Cargo, Way-points, and Tales of the Erie Canal

Cargo, Way-points, and Tales of the Erie Canal is part of evolving exhibitions related to the Erie Canal, curated by the Trans-Empire Canal Corp (TECCORP) and the Burchfield Penney Art Center. TECCORP consists of six artist/curators that began meeting in 2012, with the idea to use the Erie Canal as a lens to consider the connections between communities, contemporary art, history and communication. Just as the Erie Canal took over seven years to construct, the TECCORP team and the Burchfield Penney continue our conversations.

Installed throughout the museum are videos, sculptures, paintings, banners and ephemera that provide a context for considering the Erie Canal, encountered in the same way that visitors might stumble upon the historical markers that point to areas of relevance near the Canal. 

Credit: Exhibition overview from museum website.