The Partners

Imagining America is a national consortium of some 80 colleges and universities committed to public scholarship in the arts, humanities, and design, in residence at Syracuse University.

Open Hand Theater is a Syracuse-based professional theater company and museum that celebrates the human experience through mask and puppet traditions.

Syracuse Stage creates new work and fresh interpretations of classics, and is committed to enhancing the cultural richness of Central New York and the vitality of theater itself.

Art~in~Motion Collaborators include:

The Museum of Science and Technology (MOST), The Northside Collaboratory, Southside Community Coalition, Spanish Action League, SU Arts Presenter Office, and the Syracuse Public Art Commission.

Support comes from:

SU President Nancy Cantor through the Chancellor’s Leadership Projects.

the New York Council for the Humanities, and New York State Council on the Arts.

Lead Personnel

Geoffrey Navias – Open Hand Theater
Jan Cohen-Cruz – Imagining America
Lauren Unbekant – Syracuse Stage

Art~in~Motion Advisory Board

Jonelle D. Allen, Community Geographer
Kate Auwaerter, Syracuse Public Art Coordinator
Deborah Banks, Program Coordinator, Syracuse Housing Authority
Sari Knopp Biklen, Chair, Cultural Foundations of Education, SU
Carole Brzozowski, SU Arts Presenter
Carol Charles, Community Engagement Manager, Syracuse Stage
Lonnie Chu, Community Organizer, Eastwood
Steve Cross, Assistant Professor, Syracuse University Drama
Bill Delavan, Director, Delavan Art Gallery
Christine Elliott, Programming Coordinator, 40 Below
Rachael Gazdick, Director, Say Yes to Education- Syracuse
Kathy Goldfarb-Findling, Executive Director, the Gifford Foundation
Bea Gonzalez, Dean, University College, Syracuse University, and Director, GEAR UP
Samuel Gordon, Energy Planner, CNY Regional Planning and Development Board
Marilyn Higgins, Vice President of Community Engagement and Economic Development, SU
David Holder, President, Syracuse Convention and Visitors Bureau
Jeff Hoone, Executive Director, Coalition of Museum and Arts Center, SU
Gregg Lambert, Director of the Humanities Center, SU
Linda Littlejohn, Associate Vice President, Syracuse University South Side Initiative
Steven Mahan, Community-Based Photographer
David Mankiewicz, CEO, the Downtown Committee
Mary Helen McNeal, Professor and Clinical Director, College of Law, SU
Kendall Phillips, Associate Dean, VPA, and Chair, Communication and Rhetorical Studies, SU
Laura Reeder, Department of Art Education, Syracuse University
Dominic Robinson, Metropolitan Development Association
Kristian Rodriguez, Recent SU Graduate
Gregg Tripoli, Executive Director, Onondaga Historical Association
Sally Wagner, Executive Director, Matilda Joslyn Gage Center

Please email vadelpra@syr.edu or call 443-8590 for information or to join the project mailing list.

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