The Winifred & De Villo Sloan, Jr., Charitable Fund has awarded a grant of $5,000 to the Erie Canal Museum of Syracuse, New York, to provide support for the artist-in-residence program. “The Erie Canal is a defining part of New York’s history,” said De Villo Sloan III, the funds director….
‘Beers, Bikes, and Barges’ cycling series makes stops in across New York this summer
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Erie Canal Museum announced “Beers, Bikes, and Barges,” a captivating, summer-long cycling series along the historic Erie Canal. This engaging initiative aims to showcase the rich history of the Erie Canal, the Empire State Trail and the diverse breweries found throughout New York State. Taking place…
NEW YORK STATE CANAL CORPORATION AND THE ERIE CANAL MUSEUM LAUNCH ERIE CANAL ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM
New Instagram Channel @all524miles Now Live, Video of Artist here The New York State Canal Corporation and the Erie Canal Museum today announced that Matthew López-Jensen, a Bronx-based, interdisciplinary environmental artist, has been named the 2023 Erie Canal Artist-in-Residence (AIR), the first in the history of both organizations. The AIR program will focus on…
New Article Published in Local Environment: The International Journal of Justice and Sustainability
Renée Barry, the 2021-2023 Erie Canal Research Fellow, in collaboration with Lemir Teron, an assistant professor at the State University of New York College of Environmental Science & Forestry, had their paper “Visualising Heritage: a critical discourse analysis of place, race, and nationhood along the Erie Canal” published in by…
Exploring Abolition Along the Empire State Trail
New York State, much like the rest of the country, has a long, complex, and challenging history with the institution of slavery and the movement to abolish it. Evidence of this history can still be seen throughout the state; including along the historic route of the Erie Canal and its…
From the Research Desk
In October 2022, the Erie Canal Museum brought new meaning to the words “Reimagine the Canals” at the New York State Canal Conference in Rochester, NY. As the 2021-2023 Erie Canal Research Fellow, I had the distinct privilege to collaborate with local scholars on a panel called “Expanding the Erie…
Who are the Erie Canal Museum’s top Gingerbread Gallery bakers?
The judges have spoken! This year’s panel of judges recently completed scoring submissions in the 37th Annual Gingerbread Gallery at the Erie Canal Museum, 318 Erie Boulevard East in downtown Syracuse. This year’s judges were Danielle Benjamin of WanderCuse (wandercuse.com), Sarah Pallo of Otro Cinco (otro5cinco.com), and Michael Greene, Syracuse…