The Warehouse (Syracuse)

Last updated
The Warehouse
The Warehouse, Syracuse University (2006).jpg
The Warehouse upon completion in 2006.
The Warehouse (Syracuse)
General information
Address350 West Fayette Street
Coordinates 43°02′57″N76°09′28″W / 43.0490644°N 76.1577143°W / 43.0490644; -76.1577143
Year(s) built1920s
Renovated2005–06
Cost$13.9 million
Owner Syracuse University
Technical details
Floor count8
Floor area135,000 sq. ft.
Design and construction
Architect(s)Richard Gluckman
Architecture firm Gluckman Mayner Architects [1]
Website
vpa.syr.edu/academics/design/warehouse/

The Nancy Cantor Warehouse, or simply The Warehouse, is a former storage warehouse of the Syracuse-based Dunk and Bright Furniture Company in Downtown Syracuse, New York, United States. It is owned and utilized by Syracuse University.

Contents

It is currently home to the School of Design of the College of Visual and Performing Arts. It served as the temporary home for the School of Architecture, while the on campus Slocum Hall was being renovated. [2] In addition, the Goldring Arts Journalism Program is headquartered in the building.

Purchase by Syracuse University

The Warehouse before its renovation Syracuse Dunk and Bright.JPG
The Warehouse before its renovation

It was purchased in 2005 by Syracuse University, [3] which renovated the building for classroom, gallery, [4] and studio use at a cost of $9 million. [5] The renovation was designed by Syracuse alumnus Richard Gluckman of New York City-based Gluckman Mayner Architects. The design firm was honored for their work on the Warehouse.[ citation needed ] In November 2013, the building was official renamed in honor of Chancellor Cantor, who was instrumental in the purchase and renovation of the building. [6]

The Warehouse is a collaboration between Syracuse University and the Syracuse community which resulted in repurposing an underutilized building in Syracuse's historic Armory Square into an academic facility. The renovated structure provides flexible space for design studios, classrooms, and offices for the School of Design, while providing a downtown venue for public lectures, exhibitions, and galleries.

School of Design

Syracuse University School of Design Syracuse University School of Design display in Armory Square, Syracuse (2016).jpg
Syracuse University School of Design

The Warehouse houses the Syracuse University School of Design and the University's central marketing team. The ground floor offers a cafe, reading room, community classrooms, lecture hall, and work spaces, a community exhibition space and an international contemporary art gallery, and is the most public space in The Warehouse. The first floor is home to the School of Design administrative offices, a large lecture space, a digital fabrication lab/wood shop, and the Genet Art Gallery. The second floor are central marketing's offices. The third floor is home to the Communications Design program; the fourth floor is home to the Museum Studies program, and the Syracuse University Office of Community Engagement and Economic Development; the fifth floor is home to the Industrial + Interaction Design program; the sixth floor is home to the Environmental + Interior Design (EDI) program; and the seventh floor is home to the Fashion Design program. Part of The Warehouse's basement contains spray booths and a "dirty room" for messy projects.[ citation needed ]

The gallery opened on April 29, 2006 under the temporary name Bridge Gallery, with Making Frames, a slide exhibition of the Gluckman Mayner architecture firm's projects, organized by Jeffrey Hoone, Executive Director of CMAC. Elaine Quick was hired as Administrative Assistant for CMAC and was the Programs Coordinator at The Warehouse Gallery. In late June 2006, curator and artist Astria Suparak was hired as the director of the gallery, renaming it The Warehouse Gallery. The first exhibition, CMAC: Roots of Collaboration, exhibited selections from each of the CMAC member collections, opened August 2007. Artist Frank Olive was hired as Assistant Director in September 2006.

Faux Naturel, an exhibition of contemporary international work curated by Astria Suparak, ran from November 9, 2006 to January 7, 2007 at The Warehouse Gallery and toured to the Foreman Art Gallery at Bishop's University in July to August 2007. Artists included Alex Da Corte, Emily Vey Duke and Cooper Battersby, Nick Lenker, Annie MacDonell, Allyson Mitchell and Andrea Vander Kooij. The press release states, "Entropy, redemption, apocalypse, the fall from grace, the temptations of commercial culture, and the relationship between science and magic all emerge as motifs in this exhibition."

Embracing Winter, a group exhibition of knitted sculpture, psychedelic video, photography, and audio and book works by artists Janet Morton, Takeshi Murata, Bruno Munari, Collin Olan, Lisa M. Robinson and Rudy Shepherd, curated by Suparak, was on display from February 13 - March 31, 2007. It also featured interactive displays with take-home elements created by The Warehouse Gallery, a film screening titled "Winter Light" (curated by Suparak and filmmaker Brett Kashmere), and a video event by Daniel Barrow, "Winnipeg Babysitter."

Networked Nature, on exhibit from April 17, 2007 to July 17, 2007 was a group exhibition that explored the representation of “nature” through the perspective of networked culture. The exhibition included works by C5, Futurefarmers, Shih-Chieh Huang, Phil Ross, Stephen Vitiello and Gail Wight, who combined art and politics with innovative technology, such as global positioning systems (GPS), robotics and hydroponic environments. The exhibition was organized by Rhizome and Astria Suparak.

COME ON: Desire Under The Female Gaze, curated by Suparak, included artists Jo-Anne Balcaen, Juliet Jacobson, and Rachel Rampleman. The press release states, "Three young artists in Brooklyn and Montreal explicitly express desire, fantasy, disappointment, and pleasure" in videos, drawings, sculptures, and text works.

In July 2007 the Gallery was reorganized under the umbrella of the newly created SUArt Galleries at Syracuse University and Astria Suparak was dismissed as director of the Warehouse Gallery. The Gallery continued with Jeffrey Hoone as interim curator and after an international search Anja Chavez was hired as curator of contemporary art for the Warehouse Gallery and the SUArt Galleries.

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago</span> Art museum in Chicago, Illinois

The Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) Chicago is a contemporary art museum near Water Tower Place in the Near North Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. The museum, which was established in 1967, is one of the world's largest contemporary art venues. The museum's collection is composed of thousands of objects of Post-World War II visual art. The museum is run gallery-style, with individually curated exhibitions throughout the year. Each exhibition may be composed of temporary loans, pieces from their permanent collection, or a combination of the two.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Corcoran Gallery of Art</span> United States historic place

The Corcoran Gallery of Art is a former art museum in Washington, D.C., that is now the location of the Corcoran School of the Arts and Design, a part of the George Washington University.

The Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) is a private art and design college in Baltimore, Maryland. Founded in 1826 as the Maryland Institute for the Promotion of the Mechanic Arts, it is regarded as one of the oldest art colleges in the United States.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The New Art Gallery Walsall</span> Art gallery in Walsall, West Midlands, England

The New Art Gallery Walsall is a modern and contemporary art gallery in the town of Walsall, in the West Midlands, England. It was built with £21 million of public funding, including £15.75 million from the UK National Lottery and additional money from the European Regional Development Fund and City Challenge.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pacific Northwest College of Art</span> Art school at Willamette University

The Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA) is an art school of Willamette University and is located in Portland, Oregon. Established in 1909, the art school grants Bachelor of Fine Arts degrees and graduate degrees including the Master of Fine Arts (MFA) and Master of Arts (MA) degrees. It has an enrollment of about 500 students. The college merged with Willamette University in 2021.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego</span> American art museum in California

The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (MCASD) is an art museum in La Jolla, a community of San Diego, California. It is focused on the collection, preservation, exhibition, and interpretation of works of art from 1950 to the present.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">DeCordova Sculpture Park and Museum</span> Contemporary art museum in Lincoln, Massachusetts

The deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum is a sculpture park and contemporary art museum on the southern shore of Flint's Pond in Lincoln, Massachusetts, 20 miles northwest of Boston. It was established in 1950, and is the largest park of its kind in New England, encompassing 30 acres.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pulitzer Arts Foundation</span> Art museum in St. Louis, Missouri

Pulitzer Arts Foundation is an art museum in St. Louis, Missouri, that presents special exhibitions and public programs. Known informally as the Pulitzer, the museum is located at 3716 Washington Boulevard in the Grand Center Arts District. The building is designed by the internationally renowned Japanese architect Tadao Ando. Admission to the museum is free.

Gluckman Tang Architects,, is a New York City–based architecture firm providing services in architecture, planning, and interior design. Established by Richard Gluckman in 1977, the firm focuses on a minimalist design approach.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">SITE Santa Fe</span>

SITE Santa Fe is a nonprofit contemporary arts organization based in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Since its founding in 1995, SITE Santa Fe has presented 11 biennials, more than 90 contemporary art exhibitions, and works by more than 800 artists. Following its presentation of the first international biennial of contemporary art in the U.S., SITE expanded its programming to include ongoing exhibitions of notable artists in solo and group shows, often including new commissions and U.S. debuts. While SITE presents artists from all over the world. Approximately 20% of the exhibited artists are based in New Mexico.

Washington Project for the Arts (WPA) is an American non-profit arts organization founded in 1975, dedicated to the support and aid of artists in the Washington, D.C. area.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Miller ICA at Carnegie Mellon University</span> Contemporary art gallery in Pennsylvania, US

The Miller ICA at Carnegie Mellon University is the contemporary art gallery of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Parasol Unit Foundation for Contemporary Art</span>

The Parasol Unit Foundation for Contemporary Art is an educational charity and a not-for-profit contemporary art gallery based in London. Established in 2004, the foundation is housed in a converted warehouse over two floors in a building that was renovated to a design concept by the Italian architect, Claudio Silvestrin. The gallery comprises roughly 5,000 sq ft of exhibition space.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Perelman Building</span> United States historic place

The Ruth and Raymond G. Perelman Building—originally the Fidelity Mutual Life Insurance Company Building—is an annex of the Philadelphia Museum of Art containing exhibition galleries, offices, conservation labs, and the museum library. It is an Art Deco building that features cathedral-like entrances and is adorned with sculpture and gilding. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Perelman Building is located at the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue and Fairmount Avenue, facing the Philadelphia Museum of Art's main building across Kelly Drive.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mori Art Museum</span> Contemporary art museum in Tokyo, Japan.

The Mori Art Museum is a contemporary art museum founded by the real estate developer Minoru Mori. It is located in the Roppongi Hills Mori Tower in the Roppongi Hills complex, a commercial, cultural, and residential mega-complex in Tokyo, Japan. The museum's primary focus is large-scale international exhibitions of contemporary art, though it also has a permanent collection of art from Japan and the wider Asia Pacific region.

Astria Suparak is an American artist, writer, and curator based in Oakland, California, known for her cross-disciplinary projects that address urgent political and cultural issues such as institutionalized racism, feminism, and colonialism through the lens of popular culture. Her work often takes the form of multimedia presentations, exhibitions, and publicly accessible tools and databases that document subcultures and perspectives omitted from mainstream narratives. Suparak’s projects have been exhibited at prominent institutions including the Museum of Modern Art, Institute of Contemporary Art Los Angeles, and the Walker Art Center, and she has curated for the Liverpool Biennial, Museo Tamayo in Mexico City, Yale University, Eyebeam, The Kitchen, PS1, and Expo Chicago, as well as unconventional spaces like roller-skating rinks and sports bars.

Vox Populi is a nonprofit art gallery and collective in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1988, it presents experimental art and ideas via monthly shows, performances, and gallery talks. Located on North 11th Street, it is the longest running artist collective in the city.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Light Work</span> Nonprofit arts organization in Syracuse, New York

Light Work is a photography center in Syracuse, New York. The artist-run nonprofit supports photographers through a community-access digital lab facility, residencies, exhibitions, and publications.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ydessa Hendeles</span> Canadian curator, art collector and philanthropist

Ydessa Hendeles is a Polish-Canadian artist-curator and philanthropist born in Germany. She is also the founding director of the Ydessa Hendeles Art Foundation in Toronto, Ontario.

Röda Sten Konsthall is a contemporary art center located in the district of Majorna under Älvsborg Bridge in Gothenburg, Sweden. Konsthall roughly translates to "Art Gallery" however the organization is much more similar to a German Kunsthalle. Röda Sten Konsthall is an exhibition space for a diverse range of cultural events and art exhibitions, is home to Gothenburg's only legal graffiti wall "Draken" and hosts a rich program of educational activities for all ages.

References

  1. ↑ "Syracuse University, The Warehouse | Gluckman Tang". www.gluckmantang.com. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  2. ↑ Warehouse News - School of Architecture Warehouse News. Also has photos of the building in its current state.
  3. ↑ "SU Plans 'Historic' Move Downtown - College Aims For Community Connections", The Post-Standard, 12 December 2004
  4. ↑ "The Warehouse Gallery". thewarehousegallery.syr.edu. Archived from the original on 9 June 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  5. ↑ "SU Set to Celebrate Armory Square Site - The Warehouse Provides a New Home for some of the University's Arts Programs", The Post-Standard, 29 April 2006
  6. ↑ Sturtz, Ken (9 November 2013). "S.U. honors Cantor's legacy by renaming The Warehouse after her". Syracuse Post-Standard . Retrieved 20 December 2023.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.