Courtney Rile has been immersed in the Syracuse art world since 2003, curating exhibitions, promoting artists, running galleries, launching arts initiatives, and organizing independent craft markets. Naturally, art and artists have become a favorite subject for filmmaking. Below is a series of short artist profiles funded through a NYSCA Decentralization Grant from CNY Arts, and a feature film about the life and art sculptor Arlene Abend.
The Artist Series: Colleen Woolpert
A short artist profile on a photographer/inventor funded through a NYSCA Decentralization Grant from CNY Arts
The Artist Series: Cheryl Wilkins-Mitchell
A short artist profile on a dancer/choreographer funded through a NYSCA Decentralization Grant from CNY Arts
The Artist Series: Barry Grose
A short artist profile on a painter/writer funded through a NYSCA Decentralization Grant from CNY Arts
Stretching Boundaries: The Life Work of Sculptor Arlene Abend (Re-Release)
“It’s an excellent film about how an artist works, and an excellent portrait of an artist in our midst who’s now taking stock on what such a lifetime means.” –Nancy Keefe Rhodes, Film Columnist at The Syracuse City Eagle 2010