Suchy’s family sought refuge from Ukraine, and she herself was born and raised in America. This past Saturday marked the opening of ArtRage Gallery’s latest exhibition, “Portrait of a Village, Ukraine - Photographs by Lida Suchy.” She dedicated this new exhibition to all those who are fighting for and supporting the pursuit of freedom in Ukraine. “In my childhood, (Kryvorivnya) had been described to me in great detail by my parents, both refugees, who were forced to leave their homes in Ukraine,” Suchy said. Photographer Lida Suchy captures this complexity every time she returns to the town. The words come together to both express complexity and define a rural village - Kryvorivnya. In Ukrainian, “kryvo” means curved and “rivnya” means straight. and Saturday from noon to 4 p.m.Get the latest Syracuse news delivered right to your inbox. The gallery is open to the public Wednesday through Friday from 2 to 7 p.m. “We always try to come up with a program that we want to do throughout the exhibition,” McCoy said. Over the coming year, the gallery is hoping to continue expanding the interactive portion of its exhibits with more workshops and special engagements.Ĭombat Paper Redux will be at ArtRage Gallery, 505 Hawley Ave., until Oct. So I really, from the start, was interested in making hand-bound books.”Īs ArtRage began planning its fifth anniversary exhibit, the idea to do something hands-on quickly came up in discussion. It gave me something to do with the paper. “But slowly over time I started writing more. “I started off just kind of being a participant and, definitely, I enjoyed the process from the start,” Lewis said. Since the program’s beginning, he has been involved in the process of using the paper for writing, advocating for the importance of keeping a journal for both soldiers and civilians. ![]() “We both met in Iraq Veterans Against the War, and we were geographically close. ![]() “I met Drew Cameron, one of the co-creators, in 2007 while I was a student at SUNY Potsdam,” Lewis said. He brought paper made out of uniforms and taught attendees how to bind their own journals.įor Lewis, the Combat Paper Project was a way to cope with civilian life returning from Iraq in 2003. 21.įormer Army E4 Specialist Nathan Lewis is a member of the Combat Paper Project and served as host of the workshop. In honor of the gallery’s fifth anniversary, ArtRage decided to bring back Combat Paper, this time adding an interactive journal-making workshop held as part of the CRAVE arts festival on Sept. In May 2009, the gallery teamed up with the National Alliance on Mental Illness to showcase work inspired by those living with schizophrenia and other mental illnesses, using the work of Syracuse native Amber Christian Osterhout, relating the exhibit to the city’s own community. ![]() In May 2011, ArtRage hosted an exhibit showcasing the struggles of LGBT families in the Central New York area. “More and more people know we exist, and we’re able to partner with more organizations around town,” said Kimberly McCoy, the gallery’s community engagement organizer. These were Iraq veterans against the war, active duty soldiers for the most part, at Fort Drum, who were out front, being against the war.”įive years later, ArtRage has increased its presence in the area. “It was incredibly emotional because it was not long into the Iraq War. There was a lot of interest in Iraq Vets Against the War,” said ArtRage director Rose Viviano, who has been a part of the gallery since it opened. The gallery opened in October 2008 under the name ArtRage, and, within months of Cameron’s uniform cutting ceremony, the Combat Paper exhibit was open to the public. Meanwhile, in Syracuse, a group of individuals came together to open an art gallery with a focus on social justice. A veteran's journal of his experience is one part of the Combat Paper Redux exhibit at ArtRage.
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