Lipe Art Park

The Lipe Art Park project consists of approximately two acres of greenspace located on West Fayette Street in Syracuse, New York which has been transformed into a rotating sculpture park and outdoor art exhibition space. The inaugrual exhibition, curated by Ty Marshal and featuring the works of local and regional artists, commenced with an opening weekend, June 1 - 3rd 2007.

The objective of the Lipe Art Park Project, spearheaded by "Syracuse Public Arts" in conjunction with "40 Below", aims to make art accessible to all people by providing a public space to nurture and maintain a creative community while celebrating Syracuse's rich history. Located in a historically creative neighborhood (the near west side), Lipe Art Park was named after a local inventor and businessman, C.E. Lipe, who owned the C.E. Lipe Machine Shop at 208 S. Geddes Sreet. Established in 1880, this shop became an incubator for inventors, with 360 patents coming off the corner of S. Geddes St and West Fayette Streets. C.E. Lipe [http://syracusethenandnow.org/History/IndustrialAgeFedSyracuseBoom.htm] is also known for his many prolific inventions including: a cigar-rolling machine, a broom-winding machine, motion picture equipment, automatic looms and time recorders. [Source, Syracuse Post Standard. http://syracusethenandnow.org/History/IndustrialAgeFedSyracuseBoom.html]

Lipe Art Park is a public space that provides a venue for artists to show their work, paint, sculpt, sing, play musical instruments, write, recite poetry, dance, join in a drum circle, or invent in a large outdoor greenspace.