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An Erie Canal Odyssey: Photos by Frank Forte
September 15, 2020 @ 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Free with Museum admission
Canal images by Frank Forte go on exhibit in first-floor Link Gallery
An Erie Canal Odyssey: The Photographs of Frank Forte opens in the Erie Canal Museum Link Gallery Tuesday, September 15. In this exhibit, award-winning photographer Frank Forte shares 10 multi-image panels that depict communities, structures, boats, people, and activities along the canals of New York State.
About a year ago, Forte started photographing parts of the canal system. During that time he traveled from the Champlain Canal to the Cayuga-Seneca Canal. This exhibit depicts the first part of his self-commissioned mission to visit and photograph New York’s entire canal system.
Forte credits staff of the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor for providing guidance and support for the project. Their encouragement and inspiration helped make the exhibit a reality, he said.
Frank Forte is a commercial photographer from Utica, New York. His work covers a wide variety of subjects including landscapes, historic places, landmarks, and special events. His picture of the tugboat Erie won first place in the Classic Canals category of the 2019 Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor photo contest. He has exhibited pictures at the Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute Art Festival, the Edith Barrett Fine Arts Gallery at Utica College, and the Gannett Art Gallery at SUNY Polytechnic Institute. National publications including Hot Rod magazine and Camaro Performers magazine have featured his auto and motorcycle pictures. Forte has also done photography work for new construction projects at Colgate University, Hamilton College, and Mohawk Valley Community College. From 2006 to 2013, he served as the photographer for the Syracuse Nationals, the largest vehicle show in the Northeast.
An Erie Canal Odyssey will be on display at the Museum through December 31. Be sure to visit us and view these stunning photographs!
The Erie Canal Museum is partially funded by a grant from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.
