sculpture

Sculptor's presence lingers in massive monument
By Ryan Marfurt
November 30, 2011 - 11:53am
The "Wheel," designed by Cort Savage, has been on SU's quad for the past 20 years — all 7,000 pounds of it.

Cort Savage hasn’t returned to the Syracuse University campus since he graduated 20 years ago.

Savage, currently the chair of the art department at Davidson College, received his master of fine arts degree from SU in 1991 and while he hasn’t walked through the school’s quad since graduation, his presence still lingers.

Resting between Hendricks Chapel and the Physics Building is Savage’s “Wheel” — a 7,000-pound wheel-like sculpture 8 feet in diameter and made of concrete, steel and glass. Savage designed it in his second of four years spent at the school.

Contest: Submit a Name for Downtown Sculpture, Win $50
By Drew Roberts
September 29, 2011 - 12:29am
The first-ever Syracuse Public Art Naming Contest is accepting entries until October 2.

Just off Armory Square in Syracuse there is a serpent with a head as tall as a lamp post. It’s big, blue and beautiful; all it needs is a name. That’s where the first-ever Syracuse Public Art Naming Contest comes in. October 2 is the deadline to submit names for the serpent sculpture, located at 350 W. Fayette St. The winning submitter gets a $50 Pastabilities gift card and bragging rights for as long as the serpent stands.

Civil War surgeon to stand tall outside town hall
By Julia Ashly Ros...
February 17, 2011 - 3:18pm
Statue of Dr. Mary Walker will be placed in front of Oswego's town hall on April 30.

The Oswego County community is giving the town hall a gift on April 30. According to The Post-Standard, a "bigger than life" statue of Dr. Mary Walker will be placed outside of town hall which opened in 2005. Walker was a Civil War surgeon and dress reformer.

Meet three famous sculptors
By Julia Terruso
January 20, 2011 - 7:51pm
The majority of sculptures and statues on campus were created by former faculty and alumni, many of them world-famous artists.

Ivan Mestrovic

Works: Supplicant Persephone, Job, Croatian Rhapsody, Moses, Socrates and his Disciples, Bust Study for Mother and Child

Snapshots of the Syracuse art scene
By NewsHouse Staff
April 5, 2010 - 10:38am
Explore the creative efforts aimed at keeping the local arts community thriving.

If the following profiles on artists, galleries and collectors are any indication, the Syracuse-area art scene has support and is quite alive in many respects.

Several participate in Third Thursday, a free event that involves two dozen Syracuse galleries and museums on the third Thursday of every month. The next event is scheduled for 5-8 p.m. on April 15.