Galleries

Spring is in the Air at Edgewood Gallery.

ARTRAGE GALLERY, THE NORTON PUTTER GALLERY

505 Hawley Avenue, Syracuse, artragegallery.org. Open noon to 6 p.m. Thursday and Friday, noon to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Free. Check their website for updates.

Leslie Feinberg: Screened In, Looking Out: A Disabilities

Photo Exhibit. Renowned trans activist, historian and author of the groundbreaking gender-nonconforming novel “Stone Butch Blues,” Leslie Feinberg began making this photographic series between summer 2009 and winter 2011, when ze was forced to relocate to Syracuse, NY, because of failing health. (Ze/hir and she/her were Feinberg’s preferred pronouns.) Hir long-standing Lyme+ illness began in the 1970s when there was limited knowledge related to the disease. Anti-trans prejudice embedded in the for-profit health system severely damaged her care and her health to the end of her life. When hir ability to complete writing projects became impaired, she turned to photography to create art through a political lens. In the 2000s, Feinberg posted her images online with a focus on disability issues and class consciousness. As ze says in this series’ artist’s statement, ze began taking photographs with a little silver point-and-shoot Canon to make “...a kind of geographic and emotional GPS of where I was and how I got here.” Ze added: “These photographs are the unexpected form and shape of my memory cabinet. They also reveal the geographic and social isolation of severe illness and resulting disabilities. This body of work reveals my inner struggle for articulation at a time when illness and disability — and discrimination and prejudice — were silencing my voice.” Runs May 13 through July 11.

CAZENOVIA ARTISANS GALLERY

39 Albany St., Cazenovia. 315-655-2225, cazenoviaartisans.com. Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Icescapes and Landscapes of the Arctic. Jerry Weimar is a local landscape photographer from Madison County. He is known for his compelling photographs of Central New York and the Adirondacks. Icescapes and Landscapes of the Arctic will focus on new works from his 2019 trip to Greenland and Iceland. The exhibit runs from May 1 through 31. Reception to be held 2 to 5 p.m. May 8.

EDGEWOOD GALLERY

216 Tecumseh Road, Syracuse. 315-445-8111, edgewoodartandframe.com. Open 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday- Friday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Closed Sunday-Monday. Free. Please wear a mask, observe proper social distancing. Hand sanitizer, gloves and masks are available in the gallery. Spring is in the Air. Katya Bratslavsky exhibits her impasto acrylic floral paintings and hand-made jewelry using semi-precious stones and Swarovski crystals; with metal sculpture by Carol Adamec. Runs May 14 through June 25. Due to COVID, there will be no artist reception. Open regular hours, no appointment necessary to visit the gallery, please use protection protocols.

EVERSON MUSEUM OF ART

401 Harrison St., Syracuse. 315-474-6064, everson.org. Open noon to 5 p.m. Wednesday and Friday, noon to 8 p.m. Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Closed Monday-Tuesday. $5 suggested donation. Who, What, When, Where. Based upon the iconic Carrie Mae Weems’ 1998 work of the same name, Who, What, When, Where explores questions of identity, place, and time while investigating the four words fundamental to the construction of narratives. Through Aug. 22. Jaleel Campbell: Homecoming. The artist’s first solo museum exhibition in his hometown of Syracuse, features digital illustrations alongside newly created video works and a series of his “Jalethal” dolls. Through Aug. 1.

The Floating Bridge: Postmodern and Contem-

porary Japanese Ceramics. The Everson began collecting contemporary Japanese ceramics in earnest in the mid-1970s, an experimental period when artists were applying geometric forms and conceptual strategies to traditional materials and forms. The exhibition highlights this under-recognized generation of artists who are now credited with laying the groundwork for today’s contemporary ceramic movement in Japan. Through May 9.

ONONDAGA HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION

321 Montgomery St., Syracuse. 315-428-1864, cnyhistory. org. Open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday-Friday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Free but donations encouraged. Check their website for updates.

Freedom Bound: Syracuse & The Underground

Railroad. Dedicated to the history of anti-slavery and Underground Railroad activity in Onondaga County, Freedom Bound personalizes the story of the Underground Railroad while educating visitors about slavery, abolitionism, tolerance and the meaning of freedom through a highly immersive experience. OHA has recreated the story of how slaves had to make the decision to escape, leaving behind family and the only world they knew, for a chance at freedom. Meet Syracuse stationmaster Reverend Jermain Loguen, fellow abolitionist leaders Samuel May and Chloe Merrick, freedom seeker Frank Wanzer and anti-abolitionist B. Davis Noxon as they describe the Underground Railroad environment in Onondaga County before the Civil War. See the gallery come alive with the lights, images, voices, sounds and music of the period, helping to tell this important piece of our local history. Also see earthen faces found in the basement of the Wesleyan Methodist Church, possibly carved by escaping slaves hiding in the church.

Woman’s Perspective: 120 Years of Female

Artists. Since the ratification of the 19th Amendment in 1920, women have worked hard to gain equality, opportunity and recognition in the traditionally male-dominated art world. “A Woman’s Perspective,” highlights artwork from the OHA collections created by women since 1900. These women have documented the landscape and people of Onondaga County for the past 120 years.

Jaleel Campbell print at Everson.

Shu to, 1986, by Itsue Ito at Everson.