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Saturday, September 19, 2026 — 12-1 pm | Members' Council Gallery
Free with Pay-What-You-Wish Admission
Join CNY Artist Initiative featured artist Rich Harrington for a gallery talk to learn more about his work and special exhibition, Rich Harrington: Fissure. Light refreshments to follow.
About the Artist:
Rich Harrington was born in Binghamton, New York. He earned a BFA in Illustration from Syracuse University in 1980 and an MFA in Painting from the Maryland Institute, College of Art in 1993. From 1978 to 1979, he studied in London with the partners of Pentagram Design Ltd. and faculty from St. Martin College of Art and Design. Harrington's work examines how popular culture shapes identity, referencing toys, games, teaching materials, and icons from his youth. Using painting, sculpture, video projection, and assemblage, he reassigns familiar images and texts to reveal alternative narratives, creating intersections of memory, meaning, and belonging.
Rich Harrington
Winners and loser, 2026
Acrylic on canvas, 60 x 48 inches
Courtesy of the artist
Rich Harrington: Fissure is part of the Everson CNY Artist Initiative, an exhibition program that celebrates the multi-faceted talents of regional artists. The CNY Artist Initiative is made possible with support from Sandra Hurd and Joel Potash.
The Everson is supported by the General Operating Support program, a regrant program of the County of Onondaga with the support of County Executive J. Ryan McMahon II, and the Onondaga County Legislature, administered by CNY Arts; and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.