Visitors will receive a guide tour of Syracuse University’s art venues and exhibits

SYRACUSE, NY (June 7, 2007) — June’s Th3, Syracuse’s visual arts open, will feature a special guided tour of venues on Syracuse University’s campus and the opportunity to meet local artists.  Th3, The Third Thursday, is a wonderful time to browse Syracuse’s many art¼br> galleries from 5 – 8 PM on June 21 and enjoy a night on the town. Th3 establishes Syracuse as an arts city and makes the visual arts in Syracuse more accessible to the local and regional public.

As a special event for June’s Th3, David Prince, Associate Director of SUArt Galleries, along with staff from Light Work and Special Collections Research Center, will be giving a tour of several Th3 venues located on the Syracuse University campus.  The tour will begin promptly at 6 PM at SUArt Galleries in Shaffer Art Building on Syracuse University’s campus.  David Prince will give a guided tour  of SUArt Galleries, then walk across campus visiting sites such as “The Herakles” by Antoine Bourdelle and the mural “The Passion of  Sacco and Vanzetti” by Ben Shahn along the way.  The tour will then stop at the Special Collections Research Center in E.S. Bird Library and the photography galleries of Light Work in the nearby Robert B. Menschel Media Center where staff will give a personal introduction to their venues.  The guided tour is ideal for people would like to become more familiar with Syracuse University’s campus and enjoy the significant and impressive exhibitions that these venues offer.

Free parking is available in the Q4 VIP lot off College Plance, across from the Shaffer Art Building and College Place bus stop on the main campus.  Please enter through the security gate located at Comstock and Euclid. Visitors can also take the Connective Corridor Shuttle Bus (schedule at https://connectivecorridor.syr.edu/) from another Th3 venue to the SU Campus.

Artists will also be available to meet as part of an ongoing featured artist program at Eureka Crafts.  For June’s Th3, Eureka Crafts will be featuring Sam Graceffo, a local jeweler, who will be demonstrating jewelry making techniques using silver wire.  Artists may also be  present at Delavan Art Gallery and The Redhouse’s Rothenberg Gallery.

Making Syracuse’s active visual art scene more accessible to the public, Th3 provides a common day and time for viewing art.  Th3 is a galvanizing force in supporting and recognizing local artistic achievements and the creation and display of visual art in Syracuse,¼br> NY.  Venues may offer unique programming on Th3 evenings- some may have food and drinks, while others may host receptions or special  programming.

Participating Th3 visual art venues for June 21, 2007 include:
Community Folk Art Center (CFAC)
Delavan Art Gallery
Eureka Crafts
Light Work (Robert B. Menschel Media Center)
Redhouse / Rothenberg Gallery*
Spark Contemporary Art Space
Special Collections Research Center (E.S. Bird Library)
SUArt Galleries
Syracuse Technology Garden
ThINC’s Company Gallery
The Warehouse Gallery
Westcott Community Art Gallery

Please note: The following Th3 venues will not be open for this month’s event on June 21: Everson Museum of Art, Onondaga Community¼br> College (Arts Across Campus) and Point of Contact Gallery.

*Please note The Redhouse closes at 7 PM instead of 8 PM on Th3 evenings.

For general information, a list of venue locations, contact information or a map, please visit www.Th3Syracuse.com.