Art Profile
G OI NG W I T H T H E F LOW
B Y K AT H E R I N E R U S H W O R T H
The impact of COVID-19 on the museum world has been dev-
We recently sat down with directors of three diverse Syracuse
astating. Forced to close their doors to visitors in the middle of
city museums and galleries to discuss the impact the closings
March, many did not reopen until mid-July or early August.
had on their organizations and how the on-going pandemic is
Months passed when admission fees could not be collected,
altering their business models. We spoke with Elizabeth Dun-
fundraising events had to be cancelled or postponed and in-
bar, director and CEO of the Everson Museum of Art, Tanisha
structional classes were either forced to go online or were can-
Jackson, executive director of the Community Folk Art Cen-
celled altogether.
ter and Cheryl Chappell, owner of the Edgewood Gallery. As a
The situation facing the museums and galleries in Syracuse was, and is, no different. 84
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group they represent the diversity of our arts community, but they share a common experience.
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