A Documentary History of Antisemitism in the United States” and will be in conversation with curator Melissa Yuen this Sunday, 5/17 at 11:00 am to discuss Jewish American artist Ben Shahn’s monumental mural, “The Passion of Sacco and Vanzetti.”

This event is free and open to all — the talk will begin at 11:00 am in front of the mural on the east facade of Huntington Beard Crouse Hall. Light refreshments will be served.

Learn about the mural’s history, the history it depicts and its place in US history, and current conservation efforts to preserve the mural.

Our galleries may be closed for the summer, but public art at can be enjoyed all year round!Here are a few photos of pu...
05/14/2026

Our galleries may be closed for the summer, but public art at can be enjoyed all year round!

Here are a few photos of public art all around campus taken by our very own .jia

Do you have a favorite artwork on campus?

Next Sunday, 5/17, at 11 am join us in front of Ben Shahn’s “Passion of Sacco and Vanzetti” to hear curator Melissa Yuen...
05/10/2026

Next Sunday, 5/17, at 11 am join us in front of Ben Shahn’s “Passion of Sacco and Vanzetti” to hear curator Melissa Yuen and assistant professor of history and the Phyllis Backer Professor of Jewish Studies Britt Tevis in conversation about the mural’s history, lasting impact on campus, and current conservation efforts.

This event is free and open to all! Light refreshments will be served.

Join us to hear and see work created by Syracuse youth engaging with Write Out and the Photography and Literacy (PAL) p...
04/28/2026

Join us to hear and see work created by Syracuse youth engaging with Write Out and the Photography and Literacy (PAL) project on Wednesday, May 6 at 4:30 pm!

Doors open at 4:30 pm, reading begins at 5:00 pm with a reception to follow.

This event is free and open to all at the CNY Community Foundation!

After decades of Central New York winters, the Passion of Sacco and Vanzetti needs your help — we hope you’ll consider s...
04/23/2026

After decades of Central New York winters, the Passion of Sacco and Vanzetti needs your help — we hope you’ll consider supporting our campaign to conserve Ben Shahn’s monumental mural and last major work.

This mural, installed nearly 60 years ago on the east facade of Huntington Beard Crouse Hall, is the crown jewel of public art on campus and represents then-Chancellor Tolley’s vision of our campus being a “museum without walls”.

Learn more about the campaign and donate through the link in our bio!

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Shaffer Art Bldg
Syracuse, NY
13244

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Tuesday 10am - 4pm
Wednesday 10am - 4pm
Thursday 10am - 8pm
Friday 10am - 4pm
Saturday 12pm - 4pm
Sunday 12pm - 4pm

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