SYRACUSE, NY.- The Everson Museum of Art announced the opening of Julie Blackmon: Other Tales from Home, scheduled to be on view June 2 – September 2, 2012, with free admission.

Authentic and dysfunctional, Julie Blackmon’s photographs of family life strike a resonating chord in both children and adult viewers. Boys and girls run free in the backyard or the living room among scattered toys while preoccupied grown-ups hover on the edges. Inspired by humorous seventeenth century Dutch paintings and her own childhood as the eldest of nine, Blackmon digitally reconstructs scenes of family life with humor and an eye for the underlying chaos. The exhibition contains selections from her past series Domestic Vacations along with photographs from her latest body of work.

The Everson also announced the opening of People, Place and Progress: Local Landscapes in Paint and Print, scheduled to be on view June 2 – September 2, 2012, with free admission.

People, Place and Progress is presented in collaboration with the Onondaga Historical Association.

The exhibition will feature paintings from the collections of both institutions featuring local historical scenes. The works will include views of the Erie Canal, rural vistas, area waterfalls and gorges, plus local architectural landmarks such as former breweries, mills and stagecoach inns.

“A particularly interesting aspect of the exhibition is that it pairs these paintings with historic photos and prints of the same scene, documenting either the particular image or the actual historic landscape that inspired the artist,” said Debora Ryan, Everson senior curator. “The exhibition uncovers how the artist chose to interpret that Central New York setting and why those places help shape our regional identity.”